"Who gave you the guts to sell my child? Don't you know that selling children is illegal? The maximum penalty for selling children is death. I'm going to the commune to report to the police and have you arrested."

When Guan Ping'an heard that they were going to report the incident to the police, he stopped pretending to be dead and quickly said, "Second son's wife, don't scare your mother-in-law with a knife. I didn't know anything about what she did before. There are so many people in the family, and I really didn't notice that a child was missing. It was only when you came back to our house and asked, that I realized the child was gone. If I had known about this, I would definitely not let her send the child away. Put down the knife first. I'll ask her to take out all the things she collected. It's not even noon yet. You and Second son should hurry to the village and bring the child back."

As he was saying this, Fifth Grandpa, the village chief, the village party secretary, and several village elders were invited over by Shui Shui who had just slipped away.

As soon as the curtain was lifted and the man entered the house, several people were startled. The village chief hurriedly said, "Second brother, what are you doing? Put down the knife!"

"Village chief, Uncle Wu, and all the uncles and aunts, this old woman is such a bad person. She sold Xingxing while we were not at home because we went to the mountains to find food. It's so immoral and it's against the will of heaven!" Mother Guan said while crying.

The village chief came over and grabbed Guan's mother's arm, putting his hand on the knife. Guan's mother took the opportunity to let go of the knife with the step handed to her by the village chief, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Dad Guan gave Mom Guan a wink, and Mom Guan understood immediately.

"Fifth Uncle, Village Chief, I'm going to the county and township now. I want to sue the Guan family for child trafficking! The child is only 8 years old, and they sold her without saying anything. They also said that the next one to be sold would be Shuishui. Our country has clear regulations that prohibit the trafficking of human beings. I'm going to the commune to sue them, and I want her to be taken away**" After saying this, Guan's mother was about to walk out.

A group of people rushed forward and grabbed Guan's mother, preventing her from leaving. The sisters-in-law were so scared that their faces changed.

"Sister-in-law, you are committing a crime. You cannot sell children regardless of whether their parents agree or not. This is a national regulation. Buying and selling children is illegal. If you are taken to the commune, you will be forced to sit on a sled and be beaten." The village chief said angrily while sitting on a bench opposite the kang.

Old Mrs. Guan has been so frightened since the village chief took away her knife. Now that she has realized that there is no danger, she immediately starts to make threats again: "You stinky bitch, I have been blind for so many years, and you are like a biting dog without barking. How dare you point a knife at me, you ragtag piece of shit, if I don't kill you today, I will beat you to death." As she said that, she was about to get off the kang and hit Guan's mother.

At this time, Guan Pingan shouted: "Stop!"

Old Lady Guan stopped and turned to look at Guan Ping'an. Guan Ping'an stared at Old Lady Guan and said gloomily, "Hurry up and take out the things you collected!"

Old Mrs. Guan paused for about three minutes before saying, "The cornmeal is in the cupboard, untouched. The eggs were taken away by the families of several daughters-in-law. The eldest son ate five last night. The third son's family sent them to her parents' home early this morning. The fourth son's family probably ate some too. The fifth son probably ate two. The sixth son wasn't home, so his wife didn't eat any either. I gave ten to my eldest grandson's wife and ten to Xiaoli. The remaining 30 are in the cupboard."

There was silence in the room.

Village Chief Guan laughed inwardly after hearing this. A grandmother selling her granddaughter to exchange for eggs for her sons and grandchildren. Guan Ping'an's family was completely different from the outside world's reputation. This family was rotten from the root.

Because the old couple had been stealing some delicious food and hadn't locked the cabinet, Guan's father walked over to the cabinet and opened the lid. He saw four or five bags of food inside, either rice or flour. He was reluctant to give any of the food to Guan's son, and he kept crying poor in front of Guan's son, saying that there wasn't enough food at home.

Guan's father took out the largest bag of flour from the bag. No matter whether it was the bag given by others or not, he must be nice when asking for the child back. If he didn't take more, others would not give the child anything.