Can you imagine? At construction sites in remote mountainous areas, for only 10 yuan, a mountain girl is willing to accompany you. "Brother, please, help me!" "I don't want to be like my mother, spending 10 yuan a time with others, I want to have a future!"
When that little mountain girl knelt in front of me, I was completely stunned. I didn't know what to do, because I was just a boy who had just taken the college entrance examination.
I had a fever the day before the college entrance examination, and naturally I failed.
Seeing me looking like I was dying at home after failing the exam, my third uncle couldn’t stand it and took me out to work.
I took the train with my third uncle for two days and two nights, and then took the bus for most of the day. Finally, I took a motorcycle into the mountain and walked over a mountain before reaching the construction site. It's said to be a construction site, but it's actually a small mining factory.
The work in the mine is heavy, but the worst thing is not the fatigue, but the boredom. After work, a bunch of old men have nothing to do, just drinking and playing cards all day long. I am the only one who can hold a book and read.
Later, I discovered that the workers would go to the village in the next mountain col very frequently, and they would all have strangely satisfied smiles on their faces when they came back.
"Third Uncle, why do they always run to the mountain? What's in that village?" I asked Third Uncle curiously.
"There are some good things. Third uncle will take you to see them one day." Third uncle smiled very obscenely when he answered.
Soon after receiving my first salary from the mine, my third uncle took me to the village I had always been curious about as promised.
I have never seen such a poor village. I am also from a rural area, and I have always thought that my village is very poor, but compared with the village in front of me, it is much better.
Almost all the villages are made of adobe houses, and you can even see shacks. The people in the village are all sallow and thin, their clothes are dirty and torn, and the few children they see are naked.
Many people went together, but after entering the village, they all separated. Third uncle, who was familiar with the family, took me to the home of a family named Ni.
It is a very simple adobe room. As soon as we approached, the host, Lao Ni, greeted us out of the door.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the third uncle and the male host began to exchange cups. There were only three of us men at the table. According to the rules in the mountains, women were not allowed to sit at the table.
Two women were squatting by the door, each holding a bowl, not knowing what they were eating.
I only had half a glass of wine with them. I didn’t have much capacity for alcohol, and I couldn’t stand the two women.
The two bottles of wine were quickly finished, and the pot of mountain food was also finished. The third uncle wiped his mouth.
"Old Ni, this is my nephew. How about bringing him over today and letting your daughter accompany him?" The third uncle suddenly said something drunk.
Lao Ni looked at me, seemed to think for a moment, and then asked.
"How much can you get?"
"This is the number." The third uncle held out two fingers.
"No, I want this number." Lao Ni held out three fingers.
"It's too expensive, and my nephew is young too." The third uncle shook his head.
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I looked at the two people in confusion, not understanding what they were talking about.
After a few arguments, my third uncle pulled me aside.
"Lao Ni, look at that girl." The third uncle pointed at the door.
I looked along and saw that she was a little girl, very thin, with a dirty face, two big eyes open, and a nervous look on her face.
"Are you satisfied? I am worried about you because of you. For the first time, I have to find a girl." The third uncle patted me hard on the shoulder.
"Uncle, what do you mean?"
"I really don't understand. I just want to find a woman for you..." Third Uncle said in my ear.
Uncle San’s words were like a thunder exploded in my mind!
"What!" I screamed.
I finally understood. It turned out that this is what the third uncle was talking about.
I am still a student. Although I have reached the age where love is just beginning, I have never thought about such a thing. It is completely beyond my cognitive scope.
"I don't want to, but it's too expensive. It's three hundred yuan, and I'm just a young girl." The third uncle also wanted to persuade me.
I shook my head into rattle .
Uncle San no longer insisted, scolded me for being useless, and then turned to talk to Lao Ni.
The third uncle took out a ten-dollar bill and gave it to Lao Ni.
Lao Ni said hello, and his wife came over.
In front of me, the third uncle led the woman into the room.
After a while, an indescribable sound came from the room.
I was so embarrassed, I felt like my face was burning badly!
I never expected that my third uncle would do such a thing, in someone else's house, in front of the male owner.
I took a peek at Lao Ni. He had a calm look on his face and continued to drink with his glass in hand.
"My dear, go to that house to rest for a while." Lao Ni pointed at me, and then shouted a mountain dialect outside the door.
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Lao Ni's daughter came over, grabbed my sleeve, and took me to another room.
There was a bed and a small table in the room. The girl poured me a glass of water and then hid.
I was holding the cup, not knowing whether to stand or sit.
The movement in the room opposite became louder and louder. I even heard the sound of breathing and the creaking of the bed board...
My world view completely collapsed at this moment!
My whole body is numb and my brain can’t move.
mechanically took a sip of water and glanced at the girl unconsciously.
The girl's face had an expression of fear and pain, and there were tears in her eyes.
"I'm sorry..." I don't know why, I actually said that.
The girl glanced at me and burst into tears.
"You...don't cry." I was a little panicked.
The girl in front of me is different from all the girls I have known before. The girls in school are either quiet, lively, or aggressive. Their eyes have never been so helpless and pitiful.
"What's your name?" I tried to find a topic that would at least not be so embarrassing.
"My name is...Ni Minzhi." The girl hesitated for a moment and then answered. During the stumbling conversation between
and the girl, I learned something about the situation. This situation has existed in the village for a long time. Ever since the mine was established, people in the village began to lure miners to their homes. It was secretive at first, but soon it became a behavior that everyone acquiesced to.
"Why!" I was very angry. This kind of thing was unheard of.
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"The village is too poor..." Ni Minzhi tried to explain.
"You can go work in the mine." I interrupted.
Ni Minzhi stopped talking.
I really don’t understand. Would men here rather sell their wives and daughters than go to work?
"Xi Wazi." At this time, I heard my third uncle calling me.
"Brother, I don't want to be like my mother. I want to go to school." Ni Minzhi suddenly grabbed me.
"Please help me." With a plop, Ni Minzhi knelt down.
I was dumbfounded!
"I...I..." I felt like my heart was clogged.
She is still so young, but she has to face such a thing!
"Xi Wazi." Third Uncle shouted.
I turned and ran out the door.
"What the hell, are you attracted to that girl?" Third uncle teased me.
I glanced over and saw that Lao Ni was already drunk, lying on the table and snoring, holding an empty wine bottle in his hand.
I remained silent on the way back.
Uncle San was chatting and laughing with several co-workers. Everyone was in a complacent state, and they even exchanged a few words about their recent experiences from time to time. No one cared, and no one thought there was anything wrong.
"Those women, they didn't do it voluntarily." I couldn't help it anymore.
The surrounding area suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at me.
"They were all forced. It's not right for us to do this..."
I thought I should advise that this kind of thing should not continue. Those women are so pitiful.
"College student, what are you talking about?" But before I could finish speaking, I was interrupted. The co-workers all know about me and they all jokingly call me a college student.
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The baby is still young and can't play the first playback." The third uncle hurriedly interrupted.
"It's okay, you are the only good person!"
"Don't say nonsense, or you will be punished!"
Several workers looked at me and their eyes became less friendly.
"You also have wives and children at home. Think about it, what if..."
I still haven't finished what I mustered up the courage to say.
Someone kicked me hard from behind, and I stumbled forward!
"Don't do anything!" Third Uncle opened his arms.
"Did I say something wrong..." I got up from the ground angrily.
"Don't say that!" Uncle San suddenly yelled at me. On the road behind
, I was left behind by everyone, including my third uncle.
I soon felt hostility. Everyone in the mine stopped talking to me and looked at me strangely.
My stubborn temper has also risen. I was not wrong in the first place, but it was the people in the mine and the men in the village who made mistakes.
This stalemate lasted for several days, and finally one night, I was dragged out of bed while I was sleeping soundly in the work shed.
"Don't shout!" Someone blocked my mouth, and someone grabbed my arms and legs.
"Okay!" someone said.
A woman was pushed out from behind the crowd. Judging from the dress of the woman, she must be from the village. She looked very old and looked at me with two dull eyes.
"That's him, why don't you play with him." Someone pointed at me and handed the woman ten yuan, and the woman took the money.
"Woo!" I struggled desperately.
But it didn’t work. I was held down by several people and couldn’t move at all.
The woman walked up to me, reached out and took off my clothes.
