A man (now 35) who wanted a wife, and so bought a 17-year-old girl for some 20,000 Yuan from a local slave dealer, and then imprisoned her in his home, has been arrested, we hear.
He was apparently working away from home, when he spoke to a co-worker of his desire for a bride. The helpful co-worker replied “If you’re ok with paying, there are ‘brokers’ who’ll bring you a girl”. The man was pleased with this, and prepared $3,000 in cash.
Some days later the slave dealer returned with a girl, whom the man immediately appraised as a belle; he paid up on the spot, and took the girl home, very much against her will. You can probably hazard a guess as to what happened to her, though the report is silent on the details.
However, local residents sensed something was amiss, and tipped off police. The Harbin authorities reacted promptly, conducting a search and arresting the man, as well as rescuing the unfortunate ‘bride’. Her incarceration seems to have lasted some months, though the precise timeframe is unclear; she was bought in April, and arrested in August, so she likely endured confinement for all too long.
Via Searchina.
Need I remind you of how distressingly common this sort of practice is, even in parts of China supposedly more developed; from this case at least, we can infer that keeping slaves in a city is overstepping the mark, either that or he did not pay police enough.
Given that by some estimates China is set to have a gender imbalance of over a hundred million males, this problem may be less readily dealt with than is hoped.
Well, I’m glad this one has a sort-of happy ending, I guess…
Man, I love these racy, tabloid-type stories about China.
Stepping in for WaiWai?
I do not appreciate the comparison.
Unlike WaiWai, these stories are true, and are faithfully translated.
Haha, don’t mind about these comments too much, as long as the majority knows.
Anyone know where I can buy a bride in north america?
You can get them mail order, have you not heard of Russian brides, etc?
Don’t buy the bride. Do it the smart way! Buy yourself a Ferrari or Porsche first, then buy yourself some clothes to go with it, and a big-ass house to match… before you know it, you’ll have any girl you want. Those purchases will keep paying dividends for years to come, versus simply buying the wife. With my plan, your purchases will have new and fresh women trying to marry you for long as you want.
(Just buy a fantastic divorce lawyer, too, while you’re at it.)
from what i know..
every year the return you get from your wife will dimish rapidly….but the expenses related to her will remain constant or increase even….and if you have a divorce well you pay her money!
your assets on the other hand can be sold off and and guess what … you actually get money for it :)
:P
they have a local slave dealer???…
how many slave dealers could they possibly have?…
I could never be happy with a 3D girl, and I’d feel bad about keeping a 3D girl as a captive. That’s why I stick with chasing 2D girls.