Chapter 350: I'm Not Stupid
It was almost evening when the Su family's carriage returned to the town.
"Uncle Lin, let's go and see if Sister Daya and the others have returned." Xiao Tangbao lifted the car curtain and said to Lin Enyi.
"I understand, young lady." Lin Enyi agreed.
Xiao Tangbao looked at his sixth brother and felt that calling him Uncle Lin was a bit confusing.
Just as Xiao Tangbao was about to lower the curtain, a woman's sad voice came from the front.
"Boss, please save my son!"
Xiao Tangbao looked in the direction of the sound and saw a woman standing in front of the pharmacy, begging bitterly.
Next to the woman was a child lying.
After hearing what the woman said, the pharmacy owner said helplessly, "Sister-in-law, it's not that I don't want to save him, but your son's illness requires the best ginseng to survive. Not to mention that we don't have the best ginseng, even if we did, it would be exorbitantly expensive."
"Besides, your son's body still needs careful nursing with other medicinal herbs. I think you should..."
The shopkeeper shook his head when he said this.
The meaning is self-evident.
After hearing what the shopkeeper said, the woman's face was filled with despair.
Then he looked down at the dying child on the ground.
The child stretched out his hand and seemed to say something to the woman.
The woman's tears fell and she shook her head.
He picked up a straw from the ground and stuck it on his head.
Then, kneel down in the street!
Seeing this, the people around gathered around.
It was obvious that the woman was going to sell herself.
"Mom, that person is so pitiful." Little Tangbao said with sympathy: "We saw her this morning. She was the aunt looking for work in front of the cloth shop."
After hearing what Xiao Tangbao said, Old Lady Su looked over and saw that it was indeed the woman who said she could embroider and wanted to find a job in Manager Li's cloth shop.
At this time, someone asked, "How much silver do you have, woman?"
"I'm selling myself to save my son. As long as it can save my son's life, I'm willing to be a slave!"
As soon as the woman finished speaking, the man's face immediately showed an expression of contempt.
"Tsk! Your son is breathing out more than he breathes in. He's about to die. How can we save him?" The man said disdainfully. "Besides, I heard Shopkeeper Wang just say that your son's condition requires the best ginseng to keep him alive. Even after he's saved, he'll need countless medicinal herbs to recuperate..."
Before the man finished speaking, people around him started talking.
"So that's how it is. Sister-in-law, I think you should just give up." Someone said sympathetically.
"Yes, if your son was born in a wealthy family, he might be able to save his life..." Someone shook his head and sighed.
"That's right! Who would buy you? Are you worth that much money?" Someone said with disdain.
"That's right. Marrying a pure and innocent girl as a wife only costs a dozen or twenty taels of silver..." Some people thought the woman was dreaming.
After hearing people's discussions, the woman lowered her head with shame and anger on her face.
She knew that these people were right, but apart from this, what other way could she use to save her son?
At this time, the man who had asked the question initially said, "How about this? I, Wang Laosan, am a kindhearted person. I will give you five taels of silver. When your son dies, I will buy him a coffin. Then you can come home with me and warm your bed."
After Wang Laosan finished speaking, he reached out to pull the woman's arm.
The woman swung her arms and shouted angrily, "Get out! My son won't die!"
"You bitch! Your son is in this state, do you think he can still survive? And you still talk about selling yourself to save your son? A yellow-faced woman like you, I'm afraid no one will want you even if you are given to her for free!" Wang Laosan said angrily.
"Wang Laosan, they are already pitiful enough, just do some good deeds." Someone said, unable to bear it any longer.
Wang Laosan said unconvincedly, "I'm just doing good deeds. Only a fool would buy something like her...eh?"
Before Wang Laosan could finish his words, he was stunned.
Because the straw stick on the woman's head was picked off by a delicate and pretty girl.
Everyone's eyes fell on the little girl.
The little girl looked at Wang Laosan and said seriously, "I'm not stupid."
The soft and tender voice and the distinct black and white eyes made Wang Laosan unable to utter a word of rebuttal.
Who would dare to call a little girl like this stupid?
After the little girl finished speaking, she looked at the woman again.
"Auntie, please follow us."
The woman looked at the little girl in surprise, her eyes quickly sweeping over the little girl's clothes.
Then, with a face full of gratitude, she said, "Very good! I will work like a slave for the rest of my life to repay you, young master!"
Old Madam Su came over and said, "That's not necessary. Whether your son's life can be saved depends on..."
Old Mrs. Su paused when she said this.
He looked down at the skinny, pale child lying on the ground, looking like a bag of bones.
He sighed and said, "Let's get some medicine for the child first."
After saying that, he took the little girl, Xiao Tangbao’s hand and walked towards the pharmacy.
Since the little girl wanted to rescue the person, she, as a mother, naturally would not stop her.
Anyway, she thinks that no matter what her little girl does, it is right!
She just supports it.
Seeing this, the woman hurried to hug her son.
Lin Enyi stepped forward and said, "Let me do it."
After saying that, he carefully picked up the child who was as light as a feather.
At this time, the child opened his eyes and looked at Lin Enyi with dark and deep eyes.
Lin Enyi felt an inexplicable shock in his heart.
The owner of the pharmacy's face changed when he saw Xiao Tangbao.
He naturally remembered this little girl who had come to sell him the best wild ginseng.
The shopkeeper looked at the woman who followed in and secretly sighed at her good luck.
After getting the medicine, everyone got on the carriage.
Little Tangbao looked at the little boy in the woman's arms and asked softly, "Do you want to eat fruit?"
After saying that, he took out a bright red fruit from his small pocket.
Old Mrs. Su looked at her little girl in surprise.
Where did the fruit come from, little girl?
Then he thought that it might have been taken from the county magistrate's mansion.
Xiao Tangbao brought the red fruit to the little boy's mouth, and the little boy opened his mouth subconsciously.
"Thank you, Miss." The woman thanked her quickly.
Old Mrs. Su asked, "What's the child's name? How old is he?"
The woman looked down at her son and said, "To answer your question, madam, this child is called Wangchen and is nine years old."
"Where is the child's father?" Old Mrs. Su asked again.
The woman's eyes darkened, she lowered her eyes, and whispered, "She's gone."
Old Mrs. Su patted her wife's hand sympathetically and didn't ask any more questions.
"What's his last name?" Little Tangbao asked curiously.
The woman was startled, hesitated for a moment, and said, "My last name is... Lin."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
