Mind reading, taking the rental house through the whole village crying

Chapter 116 Non-Existent Motherly Love

"It's because of you that our family has ended up like this. But I can't blame you. Since you married into our Sun family, you are a member of our Sun family after all. But a living person can't be suffocated by money, right? How can my husband go to the town to work odd jobs after being beaten like this? Your father is old and there are still fields to take care of at home, so he can't go..."

Zhou Xiufen took Jiang Sanhe's hand.

Gently patted the back of her hand.

He lowered his head and sighed.

"Mom, it's all my fault. It's my fault that I didn't get pregnant. If I had given my husband a son as the first child, you wouldn't have spent so much money buying me some folk remedies. It's all my fault.

I am old now, so the fact that I am pregnant and the baby is so unstable is all my fault. Don't worry, mother. After I give birth, I won't do any confinement work. I will go to the fields and help you with the work right away."

Jiang Sanhe's face was full of guilt.

Her eyes were red.

It seemed like she was about to burst into tears in the next second.

"How long do you have to wait for your baby to be born? Mother has something to discuss with you. You see, we have three children, and the girl can only be married off when she is at least fourteen. How long do we have to wait? Three mouths need to be fed every day, and it is impossible to feed them. I heard that there are many wealthy families in the town who want to buy a girl, and they want to pay one or two taels of silver just for the contract.

Let's sell Lai Di and Si Mei, and when they are 25 years old, they can be released to get married. The rewards given by the master over the years are enough for our family to not have to work for the rest of their lives. Besides, I heard that maids get monthly wages. When the time comes, I will let the two children save the monthly wages and find an opportunity to send them back from the mansion. Our family will be much better off."

Zhou Xiufen went straight to the point.

It seems like he is discussing something with Jiang Sanhe.

Actually, it was just to inform her.

She even planned for the future of her two granddaughters.

Jiang Sanhe was stunned when she heard what her mother-in-law said.

"Mom...are you going to sell Lai Di and the others?"

She thought she heard wrongly.

So he asked cautiously.

"Yes, what else can we do? Will we starve to death? There is not much food left at home, and the crops in the fields are still waiting to be harvested. You can't stop using your medicine, and you need money everywhere. Do you think it's easy to be the head of the family? If we sell them, our family can still survive until the day of the grain harvest, and you can give birth to the baby safely.

Isn't this a happy ending? Besides, if the child is sold to a wealthy family, she will live a better life than ours. At least she will have enough to eat, and she may even have meat every day. If she is lucky enough to be favored by the master and become a personal maid of a rich lady, she will probably enjoy an even better life! "

Afraid that Jiang Sanhe would make trouble.

Zhou Xiufen continued.

"There is a family in our Zhoujia Village who had four daughters and sold three of them. One of them was very promising. She was favored by the master as soon as she entered the house and became a personal maid in the lady's room. At the age of 25, she was released by the master to get married. The lady gave her a full 88 taels of silver as a dowry! In addition to the monthly salary and bonus silver she had saved for many years.

She came back with more than 200 taels of silver! She was covered in gold and silver jewelry, and the material of her clothes was something we had never seen before. She looked like a daughter of a wealthy family. Later, her family moved to the town and bought a big house. She lived a very comfortable life, unlike us, who had to dig in the dirt for half our lives.

What Zhou Xiufen said was all true, but she concealed part of it.

The three daughters sold by that family all signed death contracts, and two of them were beaten to death by their owners.

No one knows where the body was thrown.

The remaining one was also lucky and met a kind family.

Not only was she released from slavery, but she was also allowed to get married when she was old enough.

If she were placed in someone else's home, would she get married?

dream!

A maid who signed a death contract had to work for her master until her death.

Once she became a slave, she was no longer a human being but a property of her master.

She has no say over life or death.

"So good? Well, listen to mother. Just sign the living contract. I heard that they can be freed from slavery after signing the living contract. They can be released at the age of 25, which is not too old. Then I can find a widower with a good temper for them. As long as they marry him and give birth to a son, they won't have to worry about not having a good life. Mother, please sell them to a good family."

Before Jiang Sanhe got married, she went shopping in the town.

Also knowledgeable.

After the mother-in-law finished speaking, she didn't even hesitate.

I agreed.

Compared with her two daughters, she actually cares more about the baby in her belly.

But after all, it's the flesh that fell off the body.

She asked her mother-in-law to sign only a living deed.

But this little bit of maternal love is worse than nothing.

The children who were picking wild vegetables in the mountains did not know at this moment that they were about to be sold.

the other side.

Jiang's Snack Shop had been open for less than fifteen minutes when all the grilled sausages and baby potatoes were sold out.

The customers who were still queuing were complaining.

"Can't your shop prepare more? I've been here for three days in a row and still haven't bought anything. If this continues I won't come again!"

"That's right. I came early yesterday morning, and they told me it was sold out. I came 15 minutes earlier today, but still couldn't buy any. Are you going to make me queue up from midnight? Do you really want to sell it? What the hell are you doing!"

"Oh, forget it. Give me a bowl of mung bean soup. Mung bean soup is not bad, sweeter than other places. Although it is one cent more expensive, it is worth it. However, you should prepare more next time. It is always hard to buy. I am afraid that your business will fail sooner or later."

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The guests were talking to each other.

Jiang Dahe and his brothers were so shocked by what he said that they were sweating profusely.

"Yes, yes, you are right. We have no choice. We can only make so much every day. So, if you don't buy anything in the past three days, I will leave it for you tomorrow as an apology."

The two brothers apologized to the dozen or so people outside the door.

The noisy scene finally quieted down.

At this moment, Zhang Jinlan was frantically stirring mung bean soup in the backyard.

Want them to cool quickly.

Today she specially brought a clay pot from home to cook.

Even if we cook in two pots at the same time, the food won’t sell out quickly.

So much so that when the previous pot is sold out, the next pot is still hot.

Who wants to drink hot water in this weather?

The backyard was bustling with activity.

You fan the air and I change the water.

"Grandma, why don't you get some ice cubes? I heard someone selling ice cubes on the street earlier."

Jiang Fubao sat on a small stool and spoke in a soft and cute voice.

"Ice cubes are so expensive. I heard that a palm-sized piece costs several hundred dollars. We can't afford it."

Although the granddaughter said stupid things.

But Zhang Jinlan was not angry. After all, her granddaughter was also concerned about the shop's business.

As she explained to Jiang Fubao, the stirring stick in her hand kept turning.

She was so tired that she was sweating profusely.

In the house, Zhu Yingqiu was also cooking the third pot of mung bean soup. The kitchen was even hotter and she was soaked all over.

Sun Pingmei is washing mung beans by the river.

Zhang Yanzi boiled the fourth pot in a clay pot.

Jiang Siyin was carrying a bucket and fetching water from the river.

Everyone is extremely busy.