Chapter 95 Begging for Help
"Xiao Cui, hurry and go fetch Granny Cao, your mother is about to give birth!"
Qin Tianjiang shouted at Qin Xiaocui, then picked up Ling Shi in his arms.
Qin Xiaocui snapped out of her daze, saw the bright red stain at her mother's feet, and without thinking of anything else, quickly got up and ran home.
The second daughter, who had been silently crying nearby, also ran home.
Grandma Cao is an elderly woman in her seventies in the village who can deliver babies.
Because they were from the same village, everyone would ask her to help when a baby was born.
Just give them some rice or eggs as a thank you gift when they are born.
Ling's delivery was fraught with danger; she went into premature labor after experiencing complications.
Qin Tianjiang felt guilty and remorseful, and in the courtyard, he slapped himself repeatedly in anguish.
The youngest daughter, who didn't understand anything, came over and took her hand: "Dad, don't hit yourself."
Qin Tianjiang looked at his youngest daughter, pulled her into his arms, and burst into tears.
His desire for a son doesn't mean he doesn't like his daughters.
He kept hitting himself on the head as he thought about the mistakes he had made.
Until a faint cry of a baby came from inside the house.
Grandma Cao came out not long after, and said with a sigh, "It's a girl. She lost so much blood this time, and her body is severely weakened. I'm afraid she will have difficulty giving birth in the future."
She shook her head and left.
Qin Xiaocui helped Ling Shi tidy up inside the house. The youngest child was a girl, and Ling Shi silently shed tears.
She looked at Qin Xiaocui and said, "Mother is sorry for you all..."
At this moment, all Ling wanted was to die. Qin Tianjiang wouldn't change, and her daughter would become his gambling stake. Rather than that, she would rather die and find relief.
Qin Xiaocui lowered her head, said nothing, and walked out.
Perhaps if she had acted today, this wouldn't have happened, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.
She didn't have a chance either.
The father and daughter were shouting and yelling in the field. The mother had gone into premature labor, and the villagers would soon find out, as would the Qin family.
Qin Xiaocui went to the kitchen to cook noodles.
My second and third sisters have both arrived, and it's extremely quiet.
Qin Tianjiang entered the house, where the stench of blood had not yet dissipated.
Qin Tianjiang sat down by the bedside, and Ling Shi closed her eyes.
The youngest daughter did not cry or make a fuss; she simply slept next to Ling.
“I’m sorry, I won’t let them take our daughter away. They can arrest me for the mistakes I made. Whether they cut off my hand or my foot, they can take my life.”
Qin Tianjiang apologized and made a promise to the Ling family.
Fifty taels of silver is enough to buy his life.
Ling did not respond; she no longer believed him.
"Chun'er, I beg you, please don't ignore me..."
Qin Tianjiang pleaded, deeply regretting his gambling addiction and the mistakes he had made. He used to gamble with his family's money, and once he had gambled it all away, he gave up.
The last time he borrowed money from the gambling den to gamble, he didn't realize how much he owed until he was fifty taels of silver. He left in a daze, slapping himself several times on the way. He lived in constant fear. And that was a month ago. If he couldn't pay back the money in two months, the gambling den would come and take his daughter away.
When the Su family found him, he went to see them without hesitation.
He didn't want his daughter to be taken away to pay off debts.
Seeing that Ling Shi was ignoring him, Qin Tianjiang got up and left in a daze.
He remembered the Qin family's child, who could tell fortunes. Everyone said she was a reincarnated deity. He went to beg her to save his life. He was willing to do anything as long as she could save him.
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When Zhao returned home, she first told Qin about what had happened.
Qin felt something was amiss and decided to wait and see if Ling would come and inform her.
Anyway, she did everything she could.
If Qin Xiaocui doesn't come to work, then she won't come. We can just find someone else if we need to.
That evening, upon hearing that Ling had given birth, Zhang went out to inquire about it. When she returned, her face was somber.
"That Qin Tianjiang is a real scoundrel."
Zhang looked disgusted; she hated gamblers more than anything in her life.
"Mother, have you found out? What did he do?"
Qin Yulin asked while eating.
Zhang sighed before saying, "Qin Tianjiang owes several dozen taels of silver at the gambling den. If he can't pay it back, he'll take his eldest and second daughters to pay off the debt. His wife went into premature labor because of this."
"Has Auntie given birth yet?"
Zhao felt uneasy and asked with concern.
Zhang nodded: "She gave birth to a girl."
"Xiao Cui originally intended to put drugs in it, but she didn't. She was a pitiful child."
Zhao sighed. Qin Xiaocui was unfortunate to have such a father, but there was nothing she could do. People cannot choose their birth.
Everyone wants to have both a son and a daughter, but not everyone can have that wish.
Therefore, the law also states that if a person has no son, he may take in a son-in-law.
It is also common for families to have sons who live with them. If a family has many sons and not enough houses, they will send one or two sons to live with their wives' families when they grow up and get married. The children born will still take the husband's surname, but they will stay in their parents' house to take care of the elderly couple until their death, just like the sons.
Qin Tianjiang definitely wants a son, but this kind of person...
"You reap what you sow. Let's not talk about his family's affairs anymore. Let's eat."
Qin Tianhai calmly said, "Everyone is bound to pay the price for their choices. Qin Tianjiang gambled, and he deserves what he has today."
"You see, gamblers never have a good ending. Our family has never touched this stuff for generations."
Zhang also took the opportunity to teach Qin Yulin a lesson.
Qin Yulin buried his head in his food, then looked up from his bowl and mumbled, "Mother, don't worry, I don't gamble, and neither will my child. I wouldn't dare to break his legs."
Qin smiled, her gaze falling tenderly on Zhao's lower abdomen, wondering whether the nephew was a boy or a girl.
I had just finished eating when I heard a knock on the door.
Zhao got up to open the door.
Who is it?
Who would come to their house?
Upon opening the door and seeing Qin Tianjiang, Zhao Shi was startled: "Jiang, Uncle Jiang..."
Upon hearing Zhao's voice, Qin Tianhai and Zhang both came out.
Qin Yulin and Qin Shi also came out.
Qin Tianjiang looked at Qin Tianhai and knelt down: "Brother, sister-in-law, please help me..."
Qin Tianhai stepped aside and helped Qin Tianjiang up, saying, "Get up first and then we'll talk."
Qin Tianjiang refused to get up, knowing that if he couldn't protect his two daughters, his family would be finished.
He turned to Qin Shi, his face pleading, and said, "Yu Wan, please help your uncle. Only you can help me. I beg you..."
Madam Qin frowned. She was barely able to take care of herself, how could she help?
Moreover, he instructed Qin Xiaocui to drug him. If Qin Xiaocui had actually done it, what would have become of her?
All her good fortune came at the cost of her daughter's health. Qin felt a pang of pain in her heart when she thought of her daughter, who was still bedridden and unable to move.
"Uncle Jiang, it's not that I don't want to help you, it's that I can't. If it were an unexpected situation, I would definitely do my best to help, but you went to gamble, and you have only yourself to blame for all of this!"
Madam Qin remained calm; she would not soften her heart, for helping Qin Tianjiang would only harm her own daughter.
"I...I know I was wrong. I'll never gamble again, really. Please help me this once, and I'll change from now on," Qin Tianjiang pleaded desperately. If there was anyone who could help him now, it was only Qin Yuwan.
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