"Uncle, I know. You also said that everyone in the village is yours. You see, I can't beat you. You are more familiar with this mountain road than I am. Even if I run away, you can catch me immediately."

"Can you untie this rope for me? I'm really worried. Just let your son watch me for a while. I will never run away." Jiang Xia spoke, looking scared but trying hard to negotiate.

The old man listened to Jiang Xia's words and squinted his eyes to look at Jiang Xia. Jiang Xia looked indeed delicate and tender, her thighs were not even as thick as his son's arms. She looked like a delicate girl from the city. Not to mention that their village was in the mountains, and there were mountain roads all around, which were steep and rugged. Even if it was a mountain road, Jiang Xia's physique would not allow her to run far before being caught.

But he was still worried. He had finally managed to kidnap her to be his son's wife. If she ran away, it would be a huge loss.

He felt that Jiang Xia in front of him looked a little different from the abducted woman in his impression.

"Why aren't you crying? Every time a woman was abducted to the village, she would cry and scream at the beginning, trying to make trouble, or making a fuss, making a mess. And you tell me, what's the benefit for me if I untie the rope for you?" The old man spoke and looked at Jiang Xia.

In the past, when a new bride came to a family in the village, she would make a fuss and run away. She would usually be tied up and locked up, so that her baby would be well behaved. If she had a baby tied up, she would not want to run away because she could not bear to leave her baby. Some women would even want to run away when they were pregnant, or they would commit suicide by taking medicine if they felt they could not run away.

But Jiang Xia's reaction after waking up was different from what he expected.

She didn't make a fuss or cry, and even discussed things with him.

"I... I'm definitely afraid too, but uncle, you also said that you are not a bad person, you just want to find a wife for your son. It's not easy for a man like you to raise a child. I've also seen how powerful you are. I don't think I can run away. There's no need to make a fuss and get beaten. I'm also afraid of pain. Even if you really let me run, I don't even know the way, and I'll be eaten by wolves halfway."

Jiang Xia opened his mouth with a timid expression, tears welling up in his eyes, and he looked like he wanted to cry but didn't dare.

"Dad, my wife is in pain, untie the rope!" Jin Bao, a silly man standing nearby, looked at Jiang Xia with tears in her eyes and patted his father quickly.

"Untie my rope. Later, when people in the village see me, they won't even need to tie me up with ropes. I will stay with you obediently and won't run away. Doesn't this also show how powerful you are?" Jiang Xia spoke again.

Jiang Xia's words meant that he was not a bad person, and that he had seen how powerful he was. And that going around the village like this would make them look respectable. The old man was quite happy and proud when he heard this.

In this village, face is indeed the most important thing. Buddhas fight for a stick of incense, and people fight for their dignity. Isn't it also to make the people in the village look up to him by abducting a wife for his son? The old man's eyes fell on Jiang Xia's face. Seeing Jiang Xia's appearance, he was indeed moved.

It's really prestigious and impressive to take it out like this.

"Then I'll untie you, but you better behave yourself. If I find out that you're trying to run away, I'll let my son tie you up with a chain and lock you in that room." The old man stepped forward and untied the ropes on Jiang Xia's wrists and feet, and warned him.

Jiang Xia's heart tightened, and he looked obedient, nodding to indicate that he understood.

After the old man finished doing all this, he tied up the hemp rope, turned around and went into the inner room. He seemed to no longer pay attention to Jiang Xia. Only his silly son was left standing next to him.