A winding dirt road runs through the entire Qingshi Village. Because it has just rained, the dirt road is a little muddy. Looking along this road into Qingshi Village, you can see dozens of farmhouses, most of which are short adobes.
Maybe it was because it had just rained. There were not many people on the road, which made this small mountain village even quieter. From time to time, the sound of dogs barking and roosters crowing brought a touch of life to the whole village.
A few wisps of rising smoke brought some warmth to the village.
A tall man pushed a wooden cart slowly down the mountain in the innermost part of Qingshi Village. The wooden cart was a little old and made creaking sounds from time to time. There was a big wild boar on top of it. The man pushed a little.
With great effort, big beads of sweat kept falling down. Wherever the rut passed, it would inevitably leave deep rut marks.
Suddenly, a woman's shrill scream pierced the mountain village.
"Let go! Let go! This is my property!" the woman shouted sharply and piercingly.
The voice came from an ordinary farmer's house near the mountain. Now there were several big men standing in the yard of this house. One of the big men took out a clay pot from the house and threw it hard to the ground.
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Bang - the clay pot shattered. A few copper coins were scattered from inside.
The woman in her thirties stretched out her bony hands and rushed forward to pick up the coins on the ground.
"You bitch! Get away!" A big man kicked the woman away.
A man cowered and squatted by the door, watching his woman fight with these big men who were "breaking into the house".
"Wow..." "Wow..." There were several children standing next to the fence, seven in total, large and small. These small children were frightened by this situation and kept crying. But there was one with a thin and yellow face.
The girl looked at this blankly.
This is the An family, and the man squatting at the door is none other than An Dashan. As for the woman grabbing the copper, she is naturally her mother-in-law. An Dashan is usually very good at playing tricks, and he always loses every bet. Then
Several big men are here to collect gambling debts.
"Bah!" The big man in the lead spit hard into the ground and said with a ferocious expression: "These few coppers are not enough for the brothers to run away."
An Dashan did not dare to answer the conversation and let the man curse. Suddenly the man looked at the children. He pointed to one of the teenage girls and said, "This girl is pretty good."
This is An Yuzhu, the second daughter of the An family. She has a round face like an apple and big eyes. In terms of appearance, she is considered good in Qingshi Village. She is looking at the big man in front of her with a pale look.
"Why not, let this girl pay off the debt!" The big man looked at An Yuzhu in front of him and said suddenly.
The wife of the An family suddenly got up from the ground, rushed to An Yuzhu like an old hen, and said to the big man: "You can take whatever you want! But you can't touch my Pearl!"
As he spoke, he pulled Shuangxi, who was standing next to An Yuzhu, and said to the big man, "Take this girl away!"
Shuangxi asked with some confusion: "Mother?"
The big man laughed: "Who doesn't know that An Shuangxi is a fool! Besides, with her looks, no one wants her even if she is sold in a brothel! I am very optimistic about this girl Zhu'er."
The big man reached out to grab An Yuzhu, but the An family's mother-in-law naturally refused, so the two started pushing.
With a bang, An Shuangxi, who was sandwiched between the two, was pushed to the ground and hit an angular bluestone not far away. In an instant, blood slowly dripped down the bluestone.
"Killing people!" Upon seeing this, Madam An's wife sat on the ground and shouted loudly.
At this moment, the man who came down from the mountain happened to pass by the door of An's house and happened to witness the moment An Shuangxi fell to the ground. The tall man put down the wooden cart with the wild boar and rushed into the yard.
"What are you doing!" the man shouted loudly.
"Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business! It is only natural to pay back debts! He owed gambling debts, why shouldn't I use his daughter to pay off the debts!" The big man said this, but he couldn't help but feel guilty. Isn't An Shuangxi dead?
?If someone is killed in this small mountain village, there will definitely be trouble there.
"Robbing civilian girls! I'm not afraid that the government officials will arrest you!" The man looked like he had read a little bit of books, and he spoke with confidence.
"That's money owed by An Dashan! If you want to meddle in other people's business, give me your wild boar, and I won't care about An Dashan's gambling debt!" The big man shouted in dissatisfaction, and there was a high possibility of a fight.
The man frowned and thought for a while, and finally said to the big man and his three followers: "Take the wild boar and go!"
The big man was overjoyed when he heard this. The wild boar looked like it weighed about two hundred pounds. Although it was not as valuable as the girl, the wild boar was obedient and would not get involved in lawsuits. If you take the girl, who knows what will happen!
An Dashan let out a long sigh of relief as he watched the big man leave. He didn't say a word from beginning to end. His face, dark and skinny from years of hard work, finally smiled.
Mother-in-law of the An family glared at Andashan fiercely, and said to the tall man in front of her: "Soldier, you saved my little girl today. I, the An family, will not repay the favor, so I will give my daughter to you!"
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The man was slightly startled when he heard this, and looked at An Yuzhu blankly. An Yuzhu shrank back in fear.
At this time, An Shuangxi, who was lying on the ground, moved slightly, and the man lowered his head and helped An Shuangxi up.
Mrs. An's wife smiled and said, "This is your choice, Yuzhu! Go back to the house with your mother!"
Only then did the man understand what Mrs. An meant. After some thought, he hugged An Shuangxi and went up the mountain.
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After climbing over a mountain, there was a shabby Taoist temple in the valley between the two mountains. The man carried An Shuangxi, who was as light as cattail grass, into the temple.
An Shuangxi's eyes moved slightly and became a little heavy. She couldn't open them. She could only hear the chirping in the room.
"Brother! Did you sell the wild boar so quickly?" said a surprised voice. This was the third brother of the Shen family.
Shen Ziyan pursed his lips and said nothing.
"Where's the food?" Shen Laoer's voice interrupted.
"Who is this!" The third brother of the Shen family suddenly spotted the figure in Shen Ziyan's arms.
"Brother, did you trade a wild boar for this sick rice plant?" Shen Laoer exclaimed!
"It's time for you to marry a wife. Although this girl is young, after a few years of raising her, she will be able to continue the prosperity of our Shen family." Shen Ziyan's voice was low and steady, and he slowly expressed his considerations.
"There is only one girl, who will she marry?" Shen Laoer was only fifteen or sixteen years old, and he looked at his elder brother with a confused look on his face.
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