antique masters in modern times

Piglet trafficking refers to the activities of human traffickers who colluded with foreign businessmen and tricked young people to go abroad to do coolies before liberation.

These smugglers use high salaries as bait, claiming that gold is everywhere in foreign countries, and "introduce" labor to travel across the ocean to make a fortune.In fact, they were sold to foreign capitalists and carried to South America and other places to cultivate wasteland, dig coal, and mine...

Many people were deceived, left their hometowns with dreams of getting rich, and were transported abroad like piglets on freighters. If they were lucky, they could escape to other cities. Most of them died in foreign lands with no bones left.

According to relevant records, from 1930 to 1936 alone, an organization in Guangzhou Province handled more than 100 "pigs".They can earn 500 U.S. dollars for every Chinese laborer they sell. In just a few years, they have accumulated an astonishing wealth of more than [-] million U.S. dollars.Such a huge benefit is enough to teach people to have no conscience and regard the same kind as livestock.

This happened a little later, Yan You didn't know about this incision, but after hearing Murong Hui's explanation, he suddenly felt angry.What I originally wanted to persuade Sister Xiu, I couldn't say it for a while.

Sister Xiu also turned pale with shock, her feet went limp, and she almost collapsed on the ground: "She did such an unreasonable thing? She...how could she be so bold?"

Thinking that such outrageous things are related to his own family, Murong's face turned pale: "Most of the bottom of the Anxiangmen are victims, but their brains are definitely not ordinary people, because they usually do things like this. It's an act of prostitution, and you can't talk about etiquette and shame with them at all. Think about it, when your eldest sister forced you to watch men and women together, did you have any sense of shame? She basically treats women as animals that can make money. This kind of concept is definitely not something that can be formed in a short period of time, but has been taught since childhood. You talk about morality with her? Ha, it's as ridiculous as talking about chastity with a bitch!"

Although married to a heretic husband's family, Sister Xiu is still a kind and ordinary person in her bones.After hearing Murong Hui's words, she immediately covered her face and burst into tears: "I thought she was lured by bad people for a while and was confused, and later she only harmed me. Thinking about the relationship of these years, and fearing that she will be ridiculed after the incident, I dare not call the police. Now listen to what you say, if... If she really did something to spoil the innocent girl, I will send her to jail no matter what!"

Sister Xiu was finally persuaded, but Yan You and Murong Hui were not happy, they both felt heavy.

Barely suppressing his anger, Yan You said, "Then tell us everything you know."

Sister Xiu nodded emphatically, wiped away her tears, and began to recall: "After I entered the city, I was taken to a courtyard in the suburbs. Except for the couple at the beginning, and a few thugs, I basically didn't see each other. Other people. She doesn’t go out very often. She sleeps during the day and comes to persuade me at night. At one time, she said that doing this business can make money quickly and doesn’t have to suffer; In the future, settling abroad will be as simple as eating side dishes. At first, I would give her a few words, but as soon as I said something she didn’t like to hear, I would call thugs to come in and threaten to beat me... I didn’t dare to give her any more.”

After hearing her finish, Murong Hui glanced at Yan You, his eyes full of doubts.

Although he didn't know the secrets of Anxiangmen, but Yanyou had also heard about the old bustard's cruelty to fierce women, and he had to beat them until they behaved, so he couldn't help being surprised by the "politeness" of the eldest sister.

Moreover, to be honest, the old bustard only wants to train young girls and earn a few years more money.Although Sister Xiu is pretty, as far as the Anxiang Sect is concerned, she is a bit older, and she is still the eldest sister's sister-in-law.It is not uncommon in the door to eat the grass on the side of the nest on the heads of my family members.

With so many doubts, Murong Hui frowned for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Then did she really hit you?"

Sister Xiu shook her head: "I hit it the first time, but...it was very light, and I haven't hit it again since then. Because of this, I don't think she's broken to the end, so I didn't want to cooperate with you before—"

"I understand!" Murong Hui suddenly interrupted Sister Xiu's explanation: "You said before, she told you that you should rely on your own family to do business. Your sister-in-law doesn't want you to go to sea, but wants to pull you and She trafficked women together."

"Ah?" Sister Xiu exclaimed, "How could I agree!"

"So she took down the sea to threaten you. The bottom line of a person is lowered step by step. She first threatened you with things you would rather die than do, and let the thugs stare at you, causing you a huge sense of oppression. If you don’t do what she says, you may not even save your life. When you have been imprisoned for a long time, and you feel that you can’t escape, and you are desperate, she will pretend to be reluctant to tell you that she can give you another choice At this time, some people usually agree to protect themselves."

"I think it's the same," Yan You agreed, "Only in this way can it make sense."

Seeing that Miss Xiu was still half-believing, Murong Hui said again: "The reason why I said this is of course for a reason: the generation of the Qi family is not prosperous, and after your husband passed away, your in-laws will only have one daughter left, right? ?”

"How, how do you know?"

"I have investigated, otherwise it would be impossible to find you. Besides, if it weren't for me, you thought it would be so easy to escape? It was my friend who distracted the bodyguards and created a chance for you."

Murong Hui said: "People in this industry are ruthless and ungrateful, and their minds are passed down from generation to generation, and sometimes they even bring in their relatives as helpers, so in their cognition, only their own family members are the most reliable. Yes. It’s a pity that your eldest sister-in-law has no other brothers and sisters, is not married, and has no children, so she has to find you as a sister-in-law. In my opinion, she came from Guangzhou to Sijiu City suddenly this time, and a large part of it The reason is to come here for you. Usually she doesn't move around the city, so you didn't see her acquaintances in the business field."

Speaking of this, sister Xiu was no longer doubtful, and said in a trembling voice: "That's right, my in-laws' family and I live in the same village, and they both live in a village about [-] miles away from Sijiu City. At first, the eldest sister said that she was working in Guangzhou, but let I came to the city to look for her first, and I'm still a little strange."

Knowing that my sister-in-law didn't actually intend to let her go into the sea to do such dirty things, Sister Xiu was even more chilled: it turned out that she didn't want to harm herself, but more innocent women!How could I marry into such a filthy family blindly, and because I had a good relationship with my husband, after a few years of his illness, I was reluctant to meet the person introduced to me by others.

Seeing her pain, Murong Hui comforted her: "Don't be too sad, although I don't know why your parents-in-law taught their daughter these dirty things after decades of duty, and I don't know that your husband knows I don’t know. But according to my investigation, your husband is very honest and has been farming all his life. He hasn’t even been to Forty-Nine City in his life, so his hands must be clean.”

Although these words failed to dilute the sudden extreme disgust towards her husband's family, Sister Xiu finally comforted her a little bit: at least, her husband has never lied to her, and the relationship between husband and wife for three years is true.

Yan You took a look at Murong Hui in surprise: "I can't tell, he was very considerate when necessary, and now his serious appearance seems quite reliable."

If he knew that Yan You's evaluation of him was a little higher, Murong Hui would definitely be so happy that his eyebrows would fly.But now he was concentrating on thinking, and didn't notice Yan You's admiring eyes for a moment.

"Since I got the clue, I have been tracking down your elder sister-in-law Qi Feng. I was wondering why she came to Sijiu City and whether she had any plans. Now that I know she is for you, then I will still focus on the investigation. Guangzhou."

Murong Hui didn't want to talk too much about the plan, so when he said this, he changed the subject and asked suddenly: "I need someone to be my internal response, would you like it?"

"Yes!" Sister Xiu said without hesitation.

At any rate, with the feelings of the past few years, she was afraid that her sister-in-law would make a mistake for a while, and she just wanted to drag herself into the water, so she never thought about calling the police.She knew how damaging gossip was to a woman. If the news spread to her hometown, not only would her sister-in-law be drowned in spittle, but her parents-in-law would never be able to hold their heads up for the rest of their lives.

But he didn't expect that his kindness turned into weakness in the end.If it weren't for these two young men who were looking after her, she might really have abandoned her conscience under the tremendous pressure, and fell into the trick of her sister-in-law to do that filthy deed with her.

People in this era seldom consider gains and losses when doing things. Once they make a decision, they will hold back their energy and make it happen.

At that moment, sister Xiu looked at Murong Hui eagerly: "Little Brother Murong, what do you need me to ask? Although I am stupid, I will definitely do it well!"

"Don't worry, you can definitely do this, but don't be too nervous, lest Qi Feng see the clue."

Murong Hui comforted her first, and then said: "Qi Feng has kidnapped a group of girls recently, and as usual they will be transported from Hong Kong Island to the United States. In the past, she must have been staring at her every step. But for some reason, this time She was delayed for a long time, and even left Guangzhou. I think it is not just to recruit you to be a helper, there must be some reasons we don't know. Moreover, the places she chooses to cross the sea are different every time, and I still I couldn’t find the pier she used this time. I want you to go back to her, pretend to have figured it out, and stay to inquire about the news.”

At the thought of going back, Sister Xiu couldn't help flashing disgust in her eyes, but she quickly responded: "No problem, I'll go back right away."

"I'll let someone protect you in secret, but after all, you can't show up openly, and there is still a lot of risk in this matter, do you want to think about it again?" Murong Hui reminded her of the stakes.

Sister Xiu said firmly: "After all these years of getting along, I know what kind of temperament she is, and I will definitely not let her find out. I have to go to this matter, as it is for my husband, to accumulate points for him in the next life." Germany."

"Then you are careful in everything. The person who protects you is the one who brought you here before. Qi Feng orders takeaway every day. If there is any news, just hide it in a dirty bowl. By the way, you have thought of a suitable excuse." ?"

Sister Xiu smiled bitterly: "She was afraid of being poor when she was a child, and she always loved money very much, thinking that everyone else was like her. Since she kept saying that she would lead me to make a lot of money, I pretended to be moved by her. She is a bit self-righteous, I said so , she must think that she is wise and far-sighted, she only cares about her complacency and won't be suspicious."

Seeing that she was sure, Murong Hui didn't ask any more questions, and only emphasized: "Be careful in everything, your safety is the most important thing in everything."

Sister Xiu pursed her lips, a touch of emotion appeared on her face, but she didn't speak.

After the discussion was settled, Murong Hui sent Sister Xiu out of the house and did not come back until two or three hours later.

After Yan You asked, he realized that he personally sent the man to the courtyard.He went to the house of the martial artist who helped before, and told him about the protection.

After explaining the story, Murong Hui said with some difficulty: "Xiao Yan, I may leave for Guangzhou soon. To tell you the truth, this matter...may be related to an uncle in my family, so I have to keep an eye on it."

After all, a rare bitter expression appeared on his face.Yan You knew at a glance that this incident had hit him hard.If you think about it, people with a little conscience will feel ashamed if their relatives have done such nasty things.

Yan You thought, he was able to tell this matter to himself without hesitation, which shows that he did not treat himself as an outsider.

Probably because Murong Hui is too outstanding and too out of the ordinary, he has a feeling of "not my race", Yan You has been subconsciously keeping a certain distance from him before.It wasn't until this moment that he was truly treated as a friend.

But for this matter, he could not find any appropriate words of comfort.After thinking for a long time, I sat next to Murong Hui and hugged his shoulders: "Don't be too sad, it wasn't your fault, and you are trying to make it up. Now that you have found the clue, the woman who was deceived to the country of America before , have you been rescued?"

"Well, there are a few very powerful and successful overseas Chinese over there, and the local snakes in Chinatown in several big cities are all familiar with our family. After discovering the change, we have already taken action quietly. Just to avoid alarming others, everything is still pretending to be the same, It remains calm for now.”

Murong Hui, who was in a low mood, said this, only to realize something was wrong belatedly.When he noticed that Yanyou had sent him "welfare", his mood suddenly took a 180-degree turn, and he was so happy that he almost jumped up.

——Hold on, hold on, once you move, you won't be able to enjoy it.

Yan You didn't know what Murong Hui was thinking, seeing that he started to look weird again, he thought he was still sad.Then he changed the topic and said: "If the time is right, maybe we will go to Guangzhou together."

"What?" Murong Hui was so surprised that he almost forgot about the "prohibition". Fortunately, he reacted immediately, his shoulders shook slightly, and he sat down again immediately, without losing benefits.

Yan You briefly explained the matter of Shi Lin and Xu Dacai, but cleverly covered up the matter of the oracle bone inscription keel: "Master told me about that keel before, and vaguely mentioned the Zhong family's keel. At that time, I was young and didn’t hear anything strange. After I found the photo of the keel and thought about it carefully, I felt that the Zhong family was probably the enemy who caused the master to leave his hometown. I originally wanted to wait for your friend to investigate the results before going to Guangzhou. It happened that Mr. Ying wanted to take me Go to the meeting in the past, let’s go and have a look first.”

Murong Hui frowned when he heard this: "It stands to reason that you should go there no matter it is for your master or Mr. Ying. But it is so chaotic over there, the Anxiangmen and the Zhong family who seems to be dependent on foreigners are all there. Activities, I have something to do and I can't protect you, I'm afraid it's not safe."

After rebirth, it was the first time that Yan You mentioned the matter of family enemies to others, and at first he was a little worried, afraid that Murong Hui would think it was a grudge from the previous generation and would object to his revenge.Although I will definitely not obey, but I still feel helpless if I don't get the understanding and support of my friends.

After receiving Murong Hui's agreeable answer, his heart warmed up, and he said, "Don't worry, it's a legal society now. Besides, I'm just investigating secretly, and I won't confront them head-on."

There is another sentence he didn't say: He who has experienced troubled times will not take this little trouble in his eyes.

Murong Hui knows that Yan You is a person who values ​​affection, and he even attaches great importance to the matter of Anxiangmen which has nothing to do with him, let alone the hatred of his master.Seeing that although his words were gentle, he seemed to have made up his mind, so he stopped trying to persuade him, but turned his head and thought about how to help him.

Well, although my uncle has confessed that the seniors have already washed their hands and lived a peaceful life, don't disturb them easily.But it was an emergency and I had limited manpower in China, so I still had to ask them for help.As for being talked about by grandpa and uncle after returning home, how to repay the favor is a matter for the future.

After planning a lot, Murong Hui didn't say anything.If you like someone, it is a willing and reasonable thing to pay for it. Asking for credit for a little bit of trouble, and insisting on making the other person feel that you owe yourself is not what a man does.

In the end, he just smiled and said, "Xiaoyan, let's go to Guangzhou together."

On the outskirts of the city, a certain farm courtyard.

The courtyard was in a mess, the corn cobs and peppers hanging from the eaves rolled all over the ground, and the abandoned chicken coops in the corner were also kicked to pieces. Everything was not in its original position, and it was obvious that it had withstood the baptism of a storm. .

Now, the second round is underway.

"I can't even look down on a woman, so what's the use of hiring you! I originally said that in the future, when the business gets bigger, I'll leave the pier to you to guard. What a big deal you can do with this dead look! If it wasn't for Sister Jenny's sake Come on, I will kick you to death today! xxxx!"

A middle-aged woman with her hips crossed was flying all over her mouth. She unscrupulously burst out foul language that even a man could not utter, and trained the three squatting men until their heads were almost buried in their crotches.

It's not that they are in awe of this woman, but because she is the boss who pays the money, and what happened this time is indeed a bit embarrassing: In order to drive away a brat who came to the gate of the courtyard early in the morning to set off firecrackers, they ignored They overwhelmed the guards inside, so that He Xiuzhen could take advantage of the opportunity to escape by grabbing the wall.

But no matter what the process was, the result was that under the eyes of the three big men, a country woman who was not familiar with her place of life was let go.If word spread, who would dare to use them in the future?

Although they were all 1.9 meters big, under the woman's merciless sarcasm, the three of them felt that they had shrunk to 1.4 meters in an instant.

After honestly being scolded for a long time, until the woman scolded hoarsely and stopped drinking water, one person begged for mercy carefully: "Elder sister, this matter is our negligence for a while. But your sister-in-law never came Passing here, I don’t know anyone, even if I run away, I can’t go far. Why don’t you let us go out for a while, and we will definitely find you back.”

"Bah!" Qi Feng, who had just replenished his water, almost spat on his face: "You guys have been talking about this until now, but what about people? Did you find it?!"

"There are some small hills around here. She must be hiding in some corner. If you give us one last chance, we will—"

When the thug was slapping his chest frantically for reassurance, suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted his voice.

Although Qi Feng is used to it, this is not the old nest in Guangzhou that has been in business for two years. She had to keep a low profile when she was out, so she gave the thug a hard look to signal him to shut up, and then asked in a different tone: "Who?" ah?"

"Sister, it's me."

"Xiao, Xiaoxiu?!"

He opened the door in amazement, only to see a black shadow trembling on the steps.When her face was illuminated by the light leaking from the courtyard, it was indeed He Xiuzhen who she had been looking for all day and hadn't seen anyone.

Qi Feng was overjoyed at first, but just as he was about to speak, his face suddenly changed as if thinking of something, he looked around suspiciously, and after confirming that there was no one else, he asked calmly: "Yo, I still think you died in the It's outside, why are you back?"

Sister Xiu lowered her head not to look at her, suppressed the loathing in her heart, and said in a mournful voice: "Eldest sister, I know I was wrong, please give me a place to stay."

"Do you know what's wrong? Let's hear it." Qi Feng said in doubt.

"I took ten yuan secretly before, and stopped a tricycle after I went out this morning, and begged the elder brother to take me to the city station. At first he behaved well, but later he teased me with words. I saw the situation was wrong and said I said a few words to him, but he became furious and said that I seduced him... I was so angry that I quarreled with him, many people came to watch, his daughter-in-law ran over from nowhere, kicked and scolded me, and insisted It was me, a poor countryman who seduced her husband, and it took a long time to break up. I was beaten by her, my whole body hurt, and I didn't know where my shoes were thrown, and I didn't come back until now..."

Although people these days are warm-hearted and honest, if they hear that a vixen seduces their men, many women can instantly transform into tigresses and open fire on the man or goblin.No matter which dynasty or generation it is placed in, jealousy is an all-too-common drama.

Qi Feng had already believed it for five or six minutes, and took advantage of the light to take a closer look. Sister Xiu's hair was disheveled, her body was covered with mud, and there were black marks on her forehead from the sand.The two bare feet were covered with wound blisters, and I didn't know how long I walked, so I immediately believed it, but my face was still rigid.

Taking a sneak peek at her expression, sister Xiu said again: "Elder sister, I figured it out. It's hard to move a single step without money these days. I, I'd like to follow you in the money-making business. When I have money, who dares to laugh at you?" I'm a poor man!"

Hearing this, Qi Feng's face that had been tense all the time burst into a smile, and he twisted his steps to meet him. The fat on his waist was piled up on the tight belt, trembling with the tight skirt.

"If you figured it out earlier, you'd be fine. Why did you suffer so much for nothing? Come in quickly and let me see your injuries. You are the most beautiful woman in the village, even an unmarried girl can't compare to you, It would be a pity if there were scars."

Sister Xiu patted the dust off her clothes in embarrassment, and said in a low voice, "It's okay, I have clothes covering my body, I'm fine, it's just that I didn't escape the hit on the head."

While speaking, she quietly flicked off a grain of sand left between her fingers, which was left when she copied the sand ball and rubbed it vigorously on her head just now.

"Tsk, that pair of sluts beat you up for their own troubles, which caused you so much grievance. Do you remember what they look like? Turn around, big sister will vent your anger on you."

"It was so messy, I walked all day so hungry and tired, I can't remember."

"Poor thing, hurry up and wash up in the house, and have a good meal, I still have something to tell you - what are you guys doing, why don't you hurry up and order some dishes!"

Qi Feng originally wanted to lure his sister-in-law into the gang with half-frightened and half-deceived ways, so as to have more helpers.Now I feel that my wish has been fulfilled, and I just need to tell the truth later, so I don't worry about my sister-in-law's gratitude.

Hmph, she said earlier that there is no one in the world who does not love money.Compared with being a farmer with a sweat smashed into eight petals under the sun, the sister-in-law will definitely choose to make a living that is more convenient and decent, and earns more money quickly.

Qi Feng was very proud of himself, he never imagined that the closer the person was, the more he would know how to attack Qicun after the enmity.The sister-in-law who had been honest for half her life told a lie one day without even blinking her eyes.