latelenovela Chapter 221 The Yu Family's Past
Chapter 221 The Yu Family's Past
Shen Qijun received a look from his aunt and looked at the people: "I just came back from the dock. There were crowds of people in front of the Zhang residence. You can go and see for yourselves if you don't believe me."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, several men and two women carrying bundles came running over from the alleyway to the east, looking flustered.
A woman, leaning against the wall with one hand and patting her chest with the other, said, "I was so scared! Luckily I ran fast, or I would have been caught."
The fat man said, "That's right, run! Once we're out of the city, everything will be fine."
The tall man leaned against the wall, panting heavily: "Hey, let's find a place to take shelter first. Once this is over, we'll go back to our old ways."
Another woman leaned against the fat man and said, "Why don't we go to Lan Hua's house? Their village is in the mountains."
Another skinny man said, "Damn it, you pointed me to some godforsaken place right away. It's not that far."
The man with the mustache bent over, resting his hands on his knees, and joked, "You're afraid you'll be recognized if you go to Orchid Village. I remember that time you almost wiped out all the bastards in that village."
The short man said, "Go away, I paid for it."
……
Dongfang Jin glanced at the person in the shadows; this person had been following her ever since she left her house.
Although there was no malice, the aura of this person was surprisingly the same as that of the person who had blocked Wang Mei's slap for her at Jin Yu Lou.
And that man in black who went to her house with the wind, who exactly are they?
[Jin-jie, this person seems to share the same master as Long Er and the others.]
Dongfang Jin was very surprised. "Ruyi, could she be one of the Emperor's people?"
Unlike them, their clothes are different. Ryuji and the others have a small dragon embroidered with gold thread on their clothes.
The person's clothes were indeed embroidered with a qilin.
Kirin?
She must be the prince's child, which means she's from the Prince Dun's residence. [Who cares whose side she's on, but why is she following me? Even without malicious intent, it's still quite unsettling.]
She meant no harm; she seemed to be protecting you.
Protect?
She wouldn't dare; she'd probably have some ulterior motive.
The Emperor, the Duke of Ningguo, and now another Prince Dun... it seems...
[Ruyi, look at those people, what are they doing? Why are they acting so flustered?]
"Jin-jie, those seven are human traffickers. I just heard them say they live in a small courtyard next to the Zhang residence. Should we arrest them?"
What do you think? If we don't catch these kinds of people and let them escape, they'll likely go back to their old ways and harm society after a while. These kinds of people are definitely not good people.
Just as they were about to run over, Dongfang Jin shouted to Shen Qijun and his brother, Gu Jingye, "Grab them, they're the ones with problems."
“Yes,” Shen Qijun was the first to rush out, followed by Shen Qihui and Gu Jingye.
Those three boys were ruthless; they kicked each of them one by one.
Upon seeing this, the man who was bowing to Yu Tao waved his hand, and the group of people tried to run towards the alley to the south.
How could Dongfang Jin let them escape?
Because she could hear them calling out the names of those people.
Hengtong Casino? It seems to be part of the Zhang family's business as well.
"what!"
"Hey hey!"
"hateful……"
"You little brats are asking for it, huh..."
"Well……"
"boom."
"Snapped."
"thump."
Even after several people had passed out, Shen Qihui kicked each of them once.
"You little bitch, you dare hit my brother? I'll fight you to the death!" The woman with the pointed mouth and monkey-like face picked up a stool next to her and was about to smash it on Dongfang Jin's back.
The jade-like figure in the shadows moved. She moved like a ghost, flashing out and sending the woman flying with a single palm strike.
The woman landed like a kite with a broken string, spitting out a mouthful of blood and closing her eyes. Her head lolled to the side, and she fell silent.
"Osmanthus fragrans!"
After seeing his wife fly out and land vomiting blood, Yu Tao quickly ran over.
He reached out to check his wife's breathing; it was weak. He looked at Yu Ying with fear, barely daring to breathe.
Yu Ying glanced at the people lying on the ground, her eyes flickered for a moment, and then she disappeared into the shadows.
Seeing her like this, Dongfang Jin was only curious for a moment and did not say anything.
Shen Qijun simply assumed she was with Long Er and didn't ask any questions.
But Gu Jingye was very happy; the woman was good.
Finally, Shen Qijun went to the yamen to call for help. Old Man Yu and his wife had already cooked the wontons they had prepared and called Dongfang Jin and the two children to eat.
Li Xiuwen and his team had just brought the things they had confiscated from the Zhang residence into the yamen when they saw Shen Qijun running over. After clarifying their purpose, Shen Qijun brought his men over as well.
As soon as they arrived, they saw Dongfang Jin, Shen Qihui, and Gu Jingye still eating wontons.
Dongfang Jin saw Li Xiuwen and said, "Brother Li, I'm leaving this place to you."
Seeing that she was not injured, Li Xiuwen nodded and advised, "Don't do such dangerous things in the future."
Dongfang Jin nodded and thanked him: "I know, none of them have any martial arts skills."
Li Xiuwen was speechless when he heard her say that, and then said, "They are human traffickers. They have some shady methods. You should be careful."
Sigh, Chenglin's wife is really a handful, but we can't interfere too much.
Chenglin, I'm really worried for you!
Dongfang Jin nodded in agreement. He was right. Ruyi had just taken all the valuables from those people. It said there were quite a few sleeping pills in those bundles.
They were in a hurry to escape; if it were any other time, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold their own.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Dongfang Jin led the two elderly people and the few beggar children away.
Yes, after Dongfang Jin and the others knocked those people unconscious, and with people watching from the shadows, they ate with peace of mind.
While eating, Dongfang Jin explained her thoughts and asked the little beggars if they were willing to be her slaves. If they were, they could come with her; if not, she wouldn't force them.
In the end, only two children remained, one named Tiger and the other Monkey, both nine years old.
Both children were picked up by an old beggar from a garbage dump behind Flower Street; you can guess what happened.
So the two of them were driven out by the other beggars after the old beggar died; they had just wandered to Ling'an County this autumn.
The other four left, unwilling to be slaves, saying that although they would no longer wander, freeze, or starve.
But this way they are free. Once they become slaves, their lives and deaths will be in the hands of others, which they are unwilling to do.
Yu Lao's name was Yu Cheng and his wife was Liu. They were from Tongan Town, Ling'an County.
He was the youngest son in his family and also their only son. In his case, he was born late in life.
However, when the child was seven years old, he drowned while playing in the water with other children. His parents were devastated and passed away not long afterward.
Then the clan chief approached the couple, saying that their family was cursed and were considered unlucky...
He did not refute it later, and took his wife to Ling'an County. He said that when they first came to Ling'an County, which is now the place where wontons are sold, it was a desolate place with only a few scattered households.
They settled here for a small amount of money and made a living selling wontons.
Later, his business flourished, and with more money in hand, he added a two-courtyard house to his residence.
People lived in the front, and two rooms were set up in the back to sell wontons.
In less than ten years, he built a small business, bought land at the dock, built many shops, and rented them out.
At this time, the head of the Yu family, along with his cousin, came to him and said that the couple had no children and could not have their lineage die out.
His cousin, Yu Huai, has many children and is struggling financially. They are on the verge of bankruptcy and want the couple to adopt a child from his family.
They will have someone to care for them in their old age and see them off in their final days, which will also help their cousin through this difficult time.
The couple were somewhat tempted by the clan chief's words, as they had indeed been worried about having children over the years.