How could I possibly be confined in a cage?

Chapter 73 Reunion (2)

Qingru was also in a dilemma. These bonded female laborers were all very cautious. Perhaps due to the boss's instructions, they rarely spoke to outsiders, so it was normal that they had never seen Luchai.

Recalling Guiying's appearance, Qingru tried her best to describe her to Luchaibang'er: "She wasn't tall, dark-skinned and thin, very quick and efficient, with a red ribbon tied in her braid, somewhat like a pretty young lady..."

Lu Chai Bang stared at Qing Ru with a puzzled look, completely confused. "Many girls here are like this. Is there anything else that can distinguish her from the others?"

Qingru shook her head in disappointment. Guiying didn't have any outstanding features that would make her instantly recognizable. If she hadn't seen her in person, it would have been difficult for her to stand out from hundreds of girls.

Well, it's better not to bother two people with the same thing. I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Zhang Yan with this matter. She's sitting in her office; maybe she can ask the HR person.

The next day, Qingru, despite her inability to get up, reluctantly got out of bed under pressure from her foreman. After a nap, the aches and pains throughout her body did not subside; instead, she felt as if she had been awakened, and the pain was so intense that she couldn't even lift her hands.

Gritting her teeth, she followed the others to work, while Luchaibang'er slowly filled in the contents with the paper and pen that Qingru had given her.

"Xing'er, your uncle is here to see you."

"Hey, I'll come."

Hearing the voices of the female workers next to her, Qingru turned around in surprise. Weren't bonded female workers supposed to have no personal freedom? Why would their families come looking for them? Could it be that their indentures had expired?

Qingru observed silently, and saw Xing'er walking away with a lean man wearing a dark robe and glasses.

This matter truly shocked Qingru. Could it be that the treatment of bonded laborers wasn't that severe? But she had personally seen two corpses, which couldn't be faked.

what happened?

Qingru pondered to herself, but her hands worked quickly, and she did an even better job than she had the previous two days.

"It turns out that human potential is limitless," Qingru said with a self-deprecating laugh. "I thought I could never do this kind of work, but I mastered it so quickly. No wonder bosses love to beat people up!"

This is risking your life!

Xing'er was gone for quite a while, about half an incense stick's time. When she returned, she looked relaxed, with a hint of worry, but mostly open-minded and at peace.

Qingru couldn't guess what had happened, so she could only suppress her doubts and ask Zhang Yan later.

At noon, the young guards take turns going to eat, and they relax a bit at this time.

The bonded female laborers had no food; they only ate when they went to and from work. To prevent them from starving, they were allowed to go out at noon to fetch some water to fill their stomachs.

Qingru was waiting until this moment. Sister Qing had changed shifts and left, and only Xiao Dangguan, who was in Xing'er's group, was still there.

Everyone else had gone to eat, and he was left out, which naturally made him a little unhappy. But Qingru didn't care about that anymore. No sooner had Sister Qing left than she went up to that slut. Good heavens, she didn't even know his name.

"Hey, Namowen, I'm from Qingjie's group. I'm a little short on time. Could you let me go get some water?"

The young man lifted his eyelids, his face practically contorted with disgust. "Get out, get out of here! I'll give you the time it takes to drink a cup of tea."

"Okay," Qingru replied outwardly, but inwardly she was utterly disdainful. A cup of tea's time was far from enough; she wanted to endure half an hour. After half an hour, this little rascal would be switching shifts with Sister Qing, making it impossible to prove her lateness. In any case, they wouldn't waste their time on Qingru.

Having received the confirmation, Qingru immediately left the factory and took a detour to her office.

Zhang Yan was waiting for her early in the morning. In order not to miss any news about Qingru, she had even been eating her meals in the office during this period.

Zhang Yan pulled Qingru into the office, and after looking around to make sure no one was there, she said, "You scared me to death! We really look like spies."

With this vivid contrast, Qingru felt a little better. "Aren't we spies? We've been working hard to overthrow this disguised 'slavery system'."

Zhang Yan felt a little uncomfortable. To be honest, she had never known that bonded female laborers lived such miserable lives. Because her brother was a police chief, he arranged easy jobs for her. Therefore, she felt a little guilty about "betraying" her employer.

"Oh, by the way, I've found the person you asked me to find."

"Is it Guiying? Jiang Guiying? How is she? Is she alright? Is she still alive?" Qingru asked hurriedly.

"Stop, stop, stop. Listen to me first, and I'll answer your questions one by one."

Qingru suppressed her excitement for the moment and listened to what Zhang Yan had to say.

"We've found Jiang Guiying, but whether she's the person you're talking about or not, you'll only know for sure after you meet her yourself. After all, there are so many people in this factory, and there are three named Guiying."

Qingru hadn't expected there to be so many people with the same name, but finding someone with the same name was already difficult enough, so she was very grateful. "Thank you so much, this is a great deed. If you can really save them from their suffering, you'll be a big shot who makes it into the Nancheng Evening News."

Zhang Yan was momentarily flattered by the praise, but quickly calmed down. No, no, she couldn't become famous like that, or she wouldn't be able to find a job in the future.

"Let's forget about it. I'm not qualified to report this. Let's not talk about this anymore. Tomorrow, at this time, I'll bring Jiang Guiying to my office so you can identify her as the one you're looking for."

“Okay,” Qingru nodded, then asked another question, “By the way, there’s a girl named Xing’er in our factory. I saw her uncle come to see her today. What’s wrong? Aren’t the indentured workers supposed to live and eat in the yarn factory? Can they go home?”

Zhang Yan thought for a moment and replied, "I don't know about that, but the kind you're talking about does exist. That Xing'er is probably from the city, but she never went to school and sold herself into servitude as a laborer. Her family can come to see her, but she can't go out."

So that's how it is. Having gotten the answer she wanted, Qingru felt much relieved. She didn't insist that Zhang Yan knew everything, so she quickly took her leave, as she needed to return to her post first to avoid arousing suspicion.