This day is the twenty-third day of the lunar month, and it is also the day of the Huayang side to worship the god of the stove, commonly known as "Xiao Nian". At the same time, this day is also the day of the market in Shuangmiao Town, and it is one of the last two markets of the year, so the market is particularly lively, the crowd is crowded with people, everyone either rushes to the market to buy some New Year's goods for the family, or buys some new clothes, new shoes and other things to prepare for the New Year, or just to wander around the street in a lively way.

Chen Mingyu was not very busy this day, so he also took Zhong Xiaotao to the market to buy some New Year's goods for the two families.

Chen Mingyu has not visited this kind of lively country market for a long time, and at this time, walking among the crowds, looking at the red Spring Festival couplets and blessing characters placed on those stalls, green camellia, preserved vegetables, white and ruddy pork and mutton, and all kinds of New Year's goods, he was in a very comfortable mood.

"Xiao Tao, buy more New Year's goods for your home today, buy whatever you like, and I'll pay the bill." Chen Mingyu said.

"Brother Dong, how can this be done? I went to my brother's house yesterday and told him that I was going to the market today to buy New Year's goods, and he gave me 500 yuan. Besides, in the recent period, I have taken three or four hundred bonuses alone, and I have money in my pocket! Brother Dong, look at what you want to buy, let me pay! Zhong Xiaotao said excitedly.

"Hehe, you can save the money your brother gave you and your bonus. At your age, you're about to have a girlfriend, so you can't have some money in your pocket. I bought all today's New Year's goods, don't fight for me. Chen Mingyu said with a smile.

"That's not going to work!" Zhong Xiaotao still said, "My brother gave me a special order yesterday, and the 500 yuan he gave me was not only to buy New Year's goods for our family, but he also asked me to buy some pork and mutton and supplements for Uncle Chen and Aunt Chen!" I have to spend this money, or my brother won't want to! As for my bonus, I don't have to save it, as long as I follow Brother Dong, are you afraid that there will be no bonus in the future? Look at how many cases we've solved during this time! Brother Dong, I really admire you from the bottom of my heart! Zhong Xiaotao said.

Chen Mingyu was very happy to hear this, although he didn't care how many things Zhong Xiaohai and Zhong Xiaotao bought for their parents, the important thing was the heart of their brothers. Moreover, through this incident, it can be better explained that Zhong Xiaohai has indeed come out of the shadow of lameness. If it was in the days when Zhong Xiaohai was in despair, he would never have worried about this kind of thing.

"How's your brother's business doing?" Chen Mingyu asked.

"Yes, yes! The people who were waiting in line for my brother to make furniture had been waiting for a month or two, and my brother couldn't keep himself busy at all. When I went to my brother's house yesterday, my brother told me that he was going to recruit some helpers after the new year. Hey, by the way, Brother Mingyu, my brother still wants to ask you, if you recruit a few workers, is it considered to take the capitalist road? Zhong Xiaotao asked innocently.

"Haha......" Chen Mingyu was amused, "Xiao Tao, what age are you talking about?" If you put it in the seventies and eighties, if you employ more than eight people, you are capitalists. But now that they have been reformed and opened up, from top to bottom, they have abandoned ideological arguments and centered on economic construction, and the development of private enterprises is advancing rapidly, so what is it to hire a few workers! ”

After saying this, Chen Mingyu couldn't help laughing again, he actually knew that although the controversy in the ideological field is gradually being diluted, it is no longer a matter for private enterprises to hire a few workers, and even Indonesian businessman Huang Hongnian came to the mainland to buy enterprises on a large scale, and he has been welcomed by local leading cadres, and the times have really changed. However, in the vast rural areas, because the people's cultural level is generally not high, the channels for receiving information are not smooth, and they have experienced the era of the Red Terror to some extent, they are still relatively sensitive to these matters.

Therefore, there is no need for him to say so much to Zhong Xiaotao, and he probably doesn't understand it if he talks too much, just tell him that it's okay to do this.

So, Chen Mingyu patted Zhong Xiaotao on the shoulder again and said, "Xiaotao, go back and tell your brother, just recruit workers with confidence." If you have the strength and sales channels, then you can also consider setting up a factory. ”

Zhong Xiaotao said: "Brother Dong, I also understand the terms you just said, otherwise, how about you go to my house during the Chinese New Year and tell my brother?" ”

Chen Mingyu smiled: "It's no problem, I'll go tell your brother." ”

The two of them walked around the market for more than an hour and bought a lot of things, Chen Mingyu was about to send things back with Zhong Xiaotao first, and then come and go shopping, when suddenly there was a commotion in front.

"Stealing children! Stealing children! Someone yelled.

Then came a woman's cry: "Xiaobo...... Wavelet ......"

"Brother Dong, there are children who steal!" Zhong Xiaotao shouted.

"Let's go inside!" Chen Mingyu hurriedly put the things in his hand inside and squeezed into the crowd.

I saw a woman in the crowd sitting on the road with her hair disheveled and crying, and the people around her were all pointing around her, asking questions.

"I'm from the police station, what's the matter with you?" Chen Mingyu asked.

When this woman heard that Chen Mingyu was in the detention center, she immediately cried "wow" again, and hurriedly came to Chen Mingyu's side in fear, hugged Chen Mingyu's leg and shouted: "Comrade, my Xiaobo asked someone to steal it, you have to help me get it back!" ”

Chen Mingyu said: "Eldest sister, if you have anything to say, stand up and say it again!" There are so many people in the set today, could it be that your son has been squeezed out? How do you know he's been stolen? ”

The woman said: "When I was buying a couplet just now, there was a woman standing next to me, and I saw her pull my Xiaobo, and said that she was afraid that my Xiaobo would fall, so I didn't care." After I finished paying, Bo and the woman were gone, Bo must have been stolen by her, woo woo......"

The people next to him also began to talk about it.

"His son must have been stolen by someone, so careless!"

"I've heard that child thieves have come to us! I've heard that dozens of children have been lost in other places! ”

"Oh, there are so many people gathered, where can I find it!"

Chen Mingyu was upset when he heard this, and said to the woman anxiously: "Your son was stolen, then hurry up and find it, why are you sitting here crying!" ”

After this woman saw her son lost just now, she was really frightened, her mind was blank, so she sat on the ground and cried, and now after listening to Chen Mingyu's words, she reacted, quickly got up, and said, "Yes! Right! I've got to get to my wavelet! ”

Chen Mingyu asked, "How old is your son?" What are you wearing? What are the characteristics? ”

The woman said, "My son is two and a half years old, and he wears a padded jacket and a tiger hat......

Chen Mingyu asked again, "What clothes is that woman wearing?" What are the characteristics? ”

The woman cried and said, "I didn't see clearly...... She seems to be wearing a black coat......"

Chen Mingyu was really angry with this woman, she would be so careless and bring such a young son to the New Year's fair, and she was not optimistic, and her son was stolen by someone at hand!

However, now is not the time to blame this woman, you have to find a way to catch this person who stole the child quickly!

Chen Mingyu raised his hand and pressed down, and said: "Everyone be quiet, I am Chen Mingyu, deputy director of the town police station, this eldest sister's son has just been lost, her son's name is Xiaobo, wearing a cotton jacket and a tiger head hat, I ask everyone, don't rush to the market first, help find a child, I thank you!" ”

The people in the township are still very simple, and they have agreed to help find the children.

Chen Mingyu said to Zhong Xiaotao again: "Xiaotao, you hurry up to the police station, notify everyone at home, put aside the work at hand, and hurry up to find the child!" ”

"Got it, Brother Dong!" Zhong Xiaotao answered, pulled his legs and ran to the police station.

Chen Mingyu didn't act immediately, but stood there and thought for a while, first of all, this child stealing should not be a person, but a gang! Second, what will this gang do when they succeed? They will definitely run away in a hurry!

In addition, this gang of children stealing children will definitely not be on foot, nor will they be riding bicycles, which is not conducive to their escape, so they are either motorcycles or motor vehicles!

After thinking of this, Chen Mingyu immediately squeezed through the crowd and walked briskly towards the south end of the market!

Due to the inconvenience of transportation in Shuangmiao Town, if you want to leave Shuangmiao Town, there is only one road to the north, and this gang of child stealing traffickers will definitely choose this road!

It's just that Chen Mingyu is worried that this group of traffickers has escaped, so it will be difficult to find!

Therefore, Chen Mingyu prayed that this group of traffickers were all greedy people, and after they stole a child, they were still unwilling, first put the child in the car, then steal a small child, and then escape!

In fact, in such a crowded market, people are generally not very vigilant, and it is very easy to steal one or two children!

The market in Shuangshan Town is a street almost due north and south, with a total distance of about one and a half kilometers, but because there are too many people on the street, although Chen Mingyu tried to speed up as much as possible, it took him nearly ten minutes to squeeze through the crowd to the north of the market.

Chen Mingyu stood here and looked at it, and in a clearing at the north end of the market, there were indeed some motor vehicles, including tricycles and cars.

Could the traffickers' vehicles be hidden among these vehicles? Hopefully they haven't had time to run away yet!

Chen Mingyu prayed secretly and walked towards the clearing.