Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 15 Those who do evil are not human

There were only Chen Xuan and Zhang Lanlan in the car. They didn't speak and it was very quiet.

They were obviously treated preferentially. Before getting on the carriage, Chen Xuan noticed from the corner of his eye that the children in other carriages were crowded together, and he also suspected that only he and Zhang Lanlan were given a wash.

Chen Xuan's attention was mostly focused on the compass. He didn't feel bored, but there was no floor in the car, so the driving was bumpy and his butt was hurting.

There was almost no sound coming from outside, so it seemed that they were walking to a secluded place. This made Chen Xuan's idea of ​​obtaining valuable information by listening to the voices outside fail.

He didn't speak actively, and Zhang Lanlan had no intention of communicating. She was silent and sad, with confusion in her eyes, and she didn't know where she was going.

Home is only getting farther and farther away, and returning home is almost hopeless...

Chen Xuan was counting rhythmically in his mind. After about half an hour, the speed of the carriage increased a lot and it became more bumpy.

He guessed that this group of people must have left a residential area and came out of the basement to the courtyard. Although they could not see the outside world, it did not seem like the wilderness.

As the speed increased, he could vaguely hear the chirping of insects and birds. He thought his judgment was correct. This group had left the residential area and came to the wilderness.

Therefore, Chen Xuan could be sure that they must be transported to other places to be sold. In this way, if they were not taken back as unsold, the difficulty of finding that den in the future would increase sharply!
There's nothing I can do about it. I'm behind bars now and can't take care of anything else.

It was getting bumpier and bumpier. Riding in this carriage without shock absorption was simply torture. His body felt like it was falling apart, and Chen Xuan found himself showing signs of motion sickness, but he still forced himself to stay alert and observe the compass.

On the contrary, Zhang Lanlan remained silent and acted as if nothing had happened except for her sadness. It seemed that this little bump was nothing to her.

This journey seemed to have no end. Gradually, Chen Xuan forgot how many numbers he had counted silently. He simply gave up and only paid attention to the direction of the compass to roughly determine his location at the starting point. As for the distance, he was not in the mood to calculate it because the carriage did not go in a straight line.

Chen Xuan had overestimated his memory a bit. After a while, he was even confused about the route he took for a while after he set out. He simply stopped worrying about it as it was something he had anticipated.

In his dizziness and nausea, he forgot the passage of time until the car stopped, the door opened, and someone brought him food.

They had already reached their destination. It was getting dark outside and they were in the wilderness. It was time to eat, and they couldn't let them starve to death.

Four meat patties and two bowls of soup with oil, divided into two portions, were the food for Chen Xuan and his friends. It was twice as much as when they were in the basement. Perhaps they were given so much to avoid other children.

The person who delivered the food didn't pay attention to the needle hanging in the carriage, or perhaps he didn't see it clearly, but he urged them to eat quickly.

After a bumpy day, Chen Xuan had no appetite at all, but he still forced himself to finish the meal. It was not a pleasant feeling to be hungry.

After they finished eating, the bowls were taken away and the carriage was locked again. Chen Xuan noticed that Zhang Lanlan had secretly hidden a meat pie and pretended not to see it.

After resting for a while, they set off again. They probably stopped because it was dark. The carriage was very sealed and they couldn't see outside. In short, Chen Xuan made his judgment based on the changes in light.

I think they are still spending the night in the wilderness, and the chirping of insects and birds is the best evidence. Human traffickers are all villains who make a living by hanging their heads above their belts, and they should not be afraid of encountering bandits. Speaking of which, these human traffickers are more hateful and vicious than bandits. After all, bandits sometimes only seek money, while human traffickers are completely rotten-hearted.

Being in the car didn't mean they had to sleep in the wilderness, but it was difficult to fall asleep without any bedding. After a bumpy day, Chen Xuan couldn't care less and curled up in a daze and fell asleep.

When you are thinking about the starting point, how can you have the mood to care about that?

The next day, Chen Xuan woke to a bumpy ride; the convoy had already set off again. Zhang Lanlan was still curled up in a corner, nodding her head. She must have gotten a rough night's sleep. A seven or eight-year-old girl, constantly frightened, would have been surprised to find herself sleeping as carefree as Chen Xuan.

No one disturbed him. Even after a night's sleep, Chen Xuan still didn't fully recover his energy. It was too painful to travel in the old days, even if he was still riding in a car, it was simply torture.

Time passed, and it took three days of arduous journey before new changes occurred. Chen Xuan didn't even know where those bastards had gone.

You have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in the car. If you can't hold it anymore, just say a word and someone will bring a toilet. Anyway, you can't get off the car and they never give you a good look.

Chen Xuan said that there were always new faces in the basement. It seemed that these guys had a lot of connections. It was also possible that they wanted to sell the two of them for a good price so that they could go to a prosperous place.

I wonder if Erdan will be taken back again because his products are unsaleable. He still remembers the kid who gave Chen Xuan half a pancake...

It’s amazing, but after a few days, Chen Xuan actually adapted to this kind of displacement. People’s adaptability is truly terrifying.

The convoy stopped that afternoon, and the fat woman who had roughly washed Chen Xuan came into the car. She looked tired after a few days.

She brought food to Chen Xuan and the others. It was no longer just meat patties and soup, but rice and two dishes. The taste was not very good, but it was much richer than before.

Chen Xuan understood that the reason for this treatment was probably because the time to decide his fate was approaching. A farewell dinner? A farewell dinner? At least a good meal was given.

Never mind, just eat first.

This was the first time that Chen Xuan had truly eaten a full meal since he came to this world. After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the fat woman had someone bring warm water and roughly washed Chen Xuan and the other man in the carriage. Her movements were rough but she did not miss any detail.

Chen Xuan didn't care. Let it be whatever it is. Damn it, he couldn't resist.

But Zhang Lanlan was a girl after all, and she had started to understand things at the age of seven or eight. She was so ashamed and angry to be stripped and washed in front of Chen Xuan that she had tears in her eyes. She felt a little better when Chen Xuan turned his head and closed his eyes while washing her.

After washing up and putting on their clothes, the fat woman looked at them expressionlessly and said, "If everything goes well, this will be the last time we meet. I'm not a good person. I'll go to hell to atone for my sins after I die, but I don't want you to go back to that hellish place. Finally, I have to tell you that well-behaved and sensible children are lovable. Otherwise, you will only bring trouble upon yourself. No matter where you are lucky enough to go or where you end up, it's always a good idea to remember this. Take care of yourself."

After saying that, she left without looking back, and the carriage was closed and locked again.

Her advice may have come from the bottom of her heart. After all, she is also a woman, and it is inevitable that she has a soft spot in her heart, but it cannot change the fact that she has done things worse than pigs and dogs. She has never denied or defended herself, and she has not even used words to whitewash herself. She frankly admitted that she is not a good person.

Chen Xuan was indifferent to this. If there was a chance in the future, she would also be included in the liquidation scope!
After a while, the convoy set off again. Even though it was guessed that they were still going to a remote place, Chen Xuan could faintly hear the voices of passers-by outside.

Therefore, Chen Xuan judged in his heart that the destination of their journey must not be a small place. Unfortunately, he was trapped in the ball cage and had no chance to see it for the time being.

Since they were almost at their destination, Chen Xuan quietly put away the needle and thread that served as a compass when the fat woman came, and he kept his promise and returned it to Zhang Lanlan.

Chen Xuan was already confused about the route they took. He only judged from the compass that their starting point was in the southwest direction. As for how far it was, no one knew.

As time went by, Zhang Lanlan became more and more uneasy. As a girl at the age of seven or eight, there were only two possible destinations for her. Either she would be bought to be a maid, which was considered good. If she fell into prostitution, she would be jumping into a hell for the rest of her life.

Chen Xuan didn't know how to comfort her. He didn't know what his own fate would be. He could only think to himself, if possible, he should help her...

(End of this chapter)