Chapter 76: Fanning the Flames
"If anyone dares to run away and is caught by Wang Dahai and his men, do you know what the consequences will be? At the very least, you'll be locked up in a small dark room and forced to reflect on your mistakes. At the worst, you'll be labeled a criminal and never be able to leave this place again."
"Do you think I haven't thought about it? But the consequences are not something we can afford."
After saying these words, the whole dormitory was filled with the chatter of these women.
Su Lanqiao moved closer to the woman, deliberately asking her to get closer. "Sister, I'm new here, and I don't know the rules here. But I've only been working for a few days, and I feel like my body can't take it anymore. If I continue like this, there will definitely be problems. I don't want to die here."
"But I also think you're amazing. You've been here for such a long time, and you've been able to persevere. Your perseverance is truly extraordinary."
"But I see that my sisters are so beautiful. If they stay in this place for the rest of their lives, it will be almost impossible for them to marry a good man. I just feel a little sad."
Su Lanqiao's words can indeed easily control people's hearts.
These women still want to marry into a good family and live an ordinary and happy life, rather than staying on the farm and doing heavy work every day.
"What can we do? We can't just run away, right?"
When Su Lanqiao heard this word, her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Why not?"
"If we can really escape from this place, freedom will be ours. Besides, one or two people might not have much chance, but there are so many women trapped in this dormitory. If we all work together, maybe we can have a chance."
Her words made everyone fall silent, but Su Lanqiao's instigation was not useless, because many people were dissatisfied with this place. Of course, everyone wanted to leave, but they were afraid of Wang Dahai's power.
"Go to bed quickly and don't mention this matter anymore."
Su Lanqiao watched the woman suddenly cover herself with the quilt and lie on the bed with her eyes closed.
She clenched her fists unwillingly, not knowing whether what she said would be of any use.
Afterwards, many women basically lay down on the bed and fell asleep, and soon the sound of some people snoring could be heard in the hall.
This night, some people sleep soundly, while others are destined to remain sleepless.
The next day, as soon as the sun rose, they had to force themselves to get up and get ready to work.
Even when washing up, they have to rush.
Su Lanqiao held her basin of water and tried to squeeze in, but she was no match for these strong women and was almost knocked to the ground by some of them.
She was so angry that her teeth were itching. The washing time was almost over, and she had just finished washing up. She had to rush to join the team and wait for Wang Dahai to call her name.
Men and women lined up in a row, which was what they had to do every morning to prevent anyone in the team from missing or running away.
"When I call out your name, you shout 'Here!' If I find out that any of you are helping to shout, you'll have to do more work."
Wang Dahai has a sarcastic face. He doesn't look like the manager of this farm, but more like an enemy spy interrogating prisoners.
After calling out the names, Wang Dahai kept his eyes on Su Lanqiao. He walked up to Su Lanqiao and asked quietly, "New here?"
Su Lanqiao didn't dare to look into his eyes, feeling very disgusted, especially after being stared at by him, she even got goose bumps on her body unconsciously.
"Captain, what's going on? If not, I'll go back to work!"
Dozens of people were digging the ground with hoes in the open space, planting sweet potato and potato seeds. These two crops were not so demanding in production conditions and had better yields.
Not only is it filling for people, but there are also more than a dozen pigs raised on the farm, which are also one of their food sources.
"Su Lanqiao, I just heard you talking to Wang Dahai. Does he have a crush on you?"
Several women took advantage of the situation and came to Su Lanqiao to ask her questions. Suddenly, Su Lanqiao was so scared that she trembled all over, "Sisters, please stop asking."
"I really don't want to recall what just happened."
As she spoke, her eyes reddened and she sobbed softly, "What's wrong? Did that Wang guy bully you?"
"He just asked me if I was new here, and I told him the truth. He also said I was pretty and asked me to meet him in the woods after dinner tonight to give me something. I didn't dare go."
"If I really go, I think something will definitely happen to me tonight. Sister, I just got here, and he treated me like this. I can't believe it. You've been here for such a long time. This person has harassed you a lot, right?"
Everyone looked at each other, especially Su Lanqiao, who seemed to be feeling a little sympathetic.
Suddenly, a woman swung the hoe in her hand vigorously and said, "This Wang Dahai is really a scoundrel. It's okay that he likes to harass people, but this place is really hard."
"I really don't want to stay here anymore."
"Me too!"
"And I, I don't want to stay here anymore."
Su Lanqiao saw that the time had come, and she couldn't help but say the answer these women wanted most in their hearts, "Sisters, how about we run away?"
"I've been observing the farm lately. Isn't there a back door? Basically, everything we eat is delivered through the back door."
"As long as we seize the opportunity to escape through the back door, it will be too late by the time Wang Dahai finds us."
As long as one person suggests wanting to escape, the seed will take root and sprout in everyone's heart.
Everyone exchanged glances, and Wang Dahai, noticing someone slacking off, immediately started to show off his power. "You guys, get back to work. What are you gossiping about?"
"If you don't work hard for me, you won't have dinner tonight."
"Let's work first and talk about it in the evening."
Everyone started working again. Perhaps because they thought they were about to escape from this place, everyone was very energetic when working.
In the evening, everyone went to the farm canteen to eat one after another.
Su Lanqiao sat with several people who wanted to escape together. "Sister, I've already checked everything. The back door is still open. We can leave from there later."
Several women nodded knowingly. Su Lanqiao lowered her head where they couldn't see her, but the corners of her mouth rose slightly.
Especially when she saw everyone so happily eating, the smile on Su Lanqiao's face became even bigger.
"Sister, why don't you eat? Only when they are full will they have the strength to walk."
Someone noticed that the food in Su Lanqiao's bowl didn't seem to have been touched much.
"Oh... I don't have a very strong appetite today. Maybe I was too tired from working just now, so I drank a few more sips of water. So I'm still a little full now. It's okay, sisters. If there's not enough food, I'll share it with you."
Eat, eat!
The more you eat, the further I can run!
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