There was obvious disappointment in Mr. Qiao Si's eyes.
Liuzi frowned and questioned: "Aren't you just fooling people?!"
Fourth Master Qiao shook his head. "It's not a scam. She's selling second-hand clothes, and the price she quoted is... reasonable."
Is there really no way out in the south? Fourth Master Qiao's scrutinizing gaze swept back and forth over Jiang Shiyue.
Jiang Shiyue looked at Fourth Master Qiao's expression and asked anxiously, "Are you still going to buy the clothes? Or forget it?"
Fourth Master Qiao glanced at Jiang Shiyue and said, "A man's word is as good as his bond! Not only that, next time you want to alter clothes to sell, come in and see me instead of setting up a stall in the yard."
Liuzi nodded in agreement. "Right! We've had this compound for two or three years, and we can't let it be destroyed in your hands." He grinned at Jiang Shiyue, "You should be thankful you didn't have any bad ideas. Otherwise, not to mention clothes, you'd probably have a hard time leaving this compound. It's not hard for someone to disappear here."
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
The cold sweat that had just disappeared from my back appeared again.
Just then, Gangzi pushed the door open and came in. He bent down and handed the money to Mr. Qiao Si with both hands.
Fourth Master Qiao shook his head and raised his chin towards Jiang Shiyue.
Gangzi was not so respectful to Jiang Shiyue. He threw it to Jiang Shiyue with one hand and said, "Count it!"
A dress, a suit, three sets of single clothes and pants, a total of one hundred and three dollars.
Jiang Shiyue counted the money, not missing a penny, collected it, hugged Yangyang tightly and said tentatively: "Then I'll leave?!"
Gangzi rolled his eyes and asked, "Why don't you stay for dinner?"
Liuzi laughed even more exaggeratedly, "Fourth Master, you've really misjudged me this time! How can someone this courageous be considered a real person?"
Mr. Qiao Si didn't refute, but just waved his hand at Jiang Shiyue, "We are open for business, there will be no bleeding. You can go without worry!"
Jiang Shiyue ignored their ridicule and quickly walked out the door holding Yangyang.
The setting sun shone on his body, and Jiang Shiyue shivered. He looked back at the tightly closed door and felt like he had saved his life.
The middle-aged man who had been watching Jiang Shiyue all day was relieved to see her come out. Seeing her pale face, he asked with concern: "Girl, are you okay?!"
Jiang Shiyue shook her head. "Thank you, uncle. I'm fine. What time is it?"
The uncle raised his wrist to check his watch: "Three ten."
Jiang Shiyue: “…”
"You told me it was 3:10 before I went in just now?!"
The uncle was startled, raised his wrist to take a closer look, and said awkwardly: "Maybe I forgot to wind the watch, so it stopped."
Jiang Shiyue looked up at the sun which was about to set, and without saying a word, she rushed out of the yard with Yangyang in her arms.
When she arrived at the shuttle bus stop, breathlessly, the bus was no longer there.
The shuttle bus has left?!
Jiang Shiyue stood at the side of the road at a loss, not knowing where to go.
After consulting about taking a taxi and being rejected by the hotel, Jiang Shiyue was forced to choose to walk towards the compound with Yangyang on her back.
Yincheng is not big, and there are no fancy taxis. There are only three-wheeled motorcycles, which cost 1.21 cents per kilometer.
Jiang Shiyue could afford the money, but it was too dangerous to get in a stranger's car in an unfamiliar place.
The key point is that she couldn't tell the specific location of the compound.
The hotel refused Jiang Shiyue accommodation because she did not have a letter of introduction or identification.
Jiang Shiyue was afraid of being robbed along the way, so she divided her money before setting off. She hid some in her textbooks, some in several pockets on Yangyang's body, and kept only six yuan and six cents in change for herself.
I walked under the afterglow of the setting sun until the sky was filled with stars and the moon rose, but I didn't know where the compound was.
Yangyang had already fallen asleep.
The little boy weighing more than 20 kilograms did not feel heavy when Jiang Shiyue held or carried him in her arms at first, but after walking for a while, she felt that her arms and feet seemed to be borrowed.
She hung the backpack on her chest and carried Yangyang on her back. When she felt tired, she bent down and lifted him onto her back with her hands. In this position, she freed one hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
After leaving the city, there were no street lights. Jiang Shiyue, who was walking at night for the first time in two lives, was very scared. Her hands involuntarily exerted force to hold Yangyang tightly on her back.
Jiang Shiyue was extremely grateful to Yangyang at this moment. Fortunately, he was still with her.
I don’t know how long I walked, but suddenly I heard car lights behind me.
Jiang Shiyue stopped by the roadside and looked back.
A small bus was driving towards her. Jiang Shiyue raised her hands to cover her eyes. Her eyes were not used to such a stimulating bright light for a moment.
The car stopped in front of Jiang Shiyue, and the door opened. A kind-looking woman dressed simply stood by the door and took the initiative to speak to Jiang Shiyue, "Comrade, it's so late. Where are you going? Do you need a ride?"
Jiang Shiyue looked into the car through the glass in the light of the car lights, and there seemed to be quite a few people in the car.
She frowned, feeling something was wrong.
But I subconsciously trusted the bus, and the conductor looked very kind.
I heard people in the 70s and 80s were very simple and honest, so it should be okay, right?!
"Have we reached Tianmen Mountain Commune?" Jiang Shiyue didn't know the exact location of the compound. It was in the desolate mountains and wilderness and very remote.
The original owner only remembered the name of the commune closest to the compound. The commune was always much closer to the compound.
"Here!" the woman responded immediately, making way for the door. "Hurry up and get in the car!"
Jiang Shiyue carried Yangyang on her back and got on the bus. She glanced around the car and suddenly felt something was wrong. She subconsciously took a step back.
"Sister, stand still." The woman supported Jiang Shiyue and pressed her down on the seat with great force.
Jiang Shiyue looked at the car door closing quickly, fear welling up in her heart, but she pretended to be unaware and said with a smile: "Thank you, sister, it's my fault for not standing firmly."
She placed the backpack at her feet with one hand and moved Yangyang from behind to her arms with the other hand. While the woman was not paying attention, she used her peripheral vision to observe the situation inside the car again through the reflective window glass.
The window seats on both sides of the carriage were filled with young girls. These girls either had their eyes closed or looked desperate. Some of them looked at Jiang Shiyue with a look of sadness and sympathy.
There were men and women sitting in the middle aisle seat.
When one of them took out his hand from behind, Jiang Shiyue saw the reflection of the sharp blade and his heart sank to the bottom.
She finally remembered what was wrong.
The north is different from the south. Buses stop running early and there are no buses that carry passengers so late!
She boarded a pirate ship by mistake.
This is a car used by human traffickers to transport abducted women.
And she had obviously become one of the abducted women.
Or it is a goal that you bring to your door on your own initiative.
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