C27 He Became Suspicious
After a few days of recuperation, Chung Luoyi's injuries had clearly improved. After lying in bed for so long, she needed to stretch her muscles and bones, so she wanted to go out for a walk alone.
The sea breeze was slow. The entire village was like a paradise that had been left behind. They lived a life of fishing and farming.
On the surface, it looked peaceful, but if one observed carefully, they would discover many strange things.
She found that the young women passing by her were all expressionless, and their eyes were even a little dull. Occasionally, one or two older women would pass by her, and they would also use strange gazes to look at her and whisper to each other.
There was a group of five or six years old boys in the village, circling around her like bees. They laughed and pointed around her, speaking a dialect that she could not understand at all. She wanted to speak to them, but they would disperse in a hubbub. All of them ran away.
Perhaps it was because she saw that she was a stranger, Chung Luoyi did not think too much and turned around to walk towards the housewife.
But before she knocked on the door, she heard two people whispering and discussing something.
"You still dare to let her go out alone? What if she runs away to see you? If I said I would sell her earlier, we can be at ease. " Many. " If you stay in our house for a day, then eat an extra day of food. " The male owner smoked a bag of cigarettes and urged in dissatisfaction.
"Isn't there a few families in our village waiting to buy it? Are you worried that you won't be able to sell it? It's not easy to get a rare product for free. Can't we compete in price? "
Chung Luoyi did not understand. What did this mean? What were they selling?
She was lost in her thoughts and accidentally knocked on the wooden door. The door creaked and there was no sound from inside.
"Ah, Miss, you're back."
The woman's eyes were sharp and noticed Chung Luoyi at the door. She hurriedly patted the man and gave him a look. Then she enthusiastically got up to welcome her and wanted to help her into the house. "I went out for a walk today. How do you feel?"
Chung Luoyi felt that the two of them seemed to have something to hide from her, but it was their family matter after all, so she could not interfere. After a short exchange of words with the guest, she returned to the house.
These few days, she could always bump into the couple who saved her whispering behind her back, as if they wanted to sell something. But once she appeared, their discussion would stop.
Perhaps they were worried about their family's livelihood, but they did not want to give her pressure, so they wanted to sell something behind her back?
However, when she thought of the feeling the young women in the village gave her, she felt that the village was getting stranger and stranger.
She shook her head and wanted to drive these strange thoughts away, but her heart was in a mess.
She should take good care of her illness and repay them after she recovered.
Chung Luoyi did not sleep well that night.
The next morning, when dawn broke, she was woken up by the piercing sound of gongs and drums.
The sound of festive instruments was too loud and she could not sleep, so she simply climbed up to watch the show.
The neighbor's courtyard was decorated with lanterns and ribbons. Xin Lang's family greeted the guests. The joy on their faces could not be hidden. Everyone drank and congratulated. The scene was very lively.
Chung Luoyi looked around and soon noticed a house that did not fit the festive atmosphere.
Two fierce-looking big men at the door were holding large bowls filled with wine. There were two very thick sticks beside them. There was a huge lock on the door and the windows were tightly sealed by tape.
She quietly avoided the crowd and went to the back window of the house. She looked inside through the closed curtains. She saw a woman dressed as a bride sitting on the bed, wiping her tears. Her arms, which were wide and incompatible, were slender and pale. Upon closer inspection, there seemed to be bruises.
The woman seemed to have sensed that someone was looking at her. She looked up and saw Chung Luoyi by the window. A glimmer of light flashed in the eyes of the God. He hurriedly got up and ran to the window. But before she could run two steps, she tripped on the iron chain that was tied to her.
The sound of the iron chain colliding reminded the strong man guarding outside. Chung Luoyi was afraid that they would discover her. She looked worriedly at the despairing bride and quickly left.
She did not dare to imagine what this woman had encountered, but a bold guess gradually surfaced in her mind.
This wedding... was very wrong.
Chung Luoyi hurriedly rushed back to the fisherman's house. The female's face revealed an anxious expression. Seeing her return, she let out a sigh of relief.
She intimately got up and held her hand tightly. "Miss, you finally came back. Although our village is not big, it is very easy to get lost. Your body is not fully recovered yet, so don't run around by yourself. "
Chung Luoyi did not dare to ask openly. She held the woman's hand and asked tentatively, "Grandma, why did the family next door not see the bride when they got married? They also did not see her family. "
The woman's face changed. She clearly panicked for a moment but quickly returned to normal. She said as she pulled Chung Luoyi into the house.
"This girl is an orphan. Her mind is still not very bright, so she didn't show herself."
Chung Luoyi could clearly see the desire to live in that woman's eyes. It was definitely not what the woman said.
She frowned and knew that she could not get anything out of her. She obediently lied on the bed and the woman kindly tucked the corner of her blanket for her before leaving the room.
The moment she turned around, the greed and the unhappy expression on her face could not be tightened.
This damned girl, as expected, became suspicious!
The male owner finished his wedding banquet and only returned home in the afternoon. As soon as he returned, he was slapped on the back by the woman.
The man was drunk and impatient. He shouted loudly, "What are you doing!?"
The woman anxiously made a hand gesture at the side of her mouth and carefully ran to Chung Luoyi's room door. She gently opened a crack and made sure that Chung Luoyi was asleep before closing the door. She pulled the male owner back to the room.
"This girl went to Awang's house today. I feel that she must be suspicious."
The male owner's sleepy face suddenly became serious.
"What did she say?"
"This girl is very clever. We should sell her as soon as possible." The woman looked at Chung Luoyi's room again and said in a low voice. "Her injuries are almost healed. She can definitely be sold for a good price."