In the courtyard, there were the voices of men directing their daughters-in-law to work, and women didn't say a word until the food was served.

Four dishes and one soup, it seems that the craftsmanship is still very good.

The man sat down and beckoned Su Qi and the two to eat.

Su Ji turned his head to look at the woman, who was still busy in the kitchen, and said, "Let's wait for my sister-in-law to come and eat together." ”

But the man replied nonchalantly: "In our place, if a woman does not serve at the table, you don't have to worry about her, just eat." ”

The man's attitude made Su Ji a little uncomfortable: "Then set aside some food for my sister-in-law to keep?" ”

"She has something to eat, don't worry about him."

When the words fell, the man stopped chatting with Su Qi, picked up the home-brewed wine, and drank it with Yan Shoucheng.

Su Qi looked back in the direction of the kitchen, the woman leaned on the door frame, looked up in the direction of the house, and when she looked at Su Qi, she smiled and quickly lowered her head.

Looking back, Su Ji sandwiched a piece of meat, and the man said that the meat was wild boar from the mountains.

Su Ji has no experience, but he has a wide range of food.

In the past, in Xiahe Village, after the separation, I didn't have much money and couldn't afford to buy things, so I often went to the back mountains to hunt.

Wild boars were also encountered once, and a pig ate for three or four months.

And the wild boar on the table right now is not the same as what I have eaten, but it is like the kind of pork that is raised at home.

Su Ji chewed and swallowed slowly.

The man asked, "Well, our pork is different from what you've eaten?" ”

Su Ji replied: "Yes, in the end, it is a pig running in the mountains, and the meat is indeed much firmer, but my sister-in-law's craftsmanship is also good, but the meat is tight but not firewood." ”

When the man heard this, the look on his face was a little proud: "That's not it, she learned the craft from a famous chef, and making this thing is a piece of cake." ”

Su Qi complimented: "Sure enough, a famous teacher is a high apprentice, and I can be regarded as having eaten a lot of meals, and there are few restaurants with this kind of craftsmanship, I can count them on one finger anyway." If my sister-in-law goes down the mountain and opens a restaurant, it will be a source of money. Big brother, your family went down the mountain to build a new house, and it was not a big deal. ”

The man's face changed: "A woman's family, what is it to show up, she will serve me at home safely." ”

After that, he suddenly remembered that Su Qi was also a woman, and changed his words: "She is different from you, you have seen a lot of things outside, she has lived in this ravine all her life, and it is difficult to go out to communicate with people, and she can't do anything big." ”

"Come on, come on, eat vegetables, don't talk about it."

The man persuaded him to drink vigorously, but Yan Shoucheng blocked the wine for Su Ji and drank it all by himself.

Su Qi took advantage of the two of them to push the cup and change the lamp, and walked out of the courtyard.

The woman was sitting on a small stool, which was only a palm high, and the woman was sitting on it, leaning over her body, and looking uncomfortable.

Su Ji approached, not hiding his footsteps.

I saw the woman hurriedly turn around, a flash of fear in her eyes, and then a signature smile.

Su Ji observed carefully and found that the woman's feet actually had chains, and the other end of the chain was tied to a stool.

The man said that women had food outside, but Su Ji looked around and saw that they were all cleaned pots and pans, not like there was something to eat.

"Have you eaten?"

The woman nodded slowly, but then there was a rumbling sound of her stomach.

Looking a little embarrassed, the woman took the scoop with water next to her, raised her head and drank half of the scoop of water.

"I'll go get you something to eat."

Su Ji said that, he was about to turn around, but the woman grabbed the corner of his clothes, his face was pleading, and he shook his head frantically.

"You can't speak?"

From the beginning of entering the door, every time I looked at a woman, I just watched her smile, even if I was just called by a man, I didn't hear a rebuttal, and now I saw that the woman looked anxious, but without a trace of sound, Su Qi realized that she might be a mute.

The woman nodded, her smile gone, and she gestured.

Relying on gestures, Su Ji guessed the general content: men don't let women contact them, and if they go in to get food, women will be beaten.

Su Qi pointed to the anklet: "Why did you bring this?" ”

"I'm afraid I'll run."

The woman's gesture made Su Ji realize that the man who had been smiling on his face might be a devil inside.

"This village is in the mountains, not to mention that you are a weak woman, even a strong man, you can't run out, what is there to be afraid of?"

The woman's body shrunk: "I'm afraid I'll run out of this yard." ”

After hesitating for a moment, the woman still gestured: "When you enter this courtyard, don't think about going out, and you are the same." ”

Then, leaning on Su Ji to block his vision, he pointed to the locked rooms: "There are people like me locked up inside." ”

Su Ji was shocked, his eyes widened, and he couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, the woman's face returned to the smile of the first meeting, but there was no way to hide the horror in her eyes.

Su Qi was about to ask a few more questions, when he noticed someone approaching behind him.

"Halfway through eating, why did you come to the kitchen, what good things in the kitchen attract you?"

The man said with a smile, but Su Ji heard a hint of chill, and said with an excuse: "I originally wanted to make it convenient, but I didn't find the toilet after looking for it, but I saw your daughter-in-law and wanted to ask for directions, but I never thought that she couldn't speak, and after a long time, I didn't understand what it meant." ”

The man pointed the way: "You're going the other way, over there." ”

Su Ji smiled embarrassedly: "Then I'll go over first, I'll disturb you." ”

Turning to leave, Su Qi released his divine sense to investigate the situation behind him, but the man didn't speak for a long time, so Su Qi could only give up.

By the time Su Ji returned to the main house, the man had resumed his cup exchange with the man.

And in the courtyard, there is no longer the shadow of a woman.

Yan Shoucheng drank a lot.

His face was ruddy and a little groggy.

Seeing this, Su Qi persuaded: "I drank a lot today, don't drink it, I'll have to go up the mountain later, I can't help him when he's drunk." ”

The man waved his hand: "It's good to get to know each other, if you leave, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet in the future, so I want to have a good time today." ”

"Besides, there are so many houses at home, and there is no place for you to live, so if you drink too much, you can stay for one night, and you won't be in a hurry to leave."

Su Ji intuitively felt that it was not a good thing to stay: "That's so troublesome, you have already disturbed us by entertaining us like this, how can I still cause you trouble." ”

The man didn't argue with Su Qiduo, and turned his head to ask Yan Shoucheng: "Big brother, what do you think?" ”

Yan Shoucheng squeezed Su Qi's hand under the table, gave her a look, and said, "Whatever the guest wants, listen to your arrangement." ”