flstandardbreds Chapter 440 It was the Huang Family Who Sold Me Out
Chapter 440 It was the Huang Family Who Sold Me Out
Lin Panpan gently lifted the children's clothes and took a breath.
The three children's bodies were covered with bruises, with scabbed wounds overlapping new wounds, especially the youngest, Niu Niu, whose back and legs were covered with marks from being whipped with a belt.
She reached out to feel Niuniu's pulse, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter: "The child is very weak, what does he usually eat?"
Niuniu bit her lips and whispered as softly as a mosquito:
“They only gave my brother half a bowl of porridge, and I was sent to the mountains to collect grass for pigs every day.
If I’m not beaten enough before dark, whip me with a branch…”
At this point, she suddenly burst into tears: "If my brother hadn't secretly saved a bite of food every time, I would have starved to death!"
Dahua, who was standing aside, had red eyes and reached out to wipe away the tears from his sister's face.
The eight-year-old boy, his clothes patched up with patches and his wrists still bearing red marks from being tied up, said: "My sister hasn't eaten for two days."
He choked with sobs, his shoulders shaking uncontrollably: "I'm not afraid of being beaten, but it hurts to see my sister suffer."
Lin Panpan looked at them and said:
"Don't worry, the porridge will be ready soon, but eat a little first.
Because you ate too much the first time, it's not good for your health. After you finish eating, I will apply medicine to you."
When the steaming vegetable porridge was served on the table, Niu Niu's hands were still shaking as she held the bowl.
She blew on the porridge with her mouthful of water, tears falling into the bowl like beads from a broken string: "Mom, this is the most delicious thing I have ever eaten..."
She raised her dirty little face, her eyes full of longing: "I dream of having enough to eat every day."
Zhang Min hugged her daughter into her arms, tears soaking Niuniu's hair: "Be good, mom will never let you go hungry again."
She trembled and kissed the child's scabbed forehead, as if she wanted to make up for the tenderness she had missed over the years.
Lin Panpan slammed her teacup down on the table and said, "That beast will never do evil again in his life."
A fierce glint flashed in her eyes: "He dared to abuse children and traffic in people. I will make him completely stop thinking about it."
When he turned to look at Zhang Min, his tone softened again: "Don't worry, the school under the department store's name will reserve places for the children. I'll take care of their education."
Zhang Min fell to her knees with a thud, her forehead almost touching the floor. "Boss Lin, I'll work like a slave to repay your kindness!"
Lin Panpan stepped forward quickly, helped her up and said:
"Don't be like this! Everyone has difficulties in life.
Living a good life and watching my children succeed is more important than anything else."
She turned and looked at Lin Feng who was standing in the corner, her eyes burning with fervor: "Go check how many women like Zhang Min are being sold, and how many children are trapped in the fire pit."
"Aunt, this matter involves too many people. Can we really handle it?" Lin Feng said helplessly.
Lin Panpan looked at him and said, "Even if I can't manage it, I still have to manage it! I think I can do something meaningful. People live their lives, not just to be money-making machines."
Lin Panpan's previous life was a failure, which made her feel that being a woman is painful. In this life, she can change the lives of many women, and she wants to do her best to help them.
Lin Feng investigated and was shocked.
A total of more than sixty women were sold by their husbands' families.
Lin Panpan asked Lin Feng to write down the address and said, "Ask them if anyone is willing to take the child over?"
Finally, twenty women were willing to take the children home, and Lin Panpan took them one by one to look for them.
Unfortunately, some children simply don't recognize their mothers. When Lin Panpan brought Lin Can into the village, the villagers whispered, "Hey... isn't this the daughter-in-law of the old Huang family at the east end of the village?"
"Isn't it? Didn't they say she ran away? Why is she back?"
Lin Can's face flushed as he said, "Who said I ran away? It was clearly the Huang family who sold me out..."
Under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village, the saliva almost drowned Lin Can.
The old woman in a blue shirt rushed forward with a cane, her cloudy eyes widening. "Bah! The Huang family said you slept with the boss in the city and ran away with the money!"
Several men squatting at the foot of the wall started to make a noise:
"Look at her wearing those red leather shoes and clothes, how can she look like a decent woman?
Poor kids, their faces were beaten black and blue by their stepmother!"
Lin Can's face turned pale, his knuckles turning white as he clutched the edge of his clothes. "You're slandering me! Back then, the Huang family tied me up and sold me to human traffickers. I was locked up in a dark room for three whole days!"
Her voice broke, tears welling up in her eyes. "I finally escaped and haven't even settled the score with them yet, and you guys..."
"Why are you wasting your time talking to them?" Lin Panpan suddenly pushed through the crowd. A dozen security guards behind her stepped forward in unison, their overwhelming aura causing everyone to unconsciously step back. "Let's go, go to the Huang family and ask for an explanation!"
In the courtyard with loess walls, the man of the Huang family was squatting on the doorstep, puffing on his pipe.
He had just blown out half of the smoke ring when he caught sight of Lin Can, and the pipe fell to the ground with a "click".
He stood up in a hurry, his back teeth pushing up his cheek like a bulge. "Lin Can? Why are you back?"
"Guilty?" Lin Can rushed forward and said, "I'll never forget the sight of you taking 2,000 yuan from the traffickers and tying my hands and feet with hemp rope!"
The man's face flushed the color of liver, and he suddenly roared at the top of his lungs, "Fellow villagers, give us some judgment! This crazy woman ran away with someone for two years, and now she's back to blackmail me!"
Lin Can rushed forward, slapped him twice, and said, "Huang Jian, are you talking like a human being? You completely denied all responsibility for what you did back then..."
Huang Jian shouted loudly:
"Don't talk nonsense! That's not happening at all. It's sheer nonsense.
Why would I sell you out? It doesn't make sense."
Huang Jian's wife came out and asked, "What happened? Why is there so much noise? Can't we sleep?"
Lin Can pointed at the woman and said:
"You sold me for this woman. She wanted a betrothal gift of 888 yuan.
You sold me to a human trafficker for this betrothal gift. Are you still a man?"
Huang Jian's wife smoothed her hair and said, "Where did this crazy woman come from? She talks nonsense all day long."
"You know best whether you are talking nonsense or not. Give my child back to me." Lin Can said loudly.
Huang Jian smiled and said, "Your child? You didn't want the child in the first place. Isn't it too late to snatch the child now?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw four children walking over. Lin Can rushed over and looked at them and said, "Big Melon, Little Melon, Barley, Wheat..."
Four children were crowded at the doorstep, their clothes patched and their faces tanned.
Dagua clutched the corner of his clothes, his eyes wide open: "Didn't you go and enjoy the good life with the boss in the city? Why did you come back to cause trouble for us?"
The little kid behind him folded his arms, tilted his head and sneered, "Why are you pretending to be pitiful? Grandma told me you'd make up this kind of nonsense when you get back!"