The voices sounded like a girl's voice and a man's voice.
Pei Yuezhi walked over with some curiosity and saw a middle-aged man dragging a girl who looked to be only a teenager, struggling desperately.
If you get closer, you can hear what they are arguing about.
"Second Uncle, please don't sell me! I can work. I eat very little, I can eat only one meal a day. I can do any kind of work, please!"
The girl cried and pleaded with her second uncle.
But her second uncle remained unmoved, scolding her with a look of disgust: "What kind of work can you do? Look how thin you are. You're just good for eating, a money-losing burden. Why don't you die with your parents? That way you won't be a burden to our family."
People around were talking about it.
"Is this really my second uncle? The things he said were so awful."
"Yes, that child is so pitiful!"
"This child is so sensible and capable, why would you sell him?"
"Haven't you heard? This is her second uncle, not her biological father. Why should he raise her child?"
"That's a rather harsh thing to say. When brothers have a problem at home, don't they usually help each other out?"
“This lady is right. With the father dead, this uncle is practically a father figure to him. Besides, the child has begged him so much, and he still wants to sell him. He’s heartless.”
The second uncle was so annoyed by what these people were saying that he stood there and shouted at the onlookers.
“You’re so kind, why don’t you take her home and raise her? Our family is struggling too. I’ve raised her to this age, and she can live on her own now. I’m just trying to give her a good home. I’m doing this out of kindness!”
The onlookers, upon hearing this, all fell silent, afraid that if they spoke again, they would be implicated.
"No, that's not how it is. I only lived in my second uncle's house for a little over a year. When my parents passed away, they left all their inheritance to my second uncle. He promised to take care of me until I got married. Only a year has passed, and he has spent all the money and now he wants to sell me."
When his lie was exposed, the second uncle, enraged, pushed the girl to the ground: "You brat, if it weren't for me, you would have starved to death long ago!"
Upon learning that she could not go home with her second uncle no matter what, the girl became reckless and said, "I ate your leftovers every meal at your house, lived in the woodshed, and did all the chores. You started gambling, spent all your money, and incurred gambling debts. You even wanted to sell me to pay them off!"
"How dare you talk back!"
The girl was held tightly by him and couldn't break free, so she simply knelt down on the ground: "Kind people, please buy me! My second uncle is going to sell me to his debtors. That place is no place for a human being. Please!"
She cried as she kowtowed repeatedly.
Unfortunately, the onlookers, though somewhat reluctant, were not wealthy enough to simply buy a child.
Pei Yuezhi felt really bad seeing this. Now that she had money and needed someone to help with the work, she had the idea of buying her back.
Before he could say anything, a portly man with an oily face walked out from the crowd.
“Brother Liang, I was wondering why you hadn’t come over all this time. What were you doing here? This must be Zhenzhen, right? Why are you crying like this? Come home with me, so we can have a better life. Don’t be afraid, come with me.”
It seems this is the person the girl was talking about who lent money to her second uncle.
However, this man looked to be in his thirties, while the girl named Zhenzhen looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old.
What a terrible thing to do.
"Mr. Luo, why did you come all this way in person? I'm on my way to your place now."
This Uncle Liang, unlike his arrogant demeanor just now, spoke to Boss Luo with extreme humility.
Pei Yuezhi secretly thought that things were not good. This Boss Luo was probably someone with a powerful background, and Uncle Liang had already made an agreement with him. It would be difficult for her to buy the child.
"Please, kind people, I really don't want to go with them. Please, someone buy me!" Liang Zhenzhen cried and begged the onlookers as she watched Boss Luo approach.
These people didn't dare to say a word before, and now that a prominent boss has arrived, no one speaks anymore.
Liang Zhenzhen looked around at the people around her and her eyes met Pei Yuezhi's unexpectedly. That look in her eyes was incredibly heartbreaking.
Her eyes were usually clear, but now they were filled with fear and unease, and her body was trembling slightly.
Seeing the reluctance in Pei Yuezhi's eyes, Liang Zhenzhen clung to her as if she had found a lifeline and kept kowtowing to Pei Yuezhi.
Pei Yuezhi knew this was directed at her, and sighed inwardly. This child probably didn't dare to say it directly, and could only keep kowtowing to her.
As young people of the 21st century, how could we stand this?
The human trafficking was already unbearable, and they were willing to buy Liang Zhenzhen if it would free her. But now that Uncle Liang and Boss Luo are in cahoots, are they really going to just stand by and watch her be taken away?
Liang Zhenzhen kept pleading for help, which infuriated Liang's second uncle. This was happening in front of Boss Luo. What if he didn't want her anymore? Wouldn't he be stuck with her?
As expected, his worries were not unfounded. Boss Luo was indeed a little dissatisfied: "Brother Liang, what does this girl mean? Does she want to come home with me to kill her?"
Uncle Liang quickly tried to appease her, saying, "Boss Luo, you've misunderstood. I'll teach her a lesson right away!"
As he spoke, he swung his large hand at her, knocking the frail girl to the ground.
Seeing that he was going to continue, Pei Yuezhi could no longer hold back.
"Stop! How dare you commit violence in broad daylight? Do you have no respect for the law?"
Uncle Liang himself certainly wouldn't dare to do that, but he was representing Boss Luo's wishes. This person was sold to Boss Luo, and it was also his way of implying that he should teach this brat a lesson. How dare someone come looking for trouble?
But when he looked up, he hesitated to say anything.
Pei Yuezhi was no longer the drab peasant woman she used to be. Now that her business was doing well, she could openly wear the clothes she bought from the system store.
So now, although she's dressed quite simply, the fabric of her clothes is obviously expensive.
She didn't look like an ordinary woman. Uncle Liang was used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong. After Pei Yuezhi yelled at him like that, he actually stopped hitting her.
Boss Luo was watching Liang Zhenzhen get beaten with great interest when he was suddenly interrupted. He looked over with some impatience.
He was stunned when he saw it.
Pei Yuezhi was in a bad mood today, so she dressed up a little before going out. Since she was already beautiful, she looked even more stunning.
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