The expression of the man named Boss did not change. He just glanced at Hu Xiaowei and then said to the young man: "Take her to where she lives and take a good look at her."
After turning left and right out of the door, Hu Xiaowei was taken to one of the many rooms. A young man with a loaded gun was guarding the door. He nodded to the man next to Hu Xiaowei: "Gu Qing!"
Opened the door.
It turned out that this man's name was Gu Qing, and Hu Xiaowei was very close to him, so close that she could smell his scent. It was the scent of the man who patted her back in the car. It turned out that the man who silently brought her tea and water along the way.
, it’s him, his name is Gu Qing!
Thinking of this, Hu Xiaowei couldn't help but look at the people around her again.
"Is something wrong?"
Gu Qing put his hands in his trouser pockets with ease, not looking like a kidnapper at all.
"Thank you!" Hu Xiaowei felt that he should know what she was referring to.
The man looked away awkwardly and coughed a few times, as if to cover up his embarrassment and said nothing. In a place like this, with so many eyes staring at him, everyone was in danger.
This is a room as small as a prison cell, with only a small window for ventilation on the wall near the roof. The only object in the room is a single wooden bed, with a thin and dirty-looking bed on it.
The quilt. The room exuded a musty smell unique to winter. Due to poor ventilation, Hu Xiaowei sneezed several times as soon as she entered.
"You should rest first. Someone will bring you food later."
After Gu Qing said these words, he left the room with his brothers. After the last person exited, the door of the room was closed, and then Hu Xiaowei heard the sound of the iron lock "clicking". She knew that she was being locked again.
Trapped in this inch of land, waiting in the dark, waiting...
The man named Gu Qing has not come out since that day. Hu Xiaowei is detained in this small room. The only visitor she sees every day is the pregnant woman she saw on the day she came. She comes to deliver her every day.
Meal and change of clothes.
"What's your name?" Hu Xiaowei tried to talk to this woman. After coming here, she almost went crazy. No one talked to her for two days.
"Xiao Cui."
"Have you always lived here?" Hu Xiaowei saw her opening her mouth and continued to ask with some excitement. Unfortunately, the woman named Xiao Cui did not speak again.
She was about thirty years old, her body was as thin as a branch after fallen leaves, and her belly looked unusually big. Maybe it was because she was also a pregnant woman. Hu Xiaowei felt a little kind when looking at her. She always wanted to communicate with her!
But slowly Hu Xiaowei discovered that this woman was not willing to pay attention to her at all. She always walked in silently, put down the food and left. She would come back to clear the dishes after Hu Xiaowei had finished eating, without saying a word. She looked at Hu Xiaowei with vigilant eyes.
and curiosity, but also a small amount of hostility and hatred.
Hu Xiaowei could understand how she felt. She was surrounded by a group of men who were like jackals, tigers and leopards. She faced the dark muzzle of the gun with fear all day long. She had to make a living under the scolding of others, and she had to take care of a woman like a servant, especially when she was still a woman.
A woman who is as pregnant as herself...
So even if Xiaocui didn't give her a good look, Hu Xiaowei didn't take it seriously. Every time she faced her rough, dark, and cold face, Hu Xiaowei would smile gently and kindly: "Thank you for your hard work!"
Although this can’t be exchanged for anything!
There are only two meals a day, lunch and evening. The food in each meal is similar: steamed buns or bread that are too hard to chew, two or three pieces of fatty meat, boiled cabbage, and occasionally a half-eaten apple.
, there are still a few rotten little spots on it, and it still tastes bitter when you bite it! This was unacceptable to Hu Xiaowei in the past, even when she was in the most difficult times. Especially fatty meat, Hu Xiaowei never eats it.
Fatty, even a little bit! But now, for the sake of the child in his belly, he forced himself to eat all these things.
No one came to harass her, and she couldn't find anyone to talk to. What she did every day, besides sleeping, was talking to the child in her belly and humming softly to him (her). Hu Xiaowei did not feel lonely, because in her body
Inside, there is a small part of Wen Fan that accompanies her all the time.
After the sound of unlocking, the door opened, and a little boy was standing by the door holding lunch. He was about five or six years old, thin and small, with a pair of black and white eyes but smart and cute. He looked at Hu Xiaowei blankly,
There was curiosity, doubt, and a hint of fear in his eyes.
"Hello." Hu Xiaowei smiled at him. She originally liked children, but now maybe because she is pregnant, she loves them even more when she sees them.
He quickly lowered his eyes, walked over stiffly, and placed his lunch next to the bed.
"Where's your mother?" I asked him.
He looked up at Hu Xiaowei, then looked down at the ground, and replied in a low voice: "My mother is sick. I will bring you food for her."
"What's wrong with her? Is it important?" Hu Xiaowei became a little worried.
"Mom had some bleeding. She said she needed to rest for a few days, otherwise her little brother would not be able to survive."
Could it be a miscarriage? Make sure nothing happens to the child. Hu Xiaowei felt sad.
"Do you like a little brother or a little sister?" she asked the child softly.
"I want a little brother. Dad said that only little brothers can do the work." He answered childishly.
Hu Xiaowei felt as if she had been jolted in her heart. She was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to answer. It is said that the children of poor people become rich early. These people living at the bottom of society let their children experience the hardship of life early!
The clear voice of the child interrupted her thoughts: "Adults say that people in the city are very annoying and snobbish. Are you the same?" He bit his lip, then looked up at Hu Xiaowei timidly and whispered.
: "Your voice is so nice and you are so gentle."
Hu Xiaowei walked over and squatted gently in front of him: "In this world, people are different. There are no absolute good people, but there are no absolute bad people. This is true everywhere. If you are willing to stay with me, say yes
Baby talk?"
He looked at Hu Xiaowei with bright eyes and smiled shyly: "I do."
Hu Xiaowei stood up and walked to the door and said to the guard: "I want this child to eat with me for a while, okay? You can leave the door open so that you can always watch us. I won't hurt him,
I won’t take the opportunity to escape.”
The man thought for a while and replied: "You can't even hurt an ant like this. Speaking of escaping, this is a deep mountainous area. If you run out, you will only die. You can stay with him for a while, but not for too long, otherwise Boss Gu will
It’s hard for me to explain when asked.”
After thanking him, Hu Xiaowei walked back to the bed, sat on the edge of the bed with the little boy, and began to eat her lunch.
"My name is Xiaowei, what about you?" Hu Xiaowei picked up a piece of luncheon meat, took a bite, and then asked him.
"My name is Goudan." He replied.
"How old?"
"I am already eight years old." Goudan looked proud.
Hu Xiaowei was startled and looked at him with some bitterness. Was he already eight years old? But he was as short as a five-year-old child. What kind of life was he living in this barren mountain?
Goudan also looked at her, but his eyes focused on the piece of luncheon meat in her hand.
Hu Xiaowei felt something strange: "Have you eaten?"
"I ate." He replied, but he still didn't look away.
"What did you eat?"
"sweet potato."
"Sweet potatoes?" Hu Xiaowei never knew that these things could be eaten as food. "What about sweet potatoes?"
"No, we only have this to eat. Everyone eats sweet potatoes. Sometimes we don't have enough to eat, and there is no food in winter. But occasionally the adults can catch one or two hares or something to eat!"
"What about these things that are given to me every day?" Hu Xiaowei asked in surprise.
"Mom said these were brought by those uncles when they came, and we can't eat them." His innocent eyes were shining brightly.
"How many times have you eaten meat this year?" Hu Xiaowei felt very uncomfortable when a hard lump was stuck in her throat.
The child's thin face suddenly glowed with excitement and longing: "I've eaten it twice! They were rabbits and pheasants that my father caught outside. They taste so delicious! They're much better than sweet potatoes and sorghum rice.
La. But it’s too dangerous in the deep forest. My father only dares to move around in the periphery, and he only encounters them a few times a year. When I grow up, I must become very brave and catch many pheasants and rabbits and bring them back to my father.
Mom and my little brother eat it."
Hu Xiaowei's nose felt a little sour when she heard it, and she put the plate in front of Gou Dan: "Do you want to try this? It's called lunch meat, it's pork, and it tastes very good."
Goudan's eyes almost fell into the plate. He pressed his lips hard, but then raised his head and looked at Hu Xiaowei hesitantly: "Mom will beat me if she finds out."
Hu Xiaowei touched his head: "If I don't tell your mother, she won't know."
He looked at the guard at the door suspiciously. She reassured him: "He definitely didn't see what we were doing."
Goudan finally calmed down, reached out and carefully picked up the lunch meat on the plate, put it to his lips and took a bite. "It smells so good! It tastes better than chicken!"
His little mouth chewed hard, and a piece of luncheon meat disappeared instantly. After eating, he was still waving his fingers reluctantly: "Can you eat this every day?" His little face was full of envy.
Hu Xiaowei held back the tears in her eyes and handed him the piece of meat she had already bitten: "I only took one bite, do you want to eat it?"
He happily took it, but this time he took small bites and chewed slowly, as if it was the most delicious delicacy in the world and would no longer be available after eating.
"When you come to deliver food in the evening, bring your dinner here to eat with me, okay?" Hu Xiaowei stroked his head and whispered.
"Okay." Goudan nodded happily.
"Sister, are you pregnant too? Your belly is so big." Goudan curiously looked at Hu Xiaowei's growing belly and asked happily.
"Yes, sister has a little brother in her belly just like your mother."
"Hehehe, then I will also play with him in the future."
When Hu Xiaowei heard this, she was stunned! She had been here for two days, and she didn't know how Wen Fan's affairs were being handled! Will Wang Xueqing really let her go back, or abandon her here forever?
"Goudan, what do you usually play?" Hu Xiaowei tried to divert her attention. The parenting book she had read before said that you must be in a good mood when you are pregnant with your baby, otherwise the baby will be born with a bad temper.
Weird, you don’t listen to your mother!
"I have to dig wild vegetables in the morning, collect firewood in the afternoon, and scratch Grandpa's back in the evening. There are so many small nails on Grandpa's back, and he is itchy every day." Goudan said proudly, one by one,
Not sad at all, but full of joy.
"Also, sister, my mother said that after you leave, our family will have enough money to go down the mountain. Isn't there a lot of delicious food down the mountain?"
"Yes, there are really many, many delicious foods outside." Hu Xiaowei stroked the child's hair lovingly, with mixed feelings in her heart.