Wen Wan slept alone in the woodshed, but there was a row of kangs on the ground, which was just a bit empty. If it were really a six-year-old child, it might be scary. But for a person who grew up in an orphanage and went abroad to study on his own at the age of twelve, he is naturally not afraid.
Wen Wan was really tired from all the hard work that day and fell asleep quickly. Before I fell asleep, I just thought about when I could go to the Zongren Mansion to find someone, and I didn¡¯t know if it would be useful if I found someone. Hey, living like this is not an option!
While Wen Wan was confused, she heard someone shouting. He got up immediately, put on his clothes, and went out. As expected, he saw the little cuckoo outside calling everyone to get up.
Because Wenwan came later, lived alone in a house, and was mute. It was the first day again, and we were unfamiliar with each other, so Wen Wan smiled at everyone as a greeting.
Some of the well-intentioned ones said hello back, while others simply shook their heads and ignored him.
After breakfast, Wen Wan only ate one nest and a bowl of porridge to make her full. Xiao Juan looked at it and felt relieved.
After breakfast, Aunt Song came over. What Aunt Song taught was the rules that maids of some wealthy families should abide by. After telling them what expressions should be in place, how to walk lightly, not to make any noise when eating, not to speak loudly, not to look around, and so on.
"Now, let Xiaojuan take a few steps to show you." After saying that, Xiaojuan walked from one side to the other for more than ten steps. When walking, a slight smile appears on his face, and the swing of his hands is basically a lonely one, which should be said to have no arc. Moreover, his upper body leaned forward slightly, his head lowered slightly, then he lowered his eyes, moved his steps slightly, and walked in a straight line.
Wen Wan looked at it, thinking that this was comparable to walking on the catwalk, and even more troublesome. But Wenwan learns these rules very seriously.
Mrs. Song watched Wen Wan for a whole morning and learned 40 to 50% of what she taught. She was so happy! It's a pity that she is mute, otherwise, with her cleverness, she would definitely be able to become a great maid. He will definitely be reused by his master in the future.
And Wenwan looked at the strange looks from the dozen or so women next to her, and knew that she had overstepped her bounds. At the moment, I secretly increased my vigilance to myself. When it came to studying in the afternoon, Wen Wan's performance was just mediocre, at the same level as everyone else. But she works hard.
I don¡¯t know why, those people, except Xiaojuan who is in charge of these twenty little sisters, has some dealings with Wenwan, the other girls are not willing to interact with Wenwan.
Wenwan doesn¡¯t care and works hard to learn the rules every day. The rest of the time, I spent most of my time helping Xiaojuan do things. Seeing that Wenwan was so polite, Xiaojuan occasionally gave her two pieces of candy. Wen Wan accepted it, but she was smiling bitterly in her heart.
Xiaojuan is in charge of the children here. She wants to have a good relationship with her because she wants to know more about things here. Not for two pieces of candy.
"Hmph, a dog's tail and legs." A girl named Xiaoxiang disdained Wenwan's attentive attitude toward Xiaojuan, and treated Wenwan very badly.
Every time Wenwan was scolded, she lowered her head.
When we arrived at Aunt Song¡¯s place, Wen Wan was not only taught the rules every day, but also had to do some work in her free time. But there are easy jobs and tiring jobs. This is divided into people. She is pretty, well-behaved and cute, and does relatively light work. The five big and three rough ones have to do heavy work. Wenwan is in the middle, neither serious nor light, but has many things to do, is complicated and messy. She also often helps Sister Xiaojuan do things. In one word, she is tired. But after all, Wen Wan's life was very fulfilling. Every day I climb into bed and fall asleep.
"Taohua, take the clothes to be washed." Xiaojuan shouted loudly in the room, and Wenwan immediately ran over to get the clothes and took them to the well water to wash. After all, people are still laughing, and only a quarter of the barrel can be filled with water at one time. Even so, it is still very difficult.
I drank water twice and my head was covered with sweat.
"Sister Peach Blossom, let me help you." A tall boy came over, took the bucket in Wen Wan's hand, and threw it down. A bucket full of water soon fell on it. Wen Wan was very happy. She smiled at him gratefully.
The boy¡¯s name is Ding Hei. He is tall and strong, and his words are a bit awkward. But he was a very nice person. He was sold by his aunt. His aunt said that there were too many children in the family and Ding Hei ate too much and could not afford to feed him. It's better to sell it to a wealthy family and enjoy happiness. After convincing his uncle, he dragged away Ding Hei, who was only twelve years old, saying that Aunt Song was a kind-hearted naughty bitch, so he would leave her with her for training and then sell her. Ding Guiguo is a kind-hearted person. He does not resent his uncle and aunt at all, but is very grateful to them. ,
Since the first time he met Wen Wan, he took great care of Wen Wan and felt that Wen Wan was particularly pitiful. A little girl, staying there, just doing things quietly. Everyone ignored him. Wasn't it just because Aunt Song appointed him?Supervisor, if you don't want to do this, leave everything to Wen Wan. I have helped so much and done so much work, but I still don¡¯t get a single word of appreciation. Ding Hei is very pitiful and gentle, and he will try his best to help as much as he can.
"Brother Ah Hei, why are you always helping this mute? Come and help me too." Xiaoxiang, who was about the same age as Wen Wan, said very unhappy.
"Axiang, just wait a minute, I'll be here." After helping Wenwan pour the water out of the bucket, he immediately went to help the little girl. The little girl looked at Wen Wan very proudly. Wen Wan lowered her head to sprinkle water and was sweeping the yard seriously.
"Humph, you stinking mute." The person named Axiang despised Wen Wan, thinking that Wen Wan was just pretending to be pitiful to gain sympathy from others. He is also very good at flattering and pleasing people, but Axiang dislikes flattery the most.
Look, Brother Ding Hei was deceived by her. Therefore, when something happens, Wen Wan deliberately finds fault with Wen Wan, and Wen Wan treats herself as a mute, but she is actually a mute. Pretending that I was deaf and didn't hear, I kept my head down and endured it.
I¡¯m here, not familiar with the place I live in, so I¡¯d better keep a low profile and do my work! If you bully, just bully. If you are too arrogant and domineering, if someone finds out that you are wrong. As the investigation continues, I wonder if I am still alive.
But Ding Hei especially likes chatting with Wen Wan. After Ding Hei talked to himself. Then Wen Wan learned that his parents died when he was two years old. It was not easy for his uncle and aunt to drag him down so much. Now that I am so strong and able to work, I can no longer burden them. Listen, he is a simple and honest kid.
"Peach Blossom, do you know? My biggest wish is to have my own fields and my own house. Then I work hard to serve the crops and earn money to marry a wife. I will have a few fat boys in my life. It's complete." Ding Hei said to Wen Wan. Ding Hei is a bit silly. People in the yard treat him as a fool and usually like to yell at him. He would only feel particularly comfortable after staying with Wen Wan for a while.
Wen Wan smiled after hearing this and said that you will definitely succeed. Ding Hei was particularly happy to see Wen Wan respond to his words. He treats Wenwan better and treats her as his sister.
And the head of the village, who threw Wen Wan into the water, got an unexpected fortune. Ready to move. On this day, Zhuangtou rushed to the town with his family. The pile of things on the car are all destined to be transported to the newly purchased house. A few days ago, they bought a house in the town.
In ancient times, transportation was not developed and the roads were not very easy to walk. It also takes half a day to get to the town. No, after walking for more than an hour, the family was still halfway along the road. It was estimated that it would take more than half an hour to reach the town.
"Master, you said that after we have made this money, we can't just sit back and have nothing. Otherwise, in addition to buying some land, we can also buy a small shop and do some small business. This is a double guarantee. The land is dead, but there is a guarantee. The shop Once done, it will also make money." Zhuangtou's wife discussed with her husband in a low voice.
"I'm also thinking about this matter. Don't worry, wait until I go find out where there is land to buy, buy the house and land, and arrange everything, then we will discuss the shop." Zhuangtou obviously had plans. Just as he was talking, three black-faced men jumped out of the woods nearby.
"Who are you?" Zhuangtou shouted.
¡°The person who bought you a drink,¡± the leader said, and greeted him.
Aunt Song took the trouble to teach more than 20 girls in a courtyard every day: "To be a maid in a wealthy family, you must be steady and decent, with a dignified posture and measured actions, so that you can be favored by the mothers in charge and get a job." Easy errand"
Wan Wan learns it carefully. In the future, these are likely to be a life -saving thing.
That night, Wenwan woke up in the middle of the night, went to the toilet, and heard someone muttering in the corner.
"Okay, we'll leave tonight." Two or three children hiding in the corner murmured softly. Some children here were sold by their parents, some were abducted, and most of the good-looking and smart people here were not obtained seriously. Therefore, those children with memories knew that they would be slaves and maids in the future, and they were unwilling to do so.
After Wen Wan heard this, she didn't want to hear any more and went back quietly. I waited until dawn before getting up to go to the toilet. Wen Wan did not go to the communication to report the news. I thought to myself that it would be good to escape. But he couldn't escape because he was unfamiliar with the environment and had to go to the capital. It's easy to catch him if he escapes. And even after escaping, I don¡¯t know where the clan¡¯s mansion is. Later, let¡¯s do things in a familiar place!
The next night five children escaped and there was a lot of noise in the yard. Mrs. Song was afraid that people would escape again during the chaos, so she gathered everyone in one place. Let the two wives watch over him. Report the crime yourself immediately. Wen Wan watched Mrs. Song clamoring to the Yamen, asking for help from the police. Wen Wan was dumbfounded for a long time. Why, this human trafficker is also colluding with the police.
At noon on the second day after escaping, four of the five children were captured.Got one. The four children who did not escape were quickly captured and returned to Aunt Song.
It was only then that Wen Wan realized that in ancient times, the business of human traffickers was legal. Only then did Wen Wan understand that in ancient times, there was another position, a position without human rights, that of Ren Yazi.
All the children were called to watch.
"I'm telling you, when you join a wealthy family and become slaves, not to mention escaping, but if the master doesn't like you at all, he can spank you. If you make the master unhappy, he will kill you with a spanking. You have to Remember, the most important thing when working in the master's house is to be loyal and obedient. Otherwise, your life will be gone at any time." Grandma Song warned loudly.
Wen Wan watched several children being beaten to pieces. She wanted to leave, but she couldn't. Wen Wan was like this, watching the spankings being struck one after another. She felt chills in her heart, her legs and feet were weak, and her whole body was trembling.
Wen Wan suddenly smelled a pungent smell of urine. Looking sideways, I saw that the child next to me was incontinent. Fortunately, I was just scared and had never been so embarrassed. Wen Wan quickly comforted herself like this. Many children watching were so frightened that they sat on the ground and cried.
Only then did Wen Wan realize that there are no human rights here. Wen Wan now roughly understands the rules of this society. Being a slave has no human rights. Wen Wan finally understands her grandma's thoughts. This is a cannibal society. At the bottom of society, not only are life difficult, but even fate is controlled by those in power. They live if they want you to live, and die if they want you to die. The law is for the powerful.
If Wen Wan cannot go back, she will be a slave for the rest of her life, and her fate will be in the hands of others. If you want her to live, live, if you want her to die, die. There is no future. If you want to live well, you must go back to verify your identity, and you must go back to recognize your ancestors. No matter what, as a noble person here, he is still protected by society. If you can't go back, you will have to live like this for the rest of your life.
So in the future, you have to be more careful. How can you recognize your ancestors and return to your clan if your life is gone? Your death will be in vain. You have to save your life.