Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Adapt to circumstances.
I don’t know how much time has passed, maybe a few minutes, or maybe just a few seconds.
Mu Mian felt that his brain was like paste, the kind of paste that had been overcooked, hot and sticky.
A large number of images flashed by and piled up at her, making it difficult to tell whether they were reality or a dream.
She only vaguely remembered that yesterday was Qingming Festival, and she went back to the countryside to sweep the graves and burn paper for her grandparents.
She hadn't been back for several months, so when she met neighbors she had a good relationship with, she couldn't help but talk a little more. She got together with a few grandmothers, and the conversation started from her childhood to the grandmothers' childhood.
A grandmother said that when she was a child, there was a family in the neighboring brigade who was very unfortunate. The family was originally one of the best in terms of conditions, but because of a group of kidnappers, the originally harmonious family was broken up.
The old lady died in anger. Her brother, a soldier, died on a mission. The couple sold their jobs to look for their daughter, but after searching for many years they found out that she had already passed away.
It really makes people feel upset and sigh.
Because of this, she didn't sleep well at night, tossing and turning until late at night before she felt a little sleepy.
This had never happened before. She had heard many stories even more miserable than this family's, but she only felt sympathy and pity at the time, and it soon passed. After all, it was difficult to truly empathize with others without experiencing their suffering.
She didn't know what happened this time, but she was particularly concerned about it. She felt extremely uncomfortable, as if a huge rock was pressing on her and she couldn't breathe.
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In a daze, Mu Mian pulled his thoughts back to the previous day and forced open his heavy eyelids. It was gray outside, making it difficult to tell whether it was getting dark or dawn.
Through the dim light, the first thing that catches the eye is the slightly crumbling red brick wall.
Mu Mian blinked and thought subconsciously that he was probably dreaming, the kind where you dream about whatever you think about during the day.
There is no such broken wall in my home. I can’t find such a broken wall in the whole village.
In the scenes just now, the butcher father, the capable mother, the fierce and shrewd old lady and the soldier brother, every aspect matched that family.
Mu Mian blinked again, thinking that this dream was a little too real. The images that came into her mind, frame by frame, were so real that it seemed as if she had experienced them herself.
But this is not the point at the moment. The point is why she still sees the crumbling red brick wall?
Just as Mu Mian felt more and more strange and wanted to reach out to touch the mobile phone that she placed next to her pillow before going to bed, she suddenly heard a voice behind her, and it sounded like a man's.
The sudden sound startled Mu Mian. His originally hot and confused brain suddenly became much clearer, and his half-closed eyes widened a little.
It was only then that she realized that in addition to the crumbling red brick wall in front of her, there seemed to be two people lying beside her.
Two kids, to be exact.
Although everything was gray all around, because they were close to her, right next to her, they could vaguely make out a boy and a girl.
Mu Mian's pupils shrank, and she realized belatedly that she was not dreaming, but had traveled through time in her sleep.
It was strange that she didn't feel panic at first, and she even felt inexplicably at ease, which was as it should be.
Before Mu Mian could think about it, the voice that rang again brought her back to reality.
Mu Mian turned her head slightly and looked towards the source of the sound. About three meters away from where she was lying, there were two men, one tall and one short, standing in front of the window. Next to them was a middle-aged woman or an old woman with her hair tied up.
The light was too dim and Mu Mian couldn't see clearly, but judging from his attire, he was definitely old.
Mu Mian couldn't see the faces of the three people, and the three people over there didn't notice that the little kid lying on the broken kang woke up and was still talking to himself.
Mu Mian maintained her original posture without moving. The short period of wakefulness was enough for her to figure out her current situation.
Not only did she transform herself into an eight-year-old girl, she also went directly to the scene of the abduction. The image that came into her mind was that of the hillside at dusk yesterday.
Two little girls met a hare while collecting firewood. They chased the hare and accidentally ran a little far away.
There was no one around at the time and I didn't catch the rabbit. When I was about to go back, I met two men. One of them was limping and said they were from the next brigade and were not familiar with this place.
The little girl who grew up in the countryside was not on guard at all and took the initiative to lead the way.
And then nothing happened. I don’t even know how I fainted.
Mu Mian pursed her lips. The current situation was that there were three adults on the opposite side and three little kids on their side. The little boy might have been abducted by this group of people from somewhere else. He was very small and looked only three or four years old.
The gap in strength between the two sides was quite huge, and what was worse was that she was having a severe fever. She could feel it without even touching it with the back of her hand. Her forehead was so hot that it could probably heat an egg, and her body was as hot as if she was trapped in a steamer.
Just as Mu Mian was trying to think of what to do, two people, one tall and one short, appeared by the window.
The two men started quarreling, but their voices were very low. I don't know if it was because they were afraid that the walls might have ears, or because they were used to being cautious because they were doing things that could get them shot.
However, although they spoke in low voices, Mu Mian still heard them clearly.
She heard a little bit clearly just now. The short man said something like "wait for my wife" several times. It seems that they have an accomplice.
Now the tall one was mumbling that it was almost dawn and they had to leave quickly, but the short one insisted on waiting for someone. While they were arguing, he started to say that the tall man was meddling and had brought two girls along.
Mu Mian, one of the girls, finally understood a little after listening for a while. This group of people were caught online, and then they were also targeted and were preparing to move to another hideout.
The wife that the short man was talking about was probably on the way to escape, and was separated from them for various reasons, but she knew the place to stop and meet up with them, so the short man wanted to wait for her before leaving.
But the tall man wanted to leave before daybreak, thinking it would be safer this way.
As for her and Xu Lele, it wasn't entirely a spur-of-the-moment decision of the tall man while he was on the run. She just vaguely heard the tall man say something like 'I can sell it to you when you get there, the price is not low'.
I guess someone had approached him before and mentioned wanting to buy a girl.
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The two of them didn't argue for long before they were stopped by the old woman sitting there in front of the window.
As the sky was getting brighter, the short man couldn't sit still anymore, so he pushed the door open and went out, saying that he wanted to go see if anyone had arrived.
The house was really shabby, with thick dust on the walls. Mu Mian was choked by the dust that had drifted in from somewhere, and he started coughing.
Then, the two of them glared at each other, just like the old woman who came over after hearing the noise.
In an instant, the air seemed to become much quieter.
It was at this time that Mu Mian saw clearly that the old woman looked quite kind. If they met her outside, most people would probably think that she was an old lady who was easy to get along with and had a good temper. Who would have thought that she was a human trafficker.
After a look, Mu Mian started acting first, sitting up with a well-behaved look, opening his big eyes, looking extremely confused, "Who are you? Why am I here?"
The old woman's vigilance dropped a lot, and she smiled kindly, "Little girl, how could you forget so quickly?"
As he spoke, he nodded his chin towards the tall man and continued, "Yesterday, my eldest brother asked you for directions on the mountain, but you led him further and further away and he fell asleep out of exhaustion. It was our eldest and second eldest brothers who carried him back."
Mu Mian appropriately showed an expression that said 'it seems to be true, but I can't quite remember' and took the opportunity to look around.
She couldn't see clearly just now because she was lying down, but she could see much more clearly when she sat up.
The room was not big, and looked like an abandoned storage room. There were some messy things piled in the corner, and even on the broken kang where they were lying, there were some rotten shoulder poles, broken shovel sticks and the like. The situation in the room was clear at a glance.
As for the outside, if her guess was correct, this was definitely not any brigade. Red bricks are rarely used to build houses in the countryside nowadays. After all, so many bricks are not cheap, not to mention that this red brick house looks quite old.
This should be somewhere in the commune, but she had no idea where exactly.
What a devastating start it was, an unknown dilapidated house, a sleeping companion, a workshop-like beggar, and she who had a fever.
Mu Mian's head started to hurt again, and it felt even worse than when she just woke up. If the headache continued, she was really afraid that she would become stupid.
Under the vigilant gazes of the old woman and the tall man, Mu Mian burst into tears, "Wow, my head is so hot, so uncomfortable, I want to go home."
She is delicate and feminine, which fits the stereotype brought by her appearance.
The old woman, that is, Granny Li, had already seen the little girl's red face.
In fact, she didn't quite agree with bringing two girls on the road, especially those of this age. It would be a burden and a hidden danger.
But this girl is really good-looking, maybe she is more valuable than the boy, and she doesn't look too smart.
Not only do they like babies who are good-looking and easy to control, but buyers also like them. It would be a pity if they were gone just like that.
Li Po coaxed them, "You have a fever, you can't go back now. I will send you back when you feel better."
Then he gestured to the tall man.
The next second, Mu Mian saw the tall man fumble in his pocket and pull out a folded paper bag.
After opening it, the old woman pinched half a pill and handed it to me, "Take it and you won't feel uncomfortable anymore."
Mu Mian took a look and found that it was indeed the familiar antipyretic medicine in his memory. There were words on it. There was no problem.
The bet is that this kidnapper is reluctant to part with "goods" like himself.
Children are very likely to have a fever after being frightened. If this group of people has been doing this for years, they must have a lot of medicine.
As it turned out, she made the right bet.
She really couldn't burn any more.
There was no water in the room, and Mu Mian didn't ask any questions. She just swallowed the food with her saliva. She didn't forget that according to the grandmother in the same village, her body was burned in the kidnapper's nest.
After eating, Mu Mian showed a pitiful expression, "It's so bitter~".
She really looks very delicate.
The tall man's face showed impatience, but the old woman remained calm, but perhaps because it was almost dawn, her patience was running low.
At this moment, there was a noise from the other side of Mu Mian, followed by a childish, dazed voice, "Sister Mian Mian, why are you in my house?"
As she spoke, the little girl yawned carelessly, her eyes narrowed, and she leaned directly on Mu Mian's shoulder with her eyes closed, looking like she had not woken up yet.
Obviously, this real kid didn't see their current situation clearly and was still out of touch with the situation.
Mu Mian caught a glimpse of the fierceness that flashed across the old woman's eyes and felt that he was in trouble.
This group of people were in a hurry to move, so they would definitely make them faint again on the way, just like the little boy next to Xu Lele. No one knew how many drugs he had taken, but the little boy was still asleep.
The reason why she and Xu Lele woke up so quickly was probably because the two men didn't have much medicine on them at the time.
Mu Mian was in a state of confusion, but his face showed no sign of it. His eyes lingered on the broken baskets and shovels nearby for a moment. Just as he was about to answer Xu Lele's question as if nothing had happened, the old woman spoke first, "Call the second son back. We have to go."
The tall man responded and limped out, walking quite quickly.
Mu Mian withdrew his gaze from the closed door, and then saw the old woman touching a package. She could tell what she was touching with her toes.
They were going to move to another place, so she, who was fully awake, and Xu Lele, who was half awake, had to have a proper "deep sleep".
Mu Mian clenched his fists and his eyelashes drooped, making it impossible to see the emotion in his eyes.
Afterwards, Mu Mian pushed the half-asleep Xu Lele aside. When the old woman took out a handkerchief wiped with something unknown and walked over to her, Mu Mian stood up quickly, holding the thickest stick she could reach in her hand, stood on the broken kang, and hit the old woman with the stick.
The old woman had never expected that such a girl who seemed not so smart and was easy to fool would suddenly attack her with such force that she could not react for a moment and was stunned. The blood on her head flowed down her forehead.
Mu Mian didn't give the old woman time to come back to her senses. In front of her disbelieving eyes, he hit her on the back of the head again.
Then, the old woman whose expression had just changed fainted.
After seeing the man fall, Mu Mian breathed a sigh of relief. Her memory was correct. She was as strong as ever, even stronger than when she was a child in her previous life.
If they take a chance, there is a high probability that they will be able to escape. Anyway, they can't just wait for the kidnapper to give them some medicine.
While Mu Mian was still thinking about how to deal with the two men outside, Xu Lele, who had just woken up on the other side of the broken earthen kang, was completely dumbfounded.
The little girl's eyes widened, "Mian, Mianmian sister, sister..."
Time was tight, and Mu Mian had no time to comfort the child. He simply explained, "She is a human trafficker, as were the two people we met yesterday. We were abducted by them. You stay here and don't make any noise."
Xu Lele nodded blankly, a little scared.
Without caring about the two children on the kang, Mu Mian clenched the big wooden stick in his hand and got down from the kang. He stepped over the old woman who was lying on the ground and quietly stood by the window.
It was much brighter outside than when she just woke up. It would not be long before it was completely daylight. This was not good for the kidnapper, but good news for her.
As soon as the sun rises, there are people everywhere outside.
But at the moment, Mu Mian didn't see anyone else. He only saw an alley through the window, which seemed to have no end.
In a blink of an eye, when he looked again, Mu Mian saw two familiar figures walking towards him, one in front and one behind, not far from the alley. The one in front was limping, and there was only a short man following behind him. There was no third person.
Apparently, the short man did not get the wife he had been talking about.
Mu Mian pursed his lips and was about to raise his feet to hide quietly.
When I reached the door, I saw the short man behind me walk a little closer, then suddenly stop and stand by the wall, unbuckle his belt, and start ejaculating towards the wall.
Mu Mian: “………………”
She didn't know whether the needle hole would get bigger, she only knew that this time difference would be very convenient for her.
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