Peasant Woman is in Her Prime - C189

As the sun and moon could not be determined while she was trapped in the resting quarters, Jin Xiaolou could only calculate the time by using the food delivered everyday.

It was said to be rice, but it was just a pumpkin that had mashed the soup that had been brewed with the wheat. Sooner or later, they would each send it to her, and the one who came back to deliver the food was still the same woman they had seen for the first time.

The woman looked at the bashful and quiet person before putting down the pot of soup and leaving. She never said a word to Jin Xiaolou. However, from her expression, one could tell that she was probing Jin Xiaolou’s body.

Until the fifth day, Jin Xiaolou was already very well, and in her heart, she was extremely yearning for Sier.

Previously, when she had asked the woman, she had always been silent. This time, when she heard footsteps approaching, Jin Xiaolou quickly stood up and waited for the woman to enter, before walking over to her, taking the initiative to grab the pot of soup, and asking casually: “I think you are also a mother right?”

Jin Xiaolou had already observed her for a few days. She always had the same handkerchief tied around her waist, which had the shape of a tiger head with red stitches on it.

When Jin Xiaolou was pregnant, Nan Yang volunteered to learn how to make needle and thread. The first thing she learnt was to make the handkerchief that was used to wipe the baby’s mouth, and the baby’s mouth was filled with liquid. As a mother, she had to keep a handkerchief by her side to wipe the baby’s mouth, or to tie it directly to the child’s neck.

Generally, the handkerchief is embroidered with tiger’s head, peony buddhist hands, these allegories of health, wealth as if the design.

Therefore, Jin Xiaolou guessed that this woman also had a child.

“You naturally understand the feelings of a mother!” Jin Xiaolou’s gaze was sharp and sincere as she looked at her: “I just want to know the current situation of my child, and whether he is good or not, that’s all.”

Jin Xiaolou took a deep breath after she finished speaking, she held onto her own palm tightly and waited for the woman to speak.

The stone chamber was cold and stuffy, with the cries of hens and goats in his ears and the smell of his nostrils.

The woman was startled. Under the illumination of the fire, Jin Xiaolou clearly saw her eyes light up for a moment, but it quickly dimmed down.

She shook her head and said nothing. She bit her lip as she pushed open the door and ran out.

Jin Xiaolou stood at her original position. A hen, frightened by the lady’s sudden movement, flew over to Jin Xiaolou’s knees. Jin Xiaolou was also completely oblivious.

It had already been a few days since she heard Sier’s movement. It was so quiet outside that it seemed like an abyss that was about to devour everything. Sier was afraid that the flames in the abyss would extinguish.

But in the next second, the woman actually turned back and opened the door. She slowly said to the inside, “Your child is very good. Sister Jing fed him goat’s milk. Jing-jie really likes him and doesn’t even want to exchange him … ”

The woman’s voice was a little hoarse, her eyes red, as though she had just went out to cry. When she spoke about Sier, her tone became lighter.

Jin Xiaolou could tell that she liked Sier too, but her words made Jin Xiaolou feel nervous.

“For what?” Jin Xiaolou nervously asked.

The woman realized that she had misspoken and quickly left the room.

This time, she did not return. Until the morning of the second day when they once again came to deliver food to Jin Xiaolou.

Jin Xiaolou pulled on the man’s sleeves and asked earnestly: “You all … What do you want in exchange for my child? ”

The woman suddenly raised her head, and her white lips trembled violently. After a long while, she gradually calmed down, and said: “You are right, I was once a mother, and I also had a child. He is only three months older than your Sier, and is as cute as Sier, but he does not have such a good life as Sier …”

As she spoke, two streams of hot tears rolled down the woman’s face.

“For homeless people like us who wander in the desert, we have a full meal and no food in the desert. We can only hope that the men can snatch some food and livestock from the nearby villages and live their lives.” The woman leaned against the stone wall and covered her face with her hands, sobbing as she spoke, “But ever since your man came to the Gong Bian and organized the soldiers and even the villagers to guard the village, it was very difficult for us to get back what we wanted. Even if we did get even a little bit, we would still have to save a lot of food.”

“It was at that time that my child disappeared …” The woman took a deep breath and looked at Jin Xiaolou, “However, I don’t blame you all. After all, stealing things is our fault, I can only blame myself for marrying a very vicious man and committing such a heinous crime. I could only leave this place and live in hiding.”

It was hard to survive in the desert, but now they seemed to have a source of food, chickens and sheep in the shelter, and even pumpkin kernels for her prisoner.

“What’s the name of your child?” Jin Xiaolou felt the sorrow of this woman as well as her own heart.

“A Jin.” The woman’s eyes lit up. “He’s a pure and fair boy.”

She sighed and slowly calmed down, “Don’t worry, Jing-jie took good care of Sier. After a few days, she will send Sier to the Gong Bian and hand him back to your man, so we can exchange him for cattle and sheep and rice noodles.”

After hearing these words, Jin Xiaolou finally relaxed.

“And you too.” The woman opened her chatterbox, and revealed everything she knew, “Someone sent a message to big brother Shan Ying saying that as long as you and your child are kidnapped, the man guarding the side will definitely do whatever you ask of him. The person who wrote them said that once we could exchange for what we wanted, we would tear you apart and leave you alone. But Big Brother Shan Ying has always did things according to the rules, he only needs to trade you all for enough cattle and sheep and enough food to let us through the winter.

Jin Xiaolou was silent. The Brother Shan Ying that this woman spoke of must be the man who sat on the wolf’s skin the other day.

Jin Xiaolou looked at the woman’s appearance. Her dried black face, stained clothes, and long braids of hair were all for the sake of washing less …

And that day, the faces behind the torches were exactly the same as the woman in front of him.

These homeless people were living in the desert with great difficulty.

A thought surfaced in Jin Xiaolou’s mind. She suddenly reached out her hand and tightly held the woman: “Please, help me convey this to Big Brother Shan Ying, tell him that I have something important to say to him. Please promise him that he will definitely agree to meet me once!”

The woman nervously withdrew her hand. “I …” I would not dare to say such a thing! ”

Unexpectedly, Jin Xiaolou’s grip became tighter, causing her to be unable to retract her hand.

“A Jin is gone, but you are still young. There will be more children in the future.” Jin Xiaolou said sincerely, “For the sake of your next child, please definitely pass my words to Big Brother Shan Ying.”

Jin Xiaolou waited until the afternoon. The reason she knew it was in the afternoon was because her stomach had already growled thrice in succession.

As dinner approached, the one who came back to open the door was not the woman from before, but a man that he had never seen before.

The man entered the stone room and pulled Jin Xiaolou away, pushing him outwards. After staying in the dark stinky stone room for a long time, the moment she came out, Jin Xiaolou felt refreshed.

Standing at the entrance of the cave, he closed his eyes to allow the sunlight to shine on his face. After a long moment, he opened his eyes and looked at the person before him.

The boss of this small gang was the man whose entire body was covered in scars from head to toe like a wolf, Big Brother Shan Ying.

“What do you want to tell me?” Brother Shan Ying squinted his eyes, looking down at Jin Xiaolou from a distance.

The only reason he had agreed to listen to this woman was because he had seen the woman’s desperate tenacity a few days ago and felt that she was not an ordinary person.

However, the messenger woman had violated his rules. Even if it was a message he was willing to hear, he had been dragged inside and beaten ten times. Now, it was difficult for him to even get up.

“I know you captured me and my child in exchange for something to eat with my man.” Jin Xiaolou said.

Hearing this, Shan Ying laughed, so it was all for this matter? He had thought that she was a different woman, but all women were the same.

“Are you afraid? Don’t worry, I, Shan Ying, have done what I said. If you want to rob, then rob it all! “If you want to exchange it, it’s a one-on-one deal. As long as your man is obedient, I promise I won’t hurt a single hair on your head or your child.”

Jin Xiaolou also laughed indifferently, “I came to tell you that this is not a long-term plan.”

Shan Ying retracted his smile, and straightened his body: “What do you mean by that?”

“Today you captured me and my child in exchange for food. Tomorrow, who are you going to capture in exchange for food? This plan will only work for a short period of time. What will you do when all the food exchanged has been eaten and no one can catch you? ” Jin Xiaolou continued to arrive at her destination, “You can live a peaceful life. No one wants to live a life without tomorrow, and I think it’s the same for the both of you.”

“I have a way to ensure that you will no longer live and eat in the open. At the very least, men can fill their stomachs everyday and women and children will no longer be on tenterhooks.”