People in the village are now spreading rumors that An Jiuyue sold a child in exchange for food.
An Jiuyue: "..."
She didn't go to town with her baby in her arms. She was clearly driving a bullock cart, okay?
"Uncle Li Zheng, I didn't go there with the child today, I came back from town with the child," she said.
"ah?"
Li Zheng didn't seem to understand what she said and was a little dazed.
"What difference does it make?"
"call."
An Jiuyue let out a sigh of relief and looked helplessly at the two people in front of her.
"I went to town today to buy some food, but who knew that the basket had just been placed on the cart and I wanted to buy some cabbage to satisfy my craving. When I turned around, there was an extra baby in the basket.
I couldn't find the child's parents at all, and I had no choice but to leave the child directly, so I had to bring him back."
"Ah? Is there such a thing?"
When Li Zheng heard this, he was stunned. Didn't he just leave the child to An Jiuyue and let her raise it?
Is everything in the town like this now?
"How not?"
Aunt Ju was not too surprised, but sighed softly.
"I also went to the town the day before yesterday, and I heard people in the town saying that many people are now stuffing children into other people's arms on the street because they can't feed them anymore," she said.
"This...this...hey, how could this be possible?"
Li Zheng was speechless and sighed heavily.
But when I think about it, I don’t think it’s strange anymore. After all, I just had a flood and I don’t even have enough to eat, so how can I still have enough food for my children?
"In the grain stores in town, all the grain has been sold out. Originally, those children were also collected by Ya's Store, but the key is that the children were too young and ignorant.
Received.
Those who are so poor that they have no food to eat really have no choice but to give away their children as soon as they catch them. I guess the parents of that child are still able to afford Chinese cabbage when they see you driving a bullock cart Jiuyue.
I just thought that if I gave my child to you, I wouldn’t starve to death.”
Aunt Ju has been to the town and knows some things, so she guessed.
"Then Jiuyue, what do you mean, you also want to raise that child?" she asked.
"What else can I do if I don't keep it? Aunt Ju, I can't throw away the child. It saves my life after all." An Jiuyue said helplessly.
Yes, if she doesn't keep him, then where will the child go? If his parents can't find him, he will send it to the government. The government won't care about it. With her father's virtue, he might even sell it directly to a dental shop and make a profit.
How many taels of silver!
Therefore, she can only raise this child.
"Uncle Li Zheng, I have to trouble you for this matter. Go ask the clan leader to see if all three children can be recorded in the family tree." She said.
"Okay, I'll ask you." Li Zheng agreed.
"However, Jiuyue, this matter may not be easy to handle. The two younger ones are watched by everyone, so it can be handled. But the one you brought back today, I'm afraid, still has to... come out.
silver."
He had better tell An Jiuyue first so as not to complain in his heart later.
"Okay, I understand." An Jiuyue responded.
When Zheng'er and Rong'er entered the family tree, they spent five taels of silver. Now, she wanted to spend another five taels of silver, which should be about the same, right?
Things that can be solved with money are no big deal. The worst thing is that she will sell another wild boar.
Anyway, there are quite a few of them in the space, so I’m not afraid of not having enough money.