"Thank you!" This was Liu Xiao'e's second thank you.

From this point alone, we can see that there is a huge difference between her and Cao Zhong.

A well-educated and polite person.

One appears to be loyal, but is actually rough-tempered.

Liu Xiao'e was very cautious. She held her breath and listened to the movement from outside. She didn't take a breath until she was sure that she couldn't hear the footsteps in the corridor.

No sound from outside can be heard inside. In the same way, as long as the volume of speech is controlled, nothing can be heard outside.

"Since you have talked with Liao Yan, she should have told you that I was married once before Cao Zhong." She spoke softly.

Hu Pingtao nodded: "Liao Yan said that your first husband was much older than you."

He didn't use the word "ex-husband."

According to the registered residence addresses on Cao Zhong and Liu Xiao'e's ID cards, the branch has requested the local public security organs to assist in the investigation. The relevant information will be transmitted soon, so every word Liu Xiao'e said can be verified.

There is still a difference between "ex-husband" and "first husband".

Liu Xiao'e obviously didn't realize the underlying meaning of Hu Pingtao's question. She nodded, and a trace of undisguised disgust appeared on her face: "That marriage was arranged with the help of my family, and I don't like that person...a little bit."

My son doesn’t like it either.”

Hu Pingtao asked: "You initiated the divorce later?"

Liu Xiao'e still looked sad: "Don't say it's a divorce, I didn't want to marry him at all. But I was still young at that time, and my arms couldn't twist my thighs. My father had the final say in everything at home. I cried and made trouble.

I even thought about getting a rope and hanging myself. But my dad just tied me up and sent me directly to that man’s house for the sake of the bride price.”

When Ding Jian heard this, he raised his head and looked surprised.

When Hu Pingtao heard about this from Liao Yan before, he guessed that Liu Xiao'e would definitely resist. But he never expected that Liu Xiao'e's father would use such strong methods to deal with his daughter.

"What happened next?" he asked calmly.

A sad smile flashed across Liu Xiao'e's face: "He took off my clothes and tied my hands with wires. I was pressed by him, and the first day passed like this... The next day, he continued to tease me,

They beat me with bamboo sticks and stuffed me with corn-wrapped sticks... My lower body hurt so much that it was covered in blood."

Hu Pingtao frowned: "Why didn't you call the police?"

Liu Xiao'e's eyes were dull: "He closed the door and didn't let me wear clothes, so I was naked. He did various housework every day and had to feed pigs and cows. Usually when he went to work in the fields, he would lock the door from the outside. A total of three

The locks, two were iron and one was soft, like a chain. He hid all my clothes, and later even hid his. I had no clothes to wear, so I couldn’t run away even if I wanted to.

way."

"After a long time, I can't make any trouble anymore."

"As for calling the police... no one in the village takes care of this kind of thing. There is only a police station in the town, and we have to walk more than ten miles of mountain roads. After I got married, my father and my husband have been guarding me, fearing that I would run away, and staring at me with all the eyes.

.”

"My dad even gave me some advice as a man, saying that he would break one of my legs. On the one hand, it was to teach me a lesson. On the other hand, I couldn't go anywhere because I was lame. I could only stay at home and be honest.

He becomes his wife."

Hearing this, Ding Jian couldn't help it anymore: "So cruel? Are you sure it's your father who said this, not your enemy?"

Liu Xiao'e raised her hand to wipe her tears: "You don't understand, in my father's eyes, only money is the most important. He has to marry me off in exchange for the bride price, and then use the money to buy wives for my two brothers. My father has always

They said that my marriage was cheap, with a bride price of 30,000 yuan, and my family would have to add a lot of money to hire a matchmaker."

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Hu Pingtao asked: "Are you afraid of being beaten, so you were forced to accept it?"

"There's nothing I can do if I don't accept it!" Liu Xiao'e sighed: "Liao Yan should have told you that I liked a man from the supply and marketing cooperative, right? I did have feelings for him at the time, but it was definitely not the so-called love. I just wanted to

I borrowed his hand to leave home. After all, his family is powerful. If I marry him, I can suppress my father. But I didn't expect that he... would be so scared..."

Hu Pingtao frowned slightly and changed the question: "Since your first husband controlled you very strictly, how did you separate from him?"

Liu Xiao'e replied: "He is dead."

Before Hu Pingtao could ask, Liu Xiao'e continued: "I got pregnant less than two months after I got married. In fact, I don't like the child in my belly at all, but I can't help it! He used to be an old bachelor. For

He only saved that money by asking for a wife. That person of his... I'm not saying bad things about people behind their backs, he is really perverted."

"He likes women's things, and he has a lot of garbage hidden in his house. I...well, it's time like this anyway, and I'm not afraid of your jokes. Women in the village didn't like to use sanitary napkins before. When they have their menstruation, they pay attention to it.

Some people use riding belts, while others who are not particular just use straw paper with a layer of plant ash on top."

"He hid several riding belts in the cabinet, all of which were used and unwashed. They were dirty and smelly. I didn't know it at first, but later I found out that he often opened the cabinet and rummaged through things secretly behind my back. I was very worried.

I was curious and thought it might be the treasure he was hiding, or maybe it was money. Once, I secretly opened it while he was not at home and took a look... It almost made me sick to death, and I vomited it out on the spot."

"Can you imagine that he, an old man in his fifties, actually knows more about women than I do. When I was pregnant, I didn't even feel anything, but he discovered it."

The more Ding Jian listened, the more surprised he became: "No! He's a man, how can he be more sensitive than you?"

Liu Xiao'e explained with a wry smile: "From the day we got married, he has been calculating the time for my menstruation. In that regard... his needs are very strong. Later I learned that he dreams of having a son to carry on the family line. So I second

I didn't get my period on time for three months, and his first reaction was that I was pregnant. So he took me to the health center in the countryside for a check-up, and it turned out that it was true."

Hu Pingtao asked noncommittally: "What happened next?"

Liu Xiao'e said: "Later...I accepted my fate."

"One thing I have to say is that although he is a rough-tempered person, his attitude suddenly changed after he found out I was pregnant. He is always friendly, caring and considerate. He buys meat every now and then and cooks it for me, and even uses the chickens that lay eggs at home.

I killed several stews one after another. Knowing that I like to eat sour food, I ran to town every now and then to buy oranges."

Hu Pingtao said: "It seems like he treats you well!"

Liu Xiao'e lowered her head and looked at the white sheet in front of her: "He is the first person who is truly nice to me...Really, not even my parents have treated me like this."

"As long as I can remember, my family has been very poor. Although the family raised pigs, they had to be sold for money during the New Year. Seeds, fertilizers, and pesticides all cost money. When they come and go, the pigs that are killed during the New Year are eaten at most.

Some pig blood and some water, and it’s not necessarily my turn.”

Hu Pingtao nodded sympathetically: "It's the same in the village where boys are favored over girls."

Liu Xiao'e sighed: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. In those years... I only really started to eat meat after marrying him. I don't mean the occasional meaty kind, but large pieces of braised pork, sliced ​​and steamed."

Cured meat, and pork liver and pork kidneys.”

"There are also chickens... In the past, every time I killed a chicken at home, I would just drink some soup. Once, I fished out a small piece of chicken from the bottom of the soup pot. That was the first time I ate it. It was good.

The taste, I can’t forget it until now.”

"When I was in junior high school, I was sometimes hungry, so I thought that when I had money, I would buy two chickens at a time and eat enough."

"Although he is old and ugly, he is really good to me. Every time he kills a chicken, he puts a whole pot in front of me, and he just tears off two chicken legs and puts them in my bowl."

"The first time he did this, it scared me. Because I heard that the prisoner had to give him a good meal the day before he shot him. I thought about how he beat me like that when I first got married.

, I thought he was going to kill me, so he deliberately stewed chicken for me to eat... I was so scared that I didn't dare to move. He also felt strange when he looked at it. Later, he figured out what was going on, and both of us felt that

It’s quite embarrassing, but also quite funny.”

"He said that as long as I live a good life with him, he will never lay a finger on me again."

Hearing this, Hu Pingtao asked doubtfully: "Do you really think so?"

What I learned from Liao Yan before was very different from what Liu Xiaoe said now. It was difficult for Hu Pingtao to judge whether this was Liu Xiaoe's true thought?

Liu Xiao'e flattened her left hand holding the needle, smiled weakly, and sighed: "What can I do even if I don't want to? When I graduated from junior high school, I dreamed of going to college. I always put the phrase "knowledge changes destiny"

Take this sentence as a motto. In that home, I really spent the whole day

I can’t stay any longer. My parents only care about money. If I were a boy, that would be fine. They would more or less satisfy my requirement to continue going to school and even let me go out to work. But I am a woman... I am a woman.

!From the day I was born, I was destined to marry and ask for a bride price."

"The reason why I fell in love with the man who works in the supply and marketing cooperative is because I wanted to use his power to change everything. If I didn't have no other choice, I wouldn't take the initiative to join him."

"I also want a reputation! Think about it, for a woman who has had that kind of relationship with a man at a young age, her reputation will be completely ruined if word spreads. Besides, my situation is different from others. I...I really

There’s no way!”

Hu Pingtao's attitude was very calm, and he was not affected by Liu Xiao'e's emotions at all: "Liao Yan said, you want to leave your hometown to work, is it to save money for plastic surgery?"

"Yes." Liu Xiao'e raised her head and admitted unabashedly: "Actually, when I was in school... when I was in junior high school, my head teacher told me that facial features can be changed. Of course, there may be sequelae of surgery, even if

Even if you do it, it may not be effective. But no matter what, this is one of the ways to change my destiny."

Hu Pingtao sighed secretly in his heart, but did not show it on his face: "Plastic surgery costs a lot of money. The specific charges are based on the surgical items. In a situation like yours, I conservatively estimate that it will cost at least 100,000 to 150,000.

"

Liu Xiao'e said calmly: "I was too naive at that time. No matter how much money I had, it was not a problem at all. As long as I could endure hardship, I would dare to work hard. Even if it was one million, I would make myself change."

It must be beautiful.”

She took a deep breath, and the strong emotional fluctuations affected her logical thinking. Liu Xiao'e stared at Hu Pingtao with red and swollen eyes: "Can you understand the mood I felt at that time?"

"Yes!" Hu Pingtao answered directly.

"I don't believe it!" Liu Xiao'e shook her head: "You will never understand the feeling of being looked at in a different way in the village. Just because I am a woman, I have no share in everything in the family. My two

My brother doesn't do any serious work every day, he is lazy and wanders around the village all day long, but my parents
To be continued...