The wholesale vegetable market is busiest before dawn, when small vegetable vendors come here to buy goods and then set up stalls in the city. Therefore, the cargo throughput here is relatively large. It is not an exaggeration to say that the largest household has a net worth of tens of millions. Now the market is quiet, with only a few shops open, which are for nearby residents.
I turned around and soon saw the red car, parked under a three-story building in the southwest corner of the market. I scratched my nose and pondered for a moment, thinking that if I barged in rashly, I might be beaten out by hooligans other than the other party's family. Know yourself and the enemy before making a decision.
I walked into a vegetable store. There was a woman in her 40s wearing an apron, picking vegetables. Seeing me coming in, she thought I was going to buy some vegetables, so she smiled and said, "Cucumbers, tomatoes, and beans. They are all newly arrived today. They are quite fresh..."
"I'm here to ask about someone..."
The lady boss immediately pulled a long face and said, "He must be asking about that little goblin again. I don't know."
Oh, isn't this a case of trying to cover up one's own guilt? It seems that this little devil has attracted many men to come and ask about her, and even annoyed the lady boss with her questions. However, she certainly won't be annoyed by money. He took out a big red bill and handed it to her, smiling and saying, "I want to buy a cucumber, no need to give me the change."
The lady boss's eyes lit up immediately, and she took the money and said with a smile, "You are a sensible young man, you should know how to ask people. You want to ask about the little... girl in the red car and red skirt, right?"
"Yes, yes, that's what I asked her." I picked up a cucumber, wiped it with my hand, and took a bite.
"Just tell me what you want to ask." The proprietress was quite happy to receive the money.
"What's her name and who's in her family?" I asked while chewing a cucumber.
The proprietress said, "Her name is Xiaojie, and I don't know her last name. She is Lei Laowan's newly adopted goddaughter. Lei Laowan already has a son, who was admitted to university this year. His wife suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and her lower limbs are paralyzed and she can't get out of bed. This father and daughter are like neither father nor daughter, and it's disgusting to look at them. Bah!" As she said that, she rolled her eyes and spit in the direction of the little red car.
The boss lady told me that Lei Laowan was from the Northeast, the largest wholesaler in the market, and his family was very rich. I heard that Xiaojie was also from the Northeast, and I don’t know how she got close to Lei Laowan and recognized him as her godfather. She said that if I wanted to go to their house to look for Xiaojie, now was the right time. Lei Laowan would go to the vegetable farmers every morning and come back in the afternoon.
I thanked the lady boss and left the shop, heading straight for the small building. There were only two women in the house, one of whom was bedridden, so I had nothing to fear. As soon as I got there, a window on the third floor opened, and Xiao Jie poked her head out and said hi to me.
Her face was full of sweet smiles, which was completely different from the expression she had in the morning, as if she was a different person.
"I knew you would come to see me. The door is not locked. Come up by yourself." She said proudly and retracted her head.
Shit, I feel like this is a Hongmen Banquet. Is this little devil setting a trap for me to step into? I sneered. Whatever the banquet, there is no place that my buddies dare not go. I pushed the door and it was ajar. I went in to a lavish living room. There was a staircase on the left, so I walked upstairs.