She didn't understand that this was what a beggar should do. She only knew that her grandfather had no money and hadn't eaten or drunk anything for several days. This was the only way to keep her grandfather from starving.
With no place to live and no water to wash, the two men looked so ragged that they really looked like real beggars.
Zhang Binglin looked at Xiao Shuangning who was swaying in front of him and listened to her pleading cries. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to seek help from the local police station and ask the police to send him and Xiao Shuangning back to the village.
"Ningning, come here, come to grandpa."
Zhang Binglin waved Xiao Shuangning over and sat down under a street lamp. Having not eaten a single grain of rice in days, he no longer had the energy to chase after passersby and beg for alms.
"Grandpa, look, I have enough money to buy you food."
Little Shuangning happily ran to Zhang Binglin with the dime given by a kind-hearted person. She had no idea that the dime could not buy anything. She naively thought that it could fill her grandfather's stomach.
Zhang Binglin touched Xiao Shuangning's head with relief. He felt very guilty that he could not help Xiao Shuangning find Shumei, and had to let Xiao Shuangning starve with him.
Now, even if he could return to the village smoothly with the help of the police, Wu Ju would definitely not treat him well, and Xiao Shuangning didn't know what kind of abuse he would suffer again.
"Ningning, I'm sorry. It's all Grandpa's fault for being useless and not being able to help you find your mother."
"Grandpa, it's okay. As long as Mom is fine, she will come back to see Ningning sooner or later. Ningning will be good and wait for her to come back."
"Then grandpa will take you back to the village, okay?"
Xiao Shuangning opened her crystal clear eyes and looked at her grandfather with a face covered in dirt. It was obvious that she was very reluctant to return to the home full of beatings and scoldings. She thought for a moment, bit her lower lip, and lowered her head.
"Ningning listens to grandpa."
Although she was extremely reluctant and unwilling, what could she do? She understood that to survive, one must first fill their stomachs. She didn't need to think too much, because the grandfather and grandson couldn't solve this problem at all.
She was so young that she had no ability to earn money. Zhang Binglin was too old to take Xiao Shuangning to find a job. They could only shamelessly return to the village.
"Okay, then Ningning, follow Grandpa. Do you see? Across the street is the police station. We don't have money to take a bus home, so let the police from the police station take us home."
Zhang Binglin picked up the wooden stick beside him, leaned on it, pointed to the police station across the street and said to Xiao Shuangning. After that, he took Xiao Shuangning's hand, hunched over and leaning on crutches, and walked towards the police station across the street with a staggering gait.
With the help of the police, Zhang Binglin and Xiao Shuangning got on the police car and set off on the road back to the village.
Zhang Xiaoqin looked very excited and parked her bicycle in front of Qianqian's Barber Shop.
Qianqian was hunched over tidying up the dressing table. When she heard a customer come in, she politely greeted them without even looking up: "Sit down! I'll be ready soon. Do you want a haircut or..."
Before she could finish her words, she raised her head and her eyes met Zhang Xiaoqin's. The smile on her face stopped abruptly and a hint of disgust flashed in her eyes.
Zhang Xiaoqin sat down on the hair-cutting chair without any hesitation, crossed her legs, and grabbed a comb from the dressing table to play with it in her hands.
"Why are you here?" Qianqian asked coldly. From her tone, it can be heard that she did not welcome Zhang Xiaoqin, the uninvited guest.
"What? You still don't welcome me? You have such a sullen face. Is that how you do business?"
"If you want a haircut, just say so. Why are you talking so much nonsense? I'm busy! I don't have that much free time to chat with you."
"Cut it, of course. After all, you're a good friend of my brother-in-law and sister-in-law, right? It's good business, so I have to take care of your business, right?"
Who cares? I'd be thankful if you could stop gossiping in front of your mother.
Qianqian stood behind Zhang Xiaoqin. Although she was reluctant to see Zhang Xiaoqin's face, she wouldn't kick her out. If she did, who knows what else this big mouth would do. She didn't care, but if Shumei was implicated, it would be more trouble than it was worth.
She was helpless and could only bite the bullet and deal with Zhang Xiaoqin. She looked at the arrogant and domineering Zhang Xiaoqin in the mirror and really wanted to rush up and slap Zhang Xiaoqin twice.
"Your hair is fine, how do you want it cut?"
"Perm, give me the most popular curly hair, can you do it?"
"Yes, of course. That's not cheap, is it?"
Qianqian glanced at Zhang Xiaoqin with disdain. How could she not know what kind of person Zhang Xiaoqin was?
She eats and drinks for free at her mother's house all day long, and even gets her hair permed. It seems she's used to it, so she wants to come to me for free.
Zhang Xiaoqin looked at Qianqian's expression and guessed what Qianqian was thinking without even thinking. She took out the money from her pocket and waved it in front of Qianqian.
"Look at your expression. Are you worried that I won't give you the money? Look, open your eyes and take a good look. Is this real money? Tell me, how much is a hair perm? I'll give it to you right away."
Haha! Qianqian sneered. She didn't expect that Zhang Xiaoqin could really come up with money.
"Tell me, how much is it? What are you standing there for? Hurry up and iron it for me. I have to go home. You don't want me to stay overnight, do you?"
"Thirty dollars."
"Thirty yuan, right? Come on, take it out, be quick, and iron it for me quickly."
Zhang Xiaoqin counted out thirty yuan, held it between her index and middle fingers, and handed it to Qianqian, signaling her to take it quickly.
Qianqian lowered her eyelids, looked at the money in Qianqian's hand, hesitated for a moment, took it and put it in her pocket.
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