An Zikang, who was beaten in pain, seemed to wake up instantly when he heard his brother say this, covered his face and started crying.
The old woman was frightened by the appearance of her fifth son, and she was so frightened that she just gave away the money in her hand and took out all the fourteen taels she got without any reservation.
An Zihao stepped forward to take the silver and looked at his two sisters-in-law, Ge Mingyu and Liu Mei. Ge Mingyu did not dare to delay. Seeing that the old lady had given them all, she also gave the one tael of silver in her hand.
But Liu Mei, who didn't give her any money, shook her head and looked at her daughter.
An Qingyan also lost her mind at this time. After hearing what her uncle said about being a slave and a maid, she was shaken.
But look at it now, she can't even wear closed-toe shoes, and she is ordered to do this and that by her patriarchal parents every day. She is enough. What is the difference between this and a slave?
Therefore, when several other families were not prepared to sell, An Qingyan still persisted, but she made a request, asking Mrs. An to give her one tael of silver for selling herself.
Liu Mei's expression immediately changed and she looked at Mrs. An nervously, fearing that Mrs. An would give the one tael in her hand to her daughter.
If Mrs. An gave her daughter another one tael of silver, she would be willing to do so, but if she wanted to give away what she had, she would never agree.
She gave birth to An Qingyan, how come she didn't even get any money from selling her body?
An Zihao listened and watched for a while, and found that it was impossible for his sister-in-law and niece to change their minds and stop selling themselves. However, the eldest niece had her own thoughts and could take care of herself. Besides, selling herself was her own intention, so he would
I can't control that much.
While they were confronting each other over one tael of silver, they quickly counted the eight taels of silver and delivered An Qingling to Butler Pei's hands.
Butler Pei had no intention of taking in this little girl, but seeing her sick and her parents not looking like humans, he still felt a little distressed.
Seeing that there was a sensible and humane uncle who was looking after her, he took the money over, just in time to get some favors.
"No! It's impossible!"
As soon as An Zihao finished withdrawing the money, the sound of old lady An's screams could be heard from behind.
An Zihao was startled, and quickly carried An Qingling away, then returned the remaining seven taels of silver to his mother, turned around and walked towards the crowd. He had no control over things here.
It's not that he is partial, he only cares about the daughter of the third brother's family and not the eldest brother's family.
All he wants now is to cure the little Ling'er who is only five years old in front of him. He doesn't believe that the third brother is really so cruel that he will not want his daughter when the time comes.
The matter went on for a while, but in the end An Qingyan still couldn't get a penny from Mrs. An and left with Butler Pei, while Liu Mei successfully kept the one tael of silver in her hand.
By the time Butler Pei was able to escape, he had already taken five girls away. Even after listening to An Zihao's words, the families who were originally going to sell them all backed down, but there were still people who came forward one after another to replace her, regardless of the consequences for the sake of money.
Most of the villages in Shanbei favor boys over girls, because girls cannot get land, and they have to prepare a dowry when they get married, and the amount of dowry often represents their status in the husband's family.
Those families that favor sons over daughters treat their daughters like livestock. Now that there is an opportunity to earn a fortune without having to pay a dowry, how can they not be tempted?
The five girls here were all of the same age, and followed Butler Pei in tears.
As for Xia Qiyue, she had already found herself next to the clan leader's family and was discussing matters with the clan leader.
"Uncle Patriarch, do you think I can do this?" Xia Qiyue asked with bright eyes.
The clan leader frowned and thought deeply, but did not speak immediately. This made Xia Qiyue a little unsure, so he spoke again: "Clan leader, think about it, what I do is also helpful to our fellow villagers in Shanbei Zhuangzi. There will be no shortage in front of us."
There is water, but it is not certain whether we can stay. If we really want to go to the capital to escape famine, although there will be no shortage of water and food along the way, we still need money to buy it.
You need money, right?"
The clan leader nodded. They were under the jurisdiction of Anyang Prefecture and not Oasis City. Therefore, even if the victims were to be resettled, they would not be resettled in Oasis City. They would most likely have to flee to the capital in the end.
In this way, as the girl in Qiyue said, even if they were not short of food or water, they were still short of money to buy it.
"Okay! Then I'll make the decision and help you find a few in the village!"
The clan leader finally nodded and agreed to Xia Qiyue's request.
"That's great, thank you, Uncle Patriarch, but as we have agreed, I don't want Lao An's family. I'm afraid that by then our three daughters will be squeezed to the point where no bones will be left!"
It's better to speak clearly and clearly. The clan leader also understands that there is nothing to hide.
"July, although you have separated your family, you still don't have the documents for the separation. Don't get caught up in it again!" Mrs. An said worriedly.
"Yes, Sister Qiyue, you used to have some money to treat Xuan'er and they were all greedy. What's more, you have so much money now. I'm afraid that woman Liu Mei has already taken care of you. What should I do?" Liu Jiajia also said.
Worried about Xia Qiyue.
Xia Qiyue knew that what they said was right, and she felt uneasy every day when the family separation documents were not received.
Dachu State has always governed the world with filial piety. If she had so much money but did not give it to her parents without a family separation document to prove that they were separated, it would be a serious crime that would lead to imprisonment.
I hope Lao An's family won't wake up and feel bad. When she gets to a stable place, she will try to find a way to solve the problem.
"Sister..." Xia Jiuyue shouted behind her with some worry. She was worried that they would be bullied by her brother-in-law's family. She knew that her sister-in-law was a troublemaker. She had seen it before when she secretly went to find her sister.
She bullies her sister.
Xia Qiyue turned around and said, "Don't worry! I have a sister here! Didn't the patriarch uncle already agree to let me recruit some thugs in the village?"
She originally wanted to call them bodyguards, but she felt that they didn't understand. Thugs were more direct, that is to say, whoever bullied them would be protected by the thugs she hired. This was enough. She gave each person one tael of silver a month as wages.
, she can still provide food when food can be purchased.
"Yeah." Xia Jiuyue nodded worriedly, then turned to look at the two little ones to see if they were feeling uncomfortable.
The two children had been sitting in the wheelchair obediently. After their mother stopped them from pretending to be sick, they sat quietly.
Xia Xinghe carried a basket on his back and looked around, because the drama of selling his daughter over there was over, and he was worried that the crazy old woman would come to cause trouble.
"Auntie, Jiajia, don't worry too much about us, I will find a way!" Xia Qiyue sincerely thanked these two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for not only helping her, but always fighting for her and helping her a lot.
Although she also gave her steamed buns, she felt that compared with the care Aunt Wang gave her, it was still too little.