Jiang Nan Fang personally took the woman to the hospital and settled her down.
Soon, Zhang Gong came to meet her.
"The customs here are quite interesting, similar to a documentary I watched before."
"Do you know how the brides in the village come about?"
"Don't beat around the bush, just say it."
Jiang Nan Fang was not in the mood for jokes.
Zhang Gong said, "They are snatched. Bride kidnapping is popular here."
"As long as it's a girl they fancy, regardless of her family background or looks, snatching her home makes her his. Without any marriage registration, she spends a lifetime with him."
Jiang Nan Fang remembered watching a documentary in Nepal that mentioned this kind of bride kidnapping.
She never expected to witness it herself one day.
"So? Did you find out anything else?"
"Nothing else. This was the most interesting part, so they only told me this."
"This has nothing to do with our project. It's better not to have said it."
Jiang Nan Fang was eager to return and handle the ongoing matters and had no time to waste here.
She instructed Zhang Gong.
"I'll transfer 500,000 yuan to you first. Compensate them at the agricultural land price."
"If that's not enough, double it. If still no, find a lawyer. You handle it. I really have to go back to Nancheng tomorrow."
Zhang Gong agreed, and Jiang Nan Fang prepared to leave the next day.
However, that evening, the woman's youngest son came to the inn.
He held a wooden carving of an indeterminate shape and spoke to Jiang Nan Fang in gibberish.
He didn't have his phone, so Jiang Nan Fang couldn't understand him. Out of politeness, she accepted the item.
Then the man happily clapped his hands at her, babbling about tomorrow, tomorrow!
She couldn't understand.
Just then, the innkeeper came in.
Jiang Nan Fang stopped him and asked him to translate.
The innkeeper said, "He said you passed the test, and his mother will be discharged from the hospital."
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"He also said he'll pick you up tomorrow, see you tomorrow."
Could it be that they just wanted to see Jiang Nan Fang's attitude towards buying the land?
Seeing her sincere attitude, they would negotiate with her tomorrow?
Jiang Nan Fang clasped her hands together and bowed to him: "Thank you."
She booked her flight for the next afternoon.
After breakfast the next morning, Jiang Nan Fang went to the entrance to find the driver, preparing to take everyone to negotiate the land transaction with the woman.
As soon as she appeared, a crowd rushed up, covered her mouth without a word, grabbed her limbs, and carried her away running.
What was this? In broad daylight, where were they taking her?
Many people coming and going in the town saw this scene, but no one intervened. Instead, they stopped and watched as if it were a spectacle.
This is bad.
Jiang Nan Fang suddenly remembered what Zhang Gong had said yesterday.
Could it be.
Was the item she accepted yesterday a token of betrothal?
Today, she was going to be snatched to be a bride?
To be a bride for whom?
That woman's child?
Was it the eldest? Or the second, third, fourth, or fifth?
In some places, one wife simultaneously marries several brothers…
My goodness, she couldn't bear to think about it.
The thought of falling into a wolf's den made Jiang Nan Fang want to go mad.
She thrashed her limbs and tried to break free, making sounds.
But who knew these mountain ruffians were so strong!
No matter how she struggled, she was still carried into the village.
The villagers were already lined up to welcome them.
Seeing her being carried in, they all grinned foolishly, revealing white teeth.
Jiang Nan Fang finally understood.
It turned out that the woman had decided to make her her daughter-in-law the moment she saw her, which was why all the subsequent troubles arose.
What kind of place was this, with such an unwritten rule?
Was there no law here?
Being watched the entire way, followed like a joke, she was carried into the woman's house.
It was a very primitive wooden house.
There was only one bed and a table in the room.
As soon as Jiang Nan Fang was put down, she bolted towards the outside.
However, she was blocked at the doorway by everyone.
"Let me out! Let me out! Who agreed to marry you? What right do you have to drag me here?"
"Do you know this is illegal? I am not from here, and kidnapping people is illegal for us Han Chinese! Don't force me to report to the authorities! Let go quickly!"
She recognized the eldest one; he understood Mandarin and surely knew what she was saying.
However, he completely ignored what Jiang Nan Fang was saying.
He pushed the slightly honest-looking younger brother forward towards Jiang Nan Fang and reached out to close the door.
The men and women, old and young behind him, hadn't had enough and were laughing, unwilling to leave.
Jiang Nan Fang was furious.
She glanced back at the table, where several tea cups were placed. She casually picked up a plate and smashed it on the ground with a "clang."
"Let me out! I am already married and have a child, so I cannot stay here! Let go, let me out quickly!"
But no matter what she said, the man remained indifferent.
He pushed the neighbors behind him, urging them to help him close the door.
Jiang Nan Fang went to push the "groom."
"Go tell them! I'm already married and have a child, so I can't marry you, and I know martial arts, I can fight!
"My friends will find me here soon, tell your brother quickly, let me out!"
The "groom" stared at her with his innocent big eyes, unmoving.
Seeing his inaction, Jiang Nan Fang got angry and rushed towards the door again.
But he grabbed her and pulled her back.
"Don't touch me! Let me out, let me out, let me out quickly!"
Jiang Nan Fang wriggled out of his grasp and swung her fist.
But the muscles of someone who worked often were as tight as stone. Her fist hurt, but he didn't react.
The people outside laughed even harder.
Because in their eyes, the more the bride fussed, the better a girl she was.
If Jiang Nan Fang didn't make a scene, they wouldn't have anything exciting to watch.
Unable to get out the door, Jiang Nan Fang tried to climb out the window.
She couldn't get out the window, so she started smashing things in the room.
Only when she was exhausted, all the items were destroyed, and everyone had watched enough did they gradually disperse.
The door was locked from the outside.
Jiang Nan Fang leaned against a pillar, looking weakly at the "groom."
"Get out, I don't want to see you, don't force me to act! Stay away from me!"
The "groom" didn't know if he understood. Seeing that everyone had left, he walked towards her without hesitation.
She no longer had the strength to fight him.
Jiang Nan Fang was secretly calculating.
Seeing him walk step by step towards her, about to get close, she kicked him hard in the stomach.
The "groom" cried out in pain and immediately clutched his stomach, falling to his knees.
Jiang Nan Fang hurried to pull the door.
However, no matter how she pulled or kicked, the door wouldn't open.
The window was also sealed shut from the outside.
Thus, the pathetic her was left facing the groom, staring at each other.
Zhang Gong was extremely anxious this day.
He heard from the innkeeper that reporting to the authorities was useless, as bride kidnapping was permitted here, and they wouldn't intervene no matter who Jiang Nan Fang was taken by.
With nowhere to turn, he could only call Zhan Bei Jue.