Chapter 232: Just An Ordinary Child
The train conductor leader didn’t expect this young girl to have such an ability.
Of course, her move to dislocate the human trafficker’s wrist was also quite shocking.
“Then dislocate the human trafficker’s wrist.”
Yun Jiao: “I’m strong.”
Yun Linhe grinned and nodded: “That’s right, comrade train conductor. You don’t know, our Jiaojiao is just a bit more sensitive in her nose, ears, and eyes, a bit stronger than ordinary people, has a better memory, is a bit smarter, and a bit better-looking. Other than that, she’s nothing special, just a regular child.”
Everyone: ………
No, is that how you say it?
Are you being humble or showing off?
The train conductor patted Yun Jiao’s head and left.
However, he quickly returned, asking Yun Jiao if she could put the dislocated wrist back since she could take it off.
Yun Jiao nodded.
This time, her family members went with her, afraid something else would happen to her.
The formation was so grand that anyone who didn’t know would think they were going to fight.
When they arrived at the place where the human trafficker was held, before Yun Jiao and the others even entered, they heard familiar voices wailing and crying.
They didn’t get the gold jewelry back?
That was truly delightful.
Yun Xiaowu and the others couldn’t hide their expressions, their mouths upturned and impossible to suppress.
Yun Jiao went in, put the human trafficker’s wrist back, and said amidst the surprised gazes of the train conductors.
“It’s okay, I’m going back now, bye-bye uncle.”
She was quite polite.
As for the crying couple and the naughty child rolling and screaming on the ground, Yun Jiao didn’t even give them a glance.
“Okay, okay… little one, please take your time leaving.”
After Yun Jiao left, the people inside immediately started talking.
“How can the difference between people be so big? Such a young child can bravely fight against criminals.”
Then look at the other side, the naughty child lying there screaming, his voice like a demonic sound.
It’s not that they are biased; any normal person would like Yun Jiao.
She’s well-behaved, good-looking, and capable.
Since the real thief had been caught, Yun Jiao’s luggage naturally didn’t need to be opened for inspection.
Wu Lan got off at the next stop. As she left, she was very reluctant, holding Yun Jiao and repeatedly urging her to remember to write letters.
The rest of the journey was very peaceful. Without that family of three, they also quietly arrived at the capital.
The capital train station was also crowded.
Although they were sleeper berths, traveling by train was truly tiring.
Old Wu invited them: “Why don’t you stay at my place temporarily for now? After a meal and some rest, I’ll accompany you to send the remittance tomorrow.”
“Oh, that would be too much trouble. We’ll go to a guesthouse.”
If there were few people, staying at someone’s house wouldn’t be a problem.
But with so many of them, how could they possibly impose?
Old Mu, with his hands behind his back, suddenly said: “Go to my place.”
Everyone looked at him.
He walked ahead: “What are you all looking at me for? Let’s go.”
Old Mu’s residence was also a siheyuan.
A three-courtyard siheyuan, from the outside alone, exuded an ancient charm.
But some of the wall corners were broken.
After entering through the main gate and into the courtyard, it was overgrown with weeds, with some broken furniture casually thrown on the ground. The doors were damaged, and the windows, some bricks and tiles were broken with large holes.
Many spiders had made their homes here.
Everyone stood in the courtyard, feeling the wind, and not a single person spoke, feeling as if a flock of crows had flown over their heads.
“Grandpa Mu, can people still live here?”
There was no furniture, and after a long time without care, the weeds grew wildly, and dust was everywhere.
When they put down their luggage, dust could be kicked up and fly into their faces.
Old Mu: ………
After not returning for a long time, he didn’t expect his siheyuan to become like this.
Damn those people were terrible. They even broke into a house that wasn’t being lived in to steal things and smash them!
Old Wu chuckled: “Let’s go to my place then. I have two houses here; we’ll go to the one that’s not inhabited.”
Old Mu rubbed his nose and, leading the group, sheepishly went to Old Wu’s place again.
On the way, he couldn’t help but complain: “We’re all brothers, couldn’t you have found someone to help tidy up my house?”
It caused him to lose so much face today.
Old Wu snorted: “I thought you’d never come back. If you weren’t coming back, why would I tidy up the house?”
The two old men bickered.
On the same street, Old Wu’s siheyuan was well-maintained. The courtyard had many flowers and plants, a rock garden, and a pond with koi fish, making it look very elegant.
“You all rest first. After you’ve had a good sleep, I’ll take you out to eat.”
After Old Wu arranged rooms for them to stay in, he left them with a sentence and rushed off with the ambergris.
They had eaten on the train, so they weren’t hungry now, but they were truly tired.
Lying on the bed, they fell asleep in no time.
When Yun Jiao woke up, Grandpa Mu was taking her grandfather, grandmother, and father on a tour of the siheyuan.
“These siheyuan have two to five courtyards, depending on their size. Generally, a four-courtyard one was where ancient officials lived. Not only was the space large, but the materials used were the best, and they even had gardens and such.”
“The housing prices a few years ago were cheaper. A two-courtyard siheyuan could be bought for six to seven thousand, but recently the prices of these houses in the capital have been rising quite fast. A two-courtyard siheyuan is estimated to be over ten thousand now, and for three-courtyard or four-courtyard ones, it’s even more, at least fifty to sixty thousand, but it also depends on the condition of the house.”
Grandpa Yun and the others gasped: “This house, why is it so expensive.”
A house costing tens of thousands was something they dared not even imagine.
But they had to admit, the house was indeed beautiful.
Old Mu, with his hands behind his back, said: “This is just the cost of buying the house. For these old houses with historical heritage, the repair alone would cost a lot of money, not to mention the furniture and such, the flowers and plants in the courtyard, the pond, and the fish all cost money.”
The Yun family members: Hearing this makes us not want to buy anymore.
Yun Jiao’s voice emerged: “Don’t worry, we have money. If it runs out, we can earn more!”
That ambergris is almost ten million, buying a house for tens of thousands, or even over a hundred thousand, is not expensive at all.
Even if the money runs out, she can go back to the sea to look for more ambergris or other valuable treasures.
Old Mu appreciated Yun Jiao’s little temper.
“Look at you all, you’re not as generous as a child. Money is meant to be spent, isn’t it? Now that you have millions, are you planning to keep saving it? What’s the point of saving?”
“Spend what you should spend, and earn more when it’s gone. You can’t take it with you when you die.”
Yun Linhai and the others scratched their heads.
It’s just that they had never spent so much money before.
Old Wu put away the ambergris and came back.
“Let’s go, let’s go, I’ll take you to send the remittance and then go eat!”
Yun Jiao happened to be hungry, so she immediately responded.
“Grandpa Wu, what’s the best thing to eat here?”
“There are many delicious things, but if you ask what is the most famous, it’s definitely Peking Duck and Douzhi.”
