"Your granddaughter? When did my daughter become your granddaughter? Yan! Stop acting like a scoundrel here. Zhao'er, come home with your mother. I've missed you so much. I regret it. I shouldn't have sold you. Come back with me. I promise I'll treat you well."

Wang Lihua raised her eyelids slightly, a dark glint flashing in her eyes.

As long as she can trick Zhao'er back, she can sell it again. Winter is coming soon, and the dried mushrooms she sold today are the last batch.

Further on, it seems unlikely that any more will be found.

But there wasn't enough food at home. After paying taxes, there wasn't much left. My nephew could eat and drink a lot, and he often complained about wanting to eat meat.

The food stored at home was simply not enough for the aunt and nephew to get through the winter.

Just when I was having a problem, a solution came up.

Looking at her clothes and the hair accessories she wore.

Wang Lihua had an idea in her mind.

If you sell the person along with their clothes and hair accessories, you can get at least three taels of silver.

That should be enough for them to get through the long winter.

Have a prosperous New Year.

Seeing that Zhao'er remained silent, Wang Lihua became anxious and wanted to forcibly take Zhao'er away.

But as soon as he reached out his hand, Yan Xia blocked it.

"Try sticking your hands out again, and I'll make you regret it!"

Yan Xia's eyes flashed with a hint of ruthlessness.

This made Wang Lihua's hair stand on end.

“Zhao’er, don’t you recognize your mother anymore? I know you’re angry with me, but I had no choice. If I hadn’t sold you, we would all have starved to death. I sold you because I wanted you to have a better life with someone else. I love you from the bottom of my heart. Please come back. I promise I will treat you well when you come back.”

Ever since the Chen family members went to jail, Wang Lihua has been afraid of Yan Xia.

She dared not steal it again.

All I could do was coax Zhao'er in a soft voice.

"Waaah, Mother really regrets it. You are my flesh and blood, how could I not love you? Selling you that day was like tearing my heart out. Mother is suffering, but I have no choice. Your cousin is always complaining of being hungry, what can I do? Zhao'er, Mother really knows she was wrong. Come home with me, okay? The three of us can live a good life together. When your father gets out of prison, we will never have to suffer again."

Wang Lihua closed her eyes and sighed.

She wanted to cry, but the tears wouldn't fall, so she could only cover her face.

Feigning crying.

"Mother, since you love Zhao'er so much, why did you sell me but not my cousin?" Zhao'er's bright, childlike voice brought Wang Lihua's wailing to an abrupt halt.

She looked up, somewhat embarrassed.

After thinking for a few moments, I still couldn't figure out how to explain it.

I could only make things up on the spot.

“Tian Gui, he is the only son of our Chen family, how can we sell him? You are a girl, if anyone is going to be sold, it would be you. But all of that is in the past, Zhao’er, come home with your mother, I will treat you well from now on.”

While Wang Lihua was speaking, Chen Tiangui stood aside watching Zhao'er.

His eyes rolled upwards, filled with jealousy, which made his face look somewhat ferocious.

"Mother, if Zhao'er comes home with you, can you let Zhao'er go to school?" Zhao'er blinked her big eyes.

He asked softly.

"You want to study? Dream on! What are you doing studying, you little girl? Studying is what a noble girl should do! How did you go astray in just a few days? Did you learn it from Yan Shi? Let me tell you, a girl should be obedient to the three obediences and four virtues. When you grow up, I'll find you a good family to marry into, and you can give your husband a few sons. Only then will your life be complete, understand? A girl shouldn't be studying; giving birth to sons is what you should be doing!"

Wang Lihua's voice cracked.

She was somewhat angry when she heard her daughter say such presumptuous things.

They're too lazy to even pretend anymore.

They assumed their daughter had been corrupted by Yan Xia.

“Zhao’er doesn’t want to get married or have a son. I hate my cousin and don’t want to have a son like him. I want to study. Mother, you’re lying. You don’t like me at all. I’m not going back, and you’re not allowed to say anything bad about my great-aunt. She’s the best person in the world. Zhao’er likes her. Mother, go now. I’m going home.”

After Zhao'er finished speaking, she turned her head and lay on Xiao Ji's chest. If you looked closely, you would notice that her body was trembling slightly.

It looks like she's crying.

"Did you hear that? She doesn't want to go back with you. Since you sold her, don't pretend to apologize. How could you be so heartless when you sold her? Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Do you want to sell Zhao'er again? It's ridiculous. You cried for so long and your face didn't even get wet. You're quite the actor."

Yan Xia saw right through Wang Lihua's thoughts.

She smirked and gave a disdainful laugh.

"How dare you steal my daughter? This is outrageous! Everyone, come and see! This man is a kidnapper! He's abducting my daughter in broad daylight! Help me, everyone! My daughter! This is clearly my daughter! Please help me catch this kidnapper! Heavens above, someone please help me!"

Faced with the temptation of at least three taels of silver.

Wang Lihua simply gave up and went all out.

She shouted for help to the passersby.

Pointing at Yan Xia, he said she was a human trafficker.

He wanted to use public pressure to win back his daughter.

But she was disappointed.

Yan Xia's clothes were all extraordinary; anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that even a handkerchief she wore was expensive.

Does this kind of person traffic children?

Are you kidding?

It only costs a few dollars to buy a little girl.

As for human trafficking?

Although a large crowd of onlookers had gathered around them, no one stepped forward to speak up for Wang Lihua.

Even those who live in the town are richer than the people in Baihua Village, no matter how poor they are.

Naturally, one's knowledge and experience will be broader.

"Why aren't you helping me? She's a slave trader! This is my daughter! She's trying to take my daughter away! Zhao'er, come home with your mother! Huh? You vicious person! Why are you trying to take my daughter away? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Wang Lihua's performance was so authentic.

So much so that a village woman who came to town to sell eggs got infected.

"You woman, you don't seem to be short of money, how could you snatch someone else's child? Aren't you shameless? Give the child back to her right now, it's pitiful. Even rich people shouldn't be so rude! What, can't you have children? So you run around on the street snatching other people's? Bah! You look decent enough, but you do nothing but nonsense!"

The village woman pointed at Yan Xia and started cursing.

The language was extremely vulgar.

Wang Lihua breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that someone is helping her.

She echoed the village woman's words.

They all accused Yan Xia.

"Did you hear me? Give me back my daughter right now! I beg you, please have pity on me, okay? I know you hate me because I'm from the Chen family, but you've already sent everyone in the Chen family to jail, what more do you want? That's your husband's family! You can't be so heartless just because your husband died young! If the Chen family hadn't taken you in, you widow would have been defiled by some good-for-nothing in the village who couldn't find a wife!"