Peasant Girl Bookseller

Chapter 136 is kidnapping

Seeing everyone in the room looking at her with wide eyes, Sun said slowly: "To be honest, I always feel that Da Ya is a cautious child, not like a ten-year-old child, nor like the old one. Da Ya. I mean, will she bother this family and go to the city with money to live her own life? Anyway, she also built a big house for you, so she is worthy of you for giving birth to her .”

Mrs. Sun's words first touched Mrs. Liu's heart. What Mrs. Liu was most worried about was that Mai Xiang would marry away with her family's money and leave the whole family behind. But what she thought was that Mai Xiang would marry when she was old. Can a ten-year-old run with money?

"Oh, my mother, this Mai Xiang ran away after defrauding other people's money? Sister-in-law, you didn't hear what my elder brother said. You still owe others 100 taels of silver after the house is built. She should It's not that you don't want to pay back the money, so you ran away? It's over, it's over, sister-in-law, when are you going to pay back the 100 taels of silver, when will you pay it back?" Qian patted her thigh again and started screaming.

"Okay, can't you be quiet for a while?" Liu's head hurts again.

"Sister-in-law, if you want me to tell you, it's easy to confirm this matter. If you go home and see if there are any things in the house, it will be clear?" Sun said.

"Yes, yes, I will go home and have a look now." Mrs. Zhao left the child and was about to leave.

"Mom, what are you doing? Eldest sister won't leave us alone. Eldest sister said this morning that she would give us all pocket money." Mai Huang held back Zhao.

"That's right, mother, you can wait until dad comes back to talk about it, the eldest sister will definitely come back." Mai Qing also got off the kang and held Zhao Shi back.

"What do you two children understand? Your mother will be relieved after seeing it. She knows that your eldest sister either left by herself or was taken away by others. She might have been sold. You should report it to the government immediately." Sun said .

After hearing these words, Mrs. Zhao didn't know what to do. Looking at Mrs. Liu, Mrs. Liu sighed and said, "It's better to go back and have a look, maybe she has already returned."

"That's right, sister-in-law, let me go with you." Mrs. Sun wanted to help Mrs. Zhao with a big belly.

"It's not convenient for the third sibling, I'd better go with my sister-in-law." Qian said hurriedly.

At this time, Mrs. Liu understood the intentions of the two daughters-in-law, and she was eager to see the property of the eldest family.

In fact, speaking of it, Mrs. Liu was also curious about what good things Mai Xiang had hidden. Thinking of this, Mrs. Liu said, "Don't go, both of you, I'll go."

What Liu thinks is that no matter what she sees, she won't say anything, and she won't worry about her son's things. If the two daughters-in-law know about it, the whole village should know about it within two days.

"Mother, it's getting dark now, let's all go together." Naturally, Mrs. Sun didn't want to miss this opportunity.

At this time, Mrs. Li also understood everyone's intentions. She helped Mai Xiang's house for several days. Go find something that smells like wheat.

"Sister-in-law, where does Mai Xiang usually go?" Li asked suddenly.

"The Temple of the Reclining Buddha, Changning Town, Cao's House, and nothing else." Mrs. Zhao thought about it when she heard Mrs. Li's question, and then said, "Could it be that you went to Tong's house?"

"The Tong family? It's possible. When you moved, didn't the Tong family give you a big gift?" Liu also thought it was possible.

"Then what should we do?" Mrs. Zhao never had an idea at critical times.

"Sister-in-law, let's wait for the eldest brother and the others to come back. Maybe Mai Xiang will be back soon." Li Shi said.

"That's right, mother, we'll just wait here." Mai Huang breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that everyone didn't go through Mai Xiang's things, because Mai Xiang told her and Mai Qing more than once that they must not let outsiders do the things. her stuff.

Besides, Ye Dafu and the others walked around the Temple of the Reclining Buddha, but found nothing but the basket.

Now one thing is confirmed, Mai Xiang was taken away temporarily.

Ye Dafu felt unprecedented helplessness and panic in his heart, his whole body was weak, and he couldn't stand upright. It was Er Fu and Wu Fu who supported him.

"Brother, let's go home first and discuss a solution." Er Fu said.

"Is there any other way, everyone has been kidnapped, they must have been sold by kidnappers." San Fu sighed, he still wanted to make some money with Mai Xiang.

"Third Brother, what are you talking about? I believe Mai Xiang will find a way to escape. Brother, we can only find out about this matter quietly, and we must not spread it. Otherwise, Mai Xiang's reputation will be ruined." Wu Fu said.

"How do we find it?" Sanfu clapped his hands and said.

"Go home." Ye Dafu already had an idea in his mind. At dawn tomorrow, he was going to the capital. He could only ask that Fujin for help in this matter.

Besides, when Mai Xiang woke up, her first reaction was that the room was really cold, and it must be a room where no one lived. Just as she was about to mutter a few words, she realized that her eyes were covered and her mouth was also blocked. , hands and feet were bound,
She moved slowly, remembering that she was knocked out from behind, whether she was kidnapped or betrayed.

But, who would take her away so blindly?If she wants to sell, she is not pretty, and if she wants to be kidnapped, she is not a rich person.

Mai Xiang listened intently for a long time, but there was no movement at all?Is there no one in the house?

Thinking of this, Mai Xiang kicked her feet randomly a few times, as if she had kicked a stool, making some noise. At this moment, someone in the room asked, "Are you awake?"

Mai Xiang nodded, but couldn't open her mouth.

The other party did not hear anything, went out and muttered to the person at the door, and after about half an hour, two more people came.

"We took what was in your mouth, can you guarantee that you will not shout? Otherwise, I will try, is your mouth faster or my knife faster." Someone said.

Mai Xiang felt the cold iron across her little face, like a sharp dagger, she nodded hurriedly, she didn't dare to make fun of her own head, besides, she also wanted to understand what the other party wanted to do.

Seeing Mai Xiang nodding, someone took what was in Mai Xiang's mouth, patted Mai Xiang's head, and said, "Be honest."

"I know." Mai Xiang took a deep breath, it feels good to be able to speak, of course, it would be even better if she could open her eyes.

"Very good, very sensible, and we didn't want your life, so you have to be honest and cooperate with us, and we will let you go home early."

"it is good."

"We are looking for you, just to ask for money, and we don't ask for much. How about 1000 taels of silver? Send a letter to your family?"

"Brother, I'm just a country girl. Where did I get the 1000 taels of silver? Even if you kidnapped my whole family, we wouldn't be worth 1000 taels of silver. Did you tie up the wrong person?"

"Nonsense, we have been following you for a long time. Your new big new house, when your family moved, so many rich people came to give you gifts, girl, you don't cooperate." Someone took a dagger to Mai Xiang's face. Rubbing again, Mai Xiang felt a chill.

"Brother, since you have been following me for a long time, you should know that my family is indeed an ordinary family in the countryside. Where did you get the 1000 taels of silver? I want 1000 taels of silver, and I still go to the Reclining Buddha Temple every day to beg for life? "

"You can't get it out, but someone can get it out. Tell me, should you write a letter yourself, or should we cut something from you and send it over."

At this moment, Mai Xiang understood that the other party was coming either for Uladomin or Amuxin's house, and she must know that she was on good terms with these two families.

"Brother, to tell you the truth, I know a few rich ladies, but that's just acquaintances. I met them when I was selling things at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha. Do you think that with such a friendship, they will help me with the 1000 taels of silver?" Is it? If you change, will you do it?"

"Huh? Girl, you don't want to cooperate? You think you can fool us, but I saw with my own eyes that when your family moved, they all sent congratulatory gifts to your family. If you don't have friendship, who will send congratulatory gifts to your family? Yes, we also found out clearly that they not only gave you congratulatory gifts, but also festival gifts, girl, it’s not so easy to fool us, say, what’s your relationship, why did they give you something?”

Mai Xiang felt the dagger was very close to her face again.

"Brother, can you hold this thing farther away, if you accidentally scratch me, you will die." Mai Xiang felt a little scared.She had never encountered such a thing in her two lifetimes.

"What are you talking about with her? If you don't tell the truth again, just cut off a finger to see if she is honest or not." A voice said impatiently.

"Brother, I'm telling the truth. My family doesn't have this kind of silver. How about it? It's hard work for you to tie me up once. I'll clean up the house. I'll give you 100 taels of silver. If it's not possible, I'll join you guys A vase and some bolts of silk." Mai Xiang said.

"Look, if you don't scare him, he will give you 100 taels of silver. If you scare him again, if it doesn't work, he will cut off his finger."

"Brother, there is no need to scare me anymore, even if you chop off my hands, there will be nothing left."

"Girl, we don't point out that your family has it. Tell me, who do you think can pay the money for you, and I will directly send your finger to that family."

"Brother, you'd better throw my finger and feed it to the dog. No one will pay me this money. Think about it, 1000 taels of silver is not a small amount of money to anyone. Who would pay such a price for an outsider? Too much money? Is he crazy? There is nowhere to use the money?"

"Huh? Then tell me, why did they give you a gift?"

"It's different. They gave me gifts just because I gave them a few small things at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha to please them. They gave some rewards. Later, they met a few times and knew that my father's leg was disabled. Mother's body was injured, and my family relied on me as a child for support, so they felt a little bit of compassion. For them, donating money at the Temple of the Reclining Buddha is a kind deed, and giving alms to beggars on the street is also a kind deed. Sending me something to save my family from starvation and homelessness is also doing good deeds."

After Mai Xiang finished speaking, there was a brief silence in the room.

(End of this chapter)