Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 1077 I decide what’s mine

Wang An nodded after hearing this, and then asked:

"Didn't they announce their numbers before coming? Didn't they leave any harsh words before leaving? Like what they were going to do and what would happen after that?"

Huang Baoguo frowned and said subconsciously:

"No, they said before they came that they were looking for a partner for the old man. There were quite a lot of people there two days before they left. They just quarreled, and I didn't hear what they said."

Wang An felt a little confused when he heard this, because if this group of people specialized in collecting girls to sell to banks, then they usually used intimidation as the main method, supplemented by force, and it would be completely abnormal if they didn't say a few harsh words.

Besides, they didn't even tell me their origins, so probably only a fool like Huang Baoguo would believe that they were looking for a partner for the old man.

So Wang An asked again:

"How many people did they come this time? And how many people did they come last time?"

Huang Baoguo said without hesitation:

"Last time there were seven people, two young men in their 7s, four men in their 20s, and a woman in her 4s. This time there were four, one young man and one in his 40s, and the old woman didn't come."

Wang An thought about it and nodded, but did not ask any more questions. The main reason was that Huang Baoguo's knowledge was obviously very limited, and he would not get anything out of him if he asked any more.

At the same time, Wang An was also wondering whether there was such a strange combination in the county.

After thinking for a long time, Wang An found that as far as he could remember, there seemed to have never been such an organization in the county town. So, Wang An wanted to change the subject and talk about wheat harvesting.

Unexpectedly, Huang Baoguo suddenly said:

"I remember now, before the four men left, the young man told me to be careful with my daughter, saying that if the older one ran away, there would be the younger one, and sending people would not work. He also said that I was a vagrant and dared to show off, and he must kill me."

When Wang An heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes, because he could tell that this group of people did not have enough people and were a little frustrated. They might have set their sights on Huang Li's sister Huang Ying.

Just as Wang An was wondering whether this group of people would appear again, Huang Baoguo said:

"I always think they are scoundrels and don't seem like good people, and they are not sincere in finding a husband for my little girl."

Wang An glanced at Huang Baoguo and really wanted to slap the old guy in the face.

Huang Baoguo almost sold his own daughter before, and only now he realizes that something is wrong. Huang Baoguo's IQ is really worrying.

He didn't even think about it. How could there be so many old men who were determined to find young girls? Even if they really did, those powerful old men couldn't be found in any form. Why did they have to look for them among the vagrants who didn't even have a household registration?

Unable to find any clues for the time being, Wang An changed the subject and said:
"Uncle Huang, I came here to tell you that my family will start harvesting wheat tomorrow. You and your son can go to my house in the car after a while, or you can go tomorrow morning."

Before Huang Baoguo could speak, Wang An said again:
"If you don't have anything else to do, you can just take the bus and leave. This way you two won't have to walk there tomorrow."

In those days, the most common means of transportation were horse-drawn carriages or ox-drawn carts, or sleds in winter. But how could vagrants who could not even afford food afford large animals? So when these people went out, they all relied on their own two legs.

Huang Baoguo nodded and laughed dryly:

"Well, then I'll trouble you, young master, hehe."

Wang An waved his hand and said:
"Why bother? It's just a side job."

After chatting with Huang Baoguo for a few more useless words, Wang An decided to go home, mainly because he really had no place to stay with Huang Baoguo.

When Wang An opened his mouth to call Huang Li away, he saw Huang Li chatting seriously with her mother and younger brother and sister, so Wang An held back. So Wang An took out a cigarette and handed one to Huang Baoguo, and lit one for himself. While chatting with Huang Baoguo, he observed what Huang Li and the other four were talking about.

The oriole said to her mother:

"I'm telling you, mother, my sister-in-law is very nice to me. As soon as I arrived at her house, she gave me a set of clothes."

As he spoke, Huang Li pointed to his clothes and pants happily and continued:
"Look, this is what I'm wearing. There's not a single patch on it."

The oriole's mother looked at the oriole with a smile on her face, and seemed very happy about the oriole's current situation, but she said:

"Well, the better they treat you, the harder you have to work, or they will chase you back."

Huangli said with a smile:

"Oh, I know. I'm so old now. Oh, and I brought back a set of clothes for Xiaoying."

As he spoke, Huangli took out a piece of clothing and a pair of trousers from the bag and said to Huangli's mother:

"This dress is a little big. Mom, please take some time to alter it for Xiaoying."

Huangli's mother looked at the clothes and pants and said with a distressed look on her face:

"It would be a waste if such a nice dress was altered."

Huangli looked at her sister's new dress, which was a little too big, and said stubbornly:
"Then you have to change your pants. A grown-up girl is naked every day. I don't want Xiaoying to be like me."

It can be seen that Huang Li deeply hated the fact that she used to be naked so often.

But it's normal to think about it. The fact that only people who go out can wear clothes is indeed painful for the person involved.

What's more, it didn't matter when Huangli was young, but now she is sixteen or seventeen years old and still doesn't have a set of clothes of her own to wear, which is really sad.

Seeing Huangli's stubborn face, Huangli's mother had no choice but to agree:

"Your father still has some cloth left from the ones he bought a few days ago. I'll make another pair of pants for Xiaoying. I won't alter these pants."

Hearing his mother say this, Huangli smiled and nodded, his face full of pride that it was his things and he had the final say over them.

Wang An looked at Huang Li's current appearance and couldn't help but smile knowingly. He suddenly thought that when he was able to support himself, he would be almost the same as Huang Li at this moment.

It seems like there is a sense of freedom that comes from having grown up and no longer needing the constraints of my parents.

The oriole said again:
"By the way, my sister-in-law always gives me the delicious food she eats."

As he spoke, Huang Li took out a few biscuits, gave one to each of his mother and brothers and sisters, and then put a whole biscuit aside, saying with a smile on his face:

"Save this cookie for my dad."

Looking at the two halves of the biscuit left in her hand, Huang Li thought for a moment, then carefully broke it into several pieces, and shared them with her younger brothers and sisters and her mother. In her own hand, only the smallest piece and some biscuit crumbs were left.

Watching his mother and his brothers and sisters put the biscuits into their mouths, Huang Li then put the biscuit crumbs in his hand along with the biscuit residue into his mouth.

Thanks to “The Emperor of the Big Empire” for the reward, thank you very much.

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(End of this chapter)