"The State of Yan".
“Yes, yes, that’s the Yan Kingdom,” Li Pan echoed.
“I also heard my mother talk about the Yan Kingdom.”
“I heard it too,” Cai Damei replied, recounting what Ye Yunniang looked like and said in her dream.
Li Pan and the other two listened from the side and added their comments.
A person's dreams can be interpreted as "what you think about during the day, you dream about at night."
Two people, three people, or four people dreaming at the same time?
This might be true.
“I didn’t dream about it.” Bao Shuyi felt ostracized.
"Shushu, dream of your sister-in-law tonight." Cai Damei picked up a small steamed bun and put it in her bowl.
“Okay, Sister-in-law Meng.” Bao Shuyi picked up the steamed bun and ate it in big bites.
"Master Bao, where is the State of Yan?" Li An asked.
"The Yan Kingdom is in the north, and the nearest city is Beijiang City. Your mother might be in Beijiang."
Bao Min pondered; no wonder they hadn't been able to find her. Ye Yunniang had already gone to the northern frontier.
Heading north, you need to go through the north gate of Jiangcheng.
Could it have been Xing Wenzhi's men who were guarding the North Gate that day?
Why did he target Ye Yunniang?
If it's because of Xing Jinxiu, shouldn't they be arresting Cai Damei instead?
Bao Min couldn't understand this.
"Master Bao, when are we going to Beijiang City?" Li Pan couldn't wait to go.
"I'll send someone to look for it right away." Bao Min got up to make the arrangements.
Bao Min summoned Luo Xin and instructed him to focus his investigation on Xing Wenzhi.
***
Ye Yunniang dreamed that her family was in a good mood, and even when she was assigned to do laundry, she was not unhappy.
Her good mood was also noticeable to those doing laundry with her.
Chunyan couldn't help but ask, "Sister Yunniang, what good thing happened to you?"
"I dreamt about my family."
"I miss my parents and brother so much. I wonder how they are doing now?"
"They must be thinking of you and looking for you."
"I think so too." Chunyan never doubted her parents' and brother's doting love for her. But then she frowned, "I wonder if I'll ever have a chance to see them again?"
"Yes, it will. As long as you have hope, it will."
"What's the use of having hope? We've already been transported to Beijiang City. We might be sold any day now."
"Wenjing, stop saying discouraging things." Chunyan didn't like Wenjing's constant discouragement and depressing remarks.
“I’m telling the truth. We were surrounded by human traffickers. They were armed and they gave us muscle relaxants, so we had no hope of escaping.”
Chunyan couldn't refute Wenjing's words. She protested, "My parents and brother will never abandon me."
"What can they do even if they don't give up? Our family members are just ordinary people; how could they possibly travel thousands of miles to rescue us?"
Chunyan was completely speechless.
"If they don't give up, we shouldn't give up either."
"What are we not going to give up?"
"Don't give up on living. Do everything you can to stay alive." Ye Yunniang's voice was firm.
"Living a life worse than death."
"As long as you live, there is hope. Only when you are dead do you have nothing."
Wenjing scoffed at Ye Yunniang's words.
Ye Yunniang didn't want to say more.
For a time, apart from washing clothes, there was no other sound by the well.
After washing the clothes, Ye Yunniang and the others received a pancake.
Finally, it's not cornbread anymore.
I took a bite, but couldn't bite it off.
No matter how hard I tried, I still couldn't bite it.
My jaw went numb from biting so hard, but I finally got to eat my first bite of the pancake.
Ye Yunniang ate a third of the pancake, then couldn't eat anymore. Her teeth were too weak.
It had food in its belly and stopped making noises.
Ye Yunniang picked up a wooden stick and drew on the ground the places she had passed through during the day and the patrol personnel.
This was the third day that Ye Yunniang and the others stayed at the branch office.
The arrival of two heavily made-up, one plump and one thin, older women shattered the rare tranquility.
"Stand still and keep your head up." Jin Laoliu held a stick, and anyone who disobeyed would get a whack.
Ye Yunniang was hit with a stick because she didn't raise her head in time.
Two old women looked at each item and commented on them.
Some even touched them.
If you're unhappy about being touched and try to avoid it, you'll get hit with Jin Laoliu's stick.
They could only endure this humiliation.
"My skin is too rough, and it costs too much money to take care of it."
"Rough hands can't wash pots."
"This is good."
"Big butt. Xiangmanlou is for entertaining guests, not for giving birth."
"This is good. Has he been to school?"
Wenjing remained silent and did not answer.
"Give me a reply," Jin Laoliu said, slapping the stick twice.
Wenjing's expression changed after being hit, "I've read the Four Books."
"She wants it." As soon as the fat woman finished speaking, Jin Laoliu pushed the person out.
The two continued...
He walked up to Ye Yunniang and looked her up and down.
"good,"
"This won't do," the monkey interrupted them as it walked over.
"What, is this woman someone important?"
"The person who sold her instructed that she must be sold to the Yan Kingdom." The monkey's words made Ye Yunniang wonder who hated her so much.
"This is the frontier, the seller won't know." The fat woman was quite satisfied with Ye Yunniang.
"The other party is someone of considerable importance." The other monkey didn't say anything more.
The fat woman didn't ask any more questions and moved on to the next warm place.
Looking into Wen Nuan's unruly eyes.
"Average looks, no value in training him." The fat woman finished her assessment and moved on to the next one.
Of the hundred or so people, more than 30 were chosen, and the remaining 60 or so were transported to the State of Yan.
“I’ve found a way to escape,” Wen Nuan said to Ye Yunniang in a low voice.
"Are you sure you can do it?" Along the way, some tried to escape, but they all died.
"Are you sure you're leaving tomorrow night?"
"Let's go." Ye Yunniang gave a definite answer; she didn't want to be transported to the Yan Kingdom.
Ye Yunniang carefully wrapped up the hidden hard cakes; these were her food rations.
The wait before escaping was long and agonizing.
Ye Yunniang suppressed her excitement and did the tasks assigned to her.
Today, her task is to tidy up the room. She needs to clean the room that has housed over 30 people.
Life was not easy, but each room gave Ye Yunniang time to be alone, so that no one would notice anything unusual.
The sun finally set, and darkness fell.
Once it quieted down outside, Wen Nuan opened the door first and stepped out of the room. Ye Yunniang and Chunyan followed closely behind her.
Warmth led the way, carefully avoiding patrolling personnel. They arrived at a high wall.
Be careful and move the plugged dog hole.
Warm gestures, and she crawls through the dog hole and climbs out first.
He gestured with his hand shortly afterward.
Ye Yunniang nudged Chunyan, letting her go second and herself last.
The swallow darted inside and quickly came out.
Just as Ye Yunniang was about to crawl in, she heard someone shout.
"Someone ran away, hurry and chase them."
Ye Yunniang plunged into the cave and began to pull herself out.
The warmth outside and Chunyan holding her hand pulled her forcefully outwards.
Just as she was about to come out, Ye Yunniang's foot was grabbed.
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