Chapter 506 Memories 5
Chapter 506 Memories 5
Noticing Lingruo's gaze, the woman inside began to bang on the railings frantically, her eyes full of unwillingness and a little pity.
The noise was too loud, and Aunt Zhang turned her head and cursed, "Try to hit me again, and I'll let my son take care of you later."
She turned her head again and said to Ling Ruo, "If you don't behave, this will be your fate."
Lingruo still had a confused look in her eyes, as if she didn't understand what she was saying.
Aunt Zhang was very satisfied to see Lingruo was well behaved and didn't call for mommy and daddy. Although she was a little girl, she was pretty and her grandson would probably like her too.
There were people sitting and chatting outside the doors of the low-rise houses. One of them, a middle-aged woman fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan, saw Aunt Zhang and stopped what she was doing. "Oh, Aunt Zhang, is this your newly bought child bride?"
"Yes." Aunt Zhang stopped and chatted with the middle-aged woman, "Children are better. They don't remember anything and can be raised in a few years. Unlike my daughter-in-law, I bought her for so many years and gave birth to a child, but she is still not obedient and always wants to run away."
The middle-aged woman nodded. "Yes, when we first came here, who wouldn't want to escape? Look at me, I resisted so hard that my legs were broken. But now, I'm still obedient and am the wife of Mr. Li in my family."
"No one has ever been through this. It will be fine once you have a child."
Ling Ruo felt an inexplicable chill.
"A while ago, Xiao Cheng's wife wanted to run away, but we caught her." The middle-aged woman's eyes fell on Ling Ruo again, "You are smart. Buy a small one, and she can still work for the family. She can't run far."
Ling Ruo remained silent. Through the door, she saw the photos displayed in the main hall. The woman in the photo was about 20 years old and very beautiful. She was accompanied by a 40-year-old man. It was obvious that this middle-aged woman was also trafficked.
A clear child's voice interrupted the gossiping conversation between the two people, "Is that your aunt in the photo? She's so pretty."
Hearing someone praising her, the middle-aged woman smiled like a flower, "Your new girl is really sweet, she is an aunt."
"Auntie, are you a student from City A?" Ling Ruo asked.
"How did you know?" The middle-aged woman seemed to recall the past, with a look of reminiscence in her eyes. At that time, she was still young and full of emotions for the future.
Why think about these things? It only adds to her troubles. She can't go back. She has already accepted her fate over the years.
He even became a ghost who assisted the evildoer.
"There is a badge of City A University on my clothes. City A is celebrating its centenary this week. Do you want to go back and take a look?"
The middle-aged woman's smile froze, but her heart couldn't help but ached. She hadn't left here for many years, let alone going back to visit her alma mater.
Aunt Zhang interrupted Ling Ruo directly, "Why are you bringing that up? What do you know as a little kid?"
She wanted to continue chatting with the middle-aged woman about family matters, but the middle-aged woman seemed to be in a trance. No matter what Aunt Zhang said, she just hummed and said something like "oh".
They had to leave in a hurry. Aunt Zhang warned Lingruo, "Don't even think about running away, okay?"
Ling Ruo nodded, "Got it."
They walked almost all over the village. Aunt Zhang also chatted with the villagers for a while and introduced Lingruo, saying that she was the newly bought girl.
Aunt Zhang didn't introduce Lingruo to the villagers out of kindness. She took Lingruo to the villagers for inspection, which was actually a surveillance. If Lingruo showed any sign of trying to escape, the villagers would see her and know which family bought her child, and they would be able to catch her and send her back.
Lingruo also saw the children who were bought. The boys had tear marks on their faces. They were tied up with ropes and threatened because they were naughty. They also saw Lingruo, and anger burst out of their eyes. Why was she fine and not tied up?
Doesn't this girl want to run?
The homeowner who bought a few little boys was surprised to see that the children bought by Aunt Zhang did not make a fuss. Aunt Zhang said proudly that she had bought some well-behaved children and asked Lingruo to go over and persuade the children.
When the boys saw Ling Ruo coming, they lowered their voices and said, “Hey, don’t you want to run?”
The rope was being torn wildly, and the boy continued: "Let's work together. Help me untie the rope, and I'll take you and run away now."
Ling Ruo: ...
If she cooperated with this idiot, she would definitely be caught in a short while. It was daytime now, very bright, and it was not suitable for escaping at all. Besides, the adults were outside. If she helped the boy to untie himself, she might be the next one to be tied up.
She ignored the boy's screams and said gently, "If you behave well, your uncle and aunt will untie you. We are just children. Where can we run to? If you behave well, you can have a full meal. Don't struggle fearlessly."
The adult who was eavesdropping outside the wall nodded with satisfaction.
The situation of these boys is much better than that of the girls who were sold. The buyers of boys mostly come from families with girls. They buy boys in order to have a root for themselves. These boys will never be asked to do the heavy work at home. They still have sisters to serve them. Unless the buyers give birth to a boy themselves, these boys can still live a relatively stable life.
These days, as she walked from the village to the village gate, Lingruo had been quietly observing the surrounding environment. It was surrounded by mountains, and there was only a small country road leading to the county town.
Only the village chief's home has a landline phone, and if you call the police, you have to report to the county town. This place is remote, and most people are related to each other. It seems that human trafficking is often carried out in this village, and people are accustomed to this behavior.
She wanted to leave, perhaps to go to the county town, but with so many villagers watching her, she was afraid it would be difficult for her to escape, and she didn't have a penny on her.
It seems that Aunt Zhang manages the money of the Zhang family...
Following Aunt Zhang back to Zhang's house, she passed by the woman again. Feeling the woman's gaze, Lingruo tilted her head and responded with an innocent smile.
At dinner time, Aunt Zhang's son Zhang Niu also came back with his grandson Zhang Xiaoniu. When Zhang Niu saw Lingruo, he smiled lewdly, "Little girl, I'm your father."
After saying that, he thought about holding Lingruo in his arms.
Zhang Xiaoniu raised his head high and snorted at Ling Ruo, "Are you my future daughter-in-law?"
Just at this moment, Aunt Zhang brought up the food from the kitchen. She gave Lingruo a bowl of porridge and a steamed bun, "This is your dinner. Go to the corner and eat."
Then he took out half a steamed bun and said, "Go, give it to the woman in the yard."
Lingruo took the porridge and one and a half steamed buns, walked out and came to the yard.
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