In this day and age, she would definitely be considered a wealthy woman.

The scene cuts back to the Liu family.

Using the excuse of taking care of Liu Aiguo, Liu's mother didn't have to go to work, leaving Li Hongying to work in the fields alone.

Liu Aiguo is not a child. He only has one injured leg, but he can take care of his eating, drinking, and toileting on his own with the help of crutches, so his mother doesn't need to stay with him all the time.

In the middle of the day, while everyone else was busy in the fields earning work points, Liu's mother quietly slipped out of the house to find someone who could make contact with the human traffickers.

Two days later, after several introductions from relatives and acquaintances, Liu's mother finally found the contact person, a woman in her fifties from a village five miles away from Shengli Brigade. She was called Aunt Hua and was quite experienced in this line of work, having handled more than a dozen women and children.

Because this line of work is too risky, she usually only takes on jobs introduced by very close relatives. She not only "supplies" human traffickers from other places, but also acts as a go-between for a few locals. These locals are usually families that lack children or do not have sons. If another family has too many children and no longer wants them, she will act as a go-between. The two sides reach an agreement, which is considered voluntary. Money will inevitably be involved, but because it is a matter of mutual consent, no one usually investigates.

Besides children, she also introduced wives to young men who couldn't find wives because they were too ugly or had physical defects. Marrying such a wife usually required a high dowry, at least five or six times the normal dowry.

The women are usually quite normal, even very beautiful, but their parents are willing to "sell" them in order to get a high dowry from the man. Of course, this kind of marriage is voluntary for both parties, and no one will question it.

If the child or girl is stolen or abducted, then they must be sold to people from other places to avoid being held accountable by the victim's family later.

Aunt Hua inquired in detail about Li Hongying's situation from Liu's mother. If she was ill or unable to have children, the price would be significantly reduced.

Just then, a new group of people in this line of work came to the mountain. The manager specifically sought her out, gave her a red envelope, and asked her to find a target for him. They offered a higher price than the previous ones, and if she found a suitable one, she could give it to them.

Liu's mother said, "She was pregnant before, but she miscarried during a fight with her husband. Don't worry, she will definitely give birth. She's also healthy and has been doing well. She goes to work in the fields every day and is very energetic."

"Whether it's good or not, I need to see it for myself. I'll find some time to go to your brigade and take a look at the people before I determine how much I'll pay you."

“Okay, she works in the fields every day. I won’t let her rest unless I tell her. I’ll tell you where she works and what she looks like. You can go and see for yourself.”