Three Women in the Cage

The night was very dark, and pitch black everywhere. The light from the flashlight was very dim. Yang Yu had to rely on this little light to carefully see the road ahead before he dared to move forward.

From time to time, the sound of dogs barking could be heard in the village. Huanhuan and Yaya were a little scared and shrank slightly. Yaya was the first to speak softly in a sobbing voice, "Mom, I'm scared!"

Yang Yu gently patted her back with the hand that held her, and coaxed her softly, "Good girl Yaya, don't be afraid, mom is here!"

Afraid that she would cry out of fear and alarm the surroundings, or even attract stray dogs, Yang Yu continued to comfort her, "Good girl, Yaya, if you're really scared, close your eyes and take a nap. When you wake up, we'll be home."

"Don't cry out loud now, okay? Otherwise we'll attract bad guys and we won't be able to leave."

When she heard that she couldn't leave, Yaya immediately stopped sobbing, obediently closed her eyes, and began to hypnotize herself to sleep.

Huanhuan's palms were already sweating. She had always been timid and especially afraid of the dark. Now walking in the dark like this, she was already terrified beyond words.

But she knew she couldn't show it, as it would make her mother worry, and she also had to set an example for her second sister, so she couldn't show her fear in front of her.

She wants to protect her sister for her mother.

Although she didn't say it, Yang Yu still felt her fear. Knowing that she was sensible, Yang Yu held her hand tightly to comfort her.

"Hanhuan is so brave, so awesome!"

Hearing her mother's praise, Huanhuan became even braver. She thought that even if monsters and demons rushed out in the dark, she would not be afraid, and would stand in front of her mother to destroy them.

In this way, Yang Yu carried one on his back, hugged one with his right hand, and held one with his left hand. In the dim light of the night, he slowly groped forward, one step deep and one step shallow.

Finally, we walked out of the village and came to a slightly wider road. Although it was still a muddy dirt road, the road surface was much easier to walk on than the previous alley.

But both sides of the road were filled with gloomy forests, one after another, with occasionally a few sparse farmlands in front of the forests. Thinking that since they were farmlands, there must be people farming here on a regular basis, the fear in my heart was alleviated a little.

However, she was caught off guard by the vague appearance of desolate and lonely graves in her sight, causing the fear that she had just suppressed to surface again.

Yang Yu avoided the sight in panic, pretending to be calm and continued to grope forward slowly. She couldn't be afraid, she was a mother of three children.

She told herself that even if there really was a ghost ahead, she had to protect her three children and get them home safely.

Thinking back to when I was pregnant with Xinxin and spent some time in the dark forest, I wasn't afraid at all then, so there's no reason to be afraid now.

After walking through the forest and crossing a small path, we were about to enter our home village.

"Huanhuan, we're almost at the village. Let's be quiet and not wake up the people in the village, okay?" Yang Yu instructed carefully.

Huanhuan nodded, feeling excited. She was excited that she was back after two years. She missed home so much, especially the home where she could be with her mother.

But she was also afraid, afraid of her father's indifference, her grandparents' disgust, and the evil smiles of the people in the village.

But this is their home, they have to come back, and they have to stay here even if they are afraid.

"Mom? Why did you come back quietly?" Huanhuan asked the question she had always wanted to ask.

She didn't understand why she couldn't come back during the day, and why she had to be so quiet when she arrived at the village. She couldn't come back and not see anyone.

"Hanhuan, you are still young and there are some things you don't understand. You must remember not to tell anyone about your younger sister when you go back, okay?" Yang Yu warned her seriously.

Seeing her mother's serious expression, Huanhuan knew that this was not a trivial matter. She nodded and told herself that she must keep this secret. When her second sister woke up, she would also supervise her and not let anyone know.

They soon arrived at the village entrance. Yang Yu kept silent and asked Huanhuan to keep silent too. He took her hand and carefully stepped into the village entrance.

It was quiet everywhere now, with only the chirping of birds in the dark. Yang Yu turned off the flashlight.

Holding her breath, she walked gently towards home. Because she was familiar with every intersection in the village, she could not find the right route accurately even without lights.

Fortunately, Xinxin on his back and Yaya on his arm were already asleep, so Yang Yu felt relieved.

Huanhuan followed her mother's footsteps closely, step by step. She looked at her mother who was alert around her and became inexplicably nervous and alert.

I was afraid that someone would suddenly appear and scare me to death.

Fortunately, it was still a dark night, and it was estimated that it was still early before dawn, so no one would come out at this time.

I relaxed for a while and slowly approached home. After walking for more than ten minutes, I was finally at the gate of the yard.

Looking at the eaves so close to him, Yang Yu's calm heart began to get excited again, thinking that he would be safe once he entered the house.

The biggest headache now is whether Zhang Erfa will make loud noises. This man is the most afraid of trouble and is ruthless.

Slowly taking Huanhuan to the gate of the courtyard, he gently approached the door of the house. Yang Yu asked Huanhuan to quietly move over and knock on the door first, while he hid in a corner of the eaves.

Huanhuan quietly walked over, holding her breath, raised one hand, and gently knocked on the door, calling softly, "Dad? Dad?"

Zhang Erfa always slept deeply, so this sound obviously couldn't wake him up. It was all his fault that he didn't take anything with him when he ran away, so he even left the keys he usually carried with him at home.

After waiting for a while, with no sign of the door opening, Huanhuan became anxious. She raised her hand and knocked on the door again, saying anxiously, "Dad, open the door quickly, it's us!"

He knocked on the door several times in a row, and the knocking and calling were louder than before. Huanhuan was anxious but also afraid of disturbing the surroundings.

Yang Yu was also anxious, fearing that the lights in the nearby houses would be turned on and they would come out to see his disheveled self and Xinxin on his back.

She was scared and nervous, praying in her heart that the damn Zhang Erfa would open the door quickly.

Huanhuan would knock on the door and call out softly from time to time.

Suddenly the lights in the house came on, and Yang Yu nervously walked over holding Yaya. She didn't want to open the door and then argue with Zhang Erfa outside for a long time, as that would make even more noise.

She wanted to squeeze in while the door was open, and then slowly explain to him after entering the house. The man was not only brainless but also liked to shout loudly. Now she couldn't let him alarm others.

Standing at the door and waiting quietly, time passed by minute by minute, but there was still no sound of the door opening. Yang Yu was getting anxious and felt that every second was torture. He wished the door would open immediately so that he could squeeze in sideways.