World Tibet Bureau

Chapter 664 Don't be cowardly

This time we didn’t dare to enter the yard again.

First, I found a small shop a few dozen meters across from the yard, bought a pack of cigarettes and daily necessities, and started asking the shop owner.

"Boss, do you know the old lady who collects scraps across the street?"

"You mean Mrs. Anjia?"

"Yes! It's her!"

"Then how come we don't know each other? We've been neighbors for decades!"

"I had something to do with her a few days ago, and it turned out that there were two huge wolf dogs in her yard. They almost bit me to death. They scared me so much that I had nightmares these days."

Hearing this, the shop owner laughed loudly: "You must have entered the yard by yourself without saying hello to the old lady. Whether you are looking for her to do something or selling scraps, before entering the door, you must first shout, 'Mrs. An, first Leash the dog, I brought you a baby, so that she will stop the dog. It’s a good thing that you didn’t bite her, but even if she is bitten by a dog, you can’t compensate her!”

Xiaozhu asked: "You won't pay compensation even if you bite me. Why is that?"

The shop owner pointed to his head: "Because there is something wrong with Mrs. An's head! It's not illegal to do anything with a mental illness!"

Xiao Zhu and I looked at each other in blank dismay.

Head problems?
I frowned and asked, "Does this old lady live alone? Doesn't she have a guardian or something?"

The shop owner explained: "Mr. An was born after the Zhenghuang Banner of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. She was very popular in the late Qing Dynasty. Later in the Republic of China, she became the target of being overthrown by the revolution. Mrs. An wanted someone to protect her. It is said that she was arrested when she was a few years old. It was given to a mysterious wealthy family to be raised. After growing up, Shui Ling became the concubine of this wealthy family. As for which wealthy family it belongs to, I don't know."

"After liberation, monogamy was required, and the wealthy family couldn't stand up anymore, so she left home and lived here alone, and no one interacted with her... Oh, I heard that she has a sister, Her sister's great-grandson would occasionally come over to see her in the past few years, but Mrs. An would beat her out every time."

"Young man, I think if you have nothing important to do, you should not go to her. Once she gets sick, dogs and people will hurt others, and you will suffer a lot."

Lupi calls Mrs. An "auntie."

It seems that the great-grandson of Mrs. An's sister mentioned by the shop owner is him.

As for the mysterious wealthy family, it is most likely the Tian family.

I asked again: "But I really have something to see her about and I have to go. Is there any way to make the old lady sober up or not get sick?"

The store owner pointed to the mineral water bottle next to him: "You bought this water, give her the empty bottle, she will definitely be happy, and she will be sober if she is happy, but I can't guarantee whether she will get sick or not."

commit a sin!

Xiaozhu and I bought five boxes of mineral water and started pouring water.

The shop owner smiled and asked us to pour the water into his water tank, saying not to waste it.

I even suspected that this guy was trying to trick me.

But again there is no evidence.

Finished pouring the water.

The store owner gave us a broken fertilizer bag.

We filled the empty bottles of mineral water, carried the broken fertilizer bags, and walked cautiously to the gate of Mrs. Anjia's courtyard.

Came to the door.

We heard the sound of Ah Mao and Ah Hu gnawing bones in the yard, and we were frightened.

"Mrs. An, tie up the dog first. I've got a baby for you!"

Xiaozhu shouted inside.

Subsequently.

A loud shout came from Mrs. An in the yard: "Get down! Don't move! Otherwise I'll shoot you!"

Xiaozhu's pretty face turned pale and she asked me in a low voice: "Who is she talking to?"

I replied: "It seems... to Ah Mao and Ah Hu?"

The courtyard door opened.

Anjia, an old lady in her 90s, narrowed her eyes and said to us with a smile: "You two young people, what kind of treasures do you want to give?"

This looks like...

She seems to have forgotten everything that happened before?

I warned myself in my mind.

Mrs. An is just an old lady with some brain problems. We must not be cowardly.

I swallowed: "What...Old lady, we will give you a mineral water bottle!"

After hearing this, Mrs. An waved to us and asked us to enter the courtyard.

Xiaozhu and I looked at each other and cautiously entered the yard.Just stepped into the courtyard gate.

Ah Mao and Ah Hu, who were still lying on the ground gnawing bones, suddenly stood up and bared their teeth at us.

Typical enemies are extremely jealous when they meet.

Xiaozhu and I were so frightened that we immediately took a few steps back.

Mrs. An held a cane in her hand, pointed at them and shouted loudly: "Get down! Don't move! Otherwise I'll shoot you!"

The two beasts immediately lay down with a low groan.

We entered the courtyard.

Mrs. An took out a steel scale and looked at us with cloudy eyes: "Are you selling by the pound or by the individual? The price of a pound is one yuan per catty, and the price of a scale is one penny!"

I hurriedly replied: "All these things are given to you! We just want to chat with you for a while!"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. An suddenly hit me hard with her cane.

This thing couldn't hit me originally, but when I wanted to grab the crutch with my hands, I was worried that my remaining strength would make the old lady fall to the ground, so I had to put down my hand and ate it forcefully. A stick.

It hurts hot!
Mrs. An looked angry: "Tell me! Do you want to use these empty bottles to test whether I will exploit working people?!"

"I've long had a red heart and become a member of the masses! I'll beat you to death, beat you to death!"

The walking sticks fell on me like raindrops.

I had to retreat continuously.

Xiaozhu was anxious: "Old lady, why do you hit someone when you're so good?!"

Hearing this, Mrs. An stopped what she was doing, turned her head and glanced at Xiaozhu, with a sneer on her face: "You little bitch, Mr. Tian loves me the most!"

"My master takes you as my concubine, but he only lets you go into Tian's house to cook, do laundry, and carry water for washing his feet. Do you think you can charm him by being a few years younger than me?!"

"I'm telling you, Lu Xiaoman's beauty is not as good as mine! Why are you so arrogant in front of me?!"

A new society for a while.

Old society for a while.

I almost broke down because of the old lady.

Xiaozhu was even more stunned.

Seeing that the old lady was about to pick up the cane and get angry at Xiaozhu, I quickly said: "Sell one by one! One bottle can be divided into two, no more!"

The old lady was stunned for a moment and scratched her head: "Small business! One point, no more!"

I replied: "Deal!"

The old lady nodded with satisfaction and began to count the mineral water bottles.

I saw that she seemed to have returned to normal, and started to start the scrap purchasing business, and slowly started chatting with her.

We chatted for five or six minutes.

She didn't show any abnormal behavior, she looked like a kind old lady who collects scraps.

I thought maybe she was completely awake, so I took out the jade pendant and waved it in front of the old lady twice: "Old lady, do you know this thing?"

Mrs. An turned around, took a look, and replied: "I want water bottles, paper shells, and old iron sheets, but I won't accept this junk!"

I was speechless: "I didn't ask you to accept it! Lupi, your great-nephew, do you remember him?"

"He asked me to come here. I need your help with something!"

When Mrs. An heard this, her cloudy eyes kept turning back and forth, as if she was reminiscing.

After a while.

She suddenly slapped her thigh: "Are you talking about Xiao Luzai?!"

Xiaozhu nodded hurriedly: "Ah, yes, yes!"

I am delighted.

She finally remembered it!

did not expect.

Mrs. An suddenly became furious: "Ah Mao, Ah Hu, bite them to death!"

(End of this chapter)