Chapter 116 Non-Existent Motherly Love
"Because of you, our family has ended up like this. But I can't blame you. Since you married into our Sun family, you are still a member of our Sun family. But a living person can't be suffocated by money, right? My husband was beaten like this, how can he go to the town to work? Your father is old and has to take care of the land at home, so he can't go..."
Zhou Xiufen took Jiang Sanhe's hand.
Gently patting the back of her hand.
He bowed his head and sighed.
"Mom, it's all my fault. It's my fault that I didn't get pregnant. If I had given my husband a son as my first child, you wouldn't have spent so much money buying me a folk remedy. It's all my fault.
I am older now, so the fact that I am pregnant and the baby is so unstable is all my fault. Don't worry, mom. After I give birth, I won't do the confinement. I will go to the fields and help you with the work right away."
Jiang Sanhe's face was filled with guilt.
Her eyes were red.
It seemed like I was going to cry in the next second.
"How long do we have to wait for you to give birth? Mother has something to discuss with you. You see, we have three children. A girl can only be married off when she is at least fourteen. How long do we have to wait? Three mouths need to be fed every day. It is simply impossible to feed them. I heard that there are many wealthy families in the town who want to buy a girl. They want to give one or two taels of silver just for the contract.
Let's sell Lai Di and Si Mei. When they are 25 years old, they can be released to get married. The bonuses given by the master for so many years are enough for us to not have to work for the rest of our lives. Besides, I heard that the maids also get monthly wages. When the time comes, I will let the two children save the monthly wages and find an opportunity to send them back from the mansion. Our family will be much better off."
Zhou Xiufen went straight to the point.
It seems like he is discussing something with Jiang Sanhe.
Actually, it was just to inform her.
She even planned for the future of her two granddaughters.
Jiang Sanhe was stunned when she heard what her mother-in-law said.
"Mom...are you going to sell Lai Di and the others?"
She thought she had misheard.
So I asked carefully.
"Yes, what else can we do? Will our whole family starve to death? There is not much food left at home, and it is still a long way to go before the crops are harvested. You can't stop taking medicine, and you need money everywhere. Do you think it is easy to be the head of the family? If we sell them, our family can still survive until the day when the grain is harvested, and you can give birth to the baby safely.
Isn't this a win-win for everyone? Moreover, if the child is sold to a rich family, she will live a better life than ours. At least she can have enough to eat, and maybe even eat meat every day. If she is lucky enough to be favored by the master and become a personal maid of a rich lady, she will probably enjoy an even better life!"
Afraid that Jiang Sanhe would make trouble.
Zhou Xiufen continued.
"There is a family in our Zhoujia Village who gave birth to four daughters, sold three of them, and one of them was very promising. She was favored by the master as soon as she entered the house and became a personal maid in the mistress's room. At the age of 25, she was released by the master to get married. The mistress rewarded her with 88 taels of silver as a dowry! In addition to the monthly salary and bonus she had saved over the years.
She came back with more than 200 taels of silver! She was wearing a lot of gold and silver jewelry, and the material of her clothes was something we had never seen before. She looked like a daughter of a wealthy family. Later, her family moved to the town and bought a big house. She lived a very comfortable life, unlike us, who had to dig in the dirt for half our lives.
What Zhou Xiufen said was all true, but she concealed part of it.
The three daughters sold by that family all signed death contracts, and two of them were beaten to death by their owners.
No one knows where the body was thrown.
The remaining one was also lucky as he met a kind family.
Not only was she released from slavery, but she was also allowed to marry when she was old enough.
If she were placed in someone else's home, would she get married?
Dream!
A maid who signed a death contract would have to work for her master until she died.
Once she became a slave, she was no longer a human being but a property of her master.
She has no say over life or death.
"So good? Well, listen to me. Just sign the contract. I heard that they can be freed from slavery after signing the contract. They are not too old when they are 25 years old. We can find them a widower with a good temper. They can just marry him and have a son. They won't have to worry about not having a good life. Mother, please help me find a good family for them."
Before Jiang Sanhe got married, she went shopping in the town.
He is also knowledgeable.
After her mother-in-law finished speaking, she didn't even hesitate.
Just agreed.
Compared to her two daughters, she actually cares more about the baby in her belly.
But after all, it's the flesh that fell off my body.
She asked her mother-in-law to sign a living contract only.
But this insignificant maternal love is worse than nothing.
The children who were picking wild vegetables in the mountains did not know at this moment that they were about to be sold.
the other side.
Jiang's Snack Shop had only been open for less than fifteen minutes when all the grilled sausages and baby potatoes were sold out.
The customers who were still queuing were complaining.
"Can't you prepare more in your shop? I've been here for three days in a row and haven't been able to buy anything. If this continues, I won't come again!"
"That's right. I came early yesterday morning and they told me that it was sold out. I came 15 minutes earlier today and still couldn't buy it. Are you going to make me queue up from midnight? Do you really want to sell it? What the hell are you doing?"
"Oh, forget it. Give me a bowl of mung bean soup. It's not bad, sweeter than other places. Although it's a penny more expensive, it's worth it. However, you should prepare more next time. It's always hard to buy it. I'm afraid your business will fail sooner or later."
“….”
The guests were talking to each other.
Jiang Dahe and his brothers were sweating profusely after hearing what he said.
"Yes, yes, you are right. We have no choice. We can only make so much every day. So, if you don't buy anything in the past three days, I will leave it for you tomorrow as an apology."
The two brothers apologized to the dozen or so people outside the door.
The noisy scene finally calmed down.
At this moment, Zhang Jinlan was frantically stirring mung bean soup in the backyard.
Want them to cool quickly.
Today she specially brought a clay pot from home to cook.
Even if we cook it in two pots, it will still sell out quickly.
So much so that when the previous pot is sold out, the next pot is still hot.
Who wants to drink hot food in this weather?
The backyard was abuzz with activity.
You fan the air and I change the water.
"Grandma, why don't you get some ice cubes? I heard someone selling ice cubes on the street earlier."
Jiang Fubao sat on a small stool and spoke softly and cutely.
"Ice cubes are so expensive. I heard that a palm-sized piece costs several hundred dollars. We can't afford it."
Although the granddaughter said stupid things.
But Zhang Jinlan was not angry, after all, her granddaughter was also thinking about the shop's business.
She explained to Jiang Fubao while the baton in her hand kept spinning.
She was so tired that she was sweating all over.
Inside the house, Zhu Yingqiu was also cooking the third pot of mung bean soup. The kitchen was even hotter and she was soaked all over.
Sun Pingmei was washing mung beans by the river.
Zhang Yanzi cooked the fourth pot in a clay pot.
Jiang Siyin was carrying a bucket and fetching water from the river.
Everyone is extremely busy.