In the yard, there were voices of men directing their daughters-in-law to work, but the women didn't say a word until the food was served on the table.

Four dishes and one soup, it seems that the craftsmanship is very good.

The man sat down and greeted Su Yao for dinner.

Su Yao turned his head to look at the woman, he was still busy in the kitchen, and said, "Let's eat together when my sister-in-law comes."

But the man replied nonchalantly: "In our place, women don't serve at the table, you don't have to worry about her, just eat."

The man's attitude made Su Yao feel a little uncomfortable: "Then save the order for sister-in-law?"

"She has something to eat, don't worry about him."

After the words fell, the man stopped chatting with Su Yao, picked up the homemade wine, and drank with Yan Shoucheng.

Su Yao looked back towards the direction of the kitchen. The woman leaned on the door frame and looked up towards the direction of the room. When she met Su Yao's gaze, she smiled and quickly lowered her head.

Looking back, Su Yao picked up a piece of meat, and the man said it was wild boar from the mountain.

Su Yao has no other experience, but he has dabbled in a wide range of food.

In the past, in Xiahe Village, after the separation, I had no family background and couldn't afford to buy things, so I often went hunting in the back mountains.

I also encountered a wild boar once, and a pig was eaten for three or four months.

And the wild pork on the table is not the same as the ones I have eaten, but it looks like domestic pork.

Su Yao chewed and swallowed slowly.

The man asked: "How is it? Our pork is different from the ones you have eaten."

Su Yao took advantage of the situation and replied: "Yes, after all, it is a pig running in the mountains. The meat is indeed much tighter, but sister-in-law's craftsmanship is also good, the meat is tight but not sticky."

Hearing this, the man had a proud look on his face: "That's right, she learned the craft from a famous chef, making this is a piece of cake."

Su Yao said flatteringly: "Sure enough, famous teachers have produced high-level apprentices. I have eaten a lot of meals. There are few restaurants with this kind of craftsmanship. Anyway, I can count them on one finger. If my sister-in-law goes down the mountain to open a restaurant, it will be a lot of money. Brother, your family goes down the mountain to build a new house. It’s not a matter of waving your hand."

The man's complexion changed: "It's a woman's business, it's nothing to show her face, she just stays at home and takes good care of me."

After finishing speaking, she suddenly remembered that Su Yao was also a woman, and changed her words: "She is different from you. You have traveled far and wide and experienced a lot. She has lived in this ravine all her life, and it takes a lot of effort to go out and communicate with people, so she can't do any big things."

"Come, come, eat vegetables, don't talk about it."

The man kept persuading him to drink, but Yan Shoucheng held back the drink for Su Yao, and drank it all by himself.

Su Yao took advantage of the time when the two of them pushed the cups and exchanged glasses, and walked out of the yard.

The woman was sitting on a small stool, which was only one hand high. The woman sat on it, hunched over, making it uncomfortable to watch.

Su Yao approached, without hiding her footsteps.

The woman turned her head in a hurry, fear flashed across her eyes, and then she showed her trademark smile.

Su Yao observed carefully and found that there was a chain on the woman's feet, and the other end of the chain was tied to the stool.

The man said that the woman had something to eat outside, but Su Yao looked around and saw that there were all cleaned pots and pans, it didn't look like there was anything to eat.

"Did you have meal?"

The woman nodded slowly, but then there was a stomach rumbling sound.

Looking a little embarrassed, the woman took the ladle containing water beside her, raised her head and drank half of the ladle.

"Let me get you something to eat."

After Su Yao finished speaking, she was about to turn around, but the woman grabbed the corner of her clothes, her face was full of pleading, and she shook her head frantically.

"You can't talk?"

From the moment I entered the door, every time I met the woman's eyes, I just saw her smile, even if I was called around by the man just now, I didn't hear a rebuttal. Now seeing the woman's anxious expression, but there was no sound, Su Yao realized that she might be dumb.

The woman nodded, without the previous smile on her face, and gestured.

Relying on the gestures, Su Yao guessed the general content: men do not allow women to contact him, if he goes in to get food by himself, women will be beaten.

Su Yao pointed to the anklet: "Why did I bring you this?"

"Afraid that I would run away."

The woman's gesture made Su Yao realize that the man with the smile on his face might be a devil inside.

"This village is deep in the mountains. Don't say you are a weak woman, even a strong man can't escape. What does he have to be afraid of?"

The woman shrank her body: "I'm afraid I will run out of this yard."

After hesitating for a while, the woman still gestured: "If you enter this yard, don't even think about going out, and the same goes for you."

Then, relying on Su Yao to block his sight, he pointed to those locked rooms: "People like me are locked inside."

Su Yao was shocked, her eyes widened, she couldn't believe it.

Suddenly, the woman's face returned to the smile she had when they met for the first time, but there was no way to hide the horror in her eyes.

Su Yao was about to ask a few more questions when he noticed someone approaching behind him.

"Halfway through the meal, why did you come to the kitchen? What good things in the kitchen attract you?"

The man said with a smile, but Su Yao felt a bit of chill, and made an excuse and said: "I wanted to make it easier, but I couldn't find a toilet after looking around, but I saw your wife and wanted to ask for directions, but I never thought that she couldn't speak. I made gestures for a long time, and I didn't understand what it meant."

The man pointed the way: "You're going the wrong way, over there."

Su Yao smiled embarrassedly: "I'll go there first, so I won't bother you."

Turning around to leave, Su Yao released his consciousness to investigate the situation behind, but the man didn't speak for a long time, so Su Yao could only give up.

When Su Yao returned to the main room, the man had already resumed the exchange of drinks with the man.

In the courtyard, there was no sign of the woman anymore.

Yan Shoucheng drank a lot.

His face was ruddy and a little groggy.

Seeing this, Su Yao persuaded: "I drank a lot today, don't drink, I will go out of the mountain later, I can't help him when I'm drunk."

The man waved his hand: "At least we got to know each other for a while. If you leave, I don't know if there will be a chance to meet again in the future. Let's have a good drink today."

"Besides, there are so many houses in the house, and there is no room for you. If you drink too much, you can stay for one night, and don't leave in a hurry."

Su Yao intuitively felt that it was not a good thing to stay: "That's so troublesome, you've already disturbed us by entertaining us like this, how can you cause trouble for you again?"

The man didn't argue with Su Yao, and turned around to ask Yan Shoucheng: "Big brother, what do you think?"

Yan Shoucheng squeezed Su Yao's hand under the table, gave her a wink, and said, "The guests do as they please, and they are all at your disposal."

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