She stepped forward, pressed her knees on Old Lady Zhu's thighs, pinched her shoulders with both hands, and rocked her back and forth.
"Grandma, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"
Old Mrs. Zhu was pretending to faint, and after being shaken by her, she almost became really faint.
She moved her fingers and was about to speak when she felt Ning Zhihuan put her on the ground. Through the narrow slits of her eyes, she saw Ning Zhihuan raise his right hand.
Old Mrs. Zhu was shocked and subconsciously tried to sit up, but Ning Zhihuan pressed her to the ground.
"Bang!"
A slap landed hard on her right cheek, and the next second another slap landed on her left cheek, followed by a torrential downpour of slaps. Soon she felt a burning sensation on her face, and she almost lost consciousness.
The villagers watched this scene in amazement. If Ning Zhihuan hadn't been crying loudly and shouting "Grandma, wake up", everyone would have thought she did it on purpose.
Alas, this girl is a little silly, but she is innocent. She knows that Old Lady Zhu is going to sell her, but she is still so worried about Old Lady Zhu.
However, if she continues beating, Mrs. Zhu might not wake up.
"Stop hitting Huan girl. She won't wake up like this."
Ning Zhihuan tilted her fair little face upwards, blinking, tears still hanging on her eyelashes. She asked in confusion, "Why? Grandma woke me up like this when I fainted from hunger a few days ago!"
She wasn't kidding. In her original memory, she had only eaten five meals in the ten days she'd been at Old Lady Zhu's house, and every meal was porridge without rice. Once, she fainted from hunger, and Old Lady Zhu watched her fall to the ground without doing anything. It was Zhu Fugui, fearing she'd died or gotten sick and wouldn't sell for a good price, who ordered Old Lady Zhu to wake her up.
The best meal was last night, which was sweet potato porridge with corn buns. The original owner was so hungry that she drank an extra bowl of porridge. The old woman pointed at her nose and scolded her, and pinched her stomach until it was blue and purple.
Thinking of this, Ning Zhihuan poked his tongue and pretended to understand, "I know. Do you want to pinch my stomach? Grandma pinched me last night, and I couldn't close my eyes all night!"
As he spoke, he pinched Mrs. Zhu's soft flesh with his index finger and thumb, twisted it hard, and turned it.
"Ah——" Old Mrs. Zhu jumped up in pain!
Ning Yun smiled happily, "Look, I woke up grandma!"
This smile and these words really irritated Old Lady Zhu.
"You're such a loser, you're so bold! You dare to attack me? I'll teach you a lesson today!"
Old Mrs. Zhu was grimacing and cursing, her dry and messy hair was disheveled, and her black face was swollen from being slapped by Ning Yunhuan. At this moment, her face was distorted with anger, like a possessed evil spirit.
As she spoke, she was about to rush forward, but she heard a sharp shout behind her.
"Mrs. Zhu, who do you want to deal with?"
The village chief walked slowly with his hands behind his back, followed by seven or eight people.
"Huanbao, are you okay?"
"Don't be afraid, sister. Brother is here to help you beat the bad guys!"
Seeing them, Ning Yunhuan felt a sense of dependence in her heart. She knew that this was the remaining emotion of the original owner.
The old man in the lead was not tall, walked with a swagger, and had a fierce look on his face.
But when her eyes fell on Ning Zhihuan, her whole face softened visibly. She walked forward and looked at her granddaughter with tears in her eyes.
"My dear, it's because you were bad. You believed the old witch's lies and thought she would treat you well. Oh, I sent you to her for a few days, and look how thin you have become! Your arms are just skin, and your face is sallow! This heartless woman even wants to sell you. I will fight her!"
Old Mrs. Ning became angrier and angrier as she spoke. She twisted her body, grabbed Old Mrs. Zhu's hair, and kicked her a few times.
No matter how arrogant Old Lady Zhu was, she was like a mouse caught by a cat in front of her fierce mother-in-law. She was kicked several times but didn't dare to say a word. She just looked at the village chief with a pair of green eyes, praying that he would say something fair.
The village chief pretended not to see it. He was also angry. If it weren't for his status, he would have slapped the stupid woman twice.
A few days ago, I earnestly emphasized that after the opening up, the authorities will strictly crack down on criminal activities and must not cross the red line. But then old lady Zhu came into contact with human traffickers, and the person being sold was her own granddaughter.
Although Ning Zhihuan was mentally ill, as the only daughter of the Ning family, she was treated like a precious gem by the entire family. Old Mrs. Ning had a fierce temper, and if anyone in the village dared to bully Ning Zhihuan, she would chase them and scold them for half a year. The Ning family, including the adopted ones, had four sons and three grandsons, none of whom were to be trifled with.
Old Mrs. Zhu coaxed the Ning family into sending the baby over, but she starved the child to death in the past few days and even wanted to sell her.
Beat him, he deserves it!
Old Mrs. Zhu was first beaten by Ning Zhihuan, and then kicked by Old Mrs. Ning. Now she didn't dare to curse and just cried.
Fortunately, Old Lady Ning knew her limits. After venting her anger, she walked over to Ning Zhihuan and stroked his back like she was coaxing a three-year-old child. "Don't be afraid. Your Huanbao is the bravest. I've vented my anger on Huanbao. Let's stay away from her from now on!"
The granddaughter is timid, so she never scolds anyone in front of Huanbao. But this time she was so angry that she didn't care about anything else.
Seeing the concern and fear in the old lady's eyes, Ning Zhihuan felt warm in her heart. She held Old Lady Ning's hand and said softly, "Don't be afraid, Huanbao. With grandma here, Huanbao is not afraid of anything."
Old Mrs. Ning was stunned, her lips trembling, as if she couldn't believe it.
It was the original owner's eldest brother who reacted first, shouting with joy, "Sister, you can speak such a long string of words!"
"Yeah, I was frightened just now, and my mind seems to be much clearer." Ning Zhihuan smiled slightly, turned his head to look at the village chief, and brought the subject back to the topic, "Uncle Village Chief, how should we deal with this old lady Zhu?"
The village chief frowned and asked in a deep voice, "Huan girl, is everything you said true?"
"I swear to God, if I tell even a little lie, I will be struck by lightning and die a miserable death!" Ning Zhihuan said in a loud voice.
Old Mrs. Ning was terrified and patted her hands distressedly, "My dear, just swear on your milk."
Ning Zhihuan's eyes softened, and he said in a stern voice, "I remember the traffickers came to our house with a piece of paper. It should have been proof of the transaction, and Old Lady Zhu put the paper in her trouser pocket."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhu became nervous and subconsciously protected her trouser pocket with her left hand. Seeing everyone looking at her, her chin trembled and she turned around and wanted to run.
Without waiting for the village chief to speak, Brother Ning immediately grabbed her, reached out, took out a piece of paper from her left trouser pocket, and read out the words on it in public.
This is considered a contract of sale. It means that once the transaction is completed, whether Ning Zhihuan is sold as a daughter-in-law, sold to a brothel, or even her body is dissected and her organs are sold, it is all decided by the traffickers.
Old Lady Ning had almost calmed down, but after hearing what was said, she shrieked and rushed forward to punch and kick Old Lady Zhu. Even the men of the Ning family, who had been relatively calm just now, clenched their fists tightly, wishing they could skin the old witch alive and rip her bones.
With the evidence in hand, the village chief waved his hand and said simply, "Then follow the law and call the police."
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