029: Did You Run Away? (1 Update)
"She was sent to the village as a bride-in-law more than 20 years ago."
"When she was more than ten years old, she was asked to marry the eldest son of the family. Not long after the marriage, her husband fell to death on the mountain. The family thought that the daughter-in-law they bought should not be wasted in vain, and she should always give it to the family. To carry on the family line, she must be remarried to her brother-in-law."
"He seemed to be honest, but he deceived a whole family and ran into the mountains. He never found anyone again."
"They must have been eaten by wild beasts in the mountains..."
"Or maybe he fell down a cliff."
If you know the situation, please tell Xia Xiaolan.
Xia Xiaolan was heartbroken when she heard this, "Why can't I just run out!"
If you escape successfully, you will naturally not come back.
The people around him immediately shut up. Xia Xiaolan looked really untouchable and on the verge of going berserk.
Only Zhou Cheng can comfort her.
"Meet the family first."
Xia Xiaolan nodded.
The family originally had two sons. After the eldest son died, they wanted to marry the daughter-in-law they bought to the younger son to continue the family line. Unexpectedly, the daughter-in-law ran away again. Now, 20 years later, my younger son is still a bachelor.
When he mentioned his runaway daughter-in-law, he was naturally very angry.
Seeing someone coming to inquire about her adopted daughter-in-law, the old woman's cloudy eyes swept over Xia Xiaolan, and even asked if Xia Xiaolan was a family member of her "daughter-in-law". She also said that she had run away, and Xia Xiaolan should compensate her family for buying her adopted daughter-in-law. Qian - it's true that poor people come out of poverty. Xia Xiaolan often makes others so angry that they want to explode on the spot. Now that things have changed, it's her turn to want to explode on the spot!
"Let me ask!"
Zhou Cheng squeezed her hand, and Xia Xiaolan took a few deep breaths: "Okay, you ask!"
Tricksters think young women are easy to bully.
If it were Zhou Chengshang who didn't hide the evil spirit cultivated in the army, Diao Min would shrink his eggs on his own.
The daughter-in-law of this family really has two pear dimples on her face!
This family wanted to buy her because they thought she looked very prosperous.
"...Who knew he was a disaster star? He killed his own man without even laying an egg!"
But screw you, you and your family are the disaster stars!
"Abducting women and children is a crime, and so is the buyer. They are a bunch of law-illiterates!"
In other families, the woman being sold protected the buyer, but this family admitted it herself. How could Xia Xiaolan let them go? Zhou Cheng told her not to be too impatient, "After we leave, let the police come to arrest people."
Zhou Cheng was afraid that these people would unite to resist. He was not afraid, but he was afraid of hurting Xiaolan in the conflict.
The age is right, the appearance is also right, and there is a 70-80% chance that the runaway adopted daughter-in-law is Aunt Tang.
But in the huge crowd, where did Aunt Tang go?
Did he really die in the mountains?
That fate was too cruel to Aunt Tang and Lao Tang.
"If the person is still alive and has been away for 20 years, why doesn't she go find her family?"
Xia Xiaolan murmured to herself.
"Because she couldn't find it."
Zhou Cheng has his own ideas.
"Have you ever thought that after a seven-year-old child was sold to a trafficker, she changed hands five times and was finally sold to Dian Province as a bride-in-law? Why did it take so much trouble to resell her five times? She is definitely not a well-behaved person in the eyes of the trafficker. A character that can be bullied. For this kind of child, the trafficker will keep changing hands, and will also beat her and scare her until she no longer dares to mention 'going home' or run away!"
So after being transferred to Yunnan Province, can Tang Youru still remember the situation at home?
A child's memory is unstable and easily influenced. She has been changed hands several times, but she has not been beaten stupid, nor is she too clever.
Dian Province is too far away from the capital!
Xia Xiaolan was awakened by Zhou Cheng, and her mouth suddenly felt bitter:
"I was wrong. Uncle Tang said that my little aunt was smart. I used this standard to measure it. I never thought that a child's personality would change under different circumstances. I also ignored a very important point. Uncle Tang once taught my little aunt how to read and recognize. After she fell into the hands of human traffickers, she would never have the opportunity to learn..."
The external environment is the key to shaping a person's character.
Children living in happy families, regardless of whether they are smart or not, are mostly optimistic and lively.
At the time when Tang Youru was born, the country was carrying out a vigorous "literacy campaign." From 1949 to 1964, 100 million Chinese people successively got rid of the "illiteracy" label. At the same time as the second national census in 1964, By the way, a survey and statistics were conducted on the cultural quality of the people.
At that time, the illiteracy rate among citizens over 15 years old dropped from 80% in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China to 50%!
In other words, at the time of liberation, out of 10 adults, two could be found to be literate.
After the vigorous "Literacy Movement", 5 out of 10 adults can be literate. This is not a small improvement!
Tang Youru's intelligence is compared to the illiterate people everywhere... If you don't insist on studying later, it's really hard to say how smart you will be when you grow up.
Xia Xiaolan was discouraged at first, and then cheered up.
"So for so many years, my little aunt has not been able to find her home. It's not because she had an accident. She may just not remember where her home is!"
This statement not only comforted Xia Xiaolan, but also comforted Tang Hongen.
Zhou Cheng thought the same way, and neither husband nor wife wanted to think about the worst outcome.
"We assume that Mrs. Tang succeeds
After crossing the mountains and escaping, she had no letter of introduction and no money, so she would definitely not be able to escape far. She could only find a place to stay, settle down, and then make other plans slowly. We use the village where she ran away as the center to radiate around, first with a radius of 50 miles, then expand to 100 miles, and then 200 miles... If we continue to invest manpower, we will always get results! "
Xia Xiaolan nodded lightly, "If a woman is looking for a place to stay, she will most likely remarry. She doesn't want to be caught back or found. If she marries another man, she will naturally be protected."
Who would push out a wife who fell from the sky?
Xia Xiaolan would definitely not choose this way, but does Tang Youru have any better choice? No!
This workload is not small, and too many people have to be mobilized to find it.
Zhou Cheng's marriage leave has basically been used up, and Xia Xiaolan plans to stay in Yunnan Province by herself.
"You go back to Qiongdao first. When there is a result here, I will go to Qiongdao to meet you."
It's already late January, and Qiongdao real estate is about to get hot. Xia Xiaolan is definitely going to Qiongdao. Zhou Cheng couldn't help it. It was definitely better to sleep with his wife in his arms than to sleep alone at night, but his marriage leave was over!
Fortunately, as expected, he will stay in Qiongdao for a few years, and Xia Xiaolan's career focus in the next two to three years will also be in Qiongdao. The couple can see each other from time to time, and it does not count as separation.
As soon as Zhou Cheng left, Xia Xiaolan immediately transferred You Li from Pengcheng.
"Although the police are investigating, we can't just wait around and hire people to look for her together. I want to search the area as soon as possible... By the way, your mother was transferred to Pengcheng. Are you getting used to it?"