Vol 2 Chapter 28: : Child Bride (4 more)
Vol 2 Chapter 28: : Child Bride (4 more)
"Adopted daughter" in some places is actually a better term for child brides-in-law.
Where the poor cannot marry a daughter-in-law, buying a girl home early, who can help the family with work, and marrying the familys son when he grows up, is really not letting go of any use value.
Yunnan Province.
Although this area governed by the chieftain in the Ming and Qing dynasties was also liberated in 1949, its poverty is even better than other provinces.
Comparing Hebei Province with Dian Province, they are both economically developed regions.
Xia Xiaolan still compares the status quo in 1988. After more than 20 years of going backwards, the level of poverty in Yunnan can be imagined.
There are also many ethnic minorities living here, and each ethnic group has its own language. Mandarin is not widely promoted. Twenty-nine years ago, Tang Youru, who was sold here, wanted to escape. It was harder than going to heaven!
Even if Xia Xiaolan was born again to 7 years old, she would not be able to escape from the mountainous areas of Yunnan Province in the same situation.
It's useless to be clever, and she can't get out with her feet-it's useless to speak cleverly, and the locals may not understand Mandarin at all!
From the investigation in Beijing to Northern Hebei Province, and from Northern Hebei Province to Yunnan Province, the speed of investigation and investigation can be achieved so fast, which shows how cruel Tang Hongen has been. Tang Hongen and Zhou's family became in-laws, and Zhou's family couldn't leave it alone. In the end, this incident shocked Older Zhou. With joint efforts, the investigation went so smoothly.
Zhou Cheng's wedding leave was all consumed on this matter.
People traffickers don't ask for the name of the "goods". There are many young girls who resell them, and they are not sure which one is Tang Youru.
Xia Xiaolan and Zhou Cheng went to see seven or eight abducted women who may be Tang Youru, but unfortunately they all went back with hope and disappointment.
The search process was not very pleasant.
Seven or eight abducted women, all about the same age as Tang Youru, the eldest was only 40 years old. They took their current "family" to the police station, and they disagreed!
Even if they had suffered a lot, even if they were bought or beaten and scolded by men at will, they would admit their fate.
This is the most terrible.
Some young women are still thinking about running away, and those who have been kidnapped since childhood are basically brainwashed.
Xia Xiaolan looked uncomfortable, she was unable to change this situation.
She tried to help a very poor woman. After knowing that the other party had suffered domestic violence for a long time, she wanted to take her away. Only so many policemen followed, Xia Xiaolan dared to say this, or she and Zhou Cheng would not even be able to go out of the village.
The more backward and impoverished places are, the more united they are in the face of such things.
One bought "wife" ran away, and the others had to run away, so I don't know how many people in the village want to bachelor. Conversely, if there is a situation of buying a wife in a place, it will definitely not be an exception
It is said that the woman Xia Xiaolan wanted to take away, because she had three daughters, was unable to carry on the family line for the man's family and suffered from domestic violence for a long time.
Xia Xiaolan asked her if she could leave, and the woman was reluctant to bear her daughter.
Xia Xiaolan patiently said that she can take her daughters out of the mountains, and the older ones can learn some skills to work, and the younger ones can be sent to school. She also promised to temporarily support the four of them, mother and daughter, until they can live independently. .
As a result, the woman's next words almost didn't blow up Xia Xiaolan.
"She asked if I could arrange a job for that man!"
Having left that ghost place, Xia Xiaolan was still worried.
Zhou Cheng knew that her daughter-in-law was already in a state where she would go violently at any time. She may have never found Tang Youru. In addition, the few abducted women who went to meet in person made Xia Xiaolan angry...Xia Xiaolan in this state is even Zhou Cheng. Existence that can't be offended!
"We are looking for someone for Uncle Tang. Didn't we also catch a lot of traffickers? Those women who were abducted, you have tried your best to help them, and you are unwilling to leave, and you have asked the police to help them find their families."
They alone can't help everyone. Seeing the management, at least worthy of their own conscience.
Xia Xiaolan also knows that these things cannot be managed by two people, nor can they be solved overnight. She also thought of the "Young Eagle" plan. I really hope that the pilot program of this plan can achieve some results soon, even if it is a little change, it will be very good. Ah!
"I have a bad temper these past few days, so you have worked hard."
Zhou Cheng motioned her to look out the window, "Be calm. It's not bad to think of this trip as our honeymoon trip."
The natural scenery of Yunnan Province is very beautiful.
Zhou Cheng really has fun in hardship, and Xia Xiaolan's heavy mood is slightly relaxed.
"This is the last place. If you can't find it anymore, the clue will be cut off temporarily."
"Don't worry, we've run so many places, there will definitely be gains."
In this village, we have to climb over the mountains and walk in.
Xia Xiaolan's feet blistered, and a dozen police officers accompanied them into the village, all with guns and batons. This was a guarantee of safety.
It is said that there was a suspected Tang Youru who was sold to this village as an "adopted daughter".
Tang Youru didn't even leave a single photo. Before 1959, taking pictures was a very extravagant thing. Xia Xiaolan and Zhou Cheng could only meet people in person.
After all, they are brothers and sisters, how many similarities in appearance, right?
Moreover, Tang Youru was 7 years old when he was sold, and should still remember important information such as his name and family.
Tang Hongen abandons all Pengcheng's work, and will notify Tang Hongen to come over when Xia Xiaolan and Zhou Cheng meet first.
Finally I walked to the village and saw people.
Without the dark and skinny Xia Xiaolan imagined, the woman they were looking for had a pretty good life! The village is very poor, but the family's conditions are a little better, the life is quite prosperous, and the woman also looks simple and happy.
Will it be Tang Youru?
Xia Xiaolan looked at the woman, tentatively called "Little Aunt", and mentioned names such as "Tang Youru" and "Tang Hongen", but the woman had no reaction at all.
Xia Xiaolan's heart was cold.
Will this be Tang Youru?
"Zhou Cheng, do you feel like it?"
Xia Xiaolan was too nervous to confirm.
Zhou Cheng shook his head, "I can't be sure either."
Tang Youru didn't have any birthmark features. Tang Hongen was most impressed by the two pear vortices on his sister's face. Xia Xiaolan was desperately looking for a woman's pear vortex where... At first glance, they were all folds of the law pattern.
Zhou Cheng was going to say, how about doing a DNA test, and this technology can confirm it, the woman understands what they are coming from, and she becomes anxious and speaks a series of native dialects.
"She said that she was not the person you were looking for. She was brought over by a matchmaker to change her relatives, and her hometown was in Shu province. You found the wrong person... Huh, wait, she said that a few years ago, there was a child bride in the village. Escaped, it may be the person you are looking for!"
This **** turn!
Xia Xiaolan suppressed her excitement, "Is there any specific information about that woman?"