The village gave us large pieces mutton no appetite when returned home.
So this is how it was.
So Mother participated "goods trafficking."
My raised his hand slap me at dining table: are you making that face for? If you won't eat, get out..."
I suddenly dodged lifted Mother's clothes.
Under their suspicious gazes, placed hand belly.
"Mother, me little brother."
5
To them, joy came too suddenly.
After understanding words, became ecstatic. He immediately put down his chopsticks, carried mother back their room, saying he would make me warm little brother.
I sat at dining table, not eating single bite.
My mother...
You didn't know.
What sent over never any blessed child, crimes they committed...
Every life sent out would be repaid with blood entire clan!
This retribution, thicker than blood, than time, exists every moment.
Soon, first village began show.
That screams came from direction village house.
"Something's wrong!"
...
When arrived at village his lying bamboo bed.
The village urgently pulled me: "Zhaojun, quickly see what's wrong! vomiting diarrhea week!"
I shocked: Why didn't you tell me sooner?"
The village scratched his guiltily: it normal women vomit not eat few days during pregnancy? thought she being delicate at first..."
Looking closer, slap marks village wife's face.
Her sunken, skin sallow, cracked, rapid.
These dehydration from diarrhea.
The village medicine would harm child, forcing his endure week!
I shook bit finger: "Find me thin paper."
I talisman with blood.
After drying, red characters white paper particularly striking.
I handed it village chief: "Qilin blood helps pregnancy. Have stick it belly sunbathe days, then talisman."
The rest just rehydration with saltwater.
I stayed at village house hours.
After drinking bowls keeping talisman morning, baby regained strength drink millet porridge.
The village grinned from ear: "It has be you, Zhaojun!"
I smiled modestly: "Your son is powerful!"
I wasn't lying.
These indeed formidable children.
The village some fortune.
The even more so.
After settling back bed, pulled village aside with troubled expression.
"There are things I'm not sure about..."
I gravely: "But you must be prepared. Such dangers may recur..."
Seeing village smile freeze, lowered it happens again, need to..."
6
Time Soon mother showed pregnancy symptoms. My got test strip - lines.
But their joy didn't last.
Because mother ill.
This time talisman failed.
No what we tried, Mother eat or sleep, wasting away days.
Father anxiously paced an ant hot pan, his precious beating me times.
I cowered is way... told village chief, he won't agree..."
Without asking details, stormed chief, then returned defeated, me find another solution.
But truly none.
Until village relapsed.
7
The village came at midnight.
This time, his vomiting blood.
People panic when disaster strikes themselves.
Especially when he saw mother's half-dead state.
My prediction come true.
The village smashed fist table: "Sins! Sins!"
He grabbed shoulders: "Zhaojun, as you said!"
My parents watched eagerly.
I nodded: "Then please have Uncle Li pause supply chain first."
The immediately called "supplier" Granny transportation drivers.
"Granny Huang? It's Old Li! How much stock you have... batch?"
"Send normally. After that... are watching. Lay arrange tickets year's fees... Settled!"
"Driver Wu..."
Hearing his arrangements, lifted from heart.
No more chances.
The would be village's last.
No more students would fall here.
I promise.
But crucial task remained.
The announced loudspeakers:
All families who "used up must them disposal.
In plain terms...
Many trafficked girls died mysteriously, buried hastily or left exposed.
Now they must bodies proper burial, followed by ritual cleanse their sins.
I this could ensure sons mother wife.
