The poor little one on the road of escape, she is so fierce

Chapter 55 Wu Xiaohua Marries an Old Man
When she heard that they were going on a long journey, Wang Guihua became even more nervous and quickly asked where they were going and how long it would take.

A month or so is a bit too long.

"You'er, why don't you go talk to your manager and ask him to replace him with someone else."

No matter how powerful Wang Qingyou was, Wang Guihua always treated her as a child.

"I have been embroidering handkerchiefs in my spare time. After a while, I can exchange them for money. Then I can support you and you won't have to work so hard."

Wang Qingyou smiled and said, "Mom, embroidering handkerchiefs is really bad for your eyes. Just take care of the family. I'll take care of everything. Since I've instigated you to divorce that bastard, I won't let you live such a hard life."

Seeing that she couldn't defeat her, Wang Guihua went to the kitchen and brought some things over.

"Where did so much dried meat come from?" Wang Qingyou was very surprised to see a bamboo basket of dried meat. Her mother would not buy it if she didn't want to, but she bought so much.

"I just happened to see someone in the village slaughtering a pig, so I bought all the remaining pork from his family. I don't know whether you are doing well in the escort agency, so I thought I would prepare this dried meat for you to take with you next time you come back. I didn't expect you to go on a long journey, but it just happens to be useful. I will make you some dry food that can be stored for a long time later, so don't get hungry on the road."

Thinking of the days when she was fleeing famine, Wang Guihua felt tired, and she didn't know if her daughter's long journey would be like the days when she was fleeing famine.

"Mom, I can just bring the dried meat. The escort agency will prepare everything. And every time we go out, we will calculate the distance and where to stay. We usually don't sleep in the wilderness. We all ride horses, which is much faster. You don't have to worry so much."

"Why don't mom go with you?" Wang Guihua suddenly said.

"If you go with me, who will cook and look after my sister? Don't worry, I'll be fine. By the way, how is Xiaohua doing recently?"

Wang Qingyou didn’t know whether Wu Xiaohua had been beaten recently. Although she gave her some ideas, she didn’t know if they would work.

Hearing Wang Qingyou mention Wu Xiaohua, Wang Guihua sighed, "Xiaohua is such a miserable child."

"What happened?"

I've only been away for a few days, so it's unlikely anything would happen to Wu Xiaohua.

"Her mother forced her to marry an old man as a concubine." Wang Guihua said with a sigh.

"Xiaohua is so young, how come she's already married?"

"That old man is an old bastard. He has tortured three of his wives to death. Each of them was young, and Xiaohua is even younger now."

"Can the Wu family also agree?" If they agree, won't they be waiting to be criticized by others?

"Give them twenty taels of silver. Even if they are scolded, they are happy in their hearts. For the sake of the twenty taels of silver, they don't care what others say. They don't even care about the two cents I give them."

"This is clearly selling your daughter, and the village chief doesn't care?"

"Since ancient times, marriages have been decided by parents and matchmakers. The village chief can't do anything about it. The two families are exchanging engagement cards normally."

There is no law to protect minors here. Wang Qingyou clenched his fists. An old man actually defiled so many young girls.

"Has Xiaohua married yet?"

Wang Guihua shook her head. "Xiaohua was not willing to marry him, but she was put under surveillance. The Wu family took turns watching her. She finally found a chance to escape, but she sprained her ankle while climbing the wall, which alarmed the others. They watched her even more closely. Tomorrow is her wedding day, and I don't know how many days she can survive under the control of that old man."

Even though Wang Guihua couldn't bear to see it, it was someone else's family affair, so she couldn't interfere. "I'll go see her," Wang Qingyou said and left.

"Don't make things worse." Wang Guihua warned from behind.

At the Wu family, Sun Xiaofang rarely spoke to her stepdaughter in a friendly manner.

She picked up a tattered red veil and said, "Xiaohua, you will be married tomorrow and you will be a big girl. I have watched you grow up over the years. I know you have a bad temper. You must restrain yourself after you get married and don't act like you are at home."

Her voice was soft, but her eyes were full of mockery. The damn girl dared to fight with her. She really thought that Sun Xiaofang was a useless person. It was just a small marriage, but she was already under his control.

Wu Xiaohua just sat there like a puppet, lifeless and motionless, even her eyeballs took a long time to move.

"Mother knows that you have resentment in your heart, but both are for your own good. Although Shen Dafu is old, older people are more caring. He already has three sons, so you don't need to give birth to sons in the future. You will definitely enjoy a happy life after you marry him."

"Then do you want this blessing?"

Wang Qingyou kicked the door of the woodshed open.

The sudden sunlight made Wu Xiaohua unable to open her eyes, but she heard Wang Qingyou's voice and tried to look at her, only to see her stretching out a hand towards her against the light, "Xiaohua, I'll take you away from here."

Wu Xiaohua's eyes were sore and tears fell down, "Yeah!"

She put her hand on it without hesitation.

"Who are you?" Sun Xiaofang had never seen Wang Qingyou before, so naturally she didn't know her.

"You can't take her away. How dare you kidnap someone in broad daylight? Xiaohua, you are not allowed to leave. Come back here." Sun Xiaofang wanted to pull Wu Xiaohua, but was pushed away by Wang Qingyou.

Sun Xiaofang fell to the ground and tried hard to reach out to pull Wu Xiaohua.

The other members of the Wu family had gone out to work, otherwise they wouldn't have been left alone at home.

Wang Qingyou brought her back to her home, and only then did Wu Xiaohua let down all her guard and hugged her in pain.

Wang Qingyou hesitantly placed his hand on her back, patting her gently to comfort her.

"I thought I would never see you again, Qingyou. I was so scared. My family married me to an old man and they wouldn't let me run away. I don't want to marry an old man. He will beat me to death. He has already killed three of them."

Wu Xiaohua was crying so hard that she was out of breath.

Wang Guihua poured her a glass of water.

"It's okay. I'm here. I brought you out."

Wu Xiaohua thought of something and quickly wiped away her tears. "I want to go back. If I don't go back, they will find this place and will definitely embarrass you. I am already very satisfied to have you as a friend. I will have no regrets even if I die."

Wang Qingyou saw determination in her eyes.

(End of this chapter)