Years: Return to the Leisurely Fishing Village

Chapter 152: Not appreciating a good person’s kindness, the money was stolen!

Tan Shaoyang glanced at him and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He was not fooling the children at all, he was trying to save them!

Although it hasn't happened yet, prevention is still necessary. It would be meaningless to feel sad after it happens.

"You think I'm fooling you, and you're still here with me?"

Zhang Yishui smiled and waved his hand nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter. As long as I can satisfy my appetite, what's wrong with fooling the children?"

"We're sitting here anyway, let's have a couple of drinks."

Tan Shaoyang: “…” In the end, it’s just that I’m greedy. I can’t move when I see food.

In the end, Tan Shaoyang satisfied him. They had a great time barbecuing and drinking at the same time.

This situation went on for several days, but Tan Shaoyang didn't find it annoying. Instead, the children liked to hang around him and were unwilling to leave as long as they stayed around him.

A common scene in the village is that Tan Shaoyang takes a large group of children to the beach, eats whatever they can find, and satisfies their appetites to the fullest.

After all, when you stay at the seaside, the thing you have the most is seafood.

Everyone's belly is full of food.

It is a bit difficult for anyone to coax a child with food, after all, he has a picky mouth and cannot be easily coaxed.

There were sharp looks in the eyes of those who came over by boat. They had finally chosen a good location, but in the end all the children were lured away. It was not easy to fool them!

I wanted to talk to Tan Shaoyang, but it turned out that this guy was very smart. His face was expressionless, but his eyes were extremely sharp. He was not someone who could be fooled.

It is impossible to start from his side.

They turned around and tried to talk to the children, but they treated them as monsters, shouting that they were strangers and could not be approached, and ran away in the blink of an eye.

It is difficult to take action because the children are very vigilant. It would be a shame to let them know how aggrieved and helpless they feel. But I am reluctant to just leave like that, after all, I have wasted half a month's effort.

Finally, he chatted with Gao Jun and went to his house with some wine and meat. His words and deeds showed that they had a harmonious relationship when they were in contact, and it was normal for them to have a meal together.

Gao Jun was so excited that he didn't even suspect anything. Not only did he bring the man into his home, he also treated him to delicious food and drinks and even got him to drink.

After all, if you can win people over, it will be easy to rent a boat in the future.

As a result, he got drunk as soon as he drank and passed out.

Seeing that he was drunk, the group called out to the child, "Girl, your dad left some stuff on the boat! Will you come with us to get it back?"

Gao Xiaomei looked at them warily. Remembering what Tan Shaoyang had said, she felt that the other party wanted to kidnap her, so she quickly hid back in her room and locked the door.

"Go away. I won't be fooled by you. My dad left something behind. Let him sober up and get it himself."

Gao Xiaomei's voice was trembling as she spoke. Even though she was extremely scared, she still remained rational. She couldn't follow anyone. She didn't want to be taken away to be a child bride.

The men cursed, and because they were a little drunk, their movements were a beat slower, which was why she escaped so easily.

"What should we do? We are afraid that the children in the village will be harmed if it is not good."

"Let's change places. We can't have everyone in every village be so vigilant. There are still very few people willing to waste time like this."

"Damn it, you wasted so much of our time. Just look around and see if there's anything valuable. Take away everything you can."

"I can't waste so much time here for nothing. I have to make up for it."

After some discussion, they left very quickly.

Before leaving, they took away all the money Gao Jun had earned. They had worked hard for half a month, so it was normal for them to take some hard work pay.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Want to rent a boat for only two dollars? Isn't that just a foolish dream?

Gao Jun got drunk and slept on a chair all night. Gao Xiaomei hid in the room and spent the whole night in fear.

When it was light outside and Mrs. Gao came back, Gao Mei dared to open the door and explained what happened last night.

When Mrs. Gao heard about the rummaging through of the drawers and cabinets, she nearly fainted. She rushed to check where the money was kept, but found that the lock of the cabinet was broken and the inside was in a mess.

As for the money inside, all of it was taken away, not a penny left.

He squatted on the ground, slapped his thighs and started cursing.

"What the hell? How come all the money I worked so hard to save was stolen by me?"

"Not leaving me any, isn't that life-threatening?"

Gao Jun was woken up by the loud crying. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, crawled to sleep, and felt sore all over. He felt better only after he relaxed.

"You're crying here so early in the morning!"

Mrs. Gao didn't care about being scared of him, she got up and started to scratch him, "Who told you to bring that person home? You stole all the money."

"All the money I saved with great effort is gone just like that. I saved it by cutting down on my expenses. It's killing me!"

Gao Jun was stunned after hearing this. "Don't talk nonsense. Who dares to steal money?"

Mrs. Gao pointed at the broken lock and said, "My money was stolen. Can I say that?"

Gao Jun immediately stared at Gao Xiaomei, "Did someone really steal money last night?"

Gao Xiaomei was shaking with fear, her eyes full of terror. "They wanted to trick me away, so I hid in my room. They said it was hard to trick children from the village, so they wanted to transfer me to another village."

"They said they had worked hard for half a month and wanted some compensation. Then I heard the ping-pong noise, but I was too scared to come out."

Gao Jun opened his big round eyes with a fierce look, which made Gao Xiaomei tremble all over. She stood there in fear, not daring to move.

At this time, the neighbor next door heard the noise and came over.

"Gao Jun, this is just your greed. You can't take it out on the child!"

"Tan Shaoyang has been trying to dissuade you, saying that these people might abduct and sell children, but you didn't believe it and kept rushing forward. If they don't steal your money, whose money would they steal?"

Two dollars a trip, people thought they were getting a good deal from the beginning, but when Tan Shaoyang brought it up later, people were doubtful and no one went to rent a boat anymore.

After all, compared to making money, they are also afraid that their children will be harmed. If they really want to make money, they can earn some by catching seafood at the beach. There is no need to take risks.

Only Gao Jun's family acted on their own and did not care about anything else. They still insisted on renting a boat and going out to sea. If others didn't target him, who else would they target?

Mrs. Gao cried even harder, with tears and snot all over her face. If she had known this would happen, she would have listened to Tan Shaoyang!
I thought he was scheming and couldn't bear to see others making money, but it turned out to be my own petty mind.

It’s only when your money is really stolen that you’ll regret it.

"You are still here to join in the fun! Why don't you go to Old Xu's house and take a look! Someone's little girl was almost dragged away, and it was only after Tan Shaoyang and others beat her up that she was rescued."

After hearing this, the villagers decided not to just stand there and watch, but hurried over to Xu's house. However, when they were halfway there, they saw the Xu family running towards Tan Shaoyang's house.

"Old Xu, where did all those bags go?"

The man called Lao Xu turned around and sighed, "My two kids were playing in front of the house and were almost taken away by someone."

"She covered her mouth and didn't even make a sound. If Tan Shaoyang and his men hadn't found her, beat her up, and snatched the child away, the sky would have fallen." "That's too cruel. They took the child away as soon as they saw him. Isn't that robbery? I'm scared every time I think about it!"

"So I thought of bringing some things to thank them, but they are just ordinary things. I can't take out anything more valuable."

In this way, the group headed towards the Tan family.

Tan Shaoyang had just woken up and his mind was not clear yet. He was dragged to the beach for a barbecue last night. He was already drunk from drinking and had a fight, so he was still a little confused.

When I saw the villagers coming, I still didn't understand what was going on.

"What's up, everyone?"

Old Xu came out and placed the rice in front of him. "Thank you for your help, otherwise my two children would be in trouble."

"It's nothing valuable, just some rice. Please don't be disgusted. We are very grateful for saving the child's life."

Tan Shaoyang waved his hand, "Uncle Xu, there is no need to talk about this. It is normal for villagers to help each other. No one can ignore it. Take the rice back quickly."

Old Xu was very stubborn, "We have to take it, otherwise we will feel guilty!"

"Last night, Gao Jun's family was also targeted. After getting Gao Jun drunk, they wanted to take his daughter away. Gao Xiaomei was very alert and hid in her room."

"That child is older and more alert. If it weren't for your help, my two little ones would have been kidnapped. So you must accept them."

In this case, Tan Shaoyang did not refuse. After all, it was not his alone that contributed to the success. Zhang Yishui even fell flat on his face while saving people!

"Everyone should be more vigilant in the future. If you see strangers entering the village, warn your children. These past few years have been very chaotic. We are close to the sea and have many roads leading to all directions. We don't even know which direction to go after getting on the boat."

"If you want to make money, you can have all kinds of weird ideas, so you have to be careful."

After Tan Shaoyang dismissed the people, he saw that the beach was full of people again. It turned out that the two fishing boats had not been driven away and were abandoned at sea at random.

"Report it to the police! I suspect these two ships were stolen."

After all, the sea is vast, who knows which village the boat came from?

The police came here quickly and brought some very bad news.

"We will find a way to investigate the boat. You must keep a close eye on the children. There have been reports of several children going missing in the village next door."

"Although there is a possibility of drowning near the sea, it is impossible for so many children to disappear in the same period of time."

“Plus, there were strangers walking around, so I suspected she was trafficked.”

One stone caused a thousand ripples, completely blowing the villagers away.

Families with children all ran to thank Tan Shaoyang, bringing fresh fruits, vegetables, dried clams, and any good things they had at home.

"Lao San, thank you so much. The police said there were cases of child trafficking next door. Fortunately, none of the children in our village were taken away."

"If you hadn't gathered the children together and let them eat until their bellies were full, I'm afraid they would have been easily fooled!"

After all, what can a young child understand?

Who wouldn’t be greedy when there’s food to eat?
There is a great possibility of being cheated!

Tan Shaoyang touched his nose, feeling everyone's grateful looks, and felt a little embarrassed!

"People usually sell goods to me, which makes me earn money, so I should do what I can."

Their small, broken place has such hidden dangers, what can they do? They can only pay more attention to themselves.

Children hold a family together; if something unexpected happens, the family will collapse.

Tan Shaoyang finally persuaded the people to leave, and a thin layer of sweat broke out all over his body. He couldn't enjoy this enthusiasm, it was too much to bear.

He just didn't want to let himself down. Since he knew the outcome would be like this, he wanted to do his best to change it.

Who knows what a kidnapped child will go through? If we can do our bit, it will be a good deed.

Zhang Yishui was watching from the side and laughing, "Old Third, you do good things and people come to thank you, why are you still shy?"

"I picked up a lot of snails, shrimps and crabs. Let's go home and get something to eat."

"Yibei and Liu Xiang also came over. They said they haven't eaten seafood for a long time and they are craving for it. Today's meal depends on you."

The moment Tan Shaoyang heard this, his eyes brightened. He had been taking care of the child for the past half month and had no time to go out. When he thought of Liu Xiang coming over, he felt a little itchy.

All the anger in my body is gathered together.

"What are you standing there for? Go and wash it. Are you still waiting for my help?"

Zhang Yishui didn't suspect anything and really went to work.

Tan Shaoyang stewed a pot of seafood meat, fried snails, and steamed clams with eggs. The portions were large enough for four people to enjoy.

As soon as the food came out of the pot, Liu Xiang and the other person came and went straight to the kitchen. As soon as Qing came out, Tan Shaoyang looked up. She had two braids and was wearing the clothes he bought for her. She looked young, beautiful and bright.

The moment Tan Shaoyang saw it, he couldn't bear to look away.

When Liu Xiang saw him, she couldn't bear to look away and just stared at him greedily.

Zhang Yibei was very tactful and did not follow in, which gave Tan Shaoyang an opportunity. He pulled her over and kissed her, then asked in a teasing tone, "Miss me?"

Liu Xiang nodded shyly, "I missed you."

"Brother Shui said you were doing good things, so I came to find you."

Tan Shaoyang leaned over to her lips and kissed her again, "Thank you, my Xiangxiang, for thinking of me! Seeing you, all the hard work is worth it."

"Are you hungry? You can eat now."

It's already noon.

Liu Xiang wiped the sweat off his forehead with a towel, "It must be tiring to prepare food in this weather! Actually, it doesn't have to be that hard."

Tan Shaoyang said thoughtfully, "Preparing food for my Xiangxiang doesn't make me tired at all."

"It's worth it no matter how hard or tiring it is to support my woman."

Liu Xiang felt so happy. After wiping the sweat off his face, she kissed him on the face and said, "Thank you, Third Brother."

Tan Shaoyang looked at him and asked with a smile, "If Xiangxiang really wants to thank me, please find another way to thank me later."

"Let's go eat first. I'm going to take a shower." It would be inconvenient to do things with a sweaty body, and he didn't want to leave a smelly impression on the other party.

Liu Xiang nodded, "I'll wait for you together."

Tan Shaoyang squeezed his hand and assured him, "I'll be quick."

(End of this chapter)