HLnovel Chapter 413: There is a bright future in another village
Chapter 413: There is a bright future in another village
Once you enter that brothel, the Black Tiger Gang won't care whether you want to or not.
In fact, very few women in the Black Tiger Gang's brothels were actually willing to sell themselves. What they suffered was often rape and beatings by the gang's thugs. Anyone who dared to resist would either be covered in bruises or lose their life.
An Hong had personally witnessed a woman in a brothel being beaten to death by the Black Tiger Gang in the brothel's backyard for refusing to serve customers...
Under such immense pressure, naturally no one dared to defy the Black Tiger Gang anymore. They could only submit to the gang's tyranny and use their bodies to help them make money.
Good thing...
Just a few months ago, the Black Tiger Gang was wiped out by the government, and all the brothels under its name were taken over by the government.
An Hong originally thought that nothing would change after the government took over the brothel, because she really didn't like the government. Many of the women in that brothel had reported it to the authorities, but it was all useless. Instead, the Black Tiger Gang found out after they reported it and they were severely beaten...
However, to An Hong's surprise, the government officials who took over the brothel told them: You can choose to leave the brothel or continue to stay and make a living there. No one will force you anymore.
When An Hong heard the news, she was utterly shocked. These women who had been kidnapped to brothels were nothing short of money-making machines for the brothels, and the government was actually willing to let them go.
An Hong found it hard to believe and asked repeatedly before she finally confirmed that the government was really willing to let them go!
Even so, very few women were truly willing to leave the brothel. Most women had long accepted their fate and were used to the life of selling smiles in the brothel. They were unwilling to leave the brothel to survive outside.
An Hong was different. She had long wanted to escape the brothel. Therefore, after confirming that the government was really willing to release her, An Hong immediately asked the brothel for her indenture and then left the brothel with a small amount of money.
An Hong had been abducted to a brothel for three years. After leaving the brothel, she looked at the scenery of the county town and felt instinctively lost. After standing there for a long time, she finally decided to go home to take a look.
In a small village called Qingxing Village outside Taiping County, An Hong met her parents whom she hadn't seen for three years and spent a warm time with them, her siblings, and her family.
However, An Hong soon found herself unable to stay in the village any longer.
Because of a rumor that spread from somewhere, everyone in the village knew that she used to be a prostitute, which caused her neighbors to look at her with strange eyes, and her family also became the target of gossip.
An Hong's parents and siblings didn't mind at all; in fact, they comforted her instead.
An Hong couldn't bear the strange looks from others, nor could she accept that her family members were looked down upon. So, after staying at home for a while, An Hong left some of her savings to her family, and then took her travel expenses and left Qingxing Village for the county town, intending to settle down there.
An Hong's original idea was simple: to settle down in the county town and find a job to support herself.
Unfortunately……
In the Xia Kingdom, a country where 90% of the population is engaged in agriculture, it is undoubtedly an extremely difficult thing for a woman without land to support herself.
There are jobs in the county town that can earn money, but most of them require physical labor, and men obviously have an advantage over women in terms of physical strength. For their own benefit, employers would never hire a woman like An Hong.
After several setbacks, An Hong became increasingly anxious. She hadn't brought much money from the brothel, and had left some for her family. If she couldn't find a job to make ends meet soon, she feared she would go hungry.
Left with no other choice, An Hong, having heard from others that there were job opportunities for women in Chenjia Village, came to Chenjia Village to look for some opportunities.
However, after arriving in Chenjia Village, she discovered that while there were indeed job opportunities for women in Chenjia Village, these opportunities were provided by Chen Dao. In other words, only women from Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village could gain Chen Dao's favor and earn a living. But a long time ago, Chen Dao stopped recruiting.
Upon learning of this, An Hong was filled with despair and even considered returning to the brothel to continue selling herself.
After all... selling one's dignity is better than starving to death, isn't it?
Fortunately, just when you think you've reached a dead end, a new path opens up before you.
In despair, An Hong was about to decide to return to the brothel when she saw a job posting in Chenjia Village.
Looking at the notice board surrounded by people in front of her, An Hong was overjoyed.
The onlookers were equally excited.
"Brother Gou, what are the requirements for this recruitment?"
"Brother Gou, do you think I'm suitable?"
"Gou-ge'er, can I do it?"
"..."
Faced with a barrage of questions from the crowd, Chen Gou replied, "There's only one requirement for this recruitment: you have to be between 18 and 40 years old, and you must be hardworking and able to endure hardship. We don't hire lazy people in Chenjia Village!"
"Don't worry, Brother Gou, we're definitely not lazy!"
"Exactly! We would never slack off, no matter what."
"Great! I meet all the requirements!"
"..."
The people who received the answer were immediately relieved. In Xia Kingdom, a society with a huge gap between the rich and the poor and extremely scarce medical resources, there are very few elderly people, because the vast majority of the lower-class people simply do not live past the age of fifty.
In this situation, the recruitment requirements for workers aged 18-40 in Chenjia Village are practically the same as having no requirements at all.
"I need to hurry back and tell my dad to come with me to register tomorrow."
"I need to go back and tell my brother too."
"Hehe! From now on, we can work for Chenjia Village and earn 500 coins a month!"
"..."
The onlookers left excitedly and in a hurry, eager to tell their families the good news.
After the crowd dispersed, Chen Gou finally saw An Hong standing not far away, and a strange light flashed in his eyes.
Although there are quite a few women working in Chenjia Village, most of them are from Chenjia Village and Xiaohe Village. Among the outside population, there are very few women. Therefore, Chen Gou was inevitably a little surprised when he saw An Hong.
"girl."
Chen Gou thought for a moment and then asked, "Are you here for the job recruitment too?"
"Yes."
An Hong nodded: "May I ask when the application period for this job recruitment begins?"
"It starts first thing tomorrow morning! The location is right here."
Chen Gou pointed to the ground beneath his feet, then kindly reminded her, "Miss, if you want to participate in the recruitment, you must come early tomorrow!"
"Okay, thank you, bro!"