In 1930, Kang Xiaomei, who was sold to a wealthy family as a child bride, couldn't stand the constant beatings from her master and ran away. Unexpectedly, she turned around and jumped into the brothel again.
Kang Xiaomei was born in a very poor family. After her mother passed away, her father, who smoked heavily, refused to raise Kang Xiaomei as a person.
Everything that could be sold at home was taken by the father and sold in exchange for cigarettes. Later, the father actually targeted his daughter. 13-year-old Kang Xiaomei was randomly sold by her father to a wealthy family as a child bride.
Kang Xiaomei thought that she would be able to have a good meal when she came to a wealthy family, but she didn't know that although her husband's family was rich, he was very violent and would beat Kang Xiaomei to death at the slightest dissatisfaction.
When Kang Xiaomei was at home, she didn't have enough to eat at most, but here she didn't even have enough to eat and was often beaten. Soon she couldn't hold it any longer and secretly escaped from the mansion.
Kang Xiaomei, who escaped, thought she could finally live her own life, but she didn't expect that she would soon fall into a bigger wolf den.
Because Kang Xiaomei was young and had no skills or experience, she was soon sold into a big yard. When I entered the hospital, I was greeted by a person. She was a woman in her forties or fifties, dressed fashionably.
The woman looked at the thin little girl and said, "From now on, you will call me mom. As long as you are obedient, mom will love you and let you live a good life."
Kang Xiaomei has not felt such warmth for a long time. She was immediately moved to tears and threw herself into the woman's arms and cried wildly. But at night, Kang Xiaomei understood why the woman asked her to call her mom.
At night, three or four women suddenly came into Kang Xiaomei's room. They were all sent by her mother to teach her the rules. What I learned was nothing more than how to please customers.
At this time, Kang Xiaomei didn't know where this place was. It turned out that Kang Xiaomei was sold into a brothel. She was very resistant and unwilling to learn. As a result, my mother, who had been so kind in the morning, now gave her two big slaps in a ferocious manner.
Seeing that Kang Xiaomei still refused to give in, several tough men came directly to tie her up and hang her in the yard. That night, Kang Xiaomei was so cold that she lost consciousness. At dawn, a basin of cold water was poured down her head, and the men took turns whipping her.
After several days of torture, Kang Xiaomei was dying, with urine and feces all over her body, and she lost the will to resist, so she compromised.
Kang Xiaomei began to study with the women while recovering from her injuries, but now her status is low and she is not allowed to take over customers. She only does some menial work of serving tea and water, or following other women to solicit customers at the door.
At that time, the life of the girls here was not that easy. They got up earlier than chicken every day, dressed up for a long time, and then learned various skills, played musical instruments, and various games to please the guests, all within the scope of the course.
One day, Kang Xiaomei was working. Su Fengxian, the top girl in the brothel, staggered upstairs and accidentally fell. Kang Xiaomei hurried to help her, and the two of them formed a friendship from then on.
Su Fengxian also taught Kang Xiaomei many rules that her mother would not teach, such as never running away. There was a girl who escaped before and was caught. She was beaten so severely that she couldn't stand up that day.
He died immediately after three days. He was dragged to a wasteland and buried. As a result, a few days later, the body was picked out by wild dogs and picked up everywhere...
Kang Xiaomei couldn't help but tremble when she heard this. Of course she had seen how cruel the old woman was, and she secretly gave up the idea of escape.
She also learned something strange from Su Fengxian’s mouth.
Every night, my mother would sneak into the girls' rooms after they were asleep. Then he squatted on the ground and knocked the bricks on the ground very carefully.
It turns out that my mother was afraid that the girls would hide their money secretly. Very little of the money they have worked so hard to get into their own hands. The girls' rooms all have a box dedicated to storing money and gifts from guests, but they can only put it in but have no chance to take it out.
Only my mother has the key to the box. After knocking the bricks every day, if no one hides the money, everything will be fine. If someone is found hiding the money, the girl will definitely be beaten again.
Kang Xiaomei decided to accept her fate. Only in this way can she avoid losing her life.
In this way, she has been able to achieve . When New China was founded, the country banned the places where they worked and restored women's dignity. The state also provides them with physical examinations and arranges jobs for them.
The tragedy of women in that era was also submerged in the tide of history with the arrival of New China, and many of them opened up a new life and lived with a smile.
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