Chapter XXIV Retention

Wang Yaqin's sister and brother rode back to the city, laughing and talking about their father's feats and interesting stories along the way. Who knew that more than 20 days later, another major event happened in the village, which made the sisters and brothers feel very mixed.

The days in mid-May are quite hot and dry, with only a slight chill in the morning and evening. Late one night, Aunt Hu was suddenly awakened by a strange sound: in the cowshed next door to the house, the cows seemed to be a little dishonest, or made restless noises, or kept walking around, and listened closely, there was also the sound of straw clattering......

Aunt Hu suspected that someone was stealing cattle, and she knew that ploughing cattle were the treasure of rural people. So she got out of bed in her clothes and hurriedly woke up her son Hu Yuhu, and the two took steel forks, wooden sticks, and flashlights, hurriedly opened the door and went straight to the cowshed.

Because of the sound and light, I saw a person quickly pop out of the haystack on the edge of the cowshed, and the mother and son were shocked. Hu Yuhu shouted loudly: "What person?"

The other party knelt down with a puff and cried, "Help me!"

In the light of the flashlight, a thin little girl appeared, trembling up and down, and there was a lot of yellow straw stuck to her shabby clothes and messy hair......

Seeing this, Aunt Hu hurriedly helped the other party up, and asked in a soothing tone: "Listening to the girl's voice, it doesn't seem to be a local." What is it difficult for you to come into the house and talk, it's too cold outside. ”

When the group entered the house, Hu Yuhu turned on the light, and Aunt Hu found a coat to put on with the girl. Perhaps there was a bit of a big movement, but Hu Yanling had woken up, and she hurriedly dressed and handed the girl a cup of hot water.

The girl was moved and thanked repeatedly: "Thank you, your family is kind people!"

Next, the girl began to tell in detail: "My name is Sun Qimei, I am from Guizhou, and I am seventeen years old this year. My family lives deep in the mountains, and because my family is so poor, I haven't been able to read since I was a child, and because I have many younger siblings, I have been taking care of them or helping the family for as long as I can remember. At the end of last year, a few women came to our hometown to do business, and they told us that the outside world was good, that their business was very busy, and that they needed a few smart helpers, and that if anyone was willing to follow, they would pay well...... At that time, there were many adults in the village who were tempted and begged some of the women to take their children, and at first they deliberately chose and said that they only needed to be good-looking and articulate, and then they took some money and gave it to our parents as an advance payment, and then they took me and five or six sisters out. ”

Xu was a little thirsty, but after seeing the girl drink water, he continued: "Those sisters and I have never been out of the mountains, and the outside world makes us feel novel. Along the way, the women began to be kind to us, just muttering to each other and speaking in dialects they didn't understand. Who knew that when we got here, we were separated one by one......"

At this point, the girl was choking and crying. She was extremely indignant: "Actually, those women are not doing any business at all, they are all human traffickers! Before the Spring Festival last year, I was sold to an old bachelor in his 40s; I would not obey him, and even beat him and bit him; of course, he also beat me, and his powerful old lady also beat me. Ever since I entered his house, I carried a pair of scissors with me, and at every critical moment, I threatened to commit suicide before I stopped. In the middle, I tried to escape many times, but the mother and son watched too closely, and the people in the village also helped them keep an eye on my every move......

At the end of her sentence, the girl lifted up her limbs, but saw that the flesh was bruised and scarred, and at the same time, she wept and murmured, "There are still wounds all over the body......

The girl's tragic experience, her scars, her tears, touched everyone present—

Aunt Hu's heart melted, tears flowed down, and she said distressedly: "Good boy, my hard-working child!"

Hu Yuhu's eyes seemed to be on fire, his fists were clenched tightly, and there was a strong air flow in his heart...... He sympathized with the girl in front of him, and hated those damn traffickers even more!

Hu Yanling's heart trembled and tightened, as if something was crawling on her face......

Seeing everyone's situation, the girl was a little embarrassed. She forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh and be sad." But today, I finally escaped!"

"Yes, it's good to escape!" Aunt Hu wiped away tears excitedly, and then grabbed the other party's hand—both genuinely happy for her, but also afraid that she would be imprisoned again.

Faced with the result of the girl's escape, everyone had some comfort. Later, Aunt Hu arranged: "It's late tonight, let's talk about it first." The girl will sleep with me, and you two will rest separately. ”

Sun Qimei, who has been away from home for several months, has not had a good night's sleep and often wakes up at night, but tonight, she slept very soundly and peacefully.

Before dawn on the second day, Sun Qimei woke up early. When everyone got up, they smelled the fragrant porridge. Aunt Hu saw that the girl was diligent and her appearance was still upright, so she liked it in her heart and praised her for being sensible.

Hu Yaling and Hu Ge, who got up, were a little strange to see that there was one more person in the family at first glance; when they quietly asked their mother, Aunt Hu just smiled and said, "You children don't ask too much, just call your sister."

After the meal, Sister Sun and Hu Yanling rushed to wash the pots and bowls, and later, she knelt down to thank Aunt Hu and said that she was leaving.

Aunt Hu picked up the poor girl and asked with some anxiety, "Do you know where you are going?"

The other shook his head.

"Do you have any money in your pocket?"

The other party still shook his head.

Aunt Hu seemed a little embarrassed, but said in a sincere tone: "Girl, since you have no money in your pocket and no place to go, I think it is better to stay at my house for a few days, and when you have a place to go or want to go home, we will give you some travel expenses then." How?"

As soon as she heard this, Sun Qimei knelt down again, nodded again and again and replied: "Okay, okay, when did I cultivate the fate that I was able to meet the good people of your family! Thank you, thank you!"

Sun Yimei stayed in the Hu family like this, she worked in the field with Hu Yuhu and Hu Yanling during the day, and rushed to do laundry and cook when she got home. The Hu family liked her a little in their hearts and treated her very well, and she felt even better, and a smile gradually appeared on her thin face.

But the good times didn't last long, and this kind of family life was soon almost destroyed.

It turned out that the person who spent money to buy Sun Yimei was called Zhao Daniu. His family lives in a small village dozens of kilometers away, with only two orphans and widows, and because the family is too poor and ugly, he has never been able to marry a wife.

Some things in the world are so strange: Even if her child is ugly, however, as a mother, she will never dislike it! Zhao Daniu's mother is like this, she heard that she can buy a wife for her son by spending money, so she asked people everywhere to inquire and borrowed a lot of money before she bought Sun Yumei home.

Who knows, that girl is still an old virgin - the most annoying thing is that the girl always wants to escape, so that she even has to sleep with one eye open; although she doesn't want to beat her, she is aggrieved and angry; she wants to find a rope to tie her up, but after all, she is a big living person; if you want to beat her, you can't be ruthless, because the people in the village will complain when they see it, and besides, beating someone to death will also have to resist your life...... Anyway, Zhao Daniu spent money to buy a wife, and he didn't get any benefits, but it only added a lot of trouble!

It's good now, but one is not careful, but the bought Sun Yumei ran away. It's not just the people who run, but it's also the money that runs - the key is when the borrowed money will be paid off!

Zhao Daniu, who was empty of people and money, was going crazy, and his wife was going crazy too! So, they kept inquiring and searching!