Fortunately, though this stretch of road is not as crowded as the market, there are occasional farmers carrying their loads. Song Xiaoyue dares not move forward any further, worrying there might be no one around if she continues.
She sits down to rest by the roadside, and the two men behind her do the same. All the while, they watch her closely as they rest.
Song Xiaoyue's heart is pounding with fear. She is terrified that they might disregard everything and rush at her. In such a situation... would she be sold into a brothel? Or get caught and made into a rural field man's wife?
She grips her luggage tightly, on the verge of tears.
After sitting another hour and noticing that Song Xiaoyue was still unwilling to leave, the two men finally lose their patience. They decide to rob her outright, and if anyone asks, they would just say she was a disobedient wife they had to take home.
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