"Well... this thing is very expensive. It seems that Wang Guihua's house next door has one. Her husband bought it for her with money from working."
"Oh..." Huo Mian nodded, then thoughtfully.
She was wondering how to borrow the phone without arousing suspicion.
"Girl, where are you from?"
"S city."
"Hey, it's a big city."
"It's not bad." Huo Mian smiled and held the vegetable noodles in his hand. The warm aroma hit his face.
Although there wasn't a piece of meat and not much fat, it smelled better than anything cooked in a restaurant. Maybe Huo Mian was hungry after all the hard work.
She just chatted with the old lady while eating.
"You are a girl who is unfamiliar with this place. Why are you here looking for relatives? As soon as it gets light tomorrow morning, you can take the car and leave. Don't stay here anymore."
"What's wrong, grandma, is there something wrong here?"
"Hey... I've done something wrong, I can't even tell you." The old lady sat on the threshold and sighed.
"I won't tell anyone," Huo Mian emphasized.
"Our place used to be quite peaceful, but then suddenly human trafficking suddenly emerged for some reason. Do you know, it is illegal, but those crazy people will do anything for money. Children, women, can I sell everything I can. I have indeed become rich in the past few years, but it’s not all about serious business... These people will get their comeuppance sooner or later. Girl, you are a foreigner and you are pregnant, so you will be targeted by those bad guys. It’s over.”
"Grandma, don't the police care about what the bad guys do?" Huo Mian asked tentatively.
"Police? Who cares? They collect money and turn a blind eye. But fortunately they are not locals. They just keep bringing people back from outside. This place is finished. Since my family After the old man died, the eldest daughter and her family moved away. Not long after, the younger son also went out to work. If I hadn't been reluctant to leave here, I would have left long ago. "
"This place... really needs to be better managed. Those traffickers are so abominable."
Huo Mian finished eating the old lady's noodles with a heavy heart.
Seeing that the old lady seemed to have difficulty with her legs and feet, he took the initiative to check her pulse.
"Girl, can you still see a doctor?"
"Well, I'm a doctor."
"Oh, you are a doctor at such a young age."
Obviously, the old lady admires the profession of doctor.
"I'm not young anymore, grandma, I'm almost 30 years old."
After checking her pulse, Huo Mian stood up and said, "Grandma, you are a little weak. Do you cough often?"
"Yes, my lungs are not good. Every year before winter, I cough for a long time. It's an old problem." The old lady nodded.
"Well, it's not a big problem. Don't catch a cold. When I get home, I'll send someone to bring you some Chinese medicine when I get the chance. You can drink it well."
"No, no, those medicines are too expensive." The old lady waved her hand.
"It's okay. You don't need to spend any money. I'll give it to you."
At this time, the old lady was just about to speak.
I heard the noise outside...
Huo Mian saw a group of people walking in from a distance.
"You guys are looking for me one by one. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, you can't let anyone escape. He is our God of Wealth."
As soon as I heard this voice, I knew it was a human trafficker.
Huo Mian's expression immediately changed.
"Grandma, mine hide, they are all bad people."
"Quick, hide in the water tank behind me."
"Huh?" I don't know how to drink water.
"It's okay, there's no water in it."
The old lady quickly took Huo Mian to the dark back room. There was an old water tank with some dried cabbage in it. A strong smell of rotten cabbage leaves hit her face.
Huo Mian's heart changed, and she stepped on the bench and jumped into the water tank. Then the old lady picked up the lid and covered the water tank with a piece of red cloth on top.
After everything was done, the group of people rushed in.
"What's going on?" The old lady looked at these people.
"Damn old woman, have you seen a woman with a big belly?" The trafficker in the lead had a fierce look on his face.