I wonder how Xiaoguai is doing now?
But no matter what, I first need to gain the trust of this couple, and I also need to see what the situation is like in the surrounding villages.
July, carrying an axe, looked around. It was a backyard, and the backyard was quite spacious.
There's no gate in the backyard; besides the woodshed, there's also a pigsty.
Reaching the pigpen, July saw a pig inside that was as thin as a skeleton. For a moment, July was speechless. Was this even a pig?
The pig saw July straining against the archway, clearly wanting to eat.
July looked around again, but there was nothing there, not even a dog hole. It was obviously impossible to crawl out from there.
To get out of the backyard, you have to go through the main house in front, and then you can exit through the front door of the main house. Clearly, the couple left him here because they were certain July wouldn't be able to escape on his own.
The courtyard wall was nearly 2 meters high, and there was no way that July, with her small frame, could climb over it.
July sighed. It seemed she still had to get back to work.
He had no choice but to learn how to chop wood with an axe. Fortunately, although he was young, he was mentally mature and quickly mastered the skills.
By the time July finished chopping the firewood piled in the yard, it was already afternoon.
She was shivering from the cold, and even though she had a fever, the couple didn't treat her like a human being at all.
In July, carrying firewood, she walked shakily to the front yard and saw Ximei carrying food out of the kitchen.
Seeing her timid and hesitant appearance, Xi Mei was filled with impatience.
"Have you finished chopping the firewood?"
"All done!"
"Go back to your room after you're done chopping. You're not a pleasant person to look at."
Xi Mei carried the steaming bowl of rice directly into the inner room, leaving behind only a gust of cold wind.
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