Chapter 3 Miscellaneous Courtyard

After being locked up in the firewood room for one night, Zhou Xiaoqing was hungry, covered her stomach with her hands, and got up to find something to eat. Before dawn, only a little moonlight penetrated the cracks in the roof. Zhou Xiaoqing slowly groped along the edge of the bed. When her eyes adapted to the darkness, the things in the room were placed with a blurred outline.

The display is very simple. In addition to the messy firewood piled beside it, it is also spacious. Get up and walk, stretch your muscles and bones. I have been in ** for three or four days.

In a corner, she found a large water tank. Zhou Xiaoqing ran over happily. Her mouth was a little broken. She had not drunk water for many days. She scooped a ladle of water and drank it with her hands.

It tastes good. The ancient water is not polluted, and it is actually a little sweet. He grunted his mouth and wiped his mouth with his sleeves. He found that the clothes were so rough that his mouth hurt. He looked down and put it loosely on his thin body.

After waking up, I haven't looked at myself carefully. I lowered my head and touched my arm. It was so thin, and my waist was also. I put my hand on my chest and almost screamed. Unexpectedly, my chest shrank. How can I be proud of like a girl who hasn't developed yet? Zhou Xiaoqing put her face above the water tank and then held her face in both hands. Isn't this herself ten years ago? The immature face looks skinny.

"Alas, why is this life so hard? I didn't expect to come to this world and still work hard..." Leaning against the wood beside her, Zhou Xiaoqing was a little disappointed. She was trapped here for so long and had nothing to eat. She didn't know how to deal with it next. She was really at a loss.

If she is really sold by Aunt Jin to make a child bride, little wife and so on, will this life be settled? She will experience the life of an ancient woman first-hand.

Zhou Xiaoqing was afraid of marriage. She had a boyfriend in college. Later, she broke up because of her work. In fact, she still didn't know what love was. She just confusedly fell in love and completed the so-called "commandatory" credits of college. She has just found a job, and her parents have not put pressure on her on marriage affairs, so these are not within the scope of her life plan. This requires her to be her daughter-in-law. Zhou Xiaoqing is never ready.

Zhou Xiaoqing imagined all the tragic experiences after she was sold, and it was already dawn. I could also hear the footsteps of someone coming this way. After stopping at the door, I heard the sound of the lock being opened. An old man came in, whom Zhou Xiaoqing had never seen. The old man handed her what she brought. Zhou Xiaoqing took it and opened it. It was a suit of clothes.

"Put it on. Come to the front yard after you get dressed." There were not too many words, and the old woman said indifferently.

Zhou Xiaoqing looked at this unkind-looking mother-in-law and didn't dare to say much. She obediently changed her clothes and followed the old woman to the hall.

When I came over, I found that the firewood house I used to live in was a corner west of the backyard. I turned around and came to the front yard. Along the way, I didn't see many people, but the yard was cleaned up.

As soon as she entered the front yard, Zhou Xiaoqing saw about 30 girls lined up there, all about 13 or 14 years old, and some small ones, about 5 or 6 years old. The children all looked very quiet, silent, motion-moving, and lively terracotta warriors and horses.

The old woman who led Zhou Xiaoqing to sign off Zhou Xiaoqing to stand in the team and then took a few steps forward. Stand with other mothers standing aside. And Aunt Jin sat in the middle. Lying in a comfortable posture in the Taishi chair, holding a cigarette in his hand, he narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smoke from his mouth slowly rose, and finally spread throughout the room.

The old woman muttered a few words in Aunt Jin's ear, and then Aunt Jin slowly over her body, coughed a few times and spoke.

"It's all here. There are a few big customers coming today. You all give me some shrewd. It's better not to make trouble. If you perform well, teach people to pick them away. You and I are all happy. Let me tell you, your parents received my money, and you are all from my aunt Jin. No matter how I do it, I don't have to resist. If you don't cry and ruin my business, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Zhou Xiaoqing lowered her head and secretly glanced a few times. Fortunately, she was behind the team, and those stews couldn't find it. Other girls listened to Aunt Jin's warning and trembled. Zhou Xiaoqing was not so bold. She had been a little resistant since she was a child, and she also complained about it in her heart when she said something.

Is there any mistake? Is this woman a pervert? What's the endocrine disorder? She didn't provoke her to come early in the morning. I really wanted to go up and slap her twice. Zhou Xiaoqing thought angrily, just think about it. She was not so stupid enough to fight with her.

Aunt Jin then ordered the children to go back and clean themselves up, so as to give the buyer a good influence. The children dispersed with the corresponding servants. Zhou Xiaoqing was at a loss for a moment and was dumbfounded. She was not familiar with these. Which pair should she go? For a moment of hesitation, the corners of her clothes were brought. Zhou Xiaoqing looked up, and a girl whispered in her ear and followed. Zhou Xiaoqing quickly took small steps to follow.

I was very grateful to the little girl who reminded her just now. Just a quick glance, Zhou Xiaoqing remembered the girl deeply. That's a beautiful face that you won't forget at a glance. Although it looks like a girl, it must be a beautiful woman with a little decoration. I didn't expect that there was such a beautiful beauty in this place.

While sighing at the girl's peerless face, she sighed in her heart how her parents would be willing to sell such a beautiful daughter. In my mind, I came to the other house. The leading servant stood in front of the room as if to lecture, and the girls began to consciously stand in a row.

"Dadjin has just said that you all cheer up today. Wait a minute, go back to the house to get a basin of water and wash your body well. Don't make it smash our Aunt Jin's sign like a beggar!" The servant woman shouted to everyone, and this scene reminded Zhou Xiaoqing of Mother Rong. The women here don't look kind at all. They are so scary, and they are as virtuous as Mother Rong, who frightens thousands of young girls.

After listening to this, the girls entered the house in front of them one after another. Zhou Xiaoqing walked carefully behind, secretly observing the nearby terrain and remembering it in her heart. There were 16 girls in this line. After entering the house, the girls walked to their beds one after another. The so-called beds were actually a large long board with simple bedding. If you sleep on it, you probably won't turn over at night, otherwise you will bump into the person next to you.

Zhou Xiaoqing is not in a hurry to find her own bed. She doesn't know which one is. When everyone stands in their respective positions, the rest will naturally be hers.

Sure enough, Zhou Xiaoqing soon knew where to go. There was a vacant seat in the penultimate one. After walking quickly, Zhou Xiaoqing was surprised to find that the beautiful girl just now slept next to her. The girl was making the bed, and Zhou Xiaoqing patted her on the shoulder.

"Thank you for reminding me just now!" Zhou Xiaoqing talked and smiled. She had too much affection for this girl. They all said that she came from her heart. Such an angel's face must also be very kind. Maybe she could make a friend. Zhou Xiaoqing didn't have a friend when she came to another world, and she didn't even have a partner to talk when she felt lonely.

Zhou Xiaoqing blinked happily, expecting the angel next to him to smile sweetly. Unexpectedly, she met the girl's cold and resentful eyes. The girl didn't say anything, but just glanced at Zhou Xiaoqing, turned around, and directly ignored Zhou Xiaoqing.

Surprised! Zhou Xiaoqing's eyes widened and felt that it was different from what she expected. The girl ignored her. It's a little embarrassing and puzzled. I don't know why I'm not popular with her. Maybe she just spoke too low, or the girl didn't know she was talking to her? But why remind yourself kindly?

The more Zhou Xiaoqing couldn't figure it out, and the beautiful girl brought a basin of water. She rolled up her sleeves and showed her slender arms. Her skin was so delicate that she didn't look like the daughter of a poor family. He held the water with his little hand, gently put it on his face, and finely wiped the dust that might exist on his face. After washing carefully, wipe off the small water droplets hanging on your face with a towel.

Zhou Xiaoqing is almost fascinated by it. It seems that she is watching a female star shooting cosmetics advertisements. It's so beautiful, as if I'm about to forget what just happened. Seeing that the girl had finished washing her face, Zhou Xiaoqing still puffed up to greet the girl.

"I wanted to say thank you just now..." Zhou Xiaoqing was a little stammering this time. If others ignore her again, she won't be embarrassed.

The girl really opened her mouth as Zhou Xiaoqing wanted. After listening to her words, Zhou Xiaoqing couldn't wait to hit the wall and die. It was purely self-interesting. The girl said that she didn't mean to help her, but didn't want her Zhou Xiaoqing to make any mistakes to involve the people in this room.

The girl spoke in a cold tone. It turned out that Zhou Xiaoqing ran away, and the people in the room were punished for kneeling for a day, saying that they knew it and did not report it. Aunt Jin's move is really gloomy. If someone wants to escape, he must be under the supervision of so many eyes. The girl in the same room is afraid of being implicated, and she will report it if there is any wind.

Zhou Xiaoqing has nothing to say and is secretly unhappy. It seems that no one here can really care about her, and it is also difficult to make a friend. I had to turn around and stop talking to those girls deliberately. Before the depression passed, there were bursts of pain on his left face.

"Didn't you hear me clearly, damn girl! What are you doing here if you don't wash your face!" The servant woman who led them in just came in. She grabbed Zhou Xiaoqing's ear, twisted it hard, and cursed. Zhou Xiaoqing was so painful that she wanted to open the big hand that pinched her left ear with her hand. Zhou Xiaoqing can't be a rival to a strong middle-aged woman.

The servant woman held her ear and scolded before letting go. Zhou Xiaoqing endured the pain and went to the well outside to get water in the servant's scolding. When she was lying by the well, Zhou Xiaoqing's angry and aggrieved tears gushed out of the reflection in the water and red and swollen ears. He has never been so insulted. No matter how disobedient he is, his parents will not be so ruthless, their faces are hot and painful, and tears can't stop falling down.

What the hell is this place!!! Looking at this deep well, Zhou Xiaoqing really wants to jump down. She can't accept this kind of day when people beat and scold like animals!

But he died like this. Didn't he have a chance to go home? What about mom and dad? At this moment, Zhou Xiaoqing misses her family and friends very much. It is the happiest thing to cry in their arms. But these things that used to be readily available are far away from Zhou Xiaoqing now.

Tears worked hard, and Zhou Xiaoqing, who clenched her fist, told herself: Be strong and brave. Women are not weak!!!