northernbook Chapter 237 Can I report it?
Chapter 237 Can I report it?
Thinking of what happened at home, Ye Yi couldn't help crying again.
Lin Qingyan silently took out a tissue and handed it to her. Ye Yi wiped her tears and snot while whispering.
"When I got home, no one asked me how I was doing in the countryside or if I was tired from the bus ride. My mother kept asking me where I got the money and how I could afford the bus ticket.
I told them that a friend lent me money to buy the ticket and I had to pay it back when I got back. Then she scolded me and said that I could have sent the money back to my brother to buy a piece of meat instead of the money for the train fare.
Fortunately, I listened to you and did not take all the money back, but I still took a few dozen dollars with me.
When I got back, they searched my bag and all the money I had on me, and my mother took the clothes I brought back and gave them to my brother to wear."
Ye Yi paused here. She couldn't understand her parents at all. She was also their child.
Before her younger brother was born, they also supported her to go to school, otherwise she would not have been able to finish high school. But everything changed after her younger brother was born.
"People have a lot of connections. Some have deep connections, some have shallow connections. Your connection with them may be shallow, so don't be sad."
Lin Qingyan now regrets letting Ye Yi go back, otherwise she wouldn't have encountered all this, but there are some things that you can only make a decision about after experiencing them yourself.
Ye Yi calmed down and said softly to Lin Qingyan:
"They value their younger brother, and I don't blame them. My younger sister is 15 years old this year, but she looks no taller than a -year-old, thin and small.
She had no sense of existence at home. Her purpose of existence was to beat her brother when he was unhappy, and to lie on the ground for him to ride on when he was happy.
I saw this scene when I got home. I questioned my mother, and she slapped me in the face outside the gate in front of the neighbors.
When I got home, I saw her rummaging through my bag and taking all the money from it. I asked her to leave some for me to pay for the trip back home.
She ignored me and even snatched my hat and scarf. When I refused, my father kicked me in the door. "
Lin Qingyan's face changed, and she quickly reached out to grab Ye Yi, "Did they hit you? Where did they hit you?"
Looking at her friend's concerned eyes, Ye Yi's heart, which had been cold these days, slowly warmed up. A person who was not related to her by blood treated her much better than her biological parents.
"It's okay, I'm fine now. After they beat me up, they left. I had time to take a closer look at my little sister. She was covered in bruises.
It was at this time that my younger sister told me that at home, my younger brother would beat her when he was unhappy, and my parents would just ignore it. Sometimes, even when my mother was unhappy, she would beat and scold her directly.
At home, my younger brother eats fine grains, my parents eat dry coarse grains, and my younger sister can only drink some liquid food every day. She said that all the money in the family was used to buy fine grains for my younger brother, and the remaining money for my parents to work also had to eat dry food, otherwise they would not have the strength. "
The more Ye Yi thought about it, the sadder she became. When did their family become like this?
Lin Qingyan helped Ye Yi wipe the tears from her face, poured some water into the basin, wrung out the towel and handed it to her.
Ye Yi took it, washed her face, sat quietly for a while, and continued to narrate: "On the first night at home, I slept with my little sister, and I knew what kind of life she lived every day.
When my little sister was young, she loved to laugh. She would always call me "Second sister" and follow me. But after just a few years, she has become like this.
I really don't want her to become another me, Qingyan. I want to bring her out, but I don't know how. At that moment, I felt stupid. I have never felt stupid so directly before. I couldn't think of a good solution. "
"Let's find a solution together. Don't worry, let's find a solution together." Lin Qingyan reached out and patted her shoulder.
"I had planned to come back the next day, but when I saw the way my sister looked at me, I wondered if I could go to the Women's Federation for help.
Before I went to the Women's Federation, my younger sister heard my parents' conversation, saying that I had grown up to be stubborn and uncontrollable, and that they should marry me off early.
I didn't take it too seriously at first, thinking that I would only be at home for a few days and would be back after the Chinese New Year. Who would have thought that in just a few days, they would start planning to marry me off.
It was my eldest sister who secretly came back to tell me that she couldn't stand the atmosphere at home and married herself off before the New Year. My eldest sister secretly told me,
The man my parents found for me was a 40-year-old man whose two wives had died. The man was about the same age as my parents. Legend has it that he beat both of his wives to death.
My parents accepted 300 yuan in betrothal gifts from his family and sold me there. My eldest sister told me to run away quickly, as far away as possible, and never go back. My household registration is now in Xishui Village, and I can’t go anywhere else at will, so I had to come back.”
Ye Yi felt a little scared when she thought of this.
"Qingyan, do you think my younger sister will be in trouble after I escape? My elder sister is already married, and my parents don't know that she was the one who informed on us, so they shouldn't make things too difficult for her.
I am very worried about my younger sister now. I am a little afraid that if my parents can’t find me and are unwilling to pay the money back to that man, will they marry my younger sister off? "
Lin Qingyan didn't know Ye Yi's parents, but from her words, it was hard to believe that they would consider their youngest daughter's feelings.
Ye Yi looked at the silent Lin Qingyan and tears fell again.
"Qingyan, what should I do? Help me think of a solution. My little sister is only 15 years old. I can't hurt her."
Ye Yi thought of her younger sister's frail body and the legendary man who beat his two wives to death, and her whole body trembled.
"Do you know the phone number of the street near your home?" Lin Qingyan thought for a while and asked Ye Yi.
"I know! I wanted to go to the Women's Federation for help, but I didn't have the chance. So when my parents were not around, I quietly asked the neighbors, and they told me the Women's Federation's phone number."
"Then we will call them tomorrow and report your parents for trafficking children. We will ask the Women's Federation to intervene. We are far away from you now, so we can't go over to help.
Then we can only use other forces. The country is now very strict on arranged marriages and human trafficking. Your younger sister is not yet an adult. Once the facts are confirmed, your parents may be punished. You should think about what to do. "
Lin Qingyan analyzed the matter to her and let her decide whether to report her parents so as to avoid regret in the future.
Ye Yi smiled bitterly and made the phone call to report without any hesitation.
"As long as they don't marry my little sister off, it doesn't constitute a crime. If they really sold my little sister, then don't blame me for reporting them."
Ye Yi found the backbone, and after the two of them carefully discussed what to say on the phone, Ye Yi returned to her room.
It was already completely dark. Lin Qingyan looked at the time. It was already 8 o'clock. She didn't know whether the teachers in the cowshed had gone to bed or not.
They should be able to calculate the time of her return, so Lin Qingyan decided to go over there so as not to worry the teachers.
When Lin Qingyan arrived at the cowshed, she saw that the lights were still on inside and guessed that they were waiting for her.
"Teacher, I'm back!" Lin Qingyan brought over the specialties she bought at home.
When Lu Shichang opened the door and saw her, his eyes softened and he let her in.
"Qingyan, you're finally back." Tian Bochuan pushed through the crowd and walked forward.
Lin Qingyan heard too much about you finally coming back today, but she didn't feel annoyed. Instead, she felt warm in her heart. She felt that she was needed. Now she looked at the people in the room with a sincere and bright smile.
"Yes, I'm back!"
"Qingyan, are you tired on the way back?"
"Girl, have you finished the homework assigned to you?"
"It's good that Qingyan is back. It makes us feel more at ease now that she's back."
"Girl, did you bring anything delicious?"
"Girl, what are the customs for celebrating the New Year in your home?"
"Is your home far away? How long did the car ride take?"
Several people were very happy to see Lin Qingyan, and they talked at once. Lin Qingyan was surrounded there, responding with a smile.
"Okay, it's too late today. You guys should wait until she has rested before doing the test. Qingyan, you should go back first. You must be tired after sitting in the car for several days. Go back and rest first, and come back tomorrow to take their test."
Lu Shichang interrupted their heated discussion. Several people looked at Lin Qingyan and could see that she was exhausted, so they let her go.
Lin Qingyan then had the opportunity to hand them the things in her hand, "Teacher, these are our family's specialties. My mother asked me to bring them here for you to taste."
The few people took it without hesitation and let her go back.
Lin Qingyan was pushed out of the cowshed. Lu Shichang sent her out of the cowshed and then asked her:
"Have you contacted Yizhou these days?"
Thinking of Gu Yizhou, Lin Qingyan smiled, "I just came back and haven't received his letter yet."
"You didn't talk on the phone?"
Phone call? Lu Shichang's question made Lin Qingyan stunned.