good old days

Chapter 556 Robber

On the last day of 1979, Song Yahui took a bus to the market. When he got off the bus, he was attacked by people from behind. He fell to the ground in a prostrate manner and was trampled by the passengers behind him.

The skin on his chin was scratched and bleeding, one wrist was bruised from holding on the ground, and his legs were a little stiff when walking.

Wang Sumei took him to the hospital and cleaned the wound. After the examination, he said that the bone was fine and he would be fine in a few days.

So Wang Sumei asked him to rest at home for a few more days and wait until he recovered before going to the store.

During festivals, business in the shop will be very good. Business has been good recently. It was impossible for Wang Sumei to close the door on time at three o'clock. The queue at the door was not short, and it was already dark when she got home.

Business was even better on New Year's Day.

Song Yahui took a rest, and Wang Sumei asked Jin Fuhai's daughter-in-law Zhang Qiaoqiao to work first in the store for one yuan a day.

Zhang Qiaoqiao spends most of his time with Jin Fuhai at the back door of the shop where he is speculating, and sometimes helps the store. He is quite familiar with the prices of dried fruits in the store, but he is a bit shy, has a low voice, and is not as loud as Song Yahui. He is smart and energetic, and can barely do it.

On New Year's Day, business came as soon as the doors opened.

Although Song Yahui was resting at home to recuperate from his injuries, Wang Sumei didn't think of leaving his grandson to take care of him. This kid had hand and foot problems, so asking him to look after the child would not only torture him, but also not take good care of him.

The business has been running continuously since the business opened. Wang Sumei still has to find time to heat up rice cereal on the stove in the back before feeding her grandson.

The whole day was busy and messy. When the time came, the store was almost packed. After Li Xiaoli and Jin Fuhai said goodbye to her, Wang Sumei packed up the money, wrapped the children, put on a hat and scarf, locked the store door and took the bus. .

From the market to the school, you have to take two buses and have to change buses midway.

I was walking on the same road I was used to, except that it was already dark, there was no other difference from usual days.

Carrying a bag behind her and holding her child in front of her, Wang Sumei walked to the dirt road near Xinnan Courtyard as usual and walked back, which was only about ten minutes away from her home.

It's cold in winter, and no one would wander outside. At first glance, the road is bare, and the woods on the roadside look like man-eating monsters.

A person walked past her. Wang Sumei was hit and staggered.

When she fell, she also paid attention to the child in her arms and twisted her body. The bag on her back was cushioned under her. The small hot water bottle inside hurt her, and her waist was twisted. For a while, she couldn't stand up.

In this brief moment, the child in her arms was taken away.

Wang Sumei was stunned at this time. She didn't expect to encounter someone who snatched the child. At that time, she was still wondering, did this person just want to help her?

Unexpectedly, before she could stand up, the black figure in front of her hugged the child and ran forward. Fifty meters away, there seemed to be a bicycle coming to meet her.

There were two people sitting on the bicycle. The one on the back seat started pedaling as soon as the child in the front seat reached him.

Wang Sumei ignored the pain on her body and stood up to chase her. The person who snatched the child stopped her with a knife in his hand and said: "Bring me five thousand yuan. Go back and get it now. I'm right here." I will wait for you for twenty minutes, and as soon as I get the money, I will return the child to you. If you shout and attract other people's attention, I will run away immediately and I will stop wanting your child."

This person has calculated the accounts of Xiyu Xianggan Fruit Store and calculated that the daily revenue of the store may not be less than 300 yuan. After looking at it for so long, he has not seen any deposits in the bank this month. If he wants more, he is afraid that he will not be able to get it all at once. Come out, you must have five thousand yuan in cash.

As she got closer, Wang Sumei realized that the person in front of her seemed to be wearing a black hood, with only two eyes exposed. The sky was so dark that it was difficult to see the person's face clearly, and with something covering her head, it was even more difficult to see the person. Human appearance. There was a faint cry of children in the distance, and the sound was getting farther and farther. Looking in that direction, it was heading to the countryside in the northwest, and Wang Sumei felt anxious in her heart.

"If you don't do what I say, we will throw the child away in a deserted place. There is no chance that he will freeze to death in this cold weather."

Wang Sumei kicked him in the leg, "If anything happens to my grandson, just wait and I will chop you to death with a knife."

"We're asking for money. I have a watch on my wrist. If it's more than twenty minutes from now, don't ask for the child."

It took more than two months to check the site and take action. They knew Wang Sumei's itinerary very clearly. They also dealt with Song Yahui, the troublesome person, in advance. Everything went according to their plan.

The robber who hid in the woods and waited for Wang Sumei to get the money watched the black shadow disappear into the open space and nodded with satisfaction.

Wang Sumei ran all the way back to the courtyard. Song Yahui heard her opening the door and came out with difficulty, "Auntie, the meal is ready. Is it hot now or wait until Sister Xinyu comes back?"

Wang Sumei was not in the mood to eat, so she hurriedly entered Jiang Xinyu and Chen Yi's room, rummaged in the big closet in the room, saw the lock on the small cabinet, ran to the study irritably, and rummaged through the cabinet on the desk. , poured out the pen holder, and heard the crisp sound of the key.

He counted five thousand yuan with shaking hands, locked the cabinet, and hurried out the door.

"Aunt, aunt, what happened?"

Wang Sumei didn't want to waste time here, so she stopped and said, "If Xinyu is sent back by Chen Yi's father's car, tell her that I encountered a robber today, and the robber took the child away." , let me get the money to redeem him, and I will go and redeem the child now."

Wang Sumei finished speaking in a hurry and ran away.

It took Song Yahui a while to digest what Aunt Wang said.

The child was robbed? He just rested at home for a day and didn't come back with his aunt. How could the child be robbed on the way?

Song Yahui walked out of the courtyard with a weird posture and closed the door. He just took two steps, but he didn't know what he could do like this, and he didn't know where Aunt Wang went to teach the ransom.

In the middle of winter, Wang Sumei was sweating from running around. When she got to the place, she looked around and saw no one. She yelled anxiously: "Where are the people? Where did they die? I brought the money. If something happens to my grandson, I will eat him alive." Got you."

While Wang Sumei was running around anxiously, the person who snatched the child came out of the woods.

"Give me the money. When I get the money, I will tell you where the child is. You go and take him back."

Wang Sumei: "I hand over the money with one hand and the person with the other. I can't see my grandson, and I don't have a dime."

The man cursed: "Are you going to give it to me? If not, I'll wait until your grandson's body is collected tomorrow morning."

They planned to take the child away and put it in a place they had planned in advance. After getting the money, they could run away. Naturally, they would not hold the child for trading at this time.

(End of this chapter)