Chapter 207
As dusk fell, smoke from cooking fires rose up, and the cicadas' chirping that had been noisy all day gradually faded away. One by one, dim lights lit up the small village, but against the shadows of the trees in the night, the village looked a bit ominous and strange.
Except for the mud walls and old tiles which were really difficult to change, He Yonghong's house was cleaned spotlessly inside and out. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as "clean and spotless".
He Guizhi, who always had a bad face for her two granddaughters and often beat and scolded them, rarely allowed the two children to sit at the table for dinner in the evening.
The dishes on the table were exceptionally rich. Although Yunmian still couldn't eat meat, at least she could eat her fill.
But all these changes that are different from the past are full of weirdness.
Yun Mian tilted her head to look at her sister He Fang who was concentrating on eating beside her. Her long bangs were messily tucked behind her ears, and her sallow face looked extremely unhealthy under the light. Even after having a full meal, she remained silent, like a transparent person with little sense of existence.
Next to her sister He Fang, the protagonist Xie Jinan was also picking up food with chopsticks and eating it intermittently. The table full of delicious dishes did not arouse her appetite. Instead, she seemed to be worried about something, and her delicate eyebrows were shrouded in gloom and melancholy.
It seemed that everyone at the dinner table had something else in mind.
Yun Mian pursed her lips, lowered her head and took two big mouthfuls of rice. Then, under He Guizhi's vicious gaze, she picked up a lot of meat and ate it, then puffed out her cheeks and chewed hard.
No matter whether everyone is happy or not, Yun Mian will not let herself suffer any loss. She tries so hard to bankrupt this family!
Even with a mouth as full as a hamster's.
After dinner, He Guizhi asked He Fang to boil a large pot of hot water. She warmly invited Xie Jinan to take a good bath, and also pushed He Fang to take a bath.
Whatever her purpose was, Xie Jinan was indeed eager to take a refreshing bath. He Fang also lowered her head, holding hot water and some clean old clothes for replacement, and walked to the crude shed built in the bamboo forest behind with Xie Jinan's things to take a bath.
"Uncle, why is she so fine today?" Yun Mian sat on the pile of firewood in front of the cottage, holding the ball of light, looking at the dim light in the main house below, feeling inexplicably uneasy.
The system squatted in the child's palm. It could guess without thinking how bad the family's intentions were, but it didn't know how to tell Yunmian.
The child is only five years old...
How could it tell her that this sumptuous dinner was tantamount to a final meal for Xie Jinan.
How should I tell her that all the preparations at home today were just for the "sense of ritual" of making Xie Jinan the person in He Yonghong's bed?
Finally...how should they choose their words to tell her that He Fang, who is not even ten years old yet, will soon be sold off by this family and earn enough money to "buy" another daughter-in-law for He Yonghong or He Jiarong in the future?
This is a hell full of sin. These rotten and smelly souls, like evil spirits, gnaw at every piece of living flesh and blood, and then tear the living souls apart, staining them with the same stench.
The system thought for a moment, and then said softly to the confused child, "Don't think too much, Mianmian. The bad guys will get their retribution in the end. It will be a very serious retribution."
Yun Mian held her chin up and looked at the crescent moon rising in the sky, and nodded obediently: "Okay, Guanyin Bodhisattva will not let them go!"
system:"……"
Why didn’t Guanyin Bodhisattva make your stupid little brain smart?
Superstition is not acceptable, my child!
Yun Mian didn't care about that. After the system uncle comforted her doubts, she sat on the firewood pile with the light ball in her arms, shaking her head and basking in the moonlight.
When Xie Jinan came out after washing, he saw a child lying on a pile of firewood, staring at the moon in a daze.
She was stunned for a moment, and the anger that had been suppressed in her heart was dispersed a little. She walked over to wake up the child who was about to fall asleep, and also climbed up the firewood pile and sat down, asking the confused child beside her: "What is Mianmian thinking about?"
Yunmian shook her head and said softly, "Sister, don't think about anything. Thinking too much will make you unhappy."
If the system uncle told her not to think about it, then she should not think about it. Little Yun Mianmian is always the most obedient child.
Yunmian held her face and smiled: "So I am accompanying my mother~"
Mom was inside and Mianmian was outside. Mom couldn't see the moon and stars, so Mianmian helped her see them a few more times.
The child tilted his head to look at his sister next to him and asked her softly, "Sister, when are you going to rescue my mom? I can help you keep an eye on the bad guys. You have to rescue mom secretly and don't let anyone find out."
There were people in the yard below who kept looking up. Xie Jinan had no chance to escape or communicate with Yun Jinxing in the cowshed, so after hearing the child's question, she raised her hand to rub her head and said gently, "Don't worry, Mianmian. I have found someone to help rescue your mother. We should take action tonight."
Yun Mian was delighted but also a little silent.
In the silence, she whispered, "But sister, will they hurt you?"
The little boy secretly pointed at the people enjoying the cool in the yard below, leaned over to Xie Jinan's ear and softly warned, "Sister, you have to protect yourself. If you become like my mother, I don't know how to save you."
Xie Jinan felt warmed at heart when he heard this.
She had already noticed all the strange things happening in this family today. In the afternoon, she accidentally glanced at the red paper-cut in He Guizhi's hand. If she guessed correctly, the paper-cut should be a big red "囍" character when it was opened.
At that moment, she felt heavy in her heart, and she cursed this damn game again and again in her heart until she took a shower at night. But the game system that always claimed to guide players would always pretend to be dead at times like this, which meant that if she really suffered something in this level, the game would not stop it.
This conclusion made Xie Jinan extremely depressed the whole night, with only one thought in his mind: kill these disgusting garbage!
However, when she heard the little boy gently admonishing her to protect herself, her originally hard defenses silently collapsed a little and softened into a pool of warm water.
Facing the worried gaze of the child, Xie Jinan smiled and nodded: "Okay, I will protect myself, and Mianmian will protect herself too. We don't need anyone else to rescue us."
Yunmian nodded seriously.
After Xie Jinan left, he walked towards the dilapidated courtyard below like a traveler who knew there was a tiger in the mountain. Yun Mian turned around and saw Sister He Fang with wet hair again.
"Sister, let me help you wipe your hair!" The little boy who was just basking in the moonlight jumped down from the firewood pile happily, ran to his sister, raised his little hand and tried to recommend himself: "I can wipe your hair well, it won't hurt you at all~"
The system uncle said that she could only stay with her sister for eight days at most. Once the eight days were up and the mission was completed, she would have to leave.
Yunmian is a little reluctant to leave her sister, but the system uncle said that only then can her sister be truly free and happy, so Yunmian can only seize these few days and spend more time with her sister, so that her sister will not forget her after they separate.
Yunmian stood behind her sister holding a handkerchief and clumsily and carefully rubbed her hair. Her movements were as gentle as possible for fear of hurting her hair.
While drying his hair, he told Sister He Fang what he had just said to Sister Xie Jinan.
"That sister said she would help me rescue my mom tonight. Sister, can they really help me rescue my mom?" The child's tone still sounded a little worried.
He Fang was silent for a while, then answered her: "I don't know. What will happen after your mother is rescued?"
Yunmian didn’t know either, but she had to save her mother.
The crescent moon gradually hung high in the night sky. The lights in the yard below went out, but Yunmian sat in the dark little house with her sister, quietly waiting for something.
The system flew out and flew to the small courtyard below, helping the children keep an eye on some people who seemed to be asleep.
He Guizhi placed a small plate of sandalwood at the door where Xie Jinan was sleeping, smiled kindly at the girl who looked wary, and said, "My girl, there are a lot of mosquitoes at night, and your skin is tender. I'll put the mosquito coils here so you can have a good sleep."
She has the simplicity that is unique to most country people. She seems to be hospitable and behaves properly in everything. Perhaps except for the fact that she favors boys over girls, she is essentially a good person.
If there is nothing wrong with that plate of sandalwood.
If all these strange things tonight had nothing to do with her.
If there wasn’t Yun Jinxing in the cowshed with broken legs and tied up like an animal.
Xie Jinan watched the old lady's acting coldly. After she left, he extinguished the burning sandalwood with an expressionless face.
Then lock the door and place a glass of water at the door as usual.
After doing all this, she lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling in a daze.
In such an environment, no one could fall asleep. She could only stare at the darkness above and constantly ponder in her mind how to overcome the difficulties after this level, and wonder whether He Jiapeng and the others had successfully rescued Yun Jinxing from the cowshed.
Until the sound of undisguised footsteps was heard at the door.
Xie Jinan held the knife hidden in the quilt. She had polished the blade carefully during the day, and it could definitely ensure that one cut would draw blood.
She wasn't that scared. In her heart, even if everything seemed so real, the game was still a game.
What's more, Xie Jinan is not a person who values chastity more than life. She also has a corresponding life in reality, so all her resistance in the game comes from her disgust for the smelly garbage.
Good night, this chapter is a little short, I will make it longer and thicker tomorrow!
Thanks to the little angel who threw the rocket launcher:
yasudaillusion 1;
Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine:
Xiao Wuxin 1;
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution:
Little River Bend 39 bottles;
Xiao Wuxin 5 bottles;
2 bottles of Xing Ya;
1 bottle of 鸂鶄;
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