Chapter 1083

Hearing this, Wang An nodded and asked:

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

Huang Baoguo frowned and said subconsciously:

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

Hearing this, Wang An felt a bit confused. 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 pondering and didn't continue 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 didn't seem to be such an organization in the county town. Consequently, Wang An wanted to change the subject to the wheat harvesting.

Who would have thought 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 police definitely wouldn't be useful. He also said that I, a displaced person, dared to be arrogant and that he had to kill me, and so on."

Hearing this, Wang An immediately narrowed his eyes. Because it wasn't hard to hear that this group of people hadn't gathered enough numbers and were somewhat desperate, possibly setting their sights on Huang Li's younger sister, Huang Ying.

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

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

Wang An glanced at Huang Baoguo sideways and really wanted to give this old guy a slap.

Before, Huang Baoguo had almost sold his own biological daughter in a daze, and now he only realized something was wrong after the fact. This Huang Baoguo's IQ was truly damn worrying.

He didn't even want to think about it: where were there so many old men who had to find young girls? Even if they were really looking, what kind of girl couldn't those powerful old men find? Why did they have to find one from among the displaced people who didn't even have household registration?

Temporarily finding no 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 go 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 have nothing to do, you should just take the cart and go in a while, so you two don't have to walk over tomorrow."

In this era, the most common means of transportation were horse carts and ox carts, or sleds in winter. But displaced people who couldn't even eat their fill—how could they afford large livestock? So these people traveled entirely on their two legs.

Huang Baoguo nodded and laughed dryly:

"Yes, that would trouble you, Young Master, hehehe..."

Wang An waved his hand and said:

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

After chatting with Huang Baoguo for a few more useless words, 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.

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

He saw Huang Li say 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 with satisfaction and continued:

"Look, this is the set 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, but she said:

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

Huang Li said with a grin:

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

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

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

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

"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 big and said with stubbornness:

"Even so, I have to alter a pair of pants. A big girl walking around with her bare bottom every day—I don't want Little Ying to be like me."

It was clear that Huang Li had a deep hatred for the fact that she often walked around without clothes when she was younger.

But thinking about it, it was normal. The fact that only those who went out could wear clothes was indeed very painful for the person involved.

What's more, Huang Li was fine when she was young, but at sixteen or seventeen, not having a set of clothes of her own was truly miserable.

Looking at Huang Li's stubbornness, Huang Li's mother had to agree:

"The cloth your father bought a few days ago is still left over. I'll make another pair of pants for Little Ying, so I won't alter this pair."

Hearing her mother say this, Huang Li nodded with a smile, her face full of pride that "my things are decided by me."

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 not much different from Huang Li at this moment.

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

He saw Huang Li say again:

"By the way, my sister-in-law gives me delicious food every time."

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

"This biscuit is for Father."

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

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