Chapter 17 Tenderness Like Water
When his aunt watched Ji Shanlin bring a fairy-like woman with an iron chain for tethering pigs in her hand, she seemed to understand something, and went to look at both sides of the courtyard gate and closed the courtyard door again. Ji Shanlin urged his aunt to cook, and he poured a glass of water for Wang Shifan first. The two of them drank hot egg soup and ate dry cakes, the fatigue of the day seemed to be much easier, Ji Shanlin wanted to explain to his aunt several times, and his aunt asked him to eat quickly, saying that he would talk about it tomorrow if he had something to say. She began to feel strange in her heart from the moment Ji Shanlin entered the door, obviously she came locked, Wang Shifan's eyes did not have a trace of sadness, from Wang Shifan's liking for food, it didn't seem like she was forced by her nephew at all. She didn't want to alarm the neighbors by talking loudly in the middle of the night, so while they were eating, Aunt Ji Shanlin made up the bed in the other room.
After the meal, Ji Shanlin helped Wang Shifan to prepare to go into the house to sleep, Wang Shifan insisted on putting away the dining table, all this Ji Shanlin's aunt saw in her eyes, she asked to clean up tomorrow morning, let them rest early, and said that she was also sleepy. After Ji Shanlin glanced at his aunt, he took Wang Shifan to the back room. After many days of torture and a long period of no warm bed, Wang Shifan is really cold and warm, her heart is hotter than the bed, she did not forget to take the initiative to thank the man in her arms who saved her from water and fire temporarily, as for tomorrow's life, it will only be said after dawn.
He was tired more than once all the way, Ji Shanlin was frightened, and once he relaxed, he didn't need to be anxious, just tied Wang Shifan's iron chain to the leg of the bed, and he turned around and fell asleep. The two of them slept until about ten o'clock the next day, Wang Shifan had to get up conveniently, Ji Shanlin woke up, and accompanied her to the alley by the gable in the courtyard outside the house. His aunt's breakfast was already cold, and after seeing that they got up, they went to hot rice again, Ji Shanlin brought a basin of water and asked Wang Shifan to clean the dust all the way. Relax and sleep well, Wang Shifan is even more attractive, even Ji Shanlin's aunt stared at it a few more times, Wang Shifan's eyes are peaceful and pleasing, but there are many inappropriate chains.
After Ji Shanlin was full, he explained to his aunt that when he was working at the construction site at the foot of the mountain, he met the woman in front of him who was abducted by Lu Qifeng from the neighboring village, who was Yuan Yufeng's man. He thought that Yuan Yufeng's fame was big enough, and the surrounding villages should all know about the trafficker who sold women, but he didn't know if he didn't think about his aunt. Ji Shanlin only continued to explain to her that Lu Qifeng and his family both made a living by selling women, and he himself was a tiger to save people. Ji Shanlin's aunt didn't hear her nephew do anything to this beauty from last night to this morning, and she was anxious for her nephew all night. Now when she heard that this was the case, her face sank, she asked Wang Shifan to go to the back room, she pulled Ji Shanlin into the courtyard, and whispered: "The human traffickers are all black, how can you provoke them?" It's better to find a middleman and ask your parents to borrow some money to buy it, you have to start first, you can save a lot of money after using it. ”
Ji Shanlin didn't know how to answer his aunt, so he had to tell her that he would think about it for two days here, and at the same time let his aunt lock the courtyard door when she went in and out. When her aunt had prepared some more food, she said that she would work in the fields, and that they should not speak loudly, and she locked the door from the outside.
Ji Shanlin had nothing to do, so he went to bed again to make up for sleep, Wang Shifan watched Ji Shanlin's aunt go out, and she felt bad again. She didn't dare to ask Ji Shanlin's aunt's speech in the hospital, knowing that it might not be good news for her. Wang Shifan gave full play to her strengths, carefully and gently shook Ji Shanlin awake, and expressed her worries. Ji Shanlin just laughed quietly after being stunned, he said: "Don't worry, my aunt is my father's only sister, and their other brothers and sisters are gone, so they have been good to me since I was a child, and they won't harm me." Wang Shifan knew that he would not harm Ji Shanlin, but he was worried that it would be bad for her.
Ji Shanlin's aunt ran all the way to his brother's house like a rapid march, and there was no one else in the house, so she briefly told Ji Shanlin about her house. When she heard that Wang Shifan's original master, the wicked Lu Qifeng, had already found her brother's family, her sister-in-law still didn't dare to calm down. Ji Shanlin's aunt had never heard of Yuan Yufeng, but Ji Shanlin's family had already heard of Lu Qifeng. The three adults discussed, thinking that Ji Shanlin could not bring Wang Shifan home, and Lu Qifeng would not let them go, at least to break a fortune. Ji Shanlin's parents looked outside when they mentioned Lu Qifeng, obviously scared. Ji Shanlin's aunt thought about it on the road, and if Ji Shanlin couldn't ask for it, she would transfer it to her. She is already optimistic about the woman, her two sons have no women, she worries every day that it will not be good to face the dead old man in the future, and now there is a ready-made one sent to the front, she can give some money. Her home is far away, and she pays attention to secrecy, she has two sons, and the family is already big, if Lu Qifeng knows one day, she is not afraid, so she said that she picked it up outside.
Ji Shanlin's parents decided to go over the next day to have a look, and then discuss the specific matter, Ji Shanlin's aunt thought that Ji Shanlin was not at ease at her house, she didn't want her daughter-in-law to be bullied by her nephew, in case she was pregnant with a child, she couldn't say clearly. mobilized Ji Shanlin's parents to go over overnight, and said that she would pay the fare.
Ji Shanlin's parents were also worried that they would be discovered by others during the day, and it would be difficult to reach Lu Qifeng's ears, so they wanted to end the matter earlier, so they took a flashlight to Wang Shifan's residence overnight. It was early in the morning, Ji Shanlin was awakened by the light, saw his parents, and asked Wang Shifan to get up too. Although his hair was messy and his face was not washed in his sleep, under the light, Ji Shanlin's parents still felt that his son's risk was worth it, but safety was more important, otherwise he really wanted to be included in the family.
Ji Shanlin's parents interrogated their son in detail about what happened, Ji Shanlin just concealed the cause of the barbershop, and said everything else truthfully: Lu Qifeng tried to use Wang Shifan to cheat him out of money, and he saw that Wang Shifan was pitiful and stole it for her, which was very simple. At the scene, everyone agreed that even if Ji Shanlin did not marry Wang Shifan, Lu Qifeng would ask him for someone, unless he did not go home. Aunt Ji Shanlin was still looking forward to her daughter-in-law, she said: "Xiao Shanlin went back normally, so he said that he accidentally loosened Wang Shifan's chains, and he was afraid that Lu Qifeng would find him and ask for someone, so he desperately tried to find it, but he didn't find it until now." It's not a thing under the sun, Lu Qifeng can't say anything even if he has an idea, if Lu Qifeng is difficult, it's a big deal to give him a little money. It's just that the construction site can't stay any longer to prevent Lu Qifeng from secretly making trouble. With the money I gave, you can find a new woman for Shanlin, and then go out when you have a child. After a long time, this matter will be settled. ”
Ji Shanlin's parents think that this arrangement is more reasonable, although they also think that Wang Shifan is good-looking, but their family background cannot tolerate such a red face. In addition, they have only one son, if they are targeted by Lu Qifeng, the family will not want to live in peace for the rest of their lives. Ji Shanlin's aunt was also generous, and agreed to give 15,000 yuan when she opened her mouth, and reminded Ji Shanlin's family that Wang Shifan was a woman who came from the wrong way, and their family still had to watch it for a few years, and it was no better than buying it through legitimate means.
Ji Shanlin was not assertive when they were negotiating, but his eyes were still looking at Wang Shifan longingly, Wang Shifan heard with his own ears that he was being traded like a commodity, and no one asked for her opinion. She stared at Ji Shanlin with teary eyes, revealing that she was like an animal who loves her master, and asked him not to abandon herself. Ji Shanlin retracted his gaze, he didn't dare to disobey his parents, this was a habit he had maintained since he was a child. In the end, Ji Shanlin's parents decided to take Ji Shanlin away, and Ji Shanlin's aunt promised to pay off the money before the end of the year. They assisted Ji Shanlin's aunt in tying Wang Shifan up, although Ji Shanlin turned back step by step, he did not have the courage to oppose his parents' decision.
Sitting on the tricycle, Ji Shanlin recalled the days when he and Wang Shifan were frightened in the past few days, and recalled Wang Shifan's eyes when he saw their family at the door, Ji Shanlin shed a few tears that were powerless. When the tricycle passed by the small market with a barber shop where Ji Shanlin worked, it was already dawn, and Ji Shanlin wanted to get out of the car for breakfast, but he looked at the barber shop from a distance. When waiting for breakfast, Ji Shanlin said: "Dad, you wait for me for a while, I will go and tell Lu Qifeng according to my aunt's request now, and make it clear the fact that Wang Shifan ran away, otherwise he will still think about me in the future." After speaking, looking at his parents, his parents exchanged glances, thinking that they would not be entangled after making it clear, and they told Ji Shanlin that if Lu Qifeng must pay him money, as long as it is not much, he can also agree. It's just that you have to come back quickly, you can't stay in this place, to prevent talking in the future. After confessing, Ji Shanlin's father took out all the money from his clothes and gave it to Ji Shanlin.
Ji Shanlin quickly disappeared into the crowd, he didn't go to find Lu Qifeng, but immediately found a tricycle and went straight to his aunt's house. He asked the tricycle to wait for him at the door, his aunt should have gone to work in the field, and Ji Shanlin climbed from the low wall to the courtyard. The door of the hall could be moved from one side along the center of rotation of the door axis when locked, and he saw Wang Shifan leaning weakly on the side of the bed. Ji Shanlin loosened the chain from the leg of the bed, Wang Shifan watched him operate in surprise, Ji Shanlin took her out while asking Wang Shifan to promise him: No matter how it changes in the future, Wang Shifan can't leave him.
Running for her life is important, Wang Shifan didn't care what Ji Shanlin said, she nodded desperately, got on the tricycle, the owner was afraid of Ji Shanlin's behavior of climbing over the wall, and saw him bring out a woman tied to a pig chain, and the tricycle was so scared that the car couldn't start. Ji Shanlin found out the concerns of the tricycle owner, and calmly said that the two of them were running away from marriage, Wang Shifan nodded cooperatively, and the tricycle owner calmly started the car and took them out of the village.
In a mountain market town opposite to Ji Shanlin's work, Ji Shanlin sent the tricycle away from them, and then covered Wang Shifan's hands with his coat. They saw a vice in a grocery store stall, and Ji Shanlin believed that they would be able to open the iron chain in Wang Shifan's hand. In a market selling sheep, cattle and other living animals, there were many people, and he used a post to tie animals with iron pull rings. He carefully stood Wang Shifan with his back to the crowd, used his coat and towel to isolate the inner layer of her iron chain from her flesh, buckled her hand to the iron ring of the column, and cautiously opened Wang Shifan's chain with a vice.
Being chained for too long, Wang Shifan suddenly felt relaxed, and looked at Ji Shanlin with tenderness and gratitude, she didn't know what words to use to express her feelings of being free now. As long as she calls out loudly now, her wish to return to her former home should be fulfilled immediately. Just now she accidentally found herself passing by the location of a police station, and the chains had not been lifted at that time, so she did not shout. Now, she used her other hand to shake the hand that had been locked for many days, staring at Ji Shanlin, wondering what he planned to do next.