Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Cellar
After breakfast, Sang Baiyu waited at the door of the jade shop with her schoolbag.
Su Lanyi was about to go out to clean the store entrance, but when he saw Sang Baiyu, he quickly moved away.
He couldn't stand with Sang Baiyu. As long as the two of them got closer, someone would point at them and say, "Look, father and daughter."
These people usually don't have much energy, but when they are eating melons and telling lies, they are more excited than each other.
Sang Baiyu tilted his head and looked at the fleeing Su Landi with curiosity.
She didn't know how attractive she was, but from childhood to adulthood, except for her family, other adults couldn't help but praise her when they saw her.
Only Su Lanyi ignored her.
Did she do something wrong and make him unhappy?
Fang Xiaoman walked out lazily, carrying her schoolbag and holding a hot bamboo tube rice dumpling in her hand.
"Little toy, come on, sister will take you to school."
Mother Zhang went out with a bucket to dump out the dirty water. "Little toy? Is it called Baiyu?"
Fang Xiaoman said with a smile: "She looks so much like a doll. My sister doesn't let me call her a doll. A doll means a toy, so I call her a toy."
Zhang's mother: "..."
Don't you think it sounds even worse?
Zhang's mother sighed.
If a good child is handed over to Fang Xiaoman, he will probably be led astray. Fang Xiaoman is the best at doing evil and can write five out of ten words wrong.
Mother Zhang looked at Sang Baiyu and liked her more and more.
Zhang Minmin tugged at her mother's clothes unhappily and said quietly, "Mom, you've been mentioning Sang Xiaoyu all the time these past few days."
Not only her mother, but even her father has mentioned Sang Xiaoyu several times in the past two days.
There were also neighbors who usually didn't interact with each other. When they passed by the jade shop, they would always stop and watch. Even petty thieves dared to discuss, "Did he really keep the child? Will his family raise him?"
"They say they're all going to school, how can they still have a day off?"
"Alas, my wife is not in good health, and I wanted to adopt a child, but I didn't expect their family to get there first..."
"Don't you want to adopt a boy?"
"Nonsense, boys and girls are the same! That little girl is so well-behaved. One look at me and my heart melts. I wouldn't trade her for ten boys!"
Another thief would laugh at him, "If you have the guts, go to the jade shop and snatch the guy away. Not to mention Boss Su, even his two sisters can beat you to a pulp!"
The two of them would leave with sighs, and then the other one would laugh at them, saying that it was actually his fault and he had to put the blame on his wife.
How come even the relationship between neighbors has improved?!
Sang Xiaoyu is just a little bit cuter!
Zhang's mother looked at her daughter and sighed helplessly.
Zhang Minmin: "Mom! Whose mother are you? You're nicer to outsiders than to me!"
"I just saw how pitiful she was, having no parents and wandering alone in a foreign country. You have me and a father, how pitiful is that?"
Zhang Minmin pouted and refused to accept this statement.
Mother Zhang continued, "Also, what did you say her name was?"
"Sang Xiaoyu!"
Zhang's mother hesitated to speak.
This silly kid doesn't even know the other person's name, yet he comes here to compete for favor.
Zhang's mother straightened Zhang Minmin's collar and reminded her, "You two are in the same junior high school. Don't cause trouble for others. Take good care of her."
Zhang Minmin grinned sinisterly, "I'm the bravest kid in Pingxiang Street, just wait for her!"
She ran away with her schoolbag on her back, and Zhang's mother shook her head.
The educational resources in Longxinggang City are extremely poor. While Changxia City in China is already full of primary and junior high schools, there are only a few in Longxinggang City, which can be counted on one hand.
Ning Languo is unstable and has no energy to focus on education. Just as Fang Xiaoman said, the university was closed in the past two years.
Zhang Minmin is a bully in Pingxiang Junior High School. She is a girl, develops early, and is very strong. She is completely different from her parents!
Fang Xiaoman took Sang Baiyu to school by bicycle.
She had just learned to ride a bicycle. She had to put her left foot on the pedal, put her right foot on the ground to accelerate, rush forward for a while, and then sit on it.
Normally it's fine for me to ride the bike by myself, but it becomes a bit difficult when Sang Baiyu comes along. Sang Baiyu is on the bike and Fang Xiaoman can't get up. Sang Baiyu is not there... I can't wait until the bike is gone before letting her jump on, right?
Fang Xiaoman was sweating profusely as he fiddled with it. "Wait a little longer, it will be ready soon. Alas, Ninglan Country is not as good as China. Bicycles are quite expensive. We just got one, and not many people know how to ride one."
Although the actual situation is not as exaggerated as Fang Xiaoman said, in the 1970s in China, bicycles were one of the three major items, and bicycles were not yet popular in Ninglan Country.
Sang Baiyu watched for a while, then held onto the handlebars and suggested, "Sister Xiaoman, let me take you."
The whole Tiangang is reversed.
"Ah?" Fang Xiaoman waved her hands. "You can't. You're too small. How can you ride it steadily? Just sit still. I know what's going on."
"It's okay," Sang Baiyu said, holding the handlebars of the bicycle and walking forward. "Although I don't ride a bike often, I know how to ride it."
She patted the back seat and said, "Sister, get in."
Fang Xiaoman was overjoyed when a pretty girl chased after her and called her sister.
Even if she really fell off the bicycle, she had to cooperate with Sang Baiyu to fulfill her wish!
Fang Xiaoman sat on it first, "Aren't you going to get off and pedal?"
Sang Baiyu shook his head, waited for Fang Xiaoman to sit down, and then used all his strength to push off steadily.
Fang Xiaoman hugged Sang Baiyu's slender waist in shock, "You really can do it!"
Sang Baiyu didn't quite understand what was so shocking about this, as all her classmates knew the same thing.
Sang Baiyu said: "Actually, I can drive. The uncles were more shocked when I was driving."
"You can ride a bike?! There are so few cars on Longxinggang Street! How can you drive?! That must be shocking! Hey, you have so many uncles?"
"Yes," Sang Baiyu said, "The uncles in police uniforms were chasing me from behind. They were so shocked!"
Fang Xiaoman: “…”
Is this a shock? Is this going to kill someone?
Sang Baiyu said, "But I know you can't drive without a license. I was running for my life that time. My father took me to a faraway village. I was worried he would abandon me, so I drove away."
"Why would your father abandon you?"
Sang Baiyu said: "He likes my younger brother more. I am redundant. That village is said to be my grandmother's home and my father's hometown. He wants to leave me alone."
There is not even a decent school in the village. Sang Baiyu doesn't want to stay, but his father is already discussing the monthly living expenses with his grandmother.
She rarely met her grandmother, who didn't like her very much and kept asking about her younger brother.
Sang Baiyu felt that he would have no good life if he stayed, so he drove away decisively.
In the mountain village that day, four-fifths of the people were watching the excitement in the fields - wow, there were cars in the village!
And then—damn it, a kid was driving!
Fang Xiaoman touched Sang Baiyu's head, and the more she thought about it, the sadder she felt for her. "Such a good child, and they don't even want to raise you. How ungrateful! Just stay here, and we'll raise you!"
Sang Baiyu's smile became sweeter and sweeter, "Sister is so nice!"
Fang Xiaoman was almost floating up on the spot.
Sang Baiyu rode his bike with Fang Xiaoman and slowly left Pingxiang Street.
Most people in Pingxiang Street didn't dare to mess with Hui Haiming's family. Some didn't even dare to raise their heads. But when they caught sight of Sang Baiyu from the corner of their eyes, they couldn't help but crane their heads to take a few glances, then sighed, "She's so good, she's so caring at such a young age."
After passing St. John's Church, you will leave Pingxiang Street, but the situation outside Pingxiang Street is not much better. Longxinggang City is in ruins everywhere.
Fang Xiaoman said, "When I have time, I'll take you to get a border resident certificate, and then you can go back to China. Changxia City is much better. There are karaoke bars and dance halls there."
Sang Baiyu said seriously, "Sister Xiaoman, there are so many police officers near our home. Why?"
"Police? Where are the police?"
"Yes, there are some at the breakfast shop. They have Chinese faces, probably the captain or something like that. Several people are following his orders. Most of them are from Ninglan. They are thinner and darker, so they are easy to tell apart."
Fang Xiaoman looked at Sang Baiyu blankly.
She is... too amazing, isn't she?
You can find this?!
Pingxiang Middle School is divided into junior high school and high school departments, which are located in two buildings on the same campus.
Fang Xiaoman went to help Sang Baiyu with the formalities first. Hui Haiming had already made arrangements, and Sang Baiyu could enroll directly.
Hui Haiming said that education is very important and people without academic qualifications will have a hard time in the future.
Fang Xiaoman chose not to believe it.
I don't want to listen to the turtle's chanting.
She personally sent Sang Baiyu to the classroom door, deliberately showed up, and used her evil reputation to support Sang Baiyu, for fear that someone would bully her.
However, Fang Xiaoman was obviously overthinking it. Before the teacher could introduce Sang Baiyu, he was surrounded by little kids.
"Wow, your hair is so black, straight and smooth. Did you wash it with soap nuts?"
"You just transferred here? You look great! Come play with us by the river after school."
"Hey, aren't you the one adopted by the jade shop? I heard they eat people, it's so scary! You might as well come live in my house!"
The junior high school kids were talking at the same time, without any restraint at all.
Zhang Minmin sat two rows behind Sang Baiyu in a depressed mood.
No, how come she is in the same class with her!
Zhang Minmin kicked the girl in the front row, "Hey, come here!"
The girl was not from Pingxiang Street. Her parents always told her not to mess with children from Pingxiang Street. She walked over with red eyes.
Zhang Minmin said fiercely, "Drag them over here. I have something to say."
The girl said timidly: "Go by yourself..."
Zhang Minmin raised her fist, "You're such a nag."
Girls can only be obedient.
Everyone's attention was on Sang Baiyu, and the girls couldn't call anyone over.
Zhang Minmin was so angry that her teeth itched. She took out several bags of spicy noodles from her schoolbag and said, "I brought them back from Changxia City—"
Snacks are still somewhat useful, and several people gathered around Zhang Minmin.
"Minmin is so happy, she's going to Changxia City again."
"My mom promised to take me there to play, but she never goes."
"There are more things sold over there than here."
Zhang Minmin crossed her arms and raised her eyebrows, looking at Sang Baiyu proudly.
Sang Baiyu ignored her and lowered his head to pack his schoolbag.
In the past few days, she has been following Hui Haiming to learn the dialect and the language of Ninglan Country. She has made some progress, but she still cannot fully understand it.
If she wants to survive, she must understand the language and not be vague.
Time is short and the task is heavy.
Zhang Minmin felt ignored, and her sense of superiority plummeted. She kicked the girl again and shouted, "I have relatives in Changxia City. If you want to go, go there. I can even go by myself. Have you ever been to Changxia City?"
This question was asked to Sang Baiyu.
Everyone looked at Sang Baiyu curiously.
Seeing that everyone else was looking at him, Sang Baiyu kindly replied, "No."
"Tsk, you haven't even been to Changxia City, you country bumpkin."
Someone asked curiously, "But you speak Mandarin, aren't you from China?"
Sang Baiyu said truthfully: "I'm from the capital and have never been to Changxia City."
The students who had just surrounded Zhang Minmin quickly moved closer to Sang Baiyu, "Have you been to the capital?! What's it like? Are there really so many tall buildings?"
"I'm from the capital, I've never been there!"
"Hey, I've only seen the capital on TV. I heard it's a big city. Is that true?"
No one cares about Zhang Minmin’s spicy strips anymore.
Zhang Minmin: “…”
A little angry.
At the gate of Pingxiang Middle School, Wu Yuanqing and Nata walked around for several times before they found the old man who was guarding the gate.
The old man was listening to the radio, looking very comfortable.
Wu Yuanqing shouted, "Excuse me, does the school have a cellar?"
The old man looked at the two of them strangely and mumbled something.
Nata asked again in Ninglan dialect, and the old man mumbled again.
Nata translated, "Inspector, what he means is that the underground water level in Longxinggang City is high, and underground cellars are rare."
Wu Yuanqing frowned. "It's indeed rare, but...how could someone call the police and report a body in the cellar?"
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