Farmhouse Green Plum

"let me go!"

Daya screamed in fear and struggled desperately. At the age of nine, she already knew what was going on. Most girls bought by human traffickers were sold to wealthy families as slaves. There was no way they could have a good life.

The building where a group of girls are kept refers to a brothel. This old witch wants to sell her to a brothel!

"Let Daya go!" Although Lai Di was afraid that her good friend was caught, she still plucked up the courage to step forward and hit Xu Po's hand, trying to rescue Daya.

Mother Xu felt pain and raised her other hand to hit Lai Di, "You stupid girl, I'm not going to argue with you because you're just kids, but you're still taking advantage of me!"

Snapped!

A crisp slap landed on Lai Di's face, leaving five clear fingerprints.

While cursing, Mrs. Xu thought of her previous embarrassment, her eyes became more ferocious, and she slapped Lai Di again with her backhand.

Lai Di's head was buzzing from the slap and she had no time to dodge.

"Laidi!" Daya screamed and rushed over.

Snapped!

The heavy slap landed on her back, it hurt so much that Daya couldn't control her tears.

"Why bother with two little girls!"

Aunt Liu finally spoke up to stop them. Thinking of the 80 cents that she was about to return, she said in a bad tone, "Don't worry about Daya anymore. She's not my child. I can't make the decision."

After slapping her twice, the anger in Mrs. Xu's heart dissipated a little. She let go of Daya, but still asked without giving up: "Who is she from? I'll go ask her family. With her background, I can give her 30 taels!"

"30 taels!" Aunt Liu exclaimed, and subconsciously looked at Daya's face. She felt very unhappy. She tried her best to persuade her, and finally Mrs. Xu agreed to pay 12 taels of silver to buy Xiaohua.

Daya is only nine years old and so thin that she can be blown away by the wind. She will have to be raised for several years after she is bought back, but Mrs. Xu is willing to pay 30 taels for her. Doesn't she see how this little girl is better than Xiaohua?

Mrs. Xu saw through her resentment and said, "Don't look at this girl who looks pale and skinny now, but she has a good foundation. If you raise her for a few years, when she grows up, she will be a fresh and lovely little beauty!"

"Don't even think about it. My family will never sell me!" Daya was so scared that her calves were trembling. She forced herself to yell, then turned around and ran away.

Aunt Liu is Xiaohua's biological mother, but she was so cruel as to sell her. She is an orphan. If Uncle and Aunt knew the price offered by Mrs. Xu, would they be tempted?

Daya ran to the end of the mountain road in one breath, turned to the back of the mountain, and could no longer see Mrs. Xu. The fear in her heart was slightly reduced. She almost collapsed against the rocks, gasping for breath.

terrible!

The setting sun was like blood, sprinkling on the treetops, grass leaves, fields and hilltops. From behind the hill came Xiaohua's desperate and terrified cries, with a few violent curses from time to time, getting farther and farther away...

Daya's heart tightened and warm liquid unconsciously slipped out of her eye sockets.

After a while, she heard the sound of messy footsteps approaching from afar. It was Aunt Liu San, Lai Di and others who came back.

When passing by her, Aunt Liu gave her a fierce look, which frightened her heart again. She was afraid that she would be sold by her too. Then she realized that she was not from Aunt Liu's family and she had no right to sell herself.

Lai Di walked up to her and called out with concern. "Daya."

Daya forced a smile, indicating that she was fine, and said, "Let's go carry the pine needles back home."

Xiaohua's experience made the girls feel heavy-hearted. They all nodded silently and turned to walk up the mountain.