Traveling through the 1970s: The young wife loves to make trouble

Chapter 272 Reminder Before Leaving
After they finished breakfast, Wei Jingyuan went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, while Tao Qiuyi went back inside to change her clothes. After washing the dishes, Wei Jingyuan pushed his bicycle out of the kitchen and waited in the yard.

"Big brother, are you waiting for your sister-in-law?" Pear asked as she passed by her older brother.

"Hmm." Wei Jingyuan gave a soft "hmm".

"He really is waiting for his sister-in-law!" The unexpected answer made Pear stop. She walked up to Wei Jingyuan and asked, "Brother, aren't you going to Elder Jiang's to learn medicine today? Are you going out with your sister-in-law?"

"I'm not going today." After answering Pear's question, Wei Jingyuan beckoned Qiu Si and Xiao Huai to come over as well.

They told them, "Your sister-in-law and I are going out today and we may be back late. The three of you should study hard at home."

"If someone comes to us, just tell them the truth. If a stranger comes to us, say the same thing, but remember, never go with a stranger."

"Okay, we understand." Although she didn't know why her older brother was giving her these instructions, Pear nodded in agreement.

Xiao Huai and Qiu Si nodded, but a sense of vigilance arose in their hearts.

None of the three asked Wei Jingyuan where he was going.

Tao Qiuyi came out of the house and immediately saw that Wei Jingyuan had already pushed his bicycle out. Three teenagers stood in front of him, their postures ramrod straight.

They look like three little soldiers.

Smiling as she approached them, Tao Qiuyi asked, "Are you all having a meeting?"

"I'm giving them some instructions," Wei Jingyuan replied as he approached her.

The three boys turned to look at Tao Qiuyi in unison, their eyes lighting up unconsciously. Only one thought remained in their minds: Beautiful! Sister-in-law, sister, so beautiful!
Standing before Tao Qiuyi, Wei Jingyuan looked down at her. Her long, black hair was braided into a plait and hung casually down her chest.

Her small, palm-sized face was fair and radiant, and her bright, watery eyes shone like stars in the night.

Wearing a long white cotton coat, she looked petite and radiant. The feeling he got from seeing her in a white cotton coat last time was somewhat different from this time.

Wei Jingyuan himself couldn't quite put his finger on what was different. Anyway, he was very happy because she remembered what he had said last time.

"We need to give them a good talking-to, lest they get kidnapped and sold while we're not home." Tao Qiuyi wasn't joking; human traffickers are rampant these days.

They can kidnap women and children and sell them in no time.

The three boys were a little scared when they heard her say that.

“Yes.” Wei Jingyuan strongly agreed with her statement.

Tao Qiuyi glanced at him, pleased that the two of them were on the same page. Then she looked at the three boys standing in a row, her tone serious and earnest.

“Listen up, you three. Don’t think that what your eldest brother and I are saying is just scaremongering.”

"Human traffickers are rampant in this era, and their methods of abducting people are incredibly diverse. They use every trick in the book, making it impossible to guard against them."

"They'll do anything you want, from asking for directions to offering money to show you the way, to playing the victim and gaining your sympathy... They'll do it all. Once you're abducted and sold, it won't be so easy to get you back."

As she spoke, Tao Qiuyi walked up to Li Zi and said, "Especially Li Zi, you are a girl, and you're so grown up. If human traffickers kidnap you, they'll sell you to some mountain village to be someone's wife."

"If you disobey, we'll beat you, tie you up, and starve you. Of course, even if you obey, life won't be easy." "You'll eat the worst food, do the most work, and have to give birth to one child after another. Don't even think about escaping; the entire village is there to watch over you."

Seeing that Pear's face was deathly pale, Tao Qiuyi gently patted her shoulder. She wouldn't say she would protect her at this moment; she needed to make Pear wary from the bottom of her heart so that she wouldn't easily trust others.

Tao Qiuyi looked at Xiaohuai and Qiusi, whose complexions were also not good, and said, "Don't think that just because you are boys you won't be abducted and sold. Once you are abducted, your fate might be even worse than that of girls."

"Our country is in dire need of reconstruction, and the legal system is not yet perfect. This has led to many people taking advantage of loopholes in the law, and human traffickers are often caught but only sentenced to a few years in prison."

"But the suffering of those who are sold is very real."

"I'm not saying this to scare you, but to encourage you to be more vigilant and not to trust anyone easily. Bad people are worse than you think, and there are more of them than you think."

"Sometimes it could be someone close to you."

Pear stared wide-eyed in shock, unable to believe it.

Xiao Huai's expression also became serious. He nodded solemnly and said, "Sister-in-law, I've got it."

"Hmm." Tao Qiuyi looked at Xiao Huai with satisfaction. It was so nice talking to a smart person; he understood everything immediately. But she still wanted to remind him, "Xiao Huai, you are very smart and very responsible."

"I know you've been doing your best to protect the pears. But while protecting the pears, you also need to protect yourself."

"I understand, sister-in-law." Xiao Huai nodded again.

Tao Qiuyi looked at Qiu Si and saw that he was hanging his head and seemed to be thinking about something. His body was trembling slightly, and an idea formed in her mind.

Could this kid have been abducted by human traffickers? How did he end up in the deep mountains? Could it be that he escaped while the traffickers weren't looking, got lost, and ended up wandering in the mountains?
She turned her head to look at Wei Jingyuan, and saw that he was also staring at Qiu Si. Noticing her gaze, he looked away and looked at her. Their eyes met, and no words were needed.

Wei Jingyuan gave Xiao Huai a wink, then went over, pushed his bicycle, and took Tao Qiuyi out.

Suddenly snapping out of her daze, Tao Qiusi chased after them out of the courtyard gate, watching their retreating figures on bicycles. She murmured to herself, "Sister, Brother Wei, be careful on the road and come back soon."

Xiao Huai followed Qiu Si out and frowned slightly when he heard what he said. The winks his older brother and sister-in-law gave him before they left were a signal for him to keep an eye on Qiu Si.

He thought his elder brother and sister-in-law were worried that Qiu Si was unfamiliar with the village and might not be able to find her way back if she went out.

In retrospect, he may have been oversimplifying things.

"Xiao Huai, Brother Qiu Si." Li Zi also came out and saw Tao Qiu Si staring blankly in the direction of the village entrance. She went over to comfort him and said, "Brother Qiu Si, your older brother and sister-in-law will be back soon, so you don't need to worry too much."

Xiao Huai glanced at the pear but said nothing.

Sorting aside her chaotic thoughts, Tao Qiusi turned to look at Xiao Huai and Li Zi. A smile tugged at the corner of her lips as she said, "Let's go, let's finish the laps we haven't run yet."

“Okay.” Pear and Little Locust nodded in unison.

The three boys now shared a common goal: to train themselves to be like their eldest brother and sister-in-law. So that even if they were kidnapped by human traffickers one day, they could beat them up and vent their anger.

Tao Qiuyi had no idea what kind of influence her reminder today would have set for the three teenagers.