050, This child has wisdom

050, This child has wisdom

When they returned to the entrance of the alley on Tongshu Street, they heard the neighbors living nearby gathered together and whispering.

Lu Mingfei had sharp ears and after listening carefully, he knew that the neighbors were talking about what happened last night.

When the mother and son came back from outside, a sharp-eyed neighbor spotted them. An old woman asked his mother in a sly tone, "Young Lady Lu, why are you back so late today? Seeing you guys coming in and out every day, business must be doing well, right?"

But before he could open his mouth to retort, his mother pressed his head with her hand, meaning to tell him not to talk too much.

After going through so much, Liu Sanniang was no longer a soft persimmon to be bullied all day. She only glanced at the old woman who had just spoken in a sarcastic tone and did not respond to her.

She glanced at the people standing there; every one looked familiar. Several of them went to her house every day to fetch water for their own use. In the past, she would have considered helping others a good deed. But what happened last night taught her that sometimes being kind doesn't always bring good rewards, and it can even bring harm to her own children.

So this time, Liu Sanniang didn't plan to continue being such a good person. Even if she wanted to be a good person and help others in the future, it would depend on the situation.

"I'm here today, and I want to tell you something." Seeing the old woman next to her about to speak, Liu Sanniang asked first, "I'm sure everyone is curious about what happened here last night, right?"

"Do you know?" A woman in a green silk dress glanced at Liu Sanniang and asked.

Liu Sanniang curled her lips into a smile and said, "Of course I know. My child was almost taken away by human traffickers last night, but was later rescued by government officials. The officials came to our place last night to arrest the traffickers. I'm sure you all know which family was taken away this morning, right?"

"It's Aunt Li's family!" someone inside said.

This morning they woke up and found that the gate of Aunt Li's yard was sealed. When they thought about what happened last night, they knew that the disappearance of Aunt Li and her family must be related to what happened last night.

But they didn’t know that Aunt Li and her entire family were human traffickers!

Seeing that everyone understood, Liu Sanniang stopped explaining and just gave everyone a notice: "So from now on, the gate of our courtyard will no longer be opened to everyone casually. I hope you can forgive me."

"Hey, you can't do it..." someone shouted anxiously.

After leaving these words, Liu Sanniang didn't care what the people behind her said, and took her child into the alley, ignoring those who were saying bad things about them behind their backs.

As she walked in, Liu Sanniang was thinking to herself, should she move to another place?

But when they thought about how long they had just moved in and had already paid three months' rent, they were afraid they wouldn't get the remaining rent back if they moved out. There was also the fact that after they moved in, they had hired someone to renovate the house and kitchen, and build a fireplace, which had cost a lot of money. If they rented a new courtyard, they would have to do all these things all over again, which would cost them money all over again.

Furthermore, the small courtyard they rented was filled with so much unused firewood and pickle jars that moving would be no easy task. Furthermore, her husband wasn't well yet and couldn't help them, so she had to give up the idea of ​​moving.

But after this incident, Liu Sanniang also understood one thing: if they wanted to gain a foothold in this city, it was not enough to rely on their own family to fight alone. They needed helpers, helpers who could come to help them with their work, and helpers who stood on their side!

In the evening of that day, they did not open the gate of the yard to let the neighbors come to their house to fetch water as they did in the past.

There were also people knocking on the door outside, wanting to come into their yard to fetch water, but Liu Sanniang ignored them and told her children not to open the door for anyone.

Lu Youtian, who was inside, also heard the knock on the door. He knew what his wife had done, and he approved of it. If he had been able to move freely, it would have been fine. With a man at home, no one outside would dare to bully them. He knew clearly that it was precisely because he was lying in bed that the neighbors outside had gone so far.

"After the New Year, let's move to another place." After thinking about it, Lu Youtian said to his wife and children.

"Yes, that's exactly what I meant. After the New Year, in February or March, when spring begins, we'll find a courtyard and move in." Liu Sanniang didn't want to live here anymore. She felt that living here was not safe for their family of three. "Let's save some money in the next six months and then rent a better courtyard."

Business has been good recently and she has made some money, which has given Liu Sanniang some confidence.

"Okay." Lu Youtian nodded, agreeing with his wife's words. He was thinking that if their family could earn a little more money next year, they could send their children to a private school.

Just when the family of three had finished dinner and were preparing to take a bath and rest, there was another burst of hurried knocking on the door outside, and the sound of several women crying.

Liu Sanniang subconsciously hugged the child in her arms and asked the people outside through the courtyard door, "Who is it?"

"Mrs. Lu, can you tell me where Aunt Li and the others are? My daughter Niu Niu disappeared two years ago. She must have kidnapped her and sold her. I want to ask her where she sold my daughter Niu Niu! These unscrupulous bastards are so cruel. Poor my daughter Niu Niu was kidnapped at the age of three, wuwuwu..." The woman who was crying outside the door had her three-year-old daughter disappeared two years ago and has not been found yet.

After the woman finished speaking, two more crying voices were heard. Without exception, they all came to inquire about the whereabouts of Aunt Li's family because their children were missing.

"Aunt, you can go to Fengtian Prefecture and ask. Those human traffickers are imprisoned in the prison of Fengtian Prefecture." Lu Mingfei poked his head out of his mother's arms and said to the person crying at their door.

This time Liu Sanniang did not stop the child from speaking.

However, neither the mother nor the son had any intention of opening the door for the person outside.

After the people outside got the information they wanted, they left the gate of the Lu family courtyard and walked out of the alley.

Only after hearing the footsteps leaving did Liu Sanniang feel relieved.

***

They sold goods for another day the next day, and then closed their stall for the next day.

Taking advantage of the day off, Liu Sanniang took a basket of offerings and took her child out early in the morning to find Xu Yueniang on South Street.

The pancake shop was closed today, so Boss Lu took a day off to go out with his wife and adopted son to worship the gods.

When they came out, Boss Lu asked Yizi and Liu Sanniang, "Have you had breakfast?"

"My mother and I had breakfast at home before coming out. In the morning, my mother cooked some glutinous rice and beat two eggs into it. It was delicious!" Lu Mingfei said with a smile on his face.

You know, back when they were living in the Lu family's old house, the three of them weren't allowed to eat eggs. Now that they were separated and living outside, they could eat as many eggs as they wanted and as much meat as they wanted! No one cared about them anymore!

"Godfather and mother, have you had breakfast?"

"We have eaten too. I have prepared some pastries for you. If you feel hungry later, just tell me." The speaker was Xu Yue Niang.

"Okay, thank you, stepmother." Lu Mingfei said happily.

Looking at the happy child, the three adults, Liu Sanniang, Xu Yueniang and Boss Lu, all had smiles on their faces.

The place where they went to worship gods was not far away, it was in a temple in the city, so they could just walk there.

The city gates had been heavily scrutinized in recent days, so Xu Yueniang and Liu Sanniang decided not to venture too far out of town to worship. After all, there were several temples in the city, so they could just find one and pray. As long as they were sincere, their wishes would be answered.

This was Lu Mingfei's first time worshipping a deity with his mother since he came to this world. How could he describe his feelings about this? If it were him before, he would definitely not believe in the existence of ghosts and gods in this world. But after experiencing death and rebirth, he began to believe in some things rather than not believe them.

When they arrived at the temple, Liu Sanniang and Xu Yueniang put the sacrificial basket on the table and went to burn incense. Then they came back and pulled the two people, one big and one small, who were standing by and watching, to kneel down and worship the Buddha together.

Lu Mingfei was pulled down to his knees by his mother...so he just knelt.

"Buddha bless you..." After kneeling down, Liu Sanniang closed her eyes and began to talk to God devoutly.

Xu Yue Niang was doing the same thing, muttering to herself.

After they finished worshipping the gods, Xu Yueniang and Liu Sanniang donated some incense money to the temple.

When they were about to leave, they unexpectedly met the abbot of the temple.

"Amitabha--"

"Amitabha--"

The old abbot in a cassock saw the child following the woman. He opened his half-closed eyes for a moment, a flicker of surprise in his eyes, and then a flicker of understanding. He said to the adults, "This child has wisdom."

Before Liu Sanniang could react to what the word "host" meant, Xu Yueniang and Boss Lu both knew what the word "host" meant, and surprise appeared on their faces.

"Thank you, Abbot." Xu Yue Niang thanked the abbot with a happy face.

Liu Sanniang also realized belatedly what the abbot meant by what he had just said. The abbot had already left with the two little monks.

Lu Mingfei took his mother's hand and said to her, "Mother, the old monk said I'm smart!"

"Yes, yes, you are the smartest." Liu Sanniang touched the child's head with her free hand, and her eyes wrinkled with smile. In the past, they all thought their children were smart, but this was different from the affirmation from the monk.

Boss Lu and Xu Yueniang were also very happy for their adopted son.

So in joy, Xu Yueniang and Liu Sanniang donated incense money to the temple again.

"..." Lu Mingfei, if he didn't know that monks don't tell lies, he would have suspected that the old monk said that just now in order to cheat his mother and stepmother out of their money! Author's gossip: Thanks to Bole 9492239 (9492239) for supporting me, muah! To know more exciting content, please leave me a message on Liancheng Reading