Chapter 1066: My things, my decision

Wang An nodded upon hearing this and then asked:

"Did they report their names or anything when they came? And did they leave any harsh words before they left? Like what they were going to do, and what would happen if... that kind of thing."

Huang Baoguo frowned and said subconsciously:

"No. When they came, they just said they were looking for a partner for an old man. And when they left, there were a lot of people, and they were just shouting, so I didn't hear them say anything."

Wang An felt a bit confused upon hearing this. Because if this group of people was specifically collecting girls to engage in the "selling bank" industry, they would usually use intimidation as the main method and force as a supplement. Not leaving a few harsh words was completely abnormal.

Besides, not even stating their background—perhaps only a fool like Huang Baoguo would believe they were looking for a partner for an old man.

Consequently, Wang An asked again:

"How many people came this time? And last time, how many people came last time?"

Huang Baoguo said without hesitation:

"Last time there were 7. There were two young men in their 20s, four men in their 30s, and one old woman in her 40s. This time 4 came. One young man and one in his 30s, and that old woman didn't come."

Wang An nodded while thinking, not continuing to pursue the question. The main thing was that the situation Huang Baoguo understood was clearly very limited, and asking more wouldn't yield anything.

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

After pondering for a long time, Wang An found that in his memory, there seemed to be no such organization in the county town. Consequently, Wang An wanted to change the subject to the wheat harvesting.

Who knew that Huang Baoguo would suddenly say:

"I remember now. Before those 4 people left, that young man said to be careful with my old daughter, saying that if the big one ran away, there was still the small one, and that the authorities definitely wouldn't be useful. He also said that a drifter like me dared to act cocky, and that he had to kill me, and so on."

Wang An narrowed his eyes immediately upon hearing this. Because it was clear that this group of people hadn't gathered enough people, and they were somewhat frustrated. It was possible that they had set their sights on Huang Li's younger sister, Huang Ying.

Just as Wang An was pondering whether these people would appear again, Huang Baoguo said:

"I always feel that they are sloppy and don't look like good people, and they aren't sincerely looking for a partner for my Little Li."

Wang An glanced at Huang Baoguo, truly wanting to give this old guy a slap.

Huang Baoguo had previously almost sold his own biological daughter in a muddle, and only now did he realize something was wrong. This Huang Baoguo's IQ was truly worrying.

He didn't even think about it: where were there so many old men who had to find young girls? Even if they were really looking, those old men with power and influence could find any kind, so why did they have to find them from among drifters who didn't even have household registration?

Temporarily unable to find any clues, Wang An changed the subject:

"Uncle Huang, I came to tell you that my family will start harvesting wheat tomorrow. You and your son can come to my house with the cart in a while, or you can go tomorrow morning."

Before Huang Baoguo could speak, Wang An said again:

"If you ask me, if you two have nothing to do, just go with the cart in a while. It saves you two from having to walk over tomorrow."

In this era, the most common means of transportation were horse carts and ox carts, or sleds in winter. But drifters who couldn't even eat couldn't afford large livestock. So these people all relied on their two legs to go out.

Huang Baoguo nodded and laughed dryly:

"Yeah, then I'll trouble you, Young Master. Hehehe."

Wang An waved his hand and said:

"What trouble? It's just something done along the way."

After chatting with Huang Baoguo about a few useless things, Wang An planned to go home. The main thing was that there was truly no place to stay at Huang Baoguo's place.

When Wang An opened his mouth to call Huang Li to leave, he saw Huang Li chatting very warmly with her mother and younger brother and sister, so Wang An held back again.

Consequently, Wang An took out a cigarette and handed one to Huang Baoguo, lit one himself, and while chatting with Huang Baoguo about some random things, he observed what the four of them were chatting about.

He saw Huang Li saying to her mother:

"I tell you, Mother, my sister-in-law is very good to me. As soon as I arrived at her house, she gave me a set of clothes."

As she spoke, Huang Li pointed to the clothes and pants she was wearing and continued:

"Look, this is what I'm wearing. There isn't a single patch on the whole thing."

Huang Li's mother looked at Huang Li with a smile, seemingly very happy for Huang Li's current situation. However, she said:

"Yeah, the better they treat you, the harder you have to work, otherwise they'll drive you back."

Huang Li said with a giggle:

"Oh, I know. How old am I? By the way, I also brought back a set of clothes for Ying."

As she spoke, Huang Li took out a piece of clothing and a pair of pants from the side bag and said to Huang Li's mother:

"These clothes and pants are a bit big. Mother, take some time to alter them for Ying."

Huang Li's mother looked at the clothes and pants and said with a face full of heartache:

"Such good clothes, wouldn't it be a waste to alter them?"

Huang Li looked at the new clothes on her younger sister that were more than a little too big, and said stubbornly:

"Even so, I have to alter a pair of pants. She's such a big girl and is always bare-bottomed. I don't want Ying to be like me."

It was clear that Huang Li was deeply disgusted by the fact that she had often been bare-bodied.

However, thinking about it, it was normal. The fact that one could only wear clothes when going out was truly painful for the person involved.

Moreover, Huang Li was already sixteen or seventeen, but she didn't have a set of clothes of her own to wear, which was truly miserable enough.

Seeing Huang Li's stubbornness, Huang Li's mother had to agree:

"There's some cloth left over from what your father bought a few days ago. I'll make another pair of pants for Ying, and I won't alter this pair of pants."

Hearing her mother say this, Huang Li nodded with a smile, her face full of the pride of "my things, my decision."

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 was about the same as Huang Li at this moment.

It was as if there was a sense of freedom that he had grown up and no longer needed his parents' constraints.

He saw Huang Li saying again:

"By the way, my sister-in-law gives me all the good things to eat."

As she spoke, Huang Li took out a few biscuits, gave one to her mother and younger brother and sister respectively, and then, with a smile on her face, put a whole piece aside and said:

"I'm saving this biscuit for Father."

Looking at the only two half-pieces of biscuits left in her hand, Huang Li thought for a moment, then carefully broke them into several pieces, and then distributed them to her younger brother, sister, and mother. As for herself, only a smallest crumb and some biscuit crumbs remained in her hand.

Watching her mother and younger brother and sister put the biscuits into their mouths, Huang Li then put the biscuit crumbs and biscuit crumbs into her mouth.

Thanks to "Emperor of the Great Empire" for the tip, thank you, thank you.

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