Lin Dajun: "Sister, this is given by Doctor Lin."

Doctor Lin was a kind person. Even if Lin Yiyi gave him a piece of meat worth only one pound, he would not take it for free, so he gave her two pounds of sweet potatoes. If the prospects were good, meat would certainly be more expensive than sweet potatoes, but now it was different. One pound of meat was not enough to fill her up, but two pounds of sweet potatoes could last for several meals.

Lin Yiyi said, "Go ahead and put it there. You use the kitchen knife to work with Erjun. We need to pick out all the black threads from the shrimps today, then cook them all, peel them, and dry them. We can store them as food. If we don't finish it today, it will go bad tomorrow as it's so hot now."

Lin Dajun: “Yeah.” Lin Dajun knew that food was scarce, so he didn’t hesitate.

The whole family was working in the kitchen. If they worked in the yard, they might be seen. By the time the whole village came out tomorrow, all the lobsters would have been eaten. In those days, whoever had food would hide it for themselves and would not tell others.

"Daya...Daya..." a voice came from the door.

Lin Sijun was playing with Lin Wudi in the yard and he also called out, "Sister, Aunt Guilan is here."

Yang Guilan is from the county town. She married here for the second time. She had a daughter before, but was rejected by her husband’s family. She was also injured when giving birth to her daughter, so she divorced her ex-husband. Then, she was introduced to a man named Lin Dafu. Lin Dafu’s wife died and he was a widower. He had a son, but the son was still young. Even if Yang Guilan was from the county town and married for the second time, she would not marry a widower here. The reason why she was willing to marry Lin Dafu was, first, because Lin Dafu already had a son, so she didn’t need to give birth to a son; second, because Lin Dafu was an honest man; third, because rural people were honest. If Lin Dafu’s family dared to treat her badly, she would not be afraid of them. However, Yang Guilan is a nice person. In the original plot, it was Yang Guilan who introduced Lin Wudi to send someone off.

Now that Lin Sijun had said that Yang Guilan was here, Lin Yiyi understood a little. She stood up, poured a bowl of cold boiled water from a large bowl, and carried it to the main hall. Yang Guilan had just arrived at the main hall entrance: "Daya, have you had dinner?"

Lin Yiyi said, "Auntie is drinking water. She hasn't eaten yet. She took her brothers to look for food today and just came back."

Yang Guilan sighed and looked at Lin Yiyi with pity. She had a good relationship with Lin Niang. Lin Niang gave birth to five sons. Who wouldn't be jealous? Now that Lin Niang and Lin Dad are gone, what will happen to these children? But even if she felt pity, it was just sympathy in her heart. Who doesn't lack food these days? It's impossible for her to give food to the Lin family.

Yang Guilan took a sip of cold boiled water and said, "Da Ya, I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. I'm going to tell you straight, your parents are gone, and you're having a hard time taking care of your brothers. There's no food in the brigade, and there's no food at home, and we don't know how many years this will last. Have you thought about what to do in the future?" Everyone in the village knew that the Lin family's parents had starved to death, so Yang Guilan also knew that the Lin family had no food.

Lin Yiyi lowered her head. After a while, she said in a somewhat weak voice, "I... I don't know. I... I went to sell blood yesterday. I wanted to sell blood to support my brother and let him go to school. I sold blood for 30 yuan, but my health was too bad. I was groggy all the way back from the county town. I even lost the money. I didn't know what to do. When I was looking for money, I met Brother Xiao Yu. Fortunately, I met Brother Xiao Yu, who is my fiancé, otherwise I might have fainted outside... If it weren't for the Xiao family to propose marriage..." Lin Yiyi's words have several meanings. The first is that she sold blood to support her brother. If this matter spreads, it will definitely be good for her reputation. The second is that the money was lost, which means that she did not swallow the money. The third is that the food they eat now is from the betrothal gift from the Xiao family. When she gets married, she will leave the betrothal gift, wedding candy and betrothal money. If these things spread, her reputation will be even better. In this era, reputation is very important.

Yang Guilan was shocked to hear this. She didn't expect Daya to sell blood to support her brother. She sighed. This girl is good, but it's a pity that she has no parents. Yang Guilan made a draft in her mind and continued: "But Daya, how much blood does a person have? Can you sell blood for a lifetime? Even if the money from selling blood can pay for tuition, what about food?"

Lin Yiyi shook her head: "I can't sell blood anymore. I'm injured because of this time. I can't sell blood anymore, and I can't go to work. I need to check whether I can sell blood next year. I... I don't know what to do." As she said that, Lin Yiyi covered her mouth and lowered her head. She couldn't cry, so she could only lower her head. "I... I have eaten up all the betrothal food. What should I do in the future?"

Yang Guilan said, "So, Auntie came to see you today. When your mother was alive, she had a good relationship with Auntie. Auntie has a distant relative in the county, and they want a son. The distant relative's family is good, and if you become their son, education and food will not be a problem. If it were an ordinary family, Auntie would not ask, but your family is different. The adults are gone, you are in trouble, and you have many sons, don't you think?"

Lin Yiyi didn't say anything.

Yang Guilan added, "Of course, this child is about inheritance, not buying and selling. We are well-behaved people and do not buy and sell children. But your Lin family gave birth to a child, so my distant relatives are willing to give you a red envelope of 200 yuan. This red envelope is a gift from the elders to the younger generations, and there is no other meaning."

Lin Yiyi knew that this was actually the money for selling the child, but it was just a nice way of saying it. In the original plot, Daya did not accept the red envelope because she did not want to sell her brother.

Yang Guilan continued: "Auntie is not a heartless person. The family introduced to your brother must be a good one. Daya, what do you think?" Even though Lin Yiyi is only 15 years old now, Yang Guilan can only ask her, after all, she is the eldest sister in the family.

Lin Yiyi said: "If, if my brother gave it to them, would they really let my brother study? Would they let my brother eat enough? Would they even give my brother meat sometimes?"

Yang Guilan: "I can definitely give them education and food to eat. Although I cannot guarantee that they can eat meat every time, I can definitely give them meat once in a while."

Lin Yiyi: "Will you give your brother new clothes?"

Yang Guilan sighed. This Daya is really a good sister: "Of course, no problem."

Lin Yiyi: "I want the 200 yuan red envelope, but I won't take the money myself. I will give it to my brother, that is... that is..."

Yang Guilan: "Da Ya is really a good sister. However, there are conditions there. If your brother goes there, you can't contact him. Just consider it as severing your relationship with him. Otherwise, after they raise the child, your brother will recognize you. Wouldn't they be raising an ungrateful person? Don't you think so?"

Lin Yiyi: "Auntie, did they say which brother they wanted?"

Yang Guilan: "They want your fifth brother." Since they want to adopt a child, of course they want the youngest.

Lin Yiyi: "I... let me think about it."

Yang Guilan: "Then think about it tonight, and I'll come see you tomorrow."

Lin Yiyi: "I won't be home tomorrow, but I'll be there tomorrow night."

Yang Guilan: "Then I'll come to see you tomorrow night."

Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”

After Yang Guilan left, Lin Yiyi thought about it. She was very conflicted about whether to keep Lin Wudi or give him away. If Lin Wudi was given away, we know from the plot that his adoptive parents would definitely treat him well. But there is no mention of Lin Wudi's childhood in the plot. Lin Wudi's appearance is very short, only when he was two years old and in his old age. He was given away at the age of two, and his elder sister was taken away when he was old. No one knows what his life was like in the meantime. I'm afraid the author didn't think about it when he wrote this novel.

Even if the author described that Lin Wudi's life was happy, but... he was sent away when he was so young, without any familiar brothers and sisters. Could he really be okay at the beginning?

Besides, the author didn’t write it.

Besides, no one can make decisions for others under the banner of doing it for your own good. Lin Daya had no choice at first. She thought it was for the good of Lin Wudi, so she gave him away, but... who asked Lin Wudi whether he was willing or not?

Giving you away for your own good is like many parents who make decisions for their children in the name of doing it for their children's good. However, Lin Yiyi did not refuse outright because she was very hesitant.

Lin Dajun: "Sister?"

Lin Erjun: "Sister, are you going to give my fifth brother away?"

In their view, not only Lin Dajun and Lin Erjun, but also Lin Sanjun and Lin Sijun, they all thought that it was okay to give their younger brother away. Their younger brother could not do any work, and if they were given away, they could go to school, have enough food to eat, and have meat to eat. How great that would be.

Lin Yiyi: "I need to think about it. Let's cook these shrimps first."

Lin Yiyi took a few lobsters and put them into the clay pot. The two bowls of steamed eggs in the clay pot had already been taken out. Then Lin Yiyi added ginger, green onions and salt.

When the lobsters were ready, Lin Yiyi invited them to eat: "There are six people in our family. Three of us will have a bowl of boiled eggs. I, Sanjun and my younger brother will share a bowl. Dajun, Erjun and Sijun will have a bowl. Dajun will distribute it over you and I will distribute it over us. Do you have any opinions?"

Everyone shook their heads.

Lin Yiyi ordered half a bowl of boiled eggs for herself, and of the remaining half bowl, Sanjun took two-thirds and Lin Wudi took one-third, because Lin Wudi was young and didn't eat much. When dividing the bowl, Lin Yiyi said, "Sanjun, I sold too much blood yesterday, and my body needs to be replenished, so I only ate half a bowl."

Lin Sanjun: “Yeah.”

The older ones eat more. This has always been the case in the family. When his parents were around, they, his eldest brother, his second brother, and his eldest sister ate more. Lin Sanjun had no other thoughts.

When Lin Dajun saw Lin Yiyi divide the food this way, he followed suit. But Lin Erjun disagreed: "Brother, I did the same job as you today, you can't give me so little, give me another spoonful." Lin Dajun divided the food so that he got half a bowl, Lin Erjun got two-thirds of the half bowl, and Lin Sijun got the remaining one-third.