Nine Thoughts

Tong Linyuan's eyes lit up, and he temporarily put "Hongying" behind him, and asked Hongying in front of him, "Are you abducted from a good family?" Hongying smiled wryly: "What is a good family? Is anyone born a prostitute?" Tong Linyuan was silent.

Hongying said again: "Yes, I was born in a brothel and grew up in a brothel. Naturally, I am a born prostitute, but there are people here who are not."

After she finished speaking, she turned her face to the crowd and shouted, "Zi Lan!" The Zi Lan girl was called out for no reason, and she was also surprised: "What did you call me?" Hong Ying said: "Are you still unwilling to say Zilan said: "What do you want me to say?" The madam also shouted: "Hong Ying, are you crazy? What can I do to you? Stop talking nonsense!"

"If you don't want to say it, let me say it."

Hong Ying kowtowed to Tong Linyuan again, and said, "My lord, let me start from the beginning.

The little girl’s name is Hongying. My mother is also a prostitute. I don’t know who my father is. I grew up in a brothel since I was a child. Later, my mother died, and the original brothel was burned down. There are six years.

The girls in our Yihonglou are all of humble origin, and there are other poor girls who have been bought and sold. Since they are born with humble lives, naturally they have nothing to say. "

The madam screamed: "It's not illegal to buy and sell poor girls! Hongying, you better understand what you're talking about!" Poems, songs and prose are not good at refusing to welcome, and can't meet the needs of some "high-level" benefactors, so they colluded with Li Laoguai and asked him to abduct good girls from other places.

Zilan was brought by him. "

Zilan stood in the crowd, shaking her head blankly: "No, it's not that I was sold by my husband." Hongying said: "I remember very clearly that Zilan came here four years ago, and she was with her. There was also a girl named Manwen who was kidnapped and trafficked. She came from a scholarly background and was well educated.

That Manwen girl has a very strong temperament, and Mama Wu tried her best to restrain her, and even the night when the buds opened, she was given medicine and sent to the benefactor's house.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Manwen woke up the next day, he hanged himself on the beam. "

Hearing this, Tong Linyuan sighed deeply.

Hongying said: "Because of the tragedy of Manwen, Zilan refused at first, but later she had to give in.

At that time, I was in the same room with Zilan. Although I was a few years younger than her, I was considered her senior, so I naturally took care of her in everything.

But Zilan is very stupid, even today she always displeases her mother and benefactors, and suffers all kinds of grievances for no reason, so she only dares to hide in bed and cry secretly. "

Zilan said angrily: "What are you talking about!" Hongying said: "After we get close, she will tell me about the family affairs. It turns out that she has only been married for less than half a year, and her husband doesn't treat her well. She scolded her, because she was wronged at home that day and wandered around in a daze, that's why Li Laoguai took the opportunity to catch her.

Even so, she still wanted to go home and have a look. First, she was afraid that her natal parents would miss her, and second, she wanted to see if her husband had changed his mind. So one day, I helped her escape. "

The bustard exclaimed in shock: "Wow! So you did a good job!" Tong Linyuan asked, "Is it so easy to escape?" Hongying chuckled lightly, and said, "My lord, do you think we can't escape? Not going anywhere.

I thought that Zilan was a good family, with a place of origin and a family. If she could go back, she would naturally be able to live a normal life again.

Unexpectedly, she ran away for less than half a day, and Mama Wu led someone to chase her. Three days later, she was arrested and beaten again. After that, Zi Lan never left again, only alienating me, treating her like an enemy. There must be something hidden in it. Hearing what she said today, it must have been betrayed by her husband again? "Zi Lan stood there in a daze, shedding a line of tears: "Stop talking." Tong Linyuan said: "Miss Zi Lan, since I have taken care of this matter today, I will naturally give you an explanation. What grievances do you have, sir It can be said. "

Hongying also said: "Sister Zilan, don't you want to take this opportunity to go out? Even if you don't go home, you can always support yourself with the work of your embroiderer and find an embroiderer. It's better than here. Nothing will happen, most of us in this industry die early, how many years do you think you can survive?" Ling Wuqi: "" Although these words sound harsh, they are the truth.

Zilan remained silent, and cried for a long time, until Ling Wuqi became a little impatient, then she came out of the crowd, knelt at Tong Linyuan's feet, and said, "My lord, I would like to testify that I was indeed kidnapped."

"You!" The madam was in a hurry, "You heartless stupid donkey! How can I treat you badly! Why did you hurt me!" Ling Wuqi felt that the madam was noisy, so he pressed her dumb acupoint again.

Zi Lan said: "I am originally from Caotou Town, Niufeng County. My maiden name is Chu. I am an ordinary weaver in the town. Five years ago, I married my husband's family named Yao in Leigong Town next door. Within a month, both my parents-in-law and my husband passed away due to illness. It’s like being lazy, when the in-laws go away, the family has no source of income, and no one can control him, so he drinks and gambles all day long, and beats me when he comes home, saying that it’s my fate that beat the in-laws to death.” Zilan Sniffing, he continued, "I was depressed all day long, and I was caught by the kidnapper and his one-eyed accomplice when I didn't notice it for a while, and hid them on the boat. I still remember that there were five women in our boat. Manwen and I were caught After selling here, I don’t know what happened to the other three.”

"In this way, the facts of the case will come to light."

Tong Linyuan said, "Then what happened to you after you fled back home?" Zi Lan said, "Or the kidnapper told Mama Wu my origin, and when I ran back without stopping, when I got near my home, I was arrested. Madam Wu who had been waiting there for a long time caught her.

I thought at the time that the people in the village and the neighbors all recognize me, and they didn’t dare to mess around, so they shouted for help. At this time, my husband saw it, and he said, "Zi Lan couldn't go on talking, and Hongying took the car with her." Handed the veil to her, and after she wiped away her tears, she said again: "I remember clearly, they sat down and started talking. My husband said I was dirty and he didn't want me anymore, but I couldn't let the bawd If you take me away for no reason, you have to pay him, otherwise you will report to the police.

But the madam said, I'm so dirty that I'm worthless, and I can't give him much.

They tied me aside, but they bargained on their own, as if I were some pork on the case. "

Tong Linyuan sighed, and said again: "Where are your parents and brothers? Do they know your situation?" Zi Lan shook her head: "I don't know, I don't know if they know, even if they know, it's useless, they say marry The water splashed by the daughter who went out, now I am in the dust, and I am separated from my mother's family forever."

Tong Linyuan sighed again, he couldn't remember how many times he sighed today, and seeing the madam winking, he asked: "Mr. Wu, now that the witnesses are sufficient, what else do you have to say?" The madam said: "Hmmm !" Tong Linyuan said: "Hero Ling, let her speak."

Ling Wuqi had no choice but to untie the dumb acupoint of the madam again, only to hear the madam urgently say: "My lord, don't listen to her nonsense, she was betrayed by her husband, and she always refused to obey my discipline, so she made up Tell me all these nonsense about being abducted by a good family!" Tong Linyuan said: "You still want to quibble?" The madam said: "These two girls are very bad, they want to kill me! I don't accept it!" Hongying said at this time: "My lord, can I ask you something?" Tong Linyuan said, "But it's okay."