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Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Chapter 12. (2/2)
She hugged herself, thinking about how to get out. She had been too impulsive. Sister Hong was decisive; she hadn’t been driven to madness by her anger.
Suddenly, she heard the notification: [Target: Amei has appeared.]
Bai Qing Qing’s dejected mood instantly lifted. Could Amei also be locked up in this room?
Realizing there was someone else in the room, she used the dim light to search and found someone crouching against the corner, staring at her with terrified eyes.
“Amei1, she called softly.
The girl was covered in dirt, her face obscured. As she approached, she shrank back into the corner.
“Don’t be afraid.” Bai Qing Qing stopped moving forward, crouching down to meet her gaze. “I’m here to save you.”
Amei shook her head in disbelief, her voice hoarse from silence, struggling to speak. “Who…are…you?”
“My name is Bai Qing Qing.” She softened her voice. “Do you know Awang? He sent me to save you.”
Amei’s reaction was obvious; her breathing became rapid. “He…” Tears streamed down her face. “Is he alright?”
Bai Qing Qing took out a tissue from her spatial storage and handed it to her. “Wipe your tears first, speak slowly.”
Amei carefully took the tissue, wiping her tears. “I’ve been locked up here for a month. It really was Awang who sent you…” “To save me?”
Bai Qing Qing couldn’t bear to lie to her and said, “I have a friend, he’s Awang’s friend, and he asked me to come find you.”
Amei couldn’t help but cry again: “I’ve been locked up here for a month, I can’t get out. There are guards at the intersection outside, we can’t escape.”
“Believe me.” Bai Qing Qing blinked and said, “We can get out.”
She took out a gun from her spatial storage, startling Amei, whose eyes widened and voice trembled slightly: “You have a gun?”
Bai Qing Qing stood in the dim light and held out her hand, “Come, I’ll take you out.”
Amei took her hand, a glimmer of hope in her eyes. She thought, perhaps heaven had heard her daily prayers and sent someone to rescue her.
Bai Qing Qing fired a shot at the door lock, successfully leading Amei out of the dark room. Dark clouds shrouded the moonlight, and the road was pitch black. Probably because of the darkness, there was almost no one on the road.
Bai Qing Qing led the group through winding paths, carefully bypassing several houses, and secretly arrived at the old woman’s house.
The old woman rubbed her eyes when she saw Bai Qing Qing with a girl, as if she couldn’t believe it: “Xiao Mei2?”
Xiao Mei covered her mouth, tears streaming down her face, her voice muffled: “Grandma…Grandma.” She knelt on the ground and hugged the old woman’s legs, “It’s me, Xiao Mei is back.”
The old woman reached out and pushed Amei’s shoulder, tears streaming down her face, “Xiao Mei, you must go, go quickly, they will come and get you.”
“I won’t go.”
Bai Qing Qing hadn’t expected to have inadvertently saved the old woman’s granddaughter. She helped Amei up and assisted the old woman in sitting down on a chair.
Amei talked with her grandmother for a while, coaxing the old woman to sleep, then went to find Bai Qing Qing. “Brother Awang, like me, might have been arrested.”
“Do you know where he’s being held?”
Amei frowned and guessed, “I guess he’s in the old ancestral hall on the north mountain.”
Bai Qing Qing had searched almost the entire south side these past two days, but apart from the place they’d just been to, there was nowhere else for someone to hide.
There were patrol teams at the foot of the mountain, and the north mountain was mostly inhabited by village men, making it very inconvenient to find someone.
“Sister Qing Qing,” Amei said gratefully, tears welling in her eyes, “Thank you for saving me. If you can’t guarantee your safety, don’t do anything dangerous. I’ll try to find Brother Awang.”
“I promised my friend, I must keep my promise.” She definitely had to do the mission, but she needed to figure out how to successfully reach the old ancestral hall.
“Why did the villagers separate you and Awang?”
Amei lowered her head, her voice filled with pain, and briefly recounted her story with Awang.
It’s a very melodramatic story.The two work outside and return to Zhou Village after the apocalypse, but their families disapprove, preventing them from doing so.
Amei, a woman with a higher education from the city, rebels against the traditional female virtues of Zhou Village, incurring the wrath of the villagers.
The two escape Zhou Village for love, only to be caught and brought back halfway. One is imprisoned in the south, the other in the north, forever separated.
Footnotes:
- Amei (or A-Mei) is a feminine given name or nickname with meanings that differ across cultures. In Chinese, Amei (阿美, pronounced Āmèi) is a commonly used affectionate given name or nickname. The character 美 (měi) signifies “beauty,” while the prefix 阿 (ā) serves as a term of endearment. Combined, these elements convey meanings such as “little beautiful one” or “beloved beautiful girl.” ↩︎
- In Chinese, when an older individual addresses someone as “Xiao Mei,” it may be written as 小美 (xiǎo měi) or 小妹 (xiǎo mèi), each carrying distinct meanings. This form of address is common, familiar, and informal.
– “Little Beauty” (小美, xiǎo měi) incorporates the character for ‘beautiful’ (美) and translates as ‘little beauty.’ It may serve as a given name or as an affectionate nickname, and it is distinct from 小妹 (xiǎo mèi).
– “Little Sister” (小妹, xiǎo mèi) refers to a younger sister and is commonly used for one’s own younger sibling, a younger close female friend, or any younger girl in an affectionate or endearing manner. This term is distinct from 小美 (xiǎo měi).
– The prefix xiǎo (小), meaning “little” or “small,” is frequently employed in Chinese culture as a diminutive to express closeness and endearment, particularly from an older individual to a younger person. ↩︎
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