Even though the little girl was dirty and thin, she still behaved very politely.

Anyone could see that she was already hungry, but Cai Xuefei instructed Steward Qiu to take out the food, and the little girl didn't gobble it up immediately, but said "thank you" first.

"Don't be in a hurry, just eat here." Seeing that the little girl took the food and was leaving, Cai Xuefei hurriedly said: "Otherwise, it will be cold outside, and you will eat bad stomach." ”

Meng Shaoyuan only shook his head when he heard this.

These beggars, where are they so exquisite? I'm really hungry, what can't I eat? Where does it matter if it's hot or cold?

"Back to Mrs., I'm dirty." The little girl said.

"It's okay, it's okay." Cai Xuefei didn't dislike it at all: "Listen to me, just eat here." Steward Qiu, let the cook cook a bowl of hot soup. ”

"Thank you, ma'am." The little girl ate it one bite at a time.

She doesn't talk when she eats, she doesn't eat fast, but she doesn't eat slowly. At such a speed, it is obvious that she used to eat like this in her own home, and even if she became a beggar on the street, she still maintained her original good habits.

"What's your name? What about your family? How old are you? Cai Xuefei waited until she finished eating, felt sorry for the girl in front of her, and asked in a loud voice.

"Back to Mrs. Hui's words, my surname is Xie, and my name is Hanyu, which was originally taken from Li Yu's 'Lin Hua thanked Chunhong, too hurried, helpless to come to the cold rain and late wind'." The little girl Xie Hanyu's answer clearly expressed that she had received a good family education: "I am from Zhenjiang, eleven years old this year, and my parents are ......."

As soon as the word "parents" was mentioned, Xie Hanyu, who was calm just now, suddenly turned red in his eyes, and choked up: "Last year, the Japanese occupied Zhenjiang and killed people everywhere and set fires, and both of my parents were ......."

She couldn't speak anymore, and tears flowed out of her eyes.

Meng Shaoyuan heard this, and his heart was clear.

On December 8, 1937, Zhenjiang fell, and the Japanese army slaughtered Zhenjiang on a large scale, with more than 10,000 victims and thousands of women humiliated.

It is for the "Zhenjiang tragedy".

It was only because the impact of the later "Nanjing Massacre" was too great that there were very few people who knew about the Zhenjiang Massacre.

Xie Hanyu's parents were both middle school teachers, and on the day of the fall of Zhenjiang, they took Xie Hanyu and wanted to escape, but they soon met the Japanese troops entering the city, and they hid Xie Hanyu.

When Xie Hanyu came out of the hiding place at night, she searched for her parents everywhere, but what she found was the corpses of her parents.

Xie Hanyu is very sensible, she knows that she can't afford to bury her, so she kowtowed to her parents, and took advantage of the fact that the Japanese army was burning and looting everywhere in the city, relying on her small people, and actually ran out of Zhenjiang.

She begged all the way and slowly entered Shanghai.

When Cai Xuefei heard this, tears rolled out of her eyes involuntarily, and she took Xie Hanyu's hand: "Hard-working child, since you came here, it means that we are destined, you just stay with me, and call me 'aunt' in the future, okay?" ”

If you are someone else, you can get out of trouble once, how can you not be ecstatic?

But Xie Hanyu just said: "Madame's kindness, thank you for Hanyu." It's just that Hanyu's parents died, and the ominous person didn't dare to bring unclean gas to the lady's mansion again. ”

Where to find such a sensible child.

Meng Shaoyuan sighed in his heart.

In her own time, an eleven-year-old girl was being spoiled by her parents as a pearl in her palm, but a girl of such an age here has long been very sensible.

Especially the Xie Hanyu in front of him, whose parents died, is still so strong, he would rather beg than trouble others.

Seeing that Cai Xuefei was still talking, Meng Shaoyuan preemptively said: "It's not to take you in, here, I just need a maid to be responsible for the life of my wife, and do some chores on weekdays, I see that you can read and write, and you are educated, so I want to hire you." For the first three years, I will be paid after three years. ”

The same purpose can be said in different ways, and the effect is very different.

Sure enough, Xie Hanyu hesitated slightly, and bowed deeply: "Thank you, master, and lady for your great kindness." ”

Cai Xuefei admired her husband in her heart, and simply solved this matter: "Steward Qiu, let Mother Sun take Hanyu to bathe, and then change her into new clothes." ”

"Madame, please give me half a day." Xie Hanyu said: "When I first entered Shanghai, there was an old beggar who was very kind to me and had been taking care of me all the time. ”

"Where is he?"

"We beggars have no fixed place to live, but we have recently found a temporary place to live on Liuhe Road."

"Come on, send Hanyu there."

Cai Xuefei spoke, and Xie Hanyu said again: "Madam, don't bother. He didn't like to see outsiders, and if someone went with me, he would panic. ”

Cai Xuefei was not reluctant, and asked Steward Qiu to bring two hundred yuan and handed it to Xie Hanyu to hand it over to the old beggar to repay the kindness.

Xie Hanyu took the money, knelt on the ground, and respectfully kowtowed to Cai Xuefei three times: "Madame's great kindness, toothless and unforgettable." Hanyu must come back as soon as possible, wait for Mrs. around, and dare not slack off. ”

"Get up, get up, get up."

Cai Xuefei hurriedly helped Xie Hanyu up: "Go quickly, come back quickly, I'll be waiting for you here." ”

asked Steward Qiu to send Xie Hanyu out, Cai Xuefei wiped away her tears: "She is only eleven years old, and her parents are gone, how did she survive?" ”

Meng Shaoyuan has seen too many things like this, and his heart is always tougher than Cai Xuefei: "Since the outbreak of the war, families have been broken and displaced, and the public concession is full of beggars and orphans pouring in, can you help one, and how many can you help?" ”

After speaking, he sighed: "I'll go out for a while." ”

Cai Xuefei was stunned: "Just came back, and you want to go out again?" ”

"There's still something to do, I'll be back in an hour or two."

……

Meng Shaoyuan walked into the cellar where Peng Bilan was imprisoned again.

This cellar is actually located in Meng Shaoyuan's own home, under a warehouse behind which only Meng Shao's original key is located.

No one was able to get in.

Step into the cellar and open the iron door.

Inside, a dim electric light was always on.

The prisoner must not be left alone in the dark for a long time, otherwise the prisoner will soon go crazy.

Peng Bilan was reading a book inside.

She doesn't know much words, so Meng Shao originally prepared a lot of illustrations for her.

In the same way, the prisoner must not be left without anything to do for a long time, and there must be a recreational project, otherwise her spirit will also be on the verge of collapse.

As soon as she saw Meng Shaoyuan coming in, Peng Bilan blurted out: "You...... Why are you here now? ”

More than half of the success.

I went to Xuzhou once, I didn't come for a few days, I couldn't see anyone else, Peng Bilan, who was in loneliness and despair, had begun to miss the person who could see him for a few minutes every day.

Meng Shaoyuan looked at Peng Bilan, because he hadn't seen the sun for a long time, his face became even paler.

The bread and water left for her before leaving is almost at the bottom.

Meng Shaoyuan took out the lunch box and put it down with a bottle of red wine: "Let's eat." ”

Opening the lunch box and smelling the aroma of the food inside, Peng Bilan's eyes lit up.

She greedily picked up the lunch box and desperately stuffed it into her mouth.

For so many days, every day was bread and water, and the temptation of hot food was self-evident.

While eating, she occasionally picked up the red wine bottle and poured herself a mouthful, gobbling it up.

Meng Shaoyuan lit a cigarette and looked at him calmly.

"What if you don't come back and I'm running out of food?"

Peng Bilan took the initiative to ask this question.

"Starvation, there's only one option." Meng Shaoyuan replied lightly: "Here, except for me, no one can come in." I am your only dependence. ”

I am you and my only dependence.

At this time, Peng Bilan was completely desperate, and she had long lost the idea of being able to leave here.

Meng Shaoyuan's words, listening to his ears, actually felt that this was taken for granted.

Yes, if he doesn't come, there will be no one to bring him food.

You will starve to death.

If you want to live, hope is all in this man.

In Peng Bilan's heart, she already had a strong recognition of Meng Shaoyuan's words.

In fact, this cellar has been renovated by Meng Shaoyuan, and the environment is still good.

After buying this house, Meng Shaoyuan found this cellar, and immediately renovated it, in case of an emergency, he could have a temporary emergency evacuation.

The cellar is equipped with lighting and ventilation facilities. There is even a British "Crabber" brand siphon valve flush toilet to solve the physiological problems when hiding here.

Peng Bilan ate a whole box of meals at all, and was satisfied.

"I've given you all this." Meng Shaoyuan stared at her: "I will give you food, give you water, give you life, everything about you is given to you by me." ”

Peng Bilan didn't say a word of rebuttal.

After a while, she suddenly blushed a little: "Can you go out for a while?" ”

"Why?"

"I—I'm anxious."

"I'm right here, not going anywhere."

Meng Shaoyuan smoked: "I have seen every place on your body, there is nothing to be embarrassed about." ”

Peng Bilan hesitated, and finally, walked to the toilet and unbuttoned her pants and squatted.

The closest "Stockholm Syndrome" is to success:

When the kidnapped person doesn't mind showing a shameful thing in front of you, then success is not far away.

Meng Shaoyuan was on the verge of success.

After Peng Bilan got up, she suddenly asked in a daze: "I have been detained by you for so long, you, you haven't asked me once, don't you have any interest in me anymore?" ”

This is her last pride, the last bit of faith in her body.

Of course Meng Shaoyuan wanted to, but every time he came, he controlled himself, and he said coldly: "Your body, I want it, it's not you who have the final say, it's me." ”

After saying that, he stood up and prepared to leave, and asked again, "Can you stay a little longer?" I'm lonely. I'm scared, please

！ ”

"No, you can't." Meng Shao said emotionlessly: "How long I want to stay is also up to me!" ”