Chapter 252 The Long Story
Zhu Jiumei gritted her teeth and said, "Okay, I'll go with you."
The four of them looked at each other and smiled happily.
Zhu Jiumei did what she said and immediately got off the bed to pack her things.
Feng Qi whispered, "Fortunately she agreed, otherwise I would still take her away even if I knocked her out. What kind of conditions are these?
The toilet is a dry toilet. In the middle of winter, my butt almost froze off when I went to the toilet."
Everyone chuckled, and Luo Jiu said, "Just bear with it for one night, we'll go back tomorrow."
Cheng Yaoyao watched Zhu Jiumei coming in and out and hurriedly reminded her: "We have everything there. If it's not particularly useful, don't take it. Just give it to them."
As she said this, she got off the kang and helped Zhu Jiumei clean up.
Feng Qi was the one who heated the kang. He stuffed half a bag of firewood into it. As expected, it was extremely hot.
Sitting would burn your butt, lying down would burn your whole body, so everyone had to lift up all the quilts to dissipate the heat and stand on tiptoe against the wall.
It was the middle of the night and everyone was too hot to sleep. It’s funny to think about it.
Unable to fall asleep, Luo Jiu asked, "How have you been through these years? Can you tell us?"
Zhu Jiumei smiled bitterly, "My story is definitely not as interesting as yours. I'm afraid you will find it boring."
"How come? We want to hear your story, tell it."
"Yes, how did you become a guerrilla leader? Tell me about it."
The four of them urged her to speak, and Zhu Jiumei hesitated for a moment and told a long story.
"I...I was born in a small village in the Jiangnan water town. I am the youngest of nine children in my family.
When I was eight years old, my uncle suddenly said he was taking my sister and me out to work. When we woke up, we found out that he had sold us to a comprador for six dollars for the two of us.
Zhu Jiumei showed a trace of sadness on her face, and then continued: "When we woke up, we were on the ship to the West. My elder sister got sick on the ship and died before she reached the destination.
There were more than 40 girls on the boat, most of whom were sold by their families, and some were abducted.
When we entered the labor camp, we realized that we were not there to work, but to be sold to brothels.
We were all terrified at the time, but there was nothing we could do. We didn't have a rope to hang ourselves if we wanted to.
Fortunately, there was a kind-hearted Chinese female boss who heard about us from somewhere and bought us out of her own pocket, allowing us to return home on the cargo ship.
Zhong Jialing asked hurriedly: "Is the Chinese female boss's surname Lu?"
Zhu Jiumei asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
Luo Jiu said: "We came back from abroad, so we naturally know some Chinese people. Boss Lu is a warm-hearted person, and we have heard of her."
Zhu Jiumei nodded repeatedly, "The surname is Lu, it must be her, thanks to her, otherwise I'm afraid we won't be able to return to our country in this lifetime.
We boarded the cargo ship back home, thinking we were saved, but we were unlucky and encountered bandits as soon as the ship docked.
The captain of the ship was killed, and all the cargo was robbed. Not only did Boss Lu lose a whole ship of cargo, but we girls who were on the ship were also taken to the mountains by the bandits."
Zhu Jiumei took a deep breath when she said this, "I was too young at that time, so I could have escaped. I'm afraid those older girls are still in the mountains now.
I stayed in the mountains for two years, doing odd jobs every day, washing clothes, cooking, and everything else. When I was ten years old, I felt I had to escape.
We were three good little sisters, and we begged an old man who delivered water to hide us in the water truck and take us out.
The bucket was very small and could only hide one person at a time. I made three trips that day, and the last one was me.
I hid in the water truck, feeling so nervous that I couldn’t breathe, but I told myself to hold on, because as long as I got outside, I could start a new life.”
She suddenly stopped talking here. Zhong Jialing asked nervously, "Then what? Were you discovered?"
Zhu Jiumei shook her head heavily, "No, I wasn't discovered, but I didn't start a new life either.
In fact, although I was young at that time, I also wondered why that uncle was so brave? He dared to take us out without telling the bandits. Was he just kind-hearted?
I later found out that he had a stupid son who could never find a wife."
The four of them looked at her suddenly, their eyes full of worry.
But Zhu Jiumei smiled calmly, "I was knocked unconscious as soon as I got out of the car, and he locked me in the cellar and forced me to be his daughter-in-law.
I was alone in the damp cellar, thinking, fortunately my two little sisters were not imprisoned here, they all ran away and could start a new life. I can't start over, but I can die.
But on the third day, I heard voices and they came to find me.”
Zhu Jiumei's tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She probably also burst into tears when she heard her companions' voices in desperate situations.
She choked up and said: "I was gagged in the cellar several meters deep, and I vaguely heard them arguing with the old man. He insisted that I was gone, so they had to leave.
I had already stopped eating and drinking, and wanted to starve myself to death, but that day, I knew they were coming back to find me, and I changed my mind.
They must not have forgotten me and must be thinking about how I am doing.
I decided not to die, I wanted to live, I wanted to escape. Maybe I could find them and tell them what happened.
But it was really hard to escape in the small mountain village. The old man’s relatives were everywhere, and they were all in the same group. Even if I pretended to give in, his family would still lock me up with an iron chain.
In the first year, I ran away twice, but both times I was found by the villagers and beaten half to death.
At the time I thought, okay, they bully me because I’m young and weak, but I won’t be young and weak all my life.
One day, I will take revenge.
From that day on, I pretended to be a good kid and endured it slowly, and it lasted for six years.
In the sixth year, I gave birth to a child.
After I gave birth to the baby, they finally unchained my feet.
On the day when the baby is one month old, all the people in the village come to drink the full moon wine.
I came out of confinement and went to cook for them with a happy face. "
When Zhu Jiumei said this, a smug smile began to appear on her lips. "They had a delicious meal. There were two scoops of rice in that pot of porridge. How could it not be delicious? Besides, there was also a pound of rat poison!"
Zhu Jiumei wiped the tears from her face and said, "I deliberately asked the old man to drink less, so he was still conscious at first. He also had some strength and wanted to hit me, but I am no longer that child!
I took a kitchen knife and chopped off his son's head in front of him, and then chopped off his own head.
Those who hurt me are dead, it's a relief."
The four of them burst into tears after hearing this, but Zhu Jiumei smiled and patted their shoulders, "You know what? I feel like every time I'm most desperate, I can hear the voice of God.
It seems that someone often tells me in my ear that you can't give in, you can be as strong as a mountain. So no matter what difficulties I encounter, I can grit my teeth and continue to persevere.
After those people died, I set a fire and burned the whole village to ashes.
I carried my child on my back, took the kitchen knife, drove the carriage, and headed north.
After running for more than three months, I arrived at this village and settled here. "
Luo Jiu nodded with tears in his eyes, "What about the child? Where is he now?"
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