Moreover, two of them were fugitives who had been wanted by them.
When asked who arrested them, none of them knew.
They all share the following characteristics: short stature, thin build, strong fighting ability, wearing hats and masks, making it difficult to distinguish their gender.
Another point is that they all appeared suddenly while they were committing the crime.
This reminded Old Ma of the man who caught the cattle thief and the three thugs who committed rape.
Moreover, judging from the way they were tied up, it's obvious that they were all tied up by the same person.
The weekend passed just like that, and on Sunday afternoon, all the boarding students returned.
Everyone else seemed normal, except for one person who had a minor injury on their face and looked melancholy.
This person is Su Yue, who slept in the lower bunk of Yuan Mengge.
When the others saw that she had a cut on her lip and a bruise on her forehead, they immediately asked her, "Su Yue, did your dad beat you again?"
Seeing this, the other people in the dormitory seemed to have gotten used to it, and could even guess who it was.
Yuan Mengge was sitting on her bed when she heard this, so she peeked out.
Su Yue sat on her bed and started crying pitifully, "Waaah... It's so annoying! My grandma wants me to get married after this semester, and she's already arranged a man. I argued back a bit... and my dad beat me up... Waaah... I don't want to get married so early, waaah..."
Her words left everyone else looking helpless.
After all, they've seen this kind of thing many times.
Moreover, there may be others among them who are like Su Yue.
“My family is the same… They said that after I finished junior high school, they’re going to start preparing to find me a husband…” Liu Xiaoqing said with a frown and a worried look on her face.
Yuan Mengge understood that what they meant by "getting married" was that she would first receive a bride price from the man's family, and then the man's family would hold a banquet and they would live together.
Or they might accept a bride price, live there for a year or two, and only hold a wedding banquet if a son is born; if a daughter is born, they don't hold one, and then continue having children.
If the bride's family is more powerful, they will hold a banquet when she enters the family after receiving the betrothal gifts; if the bride's family is weak, she can only wait until she gives birth.
Some parents who are in a hurry don't even let their daughters finish junior high school.
They either drop out of school to work and earn money, or they get married and receive a dowry.
That's why there are far fewer girls in the third year of junior high school than in the other two grades.
Wei Jingting looked at Su Yue and said, "Your family has already chosen a man? What's he like? Where is he from? Have you met him?"
Su Yue said, "I've never seen him before. I heard he's not good-looking and seems to be almost thirty. He's from the Dragon Coil Team... Waaah... What should I do? I don't want to get married right now."
The more she talked, the sadder she became, and Su Yue couldn't stop crying.
The others looked at each other, remaining silent.
They really don't know how to get involved in other people's affairs, and even if they want to help, they don't know how.
They can't even take care of themselves.
They can't sever ties with their families like Yuan Mengge did.
Yuan Mengge listened to their conversation indifferently, not intending to interfere anyway.
If they don't stand up for themselves, no one can help them even if they want to.
Besides, my relationship with them wasn't at the point where I needed to help them.
Su Yue's situation resonated with the others, and they all started talking about their own family situations.
After listening to their gossip for a while, Yuan Mengge got out of bed and took a shower.
Then I came back, took my textbooks, and went to the classroom for evening self-study.
On Monday morning, Yuan Mengge got up, washed up, waited for the door to open, and then did her morning exercise.
After breakfast, I went to the classroom.
Today is Monday, and there is a school assembly in the morning.
After the principal gave a long speech at the school assembly, he suddenly called on three students from Class 2 of Grade 9 to come up on stage.
The three people whose names were called reluctantly went up, took out their written self-criticisms, and read them aloud one by one.
The students, who had been almost falling asleep while the principal was reading his speech, instantly perked up.
Shen Jiayi was the first to read her self-criticism. At the beginning, she tried to keep her voice down, but He Qingfeng told her to speak louder.
So she had no choice but to grit her teeth and read aloud the self-criticism she had written.
Being stared at by more than two hundred pairs of eyes below made her feel both embarrassed and ashamed, and she wished she could find a hole to crawl into.
Yuan Mengge listened with a smirk as they finished reading their self-criticisms. After the principal gave them a few more words of advice, the meeting adjourned.
When Shen Jiayi and the other two stepped off the stage, the way they looked at Yuan Mengge was as if they wanted to devour her.
After the meeting, everyone returned to the classroom and began to stare at Shen Jiayi and her two companions.
As Shen Jiayi sat down next to Yuan Mengge, she stared at her and said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "You better not let me run into you outside!"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Mengge perked up and looked at her provocatively with a smile, saying, "What? Are you going to come and hit me yourself, or are you going to find someone to hit me?"
Shen Jiayi stared at her without saying a word.
Sun Jinhua, who was standing next to her, called out to her, "Jiayi."
Shen Jiayi turned her head and saw that she shook her head at her, indicating that she should not do anything unnecessary.
"Hmph!" Shen Jiayi turned around and snorted at Yuan Mengge.
The classmates sitting at the desks in front of and behind Yuan Mengge all watched their interaction.
The desks in front of and behind them were occupied by boys. After hearing Shen Jiayi's words, the boy in front of Yuan Mengge turned around and said to her:
"She's planning to get someone to beat you up outside, so be careful."
Before Yuan Mengge could speak, Shen Jiayi glared at the boy and warned, "Huang Mingsheng, shut up! What's it to you?"
Huang Mingsheng, who was in front, shrugged and turned his face back.
After her morning classes ended, Yuan Mengge went to the cafeteria to get her food. When she was halfway through her meal, a boy suddenly ran in from outside and walked up to her.
"Yuan Pingping, someone is looking for you at the school gate," the boy said to her.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Mengge asked, "Who is it?"
The boy replied, "A man, probably around thirty years old."
After listening, Yuan Mengge thought for a moment, then nodded to him: "Okay, I understand, thank you."
The boy left after he finished speaking.
After finishing the rest of her meal in a few bites, Yuan Mengge quickly washed the bowls, put them away, and then headed towards the school gate.
When they got outside, they saw a man standing on the roadside smoking.
Upon seeing Yuan Mengge come out, he immediately threw his cigarette on the ground and stomped it out.
"Have you eaten? I was thinking of inviting you to eat with me," the man said, looking at Yuan Mengge.
Yuan Mengge said, "I've eaten, but I can still eat more."
The man smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll treat you to something to eat."
Yuan Mengge nodded: "Okay."
This person was none other than Lü Chunping, whom she had found in Wenlan City a few days ago. It seems he had no other choice but to try his luck here.
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