Chapter 1033 Enduring Humiliation and the Dancer of the Republic of China (8)
"You followed me all the way, what on earth do you want to do?" Shi Chu turned around suddenly and said to the person behind him expressionlessly.
However, when she saw the person's appearance clearly, she was extremely surprised. It turned out that the person following her was the little girl who escaped from Yihong Tower.
The little girl's originally bright clothes had become dirty, her hair was messy, and her face was as dirty as a tabby cat, but it was her pair of black and bright eyes that made Shi Chu recognize her.
"I... I don't know where to go... I can only follow you..." The little girl clutched her clothes tightly with both hands, looking nervous and uneasy, looking at Shi Chu eagerly.
Shi Chu suddenly felt a headache. As a person who had concealed her true gender, it was not suitable for her to be too close to other people. Moreover, she always lived alone and did not have the heart to take others in. It was a rare act of kindness that she had helped her outside Yihong Tower before, and she had no intention of helping her again now.
"Go back to your home. Although your clothes are dirty, the fabric is obviously not something that ordinary people can wear. Can't you just go back home?" Shi Chu stared at her and said.
The little girl's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears as big as beans rolled in her eyes: "I can't go home! I was sold by my stepmother. If I go home, she will buy me again."
"Where is your father? Does he also agree to sell you?" Shi Chu asked again.
"He doesn't know, but he won't object... Even if I go back by myself, he would still be disgusted by having been to such a dirty place..." the little girl answered with a sob.
Shi Chu rubbed his temples helplessly. Come on, this is another example of having a stepfather and a stepmother.
"Do you have any relatives on your mother's side? For example, your grandmother and uncle?" Shi Chu had no choice but to continue asking.
The little girl shook her head: "My mother married far away, and she has had little contact with my grandmother's family in recent years. I can't go there by myself. I have no money, and the journey is dangerous."
"So are you going to blame me?" Shi Chu's face looked ugly. She hated being plotted against and coerced. This little girl was indeed miserable, but her misery was not caused by Shi Chu. It was enough that Shi Chu helped her. Now, was she going to go even further and blame herself on him?
Seeing Shi Chu's face, the little girl obviously knew that she was not welcome, but she had no choice. If she didn't do this, she didn't know how she could survive: "I can wash clothes and cook, feed chickens and farm. Can you take me in? I can work."
She stared at Shi Chu nervously, afraid that she would refuse.
Shi Chu really refused: "No, my family is small, and I am the only one there. It is already difficult for me to support myself, and I can't support you. You should find another way out. If you really can't, go to the village chief, maybe he can help you."
When the little girl heard Shi Chu's refusal, she felt hopeless. However, when she heard that she could go to the village chief, she immediately regained hope and said to Shi Chu eagerly, "Then please take me to the village chief. I beg you."
Shi Chu nodded: "Follow me."
The little girl immediately seemed to have grabbed the last straw and did not dare to relax at all. She followed Shi Chu closely. Shi Chu took her to the old village chief's house.
"What did you say? This girl was sold by her stepmother, and she finally escaped from the brothel. Now she is homeless and wants to find a place to stay in our village?" When the old village chief heard Shi Chu's words, he was so shocked that he almost dropped the pipe in his hand.
"It's like this, Grandpa Village Chief. If I hadn't really had no other choice, why would I rather escape to a place where I'm unfamiliar with the place than go home? It's because I would be sold again if I went home. Grandpa Village Chief, please be kind enough to take me in. I can work, so you can just treat me as a maid..." The little girl quickly seized the opportunity to ask the old village chief.
The old village chief sighed and said, "Little girl, you overestimate our village. Our village is very poor. A family that can have enough food to eat is considered to be well off. How can we afford to hire a maid?"
"Then, what should I do?" The little girl's eyes were suddenly filled with tears. She grabbed the old village chief's hand and begged anxiously, "I eat well. Please don't drive me away. I can live in a broken house. No one needs to hire me. I can help others with work. Just give me a little bit of food..."
The old village chief had seen many poor people in this world, but now seeing the little girl like this, he felt bad, and he said: "The village can take you in, but whether you can find food depends on you."
"Thank you, village chief! Thank you!" The little girl burst into laughter immediately.
"Don't be too happy too soon. There is a dilapidated old house at the entrance of the village. An old widow used to live there. The old widow passed away a few years ago. She had no descendants to inherit the old house, so it fell into dilapidation. You can live there, but it is too dilapidated. You have to be mentally prepared." The old village chief reminded her.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, I don't care, as long as I have a place to stay." The little girl said hurriedly.
Shi Chu was a little surprised that the old village chief let the little girl stay in the village so easily. After all, when she first came to the village, the villagers were wary of her for a while, fearing that she was a person with bad intentions. Unexpectedly, this time the little girl only begged a few words and was allowed to stay in the village.
But this was none of Shi Chu's business. Maybe the old village chief liked this little girl? Or maybe he thought she was just a little girl and couldn't do much harm.
Shi Chu said goodbye to the old village chief, delivered the salt to the old lady's house, and then returned to his home at the foot of the mountain at the end of the village.
After that day, the little girl, now called Xu Jing, stayed in the village. Her appearance made the villagers curious for many days, but they were not very vigilant. The aunties and grandmas were very curious and inquired about her background.
Xu Jing did not hide her background at all. She frankly said that she was sold to a brothel by her stepmother and she escaped with great difficulty. In the end, she did not dare to go home and had to settle down in Huangshi Village.
The aunties and grandmas immediately felt very sympathetic towards her experience, and they helped her curse her evil stepmother and biological father with indignation, and comforted her to leave that dark home and live a good life in Huangshi Village in the future...
Xu Jing won everyone's sympathy and was easily accepted by the villagers of Huangshi Village. Whenever she saw someone busy, she would go and help them. As expected, all they needed was to give her some food, so everyone felt even more sympathy for her.
Sometimes when I saw her fetching water for others with a grim look on her face, but she never cried or said she was tired, and she kept doing it even if her hands were rubbed raw, I felt a little bit of admiration for her. After all, she must have come from a well-off family in the past and had never done such hard or heavy work, but now she can grit her teeth and persevere in order to survive. People like her have a tough character and a firm will, and they will not have a bad life in the future.
(End of this chapter)
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