"These are pretty iconic. Send them to the second brother."
In a dark warehouse under the cabin, the woman carefully looked at and evaluated a dozen young girls, not only looking at their faces, but also pulling open their collars to check their figures and skin color.
The better ones will be sent to Pengcheng, where there are many rich people and high demands.
Those that are almost the same will stay in Guangzhou, and those that are not so good will be sold directly to the mountains. Beauty or ugliness doesn’t matter there, as long as the woman can give birth to children.
"Sister-in-law, this looks great too. Why don't you send it to your second brother?" Miao Laosan stared at the unconscious Liu Meiyu and felt puzzled.
This woman is probably the most iconic among the bunch. Not only is she beautiful, but her skin is whiter than anyone else's. If she were sent to my second brother, he would definitely be happy.
The man with the mole was the first to speak: "She looks young and has three children already. She should stay in Guangzhou."
Miao San looked at the curly-haired woman.
She waved her hands and said nonchalantly, "Okay, keep this for your elder brother. When he gets tired of it, you can sell it to the mountains at a high price. It's a fertile one."
Liu Meiyu listened to these people wantonly appraising and buying and selling a group of innocent girls in the damp and cold cabin. She closed her eyes, her face remained unmoved, but her heart was gritting her teeth.
As soon as the traffickers left, the crying sounds in the cabin suddenly increased. Liu Meiyu opened her eyes and saw that there were a total of 19 women including herself. They all looked young, and one or two of them looked only 15 or 16 years old at most.
Seeing this scene, Liu Meiyu felt that if she didn't catch this gang of traffickers in one fell swoop this time, she would never be able to sleep well in the future.
It was cold and damp under the cabin, with stagnant air. The ship was swaying on the sea, and the environment was so bad that we had to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in a closed space. The smell was terrible, and we had to listen to the desperate cries of the girls every day.
Liu Meiyu couldn't comfort them either. She told them that the police were lying in ambush all around them. If the traffickers found out something was wrong, all their efforts would be in vain.
After drifting on the boat for three or four days, Liu Meiyu vomited several times due to the shaking. She was not seasick at first, but the environment was too bad. Even if she was not seasick, the other girls would be sick, and one infected the other, which was really miserable.
After waiting for a long time for the boat to stop, Liu Meiyu was blindfolded again and got on a truck with dishevelled hair and a dirty face. She was bumpy on the road for several hours. Apart from the whistling cold wind and the girls' terrified and helpless sobs, Liu Meiyu could feel nothing.
I only vaguely remember that the truck stopped in the middle for a while, several girls on the truck were dragged off, and then it took a long time before it continued on its way.
When the black cloth on her eyes was torn off, Liu Meiyu saw that there were only ten girls left with her, and they were all crowded in an empty room. There was an electric wire on the concrete wall, and there was no window except for a few ventilation holes. The humidity was not much better than that in a ship's cabin. It was probably a basement somewhere.
After a long time, someone came to untie them and bring them food.
The food was surprisingly good. Not only was there braised pork, but each person also got a big chicken drumstick.
The girls who had been hungry for several days couldn't help themselves and ate voraciously. Liu Meiyun was no exception. She had to eat her fill to have the strength to move around.
Halfway through the meal, Sister Miao pushed open the door and came in. She was dressed in a fashionable outfit, with conspicuous gold bracelets and large gold chains on her hands and necks. She said to the girls who were eating their meals in the room, "The factory in the south is full. The new job I'm introducing to you will make more money than the factory. If you listen to me, not only can you eat chicken legs every day, but you can also buy gold rings and gold necklaces like me. They are all casual. I can also build a house for you. You can make enough money in less than half a year."
Although the girls had never traveled far, they were not stupid. They guessed along the way that they had been cheated by the traffickers and that the jobs introduced to them were definitely not good ones. And the girls who were pulled off the bus halfway were most likely sold to the mountains and valleys by them.
"Big sister, my family has told me that I don't want to do the job you recommended. Please let me go back. I don't want to make money anymore. Please, I kowtow to you!"
A country girl cried until her throat was dry, and a strong man knelt on the ground and kowtowed to the woman.
She just wanted to go out and earn some money for her dowry, and she didn't want to buy any gold chains.
The curly-haired woman fiddled with the gold ring on her hand, and the kind smile on her face suddenly turned cold, and she slapped the girl in the face.
Her voice was sharp and cold: "Now that you are here, there is no such thing as not making money. There are only two kinds of money: making money by being obedient and making money by being disobedient. If you are obedient, Sister Miao will find better customers for you so that you can make more money at a time. If you are disobedient, you will have to endure more hardships and make money in the end. Anyway, let me tell you this, you have to make money even if you don't want to."
The woman took out a bag of colorful clothes and threw them on the ground. She said impatiently, "The bathroom is next door. Now line up and go in. Wash your clothes and put on new clothes. Each of you will have 20 minutes. If you don't come out by then or are disobedient, I will let them go in and wash you. Just don't yell when the time comes."
As soon as the woman finished speaking, two short men with wretched looks came in.
The girls were trembling with fear and huddled together, looking helpless and terrified.
Liu Meiyu was also afraid, but she was a few years older and had lived another life, and she knew that Lu Changzheng and the others must be guarding nearby.
Gently pushing away the girl leaning on her, Liu Meiyu raised her hand tremblingly, and even spoke with a trembling voice: "Sister... I'll be obedient."
The curly-haired woman raised her eyes and saw that it was Liu Meiyu. A hint of "joy" flashed across her brows, and she changed her expression as fast as turning the pages of a book. She walked over and took her arm directly, saying with satisfaction: "That's right. Anyway, we are all here to make money. Sister Miao, I didn't lie to you. As long as you are willing to listen, don't talk about brick and tile houses in the future. Even a two-story small building is no problem. You can bring honor to your family when you go back."
After carefully selecting from the floor, Sister Miao found a bright yellow shirt and grass green pants for Liu Meiyun, and personally took her to the bathroom. She smiled and said, "You are the least troublesome, Meiyun. Sister Miao really didn't lie to you. The bosses in the south are very generous. If you can make them happy, you can make as much money in one day as you make in a month in the factory."
"But Sister Miao, I'm married and have children. My husband will beat me to death if he finds out!" Liu Meiyu cried miserably and grabbed Sister Miao's arm and refused to let go.
Sister Miao saw her crying so hard. If it were someone else, she would definitely be impatient. No matter whether you are willing or not, in the end, it is still a matter of familiarity. Who can go against money?
But Liu Meiyu is different. She is more likable than those stubborn girls. Not only did she give me the prescription, but even my man's heart was focused on her.
If I were a dozen years younger, I would definitely be jealous, but I am not young anymore. Even if the prescription really works, I am not sure I can give her man a son to carry on the family line at my age.
Liu Meiyun gave birth to triplets, and her figure looked like she would be fertile and she was also quite obedient. The woman thought that if she couldn't give birth herself, she could use Liu Meiyun's belly to give birth.
"Take a shower first, don't cry. I'll talk to your brother and arrange a job for you. You see there are so many people here, and I'm taking care of you. I really treat you as a sister. If it were them, I wouldn't have such patience. If I didn't make money from such a good job, would I be able to bring my own niece out? She's in Pengcheng now, and she's living like a capitalist lady."
Liu Meiyun stopped sobbing, and when she heard the words "Miss Capitalist", her eyes lit up. She grabbed the woman's arm and asked in disbelief, "Really?"
"If you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it in two days." The curly-haired woman coaxed patiently.
He said cheerfully, but was full of sarcasm in his heart.
After finally persuading Liu Meiyun to go into the bathroom, she turned around and found her man. She turned the gold ring in her hand and said lazily, "That Liu Meiyun, you can play with her for a while, but I think she is a fool. If she gives birth to a child, you will have to send her to the mountains for me. There is no way she can stay by my side."
The man with the mole was taking a nap in the room. After hearing what his wife said, he pushed her down and asked, "Don't you understand me?"
The woman rolled her eyes and pushed the man away: "Okay, if you want a son, just be quiet for this year."
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Liu Meiyu spent five minutes checking everywhere in the bathroom, then she wiped herself casually, changed into the clothes the woman found for her, hid the razor blade close to her body, and was out in less than twenty minutes.
After going out, she was placed in a separate room.
Only then did Liu Meiyu realize that the place they were staying in should be a small farmhouse in the suburbs of Yangcheng. It was newly built and there was still a smell of paint on the walls.
The so-called other job the woman found for her was to work as a shampoo girl in a nearby hair salon, and she had to be on guard against customers taking advantage of her from time to time.
And there are mysteries inside the hair salon. Liu Meiyu often sees customers staying in the salon for an hour or so after having their hair washed.
She worked in the hair salon for a whole day, met all kinds of people, and pretended to be stupid and chatted with them. After asking around, she found out that the hair salon was run by the couple. In Guangzhou, there are many small private hair salons like this, both in the suburbs and in the downtown area.
"Brother, I heard that you and sister-in-law are the bosses of the hair salon where I work? You guys are really awesome!" Liu Meiyu said with envy to the man with the mole who came to pick her up.
The man with the black mole threw the cigarette butt on the ground and crushed it, saying proudly: "As long as you behave yourself, I will open a hair salon for you in the future and you can be the boss lady."
"How can that be possible?" Liu Meiyu quickly lowered her head and avoided it.
The man reached out his hand, took Liu Meiyu's white and soft arm, and said with a smile: "What's impossible? Your sister-in-law and I are very satisfied with you. As long as you are obedient, you will make endless money in the future. I can buy gold necklaces and gold bracelets for your sister-in-law, and I can buy them for you too. Not to mention that your family wants to move to a bigger house, it is not a problem to buy another house for each of your three sons."
"Brother, let me think about it again." Liu Meiyu looked embarrassed but did not refuse directly.
When she talked about the three boys at home, tears welled up in her eyes, and she really missed them.
I hadn't told them I was leaving for several days, and I don't know what kind of trouble those three might have caused at home.
While Liu Meiyu was flirting with the man, she returned to the small farmhouse. Meanwhile, Lu Changzheng received a note Liu Meiyu threw out of the hair salon window and was discussing something with him with a frown on his face.
"These people are so bold that they dare to open so many private hair salons to do this kind of business?" Ding Zhicheng looked at the information written on the note and couldn't even imagine it.
Lu Changzheng pursed his lips, his face grim: "Hurry up and send more people to investigate each family one by one. We can't delay any longer. As soon as they come to Pengcheng to make a deal, we will arrest them."
Ding Zhicheng nodded, and several other police colleagues were also busy tracking other lines.
It's not just the girls who were sold along the way, but also the village where everyone has the surname Miao that Liu Meiyu mentioned in the note.
If it is true as Liu Meiyu guessed, these people may all be from the same village, or even blood relatives, that would be even more intriguing.
If the whole family and the whole village were to do this, they would be extremely conscienceless.
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