The story takes place in the 1920s and 1930s in a parallel world.
The original owner had a very contemporary name - Luo Daidi.
Luo Daidi grew up in the countryside. Her parents were both long-term workers for landlords. They were the kind of people who farmed the land all year round but never had enough to eat.
As the eldest sister in the family, Luo Daidi also has younger brothers Lai, Zhao, Dai, and the youngest brother Luo Jiabao.
Just by hearing his name, you can tell how much the whole family loves this man.
In the village, the Luo family is famous as a den for girls. There are many girls in the family, but they are not strong laborers.
The oldest, Luo Daidi, was only thirteen years old and could not even marry to earn a bride price.
The Luo family has successfully transformed itself into the poorest family in the village.
Every winter, the Luo family would huddle together and get into the kang hole to keep warm by the residual heat from cooking.
After living like this for more than ten years, when poverty had become a habit, a Japanese textile factory from Shanghai suddenly came to the village to recruit workers.
Unlike other factories, this factory only recruits girls.
The man who recruited the workers had a clever mouth, and in just a few words, he described the good scenery of the city to the villagers.
"We live in a Western-style company house and eat meat and fish. We have two days off a month and we take them out to play on the road."
"Tall houses with dozens of floors, two-story cars, all kinds of beautiful and useful foreign things..."
"After working for three years, the money you earn in the future will be yours!"
"I am a kid from the same town who was brought to me. If there is any mistake, can I still go back to my hometown?"
"You know why I came here in the first place, because with such a good opportunity, I can't take advantage of others."
The girls in the village didn't have enough to eat. When they heard about recruiting workers, their hearts skipped a beat, fearing that the other party would change their minds and not take her away.
Even their parents could only watch helplessly, wishing they could follow along and enjoy the blessings.
But the original owner keenly noticed something was wrong, because she discovered that the recruiters divided the girls in the village into two teams.
There seems to be a difference between those who are thick and ugly and those who are slender and beautiful.
Although the original owner is illiterate, she can understand a few words.
And she also belongs to the ugly category.
The original owner's parents were both unattractive, especially their eyes, which were not much bigger than mung beans. When working for the owner's family, they were often beaten and scolded and could fall asleep even while standing.
In fact, it’s not that they are asleep, but that they can’t open their eyes!
The small eyes, big nose and sausage mouth basically put an end to the original owner’s idea of changing his life by getting married.
So I can only rely on my own efforts.
But the original owner is also a fair person, and she particularly dislikes being distinguished by appearance.
It's only one or two months. Once the contract is signed, it lasts for three years. How much less money will you make?
So, the original owner secretly went to the door of the village teacher, who was the most educated person in the village. The original owner wanted the other party to help him see what the differences were in these contracts that required fingerprinting.
Unexpectedly, Mr. Ruya, who usually smiled at people, didn't go out at all. He just asked his wife to come out and send the original owner away.
Seeing the original owner turning back three times, the daughter-in-law felt compassion and reminded the original owner in a low voice: "Brother, your brothers and sisters are young, and you are the only one who can help. If you don't have enough food, then don't go!"
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The original owner didn't hear what the other party meant, he just wrapped himself up in a torn cotton-padded jacket and hurried back. They said they could take them to Shanghai in a big truck today, but if that didn't work, I'd accept it if the money was less.