Traveling through 1942 with space

"Hey! Shopkeeper, you misunderstood. We are not selling the child. We are here to redeem him. Let's look for Shopkeeper Dong." The uncle quickly replied with a smile.

"I'm sorry for my poor eyesight. I apologize to you all."

When the guy heard that these shabby-dressed common people wanted to ransom someone, his eyes lit up. They thought a fat sheep had arrived, so his attitude changed and he quickly clasped his fists to apologize.

"Shopkeeper, no, no, please call Shopkeeper Dong!" Hou Yangmin waved his hands politely.

"I'm just a waiter, I can't afford to be the boss. Please sit down and wait for a while, I'll go and invite Master Dong." The waiter smiled and waved his hand, took the few people to the rest area, and left in a hurry.

Looking at the waiter who lifted up his robe and walked quickly into the inner room, Hou Xiaoge couldn't help but sigh at the rules of Fan's Dental Clinic.

Hou Xiaoge wanted to walk around the dental shop, but her uncle wouldn't let her walk around, for fear that she might bump into the wrong people. So Hou Xiaoge could only sit quietly on the bench.

I looked at the teapot on the table and found that there was some herbal tea. I didn't hesitate and picked up the teacups to pour some for everyone.

"How can you be so bold, black boy! Is such good tea for us to drink?" The eldest cousin looked at Hou Xiaoge who was pouring water skillfully, and was so frightened that he quickly scolded him.

"Brother, drink your tea without worry. Although we are here to redeem someone, we are also customers of their pawnbroker.

Besides, they earn dozens of times more than us, and I can't drink their tea." Hou Xiaoge said while taking a sip of green tea.

After hearing what Hou Xiaoge said, the uncles and the others carefully picked up their teacups and started drinking.

It’s no secret that this herbal tea tastes pretty good. It contains mint and rock sugar, so it has a bitter-sweet taste and is also refreshing.

In just half a cup of tea, the broker named Dong, who had discussed the price with the Hou Yangmin brothers yesterday, came out in a hurry with his employees.

"Haha! Let Yangmin and his two brothers wait for a long time, as well as these two little brothers." The broker surnamed Dong smiled and clasped his fists towards Hou Xiaoge and his group.

"Just wait a moment, we just arrived too." The uncle said, waving his hands.

"Well! So, brother Yangmin, are you here today to redeem someone?" After a few pleasantries, the broker surnamed Dong didn't continue to beat around the bush and asked directly.

"Of course I redeemed them. I wonder where my girls are now?" the uncle asked anxiously.

"Ransom someone? Great! Brothers Yangmin, follow me." The broker surnamed Dong was delighted, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he smiled and invited them into the backyard.

In the backyard, Hou Xiazhu and her sisters have been living in fear since they entered the dental clinic yesterday.

The youngest of the girls is already nine years old. How could she not know her family’s situation? If her family had money, they would not have sold them.

This time the broker said that their families wanted to redeem them. He must have been trying to trick them and hoped that they would behave themselves and not run around.

Some time ago, Hou Xiazhu heard that Yichunlou could no longer afford to support so many people, and would sell some of the prettier girls out again.

But they were also full of hope for the middle-aged man's words, which was their expectation for family and freedom.

This morning, the dental clinic was kind enough to give each of them a steamed bun made of bran and cornmeal. Although it was only the size of a fist, it was much better than the bran and grass root porridge at Yichun Building.

A few people thought that it was not a loss to be sold like this, at least they got a good meal.

Not long after they finished eating the steamed corn bread and were lying on the wooden bed talking, they were startled by the sound of footsteps outside the door. They quickly got out of bed and stood still.

"Squeak!"

After taking a careful look and seeing that it was the middle-aged dentist from yesterday who came in, the three sisters Hou Xiazhu lowered their heads and huddled together.

I was afraid that the broker would say that your family didn't have the money to redeem you and that we had to sell you again.

But before the middle-aged man could speak, four more people came in from behind him. Hearing the approaching footsteps, the three sisters were so scared that they held hands and huddled together.

"Snowmenel!"

"Qiuju Nier!"

Two voices that sounded like natural sounds suddenly reached the ears of Hou Xuemei and Hou Qiuju, and Hou Xiazhu also heard that these were familiar voices.

When the three of them raised their heads cautiously and saw that the people calling them were their father and brother whom they had been thinking about day and night, they suddenly broke down and ran towards their father crying.

"father!"

"father!"

"Hei Wa!"

In an instant, three cries of pain and frail bodies rushed towards their dearest and most beloved ones.

Hou Xiaoge didn't know that the girl was her sister because she had no memory of her original body, so she didn't move. It wasn't until the thinnest and tallest girl hugged her that she instinctively knew that this was her biological sister.

In his previous life, Hou Xiaoge always believed that human emotions were controlled by the mind and never believed that they were controlled by the heart.

But at the moment when the girl hugged him, Hou Xiaoge couldn't help but shed tears. This made Hou Xiaoge understand that the heart is really a major organ that controls human emotions.

"Heiwa, I thought I would never see you again." Hou Xiazhu said with snot and tears on her face while hugging the equally thin Hou Xiaoge.

"Sister, I'm here to take you home this time." Hou Xiaoge patted his sister on the back and said softly.

"Woo!"

When Hou Xiazhu heard the word "go home", she could no longer suppress her emotions and started howling loudly.

Dong Chunqiu, the brothel worker nearby, leaned against the door and watched the heartwarming scene of Hou Xiaoge's family. A hint of tenderness flashed in his eyes, but it was quickly restrained.

His profession allows him to have sympathy and compassion, but everything has to be based on money.

After everyone calmed down, Hou Yangmin looked at the missing niece and approached Dong Chunqiu with an apologetic smile.

"Manager Dong, didn't you say there would be four girls? Why is one missing? Is there something wrong?" Hou Yangmin asked cautiously.

As soon as Hou Yangmin said this, the room suddenly became quiet. Hou Xiazhu, who was crying with tears in her eyes, turned pale in an instant.

"Alas! I thought it was a sure thing, but I didn't expect that the little girl named Hou Pandi was taken back by our master's family and became the second young lady's personal maid.

I went to the master's house despite the risk of being punished, but was scolded by the housekeeper.

He said that it was a blessing for Xiao Cui, also known as Hou Pandi, to follow the Second Miss, and then he was driven out. "Dong Chunqiu's face changed and he explained to everyone.

"This, this, what should I do?"

Hou Yangmin was so anxious that he hit the palm of his left hand with the back of his right hand, with a worried look on his face.

"Brother Yangmin, what the master's housekeeper said is actually true. Your daughter Nier follows the Second Miss. She can have cornmeal steamed buns every day, if not white flour buns.

I mean you should stop thinking about Ni'er. She is a lucky girl. It would be a pain for her to flee with you. It would be better for her to be a maid for the second young lady in my master's house!" Dong Chunqiu advised.

"Uncle Dong, can you let us see my second sister? If she is doing well, we will leave with peace of mind." Hou Xiaoge looked at the momentary stalemate situation, stood up, bowed and said.

"Please!" Hou Xiaoge bowed without waiting for Dong Chunqiu to reply.

"Kid, you've got me defeated this time.

Okay, I'll help you with this, but it will cost you five dollars, so I have to go and get the housekeeper to help." Dong Chunqiu pondered for a moment, rolled his eyes, pretended to be in trouble, and said through gritted teeth.