Chapter 1645: Chapter 1646: Fate 589
Next door, after listening to the woman, An Ning had a deeply thoughtful look on her face.
No wonder—she’d always felt that the way this mother and son looked at her was a bit off.
If things were really as that woman had just said, then it could be explained.
An Ning thought it over briefly, then made up her mind.
If what that woman said was true, then that Widow Wang and her son would probably make a move on her tonight.
So she had to leave early, while she still could.
During the time it took to eat, maybe because Widow Wang had deliberately let things slip, An Ning also learned that this village sat in a hollow in the mountains; if she wanted to get out, she had to go to the left, cross two mountain ridges, and then she’d reach the official road.
Maybe it was precisely because life in the mountains was so rough and conditions so bad that girls from outside were unwilling to marry into the mountains; so, in most households, they bought wives to carry on the family line.
In this era, buying and selling people was indeed legal, but when she thought of how many women had been trafficked into these deep mountains, she still felt it was monstrous beyond belief.
This was just a temporary stopover, and she had nothing much to prepare, so as long as she opened the door, she could leave immediately.
Only, just as An Ning opened the door and hadn’t taken more than a few steps, she heard Widow Wang’s voice from over there: "Little girl, where are you going?"
An Ning turned back calmly and lied without missing a beat: "Widow Wang, my stomach hurts and I need the toilet. You just came out at the right time—hurry and tell me where your toilet is, my belly’s killing me."
"Oh, so you’re just going to the toilet." Widow Wang let out a breath; she’d thought this girl had noticed something and wanted to run.
"Yeah, I can’t hold it anymore. Where’s your toilet?" An Ning clutched her stomach and pressed her again.
Widow Wang pointed to the corner next to the room. "Over there. It’s dark—be careful~"
Well, it was the dead of night in the mountains; even if this girl had noticed something, she probably wouldn’t dare run.
Otherwise, if she ran up into the mountains, she’d probably end up as wolf food.
"Got it, thank you, Widow Wang." An Ning said, then turned and ran toward the toilet.
Widow Wang went into the house, and the Simpleton urged her, "Ma, can I go to the bridal chamber now?"
"You stinking brat, what’re you so anxious for? That girl isn’t asleep yet. You have to wait till the dead of night when she’s asleep, then you go over..."
By now, it was deep into the night.
A bunch of old bachelors in the village were all gathered together, all sighing that the fool’s luck was way too good.
Sitting at home doing nothing, and a wife had come knocking on his door on her own, and he didn’t even have to spend a single tael.
Unlike them—half a leg already in the grave, and in this lifetime they still hadn’t tasted what a woman was like.
Who knew if they’d ever get the chance.
"By the way, that old hag Widow Wang is a sly one—no way she’ll let that little girl get through tonight in one piece. Why don’t we quietly... Even if we don’t get to eat the meat, at least we can drink some meat soup..."
"Tsk tsk... I heard someone say that girl’s pink and tender, with a pretty little face, way more exciting than Widow Li at the village entrance. If only I had that kind of luck..."
"That might not be impossible!" One of the men said with a sleazy grin. "I’ve already saved up some Silver; it’s not enough to buy a woman outright, but that fool’s family is having a hard time. Tomorrow I’ll go talk to Widow Wang, have her sell that little girl to me for a few years first so she can give me a son..."
