Chapter 301 Bought
"Bought!" After saying these three words, he seemed to have lost all his breath, and his back was a little hunched.
Yuan Xiao, on the other hand, felt relieved. His words confirmed her guess.
After a long while, the old branch secretary continued, "Some were bought to be wives, some were bought to be child brides, anyway, they were all bought. If a daughter is born in their village, she will marry somewhere else, and will never marry someone from the village."
"Why?"
The old branch secretary sneered, "Why? Knowing what kind of beasts the people in your village are, you won't let them ruin your daughter."
Yuan Xiao felt a little pain in her heart. The three words "child bride" seemed to take root in her mind, replaying over and over again.
She always felt that she had forgotten something.
Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in her mind.
"My name is Luo Ning, and my sister is Luo Ying."
She murmured this sentence.
All the children who were sold in the welfare home of Qushui County have been found, except Luo Ying who was sold as a child bride!
She also has a younger sister, Luo Ning, who is waiting for her to come home in the welfare home!
She has always felt that pair of eyes is very familiar, they are exactly the same as Luo Ning!
The two sisters are almost the same age, and their appearance is also surprisingly similar.
"Lan Ting, Luo Ying! That little girl is Luo Ying!"
Gu Lan Ting was stunned for a moment before he realized who Luo Ying she was talking about!
The old branch secretary didn't know who Luo Ying they were talking about, and just advised: "The people in Xishan Village are not easy to mess with. They are inhumane. I know you are kind, otherwise you wouldn't save your money to donate to the school here! But this matter, really can't be managed!"
Not to mention that they can't manage it, even the Public Security Bureau can't manage it. It's not like they
haven't managed it before.
Yuan Xiao didn't understand the reality, but she had watched a movie in her previous life, which was also a story about buying a wife in the mountains.
She didn't know what the real situation was, but if it was like what was said in the movie, it would be a very tricky matter.
The old branch secretary walked out slowly, with a shaky back.
"If we don't manage it, what about Luo Ying?"
Thinking of Luo Ning still waiting for her sister in Qushui County, she couldn't help but feel nervous.
"I'll go to the Public Security Bureau to find out first."
They didn't notice that a fat figure hunched over in the corner ran away.
Yang Lihua was panicking. She never expected that these two people from the city were so cunning that they could even find out about this matter!
Although her father had not contacted her since she got married, he had chosen a good family for her when she got married and gave her a lot of dowry. She couldn't just watch them being arrested by the police!
She had to find a way to return to Xishan Village to report the news!
Yang Lihua returned home in a daze. Shuanzi saw her and asked angrily, "What are you doing!"
Yang Lihua grabbed him, "Did you tell them about the Xishan Village incident?"
Shuanzi shook her hand off, "What's the matter with Xishan Village? We were just chatting casually. Your Xishan Village is weird to begin with, and you don't allow people to talk about it?"
Yang Lihua spat, "Do you want to kill my father?"
Shuanzi was confused, "What are you talking about? How did I harm your father? We haven't been in touch for so many years, why do you act like you are so filial! Let's not talk about this, I told you to apologize to Yuan Xiao and the others, but you didn't apologize!"
Yang Lihua ignored him, "I'm going back to my parents' home tomorrow!"
"What? Go back to your parents' home?" Shuanzi was furious. "Go back! You did something sneaky, and you still have the nerve to go back to your parents' home! Let me make it clear first, you can't take anything back. If you don't apologize to Yuan Xiao, you can't come back."
Yang Lihua said nothing, immersed in her own thoughts.
...
Yang Lihua secretly returned to Xishan Village overnight, and didn't even dare to tell the old branch secretary.
After all, it was the old branch secretary who personally told Yuan Xiao and the others about the matter. In Yang Lihua's heart, the old branch secretary was also a person who could not be trusted.
When Yang's father saw Yang Lihua, he didn't recognize her at first glance.
The custom of Xishan Village is that daughters cannot marry into the same village, and after getting married, they can no longer contact their parents' home.
Yang Lihua has been married for many years and has always abided by this rule. It is normal that she can't be recognized.
"Why did you come back without saying hello? Go back quickly! If someone sees you, they will blame you."
"Dad, something happened!" Yang Lihua informed Old Man Yang about Yuan Xiao's situation.
Xishan Village did not elect any branch secretary, but Old Man Yang was the leader of the village by default, and buying a wife was also his channel to connect with the outside world.
It's not that the police didn't come here in the past few years, but there were many people in Xishan Village, and they were all reckless men in the mountains, so the police were helpless.
Later, the practice of this place was tacitly accepted, and fewer and fewer people mentioned it, deliberately ignoring this matter that broke the legal and moral bottom line.
Hearing Yang Lihua mention Yuan Xiao and others, and that she was going to notify the police, he pondered for a moment.
"Did they really report to the police?"
Yang Lihua shook her head. "I haven't had time to inquire yet, but I guess they did! Did our village buy a new child bride, named Ying, and it seems that Yuan Xiao knows her."
Father Yang believed her words even more, "Is she called Luo Ying?"
"Yes! It's Luo Ying! I heard Yuan Xiao mention this name with his own mouth, saying that he wanted to rescue her! We bought her, and we spent money on her, how can we give her away so easily?" Although
Yang Lihua is a daughter, she can't feel sympathy for Luo Ying at all.
To her, Luo Ying is just like her mother and sister-in-law, who bought the tools for giving birth from other places.
I gave you money, so of course you are my property, why should I ask for your return?
Father Yang had a headache. These people were from the city. If they really contacted the police, it would be troublesome.
In the past, the police were all from their side, so they were easy to talk to.
But if the people from the city spread the matter, it would be impossible to cover it up.
"You go back first." Father Yang said.
Yang Lihua was a little anxious, "Dad, what are you waiting for? If you don't hurry up, the police will come to your door!"
Old Man Yang held a cigarette in his hand, puffing and glancing at Yang Lihua.
"If you were here, wouldn't the people in Beifeng Village know that you are the one who came to report the news? You go back first, and let me discuss this matter with everyone. It will be easy if we can cover it up."
Yang Lihua nodded, and felt more and more that this father really loved her and was thinking about her even for such an important matter.
Old Man Yang put down the cigarette and thought for a long time.
Later, the door opened, and a woman came in with a basin, and began to wash his feet without saying a word.
Old Man Yang looked down at her, "Someone has discovered what happened in our village, do you want to leave?"
The woman said nothing.
Old Man Yang sneered and coldly used his foot to splash water on her face.
"Don't even think about it! I will take people to deal with these two people later, and you will never leave in your life!"