Bang...
Chen Daming felt as if he had been heavily thrown to the ground.
He opened his eyes and found himself lying on the ground, surrounded by five or six children about his age.
Clang... The sound of an iron chain rang out.
Chen Daming looked in the direction of the sound.
A plain-looking man with sinister eyes held a chain in his hand, standing outside the wooden barred door, wrapping the chain around several times to lock it.
The man noticed Chen Daming's gaze and glared fiercely at him.
After noticing Da Ming's vacant gaze, he let out a surprised sound, "Why is he an idiot?"
Hiss... didn't look closely when we caught him.
The man pondered for a moment, then shrugged it off, turning his head to shout, "Acupuncture their mute points every four hours."
Make sure to give them some water, don't let them die. Steward Huang doesn't want dead people.
Got it... hiccup...
In the room, a slovenly man was sprawled on the table, holding a chicken bone in his hand. Four or five wine jars were placed beside him. His face was flushed with drink, and his mouth was greasy from eating.
The man with sinister eyes couldn't help but cover his nose, looking at the slovenly man with contempt.
These children relieve themselves in the room, and he found it hard to imagine someone eating while smelling this odor.
He didn't linger any longer, pushing the door open and leaving.
Only a group of children and the slovenly man remained in the room, separated by a wooden barred door in the middle.
Chen Daming stood up and saw a little boy in a yellow short shirt beside him.
The little boy's mouth was open, but he couldn't make a sound.
The only sound in the room was the slovenly man sucking on chicken bones.
From time to time, the man would pick up a wine jar, drink heartily, and let out sounds of comfortable sighs.
Chen Daming stood rooted to the spot, staring blankly, when he suddenly remembered the item he was holding for his father.
He lowered his head to look. It was a pink round fan.
Seeing the round fan was still in his hand, Da Ming's face showed joy, and he quickly stuffed the fan into his embrace.
After stuffing it into his embrace, Da Ming patted it through his clothes and let out a satisfied, idiotic chuckle.
Father said about this item, we'll talk about it when we have money.
When I give it to Father later, he will definitely be very happy.
Da Ming's thoughts were simple. He looked around, found a spot by the wall to sit down, stared blankly at the ground in a daze, waiting for his father to pick him up and take him home.
He didn't notice that a little girl in a blue dress, whose face was covered in mud, huddled in the corner, had been watching him for a long time.
Xiao Lian withdrew her scrutinizing gaze from the two newcomers, her eyes dimming considerably.
She buried her little face, covered in mud, into her knees, her heart like dead ashes.
She would probably be sold to a brothel, wouldn't she?
Thinking of this outcome, Xiao Lian couldn't help but tremble, her hands and feet turning cold.
A sense of powerless sorrow arose in her heart.
Mother, if I am really sold to a brothel, I will just have to go down and keep you company...
Xiao Lian clenched her hands tightly, gripping her dress. Blue veins surfaced on her fair little hands, her heart filled with resolve.
A group of children sat on the ground with teary eyes, their eyes red and swollen. Some went to pat the wooden bars, but as soon as their hands touched the bars, a chicken bone flew over.
It accurately hit the children's fingers, making them cry instantly from the pain.
After a few times, no one dared to touch the wooden bars again.
The group of children couldn't even cry out loud, so they just sat on the ground, wiping away their tears.
Soon.
The slovenly man finished a jar of wine, looked at the locked-up children with bleary, drunken eyes, and let out a yawn.
He staggered to the side of the bed, flopped onto it, and fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly.
Seeing this scene, a spark of inspiration flashed in Xiao Lian's eyes.
Good opportunity!
If she could get the key, she could get out.
Her bright eyes scanned the room a few times, but then the light of hope in her eyes was extinguished.
The key was hanging on the man's waist, completely out of reach.
Xiao Lian bit her lip unwillingly, her eyes dimming.
Most of the other children in the room had cried themselves to sleep by now, their eyes red and swollen.
Only Chen Daming kept staring blankly at the ground.
Suddenly, he stood up and walked towards the wooden prison door, hitting it hard a few times.
The clanging sound of iron chains colliding echoed in the room.
The few children who heard the noise were all startled awake. Seeing that they were still in the room, they each began to cry silently again.
The drunk man was snoring loudly and didn't hear the sound of the chains colliding at all.
An anxious look appeared on Da Ming's simple and foolish face as he patted the wooden bars one by one.
Why hasn't Father come to pick him up yet?
A terrible outcome suddenly occurred to Da Ming: could it be that Father didn't want him anymore?
Thinking of this, Da Ming's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
The strength in his hands increased, hitting harder and harder. His mouth was wide open, wanting to call for Father, but he couldn't make a sound.
Xiao Lian, who had been keeping her head down beside him, was attracted by the noise Da Ming was making.
She raised her head and looked at Da Ming with a look of astonishment.
She saw that every time Da Ming hit the wooden bars, they would tremble twice.
This idiot has such great strength...
Xiao Lian thought to herself.
After taking a look, she lowered her head again, thinking about whether there was any way to get out.
Seeing that no one was letting him out, Chen Daming became completely anxious.
He grabbed the wood of the barred door and shook it with all his might.
The wooden barred door shook, but it remained sturdy.
Da Ming's eyes grew redder and redder, as if they could bleed. He was breathing heavily, then suddenly took a few steps back and crashed hard into the barred door.
With a "bang".
The slovenly man who had fallen asleep on the bed frowned, turned over, and continued sleeping.
The loud noise attracted the children's attention, and they all raised their heads to watch the idiot crash into the door.
Xiao Lian also raised her head, her eyes dim.
Suddenly, she noticed that one of the wooden bars was actually deformed!
How is that possible!
Xiao Lian's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
She looked at Chen Daming.
This idiot clearly looks younger than herself, so why is he so strong?
Da Ming was breathing heavily, his eyes wide and bloodshot, crashing back and forth several times.
One of the wooden bars became increasingly bent under the children's shocked gaze.
Finally.
Crack... A crisp sound.
The wooden bar, as thick as a bowl, snapped in half. Da Ming crashed forward headfirst and fell onto the ground.
The other children all looked at the wooden bar that Da Ming had crashed through with shocked expressions, their faces full of disbelief.
Xiao Lian was stunned for a few seconds, then was the first to react. A look of pleasant surprise appeared on her face.
A wooden bar as thick as a bowl was actually crashed through by this idiot.
Great, a good opportunity, we can escape!
The gap between the barred doors wasn't large, but after Da Ming crashed through one of the wooden bars, the gap was just wide enough for a child to pass through.
Xiao Lian glanced at the drunken slovenly man, saw that he was still in a deep sleep, snoring loudly, and suppressed the excitement in her heart.
She motioned for all the children to be quiet, then led them through the barred door to the other side of the room.
The children's faces showed pleasant surprise. A few were sobbing, wanting to shout, but couldn't make a sound.
Xiao Lian told all the children to be quiet. She carefully walked to the front door, pushed it open, and glanced outside.
Outside was an ordinary small courtyard, and there was no one there.
Xiao Lian breathed a sigh of relief, then waved to the children, signaling them to go out one by one.
Da Ming climbed up from the ground at this moment, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins. He also wanted to follow the children out to find Chen Ye.
A light flashed in Xiao Lian's eyes, and she pulled Da Ming.
Da Ming was startled, not understanding why this child was pulling him.
Xiao Lian pointed to the back window on the wall, signaling Da Ming to follow her that way.
Da Ming stood rooted to the spot in a foolish daze, looking at the door, then at the back window, somewhat unable to understand.
Xiao Lian pushed open the back window and saw that it led directly to the backyard, breathing a sigh of relief.
She turned her head and saw that Da Ming was still standing there foolishly, and couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
Xiao Lian pulled Da Ming towards the back window. After taking two steps, she suddenly saw several unopened jars of wine under the table.
While thinking, a cold light flashed in Xiao Lian's eyes.
She pushed Da Ming towards the back window, unsealed the wine jar, lifted it with effort, and poured all the wine into the room.
Afterwards, Xiao Lian took out a pair of flint stones from her embrace, lit the oil lamp on the table, and holding the oil lamp, intended to set the bed on fire.
Out of the corner of her eye, Xiao Lian noticed a book with a purple cover sticking out from the slovenly man's embrace. She thought for a moment, then carefully took the book out.
The book cover read "Surprise Flower Finger".
Without time to think, Xiao Lian put the book into her embrace, walked to the back window, and threw the oil lamp in her hand out.
The oil lamp landed on the bed. The oil from the lamp splattered out and was ignited by the flame.
Instantly, a flame rose from the bed.
Xiao Lian looked back and saw that Da Ming was still standing foolishly in front of the window, and couldn't help but feel annoyed.
This idiot!
She pulled Da Ming and quickly jumped out the back window.