Jiang Shiyue hesitated for a moment and finally did not dare to take the risk of handing Yangyang to Chen Shanhe.
Yangyang is a special child. It is really difficult for him to cooperate with crying. The cry of "Help" just now was already the limit of what an autistic child is willing to cooperate with.
If Chen Shanhe held him instead, he wouldn't cry or make a fuss, for fear that it would arouse suspicion from Sister Hua and the others.
Before getting out of the car, Jiang Shiyue saw Brother Hu reaching his hand under the seat and saw the reflection of metal. At this moment, the muzzle of the gun was probably facing them.
Although he was anxious and afraid, he did not dare to show any abnormality on his face.
Jiang Shiyue held the child in one hand and stretched out the other hand, palm up, in front of Chen Shanhe. "Second Uncle, although we are uncle and nephew, brothers must also settle accounts. One hand pays the money and the other hand hands over the person. I can't give you the child without money."
Chen Shanhe lowered his eyes. To outsiders, it seemed that he was looking at Jiang Shiyue's palm, but in fact, he was just hiding the surprise in his eyes.
Human trafficker?
Why did Jiang Shiyue pretend to be a human trafficker?
What does the person behind her do?
Chen Shanhe looked up at the bus, but unfortunately the headlights were too glaring and the curtains on the windows were drawn, so he couldn't see anything. He could only reply to Jiang Shiyue, "I was worried you'd get into trouble on the way, so I left in a hurry and forgot to take the fare." He looked at Sister Hua behind Jiang Shiyue and asked, "Who is this comrade?"
"This is Sister Hua. She's my friend in the city. I just wanted to tell you something. When you go home to get the money, ask the bachelors in our production team if any of them are looking for a wife. If so, bring the money and propose directly. Our Sister Hua is a matchmaker and has brought many girls here!"
Chen Shanhe understood what Jiang Shiyue wanted to convey and nodded. "Hello, Sister Hua. Thank you for sending Yueyue here. Our production team is short of everything except bachelors. I just wonder how many girls you have here?"
Sister Hua subconsciously turned around to look at Brother Hu in the driver's seat, but unfortunately she couldn't see clearly. Thinking that Jiang Shiyue and Chen Shanhe were talking fluently and there was no doubt about it, she hesitated and lied and reported fewer people, "Seven."
"How much is the appropriate amount of betrothal gift?" Chen Shanhe asked.
Seeing Chen Shanhe was so naive and dared to buy and sell children, Sister Hua's vigilance dropped a little. "Every girl is different. You can ask the brothers in the production team to prepare 500 yuan and come to take a look. If you find someone you like, you can pay a deposit and go back to get the money."
Jiang Shiyue, who already had a deep understanding of the prices in 1978, was shocked and angry.
I'm surprised that 500 yuan is just a deposit?!
Angry living people are being bought and sold?!
"Can I take a look at these girls first? You can't prepare money before meeting them, right?" Chen Shanhe made a request.
Jiang Shiyue couldn't help but look at Chen Shanhe again, and praised him in his heart: What a good psychological quality!
As an ordinary person, she wanted to punch Sister Hua after hearing this. Chen Shanhe, a soldier whose duty is to protect the people, was able to control himself and act out the role of an ignorant man who was desperate for a wife without changing his expression.
"No!" Sister Hua refused.
"Uncle, just go! There are so many bachelors in our production team! There are not enough girls waiting to get married! If you come late, you may not be able to pick one, even if you snatch it." Jiang Shiyue helped to "persuade".
While Chen Shanhe was thinking about what Jiang Shiyue meant by this, he asked Sister Hua, "Then will you go back to the production team with us?"
Sister Hua refused without a second thought, "That won't work! We girls are from other places and are shy. What if we go to your production team and you act like a scoundrel and don't let us go?"
Chen Shanhe snorted, "This is still dozens of miles away from our production team! It's already dawn when I came back and forth. I don't need a wife, so why would I bother with this? Yueyue, let's go!"
As he said this, he pretended to pull Jiang Shiyue.
Jiang Shiyue dodged Chen Shanhe's hand, "Second Uncle, you should listen to them, right? Otherwise, what if they report me finding your child to the police? He's not from here, so he can just run away. We can't get away!"
These words were obviously a warning to Chen Shanhe, but were actually meant to appease Sister Hua.
Sister Hua retracted the dagger that was stabbing her lower back slightly, but her tone became a little harder. "That's right! It's not good for you to buy a wife and a child without caring about the others in your production team, right? Don't you always say you want unity? Besides, I won't let you run errands in vain. I'll give you a hundred yuan after you finish the job!"
"One hundred yuan?" Chen Shanhe seemed very excited.
Jiang Shiyue asked hurriedly, "One hundred yuan per person? Then, Uncle, it's like you've found a son for free, and you can also save up some money for the child's betrothal gift."
Sister Hua scoffed, "Are you obsessed with money? What are you dreaming of? One hundred per person, only one hundred in total."
"One hundred is fine!" Chen Shanhe rushed to agree, fearing Sister Hua would regret it. "But this place is really far from our production team. It will be daybreak by the time I get home to inform everyone and bring the money back. I'm afraid it will be inconvenient then."
Sister Hua thought about it and it made sense. "Then let's do it at the intersection outside Tianmenshan Commune! That way it's closer to you."
If there is any sign of trouble, they can run away.
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As soon as Chen Shanhe returned to the battalion headquarters, he blew the assembly whistle.
In five minutes, hundreds of people from three companies stood neatly in front of Chen Shanhe.
Chen Shanhe briefly explained how Jiang Shiyue and Yangyang were trapped in the traffickers' car. "If the information Jiang Shiyue conveyed is correct, there were about twelve or thirteen abducted women in that car, and the traffickers were conservatively estimated to be more than twenty people.
I need 30 or 40 brothers to go with me to rescue people. Those who go should line up on their own. Here are the requirements: they must be around 30 years old and have rural household registration.
"Report!"
As soon as Chen Shanhe finished speaking, someone in the team reported it.
"speak."
"Captain, how can there be discrimination based on age and household registration when saving lives? It's unfair!"
Chen Shanhe glanced at the soldier who was speaking. "Whether fighting or rescuing people, you have to pay attention to details. Since you said you're a rural bachelor who can't get married. Do young bachelors need to spend a lot of money to buy a wife? Although the soldiers in the city are equally capable of enduring hardships, their words, deeds, and complexion are quite different from those of the old rural bachelors."
As the saying goes, the army may change but the camp remains permanent. Most of the soldiers are relatively young, especially those who have been conscripted for two years.
For a battalion of three or four hundred people, it was actually quite difficult to select thirty or forty people in their thirties who met the requirements.
They are also a repair battalion, which is considered a logistics support unit. They are only semi-trained on a daily basis, and they are also required to have strong fighting skills.
The third company commander couldn't help but quietly complain to Chen Shanhe, "Chen Ying, who made up such a difficult lie?"
"Jiang Shiyue."
Third Company Commander: “…”
He hesitated for a moment, then spoke again, "Chen Ying, is this matter today reliable? Don't tell me that my sister-in-law is blind again...playing a joke on us."
"We're all brothers, why be so euphemistic?" the company commander said bluntly, "Chen Ying, are you sure my sister-in-law didn't hire someone in the city to stage a scam and rip us off?"
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