After Liu Cuixi inquired about it, she learned that the people who sold their daughter were the Shen Daqi family from the west end of the village.
Their family has three daughters and one son. Now there is a shortage of food. They don't want to let their son starve, so they want to sell the daughter and buy some food to feed their son.
Liu Cuixi curled her lips: "It's not that she can't eat, she just dislikes the fact that her daughter wants to eat food! What a pity for these two girls who are no more than twelve or thirteen years old. They are so hungry that their faces are sallow and their muscles are thin. No, they are going to be sold to a rich family to be maids..."
Shen Qingyu was curious: "Nowadays, rich families still buy girls?"
"The lives of wealthy families are not affected. They are also happy to take advantage of this time to buy girls. At this time, there are people selling children and girls everywhere. The prices are cheap and you can choose!"
There's nothing we can do about it.
Shen Qingyu decided to close the door and leave it alone, but who knew that when his father pulled the two girls past the door of Shen Qingyu's house, they rushed towards the door and banged their heads against the door.
"Aunt Qingyu! Please buy me for your family! I can only eat one porridge for two days! Please, don't let my father sell me to the Hu family..."
The child's cry was so shrill that Shen Qingyu couldn't ignore it, so she could only open the door and take a look.
Outside the door, Shen Daqi was struggling to pull his two girls. When he saw Shen Qingyu coming out, he let go of his hand a little: "Qingyu, this... I didn't mean it. These two girls are so noisy..."
Shen Qingyu looked at the two yellow-haired girls who were kowtowing to her, and frowned slightly: "Why do you want to sell yourself to my family, but don't want to sell yourself to the Hu family?"
The two girls just cried but didn't speak.
It was Liu Cuixi who whispered in Shen Qingyu's ear and explained: "The old man from the Hu family is in his fifties. He likes this kind of half-grown girl, but he can't... humanely, just buy it back and torture it... Everyone in the ten miles and eight villages knows it, so they
I also pay high prices to my buyers.”
Shen Qingyu was stunned, looking straight at Shen Daqi without saying anything.
Just before when the house was being repaired, Shen Daqi came to help him repair the house and took away nearly fifty kilograms of grains!
Save some food, a family of five can still eat sweet potatoes and potatoes!
Why do you have to push your daughter into the fire pit?
Shen Daqi looked away sarcastically: "There is nothing I can do about it. Nowadays, refugees are everywhere, and some people have turned into bandits! There is not much harvest in the crops at home, and I just want to let my two girls have something to eat..."
Shen Qingyu didn't want to listen to his nonsense anymore: "How much money will the Hu family pay for your two daughters?"
Shen Daqi's eyes lit up: "Two taels of silver for a girl!"
Shen Qingyu was shocked!
Two taels of silver per person?
Nowadays, grains cost twenty cents per catty.
One hundred kilograms of grain can buy a living teenage girl!?
Amidst the constant kowtows of the two yellow-haired girls, Shen Qingyu reacted: "Okay, I bought these two girls."
Within two days, Shen Qingyu heard that there were indeed refugees who had turned into bandits.
The top of Turtle Back Mountain, twenty miles away from Hengshui Town, was occupied by a group of foreign refugees!
These refugees numbered no less than 3,000 people and managed Turtle Bei Mountain like an iron barrel. Some young people nearby flocked to it because of its reputation. Once they entered, no one came back.
Xiao Yunqi finally came back, and brought back an eight-year-old child.
The little baby is called Wen Jin. She is white and fat. She smiles whenever she sees people and looks cheerful.
Shen Qingyu was shocked when she saw the child!
Is this guy refusing to come back all these years because he has such an old son outside?
"Xiao Yunqi? This is you..."
Fortunately, Wen Che came out and when he saw the child, he shouted in time: "Little brother? Are you Wen Jin?"
"Ah?" Shen Qingyu was stunned.
Wenche quickly explained: "This is my little brother. We haven't seen each other for a long time since we got separated. I didn't expect to see him again."
When the eight-year-old child saw Wen Che, he first rubbed his eyes in disbelief. His eyes turned red as he rubbed them, and then he burst into tears!
"Brother Che! I thought I would never see you again! Wuwuwu..."
Shen Qingyu believed it now.
The emotion is so sincere that it doesn't look like an act.
Wen Che took Wen Jin to the room to ask questions, and the crying in the room gradually became quieter.
Shen Qingyu was relieved and bought two pieces of fine cotton cloth from the Space Mall, one blue and one brown, and gave them to Liu Cuixi to help make two sets of clothes and shoes for the child.
I can give two pieces of muslin to my relatives, this grandeur...
Liu Cui was filled with envy.
However, the economic gap between Shen Qingyu and them is now too large to be compared together.
It's just envy.
The year of famine has passed, but Shen Qingyu's family's business has not been greatly affected. Braised pork and bean sprouts are still picked up every day and paid on time.
People eat a mixture of white rice and multi-grain rice every day!
Eat dry rice every meal!
You can also eat meat!
In the room, Wen Che and Wen Jin talked for a while, and Wen Jin fell asleep.
The child had been on tenterhooks and uneasy all the way, but now he cried and relaxed, and fell asleep immediately.
Wenche called Xiao Yunqi in again, and the two talked for a while.
When Xiao Yunqi came out of Wenche's room, he saw Shen Qingyu standing by the railing on the second floor.
Their eyes met, as if they were fascinated, Xiao Yunqi went upstairs and stood in front of Shen Qingyu.
After not seeing each other for a while, Shen Qingyu's face is rosy, her skin is delicate and fair, and she looks thinner than before!
Xiao Yunqi frowned: "Why have you lost weight again?"
Shen Qingyu was suddenly pleasantly surprised and couldn't help but turn around: "Have I lost weight?"
"Yeah." Xiao Yunqi looked at her waist, then moved his eyes across her chest, and said away, "The waist has become thinner."
The breasts are not thin.
Shen Qingyu did not doubt that he was there, and smiled: "I have indeed lost weight, and my clothes are much wider."
Xiao Yunqi was dazzled by her smile and looked at the door behind him: "Go in and have a chat?"
"Sure!" Shen Qingyu nodded and entered the room first.
Xiao Yunqi's room is extremely simple, with no other items except a mattress, bed, table and cabinets.
It's like an inn.
Shen Qingyu sat in front of the table, and Xiao Yunqi sat on the bed. The two looked at each other, speechless for a while.
It was Shen Qingyu who spoke first: "How are things in the capital being handled?"
Xiao Yunqi nodded slightly: "Solved."
He originally thought that his stepmother was attacking Shen Qingyu in private, but his stepmother's words made him suspicious.
After investigation, he discovered that someone actually wanted to kill Shen Qingyu in the name of his stepmother.
It just so happens that the Hidden Dragon Guard has been acquired, and it has a thousand mouths. What a waste if it is not used?
So Xiao Yunqi asked the Yinlong Guard to investigate, and soon the results came out.
The order to kill Shen Qingyu actually came from the palace!
Xiao Yunqi frowned deeply: the late emperor's queen was his aunt. She did not die this time, but was imprisoned in the harem and respected as the queen mother. I heard that she lived in Yilan Palace.
Could it be that she didn't like Shen Qingyu marrying her, so she wanted to use her stepmother's help to kill Shen Qingyu?
Xiao Yunqi found a way to meet the Queen Mother's aunt, and expressed his strong desire to live with Shen Qingyu, and begged to let Shen Qingyu go.
The Queen Mother's aunt refused to admit it, but she actually agreed to help investigate and find out where the news came from in the palace.
The final result was that he never saw the Queen Mother's aunt again, but the fatwa against Shen Qingyu disappeared.
Of course, Xiao Yunqi would not tell Shen Qingyu these matters. He only said: "The matter has been resolved, you don't have to worry."
Shen Qingyu was also used to Xiao Yunqi not saying anything to her, so she nodded: "Well, you should go to bed early."
As Shen Qingyu was about to walk out, Xiao Yunqi was panicking, but he didn't dare to reach out and shouted in panic: "Wait a minute..."