The carriage was swaying along the way, which made Wang Yiyao very uncomfortable. It was like a modern version of a traffic jam.
She thought about looking outside through the small window in the car, but it was blocked by them.
When it was getting dark, someone brought food in. Wang Yiyao saw a glimpse of the sunset, and Wang Yiyao realized that they had been walking west.
"You should also eat some, I can't finish it myself."
Wang Yiyao gave some rice to the little maid. She was a little restrained at first, but then she started eating, maybe because she was too hungry.
Wang Yiyao was observing the little maid along the way and found that she was very timid and did not even dare to look at Wang Yiyao.
"Is it delicious? What do they usually give you to eat?"
"It's delicious. Thank you, miss. I usually eat some leftover rice and leftovers."
Leftovers? The weather in Xining is hot, so the leftovers must have changed their taste and become very unpalatable.
"Okay, you can just eat with me from now on."
The little maid was very moved and thanked her repeatedly, "Thank you, Miss."
"Oh, you don't have to call me miss, just call me sister. I'm a few years older than you."
"Sister, are you scared if they arrest you?"
"What's the use of being afraid, just find a way to escape. What's your name? How old are you? Why are you here?"
When Wang Yiyao asked this, the little maid lowered her head, a little sad. There must be another sad thing behind this.
"My name is Cui'er. I'm sixteen years old. I was bought by my father and fell into their hands."
Wang Yiyao has seen this kind of thing a lot, but she saw it in a TV series. It seems that this kind of human trafficking happened often in ancient times.
If you have no money, sell your children. If you have no money to pay your gambling debts, sell your children.
"Then do you still recognize your own home?"
"I don't know each other anymore. They bought me and took me to a place far away from home."
Wang Yiyao looked at the thin Cui'er. She was crying and telling Wang Yiyao about her life experience.
"It's okay, don't worry, as long as I can escape, I will definitely take you with me."
"Thank you sister, are you still planning to escape now? They are watching you so closely now."
Wang Yiyao didn't know what to do next. Since she came to Xining, she still wanted to meet the masters behind the envoy to see who they were.
"Well, I definitely have to run away, but I need your help. Please help me find out more."
"Okay, sister, I will definitely help you. Just tell me what you want to know."
"Well, let me think about it carefully."
Wang Yiyao thought about making some marks for Leng Feng and Han Zheng so that they could find her more easily.
But how to make marks? Ordinary marks are easy to destroy, but if they are too complicated, they might not be able to understand them. This really stumped Wang Yiyao.
"Yes, I like orchids, and Leng Feng knows that. If he carves orchids on a tree or the inn where they rest, Leng Feng will definitely be able to find him."
Thinking of this, Wang Yiyao felt hope again. As long as she didn't give up, there was still hope for finding Feng Minyi.
After it was completely dark, the messenger decided to spend the night in a forest. This was just an opportunity.
Wang Yiyao called Cui'er to her side, "Cui'er, come here, I have something to tell you."
"Sister, what's the matter?"
"Can you draw orchids? Or have you ever embroidered them at home before?"
Cui'er nodded. She often embroidered orchids at home, especially on handkerchiefs.
"Okay, then you can go out and use this to carve an orchid on the outermost tree."
Wang Yiyao handed Cui'er a card knife, which was a small tool she carried with her when she was working as a field doctor.
"okay, I get it."
"Remember to be quick so that no one finds it, and it must be engraved on the outermost row of trees."
"Well, okay, I understand."
Cui'er took the card knife from Wang Yiyao's hand and pretended that she was going for convenience.
"Why should I go so that you can follow me? Brother, I really won't run away. If I run away, I won't have anything to eat or drink."
"Go, just over there, don't go out of the woods."
It was completely dark, but luckily there was a moon, so carving a simple orchid was not a problem. Cui'er had been embroidering handkerchiefs at home since she was a child to help support the family, so this was not a problem for her at all.
"Sister, I'm back and I'll give you this."
"They didn't find anything about you."
"No, don't worry."
"That's great. I will definitely not treat you unfairly, don't worry."
Cui'er looked at Wang Yiyao with a puzzled look. She didn't understand why Wang Yiyao did this.
"Sister, why do you want me to carve these?"
Wang Yiyao smiled and stroked Cui'er's head, "Silly girl, of course I marked it so that others can find me."
Cui'er looked at Wang Yiyao with admiration, "Sister, you are really smart. You are the smartest woman I have ever seen. They have arrested others before, but those people are not like my sister."
"Why is it different?"
"They were always crying, but my sister was so calm. I heard that she even knocked out the two guards."
"It's not that I knocked them unconscious, I just stunned them."
Wang Yiyao was a little confused by Cui Er's words just now. They had also arrested other women, so had they also arrested other men?
"Tui'er, let me ask you, in addition to arresting some women, have they also arrested men?"
Cui'er shook her head, "No, I haven't seen him anyway, but even if they arrest the man, they won't let me serve and take care of him."
Wang Yiyao thought about it. It seemed that she would have to use other methods to find out about Feng Minyi's whereabouts and where they were going this time.
"Then do you know where we are going this time?"
"Sister, I really don't know, and I don't dare to ask. When I first came here, they beat me whenever I asked. Then I stopped asking anything."
"Well, it's really hard on you. You have to suffer this kind of punishment at such a young age. If it were us..."
Wang Yiyao stopped talking in the middle of her words. If you think of a girl of this age in modern times, she would be in puberty.
Their parents try every possible means to help them get rid of some bad moods, and some are even pampered by their parents like queens.
But looking at Cui'er in front of her, she was like heaven and earth. Wang Yiyao couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable. This ancient woman really had no status at all.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, I just remembered some things from the past."
"Sister, do you want to know the whereabouts of other people? I can try to find out for you."