Chu Jinjin had quickly figured out Li Dahua's situation.
It's pretty much as rumored.
Li Dahua's parents died early, and she lived with her older brother and sister-in-law. After growing up, she was kicked out of the house. Fortunately, she had some strength and worked as a blacksmith in the family shop to barely support herself.
When he reached a certain age, he couldn't afford a decent dowry and was on the verge of becoming an old bachelor when the matchmaker finally came to his door.
Given his circumstances, a woman from a normal family would certainly not marry him.
The person introduced was Li Dahua's mother, a fiery and fierce woman, a head taller than the average man, with dark skin and ugly appearance.
One of them is single, and the other is unmarried, but they are of the same gender, so neither of them has a choice.
A year later, Li Dahua was born. She not only perfectly inherited her mother's genes but also grew stronger. At just over a year old, she was already better than a seven or eight-year-old child. By the time she was three, her height was almost that of an average adult.
Their appetite is even more terrifying; their stomachs seem like bottomless pits, eating as much as they can get.
As the saying goes, this made things even worse for the already impoverished family. The few copper coins Li the blacksmith earned each month weren't even enough for her to eat.
More importantly—it turns out he's mentally challenged.
Ordinary girls are fine; they help their families with chores when they're young and earn dowry when they grow up. But someone like Li Dahua is definitely a huge money-loser.
Thus, the so-called fatherly love and motherly love gradually disappeared in poverty, replaced by deep resentment.
The couple used Li Dahua as a punching bag, and even thought she should just die so she wouldn't drag her family down anymore.
That's when Li Dahua stopped feeling pain.
Later, her younger brother was born, and Li Dahua became even more superfluous. If it were an ordinary child, she would probably have been tortured to death long ago, but she didn't know pain. When her family didn't give her food, she would go to the mountains to find food herself and grow up with great difficulty.
However, the couple still didn't let her off the hook, because Li Dahua was eating even more at this point, and this couldn't continue. Their son was getting married, and having such a silly girl in the family would definitely have an impact.
So they took her to a very, very far mountain and abandoned her.
Then, the two leaders, who were originally planning to have their subordinates snatch wives, ended up snatching back an ancestor instead.
"Later, the reputation of the mountain stronghold grew, and her parents came to claim kinship, but I sent men to drive them away every time." The chief still felt indignant when he recalled the situation. According to the rules, the parents of the chief were of utmost importance and should naturally be brought to the mountains to live out their old age, but that father was worse than a beast.
My own biological daughter.
If we hadn't met them, we probably would have been killed by wild beasts long ago... Well, that's impossible; the chieftain is more powerful than wild beasts.
The chieftain glanced at Li Dahua, who looked like she had just finished her work, and pleaded in a low voice, "Miss Chu, please, you must stop the chief. If she really goes, she won't be able to come back."
He later sent people to investigate in detail.
It's truly outrageous.
The reason Li Dahua longed so much for her husband to get married and have children was probably because some kind person had advised her that once she grew up and got married, all of that would be over.
So now the only one who can hold Li Dahua back is Chu Jinjin.
Li Dahua is a capable fighter, but not in this way; she would probably be riddled with arrows.
"I'll try my best. If all else fails, I'll try to knock her out." Chu Jinjin wasn't very confident. If Li Dahua was truly determined to save her parents, probably no one could stop her. She thought for a moment and asked, "Doesn't Dahua know she's been abandoned?"
The leader grinned, looking worried: "I only have a vague understanding."
Fearing that the blacksmith and his wife might still harbor ill intentions, the head of the gang found several eloquent old women and patiently explained the situation to Li Dahua for half a year before she reluctantly accepted the fact that she hadn't gotten lost but had been abandoned. However, when she occasionally had a relapse, she seemed to forget everything.
Having not heard her parents' voices for a long time, Li Dahua seemed stunned, staring blankly for a while before murmuring, "Father, Mother."
The next moment, without warning, she ran forward, her voice trembling with tears: "Dad, Mom, where did you go? Da Hua misses you so much."
That was a cry that had been imprinted on her soul since she could remember.
Her parents beat and scolded her, and didn't give her food. She cried many times, but her hatred was only for a short while.
If she knew the way, she would have gone home long ago.
Fortunately, Chu Jinjin reacted quickly and grabbed her tightly. It felt like she was holding onto a raging brown bear. Even kicking her legs, she couldn't hold on. Luckily, the leader and the others caught up, and it took seven or eight of them to barely manage to hold her.
The chieftain cried out in anguish, “Chief, they don’t want you anymore. They’ve thrown you into the mountains to be eaten by wolves. People like that don’t deserve to be parents.”
Li Dahua stopped struggling so violently: "Huh?"
In her own memory, her father said he would take her to the mountains to pick wild fruits, but she was naughty and got lost.
Therefore, being abandoned and being discarded each account for half.
Chu Jinjin gently patted her back: "Dahua, you must listen to your husband. The chief is right. They really don't want you anymore. And look, there are so many people. If you go over there, you will be hacked to death. Then your husband will be all alone."
"Dahua doesn't want her husband to be alone." Li Dahua answered loudly without hesitation. She hesitated, looking at her parents who were tied up. "But, but Dahua has to go save my parents."
She then gently coaxed Chu Jinjin, "My husband, be good, I'll be back soon."
The officers and soldiers couldn't hear what was being said, but they knew that Li Dahua had been stopped and a steel knife was pressed against the neck of her younger brother.
They were exceptionally well-prepared.
That couple is truly despicable; they abandoned their own daughter. Thankfully, the younger brother didn't.
On the contrary, Li Dahua adored her younger brother and cherished him dearly.
The blacksmith and his wife screamed in terror, “Li Dahua, if you don’t come soon, my brother will be beheaded!”
Li Dahua's younger brother also shouted, "Sister, sister, come and save me!"
Chu Jinjin and the others had considered this, but they were powerless to stop it.
They are in the hands of the officers and soldiers.
Li Dahua's eyes gradually reddened.
Her family was poor, and her mother was ugly, so being bullied was a common occurrence. Although she was strong, she wasn't a bandit at that time; she was a timid little girl who didn't dare to hit anyone.
There's only one situation—when the younger brother is being bullied.
I don't know how many times I've heard such cries.
Li Dahua seemed to hear the mother cat's pitiful screams as her kittens cried out, and forgot everything else. With a low growl, everyone, including the head of the gang, Chu Jinjin, was sent flying.
Chu Jinjin: "......"
Is this even human?
Luckily, she reacted quickly and braced herself with one hand; otherwise, she might have been unable to get up for a long time.
The leader and the others were in so much pain that they cried out for their parents.
Amidst the despair and helplessness in everyone's eyes, Li Dahua kicked up clouds of dust and ran towards the soldiers in one breath, and then—ran back.
He ran right up to Chu Jinjin before turning around and shouting, "If you're not my brother, then who are you?"
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