Courtyard House: Is Xu Damao a childless man? Let me help.

“Hey, Jia’s sister-in-law, if you’re really in a hurry to earn money to support your family, it’s not that you’re completely out of work. It’s just that this job might be a little tiring.”

Upon hearing Director Wang's words, Bang Geng spoke up immediately without waiting for Jia Zhangshi's reaction.

"Don't worry, don't worry, my grandma has been resting at home all this time, it's okay for her to be a little tired now!"

Looking at the stick, Director Wang suddenly felt a surge of admiration for its filial piety. No wonder it was raised by Jia Zhangshi! It was just too filial!

Since Banggeng had already said so, Director Wang stopped keeping him in suspense and said, "Although the jobs at the match factory and glove factory are gone, we're still short one person to clean the latrines."

Although this job is a bit dirty and tiring, the pay is quite good. You can earn sixteen yuan a month, which is much more than pasting matchboxes.

"So, Sister-in-law Jia, would you like to do this job? If so, I'll put you on the list, and you can start work tomorrow morning."

When Jia Zhangshi heard that she was to be asked to shovel manure, she panicked and quickly shook her head, "No, no, I can't do this job!"

Chapter Forty-Eight: The filial grandson Banggeng, the two girls are lost!

As she spoke, Jia Zhangshi tried to pull Banggeng and Xiaodang out, but Banggeng suddenly shook off Jia Zhangshi's hand.

"Let go of me! If you don't earn money to buy me food, you're not my grandma! Just you wait! When I grow up, I'll kick you out!"

Director Wang's eyes widened when he heard Bang Geng's words. He thought the scene just now was already quite filial, but he didn't expect this scene to be even more filial. It was simply outrageous!

Meanwhile, Jia Zhangshi was also furious, but she really couldn't bring herself to do the job of shoveling night soil!

So after staring at the stick for a couple of seconds, Madam Jia Zhang finally waved her hand and walked back to the courtyard house on her own.

Bang Geng was dumbfounded when he saw this. After all, his grandmother had always given in instantly when he used this trick before. Why was she suddenly ignoring him now?

Now Banggeng was getting a little anxious. If Grandma really stopped coming to earn money, would he not be able to eat the meat he wanted?

Thinking of this, Banggeng quickly turned to look at Director Wang and said, "Grandma Wang, I'll go back and talk to my grandma. You have to save this job for her!"

After saying that, Banggeng turned around and ran home, wanting to try to persuade his grandmother again.

Xiao Dang followed behind with Xiao Huaihua, but they were no match for Bang Geng, who was running home at full speed. Bang Geng disappeared from sight after just one turn.

Now Xiao Dang was also a little anxious. Holding his younger sister's hand, he didn't know what to do. He looked around and wondered if he should go back to the neighborhood office. They had run quite a distance together and he was already a little disoriented.

Then she could only follow her memory and head in the direction of home. But as she walked, Xiao Dang felt something was wrong. Why did this road feel so strange?

Turning her head to look at another road, could this be it? But that doesn't seem right either! Looking around, Xiao Dang panicked, because she realized she couldn't find her way home!

A child this age should be able to find her way around, but Xiao Dang is usually taken care of by her older brother when they go out.

So she doesn't usually know the way very well. In addition, the neighborhood office doesn't come here often, and it's not close to her home, at least a ten-minute walk away. So it's understandable that Xiaodang doesn't know the way.

Normally, it's okay if you don't know the way, since your older brother will lead the way. If you follow your brother, you won't get lost, right?

But this time she couldn't keep up with her brother, and she had gotten so confused by wandering around that she couldn't even find her way back to where she started.

Now Xiao Dang was really anxious, and she immediately started crying. Her crying immediately attracted the attention of the people around her, and soon a woman wearing a headscarf and carrying a basket on her back walked by.

. . . . . .

As it is said, Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng, the grandmother and grandson, ran back home one after the other. As soon as Banggeng entered the door, he spoke.

"Grandma, you can work for two months, just two months. My mom said that after this period, she will be able to find a way to get food."

"You're not even willing to do two months' worth of work? Are you not even my grandmother anymore?"

Jia Zhangshi wanted to explain further, but she quickly realized something was wrong. "Bang Geng? Where are your two younger sisters?"

Banggeng turned his head and pointed behind him, "Aren't they following behind me?"

When he turned around, he couldn't see a ghost behind him. Banggeng got a little anxious and quickly ran out of the house to look, but he couldn't find his two younger sisters either.

"Grandma, those two are gone!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Jia became anxious and quickly went outside to look around, but she couldn't see the two little maids. So she immediately turned to look at Banggeng.

"Which route did you take back? Are you sure those two were following you?"

Bang Geng hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Jia Zhangshi immediately continued, "Quick, go back to the road we just came from and look for it!"

And so, the grandfather and grandson began their search for their missing person. Unfortunately, this search was destined to be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

She searched along the road twice, and finally went back to the street office to inquire, but still couldn't find the two little girls.

Now Jia Zhangshi and Bang Geng were really anxious, and they started throwing a tantrum and crying in the neighborhood office.

"Oh my god, Dongxu! I'm so sorry! I've lost your two daughters!"

The crying and commotion got out of hand, and the neighborhood committee staff couldn't stand it anymore. After asking what had happened, they discussed it and decided to call the police on their behalf.

Since the police had been notified, the authorities quickly located the steel rolling mill and informed Qin Huairu.

Qin Huairu was also anxious. Although she loved her precious son even more, she was not as sexist as Jia Zhangshi. Her two daughters were also her lifeblood!

If anything were to happen to my two daughters, how would I live? Why did my two daughters get lost? Weren't they always living with Banggeng and my mother-in-law?

My mother-in-law is useless at everything, and she's always hungry. Now she can even lose the child if I ask her to stay home and look after him. It seems like I have no choice but to separate from her!

The more Qin Huairu thought about it, the angrier she became. After returning home, she immediately had a big argument with Jia Zhangshi.

By this time, people had started returning home from get off work, and everyone began their gossip-watching mode.

At first, Jia Zhangshi knew she was in the wrong, so she lowered her head and let Qin Huairu complain for a while. However, Qin Huairu's persistent attitude immediately displeased Jia Zhangshi.

"Hey!! Qin Huairu! Don't forget, you're eating the food of the Jia family now! You're living in the Jia family's house! Even your job is taken by the Jia family!"

Besides, how can I be solely blamed for those two girls getting lost this time? If you hadn't been crying and begging me to go to the neighborhood office to find some odd jobs to supplement the family income, would I have needed to make this trip?

If we hadn't gone to the neighborhood committee office, the two girls wouldn't have come out with us and wouldn't have gotten lost! So you're also responsible that they got lost this time!

When Jia Zhangshi shifted the blame, her logic was quite clear, but she didn't know that this incident had truly made Qin Huairu give up.

Without saying another word, Qin Huairu put on a coat and went out again to look for the two maids.

Chapter Forty-Nine: A Chance Encounter with Human Traffickers

Meanwhile, after finishing get off work in the afternoon, Ye Jianchuan didn't rush home. Instead, he went to Pigeon Market, hoping to buy the cotton he needed.

However, after wandering around the pigeon market, Ye Jianchuan still couldn't find the cotton he wanted. There was nothing he could do; winter was just around the corner, and cotton was in short supply.

So even if someone is selling this thing, they might not be able to wait for Ye Jianchuan to come; someone else will probably see it and buy it.

However, Ye Jianchuan's trip wasn't entirely in vain. He found a ticket scalper and sold the dozens of kilograms of national grain coupons he had accumulated, getting some cash in return.

For others, these national grain coupons might indeed be a valuable item, but for Ye Jianchuan, they were incredibly easy to obtain.

Basically, every one or two days, he could get several kilograms of grain coupons from the system, so Ye Jianchuan had no shortage of grain coupons.

After disposing of the grain coupons in his hand, Ye Jianchuan began to walk towards the courtyard house. However, just as he entered a small alley, a woman with a headscarf and carrying a basket on her back walked towards him, catching his attention.

It wasn't that the woman was particularly beautiful or had a great figure, but rather that she was holding a little girl in her arms, and the little girl appeared to be asleep.

If it were just an ordinary little girl, that would be fine, but when Ye Jianchuan saw the clothes, he felt they looked very familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that they were Xiao Dang's clothes.

So after passing by, Ye Jianchuan immediately stopped and looked back a few more times. This time, Ye Jianchuan was even more certain that the woman in his arms was Xiao Dang.

Moreover, although the basket the woman was carrying was covered with a cloth bag, a small section of floral fabric was still sticking out. It looked exactly like Xiao Huaihua's clothes!

Thinking of this, Ye Jianchuan immediately turned around and followed behind the woman, walking alongside her while pondering the situation.

First of all... I don't recognize this woman at all, so she's probably not someone I know.

As for being a relative of Qin Huairu's family? That's practically impossible. Apart from Qin Jingru visiting the courtyard house later, it seems that no other relatives of the Qin family have ever come.

As for the Jia family? It seems there's been absolutely no news of them. Besides, even if they're relatives, it would be easy to explain away any misunderstandings if I went up and asked.

So Ye Jianchuan didn't hesitate any longer and went straight up to stop the woman carrying the basket.

After being stopped by Ye Jianchuan, the woman was clearly flustered. "You...who are you? Why are you blocking my way? Get out of my way!"

Ye Jianchuan pointed to the child in the woman's arms. "Is this your child? You're just going to take him away?"

"If it's not my child, then is it yours? Get out of my way!"

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pushed Ye Jianchuan, then tried to run away quickly. Ye Jianchuan naturally wouldn't let her go so easily and grabbed her.

"Do you know that child trafficking is a capital offense?! Give me back my two children now! I might let you off the hook, but don't be stubborn and ask for trouble!"

As Ye Jianchuan spoke, he reached out to hug Xiaodang, but at that moment, two men who were originally far away rushed over and grabbed Ye Jianchuan's hands.

"Hey kid! I advise you not to meddle in other people's business, or I'll bleed you dry!"

As he spoke, he pulled out a small knife and brandished it at Ye Jianchuan.

Upon seeing this, Ye Jianchuan immediately understood what was going on. It turned out they had accomplices; no wonder they were so arrogant.

Although I am very strong, knives don't have eyes. If I get cut during the fight, I will suffer a great loss.

Therefore, a direct confrontation was not a wise choice, so Ye Jianchuan quietly took a step back and continued to threaten.

"Do you think you can do whatever you want just because you have more people? I advise you to put your children down and leave on your own."

Now that I've found you, you definitely can't escape. If things really escalate, do you think you can get out of Beijing?

"Alright then, release the two girls, and I'll give you a ten-yuan note, how about that? After all, you're only doing this for money, aren't you?"

The two men and one woman opposite Ye Jianchuan seemed somewhat tempted after hearing his words. Although one yuan was still slightly less than the price of two girls, there was no risk involved!

Seeing the three people opposite him hesitate, Ye Jianchuan immediately added fuel to the fire by pulling out a large sum of money.

"Here you go! One ten-yuan note. Take the money, give me the child, and I won't call the police. You won't have to live in fear anymore, how about it?"

The three whispered and discussed it briefly before finally nodding in agreement. Ye Jianchuan immediately stepped forward, took Xiao Dang from the woman's arms, and handed her ten yuan.

He then hoisted the basket the woman had handed him onto his back and pretended to walk in the opposite direction.

Seeing that Ye Jianchuan was indeed trustworthy, the three human traffickers felt relieved and turned to leave. However, as soon as they turned around, Ye Jianchuan launched an attack.

He turned around and strode forward, kicking the guy who had been holding the dagger several meters away. The guy crashed into a pole on the side of the street and couldn't get up again.

Without giving the other guy a chance to prepare, he kicked him hard in the groin, and the guy immediately knelt down and passed out.

After dealing with the two most dangerous guys, Ye Jianchuan slowly put Xiao Dang and the basket on his back down, letting the sleeping Xiao Dang lean against the basket.

Ye Jianchuan rushed to the woman who was trying to run away, grabbed her hair, and dragged her back like a dead dog.