First of all, this statement is illogical. Generally speaking, when we meet someone from our hometown and chat with him/her, we will ask where he/she is from.
She only asked if the person was from Lincheng, but didn't ask where specifically, which was a bit strange.
Of course, it’s not 100% unreasonable, it’s possible that I just didn’t think of asking.
"Where are the relatives he's talking about from?"
"It's... someone from East City."
"Okay, go on."
Sun Lancai continued, "After arriving in Dongcheng, the fellow villager took me to his relative's house, and then he left. He left secretly without telling me. I asked the family where my fellow villager had gone, and they said they didn't know and that he had taken their money and left.
At that time I…wuwu, at that time I knew he was a trafficker, I was deceived by him, he sold me, and I was sold to that family. The man in that family already had four daughters, and his wife died of complications during childbirth of the fifth daughter. They wanted a son so badly that they wanted to buy me after hearing that I had given birth to three sons. Lin An, mother really didn’t mean to stay away from home, I was really sold.”
Everyone could be heard sighing, and the neighbors were whispering to each other about the strange thing that Sun Lan had encountered.
Xie Linan remained calm and continued to ask her, "How did your fellow villager know that you had given birth to three sons?"
"This... oh, it's my fault too." She slapped herself before continuing, "I told him, I said I have three sons to support, so I need to make money."
"Only three sons?"
Sun Lan was a little confused. Wasn't this wrong?
"Yeah, what?"
"What about the eldest sister?"
Xie Li's daughter...When people asked her if she had given birth to a son, she directly said that she had given birth to three sons and never mentioned a daughter at all.
Otherwise, some unreasonable things will be hidden in the details.
Sun Lan quickly smoothed over the words and said, "Your eldest sister was no longer a child at that time. She could help the family earn money and work, so she was not a burden, so I didn't say anything."
Xie Linan couldn't help but smile, but said nothing and motioned for her to continue.
Sun Lan then continued, "I was sold to their home. At first they were worried that I would run away, so they put a dog chain around me."
Finally, she pulled open her collar to show everyone, "Look, the scar on my neck is from the dog collar. It's been so many years, but you can still see the scar."
Several ladies couldn't help but go over to take a look out of curiosity, and Grandma Liu next to Ye Xiaozhen also went over.
"Oh, sure enough, it is caused by the iron collar, right?"
"Isn't it? It's an iron collar. People are different from dogs. If you use a hemp rope, it will break sooner or later. Most of the wives I buy are tied with dog collars."
"Oh, oh, oh, I was treated like a dog. Those people are so wicked."
Sun Lan wiped away her tears and cried, "Really? You saw it, I didn't lie, I really was sold by a human trafficker."
"How long have they kept you here?" Xie Linan asked calmly.
Sun Lan said: "It took a year."
"Why did I let you go?"
"Because... because... wuwuwu..." She cried again, wailing about her miserable life, and cursing the trafficker, before she said in shame and anger: "Those who buy wives will trap them first and let them go after they give birth. I... I was naturally let go after I gave birth."
Everyone sighed again.
Xie Lin smiled calmly and sneered.
"So, I have other brothers or sisters?"
Ye Xiaozhen looked at Xie Linan with some worry in her eyes. She secretly touched his arm and found that the muscles in his arm were tense.
Sun Lan was embarrassed and angry, but she nodded and said, "Yes, I did give birth to a son. The whole family was very happy and untied the chain around my neck."
"Since it's been solved, why don't you come back?"
"Well, I'm still in confinement, I'm not in good health, I can't run away."
"What about after the confinement period?"
"After the confinement...your brother is still alive. If I leave, he will starve to death. I..."
She suddenly realized something and shut up decisively.
Xie Linan looked at her with a sneer on his face.
Sun Lan watched Xie Linan stare at her intently and ask her questions in a intensive manner. When she got to this point, she became very flustered.
"Lin An, even though they have untied the chain around my neck, they are still worried about me. They are afraid that I will run away. Everyone in the village is watching me. It's not that I don't want to run away, it's that I can't run away."
"Really?" Xie Linan laughed, "But you just said that you were worried that the child would starve to death after you left."
"I...I spoke too quickly and said the wrong thing."
"I don't think you spoke the wrong thing because you were quick to speak. I think you spoke the truth because you were quick to speak."
Sun Lan: “…”
"You were thinking about the bastard outside who had nothing to eat, but have you ever thought about whether Lin Li and Lin Qi had anything to eat? They haven't been weaned yet, and you left."
"It's different, Lin An. They were already seven months old at that time and could survive without breastfeeding."
"Okay, you said that the bastard outside was one month old and you were afraid that he would starve to death, but didn't you leave after he was seven months old?"
"It's not that I don't want to leave, it's that I can't leave. I told them they were afraid I would run away, and everyone in the village was on guard against me and watching me."
"What they want is a son. They already have a son, so why would they keep an eye on you?"
"That's not what I meant. It's for the good of the child. Only when both parents are intact can they be complete. Of course they don't want me to run away."
"Then why are you running away now?"
"Because they..." I spoke too quickly and almost said something I shouldn't have said.
"They saw that I had been well behaved for so many years, so they relaxed their vigilance towards me, and I found an opportunity to escape."
Xie Linan: "So in the past twenty years, you have only found this opportunity to escape?"
Although it was hard to believe, Sun Lan nodded and said, "Yes, this is the only chance."
Does anyone believe this? She herself doesn't believe it.
When she came back, the clothes she was wearing were not shabby at all; at least they were much more elegant than those worn by the people in the village.
She was wearing leather shoes now, and such shoes were not cheap.
Where is Dongcheng?
It's not like you can't find a wife in the mountains. I've heard that people there are very obsessed with having sons.
But the local people are wealthy, and he doesn't believe that he can't find a wife.
Sun Lan looked at Xie Lin An and said nervously, "Lin An, I'm done. Do you believe me now?"
Xie Linan nodded, "I believe it. Just based on the scars on your neck, I have to believe that you were really sold out and treated like a dog for a year."
Sun Lan felt sad and disgusted when she heard this.
Even if she was really treated like a dog for a year, you, as a son, can't say that to me, right?
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