I agree with this very simple statement.
"Yes, otherwise, why would they have been sent to the countryside so early?"
"Sigh! Do you think their family members are so at ease with themselves?"
These are, after all, their own flesh and blood; how can you bear to just stand by and watch them suffer?
Who knows?
They thought the topic was over, but only two days later, with three days left until the New Year, Jian Dan was standing at the kitchen door directing her two children to knead dough when they heard a knock on the door, followed by shouts from Ji Xiang and the others almost simultaneously.
The siblings were all overthinking things. Lately, they'd had a lot of guests visiting, so Cheng An simply started bossing his sister around.
"Sis, go open the door. If you can't, carry your things."
Simple has been feeling cooped up these past few days, so to avoid letting her do any chores, the child has practically made him run all the errands.
Without thinking much about it, Jian Dan strolled out, only to be stunned when she opened the door.
Huh? Two police officers?
"Hello, what brings you here? Is there something you need?"
“Young educated youth, we’re from the commune’s public security bureau, do you remember us?” A baby-faced policeman spoke first.
"Well,"
I quickly and briefly recalled my interactions with the commune's public security bureau.
"Ah, I remember now, Grandma Cheng?"
"Ah, yes, yes, we met that time."
"Here's the thing, Jian, we received a report that someone is involved in the buying and selling of women. One of our comrades said he's an educated youth from Liujiatun and doesn't want others to know. He said he only trusts you and left your address, so we've come to verify your information."
"What?"
Simple and shocked, he had been leaning against the wall, but now he unconsciously stood up straight.
"Are they human traffickers?"
The baby-faced girl looked a little embarrassed, and Jian Dan's heart tightened. Was this a bad situation?
He immediately asked,
"Was that educated youth named Tan Yajun?"
Of all the educated youth in the entire compound, she was the only one who had gone back to visit her family, and she was the only one who trusted her so much.
"Yes, her name is Tan Yajun."
"Yes, she's my friend. What does she need me to do?"
How is she? Was she rescued? Is she in danger?
The baby-faced man quickly explained.
"It's alright, it's alright. Listen to me, the person has been rescued, but they were drugged and injured, and their mental state isn't very good. They're in the hospital now, so..."
Before he finished speaking, Jian Dan understood immediately: He must have been traumatized by this incident, and promptly expressed...
"Okay, could you wait a moment? I have two children at home. Let me settle them in, and then I'll go to the hospital with you. Is that alright?"
Seeing how cooperative she was, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief and repeatedly said that there was no problem.
She ushered the people inside and had the children entertain them. Then she headed towards Mingzhu's house. She had no problem going herself, but she needed to make some arrangements at home. She was still a little worried about leaving her two children at home.
It just so happened that Lin Dongfang was also at home, and upon hearing this,
"Can you go by yourself? Do you know what the situation is like at the hospital?"
"I don't know yet. They only said she was injured. Sister Ya Jun doesn't trust people. If this gets out, there will be all sorts of rumors."
Indeed, Tanya Jun has already experienced this once, and it would be too cruel to have her go through it again.
Mingzhu thought for a moment,
"You definitely can't do it by yourself. It would be best if a male educated youth went with you, so that you can take care of each other if anything happens."
"Forget it, a guy can't explain himself to a gossipy person. How about this, you stay home, I'll go with Dandan, and then you find a male educated youth to keep us company. That way, no one will say anything, right?"
"Okay, I'll go find someone."
Before leaving, the two gave each other some final words of advice.
"Find someone who keeps their mouth shut."
A short while later, Lin Dongfang returned, followed by Ling Weidong.
"Let him go with you. Don't worry about things at home. I'll take the child with me."
"No problem, I'll keep an eye on them."
During the fight against the wild boar, Ling Weidong and the others sustained some injuries and have been recuperating. When they saw Jian Dan, their first reaction was to look her up and down before looking away.
The two children knew what was important. Although they were worried about Jian Dan, they didn't say much. They just grabbed a handful of candy and stuffed it into Jian Dan's cotton-padded jacket pocket.
The two policemen arrived by car, obtained a letter of introduction from Liu Weimin, and then drove to the commune.
The return trip wasn't slow, but it was incredibly bumpy. When we got off the bus, several of us were exhausted.
The commune's hospital was full of patients, and several police officers were maintaining order in the corridor. The victims and their families were making a ruckus, and it was no different from a vegetable market.
A simple, detached observation reveals that some parents are not actually happy that their daughters were rescued. They call her a "worthless good-for-nothing," a "rotten slut," and shameless, and even worse, they call her a "seductress" and a "whore," speaking without any restraint and showing no regard for the feelings of those inside.
I followed her into the ward. Compared to the other patients in the hospital beds with blank stares, Tan Yajun was doing alright, except that her calves and neck were wrapped in thick gauze, and her right hand was also tightly wrapped.
The two of them were startled and quickly ran over.
"Sister Ya Jun, how did you get so badly injured?"
Tanya Jun turned her head, her dry, cracked lips moving slightly.
"You've arrived?"
Before she could finish saying those words, tears streamed down her face and fell onto the pillow.
Mingzhu was on the other side wiping with a handkerchief.
"Alright, alright, why are you crying? You're a patient, don't you know that?"
Is this little injury really worth crying over?
He was momentarily stunned.
"That's right, let's talk about it at home."
Did the doctor say how many days it would take to be discharged?
Ling Weidong opened the door and came in.
"I asked the doctor, and although the wound is quite deep, it didn't damage the bone. I can go home to recover, change the dressing every three days, and be careful not to lift heavy objects or strain myself."
"Is it okay to go home? Why don't you stay in the hospital for a few days and go back after you've recovered?"
Ling Weidong looked around, leaned closer and whispered,
"The main problem is that there aren't enough hospital rooms. People with minor injuries have nowhere to stay; they're not allowed to stay."
"ah?"
Mingzhu and Jian Dan were speechless. After looking around, well, it seemed that was indeed the case. The person on the next bed looked like he had a broken arm, and there was a pool of blood on the head of the person over there.
Looking at Tan Yajun again, I felt, well, she's alright, not too serious, at least no vital organs were injured.
"Sister Yajun, shall we go home and recover?"
Tan Yajun was reluctant to be hospitalized, feeling that other people's gazes were strange.
"Okay, okay, let's go home."
"Huh? Wait, how do we get back?"
The two girls were dumbfounded when they saw the gauze on Tan Yajun's leg.
They forgot, they came in a police car, so they didn't consider going back.
"Don't worry, I've found a car, it's already waiting at the door."
Mingzhu glanced at Jian Dan.
"Wow, you've really thought of that! How come we didn't? Isn't that right, Dandan?"
This simplicity is also acknowledged.
"Yeah, I really didn't expect that. Luckily it wasn't just the two of us, or we would have been in trouble today."
Ling Weidong pursed his lips, a slight smile creeping onto his face.
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