55. The abducted woman
55. A trafficked woman
Tao Tao said: "Hongye, you said, when will your family find out that you have left the house?"
"Don't worry, they might not know I ran away until the morning because when I went out, they said they would go to my aunt's house to help take care of the children. I used to go to my aunt's house to play."
"That's it! I hope your parents don't go to your aunt's house at night, otherwise they'll be in trouble."
"No, at that time, they were all going to bed."
Fortunately, there was no electricity in the mountains, so everyone went to bed when it was dark, and it was so dark that it was not the habit of visiting each other at night.
Tao Tao: "I wonder how many journeys we have taken now, have we walked halfway?"
"I don't know either! I've never gone down a mountain."
"This donkey shouldn't have gone the wrong way, right?"
"The donkey will not go wrong. My uncle's donkey has been walking back and forth on this road for three years. It is an old donkey. It can walk on this road with its eyes closed."
In this way, the two of them took turns riding donkeys while chatting, and walked out of the mountains for a long time without realizing it.
The sky gradually became brighter.
They found that the donkey had brought them to a field, and far away was the village, where there were chickens crowing and dogs barking.
The original owner is from the countryside and is very familiar with such a scene and very friendly.
Hongye felt very novel about all this.
"Sister Taozi, it turns out that the fields outside the mountain are so flat, and the village is built on flat ground. People here don't have to go downhill and uphill when going out, so it's so loose."
"Our family is similar to that here, with flat farmland and flat villages."
"Really? Then your family must have a comfortable life."
"If you go back and live with me for a while, you will no longer want to go back to the mountains."
Hongye curled his lips, "I will follow you like this and I will never go back in my life. If I go back, my father will have to break my legs. Moreover, I don't want to marry that person, and I don't want to stay in the mountains all my life. Just like you said, I want to come out and see the outside world, so that I won't live in vain."
Now that he has escaped from the Demon Cave, Tao Tao has relaxed.
"Hongye, you will understand in the future that your choice this time is the wisest choice you will make in your life. In the future, you will definitely be glad that you left that place."
The red leaves looked at the flat crops, and the smoke from the distant villages were curling with smoke, a little nervous.
"But Sister Taozi, I left the mountain where I grew up and came here. I was unfamiliar with many of the things here. What will I eat in the future? How can I support myself?"
"If you can trust me, I will arrange your future life for you and I will teach you how to adapt to life outside the mountain."
The donkey took them to a small market.
Occasionally there are vehicles coming and going on the road.
Tao Tao said: "Hongye, we no longer need a donkey. On the road ahead, we will take a car. Please let the donkey go back! Your uncle can't find the donkey, so it's time to be anxious."
Hongye turned the donkey in a direction, untied its rope and threw it away. She leaned in its ear and said softly: "Little donkey, thank you for sending us out of the mountain. Go back! Return the same way and go back to my uncle's house."
Hongye said, slapped the donkey on the butt, and the donkey screamed and walked along the same path.
Looking at the donkey that was leaving.
Tao Tao was puzzled, "Why did you take off its reins and throw them away?"
"Without a rein, it will be unrestrained. Even if it encounters a person, it will not be easy to catch it, or if it catches it, it will not be able to control it without a rein."
Tao Tao remembered the chains she had put on her feet before.
The reason why many girls who were sold into the mountains couldn't escape was because there were chains on their feet. Even if the chains were not fixed, they ran away with chains, and there were many bonds.
This little donkey saved the lives of both of them today.
I hope this merit can be entrusted to a person in the next life and no longer be controlled by others.
Hongye was so curious about everything here. She pulled Tao Tao to the bustling street. Everything seemed fresh and interesting to her.
This is a small market in a township.
It is a small street that is only more than 100 meters long, with vegetables, pork, buns, steamed fried dough sticks, soy milk and other breakfast items.
These once familiar and ordinary life scenes are back. Although they are just a simple and ordinary small market, there is free air and a lively atmosphere of life.
Tao Tao left this kind of life for less than a month, but for Tao Tao, it was as long as a century.
Tao Tao breathed the free air, thinking to herself that I finally came out alive and she returned to her original life.
Tao Tao spent two yuan, bought two bags of soy milk, and pulled Hongye to the station.
They are not completely out of danger yet, and this is still the township to which the Blind Wind Village belongs.
"Hongye, it's not very safe here. If they find this, we will be caught by them."
Hongye followed Tao Tao reluctantly.
"Then where are we going?"
"Let's take a bus and go back to my house."
Tao Tao asked a bus driver, and it was 35 kilometers away from here to the county town.
Tao Tao spent sixteen yuan and pulled Hongye into the car.
They found a seat by the window to sit down.
Tao Tao handed a bag of soy milk, some potatoes and sweet potatoes to the red leaves looking around.
"I'm hungry after walking all night! Have something to eat."
Hongye drank soy milk for the first time and thought it was a delicious food on earth.
Tao Tao smiled and said, "What is this? There are many better delicacies in the world for you to eat in the future. Just eating this piece will make you feel that it is right to come out with me."
They ate potatoes and sweet potatoes with hot soy milk. They had something in their stomachs and felt at ease.
Hongye took the bus for the first time and walked out of the mountains for the first time. No matter what she saw, she was curious. Her face was so excited that she blushed and her eyes were flashing.
Tao Tao tried her best to prevent her from yelling at others' attention.
This place is not very safe. Only by going to the county town and changing cars to the provincial town can they completely and safely escape from the clutches of those people.
An hour later, they arrived at the county town, and the red leaves were like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden.
There were more people and cars here, and many things that seemed fresh to Hongye were overwhelmed by her.
After getting off the car, Tao Tao did not dare to delay for a moment. She dragged Hongye, who was looking around, to the county station directly.
After taking the bus to the provincial capital, Tao Tao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Looking at the carefree, excited and curious Hongye beside him.
Tao Tao was considering the real issues and wondering what they should do next.
Chapter completed!