Living in a Siheyuan

Chapter 125 Lou Zhenghua Returns

While Qin Huairu and the others were searching everywhere, Banggeng had already been tied up and taken out of Sijiu City.

Banggeng did leave early after school, but when he passed an alley, several people suddenly rushed out, covered his mouth and pulled him in.

Banggeng was scared and thought someone was going to hit him just like last time.

But this time no one hit him, and after a while, Banggeng fainted.

After Banggeng was knocked unconscious, several people put him into a sack, loaded him on a horse-drawn carriage, and left the city.

These people were originally human traffickers, but now there are too many refugees and they can't sell the children for money, so they have stopped temporarily.

But this time, someone specifically found them and paid them to kidnap this guy named Banggeng.

With money to be gained, these people kidnapped Bang Geng.

The carriage traveled west with Banggeng all the way. It took two or three days to reach the destination.

This is a small private coal mine located in the vast mountains. There is only one exit, from which coal is transported out.

The people in the coal mine are all disaster victims who were swindled from outside, or people who were bought in the past.

But there were very few people who bought it before. After all, it was difficult for anyone to live longer here.

Banggeng was taken to a room at the entrance of the coal mine.

A big man with a full beard said, "Hu San, didn't you say we don't need people now? As long as we give them food, there are plenty of people coming over. Do I still need to spend money to buy people from you?"

The middle-aged kidnapper named Hu San immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Jin, look at what you said. How could I not know the current market situation? This time is different. We were paid to kidnap this person. We are sending him to you for free. All you have to do is keep an eye on him and make sure he doesn't run away."

Hearing that it was free, Grandpa Jin nodded in satisfaction and said, "Don't worry, no one here can escape."

After saying that, he opened the sack and took a look. He saw that it was a child about ten years old, and he couldn't help but frowned.

But looking at this chubby child, it can be seen that he has plenty of food and drink.

So he asked, "Will there be any trouble? Don't let anyone find this place."

"Don't worry, Mr. Jin, there won't be any trouble. This family is just an ordinary worker, no one will pursue it."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Jin arranged for two people to carry the sticks into the coal mine.

Not far from the exit of the coal mine, there are rows of small caves. This is where the coal miners live.

They go deep into the ground to dig coal every morning, and then pull the coal out in the afternoon to exchange it for food here.

If you don’t dig anything or dig too little, you will have nothing to eat.

You know, people in the coal mines only have one meal a day, and it's just two small steamed buns made of mixed grains.

I don’t know how many people couldn’t hold on and were thrown into the abandoned mines.

The two men woke Banggeng up and threw him directly into a small hole. They shouted inside, "Zhang Laoer, we've brought you a new person."

Zhang Laoer crawled out of the small hole cursing, "Why is it another little kid? Can he do any work?"

"Never mind, keep it for now, and throw it into the hole if it can't do any work." The other man said and left.

Banggeng woke up slowly, looked at the darkness around him, and started crying in fear.

"Why are you crying? If you cry again I'll throw you into the hole to feed the mice!" Zhang Laoer threatened.

Banggeng was so scared that he stopped crying and looked at Zhang Laoer pitifully.

"Forget it, just stay here and go down to the mine with us tomorrow." After saying this, Zhang Laoer threw a hard and black steamed bun to Banggeng.

Banggeng held the steamed bread in his hand, tears streaming down his face. He thought of his warm home, his grandmother and his mother. He didn't understand why he was brought to this strange place and suffered such treatment.

At night, the mine was terribly quiet. Banggeng curled up in a corner, shivering. He tried to escape, but the coal mine in the dark was like a maze, leaving him nowhere to escape.

The next morning, Banggeng was driven onto a mine cart by Zhang Laoer and others and went deep into the coal mine. The narrow tunnel was filled with coal dust, and the miners dug the coal with great effort. Banggeng worked hard, but his young body was soon exhausted. However, he had only one thought in his mind: go home.

Qin Huairu, who was far away in the courtyard, had no idea about Banggeng's tragic experience.

After searching for several days without any results, she gave up.

Jia Zhang cried so hard that her eyes almost went blind. She only had this precious grandson, and now she didn't know whether he was alive or dead. This made the Jia family's roots cut off.

Afterwards, there were constant rumors that He Daqing did it in revenge for Bang Geng.

This rumor was spreading more and more. Qin Huairu also heard it.

But when she asked He Daqing, He Daqing strongly denied it, saying it couldn't be him.

This also led to the separation of Qin Huairu and He Daqing.

Although she did not get a divorce certificate, she moved back to the Jia family with Xiaodang, telling outsiders that she was taking care of Jia Zhang, who was both mute and blind.

But everyone knew that Qin Huairu just didn't want to sleep with the person who harmed her son.

This happened not long ago.

That day, Li Ping'an had just returned home from get off work when he saw Lou Xiao'e coming.

This is the first time Lou Xiao'e has returned since leaving the Siheyuan.

When Li Pingan saw Lou Xiao'e, he asked, "Why are you here? Aren't you at home looking after the kids?"

Lou Xiao'e and Yu Li were chatting happily. When she saw Li Ping'an, she said, "My dad is back. He asked me to come over and ask you to come over. So I took the opportunity to come over and see Sister Li and my two godsons."

Li Pingan was also surprised to hear that Lou Zhenghua had returned so soon. He had thought it would take about half a year for him to return.

So he didn't dare to delay and wanted to go over and find out the situation as soon as possible.

"Then let's go, I'll go take a look."

Lou Xiao'e also said goodbye to Yu Li and went back with Li Ping'an.

When he arrived at Lou's house, Lou Zhenghua heard the sound of a car and was already waiting for him at the door.

Li Pingan saw Lou Zhenghua, who was full of energy, and said, "Dad, seeing you like this, did your visit go smoothly this time?"

Lou Zhenghua said with a smile: "It went quite smoothly this time. Let's go in and talk."

So Li Ping'an said hello to Lou's mother and followed Lou Zhenghua to the study.

When Lou Zhenghua arrived at the study, he said, "It's safe. You wouldn't know until you go out. Once you go out, you will be really surprised!"

"The situation in Hong Kong is completely different from ours."

"Over there, there are tall buildings and a lot of traffic. Rich people can drive cars and have a lot of televisions. I have to say, the gap between us is too big."

"And when I went there this time, a large number of people were flocking to Hong Kong. I heard that Hong Kong had already repatriated many people. Even this couldn't stop a large number of people from running there."

Li Pingan listened and thought, where is this going? In the next few decades, Hong Kong can be said to be one of the four little dragons in Asia. How can it not be prosperous?

"Dad, how are your arrangements going over there this time?"

After hearing Li Ping'an's question, Lou Zhenghua said proudly, "It must have gone smoothly. I met several old friends there this time. I thought they went abroad, but who knew they had settled down there."

"It was thanks to their help that I was able to sell my things successfully and get a large sum of money. I also bought a big villa in a place called Mid-Levels. It's big enough for our family to live in."

"I listened to you and found a place halfway up the mountain. I heard from them that the top of the mountain is where the governor of Kitty Hawk lives. There are also many foreigners living there. The public security there is also the best in the area."

After listening to Lou Zhenghua's words, Li Pingan also thought of that place. In the future, it will also be a luxury residential area where rich people gather. In later generations, many big stars also lived there.

Since everything had been arranged over there, the two began to discuss things here.

Lou Zhenghua said, "Ping An, I will go to the business department in the next few days to work on my relationship and transfer you out of the factory. When the formalities are completed, we will leave."

"The country is in a difficult period now. The sooner we go there, the sooner we can contribute to the country."

Li Pingan also wanted to go there earlier, after all, there was really no room for him to show his abilities here. He was hesitant about everything.

If he reaches Hong Kong, he can go abroad and go to Plaster Country to settle the debt they owe to Dragon Country.

We can also go to the United States and Germany and get back the high-tech technology that they have blocked from the Dragon Country.

Thinking of this, Li Pingan also felt a surge of emotion.

So he said, "Dad, thank you for your help. I will start making the final preparations in the next few days."

"But when are you going to tell Xiao'e and the others about this?"

Lou Zhenghua thought for a moment and said, "Let's wait a few days until I have completed all the formalities. Although the situation over there is better, I still feel reluctant to leave!"

"Not to mention other things, there are some real estate and inherited furniture that are difficult to deal with right now."

After hearing this, Li Pingan thought for a moment and said, "Dad, if you trust me, I'll find someone to keep it for you. The place where he keeps it is absolutely safe and reliable. When our country gets better in the future, you can keep it when you come back."

Lou Zhenghua thought about Li Ping'an's ability and said, "Do you know that person who is reliable? There are quite a lot of things to be dealt with this time, and they are also of some value."

"Dad, don't worry! They can definitely be trusted. They have places to hide those things that are difficult to handle."

Li Ping'an's words made Lou Zhenghua feel relieved.

There are still many things left by my ancestors in my home, and it is not easy to take them away. Now that I have a place to store them, I can leave with peace of mind.

The two discussed in the study room and decided to store the things in one place and let Li Pingan and his friends take them away.

In fact, Li Pingan didn't have many friends, but comparatively speaking, there was no place that could make people feel more at ease than space.

After having dinner at Lou's house, Li Ping'an went home early to make arrangements for his departure.