Li Xiuniang felt like she was split into two parts——
Reason told her to stay away from the Gu family and would rather starve to death than have anything to do with the Zhao family anymore.
But the body's instinct is screaming like crazy: Hungry! So hungry! I want to eat! I, I don't want to die.
Squeezing her palms hard, she desperately told herself not to beg her enemies.
However, her body's reaction was one step faster than her brain's.
thump!
Li Xiuniang and several little girls who were also dizzy with hunger rushed to the woman holding the baby girl.
Kneeling heavily on the ground, he kept banging his forehead on the ground: "Buy me, aunt, please, just buy me!"
"I, I can work! I don't eat much, and I can still endure hardship! Just give me a mouthful of food!"
"Auntie, I've come to Kuishui, I, I can give birth!"
"And I, I, I don't want anything, just something to stutter!"
Several little girls tried their best to shout loudly.
Their eyes were full of begging, just to seize the only glimmer of life.
Li Xiuniang is also among them. After all, she still has a trace of hatred from her previous life.
She followed her body's instinct and knelt down, but she couldn't say anything she begged for.
"Oh, don't grab it! What are you trying to grab? I, I didn't say I wanted to buy it?"
Mrs. Zhao is in her thirties this year, and some women around her age have become grandmothers.
But it was last year that she gave birth to a baby girl.
When my daughter was born, she looked so pretty.
The key point is that the daughter was lucky enough to save the lives of the whole family while she was still in her mother's womb.
That was when she was seven or eight months pregnant. She was fine all morning, but at noon, the baby in her belly kept fussing.
He was kicked in the stomach again and rolled over again. Zhao was so tortured that she couldn't stand it anymore.
Her man, Gu Dahai, was a little worried, "The child is making such a fuss, is he going to come out? Or is he feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Gu Dahai was also very concerned about this child who suddenly arrived.
He is several years older than Zhao, and has passed his forties.
In ancient times when average life expectancy was low, forty years old was the age at which one could call himself an "old man" and was considered an "elderly person".
Especially their family, they are not as refined as those noble people, and they look particularly old.
But at such an age, he can still get his wife pregnant, which proves that he is not old yet.
Men of similar age to him teased him openly but secretly envied him.
Gu Dahai was very proud.
Therefore, he attaches great importance to this child.
Seeing that his wife was being tortured so much, Gu Dahai, who had always been thrifty, actually suggested, "How about going to the medical clinic in town?"
Although Ms. Zhao felt sorry for the money, she was the one who suffered, so she agreed.
The two sons were also sensible and hurriedly helped their father pack the donkey cart, and then helped Zhao get on the donkey cart.
The family of four left home in a hurry.
As soon as they left, a wild boar from the mountains broke into the village.
The Gu family is at the foot of the mountain, the outermost edge of the village.
The wild boar rushed to Gu's house first, knocking down the adobe courtyard wall.
When the family returned from town, they heard crying in the distance before entering the village.
The wild boar killed a child and maimed a strong young man.
And these two families are neighbors of the Gu family.
When Gu Dahai and Mrs. Zhao heard their neighbors' cries, their faces turned pale with fright.
Looking at the collapsed courtyard wall, I was even more frightened: Fortunately, they were not at home, otherwise, they would have been the children killed by the fangs, or the people whose legs were trampled and broken!
Especially Mrs. Zhao, she is pregnant.
If others can run, can she still run?
Even if you can run, if you fall down, you will lose two lives.
"The dog's father, thanks to the child in his belly. If it weren't for her, our family would have been in great trouble!"
Zhao, who was still in shock, thought of the "hero" who was able to escape the disaster.
"Yes! Yes! Thanks to this child!"
If the child hadn't made a fuss, Ms. Zhao wouldn't have cried out in pain.
If she hadn't screamed, Gu Dahai wouldn't have worried about taking her to the hospital.
If their family should stay at home instead of going to the hospital, then——
Looking at the neighbor's child who died tragically, and then at the man with a broken leg, Gu Dahai and his wife were extremely happy.
Even the two brothers Gu Feng and Gu Rao also nodded their heads.
In this way, before birth, the child in the belly became the hero and lucky star of the Gu family.
More than a month later, the little guy was born. He was white and fair, with exquisite features.
"Is this the daughter I gave birth to? Why does she look like the golden boy under the Guanyin Seat?"
It stands to reason that a small baby cannot see beauty or ugliness.
However, the daughter born by Mrs. Zhao was so beautiful that everyone who saw her could not help but admire:
So fair and beautiful, could it be that she was reincarnated as a fairy daughter from heaven?
Not to mention their small Gujia Village, even if you look at the entire county, you probably won't be able to find such a good-looking child.
She was an "old lady" whom they valued very much, and with the grace of saving her life and the good birth of the child, everyone in the Gu family almost wanted to hold her in their hands and put her in their mouths.
For example, at this moment, if it were another child who was "playing nonsense" with his mother, saying that he wanted to buy a girl or something, the mother would definitely raise her hand and slap her butt twice.
As for Gu Qingcheng, the youngest daughter of the Gu family, not only did she not attract a beating from Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao did not even say a serious word.
Zhao's slightly mean face even had a loving smile, and she coaxed softly, "My dear, I don't want to see this. Mom will buy you some candies."
"Sugar! I want to eat it!"
Gu Qingcheng, who has just turned one year old, has a fair face, delicate facial features, thick eyebrows and dark hair.
There is a faint shadow of Zhao between her eyebrows, but she is ten times more beautiful than her.
Mrs. Zhao was very proud that her daughter looked like her, but she was not as beautiful as a peasant child, but was more noble than the ladies in the city.
When the little child heard about candy, his attention was diverted and he slapped two pink and fleshy little hands, "I want to eat candy!"
Buying a girl or something has been thrown aside by her.
The thin girls kneeling in front of Ms. Zhao saw despair in their eyes when they saw this situation.
Their last glimmer of hope was cut off!
Li Xiuniang couldn't explain how she felt. She should be happy that she didn't have anything to do with the Gu family.
But, she is really hungry.
Her stomach was burning, her heart and liver were scratching, and her extreme hunger had swallowed up her reason, her resentment from her previous life, and her dignity and bottom line as a human being.
She grabbed the hem of Mrs. Zhao's skirt and said, "Auntie! Please buy me. I can be your child bride."
Ms. Zhao was stunned for a moment, child bride?
Yes, the past two years have been bad, and there have been more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes.
Her eldest son, Gu Feng, is fourteen this year, and it's time for him to get married.
The betrothal gift for the girls around here is two cents of silver.
Her family does have some savings, but they can't all give it as a betrothal gift.
Her little sweet baby still needs to eat fine grains, eggs, and wear fine cotton clothes, and the money must be kept for her.
How about giving me a few kilograms of coarse grains and replacing her with a fleeing girl?
If you are capable and honest, stay at home.
If that doesn't work, you can just resell it.
Just as Mrs. Zhao was fiddling with her abacus, the other girls were also inspired, and they surrounded Ms. Zhao and shouted:
"Aunt! I can do it too! I've come to Kuishui, I, I can give birth to a baby!"
"Auntie, I can work and I'm obedient! Choose me!"
Several people tried their best to promote themselves, not wanting to miss this only opportunity.
It was Li Xiuniang who had the memories of her previous life. She suddenly thought of something and shouted to the little baby in Zhao's arms: "My dear, choose me, I will play with you, and I, I will serve you!"
Hearing the sound, Gu Qingcheng, who was mumbling about candy, noticed Li Xiuniang.
However, the other girls reacted quickly, and they all shouted at Gu Qingcheng.
Some even made faces on purpose to make Gu Qingcheng happy.
Gu Qingcheng was indeed amused, and her beautiful eyebrows were bent with laughter.
When Ms. Zhao saw her baby daughter happy, she also laughed.
After Gu Qingcheng finished laughing, a pair of big watery eyes passed over the faces of the girls one by one.
All the girls who were touched by her eyes couldn't help but hold their breath.
They know that whether they can survive depends on this little baby with only a few teeth.
Li Xiuniang clenched her fists and showed a flattering smile to the vicious sister-in-law she once resented.
Perhaps it was her stiff smile that made her dark face look a little weird, but Gu Qingcheng's eyes actually stayed on her.
Then, Li Xiuniang heard the heavenly voice she had longed for: "Mom, I want her!"
