The host of the quick travel is lacking in virtue for eight generations

Chapter 797 60 Yaozu Sister Control Group 34

They were originally planning to take everyone back to the law enforcement office for questioning, but now they'll just interrogate them here first.

Unexpectedly, the trial uncovered quite a few things. Among them, two elderly women were found to be human traffickers. One of them was the one who had worked as a brothel madam and was now a matchmaker, going around arranging marriages for people, including the Zheng family.

Another one was a midwife. She was very skilled, and people in the neighborhood would ask her for help, especially when there were many births at the health center.

Both identities gave them convenience, but because of the strict control over the floating population, they did not traffic women and children; they only sold children that their parents and families did not want.

For example, in areas with severe sexism, the mothers would abandon their babies after birth and have the midwives dispose of them. They would also sell babies born with health problems.

Even if people found out, no one would report them; they might even think they were doing a good deed, finding a good home for those children. After all, their biological parents had abandoned them, and the fate of abandoned infants in this situation is unimaginable.

Some heartless people not only throw the babies on the roadside, but also drown or strangle them, or even bury them alive in the middle of the road, letting thousands of people trample on them, believing that this will deter the baby girls from being reincarnated in their families.

Although there is now propaganda that men and women are equal, few people listen to it, let alone the idea that beating a child or wife to death is not illegal.

That's why the police officers didn't intend to classify the two women as criminals until they heard them talk about their previous professions. The brothel owner had killed many unfortunate women, and the midwife had killed many women in labor. Just two years ago, she even performed a cesarean section on a woman in labor to remove her baby.

This is certainly not a proper cesarean section; it involves removing the fetus by killing the mother.

The most recent unfortunate mother was Zhang Youliang's ex-wife. She was beaten and went into premature labor and had a difficult delivery. When she was exhausted, she asked Zhang Youliang whether to save the mother or the child, and he answered that he should save the child.

Then she cut open the woman's abdomen and took out the baby. The woman died from pain and excessive blood loss. This is the truth behind Zhang Youliang's ex-wife's death from massive bleeding.

When Zhang's mother learned that she had given birth to a girl, and that the baby was weak due to premature birth, she told Zhang to take the child away and dispose of her, saying to others that both mother and child had died. Zhang Youliang did not object to this.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yun probed the two women with his divine sense. He examined their faces and saw that they had indeed taken many lives. Then, as if remembering something, he narrowed his eyes.

Could the human traffickers Zheng Jinbao hired be them?

Zheng Pandi and Fang Xiangdong had many ups and downs, and they didn't have children until many years later. By the time their child was in kindergarten, the country had been reformed and opened up, and they were able to travel around freely. It's understandable that they couldn't be found later.

If her guess is true, then it would be a lucky accident.

They ordered three dishes, two of which were made with ingredients they brought themselves: braised roe deer meat and pheasant stew with mushrooms. The only vegetarian dish was stir-fried shredded potatoes.

The same food, but the chef at the restaurant made it so much better. Xiao Huandi and Xiao Jiabao ate without even looking up, while Xiao Yun and Qin Yuanfeng also ate quite a bit. However, while they were eating, they were also using their divine sense to communicate about the situation on Lao Hui's side.

After everyone finished eating, the people who had gone out still hadn't returned. The police had taken everyone to the law enforcement station, leaving a few people behind to keep watch.

They told Lao Hui to keep them updated on the progress, and then they went home first. They also packed a portion of braised roe deer meat to take home for their families to try, and also to see if Xiao Ma could recreate it so they could eat it at home whenever they wanted.

On the way back, the sky darkened and the wind picked up. Qin Yuanfeng and Xiao Jiabao walked ahead, while Xiao Yun and her sister followed behind. The two of them, along with their large packs, could also block the wind.

When we reached the village entrance, snow began to fall gently, in large flakes, and soon the road surface, which was barely visible, was covered in a layer of white.

They quickened their pace and ran home, and Qin Yuanfeng followed them back to the Xiao family home first.

As soon as they entered the house, Grandma Xiao and Mom Xiao, who were cooking in the outer room, swept the snow off their bodies and bundles with dusters and brooms before letting them into the inner room.

Xiao Yun handed the lunchbox and thermos to her mother, then took out a wad of cash and handed it to her grandmother. "Mom, Grandma, we sold the chicken and meat to the state-run restaurant. It was much better than the purchasing station. The chicken was two yuan each, and the roe deer was one yuan per jin. It cost seventy-six yuan in total. We spent eleven yuan on lunch and takeout. We also bought some dried goods for Li Guangyuan's parents and sent them over, which cost six yuan. We have fifty-nine yuan left."

Grandma Xiao smiled as she took the money and started counting it. This was her favorite thing to do. As she counted, she praised, "Wow, this is a lot! It's much more than the purchase station. Last time, your grandpa went with me to sell pheasants for only 1.3 yuan each, roe deer for 60 cents, and wild boar for 40 cents."

"This thermos was bought by Guangyuan, right? Why are you giving it to me? It might get bumped or damaged again."

Xiao's mother lifted the pot lid, placed the lunchbox on the steamer, and carefully held the thermos in one hand as she spoke.

This thing is not only valuable, but it's also hard to buy; it requires industrial vouchers. If it gets broken, she can't compensate for it.

"Guangyuan said this is for us to use, it's inconvenient for him to keep it there."

"Huh? Put it here? That's not good. Besides, what's inconvenient about the educated youth settlement? It's so convenient to have hot water with this." Aunt Xiao said with a puzzled look, and Grandma Xiao also frowned.

Xiao Yun explained to her, "Someone broke the inner lining of Xu Zhiqing's thermos, but no one will admit it."

Grandma Xiao: "How can those people be so inconsiderate? They ruined such a good thing and won't even admit it. You can't work with people like that; they're easy targets for dirty tricks."

Aunt Xiao chimed in, "That's right, it's just that Xu Zhiqing is too soft-hearted. If I asked them to do anything, I would make them pay for it too. Everyone who used it should have a share."

"So you really gave us this thermos? Or should we pay him back? Do you know how much it cost?" Grandma Xiao took the thermos and touched it carefully.

Xiao Yun: "No need, he said to consider it a gift. There are also two enamel mugs, and we'll keep a portion of the soap and toothpaste. We'll just keep them and give Huandi more as a dowry when they get married."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law nodded in unison, "Alright, we'll use this one for now, and we'll buy Huandi a new one when she gets married."

In the past, they might not have dared to take the goods, fearing they wouldn't be able to afford them. But the money they made this time gave them confidence. Duobao has been bringing things home every day, and after saving them up for ten days or half a month, they can sell them for several dozen yuan.

That's over a hundred, more than what city workers earn. Their Duobao is truly a treasure!

After finishing cooking, Xiao Ma hurriedly boiled a pot of water, filled the thermos, and after finishing the meal, she put the thermos on the cabinet in the inner room and started soaking Gynostemma pentaphyllum in a new enamel mug, then gave each person a cup.

"Wow, whoever invented this thing, we've already finished a meal, and the water still tastes like it was just boiled! It's so nice!"

As she drank, Xiao's mother spoke, her eyes filled with satisfaction.

Qin Yuanfeng opened the package and found that inside, besides an eight-pound cotton quilt, there was a packet of brown sugar and dried ginger. The letter said to make ginger and brown sugar water to ward off the cold.

He handed all of these over to Huandi and said before she could refuse, “This is part of my betrothal gifts. Once my parents send the bicycle ticket, I will buy you a bicycle. I can’t afford to deal with the house and furniture right now, so I’ll have to make up for it in other ways first.”

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Xiao family were not immediately happy that their child had received so much betrothal gifts, but rather relieved that the boy was not their own, otherwise they would have been furious. This was really going all out to get the bride's family.

Why am I suddenly starting to feel a bit sorry for their in-laws? Maybe I should tell Jia Bao to play with him less in the future, lest he become a spendthrift too…