It is said that good things come in pairs. The red candle, which represents the festival, flickers on and off on the wooden table. The wooden windows are decorated with a lot of red silk cloth, with big red characters for "happiness" stuck on it.
These were all prepared by this family when they decided to buy a wife.
Everyone in the village is poor. It stands to reason that this wedding should be organized in a big way. However, the poor have no choice. Therefore, everyone saves the biggest happy event for having children in the future.
, the family’s money will also be reserved for hosting a banquet when a son is born in the future.
Although Tian Yuan's hands and feet were not tied, she was locked in the house and could not go out at all. Even during these two hours, the two owners of the house spent a lot of time away from home when they went out to do errands and borrow things, but they didn't even have a window.
They were all locked tightly from the outside, leaving no chance for anyone to escape.
But here, even if she could run out of the house, everyone in the village would know that she was bought by this family as a wife. If someone caught her, she wouldn't be able to run out of the village. Even if she did, she wouldn't know the way out of the village.
How to go!
The old-fashioned clock on the wall will make a ticking sound every time you pass by. It is already past eight o'clock in the evening. The village in the mountains is very quiet. There is no light here. There are red candles lit on the table.
The wind blows in, making it dark and bright.
The door creaked, and the old woman in red clothes walked in with a smile on her face. She stopped in front of the kang, glanced at Tian Yuan who was huddled in the corner, and said, "Girl, what's your name?"
Tian Yuan raised her eyes and glanced at the woman, lowered her head and did not answer.
"I know you are not convinced." The old woman was not angry, but said, "Looking at what you are wearing and your tender skin, I also know that you must be a rich young lady who has no fingers in the spring water. I can't see it.
You come from a poor mountain like us, but your fate is not good. If you are sold here, you have to accept your fate. No matter how rich your family is, when you get here, you will be our daughter-in-law in the mountains."
"I can give you money. If you have money, you can move out here and improve your life. With money, you don't have to worry about finding a wife." Tian Yuan raised her eyes, full of expectation, "Auntie, you also have something.
As a son, you are also a mother. If your child was missing, you would be anxious too!"
"Why are you so anxious? This is fate? People are destined in this life. No matter what happens, they have to accept their fate." The woman shook her head, "Although we are illiterate and have not read a day's book, we also
You are not stupid, and you know the laws. If I really want to let you go, if you go to the police, we will not only lose tens of thousands of dollars in vain, but also go to jail! City people, don't think about bullying us country people.
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After finishing her words, the old woman said again, "Girl, don't be angry. We don't care whether your family has money or not. We just need to wait until you and my son have a child. After a few years, the child will grow up."
As a mother, you naturally can't let go of your child. When the time comes, if your family can have some money, I will ask Tiezhu to take the child and accompany you back to your parents' home."
The old woman was not comforting Tian Yuan. Half of the people in the village had their wives bought. At first, everyone was crying and making trouble and wanted to run away. But after a long time, when they had children, no one could
I gave up and stopped making trouble. I couldn't bear to let go of my child, and decided to live my whole life suffering for my child.
When the child grows up, if there are some conscientious people in the village who can afford some travel expenses, they will ask the wife to take the child and the husband back to her parents' home to have a look and stay for a few days. Everything will be done and the child will be born.
No one is worried that someone’s in-laws will call the police or something.
However, the village is really poor and there are very few people who have returned to their parents' homes so far. When a woman gets married and has children, she will think about her family and is not willing to spend her money just to go back to her parents' home.