There is a meandering river outside the remote village of Chenjia, where the peasant women of the village gather to wash their clothes. Today's weather is good, but it still can't hide the cold of late autumn, and the river is full of people washing clothes, and occasionally there is laughter and scolding, which is obviously very lively.

For such a remote village, this is arguably the only pleasure.

"Hey—you guys go away, it's that little girl from the Ma family." A sharp-eyed peasant woman saw the staggering thin figure not far away, and said to the group of peasant women next to her.

"Alas - this Xuelan girl is also pitiful, she met such parents. We outsiders are distressed to look at, we are only five years old and have already taken care of all the housework in the family, we are all covered, and we have to be beaten and scolded at every turn, I can always hear the movement of their house, it is really pitiful-"

Another woman in a white shirt spoke, her tone was full of sighs, she was a neighbor of Ma Xuelan's family, and she could often hear the movements of the Ma family and the suppressed cries of the children, but unfortunately they were just outsiders, even if they felt sorry for the children, they could not meddle in other people's family affairs.

"It's a poor child...... too," the others looked at each other, and they all sighed a little. Nowadays, preference for sons over daughters is not uncommon, although the state advocates equality between men and women, but these are still not infiltrated in the countryside, and everyone still hopes that a son can carry on the lineage. It's okay not to see the child, but you can't abuse the child, right?

"Miss Xuelan is here to wash clothes! Hurry up and come to my aunt's side, it just so happens that my aunt still has some steamed buns here, you should be hungry! The kind woman beckoned to the thin figure with a loving smile on her face. Such a good child, how can his life be saved so hard!

The tattered girl dragged a large wooden barrel full of dirty clothes, which was indeed too heavy for such a little girl, and when she heard the other man's words, she reached out and wiped the sweat from her forehead, revealing a smile.

"Thank you, auntie." Although her self-esteem wanted her to refuse, she hadn't eaten since last night, and she had been working all the time, and she was really hungry, and now she couldn't stand the blackness in front of her. She remembers the kindness of these people to her, and she will definitely repay them when she picks them up.

"It's nothing, it's just two steamed buns, you eat it slowly." The woman smiled generously and heartily, she also has a seven-year-old girl at home who is as old as Xue Lan, and she is naughty at home and doesn't know how to do housework at all.

The peasant women had their own business, watching Xue Lan finish eating the steamed buns and scattered, leaving Xue Lan alone to wash clothes by the river, rubbing and washing, and her hands were covered with calluses.

"Hey-" A piece of clothing actually flowed down the river when Xue Lan was not paying attention, Xue Lan stood up in surprise when she saw this, her face was full of fear and fear, and she subconsciously ran over, if she lost this clothes, she would definitely be killed by her parents.

The thin figure fluttered wildly in the river, almost fell down several times, and was washed away by the river, but finally went up to get his clothes back, shivering in the cold water. When she came out, she was soaked, her body was covered with river water, and her hands and arms still couldn't dispel the cold.

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Looking at the dirty clothes in the barrel, Xue Lan bit her lip and stepped forward to continue washing the clothes, if she couldn't finish washing, she would inevitably be beaten again. At this time, her lips began to white, but she continued to move her hands, and finally rushed back home before the sun went down.

"Where did you run away from the dead girl, you're about to starve to death - you can't wash your clothes well, what's the use of the old lady asking you?" The sharp and caustic voice came from the mouth of a woman with a round body, and the other party looked very warm in thick clothes, much better than Xue Lan's thinness.

Ma Mu shouted sharply, and at the same time reached out and pinched Xue Lan's arm and thigh, the force was like treating her own enemy, it was really powerful. Xue Lan tried her best to dodge but was still hit several times, her thin face showed a hidden pain, but she gritted her teeth and persevered, and a seed was planted in her heart, just waiting to take root and sprout.

Soaked in the icy river water, coupled with the fact that her body was not good, Xue Lan finally couldn't bear it anymore and fainted, and fell to the ground with a bang, her lips white and her face covered with sweat.

"Stinky girl, don't think that I won't beat you when I lie on the ground, get up and cook for the old lady-" Mother Ma was even more angry when she saw this, stretched out her foot and kicked Xue Lan's body without hesitation, she herself is a farmer with great strength, ordinary people can't stand her at all, let alone a seven-year-old child, but Xue Lan still didn't move, it was as if she had passed out.

Mother Ma couldn't help muttering in her heart, this dead girl can't be dead! If she really died, she wouldn't be blamed, who let this girl be weak and save some food when she died! But I've heard that murder is a crime, so I won't affect myself when the time comes!

Thinking like this, Ma's mother was not happy in her heart, and sat on the ground and patted her thighs and wailed, "Oh, why am I so unlucky!" gave birth to such a money-losing goods, and even wanted to implicate me - why didn't you die of a dead girl! If your body is so weak, you deserve to die-"

"What are you arguing about? Don't let people rest, dead mother-in-law-" Mother Ma's voice did not attract others, but attracted the scolding of Ma's father, and the other party was immediately unhappy, and his speech was very ugly.

"Master, look at this dead girl, I just scolded her twice, and she just lay on the ground and blackmailed me, why did I give birth to this thing-" Mother Ma got up from the ground and looked at Xue Lan on the ground viciously and said.

Father Ma looked in the direction of Xue Lan and found that Xue Lan's face was as pale as paper, and sweat covered her entire face, trembling even though she was in a coma, obviously the situation was wrong. He knows a little better than Mother Ma, and if they really die, they won't be able to get out of the relationship.

"You shut up - take the girl to bed, and I'll go to the doctor." Father Ma scolded coldly, then put on his coat and left the house, and hurried to the house of the village doctor.

Although Ma's mother was unwilling, she still didn't dare to disobey Ma's father's instructions, and while complaining, she hugged Xuelan and threw her on the bed, and then sat on the chair to rest, only to feel that her chest was a little stuffy and very uncomfortable.

"It's all your fault for being a stinky girl, making me a girl, see how I clean you up in the future-" Mother Ma said as she clutched her chest.