lcionline Chapter 225: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 225: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Juhuali Lane was bustling in the morning. The group of people who were arrested were brought back by the police station's car.
Cui Liping and his wife were not seen at Grandma Cui’s wonton stall.
Only the elderly Grandma Cui stretched her neck to look among the crowd of more than a dozen people. Not finding any trace of Cui Lijuan, the little old lady suddenly became anxious.
Pulling over someone he knows and asking, "Have you seen my daughter?"
The group of people who survived the disaster all looked unhappy.
Anyone who saw a familiar person die in front of him or her like that, and then was locked up in a dark prison for two days, would become silent and dumb.
These people were all from the southwest. Although they did not know each other's identities, they knew that the three students were patriotic young people.
The moment Aunt Fat fell down, I realized that this nagging old woman who loved to take advantage of others and cook unpalatable meals was my comrade.
They cannot tell anyone about their suffering and pain.
They don't know when dawn will come, and victory is uncertain, but they have firm faith and are always ready to sacrifice for their faith.
The group walked silently and firmly towards the home where Aunt Pang died, facing the sun at eight or nine o'clock.
Looking at their receding backs, the people in the alley leaned over to take a look, and they always felt a sense of tragedy.
"There's no A Miao either." A neighbor said.
Granny Cui came back to her senses and murmured, "Yes, A Miao is not here either..."
At this time, the patrolman who was sent back blew his whistle, and the sharp sound brought the onlookers back to their senses.
"This incident was a misunderstanding. Now the misunderstanding has been cleared up and the person has been sent back..."
When Xiao Jiangsu saw the patrolman about to leave, he quickly grabbed him and stuffed a dollar into his hand.
"Sir, have all the people been released this time?"
The patrolman quietly weighed the money in his hand and said in a more friendly manner, "A child was picked up and a girl was sent to the hospital."
"Her, what's her name?" Xiao Jiangsu asked in a trembling voice.
The patrolman asked impatiently, "How would we know her name?"
After saying that, he turned around and was about to leave. Little Jiangsu smiled ingratiatingly, "Sir, which hospital is she in?"
The patrolman looked at him with disdain. For just one dollar, the man wanted to know so much. He turned and left.
But when he saw a car stop at the entrance of the alley, the door opened, and the person getting out made his heart tremble.
This well-behaved man personally killed the head of the Party Affairs Investigation Section in front of their director in the morning.
Those people with eyes on the top of their heads can kill anyone they want.
The reason was because of the dirty barefoot kid next to him.
After the killing, it was their director who cleaned up the mess.
He may not know about others, but everyone in the entire police station knows that their chief is a person who would not hesitate to take action until things are bad for him.
He was actually willing to get involved in this kind of thing, which shows how deep the water is.
Granny Cui also saw Lu Pingsheng and Wei Miao. Seeing Wei Miao looking like a little refugee, she exclaimed:
"Ah Miao, what's wrong with you?"
Granny Cui's shrill voice trembled, and her wrinkled face was full of concern.
Lu Pingsheng glared at Wei Miao and said to Granny Cui:
"Grandma, Sister Lijuan is in the hospital because she's not feeling well. She asked me to tell you not to worry, she'll be back in two days."
What Lu Pingsheng said matched what the patrolman said.
Grandma Cui and Little Jiangsu both breathed a sigh of relief. They might not believe what others said, but Mr. Lu was a reliable man and his words carried weight.
"Which hospital? I want to go see her."
Granny Cui spoke anxiously.
Lu Pingsheng slapped his forehead and said with some shame:
"Grandma, I was so busy with A Miao and the tenants that I forgot to ask about this. I'll go to the police station and ask after I settle that brat A Miao."
The patrolman next to Xiao Jiangsu was just trying to show off his good points. When he opened his mouth to say the name of the hospital, he met the kid's dark gaze, which was full of warnings.
The word "Municipal Hospital" got stuck in my throat and I dared not utter it out loud.
He sneaked away when no one was paying attention.
When he walked out of the alley, he found that his forehead was covered with sweat. He patted his chest and cursed.
Damn, this big and small thing is really weird.
The neighbors were all surrounding Wei Miao and Lu Pingsheng, so naturally no one noticed the departure of a patrolman.
Granny Cui's eyes fell on Wei Miao again. Seeing her bare feet, she immediately said with distress:
"Ah Miao, where are your shoes?"
Wei Miao bared his teeth and said, "Grandma, I'm sleepy and hungry, I can eat ten scallion pancakes..."
When Granny Cui found out where her daughter was, and saw the usually tidy kid in this state, she quickly muttered:
"Go home and wash it, and grandma will bring it to you when it's ready."
Wei Miao chuckled, revealing his little white teeth, causing the neighbors around him to burst into laughter.
"Ah Miao, your teeth are now whiter than those black guys."
Wei Miao immediately shut up, put away his smile, and looked serious.
I thought that the common people in this foreign land knew how to slander others.
The white people call them white pigs, the Russians coming from the north are called Rakshasas, and the Japanese pirates are called Dongyang red men.
Those in the Middle East are called "Arabian sheep", those in the tropics are called "black eggs", and those in Southeast Asia are called "South Asian monkeys".
From the red-headed Indians to the Taiwanese bastards, all kinds of people who came to the foreign concessions to make a living, no one escaped.
Since the Republic of China, the common people in the foreign concessions have been at the top of the discrimination chain, and all kinds of derogatory terms have emerged one after another.
"Uncle, I'm going home. I'll come over to eat wontons later."
It was okay to be laughed at by outsiders, but being laughed at by neighbors who looked up to him since he was a child, Wei Miao's self-esteem as a human being was very appropriate.
Lu Pingsheng led Wei Miao towards the alley. The embarrassment on Wei Miao's face was long gone, replaced by pride.
"That's a good idea. Aunt Cui likes me the most. Seeing me in such a state, she will definitely be distracted and not think about Sister Lijuan."
Seeing the proud little dirty devil, Lu Pingsheng said perfunctorily:
"Yes, yes, you are the smartest kid. Others can't be half as smart as you even if they gallop."
Wei Miao smiled with dimples and felt relieved.
Little did she know that Lu Pingsheng would stop his car at the Grand View Garden halfway and insist that she take a bath in the hot spring.
Not to mention that with her appearance, she has to pay a lot of money to the bathhouse. How can she take off her clothes and take a bath in the bathhouse?
She didn't care, but she was afraid that if Xu Ayu and his wife knew about it, they would cry and force her to wear a skirt.
In today's world, if she wears a skirt, she can't go to many places, which adds a lot of trouble.
So she and Lu Pingsheng decided on a method for her to divert the old lady's attention.
After all, Cui Lijuan was seriously injured. If we let the old lady go to the hospital to see her, the hospital would have one more patient.
When he returned home, Lu Pingsheng saw the dirty ghost Wei Miao trying to sit on his sofa and quickly stopped him.
"Ah Miao, I think you are very cold."
After saying that, he found a large blanket from somewhere and rolled the baby into a silkworm cocoon like a mummy.
"That's perfect. I'll boil some water right away."