Liu Tao, who was performing the one-legged golden rooster exercise, suddenly lost her strength.
She looked around: "What?"
The shadow retreated almost as soon as Su Niannian spoke. When Liu Tao walked over to check, she didn't find anything unusual. She trotted to Su Niannian's side and said breathlessly, "You must be seeing things! I heard from the mountain folks that there are pheasants here. It's not surprising that they make some noise occasionally. It's a pity that I was a little slow, otherwise I could have given you a snack."
Unlike Su Niannian's poor cooking skills, Liu Tao's cooking skills are outstanding.
Su Niannian's eyes darkened. She was sure that the shadow was a person. Everyone in the art troupe knew that they were practicing dancing in the back mountain. In order to avoid it, no one took the initiative to ask to join, and it was even more impossible for them to come and peek at this critical juncture. The only thing that was certain was that the person was a mountain villager from the farm.
As for the purpose, it is unknown.
Su Niannian pushed the braid hanging in front of her chest behind her and said, "It's late, go back and rest."
"Not practicing anymore?!"
"Um."
Liu Tao watched Su Niannian start to pack up her things, her head was completely confused. No, this person just said that they had to practice for at least two hours before they could cooperate seamlessly on stage. What did he mean by leaving now?
What's even more strange is that Su Niannian didn't even take the military water bottle she brought with her. You know, this thing is a rare item, and you may not be able to buy it even if you have money. Liu Tao used a lot of self-control to prevent herself from looking back every few steps.
Their figures quickly disappeared from this place.
The night is quiet.
quite a while,
A dark figure jumped out from the weeds nearby, tiptoed towards the military canteen, and touched it with trembling rough hands. The next second, a pair of smooth white hands pressed on the dark figure's shoulders, and Su Niannian's calm voice sounded behind him: "Who are you?"
The shadow looked back in horror.
The other party also scared Su Niannian. She took two steps back in panic and said in shock, "It's you?!"
Su Zhaodi quickly picked up the kettle on the ground and handed it to them. Her voice was inexplicably tense and hoarse: "You...your things."
Liu Tao, who followed closely behind, quickly reached out to take the kettle. At this moment, a fishy smell drifted over with the night wind. Liu Tao quickly covered her nose, "Ah~ What's that smell? It stinks..."
Su Zhaodi's figure trembled inexplicably.
Su Niannian's eyes swept over every inch of the other person's body from bottom to top. The dirty nails, torn clothes, and messy hair showed that everything was abnormal. She pursed her lips and looked serious: "What's wrong with you?"
Su Zhaodi's tears rolled down. She almost crawled on the ground and grabbed Su Niannian's trouser legs: "Niannian, please save me! I really can't live anymore..."
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From Su Zhaodi's incoherent narration, Su Niannian finally understood that Wang Guifen had married her far away to the mountains behind the farm because of her pregnancy.
At the beginning, the man was quite nice to her, but he was like a wolf and a tiger. Su Zhaodi was pregnant, and as a result, the child was ruined. The man was furious when he found out that he had married a woman who was pregnant. He treated Su Zhaodi like a beast of burden and forbade her to complain to his family. She ran away twice and was caught each time. Her legs were almost broken.
It is not easy for people from the mountains to marry, and in this case, the chance of her escaping is zero. The farm has been lively these two days. The man followed a group of brothers down the mountain to watch the performance. Su Zhaodi also followed them down the mountain. When she saw her sister in military uniform, her eyes widened.
When I met my relatives in a foreign land, my eyes were filled with tears.
Su Zhaodi cried with snot and tears: "Niannian, please save me...save me..., I know you are a capable person, you can go to the Xie family, you can wear this dress, as long as you want, you can definitely take me away..."
Su Niannian's body stiffened slightly, and she subconsciously glanced at Liu Tao who was standing in the distance.
"If you want to escape, don't expose our relationship."
"I..." Hope immediately rose in Su Zhaodi's eyes.
She stood up excitedly.
The next second, several burly, dark-skinned men chased after them. The leader ran up to Su Zhaodi in two or three steps, slapped her in the face, and dragged her out by the arm, cursing, "What a shame! Who told you to get out? Have you dried the corn at home? Lazy! Cheap bastard!"
Su Zhaodi clenched her back teeth.
Pretending to collapse, but not saying anything.
After they left, Liu Tao patted her chest in fear and said, "These mountain people are so scary! Nian Nian, you don't really want to save her, do you? To be honest, the team will not allow us to get involved in these things.
Besides, I heard that the people here are very united and deeply rooted. You may not know that many women are bought from outside at high prices. Even the police station can’t control them. They are all caused by poverty…”
"Who said I'm in charge? Keep dancing."
Su Niannian smiled faintly.
She and Su Zhaodi were not close, so there was no need for her to take risks, but as they shared the same blood, she would definitely help the other party. It depended on whether Su Zhaodi had the ability to escape again.
The next morning.
After practicing until late at night, Su Niannian inevitably felt sore all over when she got up. Just as she jumped out of the makeshift straw shed, she saw Liu Tao excitedly carrying two grass carps towards the stove: "Niannian, you're in for a treat! The comrades on the farm have collected the grass cages and sent the fish over!"
All these fish were prepared for their art troupe. Due to limited conditions, they just caught some sauerkraut and spicy stew. Liu Tao had a sweet taste, so as soon as the fish came out of the pot, she took the bowl and got a plump fish head for herself and Su Niannian. The pure natural fish meat with the aroma of sauerkraut should have made people's appetites grow, but after Su Niannian ate half of the fish head, she actually had the illusion of wanting to vomit. She covered her mouth with a look of discomfort on her face.
Liu Tao, who was eating happily, stopped and looked at her: "What's wrong?"
"You... don't you think it's a bit fishy?"
Su Niannian followed her instinct and asked.
This sentence made Liu Tao burst out laughing. She looked around and lowered her voice and said, "My dear lady, country folks' cooking skills are just like that. It's normal for fish to have a fishy smell. If you want to eat it, eat it. If you don't want to eat it, just give it to me--!"
After saying that, she quickly took the fish from Su Niannian's bowl and ate it happily! As compensation, she even ran outside the farm to buy two mint popsicles for Su Niannian to get rid of the taste in her mouth.
After drinking the sweet syrup, the depression and discomfort were relieved a little. At the same time, the evening party tour that was unique to the farm was about to begin...
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