dtnovels Chapter 14 Rescuing the Abducted Mother 4
Chapter 14 Rescuing the Abducted Mother 4
The woman knelt on the ground naked, like an animal, her head raised, her eyes coldly fixed on Xiaoxiao. Most of her face was covered by disheveled hair, the small portion that was visible was as pale as paper and as long and thin as a knife.
His body was covered in scars, some old, some clearly new.
The person was extremely thin, except for the woman's protruding belly, which made her appear very large.
A thick chain was locked around one of the curled-up ankles, which was covered in black calluses.
Just like Da Ya said, Mom is like a ghost.
My little heart was pounding like a drum.
She trembled slightly, one hand touching her chest, trying to comfort herself:
"I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid. Little one is a ghost too, and ghosts don't scare ghosts..."
Chen Qingyan grabbed the bamboo tube and began to drink it in large gulps. The sugar and salt water dripped from the corners of her mouth onto her chest. She choked a few times because she drank so fast.
Xiao Xiao watched her mother drink water voraciously without blinking, not daring to make a sound.
Da Ya mustered her courage and poked her head out, nervously observing Chen Qingyan in the cellar.
Seeing how pitiful this woman was, I couldn't help but feel pity for her, and my fear of this ghost-like woman lessened considerably.
Chen Qingyan drank every last drop of water from the bamboo tube. She wiped her mouth, looked up at Xiaoxiao in a daze, and remained silent.
Xiao Xiao didn't mind. Seeing that her mother had finished drinking, she hurriedly started to reel in the rope. After lifting the bamboo tube, she turned her head and whispered:
"Mom, I will feed you every day from now on. You have to hold on. I will definitely get you out of here."
After saying that, he covered it with the wooden board and restored it to its original state.
Chen Qingyan stared at the little girl with her mouth agape, her eyes slightly brightening, but then her gaze vanished into a deathly silence.
Finally, unable to resist, I reminded them in a hoarse voice:
"You... be careful..."
Unfortunately, Xiaoxiao didn't hear it and turned around and left with Daya, who was still shaken.
After leaving the backyard, Daya finally breathed a sigh of relief, took her sister's hand and whispered, "That woman, Mom...Mom, is so pitiful."
"Ok!"
Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement, but in her mind she was still complaining to the system auntie.
"This human trafficker is despicable and deserves to be killed."
Daya returned to the kitchen and began preparing dinner as usual.
After the milk arrived, I went straight back to the kitchen to check on things.
Seeing that there wasn't enough oil, he raised his hand and slapped Daya, cursing under his breath:
"You little rascal, did you steal food again?"
Daya covered her face, tears welling in her eyes, and whispered in defense:
"No, Grandma, how could I dare? Stir-frying eggplant uses too much oil."
The old woman frowned and continued to curse:
"You're using so much oil to stir-fry such a small amount of eggplant? Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"
When Zhao Daniu returned, the old lady stopped scolding and instead called her son to come and eat.
This was Xiao Xiao's first time meeting the original owner's father. He was honest and simple-minded, short and stocky, with dark skin, and didn't talk much.
After finishing my meal, I took the thin soup and leftover rice that my mother had casually poured out and went to the backyard.
She secretly turned her head to take a look. Was this food for her mother?
The eggplant stir-fried in the dish smelled especially delicious, perhaps because of the addition of red umbrella-shaped berries.
The leftover food was originally intended for the two sisters.
Today, not a single drop was left; even the soup in the plate was completely wiped clean by the old lady using steamed buns.
The two sisters drank thin soup and ate dry steamed buns, glancing at each other quietly, neither of them saying a word.
Daya felt a little guilty and scared, and would occasionally look up to see the old lady's expression.
After finishing her meal, the old lady patted her belly, let out a satisfied burp, glanced sideways at Daya with her triangular eyes, and scolded:
"You wasted so much oil! If you dare to stir-fry like that again, I'll make sure you regret it!"
Daya lowered her head, not daring to argue.
After the old lady returned to her room, she checked the cabinet and, finding the lock intact, went back inside satisfied.
At night, the old lady kept groaning and ran to the toilet several times.
Zhao Daniu was no exception; his mother occupied the toilet, so he had no choice but to relieve himself against the wall in the yard.
After that night's ordeal, both of them had bruises in their eyes and looked haggard the next day.
"It's all that wretched girl Daya's fault! She put so much oil in the eggplant; how can my stomach handle it?"
I scolded Daya again this morning.
Daya glared resentfully at Erya, who looked completely innocent. Xiaoxiao covered her nose, her face scrunched up, because of the smell on her grandmother.
While cooking, Da Ya only dared to add a little soy sauce, so that neither of them got an upset stomach.
Five days passed, and the old lady still hadn't noticed that the eggs were missing.
After eating these past few days, Chen Qingyan's complexion has improved considerably, and she has regained her strength.
In mountain villages where meat is scarce, eggs are the best source of protein.
"That's enough, Little One."
The system administrator issued instructions.
"All right!"
Xiao Xiao had been impatient for a long time; she didn't want to live in the mountains anymore, because the baby was suffering too much.
In the evening, Da Ya stir-fried a huge bowl of eggplant, pouring in more than half of the soy sauce. Even a cow would collapse from this.
When the old lady and Zhao Daniu returned, they saw the large bowl of pan-fried eggplant and, as expected, started to scold them.
"You shameless bastard, you're asking for it! How much oil did that take to burn?"
But after scolding them, the mother and son grabbed their chopsticks and wolfed down their food.
I didn't recall at all that I had diarrhea after eating it for the first time.
On the contrary, I think the eggplant tonight is so delicious that I could swallow my tongue.
At night, Xiaoxiao was sleeping soundly and wouldn't wake up no matter how the system called her. It was too sleepy, and the little girl was still growing.
The system had no choice but to deliver an electric shock.
With a scream, Xiao Xiao was instantly woken up by the electric shock.
"Who? Who hit me?"
Xiao Xiao looked completely bewildered and touched her numb arm.
"Little one, the rescue operation has begun."
The system auntie laughed unkindly.
Xiao Xiao finally came to her senses and, forgetting about the system's electric shock, swung her paw and slapped Daya across the face.
"Sister, wake up! Sister..."
"Er Ya?"
Da Ya touched her face, looking completely bewildered, and asked blankly.
"Hurry up and get dressed, we're leaving."
"Ooh!"
Daya reacted slowly, her heart pounding as she frantically dressed and got out of bed.
The two sisters got out of bed in the dark, and faint moans could be heard from inside the room.
The two listened for a moment, and one of the sounds came from Grandma's room, while the other came from Zhao Daniu's room.
Following her memories, Daya led her younger sister all the way to their grandmother's bedside.
The key that was locked in by her mother was always carried by her grandmother and never left her side.
The old lady's wooden bed was pressed against the wall and close to the window, and the moonlight shone in, shining on her pale face.
Daya saw that her grandmother was still foaming at the mouth and moaning incessantly, and that she had fallen into a coma.
Xiao Xiao was also seeing an elderly woman poisoned like this for the first time, and she was both nervous and scared.
The sisters stood by the bed for a long time, not daring to breathe, not daring to move.
The system administrator couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly urged Xiaoxiao to take action.
She mustered her courage and took a step forward.
Daya was startled and quickly grabbed her sister's shoulder.
Xiao Xiao turned to look at Daya and whispered comfortingly:
"Don't be afraid, sister, Grandma is unconscious and won't wake up."
As she spoke, Xiaoxiao went up to touch the key.