Zhang was terrified.
She had witnessed Jiang Bai's strength when she caused trouble before and knew she was very powerful, but a solid wood table was smashed to pieces by Jiang Bai with a single slap. That was too terrifying.
Her original plan was to sell the two girls first, and then gradually work on the rest so that her sons would still have good household registration, so that they could study in the future.
But at this moment, she no longer had such thoughts.
Now that Jiang Bai knows the truth about Jiang Songwen's mental breakdown, he fears that everyone in the old house will be doomed.
Rather than that, it would be better to sell the whole family to her, just to have a way to survive.
Does Jiang Anshan know about this?
Jiang Bai's voice was like a thousand-year-old ice, with a chilling sharpness.
Zhang answered tremblingly, "He...he doesn't know."
"real?"
"Really, really," Zhang kept emphasizing, not daring to reveal anything when she discovered it.
Seeing her expression, Jiang Bai's eyes turned even colder, and he asked, "Jiang Minchang and Wang Shi, they know, right?"
It was clearly a question, but Jiang Bai's expression made it seem as if he was certain they knew.
Zhang's lips parted slightly, then quickly closed again.
Very good, very good.
Jiang Bai could no longer suppress her anger. Originally, she thought that Wang Shi and the others were her closest relatives and that they still had to live in the village, so she didn't want to go too far. But now she didn't think so anymore.
"Since you provided this information, I can buy your family. I'll give you ten taels of silver, but you can't give this silver to Wang or Jiang Anlin."
"Okay, okay, I promise."
If the silver isn't handed over to Wang, then they can keep it themselves. Zhang would be a fool to refuse.
“You must move out of the old house; you will have to find your own accommodation.”
"Okay." With ten taels of silver, their family could easily build a smaller house.
"And... if you sell yourselves into slavery, I can provide you with food and drink, but I won't pay you wages." Jiang Bai's voice was cold and devoid of any warmth. Zhang Shi was stunned for a moment, but seeing her current expression, she was really afraid that Jiang Bai would slap her to death, so she hurriedly agreed.
Seeing Zhang Shi so obedient, Jiang Bai's anger finally subsided a bit.
"Go and call the others, we're going to the county government office."
The second wife's family had three sons and two daughters, plus Jiang Anshan and his wife Zhang, a total of seven people, and they only sold the property for ten taels of silver.
But Zhang is now extremely grateful.
As long as Jiang Bai buys them, they can distance themselves from what Wang Shi and her group did. Judging from Jiang Bai's attitude, her father-in-law and mother-in-law are unlikely to get away with it.
Zhang returned to the old house alone, while Jiang Lan and Jiang Zi remained at Jiang Bai's place, feeling restless.
Upon seeing Jiang Bai, the two sisters stood up even more reservedly. Jiang Bai glanced at them, said nothing, and came to Jiang Lu and Jiang Songwen, who were practicing calligraphy on the sand tray.
Seeing Jiang Songwen's tense little face and the way she tried to steady her little hands, a trace of heartache flashed in Jiang Bai's eyes.
She originally thought that Jiang Songwen was just locked in a dark pigsty in the old house, and that his psychological problems were caused by eating and drinking there.
The truth was far more cruel than she had imagined.
"Er Ya, come in with me for a moment."
Jiang Bai called Jiang Lu into the room. Jiang Lu was confused. Seeing her sister's pale face, she thought something had happened. Not daring to delay, she gave Jiang Songwen some instructions and hurriedly went to her own room.
Jiang Lan and Jiang Zi, who were outside, breathed a sigh of relief. It was uncomfortable to just stand there, so the two sisters simply picked up brooms and started sweeping the floor.
"Tell your older sister, when A-Wen first came back, was he injured?"
Jiang Lu's expression changed slightly, her slightly chapped lips pursed. Thinking of the first time she cleaned her younger brother, the girl closed her eyes tightly.
"Yes, Awen has many bruises on his body."
"The...the heaviest thing is that...that..."
Jiang Bai's voice trembled, and she pointed slightly to a certain spot. Seeing Jiang Lu nod with red eyes, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally died.
Tears welled up in Jiang Bai's eyes, and his expression became somewhat manic.
Jiang Lu was scared, but instinctively stepped forward and hugged Jiang Bai.
The young girl, naive and inexperienced, thought her older sister was heartbroken because of her younger brother, unaware that the injury in that location would be a lifelong disability for Jiang Songwen.
"Er...Er Ya, let's...let's kill them, shall we?"
Jiang Bai's voice trembled, as if something was stuck in her throat, irritating her eyes.
obscene.
She had considered many possibilities for Jiang Songwen's fate, but she never imagined this one.
After all, the people in the old house were his blood relatives.
But she never expected that these very blood relatives would do such an outrageous thing to a five-year-old child like him.
It also caused him indelible scars.
Jiang Bai felt so angry he wanted to kill someone.
"good."
Jiang Lu's eyes also turned cold; upon hearing that they had been killed, there was no warmth in them.
She was so angry at them for selling her mother and hurting her younger brother that she wanted to eat their blood and flesh.
"Leave them to Sister, none of them will escape."
Jiang Bai left those words behind, then went out of the room and came to Jiang Songwen, where he saw the words Jiang Songwen had written.
The two characters "Jiang Bai" were neatly written on the sand table. Swallowing all the hatred in his heart, Jiang Bai smiled, rubbed the little guy's head, and praised, "Wow, our Awen wrote these two characters really well. What characters are they?"
"sister."
The little guy proudly pointed at the sand table and then at Jiang Bai.
"Let me guess, are these two characters your name?"
Jiang Songwen nodded with shining eyes, tilting his chin up with a smug look on his face.
Jiang Bai used every word of praise he could think of, making the little guy feel like he was floating on air, his little tail practically wagging in the air.
"Sister, don't praise him too much. He can only write these two characters right now!"
Jiang Lu composed herself and came out of the house.
The little guy's smugness vanished, and he glared angrily at Jiang Lu, saying, "Second, bad."
"Hahaha, is Awen trying to say that Second Sister is bad? Come on, say it with Big Sister, Second Sister is bad."
Jiang Bai smiled, but there was a hint of tears in his eyes.
The little guy was very perceptive, but he didn't ask anything. After thinking for a while, he said, "Second sister, you're bad."
Jiang Bai was slightly taken aback, then his heart leaped with joy. Sure enough, he wasn't incapable of speaking properly; it just depended on whether he was willing to speak.
Originally, she just wanted him to recover slowly, but after learning about his real experiences, she realized that it would be difficult for him to recover on his own. They would need to guide him properly.
"Then let me say it again, Ah Wen. Hello, elder sister."
This time, Jiang Bai taught him three words, and after saying them, he looked at him expectantly.
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