Chapter 382 Miss, what are you going to do now?

Yes, I tried my best.

There's only so much that ordinary people like them can do. There's really nothing more they can do.

But Gu Jiayue still felt suffocated in her heart, as if a ball of wet cotton was pressing down on her, making it hard to breathe.

She wanted to help those children.

In the face of such natural and man-made disasters, sometimes selling children is not simply for some money, but more to give the children a chance to survive.

If you follow me, you will only starve to death together; but if you are bought by a human trafficker, the human trafficker will always give you some food and water so that your money will not be wasted.

If you are lucky enough to be bought by a kind-hearted owner, you may be able to live a life of ease and comfort.

These are all choices made out of desperation.

"I want to buy all those children." Gu Jiayue lowered her head and discussed with Gu Yuchuan in a low voice.

She felt there was no need to tell everyone in the family about this.

If she told them, they would only become worried and might even try to stop her.

But it was different when talking to Gu Yuchuan. He was a politician in his past life, so he was very thoughtful and had many ideas. It was better to consult with him than to figure it out alone.

When Gu Yuchuan heard this, there was no surprise on his face.

He suddenly remembered the play that the Empress Dowager loved to watch in his previous life.

The female role in the play is a kind-hearted woman who always thinks of others and is even willing to sacrifice herself.

What did the Queen Mother say at that time?

Oh, Holy Mother!

Yes, Gu Jiayue at this moment really looks like the selfless Madonna.

"Those children aren't just one or two, but groups upon groups." Gu Yuchuan put down his bowl, looked at Gu Jiayue, and calmly told her the reality. "As long as the drought continues, children like this will continue to appear. I don't think you can save them all."

"But if I don't save them, they might be sold to that filthy place." Gu Jiayue's voice was filled with anxiety.

In this era, being sold to a wealthy family as a servant is actually a good way to make a living.

But those good-looking boys and girls would mostly be sold to brothels...

Gu Jiayue didn't dare to think about it anymore.

Anyway, she had made up her mind that she would save those children no matter how difficult it was.

Gu Yuchuan was about to say something else when his grandmother tapped her chopsticks on the edge of the bowl twice. Frowning in dissatisfaction, she said, "Why are you two not eating properly? What are you mumbling about? Do you think the food at home is bad and you want to go out for some delicious food?"

The two of them quickly stopped talking, lowered their heads and stuffed their food into their mouths.

Gu Jiayue felt guilty and stuffed two big mouthfuls of food into her mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough!" A grain of rice was stuck in her throat. She pounded her chest hard, trying to get the rice down.

This buckwheat rice is so choking!

Mrs. Li on the side quickly put down her bowl and chopsticks and reached out to pat Gu Jiayue on the back.

Gu Zhigeng also quickly ran to the kitchen and brought over a bowl of water.

Gu Jiayue took the water and gulped down a few mouthfuls. The blockage in her throat was relieved a little, and she felt like she was coming back to life.

At that moment, she even felt that she saw a modern grandmother waving at her.

"Grandma, let's make soup next time." Gu Jiayue took a deep breath and said with a bit of fear, "If you eat it dry like this, you will really choke to death."

Gu Yuhe didn't dare to say anything, but his round eyes were full of desire that could not be ignored.

Grandma hadn't recovered from the shock of Gu Jiayue nearly choking to death just now. When she heard that she wanted to drink soup, she hurriedly agreed: "Okay, okay, I'll make more soup dishes next time. If there are no vegetables, I'll make egg soup or duck egg soup."

"Fortunately, we dried some vegetables before, and my sister-in-law also pickled a few jars of pickles and sauerkraut. When the time comes, we can cook some dried beans and rice together, and the taste won't be bad." Second aunt continued.

Ever since she adopted Zhang Yangzai, she has changed completely.

He smiles more often and looks much more cheerful, no longer like before when he was gloomy all day and couldn't even fart for a long time.

Everyone was discussing what to eat for dinner, but Gu Jiayue was calculating in her mind how much money she had available.

Although the stores run by Kangzi made a lot of money, she also spent a lot of money.

Apart from anything else, the amount of money spent by the school every day is a considerable sum.

In order to save money, Madam Cai kept calculating on her abacus every day, and her hair turned a lot whiter because of worry.

Gu Jiayue couldn't even imagine whether Aunt Cai would faint from anger if she told her to use all her money to buy those poor children.

Forget it, the worst that can happen is I can just take the money out secretly?

No, no, if the money is missing, Aunt Cai will be worried to death.

…

No matter what, it seems that she can't avoid Aunt Cai. Is she afraid that she can't escape the fate of being angered by herself?

Never mind, time is tight and the task is heavy, let’s go and test the waters first!

After dinner, Gu Jiayue slowly walked to her own courtyard in the school.

At this time, Madam Cai and Hua Chao were in the yard, pulling out the plants that had died from the sun in the garden one by one.

They were sweating profusely from working, and the loose hair on their foreheads was soaked with sweat and stuck to their faces. For a moment, they didn't notice Gu Jiayue coming.

When Gu Jiayue walked over, she happened to hear them chatting, also about the drought.

"I heard a lot of refugees have come from outside the county," Hua Jiao said as he pulled out some dry grass. "They seem to know there's water in our county, so they've gathered under the city wall and won't leave no matter how hard we try."

"What should we do then?" Madam Cai straightened up and rubbed her back, a look of worry on her face. "What if they break in and steal the water?"

"I don't know. I just heard it from others." Huajiao shook his head. "I hope everything is fine."

"I think it's risky. They're about to die, so why would they care so much? They'll all be thinking of giving it their all." Aunt Cai is older and takes a long-term view. She feels that if these people continue to gather outside the city, something bad will happen.

"What should we do? Should we go tell the county magistrate?"

"What's the rush? What can we think of that the county magistrate can't think of? He should be able to make arrangements. But we can't let our guard down. We must also pay attention to our own safety."

Seeing that they were chatting seriously and hadn't noticed her for a long time, Gu Jiayue had no choice but to remind them: "Madam Cai, Hua Chao!"

Hua Chao turned around with a smile on her face. "Miss, why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

Gu Jiayue wanted to shake her head, but after changing her mind, she nodded: "Well, I have something I want to ask Aunt Cai."

Aunt Cai was wiping the dirt off her hands with her apron when she heard this and said, "Miss, if you need anything, just tell me and I'll come to you. Even though it's night, the sun is still very strong. You must be scorching hot after walking all this way. Come inside and have some water!"

It is indeed very hot.

After walking for only a few minutes, I felt sweaty all over. My clothes were soaked and stuck to my body, which was very uncomfortable.

After entering the house, Hua Chao hurriedly brought over a basin of ice, and then used a fan to blow the cold air emitted by the ice towards Gu Jiayue.

A cool feeling instantly enveloped her whole body, and Gu Jiayue felt a lot more comfortable, but she still hurriedly stopped him. "Hua Chao, please sit down. You are not my maid anymore. How can you still do this kind of work? Let me do it myself!"

Gu Jiayue snatched the fan from her hand, pulled her to sit next to her, and fanned herself with the fan, and both of them could feel the coolness.

Hua Chao felt a little embarrassed. He looked around and picked up another fan not far away to fan himself. "Then I'll go get those two little girls to serve the young lady?"

Gu Jiayue waved her hand again. "No, no, it's not convenient for us to talk while they're here."

Gu Jiayue didn't have any deep feelings for the two maids she bought later.

It just so happened that there were people coming and going in the yard, so I just let them wait in the yard.

She didn't like having someone serving her all the time.

Seeing that Gu Jiayue seemed to have something important to tell them, Hua Chao no longer insisted.

Gu Jiayue pulled Madam Cai to sit beside her and asked, "Madam Cai, how much silver do you have?"

When she heard Gu Jiayue mention money, Aunt Cai immediately looked at her warily. "Miss, what are you planning to do now?"