Chapter 23

During this trip today, Fan Hua and her colleagues’ stall was always busy. They were extremely busy. By the time they closed the stall at noon, orders had been scheduled for seven days later. The income was quite considerable, and they received more than two hundred yuan in deposits alone.

Together with the customers who came to pick up the goods and pay the balance last time, the two of them earned more than 300 yuan today, which made them very excited.

The two of them went around the black market and collected some cloth coupons. They were lucky enough to buy a sewing ticket for five dollars.

“Come on, Sister Ailing, let’s go buy a new sewing machine!”

This time Geng Ailing had no objection. She nodded happily and followed Fan Hua to the department store.

After spending these few days together, she realized that although Fan Hua could spend money, she was even better at making money. Who would have thought that she could earn as much as an ordinary family would make in a whole year in just these few days!

When they arrived at the department store, they went straight to the place where sewing machines were sold and bought a new one for 168 yuan. They also added 1 yuan and left their address to ask the master to help send it home.

Afterwards, the two of them used the cloth coupons they had collected to buy a lot of nice-looking whole cloth. Finally, they went to the tailor shop to buy some cloth scraps at a low price before returning home with big bags.

“It’s a pity that we don’t have bicycle tickets. We’ll go back to the black market to see if there are any bicycle tickets. Once we make some money, we’ll buy a bicycle, and it will be much more convenient to travel.” Fan Hua sighed.

“It’s not that far to walk, actually. Where we live is quite convenient. It’s not too far to go anywhere, and it’s not tiring to walk.”

Although Geng Ailing, who was used to hardship, did not object to Fan Hua’s decision to buy a bicycle, she still felt that it was better to save money if possible. Why spend money on a bicycle when you can do something by walking?

“Sister Ai Ling, what you said is wrong. There is a saying that you should not waste time on the road. We are so busy now. If we have the time to walk, we can make half a piece of clothing and earn a lot of extra money!”

Geng Ailing thought that what Fan Hua said made sense, so she remained silent.

On the way back, Fan Hua kept thinking that if she continued like this, it would not be long before she would be able to return the two hundred yuan she borrowed from Zhao Yilu!

I don’t know how he is doing now? The relationship between China and Yue is so tense now, and Zhao Yilu’s troops are in Guicheng, so they will definitely take on dangerous missions.

Perhaps because of the intimate dream she had with him, Fan Hua suddenly became a little worried. Would Zhao Yilu be seriously injured and disabled like in the book?

Suddenly, Fan Hua was bumped and Geng Ailing hurriedly supported Fan Hua.

“Lihuaer, are you okay? Were you hit? Is there anything wrong with your stomach?” Geng Ailing asked worriedly.

Fan Hua calmed herself down and said, “Sister Ai Ling, I’m fine. It’s my fault. I was distracted and didn’t pay attention to the road.”

“How can I blame you? I think that person just now seemed to have hit you on purpose. He wouldn’t walk on such a wide road. He had to hit you to be satisfied!”

Fan Hua suddenly seemed to realize something and reached for her pocket. Her heart sank instantly…

“Sister Ai Ling, the person who bumped into me just now was a thief!”

Geng Ailing became anxious when she heard Fan Hua’s words, “Was all the money stolen?”

“Well, the one hundred and three dollars left today are all gone…”

Geng Ailing almost cried when she heard Fan Hua’s words. She was about to put the cloth bundle on her shoulder to the ground and said, “Lihua, wait here. I’m going to chase the thief. I’ve seen his face clearly. I must get our money back!”

Fan Hua looked at the thief who had already run away and grabbed Geng Ailing, “Sister Ailing, don’t be impulsive. He has already run away. It’s useless to chase him. Come home with me first. Let’s draw the man’s appearance and report it to the police.”

Geng Ailing looked grimly in the direction the thief ran, stopped putting down her bag, and followed Fan Hua back home. All the way, she was feeling sorry for the lost money.

Seeing Geng Ailing like this, Fan Hua couldn’t help but counsel her: “Sister Ailing, it’s okay. You only lost 103 yuan. Luckily, we went to the department store first after returning from the black market. Otherwise, it would be heartbreaking to lose more than 300 yuan! Even if we can’t find it back, it doesn’t matter. We can earn it back soon.”

Of course Geng Ailing knew what Fan Hua meant, but she just felt bad. It was more than a hundred yuan, enough to build a small house in her hometown. She worked very hard for two years in her hometown, but she only saved more than a hundred yuan.

Seeing that Geng Ailing was still silent with a sullen face, Fan Hua continued, “Sister Ailing, you know that I am very good at drawing. When I get home, I will draw a picture of the thief. We will report it to the police and ask them to help find him. If the thief is from nearby, the police will definitely be able to help us find him.”

Geng Ailing nodded and walked faster carrying the heavy bag…

After returning home, Fan Hua immediately took out a pen and paper. She only glanced at the man quickly and didn’t remember it clearly. But Geng Ailing seemed to have imprinted the thief’s appearance in her mind, describing the thief’s appearance, figure and clothes in detail…

More than half an hour later, Fan Hua finally used sketching techniques to draw the thief’s appearance vividly on paper.

“That’s him! That thief looks like this. Come on, Lihua, let’s report it to the police now!”

Seeing Geng Ailing’s indignant expression, Fan Hua was too embarrassed to say that she was hungry, so she had to get up, take the painted portrait, and follow Geng Ailing to the Public Security Bureau.