Chapter 109 The Foolish Heroine's Counterattack 11

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Li Hongmei was born in a remote village. Her parents died when she was three years old. Since then, she has lived with her uncle, the village chief, and worked hard for her uncle's family to make a living. Her right arm was burned by a branding iron when she was taking care of her cousin. Her uncle was reluctant to spend money to treat her illness, so he asked a village doctor to cut off her entire arm.

When she was nine years old, her uncle sold her to a family in a remote area as a daughter-in-law for two hundred copper coins. She ran away secretly and worked odd jobs all the way south. She was cheated several times by those who had ulterior motives, but she managed to escape every time.

This time she had a fever and was really sick. She met a kind aunt who said she would take her home to rest for a while. She also knew that if she didn't have medicine to cure her illness, she might lose her life. So even though she guessed that she might be deceived, she still followed the aunt.

In the end, the aunt pushed her to an old man in the village. The old man spent fifty copper coins to buy her medicine, and originally planned to consummate the marriage with her after she recovered from her illness. But she found an opportunity and sneaked out!

As a result, she aroused public anger. According to the villagers and the old lady, although she would lose her innocence and the most basic dignity as a human being, the old man spent fifty copper coins!

That's fifty copper coins!

Fifty!

A Yan listened to Li Hongmei's rambling on and on. Her face, which was so thin that only skin and bones were left, showed no big expression. It seemed that constant escape had become a habit for her. As long as she was not dead, she was lucky!

Li Hongmei scratched her messy hair casually, "It's nothing. The girl doesn't know that for people like us with disabilities, it's good enough to be alive. From an outsider's point of view, if someone is willing to take us in, even if they want us to be his wife and give birth to a son, we are lucky!

When I was young, I could rely on my husband to make a living. If I was lucky, I could give birth to a few sons, so that I would have someone to rely on when I was old. They all said this, as if my fate was tied to these men. Only with a man by my side could I survive. Otherwise, I would not be a complete person! "

Li Hongmei sniffed and suddenly felt a little aggrieved.

"I have hands and feet, so why can't I survive on my own? I've grown up on my own! Men just want to take advantage of women, asking them to heat their pots and serve them like masters! If I were to work with this patience, I would definitely not starve to death! But this is the way the world is, there is no way for women to survive!"

As they were talking, the two of them had already walked into the dense forest.

Not far away in the grass by the stream, a huge white tiger was lazily basking in the sun.

Even though she knew that the white tiger belonged to A Yan, Li Hongmei was still frightened and subconsciously wanted to turn around and run away.

When Baihu heard the voice, he opened his big eyes, stared at her for a moment, and scratched the ground with his big hands in annoyance.

Where did this homeless person come from? He is so dirty!

Ah Yan put down the barrel and walked over to explain to Big Cat the origin of Li Hongmei: "She was kidnapped to be an old man's wife, just like me before! I felt sorry for her, so I took her with me!"

The big cat grunted and slapped the water into the creek.

Ah Yan understood: "I know, I will ask her to wash it clean later!"

The big cat was satisfied. He rolled his eyes and glanced at the wooden barrel that A Yan brought back.

Ah Yan asked, "How about making some dried fish for you?"

The big cat came over and rubbed its big head against hers.

He stood up lazily, jumped a few times, and disappeared into the dense forest.

A Yan started a fire and Li Hongmei came over carrying the wooden barrel with her left arm.

Ah Yan said, "I have some new clothes in my bag. Go take a shower and change your clothes first. I don't need your help for now!"

Li Hongmei obediently took out her clothes and went to take a bath further downstream in the stream.

When she came back, A Yan had already started roasting the dried fish.

I took the time to look at Li Hongmei and found that she had a very childish face and looked to be about twelve or thirteen years old.

It’s so annoying!

She was just a little girl, yet those people were so cruel as to kill her!

Li Hongmei sat beside her and added fuel to her fire: "Girl, are you going to live in the mountains forever?"

She looked around and it seemed that her equipment was not complete.

It doesn't look like they plan to stay in the mountains for long.

To be fair, she prefers staying in the mountains. What is more terrifying than wild animals is the human heart. She is really fed up with those living people down the mountain who are ready to take people away at any time!

Ah Yan said: "For the time being, we will stay in the mountains. But sooner or later, we will have to go down the mountain. The mountains are not suitable for human survival."

The light in Li Hongmei's eyes gradually dimmed, "I thought the girl would settle down in the mountains!"

Ah Yan turned over the dried fish and did not answer her question. Instead, he asked, "During your journey south, have you seen many disabled girls and girls with intellectual disabilities being abducted?"

Li Hongmei was silent for a moment, "About a hundred people."

She was a cripple, and naturally the women she hung out with were all women with missing limbs, and a small number of them were idiots with some mental problems.

The lucky ones among them would be hired back, while the unlucky ones would at least be like her, and at least have a chance to escape.

Those who were even less fortunate were often kidnapped and made wives of others. They were beaten three times a day until they gave birth to a child, and then they were allowed to see the light of day again.

Ah Yan estimated in his mind that Li Hongmei had walked a long way. But she walked on a line, not a plane, so she could only meet a few people.

Among them there are over a hundred disabled women.

One can imagine how many people like this there are out of her sight!

In a situation where the level of medical technology is far lower than that of modern times, there will be more people with disabilities and intellectual disabilities.

But men, as the hope of continuing the family line, will still be supported by someone even if they are disabled.

Women are different. A large number of disabled girls are abducted to be wives of older single men or men with similar disabilities.

This is definitely a sure win business. Although the dynasty allowed human trafficking, the country folks could not afford the money and were unwilling to pay. The best way was to "pick up" a girl, who could not only give birth to children but also work. And they only needed to pay a little bit of food to achieve the goal that would have cost a large sum of money.

The public did not condemn this behavior, but instead felt that the man had done a great thing. He gave a helpless woman a future!

"Why don't we do something big!"

A Yan sprinkled seasoning on the dried fish, his eyes brightening surprisingly.

Who says that only men can be saviors and save women?

They were born female and should save women!

Only women can empathize with other women, and only women can understand...

No woman is willing to submit to a bastard just for a living!