Good Times in the Rebirth Era

Abdul's father, Maimet, still remembers Jiang Xinyu and Wang Sumei, but since he didn't speak much Mandarin, it was a little difficult for them to communicate.

Last year, Luo Chaosheng helped them negotiate the matter. Now there is no middleman. Jiang Xinyu has a headache when listening to the other party's chattering and not being able to tell the reason from their expressions.

Old Maimaiti also knew that there was no way to communicate. He waved his hand and led a few people back to the vineyard. They arrived at a shed in the vineyard where things were stored. There were three bags of figs and two bags of dried apricots neatly placed inside. , a bag of almonds.

Wang Sumei interrupted: "Does he mean that this is the goods that Abdul collected for you before he disappeared?"

Jiang Xinyu estimated that this was what Lao Maimaiti meant, but how much were these goods worth?

"Yahui, go find the technician you met this morning and ask him if he is free to translate for us."

Song Yahui still remembered the way and came with the technician in about ten minutes.

Maimeti muttered again. After hearing this, the technician turned to them and said, "He said this is the goods that Abdul collected for you."

Jiang Xinyu asked: "These goods are not worth much. I originally sent him four thousand, but you asked him where the rest of the money went after Abudu disappeared?"

The technician's Uyghur language wasn't very good either. After stumbling over his words to explain what he meant, Maimaiti waved his hand and said a few words, "I don't know."

There was no need for a technician to convey the meaning, Jiang Xinyu could see his gesture clearly.

Suppressing her anxiety, she added: "Abdu is a staff member of the township government. He has a job and he doesn't have time to do it himself. When we communicated last year, he left all the tasks of collecting goods to me. His son Alimujiang, Maimaiti couldn’t explain, so he let Alimujiang explain.”

A technician can answer this question: "I often see Alimujiang in the vineyard. I saw him just now. I'll call him for you. He has a bad temper. You try to talk to him nicely."

Alimujiang had already heard the technician tell Jiang Xinyu's purpose on the way. Compared with Lao Maimaiti, his Chinese was barely communicable and his attitude was not very friendly. "He only asked me to receive the goods. I didn't see your money. I'm asking for it," he said. I’m of no use.”

Those who say this will leave.

Under the signal from Jiang Xinyu's eyes, Qiao Jianfeng raised his leg to block his way.

"What do you mean?"

Compared with just now, Alimujiang's expression was a bit more fierce. Jiang Xinyu felt that he looked like a violent man who would raise his fist at any time.

She tried to be as gentle as possible and said, "Nothing else, I just want to ask clearly. After all, it involves four thousand yuan. The goods under the shed are not worth much. I want to ask you, your father asked you to receive the goods, do you accept them?" You must pay others for the goods, so did you give the payment for these goods or did your father personally give them?"

She talked a lot, and Alimujiang was confused as he listened, and his face gradually became irritable.

The technician picked up important information and conveyed it to him.

Alimujiang's eyes changed back and forth, and finally he said: "I don't know."

The technician couldn't help but ask: "Didn't you receive the goods? Don't you know whether the money was given or not?"

Alimujiang snorted: "I don't know anything. If my father comes back, you can ask him."

When Alimujiang was about to leave again, Qiao Jianfeng looked at Jiang Xinyu.

Jiang Xinyu: "Let him go."

Old Mai Maiti looked at several people several times, and then followed his grandson away.

The technician shook his head and concluded: "I don't think you can get back the four thousand yuan. Even if Alimujiang is an idiot, as long as he refuses to admit it, there is nothing you can do against him."

Jiang Xinyu couldn't accept her four thousand yuan in exchange for these bags of stuff. She didn't believe that Abdul would take all the money with him when he went to work in the countryside.

Wang Sumei asked with a sad face: "What should we do?"

Song Yahui simply said: "We have to call the police."

Jiang Xinyu was also thinking of calling the police just now.

The money was mailed back through the post office, and the amount was registered at the post office when it was mailed.

Fortunately, most of the people in the police station are Han Chinese, so communication is smooth.

The policeman said: "We can help you negotiate with them, but your contact person has always been Abdul. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get the money back."

Jiang Xinyu asked: "Then can you go to Abdu's place of work and residence to look for it?"

The policeman thought for a moment and said, "Try it as much as you can."

The staff at the police station here used to be soldiers, and they felt particularly friendly when they saw Qiao Jianfeng's posture. After the exchange, they learned that he was a veteran, and they became even more intimate with each other.

Abdu is a staff member of the township government and was assigned a two-bedroom bungalow.

In the mainland, there are tube buildings. As for Xinjiang Province, most of the houses in the city are bungalows. Naturally, most of the allocated houses are also bungalows.

The police first went to the township government and communicated with the people inside. Under the gaze of several people, Abdul's original office was turned upside down and no money was found.

What is expected is that even if the money is here, it will be gone long ago if someone else finds it.

The police took their bilingual colleagues to Abdul's bungalow.

Abu has five children, and his bungalow in the township has only two rooms. Alimujiang and his other sister live in a dirt yard in the village.

Abdul's wife is a staff member of the health center and is relatively easy to communicate with. She said that she knew that Abdul asked Almujiang to receive the goods, but she was not too clear about the money. Because she often works night shifts, she spends most of the day sleeping at home.

The police IQ online who asked the question had a clear logic: "Then do you know whether you paid for the bags of goods collected by Alimujiang? According to Comrade Jiang, she asked Abudu to help collect a batch of goods last year. Cooperation It went very smoothly, Alimujiang has been handling the matter, so does he settle the goods when he receives the goods?"

Abdul's wife answered quickly: "I know this. Last year, Alimujiang helped to collect the goods. Whenever he didn't have enough money on hand, he would come to Abdul. He should have settled the bill on the spot when he received the goods."

Gong An knew better and said again: "Listen to what you said, the unused payment should be in Abdul's hands. He will not take the money with him when he goes to work in the countryside. The most likely thing is that the money is still at home. Why don't you look for it?"

The woman shook her head: "I checked the family after Abdul disappeared. Except for the wages he and I have saved over the years, there is no other extra money."

Thinking of something, she pursed her lips and looked away a little.

Police: "So you mean that Alimujiang has collected enough goods worth 4,000 yuan, and Abu has already given all the money to Alimujiang to settle the payment?"

The woman remained silent for a while, then said, "Come back tomorrow. I need to talk to Almujiang."

The police did not embarrass her and explained the situation to Jiang Xinyu and others after leaving the house.

The guest house was completely exposed to the sun, and the temperature in the room was not low. People could not stay in the heat. It was getting dark. The four of them squatted under the trees around the guest house and ate dry naan with water. They were worried that there was a high possibility of finding someone. Four thousand dollars that will not come back.