Locked: God is the matchmaker, neither you nor I can escape

"Let me go! Help!"

The woman's tearful cries attracted the attention of passers-by on the street.

Xin Ye and Yan Yiyi, who had just delivered sweet potato dishes to Li's Grocery Store, also saw the same scene. The woman was dressed in ordinary clothes and had a pretty face. Her hair was a little messy due to her fierce resistance, which further highlighted her helplessness and helplessness.

Her red eyes gradually became dejected as she watched no one come to her aid. The resistance of her hands and feet became weaker and weaker, until she could no longer struggle and gave up asking for help. She was dragged away by the two men on her left and right.

At this time, a woman with disheveled hair and a bruised face rushed over and hugged the woman tightly: "You are not allowed to take my daughter away!"

The man on the right wanted to pull the woman apart, but the two women were hugging each other tightly. He was not a conscienceless beast, so he did not use force to separate the two. But if she continued to make such a fuss, he would not be able to complete his mission and would suffer the consequences.

He sighed helplessly and advised: "Auntie, you are making it very difficult for us. We are also servants and have no say in the matter. If you want to ask someone to let your daughter go, go find our shopkeeper. We really can't help you.

Besides, your husband has signed a document to sell your daughter. Even if you file a complaint with the government, it will be useless. You should go back and think of other solutions."

"No! I can't let you take my daughter away. If you take her away, how can she maintain her innocence? How will she live in the future?" The woman was not unreasonable, but she knew her daughter's current situation better.

Hearing her mother's helpless cries and her hands trembling as she hugged her mother tightly, the woman could not help but break down and cry as well.

The crowd watching also heard roughly what happened and had vague guesses, but the person's biological father had already signed a contract to sell the person, so outsiders like them could not help them no matter what they said.

"Huh? Husband, when parents sell their children, do both parents need to sign and seal the contract?" Yan Yiyi asked in confusion. She was really curious, but she did not deliberately lower her voice.

"Yes, that's true." Xin Ye replied in cooperation.

Someone in the crowd was the first to react and reminded, "Auntie, you didn't put your fingerprints on the contract, right? The contract is invalid. You should go find our county magistrate to make the decision for you!"

Chen Yong was able to win the hearts of the people in Guyang County thanks to Yan Yiyi and Shen Ye who had built up his favorability among the people during the "chili sauce incident". They believed that he was a good official who was willing to risk his own life to protect the lives of the people.

Hearing this, the woman's crying became even more sad and helpless. When everyone saw her disheveled hair and bruised face, they all understood that she was forced to press her fingerprints by the man.

This girl was indeed sold by her parents, and even the government couldn't do anything about her.

The man said at the right time: "Auntie, you know in your heart that this matter has nothing to do with us. If you want to hate someone, just hate your husband. It's his fault for owing money to the gambling house. We are also doing things according to the rules.

If you stop us again, don't blame us for being violent towards you."

Hearing the word "violence", the woman's body trembled. She hugged her mother tightly and cried to comfort her: "Mom, please let me go. This is my fate. I accept it. I just can't be filial to you in the future. Please take good care of yourself."

The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried for a long time, but in the end the girl was taken away.

Xin Ye watched them leave, then looked at Yan Yiyi who was standing aside with an expressionless face, and asked, "Wife, do you want to save her?"

Yan Yiyi said calmly: "I won't save him. I'm not a saint. I respect the fate of others."

Xin Ye smiled. He naturally knew that his wife was not that kind of person. It was just that she had just taken the initiative to help the mother and daughter, so he thought she would help, so he asked this question.

Without Xin Ye asking, Yan Yiyi understood what he meant and explained, "I really couldn't remember this law just now and wanted to ask you, but I also wanted to remind them.

It was just a matter of saying a few words. If they really wanted to resist and conditions permitted, they would definitely go to the magistrate for help.

The greater the influence of the county magistrate on the people, the more beneficial it will be for us to promote sweet potatoes in the future. After promoting sweet potatoes, we can also promote potatoes, corn, peanuts, etc.

We can indeed cook our own special dishes secretly, but what if one day we get into the habit of blurting out these names when eating, wouldn’t that arouse suspicion?

We both have rare treasures, and being targeted is very disadvantageous to us."

Xin Ye nodded in understanding. Neither of them took the matter to heart. After all, they were not kind people.

Three days later, when the couple was delivering sweet potato dishes to Li's Grocery Store again, they heard old customers talking about the mother and daughter.

"Yes, it was a tragic death. There was not a single piece of good flesh on her body. It was a pity that the girl was so young."

"I heard that the girl's father was a gambler who lost the game and couldn't afford the compensation, so he sold his daughter. This bastard deserved to die. He really ruined the girl."

"I heard that the man's head was chopped off by his wife in the middle of the night. His death was so miserable!"

"If the woman had done this earlier, would her daughter have been sold by her husband?"

"I heard that her daughter was tortured to death. This infuriated the man so much that he went to the mass grave to collect her body. That night he went back and chopped off the man's head."

"How do you know so clearly?" asked another young woman who had been talking for a long time.

"Well! She went to the government office early this morning to turn herself in. The magistrate opened the trial early, and she confessed on her own initiative."

"Ah? Why did she turn herself in?"

"She said she didn't dare to commit suicide."

Young woman: ...I never expected this result.

"Are you talking about the girl who was taken away on the street by the Jixiang Casino a few days ago?" Another lady joined the topic.

"Yes, that's them."

"This gambling house is really causing a lot of harm to people. Why doesn't the magistrate arrest them all and put them in jail?"

"They are following the rules, what can the magistrate do?"

"That's right, if you don't want to harm your family, don't go to the gambling house~"

"Also, I heard that the Jixiang Casino is owned by the Zheng family, the richest family in Liangguan County. The Yihonglou that was sealed off before is also owned by the Zheng family."

"How do you know so clearly?"

"I have a relative working for the Zheng family, and I've heard some gossip." The man smiled, with a hint of pride in his eyes.

It’s the Zheng family?

Yan Yiyi stopped what he was doing and suddenly remembered something.

She seemed to have a score to settle with the third son of the Zheng family. She had been so busy with her life that she had forgotten about this person, allowing him to survive for so long.

Indeed, these bad guys must be eliminated as soon as possible, otherwise countless innocent people will suffer at their hands.