A girl of seventeen or eighteen, the age when a woman's appearance and physical condition are at their peak.
But what Su Chen saw was not like that.
This girl, to say she was eighteen years old would be believable, but one could also be convinced if she were said to be twenty-eight or thirty-eight.
In fact, she even looked older than Zhang Shu, who was in her late thirties approaching forty.
This is the life of a slave.
Every day, underfed and underclothed, subjected to the harshness of wind and sun.
She had long been ravaged beyond recognition.
The reason the girl's face still seed passable was because the small gang leader, in order to please Su Chen, had put makeup on her on the way here.
If the makeup on her face were removed.
Perhaps, the girl's apparent age would seem a decade or two older than her actual age.
Since arriving here, Su Chen had witnessed shock after shock.
Everything he saw would be unforgettable for the rest of his life.
The girl had beco like this.
All because of hunger.
Caused by malnutrition.
With proper nourishnt, she could still regain her deserved appearance.
The girl seed to not understand the look in Su Chen's eyes.
Was it pity?
Do devils also possess compassion?
"Are you hungry?"
After asking, Su Chen imdiately felt that his question was sowhat foolish.
It was a question that needn't have been asked.
In this place, as long as one is a slave, they would be starved, with no exception.
Because food here is air-dropped, it's incredibly expensive.
Not only does it taste bad, but it's also not filling.
Of course, that excludes the overseers.
Even though they couldn't feast on delicacies like they might outside, their fare was still a thousand tis better than what the slaves struggled to live on.
Su Chen called over the small gang leader and had him instruct the kitchen to prepare a few small dishes.
The girl was very sensible. She quietly stood aside, picking up the wine bottle, ready to pour wine for Su Chen.
"Sit down and eat." Su Chen took the wine bottle from the girl's hand and pressed her into a seat at the table.
The girl, seeing the food so close, felt that each item was incredibly delicious.
These are things she had heard of, had seen, but had never tasted.
She was born on the farm.
Since birth, she had been in this hellish place.
Surviving to this age was already a miracle.
"Eat." Su Chen told the girl.
Worried she might not understand, he directly tore a chicken leg from a roasted chicken and placed it into the girl's hand.
The girl could no longer resist, and she began to eat ravenously.
Watching the girl wolf down the food.
Su Chen's heart grew heavier.
"Eat slowly, it's all yours." Su Chen hurriedly cautioned her, worried she might choke.
But the girl couldn't care less.
This was a delicacy she had never tasted in her life.
She had only watched the overseers eat from afar.
Never had she imagined that one day she could also taste such things.
After eating for more than half an hour, the girl had almost cleared the table, which was enough for three people.
Her once-flat belly was now bulging.
It seed like she could eat more.
But she was too full...
The girl's conflicted expression of wanting to eat but being unable, nearly made Su Chen laugh.
"Thank... you..." The girl suddenly uttered the words with difficulty.
Su Chen was taken aback and asked in surprise, "You're not mute?"
The girl shook her head, indicating that she could indeed speak.
"Then why didn't you?"
"Scared... of saying sothing wrong... Mom... died because... she said sothing wrong," the girl said with so effort.
To Su Chen's surprise, not only could the girl speak, but she could also speak the Huaxia language.
However, if Su Chen knew that the girl was born on the farm, he wouldn't be so astounded.
On the farm, there were people of all types, including those from any country.
Naturally, there were Huaxia people.
Having lived together for a decade, it was no wonder the girl could speak the Huaxia language.
The girl's mother had died due to misspeaking.
This was not unusual on the farm.
"What's your na?" Su Chen asked.
Now that the girl could speak, things would be easier.
"My na is Ali, because my dad left just after I was born, so my mom nad Ali," the girl answered.
Her speech beca more fluid.
Su Chen's heart trembled.
He initially thought the girl was only without a mother.
But he hadn't expected.
The girl not only lacked a mother, but her father had also long been gone.
For a mont, Su Chen didn't know what to say.
He didn't know how to console this incredibly unfortunate girl.
"Brother, let Ali repay you," Ali said, seeing that Su Chen was silent.
"Ali, you don't need to repay ," Su Chen shook his head.
"But, brother helped Ali, let Ali taste delicious food that she'd never eaten in her entire life," Ali said sowhat confusedly.
Su Chen reached out and ruffled Ali's hair, "Really, there's no need. You should only repay soone like that if you like him."
"Then, Ali likes brother," Ali said, blinking her big eyes.
Her big eyes were pure and free of any impurity.
Perhaps, this girl didn't even know what it ant to like soone.
Su Chen smiled and said, "Ali, brother doesn't need you to repay , if you're hungry in the future, co to brother, I'll give you sothing to eat."
"Really? Thank you, brother!" Ali showed a smile.
"Of course it's true, also, if soone wants to bully you, you have to tell brother too."
"Okay."
After sending Ali away, there was a slight change in Su Chen's heart.
Initially, his primary mission was to rescue the instructor.
He wasn't concerned about the lives of the slaves; he thought at most he would destroy this farm when he left.
But after eting Ali.
He suddenly felt that he should save them.
In this farm, there were many people like Ali.
They shouldn't have to endure such suffering.
However, while destroying the farm was easy, saving the slaves was not.
Just as Su Chen was pondering his next move, the small gang leader hurried over.
"What's the matter?" Su Chen asked.
"@#@$%..."
The small gang leader babbled on for a while before Su Chen understood, it seed like the overseers from the neighboring district had co over.
They were demanding a slave exchange!
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