A woman's voice began to whine and struggle.
You can tell that his mouth was covered.
"Keep your voice down. The higher-ups have said this woman is very important. She can't be hurt in the slightest. Otherwise, if anything happens, we'll both be beheaded."
The man's voice made the Chen couple, who were hiding in the bushes, exchange a glance.
The two of them dared not even breathe, and could only crouch down in the grass.
"Is that house on the mountain okay? What's wrong with it? We'll just throw her in that house and leave."
"Locking someone in for two days won't kill them."
“That house used to be the forest ranger’s house, but as you know, very few people go up the mountain these days, and the forest farm has long been abandoned.”
No one lived in that house.
The house is quite sturdy, and there aren't any wild animals that would bother to leave her inside. She can just be locked up for a couple of days.
"Why would you arrest an old woman like this?"
"How would I know? It's ridiculous that they dragged someone all the way from the capital to here."
And they won't even let us send it over there; they insist on keeping us a hundred and eight thousand miles apart."
"Alright, alright, stop talking. Anyway, we're just doing this for money. As long as we get paid, anything is fine. I heard this woman is quite important."
The sound faded into the distance, and the couple crouching in the grass didn't know what to do. They were afraid that if the two men went up the mountain and looked back, they would see them and cause trouble.
I can't just stay squatting in the grass forever.
The two squatted there for more than half an hour, and sure enough, they heard the sound of those two people walking.
The couple were relieved that they had kept their composure and hadn't gotten up; otherwise, they would have been bumped into by these two.
They've gotten themselves into big trouble, and it's obvious this isn't a good thing.
"Brother, let's hurry up and travel. If we travel in the dark, we can get home sooner."
"Remember to come back by carriage tomorrow night, go inside and check, make sure no one is really dead."
"Hey brother, I know I'm close by, I know perfectly well that they wouldn't let anyone die."
"But this woman is so old, yet she's so well-preserved. City people are definitely different from us country folk."
“I’m warning you, don’t get any ideas. This woman is over 60 years old.”
"Don't cause me any trouble. I heard this woman has some powerful connections. If we get into any trouble, we brothers won't even know how we died."
"I know, I know. Didn't they say they came from the capital? These people are crazy. They kidnapped a woman from all the way from the capital. I don't know what they're after."
The sound gradually faded away, leaving the Chen couple somewhat bewildered; they had come from the capital.
A woman is tied up here; it's obvious these two aren't up to any good.
After waiting for another ten minutes or so, there was still no sound around, and the sky was gradually getting dark.
Chen's mother gritted her teeth.
"What should we do?"
Chen Zhiyuan slowly stood up and looked around, but there was no movement.
He said in a low voice
"Come on, it's getting dark. Let's carry the pig feed down the mountain first. If we don't go down soon, they'll probably find out we're gone."
The two stumbled down the mountain, falling twice along the way, before finally tumbling and crawling back to the village.
Sure enough, the village secretary guarding the compound was furious when he saw the two of them rushing back.
These two are coming back so late, aren't they deliberately making me miss my meal?
"Aren't you two slacking off?"
I usually come home before dark, why am I so late today?
I'm telling you, if you come back this late again, I'm locking the front door, and you'll have to sleep outside all night.
He shoved the two people inside angrily and locked the door.
The couple unloaded the pig feed, rubbed their sore arms and legs, and went back into the house.
The couple waited until late at night to discuss the matter quietly, not knowing what was going on, and decided to find an opportunity to go up the mountain to take a look the next day.
They had seen the forester's hut before, but villagers rarely went there.
Because that place is almost halfway up the mountain.
The area is densely forested and often frequented by wild animals.
Moreover, the path leading to that house is difficult to walk.
I don't know which year a big flood came, but it washed away half of the road, leaving it full of broken stones and earth.
The two couldn't bear to do it, after all, it was a life, and they wanted to save it if they could.
The next day, the couple went to work in the fields as usual.
The production team leader looked at them.
"There's not much work to do today. Once you finish this morning, you can go home and rest this afternoon. You two came back from gathering pig feed so late yesterday, and you didn't even gather enough."
"Let me tell you, if you continue to slack off and try to cheat, don't blame me for holding a big meeting to deal with you."
The Chen couple could only nod, but dared not say another word.
"You can't rest this afternoon. Go back for lunch and then spend the whole afternoon cutting pig feed to make up for yesterday's work."
The production team leader left after saying that, and the couple nodded in agreement while thinking to themselves that this was indeed a good opportunity.
After all, nobody in the village likes to go to collect pig feed; it's such a long way, they might as well stay home and rest.
After the couple finished their lunch, they took their sickles and baskets and went straight up the mountain.
People were used to it and no one thought much of it. The couple made their way up the mountain.
Seeing that no one was around, he thought about how the two men from yesterday had said they would come up to check on him tonight.
It looks like we won't be able to meet at this time.
The two of them made their way directly towards the hut.
When they arrived at the cabin, they saw that the door was locked with a large padlock.
The two men peered through the gap in the back window, where they were taking wood.
The window is made of wood, so it's not very airtight.
Peeking inside, I immediately saw a woman with a cloth stuffed in her mouth sitting on the straw in the corner.
His eyes were covered with a black cloth, and his hands and feet were tied upside down. He was thrown onto the straw pile like a shrimp.
Chen's mother said in a low voice,
"How about we don't go in? It's better to avoid trouble!"
The main reason was fear; they didn't know who they had messed with this time.
Chen Zhiyuan suddenly shook his head, then leaned forward to examine the area carefully for a couple of moments before speaking in a low voice.
“Take a closer look! She looks like Aunt Ouyang to me.”
Chen's mother was startled by these words and quickly took a closer look. The more she looked, the more it resembled the woman, especially her figure and hairstyle.
Although her eyes were covered and her facial features were obscured by the black cloth, she looked quite like Aunt Ouyang in many ways.
Chen Zhiyuan raised his voice a little.
"Auntie, Aunt Ouyang!"
Sure enough, upon hearing that sound, the woman who had been lying there motionless suddenly began to struggle violently.
It made a whimpering sound.
The couple exchanged a glance and realized that this was definitely Aunt Ouyang.
If it were anyone else, they would definitely think it's better to avoid trouble and protect themselves.
But these are people from the Ouyang family, and it's precisely because of the fact that people from the Ouyang family came to their door to protect them.
They must not forget their kindness.
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