Chapter 169 Some people are mothers, but they don’t do motherly work!
Tai Jijin's mother spent all the money saved in the family to buy a coffin for the funeral. And her youngest son had caught a cold some time ago and needed some medicine.
Before Tai Jijin could say anything, their biological mother Sun Meihua was about to sell Erya to supplement the family income!
Yang Lihua and Liu Dongniang both frowned upon hearing this, especially Liu Dongniang, who sighed and said, "Even if life is a little hard, it's still better than winter! Besides, if we hold on for three months, the fields will be harvested. I'm sure many people will value the corn, and even selling the seeds will make a small fortune. Why sell our children?"
Rich families are very cruel. It is common for slaves to be beaten and scolded. How could they bear to let their children suffer that?"
Yang Lihua was also annoyed and responded, "Why? It's because you value your son more than your daughter! Selling yourself as a slave now would earn you at least ten taels of silver, enough for a family to eat and drink well until autumn! You worry about your child suffering, but his own mother doesn't worry!"
She said this with full of sarcasm, but she was actually angry.
Since the family opened a small school, from the initial dozen children to now only seven or eight still persevering day by day. Among them, the most diligent students are either the young man or Tai Jijin, the second daughter.
Just like Chunhong said, this girl is smart, she learns quickly whatever she is taught, and she knows how to be grateful. She is the one who sends firewood and grass the most often.
Moreover, when Chunhong almost died of illness, she ran to ask for help despite being beaten by her family!
Yang Lihua also liked this loyal, smart and hardworking girl, and even asked Yongning to take good care of her. If there was a chance in the future, she might be useful to the family.
Chunhong, in particular, showed a talent for needlework and began to learn. She then trained Erya to be good at accounting and managing money. The two sisters always looked after Zhuzhu. Whether it was taking care of Zhuzhu's daily life and dowry, or marrying into a wealthy family, they were good helpers.
But her plan was good, but that idiot Sun Meihua created complications!
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the gate. Someone was banging on the door frantically and crying loudly.
Chunhong had sharp ears and listened carefully. She immediately shouted, "Auntie, it's Erya crying!"
Instead of rushing out, she knelt down again.
Yang Lihua pulled her and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
The three of them threw down their needlework in the house and hurried to the front yard.
Tai Jizu had already opened the gate. Erya's hair was disheveled and her eyes were red and swollen from crying. When she saw Chunhong coming out from the backyard, she jumped directly into her arms and burst into tears.
"Sister, wow, mother is going to sell me! Not as a slave, but to a brothel to be a prostitute!"
Flower House?!
Everyone's faces turned black at that time, and they looked at Tai Jijin and his wife outside the door in disbelief!
Even a tiger won’t eat its own cubs!
Even if the family really couldn't survive, selling the child into slavery was understandable. But anyone with a conscience would try their best to choose a good owner for the child.
How much hatred do you have for your child to push him into a fire pit like a brothel?
Tai Jizu loved his children the most and couldn't believe there were such cruel parents. He shouted at Tai Jijin, "Did you get kicked in the head by a donkey? Do you really want to sell your child? Erya is your own child!"
Tai Jijin's men pulled at the corner of the black, torn clothes, tilted their heads, and nodded in agreement, unable to speak.
It was his wife, Sun Meihua, who stepped forward and spoke, "That... Erya is lying. We are her parents, how could we harm her? We were just struggling to make ends meet, so we wanted to send her to a wealthy family as a maid. She'd be well fed and warm, and would be a great help to the family! She was just being lazy and didn't want to work, so she came out to make a fuss!"
As she spoke, she was about to go into the yard to pull Eryaer.
Tai Jizu blocked the door and refused to let her in, so she tiptoed and yelled, "Er Ya, come here! Mother won't harm you. If you don't want to live in this family, I'll find you another one!"
She wanted to trick Erya out first, and hold the child in her hands so that no one could stop her.
The sky is so big, the earth is so big, but is it bigger than her mother?
But the two people following the couple refused to agree. A sharp-nosed, monkey-faced man who looked like a steward said, "What do you mean by change? Your family took a two-liang silver deposit from us. If you dare to go back on your word, we won't agree!"
Sun Meihua was startled and nodded awkwardly in response. Then she turned to look at Erya in the yard and started scolding her anxiously.
"Get out here, you little bitch! If you dare to disobey me, I'll beat you to death!"
At this moment, the neighbors nearby heard something was wrong and came out to check.
Some smart people, seeing that there were outsiders present, ran to find Master Tai San.
Just when Sun Meihua was about to rush into the Tai family, Mr. Tai Sanye arrived, followed by dozens of people, young and old, from various families.
Not only was Sun Meihua feeling guilty and timid, but even the two outside men changed their expressions and cursed their bad luck in their hearts.
Tai Jizu breathed a sigh of relief and hurried out, saying, "Clan leader, my father has taken the children up the mountain and is not home. Erya from Jijin's family just came running in asking for help, saying her parents wanted to sell her to a brothel and she didn't want to. But Jijin and his wife brought people over again, saying Erya was lying and was only going to work as a maid in a wealthy family! I don't know what to do, Uncle San, please make a decision."
Master Tai San understood what was said, gave Tai Jijin and his wife a fierce look, and led the way into the yard.
Liu Dongniang handed Erya to Yang Lihua's care, and then took Chunhong to prepare tea.
Tai Jizu moved the tables and chairs to the eaves of the corridor, and Tai Sanye sat down with his horse and golden sword, then looked at the two men.
"Everyone who comes is a guest. No matter why you come, you are all guests of our Tai family. Please sit down and have a cup of tea first."
The man with a pointed chin and monkey face wanted to say something, but another older companion pulled his sleeve and sat down with him.
Sun Meihua was frightened by the situation, but when she thought about her son and the two taels of silver, she really couldn't bear to give it up.
She bravely stepped forward and said, "Chief, we really don't want to harm Erya. Life is hard at home, and Erya is going out to enjoy herself. At least she can have enough food and warm clothes..."
Chunhong pushed Erya, and Erya rushed over crying and knelt at the feet of Master Tai San.
"Third uncle, help me! I don't want to leave our village and be sold. My mother lied. She didn't want to send me to a wealthy family to work, she wanted to send me to a brothel!
"I just secretly heard these two people say that brothels pay two taels of silver more than wealthy families! Woohoo, my mother doesn't care about my life or death for two taels of silver!
"Third Grandfather, I can work and I don't eat much. I will follow my aunt to weave cashmere mats and I can support myself. Please don't let my parents sell me!"
Master Tai sighed, patted the little girl's head, then raised his hand to stop Sun Meihua from speaking. Finally, he asked the two men, "Where are you from? Are you middle-class people? It's best to tell the truth. Our Taijia Village is poor, but we still have a few acquaintances in the city. At least the steward of the Min family and the officials of the county government are often here."
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