Chapter 265 The Village's Resistance
After walking for more than ten miles along the rugged road, we finally arrived at a small village.
The village is surrounded by sloping fields. At the foot of a small hill that looks like a large earthen slope, smoke rises from each farmhouse.
It was almost evening and every household was cooking. Occasionally, the barking of dogs could be heard from a small courtyard.
The scenery was actually very beautiful, but Zhao Qishui was not in the mood to appreciate it.
He followed Tian Tian into the village and found the only family in the village that had built a two-story building.
This was not the first time Tian Tian came. After entering the door, she greeted the aunt who was feeding chickens in the yard.
But after seeing Tian Tian, the aunt's expression immediately turned cold.
"Auntie, I'm here again." Tian Tian has gotten used to it. No one welcomes people like her except the orphan parents who need help.
The aunt ignored Tian Tian, threw the basin in her hand to the ground, turned around and went into the house and closed the door.
Zhao Qishui thought Tian Tian would be embarrassed, but Tian Tian turned around and smiled: "It's okay, Uncle Zhao, I've been here before, and I know the basic information. Let's just go door to door."
This house belongs to the village chief. Tian Tian had already seen the village chief in the house, but he didn't come out, so she didn't continue to bother him.
He took Zhao Qishui away and went directly to another house.
The result of the visit was even worse than before. When the male owner of the house saw Tian Tian, he came out with a wooden shovel, cursing in his dialect.
Zhao Qishui protected Tian Tian behind him, and Tian Tian also shouted to the man in dialect: "Uncle, if you have something to say, let's talk it over. We'll come and take a look. If it's not the person we're looking for, we'll leave right away."
"What are you looking at? Last time you brought people here to see him, that kid got mad after seeing him! I raised him for so many years, built him a house and gave him a wife, but now he doesn't listen to me and wants to go find his biological parents. How dare you come here!"
"We didn't break the law. It's useless even if you call the police! We bought that kid from a human trafficker. If we didn't buy him, he would have been bought by someone else and his legs would have been broken to beg for food."
"My family feeds him and supports his education, but you guys come and claim him as your own! You've made him dislike me..."
The man was so emotional that he started crying while cursing.
Zhao Qishui understood a sentence or two haltingly. As a parent who had lost his child, he could not empathize with those who bought children.
Even if they are good to their children, what good can it do? The children are not their children.
"Uncle, I know you treat the child well, but the child was not abandoned by his biological parents. He was abducted. You are sad that the child you bought is leaving. Think about the parents who lost their children. How are they going to live?"
The man threw the wooden shovel at him, and Zhao Qishui stretched out his hand to block it, and the wooden shovel hit Zhao Qishui's arm.
"I don't care. My baby is not the one you are looking for. Just leave now and don't force me to hit anyone."
Seeing the other party so excited, Zhao Qishui spoke up: "Brother, my son has been missing for almost 20 years, I just want to know if he is still alive."
"I can see that you love the child very much, so just let me see him. Even if he is really my son, I respect the child's choice."
"If he doesn't come with me, I won't force him. Can you please do that?"
The man couldn't quite understand what Zhao Qishui said, so he stepped forward and pushed him out.
He muttered, "Last time she came, that boy got wild. No, I won't let you see it."
Tian Tian tried to stop the two men for fear that they would fight. At this moment, a young man rushed out of the house. Seeing this, the man scolded him and told him to go back.
Zhao Qishui stood there, staring at the other person, and the guy also looked at Zhao Qishui.
"What's your son's name?" The boy had been to school and could speak some Mandarin. Although his speech was not standard, Zhao Qishui could understand it.
"My son's name is Zhao Yan, do you remember him?" Zhao Qishui tried hard to find the shadow of Zhao Yan's childhood on the other's face, but he couldn't see any resemblance at all.
Zhao Yan has double eyelids, while the guy in front of him has single eyelids.
He is not short and looks very strong. This family really raised the child very well.
The young man shook his head and said, "I don't remember. How old was your son when he went missing?"
"Four years old. I'm from Ningjiangkou, Danhe." Zhao Qishui took out Zhao Yan's favorite clothes and toys when he was a child and said, "Take a look. Do you have any impression of them?"
When the young man ran out and refused to go back, his adoptive father sat down on the ground dejectedly.
Tian Tian walked over and comforted him softly. In fact, it was a blessing for the child to be trafficked into such a family. At least this family really loved the child.
The young man shook his head again and turned to look at his adoptive father: "Dad, just tell me, how old was I when I was bought?"
The man looked up at him and said, "You really want to leave? I know our family is poor, but over the years, your mother and I have left everything good for you. You can't be so heartless."
The young man cried, turned around and knelt on the ground: "I just want to know who I am. If I find my biological parents, I will take care of you in your old age. Just tell me."
The young man was crying, and his adoptive father was crying too. They spoke in dialect, and Zhao Qishui was confused and clenched his fists anxiously. He couldn't be sure whether this child was Zhao Yan.
At this time, other families in the village heard the noise and came over to see what was happening.
Some people gathered outside the door. Tian Tian saw that the village chief had finally appeared and walked over to him: "Uncle, please be kind. I know that everyone in your village is a good person."
"You never abuse children, and you take good care of them after you buy them. But we are not bad people. You are doing good deeds, so why don't you help us?"
The village chief had a stern face and didn't say anything. Tian Tian wanted to say something, but then she remembered that she and Zhao Qishui were the only ones here, so she didn't say anything.
The young man's adoptive father refused to say anything, and the villagers outside the door also said that the young man had no conscience.
Now Zhao Qishui is not sure whether this young man is his son Zhao Yan, so he can't take him away by force.
Who would have thought that when the young man saw that his adoptive father refused to speak, he simply stood up and pulled Zhao Qishui out.
"Where are you going? Don't go." The adoptive father almost crawled over.
The villagers outside also stopped them and prevented them from leaving the hospital.
"I'm going to do a paternity test with this uncle. If he's not my biological father, I'll come back. If he is, I'll also come back. Is that not okay?"
The village chief then spoke up: "If someone comes and says he is your biological father, will you follow him?"
Tian Tian took the opportunity to persuade: "Let's do an appraisal. If it's not the case, we'll send the person back."
"That won't work either. No one can take people away from our village!" The surrounding villagers all said in unison.
Because they thought about themselves. If this child was taken away, the children they raised in the future might also be taken away.
The boy's adoptive father took the opportunity to come up and hug him and drag him home: "You can't leave. If you leave, I will die in front of you."
