The girl's hands had frostbite injuries and a thick layer of calluses, and her red fingertips were trembling.

The red cheeks that were frozen looked very cold, and there were some red whip marks on the arms. They looked like they had been there for a long time, but there were new scars on the other arm.

"Why is it so slow for you to get to the water? Come back quickly to coax your brother!"

The dissatisfied voice of the woman in the house came out. When the girl heard the voice, her body trembled obviously, she shrank back and ran non-stop towards the house.

"Wait!"

Xu Miaomiao called the girl to a stop, her thin figure looked at Xu Miaomiao timidly and tilted her head in confusion without saying a word.

Realizing that she was being abrupt, Xu Miaomiao immediately explained: "I want to buy some fish."

"Today, there are no fish today."

"It doesn't matter." Xu Miaomiao explained: "I made a lot of reservations, and it will be the same if I come back tomorrow."

"Uh-huh."

The girl nodded slightly, and just as she was about to go in, she saw a woman coming out of the house.

The thick cotton coat protects the woman very well, and the round body forms a clear contrast with the girl. She doesn't look like she comes from the same family at all.

Seeing the girl, the woman picked up the wooden stick on the side and hit it hard: "I asked you to pour some water. What are you writing on? I can't stop you, can I?"

Xu Miaomiao saw with her own eyes that the stick hit the girl hard, but the girl still remained silent.

"Wait!"

Xu Miaomiao immediately spoke.

When the woman heard the voice, she saw Xu Miaomiao frowning and looking at Xu Miaomiao with dissatisfaction: "Who are you?"

Xu Miaomiao cupped her hands and saluted the woman in front of her: "Madam, I'm new here next door. I came here today to order some fish from you."

"Oh?" When she heard that there was some business, the woman raised her eyebrows and looked at Xu Miaomiao: "How much do you want to order?"

"Fifty items."

Xu Miaomiao slowly said that it was necessary to prepare some instant dried fish when opening a new store, so it would be better to buy them all here at once.

When she heard that she wanted to buy fifty pieces, the woman's eyes lit up and she threw the wooden stick aside: "Fifty pieces!"

The woman put away her surprised expression and said seriously: "Even if you want to order fifty pieces, I won't give you a discount."

"It doesn't matter." Xu Miaomiao waved his hand indifferently, took out some banknotes from his sleeve and handed them to the woman: "Here is the deposit. I will come to get the fish tomorrow, okay?"

Staring at the banknote in Xu Miaomiao's hand, the woman was immediately attracted and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay."

Xu Miaomiao looked at the girl aside before getting ready to go in. It would take two more days of observation before he could draw a conclusion.

With this matter in mind, Xu Miaomiao couldn't sleep well at night, so he went to the fish farm early the next morning to have a look.

Because the fish shop was not open in the past two days, there were unexpectedly many things to pack today. I only saw the busy figure of a little girl, playing with the fish frame in front of her.

"Little girl, do you still remember me?

Xu Miaomiao looked at the small figure in front of her and asked.

The girl's eyes were dim and dull. She carried the huge fish frame effortlessly on her back and seemed accustomed to it.

Seeing that it was Xu Miaomiao, the girl nodded hesitantly and pointed to the fish frame next to her: "This is all for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the woman next to him stepped forward first and pushed the girl casually.

She didn't seem to have much strength, but the girl walked straight back and fell heavily to the ground.

Xu Miaomiao felt suffocated for a moment.

But the woman in front of him pretended not to see it: "Ms. Xu, you are here. I have already prepared the fish for you."

Xu Miaomiao's mind was not here, so she could only give a perfunctory hum, looked at the woman and said: "There are so many fish, and I don't have enough Xiaosi. Can you ask this little girl to come with me and help me."

"Of course, no problem." The woman pushed the girl behind her, and the girl staggered forward: "Hurry up and fuck me properly."

The girl nodded slightly and lifted the fish frame.

After settling the remaining balance, Xu Miaomiao looked at the thin voice and said, "Come here first."

Because Xu Miaomiao was a big customer, even women had to treat her with respect, so the girl naturally hurried to Xu Miaomiao.

Pulling the girl's arm and getting into the carriage together, Xu Miaomiao felt sad for a long time. She had known that this child was thin, but she didn't expect to be so thin.

"Madam, what are you doing?"

The girl tilted her head and looked at Xu Miaomiao with some confusion.

Xu Miaomiao lifted up the sleeves on her arms without saying a word, and all she saw were bruises and red marks.

Looking at the girl's chest, there were still traces of burns.

"Did they fight?"

Xu Miaomiao spoke with mist filling her eyes.

The girl didn't say anything, she just covered up the red marks on her body.

Xu Miaomiao felt distressed and took out the plaster from the space and applied it on the girl's arm: "You have a younger brother?"

"Yeah." The girl nodded slowly.

Xu Miaomiao knew in her heart that most of this family favored sons over daughters, but they wouldn't torture their children like this.

Xu Miaomiao quickly finished moving the fish she bought, and when she saw the empty place outside, the girl's eyes became a little gloomy.

Xu Miaomiao accurately captured the emotions in her eyes, showing nostalgia and fear clearly: "If you need my help..."

Before he finished speaking, the girl's family jumped out of the carriage and prepared to leave.

"Why did you come back? I thought you wanted to run away!"

There was a sound not far away, and when I looked over, I saw a woman hitting the child hard with a stick.

Seeing this, Xu Miaomiao was frightened.

"stop!"

Finally unable to bear it any longer, Xu Miaomiao spoke.

Seeing Xu Miaomiao, the woman quickly changed her clothes and said, "Ms. Xu, I am educating the child. If she disobeys, she will be beaten."

After finishing speaking, I saw a six or seven-year-old boy coming out of the room, imitating the woman's behavior and hitting the girl with a wooden stick.

But the woman did not stop him. Instead, she looked at this scene and smiled: "My son is awesome, he is so strong."

Xu Miaomiao kept silent. She had long heard that boys were favored here, but she never thought how serious it would be.

"This lady, we are all your children, how can we favor one over the other?" Xu Miaomiao said while looking at the person in front of her.

Hearing Xu Miaomiao speak, the woman frowned dissatisfied: "It's none of your business if I educate the child. Sooner or later, this daughter will get married so that her brother can provide money for his wife. Isn't that what it should be."

The man on the side also spoke. He seemed to be the girl's father: "Yes, it's just a girl. Madam Xu, please leave her alone."

Xu Miaomiao frowned and couldn't let go for a long time: "Then we can't beat and scold like this."

The woman seemed to have lost her patience and looked at Xu Miaomiao dissatisfied: "Why don't you buy her?"
Chapter completed!