The village chief was delighted when he heard this and said, "Young Master's medicine is certainly good. I thank you on behalf of the child."
Chunwa on the side also bowed repeatedly to express his gratitude.
Qibao took out an exquisite little porcelain bottle from his arms, which was actually transferred from space. When he opened the stopper, a scent of medicine immediately wafted out.
The village chief knew it was good medicine as soon as he saw the packaging. He thought that this young man was really kind-hearted, so he quickly poured some warm water over.
After helping Qiuya take the medicine, Chunwa asked anxiously, "Master, my sister will be fine, right?"
Qibao nodded and said, "Yes, my pills can relieve pain and are also very effective for external injuries. She will recover soon."
Chunwa immediately kowtowed to Qibao and said, "Thank you, sir, for saving my sister."
Qibao helped the person up and said, "Your sister hasn't eaten for a long time, right?"
After hearing this, Chunwa wiped away his tears with some sadness and said, "Yes, my aunt only gave my sister and me one pancake every day and asked us to share it. Every time, my sister and I would soak it in water before eating. How could half a pancake be enough to fill us up? My sister and I also had to do a lot of work every day, and sometimes we would feel dizzy from hunger. There was really no other way, so I would take my sister and me to drink a lot of water. As long as we could hold on until we fell asleep at night, we wouldn't be so hungry."
The village chief's face turned pale with anger when he heard this. "What a beast! Even worse than a beast! I thought that although you two brothers and sisters had a hard time, I would always let you eat well before working. I thought that when you grew up, I would arrange for you two to live separately. I didn't expect her to be so vicious. Why didn't you come to me to help you brothers and sisters?"
Chunwa smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I told her, the village chief could help my sister and I teach our aunt a lesson, but she would take her anger out on me and my sister, and we would definitely get beaten up. So I wanted to save my sister from getting beaten, so I kept it to myself."
The village chief sighed and said, "What a miserable child! Didn't your uncle help you two?"
Chun Wa shook his head and said, "Uncle doesn't take care of things at home, and he's very afraid of Auntie. So when Auntie hits us, he pretends not to see it and stays away from us."
The village chief said, "It's not a good idea for you two to do this. You can get away with it this time, but you don't know if I can help you next time. You're only ten years old now, and you still have many years to grow up. Sigh!"
Chun Wa bit her lip and said, "Grandpa Village Head, there's one thing I haven't told you. I once secretly heard my aunt say that she would sell my sister to a brothel owner in a few years. She said she could get a lot of money to help Dabao get married. Grandpa Village Head, what is a brothel owner?"
The village chief's face changed when he heard this and he asked, "Chunwa, did you hear it right?"
Chunwa shook his head, very sure that he had not heard it wrong.
The village chief said with a sullen face, "Even if there are girls being sold in our village, at most they are sold to wealthy families as maids. I've never seen a family send their daughter to such a lowly place. If she really succeeds, not only will Qiu Ya be ruined, but the entire village will be affected by her."
Qibao said from the side: "Village Chief, you just said it was a daughter, but Qiuya and Chunwa were not her children. Of course she had the heart to do it."
The village chief sighed again and said, "Chunwa's father really entrusted the wrong person. He originally thought that because they were his nephews and nieces, he wouldn't treat them the same as his own children, but at least he would make sure they had enough to eat! I never expected that such a despicable and shameless person would appear in our village."
Chunwa wiped her tears and said, "Grandpa Village Chief, please save my sister! I don't want her to be sold. She is my only relative in this world!"
The village chief couldn't think of a better way for a while. Even if he went to warn Wang Dahua, it would only have a temporary effect. If she really sold Qiu Ya to that kind of place without telling him, he would be helpless. He couldn't just sit there and watch Wang Dahua for more than ten hours a day without working.
The atmosphere became quiet for a moment, with only the sound of Chunwa sniffing from time to time.
Qibao saw that the time had come, so he said, "Village Chief, why not let them follow me from now on? It's better than living like this now."
"What! Young master, do you mean to buy these brother and sister?" the village chief said in surprise.
"Yes, but it depends on whether they are willing. If not, just pretend I didn't say anything." Qibao said.
Chunwa was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "Master, I am willing. I am willing. As long as we can have a full meal, I will do anything you ask me to do."
Qibao asked, "Have you decided? Will your sister agree?"
Chunwa quickly stepped forward and took Qiuya's hand, saying, "Sister, let's follow the young master. He is a good man. We will have enough to eat every day and will never be hungry again."
Qiu Ya opened her eyes slightly, looked at her brother, and then her eyes stayed on Qibao. She nodded after a while, without the strength to say a word.
The village chief said, "It's obvious that this child is too hungry. We still have some rice porridge at home. I'll go get a bowl for Qiuya."
"Thank you, village chief!" Chunwa said happily.
The village chief soon brought over a bowl of coarse grain rice porridge. Chunwa took it and began to feed Qiuya one spoonful at a time.
Perhaps because she was too hungry, she finished a bowl of rice porridge in a short while. Qiu Ya also felt a little more energetic. She said in a weak voice: "I am willing to follow you, sir, and be your slave or maid. I don't want to be beaten every day anymore."
The village chief felt a little sad, sighed heavily, and said, "Since this is what you two brothers and sisters want, I will go find Wang Dahua now. I believe she will agree if I have money."
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