The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

I saw a boy of six or seven years old standing under the dim moonlight.

The child was barefoot, had disheveled hair, a dirty little face the size of a child's palm, and his clothes were very thin.

Zhou Yue cried out in pain and wanted to pick up the child.

The child took two steps back, shaking his hand and head like a rattle.

"Don't touch me, Auntie. I'm poisonous."

"Poisonous?" Zhou Yue and Ren Pingsheng were so scared that they took a few steps back.

"Well, uncle, auntie, please step back a few steps. I'll go in first. It's too cold."

"Okay, come in."

Zhou Yue went to move the brazier over, which they had found in this messy place.

It was a half-full clay brazier, the fire inside had long since burned out.

Zhou Yue put some firewood on it and lit it with a tinder.

Let the child come over to the fire.

Seeing that the child's mouth was dry and he kept licking it, I hurried to pour him some water.

I took some dry food and saw if he would eat it.

Ren Pingsheng also sat on the edge of the kang, watching the child drink water and eat voraciously.

The child finished the last bite of steamed bun and drank the water at the bottom of the bowl.

He burped with satisfaction.

The sound at this time had already woken up Qingmo and Junmo.

They all put on their coats, walked over and sat around Zhou Yue, looking at the strange child.

Seeing that the child was really cold, Zhou Yue took out a padded jacket from his bag and handed it to him.

The child said gratefully, "Thank you, I can't wear it, I'm afraid you won't be able to keep the clothes."

"Well, don't be afraid, Auntie still has clothes."

"No, give me your clothes. If someone finds out we were in touch, it will hurt you."

Zhou Yue couldn't help but have tears in his eyes. He said, "Tell me, who are you and what do you want?"

"Wuwuwu, please, save me, save my aunt."

The child suddenly started crying.

It seems that I was just pretending to be calm.

Yes, such a young child, late in the winter night.

If you run up to a stranger alone and say you are not afraid, that would be a lie.

Zhou Yue wanted to pat him and hug him.

But as soon as she stretched out her hand, the child immediately spoke out to stop her.

"Auntie, don't touch me. I'm poisonous. Really."

Uh, what's going on?

The curiosity of several people was aroused unprecedentedly.

"My aunt and I were sold to this village by human traffickers."

Her words were so shocking that Zhou Yue was so frightened that he almost fell off the stool.

Qing Mo supported his mother and urged the child to continue speaking.

“My aunt was abducted first, and then I came too.

I am a girl and they sold me to the village as a boy.

My aunt is very powerful and knows how to use poison. She has been here for half a year.

I've been here for a month.

In order to protect me, she smeared poison on me..."

The child is still young and speaks nonsense.

However, Zhou Yue already had a general understanding of it.

Probably because of the poverty and remoteness of this village, it is difficult for women from outside to be willing to marry into it.

Therefore, women were sold here.

This child was bought as a boy, probably to be the son of an elderly bachelor.

He hopes his children can take care of him in his old age.

Such things are common in later generations, let alone in ancient times.

The "auntie" the child was talking about should be a master at making poisons. She used this method to protect herself.

As for the little girl, her aunt was afraid that something bad would happen to her after she was discovered to be a girl.

So he poisoned her as well.

"Where do you and your aunt live? What do you eat?"

"Live in that yard over there.

Food was delivered, but it tasted terrible and was not delivered in time.

My aunt said they wanted to starve us to death, but they also didn’t want us to starve to death.

My aunt also said that it was better to starve to death than to live a life worse than that of pigs and dogs.

She also asked me if I was afraid of death. I said no.

"Good boy."

Zhou Yue wanted to reach out and touch her messy head again.

But after she stretched out halfway, she immediately withdrew it, forgetting that she was poisoned.

"You are carrying poison in your hands. Won't you poison yourself?"

Qing Mo asked curiously.

"No," said Auntie, "she gave us the antidote."

Our poison is not lethal. Auntie said we can't kill them.

Otherwise, they will burn us to death in anger, and no one will know about our injustice. "

"Then what will happen if this poison touches you?"

"You will feel extremely itchy all over your body. If you don't take the antidote within three days, your whole body will fester and you will die."

"Very poisonous."

Ren Pingsheng gave a compliment, but it was unclear whether it was a compliment or criticism.

"Has anyone in the village tried it?"

“Yes, the man who bought my aunt’s clothes is very strong.

After being poisoned, he was scratched all over on the spot, and he held it for two days before begging for mercy.

His aunt wrote him a prescription, and they went to get it, taking it orally and applying it topically, and soon the itching went away.

These are what my aunt told me, before I came here."

“That’s not right, your aunt gave the prescription to the other party.

If someone has a prescription, doesn’t that mean…?”

“I asked my aunt the same thing, and she said it was okay, and she changed the poison after giving the prescription.

If you change one or two herbs, the poison will be completely different and the antidote will be ineffective.

The villagers did try this method, and the man who bought the person fell into the trap again.

The second time, his aunt made him itch for three days.

And tell him, it may happen once or twice, but it won’t happen three or four times.

Later they didn’t try again, and after my aunt took care of me, they didn’t dare come again.”

What a thrilling story.

"Well, why are you here today?"

“I came to ask for help, I know you are from outside.

My aunt said that only people from outside can save us.”

Uh, that makes sense.

But now Song Yuan is not here, he has gone to the northern border.

I can only rely on myself and these few people.

Just as Zhou Yue was thinking about what to do about this matter.

The child wiped his hands on himself and took out a paper bag from his arms.

Zhou Yue was startled and subconsciously dodged backwards.

The child smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, Auntie. This is not poisonous."

The child opened the paper package carefully, trying not to touch the contents.

Zhou Yue saw a square piece of paper inside the paper package.

The child shook his hand lightly, and the square piece of paper fell to the ground.

Then he sighed and said, "I didn't touch you. That's great. Auntie, take a look. This is a letter from my aunt."

"Uh, this paper, is it non-toxic?"

The child smiled brightly and said, "No, my aunt removed all the poison when she wrote the letter."

Okay, Zhou Yue picked up the paper carefully.

I saw small words on it, very beautiful.

It doesn't seem to be written with a brush, but seems to be written with something like an eyebrow pencil.

The first line on it reads: "Thank you first."

Good fellow, I haven't even started yet and I'm already thanking you. Is this moral blackmail?

"This child and I have been trapped here for a long time, and I beg you to rescue us.

The plan is as follows: when you finish your work, please come to this yard to pick us up before leaving.

I will knock out the people watching in advance.

Of course, it’s better to go at night so that they can’t catch up with you easily.”

This woman has a very meticulous mind and what she writes is easy to understand.

A woman who can poison herself to protect her innocence is definitely not a weak character.

Zhou Yue continued to read: "By then, I will place poison along the way to trap those who are chasing me.

There is no way to continue chasing. "

After reading the letter, Zhou Yue asked the child, "What's your name? How old are you?

I have a question, since you can come and go freely and spread poison along the way, why don't you just run away?"