Wendy's Return to the Village Chapter 10

Lily Lian blinked and looked at him for a long time before saying, "No need, I can stand steadily."

Lucas Lu tilted his head, glanced at her, and then looked away without saying anything, thinking, whatever you want. However, just as he looked away, the driver braked suddenly, and Lily Lian screamed "Ah", and as she fell backwards, she grabbed his arm.

Lucas Lu didn't move, looked at her again, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times.

Lily Lian stood firm, put his other hand on Lucas Lu's arm, then looked out the window and stubbornly excused himself: "I'll just hold on for a little while, and it will be fine when someone gets off the bus."

Lucas Lu ignored her, glanced at the hands holding her arms, and looked out the window.

As a result, no one got off the bus until the town, and many people squeezed in. Lily Lian held Lucas Lu like this all the way, and Lucas Lu's arm was like a dislocated arm, hanging down without moving.

When they arrived at the station, everyone else was running out with sacks in their hands, only the two of them got off the train, looking exhausted and pale, as if they had experienced some kind of disaster. One of them was about to vomit from the smoke, and the other was shaking and about to vomit.

In the end, the two of them didn't eat breakfast, bought two bottles of water, and went to the animal husbandry station in a daze. Lily Lian planned to leave Xiaoying at the animal husbandry station after the vaccination, and pick her up when she left, so that Lucas Lu wouldn't dislike her along the way.

After giving Xiaoying the vaccine, the two went to the market. The town was not big, and it took no more than ten minutes to walk anywhere. They were still dizzy on the way. Once they arrived at the market, Lily Lian became excited again, jumping and jumping for joy from a distance. Lucas Lu looked at her and felt that it was not her who was taking her out, but she was taking her daughter out, so she was speechless.

The so-called market is actually the crossroads in the center of the town, extending from the center to the alleys on all sides. In the center are all kinds of stalls, spreading out in rows, selling clothes, gadgets, books, dough figurines, balloons, in short, everything. The four alleys are divided into vegetable markets, hardware, snacks, clothing and fashionable shops that young people like. At first glance, it looks pretty decent.

It was only seven o'clock, but the market was already bustling with people. Vendors were shouting to sell their wares, and people were walking around, stopping at different stalls to ask questions and bargaining. The music from the shops was deafening, and the air was filled with the aroma of fried buns, pancakes, and cotton candy, which was very appetizing.

The weather is very good today, the sky is bright, and the whole market is full of vitality.

Lucas Lu grew up abroad and had never seen such a market. Although there were markets abroad, they were completely different from the one before him. The market in front of him, which was still orderly, seemed overcrowded and messy to him, and he instinctively didn't want to go in.

However, he had no choice but to refuse. Lily Lian pulled his arm and led him to the market, saying, "Now that you're here, do you still want to go back?"

Lucas Lu refused stubbornly for a while, then closed her eyes and let her do what she wanted. She couldn't escape anyway.

But Lily Lian was full of energy, pulling him around to look around, and Lucas Lu felt helpless. Not only that, he also found that Lily Lian was very interested in everything, and could look at a stall for a long time, asking questions, but not buying anything. He was not interested in anything, and stood aside waiting leisurely, but as he listened, he felt a little strange. He was not going to start a business, so why was he asking so many questions?

But he didn't have time to think about it. Lily Lian tilted her head, her eyes shining, and pulled him towards a stall selling candy figures. A group of children gathered in front of the stall, making the two of them look very out of place.

"What do you want?" The grandfather who made the sugar figures looked up at the two of them and asked with lowered eyes.

Lucas Lu, who had no interest at first, saw the Monkey King and Mickey Mouse on the pole, and a giant dragon next to them. Then she saw the old man quickly made a little man and handed it to the child. She could no longer conceal the surprise in her eyes.

He had never seen these before. His eyes jumped back and forth between the pole and the unformed figure in the old man's hand, and he couldn't figure out how they were made.

"I want a gourd, what do you want?" Lily Lian asked him.

"Hmm?" Lucas Lu looked at Lily Lian with a confused look on her face. After a long pause, she couldn't think of what she wanted, so she said, "Same as you."

Lily Lian thought he would not want any at all. She was surprised to hear the answer, then smiled and said to the old man, "Grandpa, blow two gourds." Then she introduced them to Lucas Lu, "This is a sugar man. You must have never seen one. I only ate it when I was a child. I haven't seen it for many years."

Lucas Lu said "Oh" again in confusion, and her eyes were attracted by the old man's hand.

"Okay." The old man responded and scooped a piece of syrup from the pot next to him. He kneaded it quickly, then held one end with his mouth and blew the syrup into big bubbles. He quickly put it into the wooden mold on one side and blew it hard. After a while, the old man opened the wooden mold again and the gourd was done.

Lucas Lu stared at it as if she had seen something strange, her eyes full of amazement.

The old man picked up a reed, dipped one end in some syrup and stuck it to the bottom of the gourd. It was done. He handed it to Lily Lian, who thanked him and took it and handed it to Lucas Lu, saying, "Try it first."

Lucas Lu was still in amazement, eyes wide open, and couldn't help asking: "What else can you brag about?"

Lily Lian found him amazed, as if he had never seen the world before, and thought to herself, what kind of childhood did he have? He must have seen everything abroad, so she said, "There are so many things you can play. What else do you want? Let grandpa play it for you."
 
Lucas Lu's eyes lit up, and she asked the old man to blow six different sugar figures...

This sugar man seemed to have opened up a new world. Lucas Lu suddenly let go of all her reserve and unconsciously started to play with Lily Lian.

Lily Lian dragged him to play balloons again. After a few rounds, they stopped only after they had played all the other person's balloons. Then they found a hotpot restaurant, had lunch, and continued wandering around.

After half a day, Lucas Lu didn't even realize that these were things he had never done.

In the afternoon, they changed places and wandered around the small shops in the alley. Lily Lian bought clothes for grandpa and grandma, and dog food and toys for Xiaoying, but Lucas Lu didn't buy anything. Although the things were fun, he still didn't like them.

As the two were strolling, they suddenly saw a group of people gathered in front of them. The loud hawking voices penetrated the crowd. Lily Lian didn't think twice and pulled Lucas Lu over. They heard the shouting before they reached the crowd.

"This is the last day. If you don't do it now, you will have no chance. Auntie, think about it. After you turn 60, you will get an extra thousand yuan every month. Why hesitate about such a good thing?"

Lily Lian was very curious, so she pushed through the crowd and squeezed in. She saw two young men in suits holding posters and shouting. Behind them were two roll-up banners that read "Supplementary pension insurance, only 200 per month, 1000 more per month in the future!" The bold words were very eye-catching. On the right was a table with several stacks of posters on it. A man in a suit was sitting at the table, operating a pad, and a row of elderly people were queuing next to him.

200 per month, 1000 more per month in the future? Lily Lian was very sensitive to the advertising slogans on the roll-up banners. After reading the description of the man in the suit, she subconsciously calculated it in her mind and couldn't figure out which insurance company would do such a loss-making business?

She was puzzled, and Lucas Lu pushed through the crowd and stood beside her. He didn't like to join in the fun, and he squeezed in just to pull her away. Before he moved, the man in the suit ran over.

The man in the suit shook the poster in front of the two people and smiled flatteringly: "Are you showing it to your parents?" After asking, he looked at the two people carefully and said: "You can buy it for your parents or for yourself. The earlier you buy it, the more you will get in the future. Take a look."

Salespeople always talk a lot. The man in the suit paused for a moment and then started selling again: "Nowadays, everyone buys insurance to prepare for old age. Who knows whether you will live with a cat or a dog in the future, right?" After he finished speaking, he laughed first.

Lucas Lu took the poster anyway, glanced at it, and asked, "Which insurance company are you from?"

The man in the suit avoided her gaze unnaturally and said, "What insurance company? We are from the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme. Do you know the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme? We are the agent of the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme."

Lucas Lu didn't know about the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme and didn't have access to it on a regular basis. He glanced at the man in the suit and then returned his gaze to the poster. He intuitively felt that the benefits were impossible. He was about to ask again to confirm, but Lily Lian spoke first.

"Do you have a detailed introduction? I'll see if I should discuss it with my family." Lily Lian smiled at the man in a suit.

She had heard of many scams in rural areas, all of which took advantage of the elderly who were either illiterate or did not know how to manage their finances. Of course, they also took advantage of the human weakness of being greedy for small gains. More importantly, most elderly people in rural areas had no source of retirement income. Once they heard that they would have extra money after they became too old and could not move, they would be tempted, and the scammers would succeed.

"Yes, of course. I guarantee you'll be attracted by it." The man in the suit happily turned around to get the detailed introduction.

Lucas Lu didn't understand and asked Lily Lian: "Do you want to buy it?"

Lily Lian stared straight at the man in the suit and said, "Let me take a look first."

"This profit is not..." Maybe before he could even utter the first two words, the man in the suit had already folded back and stuffed a few pieces of paper into Lily Lian's hand.

Lily Lian took it and read it carefully.

Lucas Lu wanted to tell her that there was no need to read it, let alone buy it, because it was obviously a scam. She just opened her mouth to say one word: "Don't...", but Lily Lian raised her hand to interrupt her: "Let me finish reading first."

Lucas Lu:...

He had just changed his opinion of this girl a little bit, but suddenly he felt that she was really stupid. Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that there was something fishy about it. He wondered what else she was researching.

He looked at Lily Lian's serious expression, took a breath silently, and thought, forget it, you can't wake up someone who is willing to be deceived, buy it if you want, it's not his money anyway.

Although he thought so, he felt very uncomfortable. He wanted to stop it, but he saw Lily Lian looking at the document and laughing.

Lucas Lu:?

Is this a pleasure to watch?

Just when Lucas Lu was confused, Lily Lian returned the document to the man in the suit and asked, "This is not the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme, it's a fund, right?"

Lily Lian's voice was not loud, but several elderly people nearby heard it. They did not even wait for the man in the suit to speak, but pulled Lily Lian over and asked in astonishment: "Isn't it the New Rural Cooperative Medical Scheme? What is the fund?"

"Fund? Chicken essence for cooking?"

"Yeah, what are you talking about? Can I still buy it?"

The crowd began to stir.

The man in the suit's face changed, and he said to Lily Lian fiercely: "What are you talking about?"

"You're not talking nonsense. It's written in your document." Lily Lian disagreed, pointed at the document, and said to the group of elderly people: "It's not chicken essence for cooking. Funds are also a way of financial management. Simply put, it pools everyone's money and gives it to a qualified person to invest. When the money is made, it is distributed to everyone."

The group of people gathered around her fell silent instantly, looking at Lily Lian silently. Several people who were processing paperwork at the table also snatched back the forms, their faces filled with surprise as they digested her words.

"Are they liars?" Someone reacted first and suddenly yelled, and then like throwing a drop of water into a hot oil pan, the crowd exploded instantly, with shouts and curses one after another, and everyone rushed towards those people with lists in their hands.

Lily Lian was shocked. She didn't mean to fight. She began to regret that she shouldn't have exposed him in public. She was afraid that the situation would get out of control, so she squeezed into the crowd and shouted: "It's not that you can't buy funds, it depends on what you buy." After shouting, she pulled the man in the suit over and said, "What did you buy? Explain to everyone quickly."

But the crowd was already in chaos and no one listened to what she said. The man in the suit wanted to explain, but the old people didn't give him a chance. The crowd rushed towards him like a tide, clamoring for him to pay compensation.

What kind of compensation is this? The money hasn't even been collected yet. The man in the suit didn't have time to dodge, so he grabbed Lily Lian next to him and blocked her in front of him.

Lily Lian was startled and tried to break free, but then he saw an old man rushing towards him holding a large cow bone. When the old man saw Lily Lian, he could no longer control his hands and feet and was about to smash down due to inertia.

Lily Lian stared at the big cow bone in the air and wanted to hide but was held tightly by the man in the suit. She couldn't move. She simply closed her eyes, covered her head, and bent down.

However, after several seconds, the big beef bone did not fall down. Instead, a familiar smell came over. Lily Lian felt a figure blocking her way. When she opened her eyes, she saw Lucas Lu's face, frowning at her. Lily Lian was stunned and couldn't react. The next second, Lucas Lu grabbed her hand and pulled her up.

The old man saw that he had hit an innocent person, and he was so scared that he threw away the cow bone, ran over, and looked at Lucas Lu from side to side: "Hey, young man, are you okay? You jumped out so suddenly, I really didn't mean to do that."

Lucas Lu rubbed her shoulder blades and said, "It's okay." Then she looked at Lily Lian and said, "Are you okay?"

Lily Lian was already in a trance, her mind was blank, she stared at Lucas Lu blankly, she only felt warmth on her wrist, she looked down blankly, saw Lucas Lu holding her wrist, some reason, her heartbeat suddenly quickened for a moment.