Chapter 1257: The Girl is Not Worth the Money
When everyone turned around, Lu Miao and the Ma family were no longer around.
He Hongjin shouted to the people who were still gathering around to leave, and hurried towards the Fu family.
The comrades from the city escorted them all the way to the Fu family’s door.
After running around outside all day today, Fu Jingyou could see how tired Lu Miao looked.
When they arrived at the door, Fu Jingyou immediately arranged for Lu Miao to go into the house and sit down to rest.
The people from the Ma family followed him in.
Several comrades from the city did not follow in, but only pulled He Hongjin, who had rushed back, aside and said a few words to him in a tactful way.
It would be fine if those people didn’t come tomorrow. If they did come, Lu Miao could ignore the matter, but it would be best if he didn’t.
He Hongjin also knew the sensitive nature of the matter and nodded repeatedly.
Several comrades said that their mission was accomplished and they were about to return.
He Hongjin tried to persuade them to stay politely, but seeing that they were determined to leave, he said no more.
He Hongjin said, "I have a lot of things to do at home, so I won't see you off." After watching the group walk away, he hurried into the house.
The moment he stepped over the threshold, He Hongjin heard a "bang" sound in the main room.
Fu Jingyou suddenly slammed the table and shouted:
"Why are you crying? What's the point of crying? Who's in charge at home? Whoever's in charge should speak up!"
Shuangxi, Ma Jianshe, Ma's parents Ma Hongguo and Yang Pozi burst into tears as soon as they entered the Fu family.
Every time Lu Miao asked a question, four mouths started crying and shouting, all vying to speak.
After a few minutes, not only was Lu Miao exhausted from dealing with the noise, even Fu Jingyou's ears were aching from the noise.
Under normal circumstances, all the villagers are from the same village, so if it is not a big deal, they will help each other if they can.
But Lu Miao's situation is special and he is still sick.
Fu Jingyou didn't want her to worry about it in the first place, and the Ma family was still just crying and complaining, with no attitude of dealing with the situation and getting down to business.
Fu Jingyou really gets angry when he sees it.
After he yelled at them, the Ma family members' crying became quieter for a moment.
Finally, Shuangxi's father-in-law, Ma Hongguo, spoke awkwardly and with difficulty:
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu's wife, I'm your uncle by birth. At my age, I shouldn't be putting things in a difficult position for you younger ones, but our family is completely at a loss as to what to do about this matter... Today is the day Fourth Uncle Ma is being shameless! You're the most promising people within a mile or so. If you have any connections, could you please help plead for us? We've violated this national regulation, and we accept the punishment! But can we keep the child? We don't have any money, but we still have some grain. Is it okay to pay the fine..."
The skinny old man's eyes were full of pleading, and he looked like an honest man who was helpless.
Lu Miao was soft-hearted and couldn't bear to see such a scene.
But at this time, especially in the lower classes of society, there are too many such people.
In terms of pity, there is no greater pity than...
Lu Miao coughed several times and sat at the main seat at the table without making any guarantees or promises.
After taking a quick look at Shuangxi, who was still in shock, he asked, emphasizing the facts:
"What's going on in your family? I heard Cuihong say before that Shuangxi is the first child?"
But if it was really the first child, why would those people come looking for me?
“…”
Ma Hongguo sat on a small stool with his head down and his hands clenched. Perhaps it was difficult to speak, so he didn't say anything for a long time.
Mrs. Yang was extremely anxious and wanted to resolve the matter as quickly as possible.
Seeing that the old man didn't say anything, Mrs. Yang took a step forward and was about to speak, but she happened to see Fu Jingyou taking the hot food from Tian Guihua and bringing it to Lu Miao.
Fu Jingyou glanced over and Mrs. Yang stopped and immediately calmed down again.
Fu Jingyou retracted his gaze, handed the chopsticks to Lu Miao, softened his brows and said softly:
"Eat something first. You can take your time with other things if you're not in a hurry. Your health is more important."
"Um."
Lu Miao nodded gently, curved his eyes and smiled at him soothingly.
The couple didn't say a word. Ma Jianshe took Shuangxi behind him and took the initiative to speak:
"Sister-in-law, we actually have another one ahead of us. Changgui's wife just married into the village last year, so she doesn't know about this."
"have no idea?"
As if sensing Lu Miao's doubts, Shuangxi choked up and explained:
"Two years ago, there was a rumor in the village that we were not allowed to have more children. I was afraid that it would affect my family, so I sent the child to my mother's house when he was one month old..."
Shuangxi couldn't stop wiping away tears when she said this.
Lu Miao frowned and asked knowingly:
"The one sent to your mother's house was a girl?"
Shuangxi nodded.
Lu Miao put down his chopsticks and didn't care about eating. He lowered his head with his hands to support his head and sorted out his thoughts. After a while, he asked Ma Jianshe:
"How many brothers and sisters do you have?"
Ma Jianshe said:
"I have four older sisters, all of whom are married, and now I am the only one left at home."
After hearing this, Lu Miao became clearer in his mind.
Not to mention rural areas, but looking at the entire society, families with traditional thinking all pay attention to leaving behind incense.
This is even more so for Ma Jianshe and his family.
They wanted a second child, a boy, and Lu Miao was not surprised at all.
But even if the child is kept now, it is still unknown whether it will be a boy or a girl in the future.
Lu Miao didn't say anything, and the four people from the Ma family all looked at her eagerly.
After pondering for a long time, Lu Miao looked past Ma Hongguo and said to Ma Jianshe:
"I'll do my best to help you with this matter. I can't guarantee it will work out. But if it does, you can take the child home and raise him well... People in the countryside always think that a girl's life is worthless, but don't forget that the person you're praying for now was also born a girl twenty years ago."
Ma Jianshe and Shuangxi were stunned at first, and then nodded repeatedly.
Especially Shuangxi, he even looked a little excited when he was crying.
Of course it is good to have children by your side.
But she had too many helpless things, and her parents-in-law were around and she had no say.
In the past, we could only make choices passively most of the time.
She also has no choice...
Lu Miao nodded gently, then looked at Ma Hongguo and Yang Pozi, who had been silent the whole time:
"I haven't been in the countryside much, so I'm not familiar with the villagers. I only did this cross leg kick out of pity for the child. Uncle and aunt, think about it. If you think what I said is okay, then we can discuss a solution."
Lu Miao's words directly made his attitude clear.
What I mean is that I don’t know you well, and I’m only helping you for the sake of the child.
If you think it's okay, then let's continue our discussion.
If they still had the same idea, thinking that the girl's life was worthless, let alone taking the daughter from the first pregnancy, Lu Miao could imagine that even if Shuangxi's second pregnancy was also a girl, they would probably not treat her well at that time.
She would not help the evil, so there was no need to continue the conversation.
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