Deng Fang was surrounded by people and entered the village. When he reached the door of a farmhouse, the old man stopped.
The old man turned around and said to everyone: "This little thief has no money to pay me. I will punish him by working for my family for three days and then let him go!"
As soon as this was said, people around him all agreed and praised the old man for being reasonable, which made the old man very happy.
The old man waved his hand and motioned to the two young men holding Deng Fang to bring Deng Fang into his home.
The two of them carried Deng Fang into the yard and took Deng Fang directly into a miscellaneous room.
As soon as he entered the room, Deng Fang saw a plate of rough stone mills, and a small black donkey was tied next to the stone mill.
Deng Fang was surprised and looked at the little black donkey.
This little black donkey is not big, just a little donkey. It has clear eyes and a simple and honest expression. It is completely black except for a patch of white fur under its mouth and belly that is very conspicuous.
"Are you asking me to share a room with an animal? Doesn't this treat me like a human being?"
Deng Fang sighed secretly and was about to say that he didn't live here.
Who knows, the two young men carried him to the stone mill, took off the rope from the little black donkey, put it on Deng Fang, and covered Deng Fang's eyes with black cloth.
"Hey, you two idiots, is this the job you asked me to do?"
Deng Fang couldn't use his internal strength and couldn't manipulate the two of them, so he cursed loudly.
At this time, the old man walked in and responded: "What's wrong? You, a little thief, picked me up?"
As he said that, the old man pulled out a leather whip from nowhere and hit Deng Fang on the buttocks.
"Go, pull hard!"
Deng Fang was whipped and straightened up with a free grin. He could only walk forward and pull up to grind.
The villagers who were watching the excitement at the door burst out laughing when they saw Deng Fang being whipped by the old man.
And the little black donkey also barked "ah ah ah", seemingly very happy.
Deng Fang felt distressed and really wanted to fight them, but she thought that after using her internal strength, her whole body would convulse and she would be unable to fight back, so she endured it.
Everyone laughed and then dispersed.
Before leaving, the old man put down his words and asked Deng Fang to work hard, let him sleep at night, and give him food.
When Deng Fang heard that he was sleeping and eating, he seemed to be running around. He kept spinning around the millstone, and the speed of his feet became a little faster.
After the old man and everyone left, Deng Fang and the little black donkey were the only ones in the house.
Deng Fang was still thinking about how to get through today, rest here one night and then find a way to escape tomorrow.
But suddenly, Deng Fang felt something was wrong. Why was there intermittent heat coming from her neck?
The hot air sometimes came from my nose and sometimes disappeared, it was weird!
Deng Fang was a little surprised, but the two young men covered his eyes with black cloth.
Gradually, Deng Fang figured out the rhythm of the hot air.
Following this rhythm, Deng Fang suddenly shook his head to the side.
With a "bang" sound, Deng Fang felt his head hit something, as if it was another person!
Deng Fang was shocked and stopped, feeling very uneasy.
"Is it possible that there is someone in this village who knows me? Then I won't just arrest him."
But just when Deng Fang was anxious, a series of shouts came from beside him.
"Ahhhhhh."
It turned out to be the black donkey!
Deng Fang suddenly understood and felt relieved.
But at this moment, Deng Fang suddenly felt a kick in the stomach, and he was kicked directly onto the millstone.
Deng Fang's kick was so severe that he was so angry that he yelled: "You damn thing, I'm going to peel off your skin when I free my hands!"
Suddenly, the door was pushed open violently, and the two young men from before broke in.
"You little thief, you are not honest with your mouth?"
"I'm right here, pick one up and let me take a look!"
With that said, the two walked up to Deng Fang, punched and kicked him, and ignored Deng Fang's explanations.
After a while, their anger subsided and they walked out of the room, not forgetting to ridicule Deng Fang.
Deng Fang lay on the stone mill, feeling extremely aggrieved.
At this moment, he really wanted to kill the stupid donkey in the room with one knife.
The little black donkey lay comfortably on the ground and looked at Deng Fang quietly.
Speaking of which, Deng Fang came here to work for three days, which gave him a few days of freedom.
Deng Fang slowed down, stopped grinding, and rested on the millstone. After a long time, he started again.
It was getting late, and the old man walked into the mill again with his two sons.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw Deng Fang swaying and grinding, and his face looked very weak.
The old man rolled his eyes at Deng Fang and ordered his two sons to remove the grinding tools for Deng Fang and let him rest.
The two young men let go of Deng Fang and took off the black cloth from his eyes, but at the same time tied his hands.
After that, he put two steamed buns and a bowl of water on the millstone and then left.
However, although they left, in order to prevent Deng Fang from escaping, they still put a lock on the outside.
Deng Fang and the little black donkey were the only ones left in the room.
Deng Fang turned and looked at the little black donkey, who also turned to look at him. One person and one donkey looked at each other, which was very harmonious.
Deng Fang now has no time to argue with this little black donkey. All he wants to do is leave here as soon as possible.
After working for most of the day, it was already too much for him, who had never done any hard work before. He simply stopped working for the next two days and ran away as soon as possible.
Thinking about a way to escape, Deng Fang used both hands to pick up a steamed bun, and then started to walk towards the door.
Deng Fang was chewing steamed buns and lying on the wooden door of the mill, using the faint light outside to study how to pick the lock.
However, the lock outside the door is a copper lock, which cannot be opened unless someone is good at mechanisms.
Thinking of this, Deng Fang couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
Also because he had been working for a day, Deng Fang finished the steamed bun in his hand in just a few bites.
He turned around and walked towards the millstone, reaching for another steamed bun, but found that the steamed bun was missing.
Deng Fang felt a little strange, so he looked around.
Sure enough, the little black donkey lying on the ground nearby was chewing something, and there were a lot of steamed bun crumbs scattered on the ground around its mouth.
"You dead ass!"
Deng Fang looked at the little black donkey and opened his mouth to curse, but was afraid of attracting the old man's family, so he lowered his voice.
The little black donkey looked at Deng Fang with an indifferent expression and kept chewing in his mouth, making a "hum" sound.
Deng Fang stopped paying attention to the little black donkey, walked to the millstone, drank the large bowl of water, and immediately felt much refreshed.
Then, Deng Fang walked to the door again and began to study, looking for a way to escape.
The sky was completely dark, and the mill was pitch black as there was no candlelight.
Deng Fang watched carefully through the moonlight seeping through the crack in the door.
However, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he still couldn't do anything with the copper lock.
Just when Deng Fang was troubled, a flash of inspiration suddenly occurred to him. He put his hand against the door and shook it gently.
Sure enough, this dilapidated wooden door swayed gently with Deng Fang's hand.
Deng Fang was overjoyed and had an idea in mind.
"Can't we just tear down this door?"
