Chapter 922 - 131 Slap in the face triple smack (jerk getting what he deserves)_5
Da Qiangzi scooped up a ladle of water and splashed it over his daughter’s face, causing Niuniu to startle and cry even louder.
Yet, Da Qiangzi didn’t care whether she was cold or not, nor did he care about her clothes that were now wet. He rudely wiped her face with his large hand and said, "Stop crying, stop crying. I’ll clean your face and change you into clean clothes so you can fetch a good price later! Ha ha, I’ve been thinking about selling you off. You can’t blame Daddy for being heartless. If you were a boy like your brothers, would I have the heart to sell you?"
Da Qiangzi’s words were against his heart. Even if Dawang and Xiao Wang were boys, hadn’t they just run away with the young widow, abandoning their home? In the end, Da Qiangzi was a selfish creature, willing to betray anyone for Silver!
After cleaning Niuniu’s face, Da Qiangzi took the squirming little girl under his arm and headed inside to change her into cleaner clothes.
He had only taken a few steps when he heard a commotion of footsteps approaching from the alley. With a pleased "Heh," he said, "They’re here so soon? Niuniu, look how impatient they are. You’re sure to fetch a good price!"
Without changing Niuniu’s clothes, Da Qiangzi turned around with the little girl under his arm and walked towards the door to greet the child traffickers, "What’s the hurry? We agreed I would sell the child to you; she can’t escape, can she? Hey hey hey, what are you doing? Xingxing, you—you—you’re not..."
The person who had come was none other than Xingxing!
Xingxing stepped through the doorway and immediately started scratching Da Qiangzi’s face with both hands while cursing, swiftly taking her precious daughter back from him.
Then, pointing at Da Qiangzi and shouting to the two government officers who had come with her, she cried, "It’s him! It’s him! He’s trying to abduct me! Master Magistrate, you must bring justice for this common woman!"
With a face scratched up by Xingxing, Da Qiangzi looked bewildered as the two government officers shackled him; even when kneeling in the County Yamen Hall, he still didn’t understand what was happening.