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 child in her arms. She clearly drove a bullock cart there, okay?
"Uncle Lizheng, I didn't go there with the child today. I came back from town with the child." She said.
"Huh?"
Li Zheng didn't understand what she said and was a little dazed.
"What difference does this make?"
"Huh."
An Jiuyue let out a breath and looked helplessly at the two people in front of her. people.
“I went to town today, originally to buy some food, but who knew that the basket had just been placed on the oxcart, and I wanted to buy some Chinese cabbage to satisfy my craving. When I turned around, there was too much in the basket. It’s a baby.
I can’t find the child’s parents, so I have no choice but to leave the child behind and bring him back.”
"Ah? Is there such a thing?"
Li Zheng was stunned when he heard this. Didn't he just leave the child to An Jiuyue and let her raise it?
Is everything in town now like this?
"Why not?"
Aunt Ju was not too surprised, but sighed softly.
"I also went to the town the day before yesterday. 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. road.
"This...this...oh, 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. How can I still have enough food for my children?
“In the grain stores in the town, all the grain has been sold out. Originally, those children were also collected by Yaxing, but the key point is that the children are too young and ignorant, and they are noisy, and Yaxing also collects them. It's getting better now, and I don't dare to accept it anymore.
Those who are too poor to eat really have no choice but to give away their children as soon as they are caught. I guess the parents of that child are looking at Jiu. Yue, you are driving an ox cart and can afford to buy cabbage, so I think if I give you the child, I won’t starve to death.”
Aunt Ju has been to the town and knows some things. , so we guessed.
"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's a life after all." An Jiuyue said helplessly.
Yes, if she doesn’t keep him, where can the child go? The parents can’t find it. If it’s sent to the government, the government won’t care about it. With her father’s virtue, he might even directly Sell it to a tooth shop and make a few taels of silver!
So she can only raise this child.
"Uncle Lizheng, I have to trouble you about this matter. Go ask the patriarch if all three children canRecorded in the genealogy. "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, but it can be handled. But The one you brought back today, I'm afraid you still have to... pay for it. "
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 wants to spend another five taels of silver, which should be about the same, right?< /p>
It’s not a problem that can be solved by spending money. The worst thing is that she will sell another wild boar.
There are still several wild boars in the space anyway, so she is not afraid that the money will not be enough. .