nycdaug Chapter 446 The snake was highly venomous
Chapter 446 The snake was highly venomous
Yunyi could roughly understand what Gu Chengyun was saying. Not to mention in such an underdeveloped ancient time, even in her previous life, in a highly developed society, many remote mountainous areas would experience similar situations.
Because the village was poor, it was very difficult for men to find wives. Even so, they were still reluctant to have daughters. She once led a team to rescue more than a dozen female college students from the mountains.
Once you enter that village, it's all men, and even the children are all boys. You can't see any women, only a few old ladies.
More than 20 female college students who had been trafficked were rescued from this village.
If it weren't for the fact that one of the female college students had practiced martial arts since childhood, possessed a strong will, and found an opportunity to escape, who knows how many more girls would have continued to be harmed.
After the female college students were trafficked, they were bought by the villagers like commodities and locked in the cellar. They were only given some food each day to keep them from starving. The men in the house could sleep with them until they became pregnant, but they could not come out until they were chained to the kang (a heated brick bed).
But in villages like this, daughters are killed by being thrown to the ground until a son is born.
The current situation in Wangyuetun is similar to that.
However, the situation here is more serious. After all, people in later generations know that close relatives cannot have children, but the people here do not. They are all families with the surname Shi, descended from the same ancestor, so they are related by blood. However, because there are few women, they exchange sisters to have children, resulting in many cases of inbreeding, which leads to stillbirths and birth defects.
Therefore, the population of this village will gradually decrease.
"Who are you?" At this moment, a gaunt-looking old man walked over, staring sharply at Yunyi. "How dare you come to our village to steal people?"
"Can't you speak properly, old man?" Yunyi was displeased. "What do you mean by 'stealing someone'? Who did I steal? A woman as outstanding as me, would I be interested in these ugly and deformed people from your village? Don't be so offensive."
"You..." Boss Shi choked for a moment.
"Alright, you must be the village chief, right? This A-Yun is my sister, and I'm taking her home now." Yun Yi waved her hand to interrupt what the other person was about to say. "I didn't want to trouble you, but now that you know, let's say goodbye formally. Goodbye."
Gu Chengyun looked at Yun Yi with intense complexity in her eyes. Was this really the Fang family's eldest daughter she used to know? What had happened in the past four years? She seemed like a completely different person.
"Nonsense!" Old Man Shi was furious upon hearing this. "Who do you think you are? This Stone Egg Mother is from our Wangyue Village. She's about to marry my son. How can she leave?"
“That’s right.” An old woman standing next to Boss Shi immediately chimed in, “This is my daughter-in-law, where do you think you’re taking her?”
“No, I’m not,” Gu Chengyun quickly retorted. “I’m just staying here temporarily, and I even helped take care of Shidan.”
"Mother." At this moment, Mr. and Mrs. Shi came over with Shi Dan, and the little boy reached out to Gu Chengyun.
After all, he had taken care of her for four years; how could he not have feelings for her? But thinking about leaving, Gu Chengyun hardened his heart and didn't hug her.
Stone Egg burst into tears immediately.
Meanwhile, Feng Yangyunlu and the others on the other side of the river had already woken up and noticed the strangeness on this side. However, with the young lady there, they were not too worried. They simply took care of Er Ya and Qi Bao, helped them wash up, and then ate something.
"What is Mother doing over there?" Qibao rubbed his eyes.
"Something must have happened." Er Ya straightened Qi Bao's clothes. "We can't cause trouble."
"Okay, I won't cause any trouble." Qibao nodded, then obediently sat there and ate his food.
Yunyi glanced at Mr. and Mrs. Shi: "I am very grateful to you for saving my cousin back then, but she also helped you feed your child for four years, right?"
Mr. and Mrs. Shi felt a little guilty. It was true that they had saved the person, but for the past four years, they had lived a very easy life. They took good care of their children and the family, and they would do some needlework or find some wild vegetables and medicinal herbs in the mountains to exchange for money with the villagers.
In reality, they actually benefited from the situation.
Especially yesterday, when Shi Hulu came to propose marriage, although they consulted Ayun's opinion, they actually agreed and even asked for a dowry of ten taels of silver.
She guessed that A-Yun had overheard her, which is why she wanted to leave.
"Father, Mother, I have called you for four years and I am truly grateful, but I have remembered who I am, so I will not stay to marry Shi Hulu." Gu Chengyun hurriedly and firmly stated his position.
“Ah Yun, that’s not right of you.” Shi Hulu walked over. He looked a lot like Shi Laoda, but was taller and much stronger. He came over with several equally burly men. “My fourth uncle’s family has already accepted the betrothal gifts. We haven’t treated you badly; we gave you ten taels. Don’t worry, as long as you marry into our family and give birth to a son, you’ll be a hero to our family. Then…”
"Impossible." Gu Chengyun interrupted the other party directly. "Shi Hulu, not long after I woke up, you started to lay hands on me. If it weren't for... Doctor Zhao passing by at the time, I would have been ruined by you. After that, you harassed me all the time. I haven't settled accounts with you yet."
"Haha, you want to settle accounts with me?" Stone Gourd laughed. "Sure, come here, you can settle accounts with me however you want, haha."
The people around them laughed along with them.
"Ah!" As a result, the stone gourd had just laughed a few times when suddenly the smile froze on its face, and then slowly turned into fear, and it subconsciously screamed.
The people around also showed expressions of horror.
Because a large snake was coiled around the stone gourd's neck, its head raised in mid-air, constantly flicking its tongue at his face.
"Don't move." Just then, a young man ran up from behind. "That's Little Green Dragon. This snake is highly venomous."
Yunyi looked at the young man who was clearly different from the villagers and guessed that this must be Zhao Que, the only doctor.
Upon hearing Zhao Que's words, the villagers were so frightened that they took two steps back.
Although they live in the mountains and hunt regularly, they are still afraid of some large beasts and highly venomous animals, such as packs of wolves and poisonous snakes.
The stone gourd was so frightened that it dared not move, but its legs were still trembling uncontrollably. When did this thing get here?
"Don't move." Zhao Que calmed his breathing. "I'll catch it."
"I advise you not to move around too much, Doctor Zhao," Yunyi said with a smile, arms crossed. "After all, you could end up here if you're not careful."