At the village entrance, the villagers had already packed their bags and were preparing to leave with their children. Bayan had people set up barriers and opened only a small entrance, in order to prevent anyone from escaping with outsiders as soon as possible.
The villagers were startled by the scene at the door. Some of them felt sorry for their neighbor's child and decided to take him out with them.
Now, they are starting to regret it. They are unsure whether they can take the children out, as their own families might be implicated.
“Little Potato, you see, he’s not my child, and I can’t take him away. You should go back now. Your parents will probably be back soon. We’ll meet in the new village then.” A burly man in his forties looked at a three-year-old child.
The child was his neighbor's child, and the child was looking at him pitifully as he packed his things.
"Uncle, I want to go with you. I'm scared here!" Little Potato had already undergone various trainings. He saw the current situation and understood that if he didn't get out, he might really never get out.
My neighbor is a bachelor; it would be nice to go out with him.
"No, you can't. Look how strictly they're checking. They're even checking for tattoos. You don't have any tattoos, so you definitely can't come out with me. In the village, even adopted children have tattoos!" The uncle put the little potato down and turned to leave.
The child stared at the man's retreating figure, his eyes filled with resentment. If it weren't for these people investigating, they would never have been discovered.
Even his parents might be arrested, and Little Potato noticed that all the villagers were very well-behaved and dared not take care of the children for long.
Some children in similar situations also wished to leave the village, but had no way to do so.
The village is basically surrounded by fences, and outside there is a ring of iron hooks, so no one can cross over.
Little Potato walked back to the square from the village entrance with a sigh. Looking at the women on the platform, an idea popped into his mind: what if he could soften those women's hearts?
"Waaah, please save me! I was a beggar, and I finally managed to come to this village to beg. If you don't let me go out, won't I go hungry again?" Little Potato ran over and hugged the guard's leg, crying loudly.
Little Potato's parents were very satisfied with his appearance. Now that they were all under control, they could only hope that their children would cooperate and that each one of them could get out, which would be a great help.
The children in the village followed suit, finding various reasons to express their suffering, hoping to leave the fishing village as soon as possible.
The women all thought that Little Potato was very thin and small, and if he really was a beggar, they would be willing to let him go.
"Wait, this child shouldn't be a beggar!" E Shuo walked over, circled Little Potato a few times, and said directly to them.
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The women had just begun to feel sorry for Little Potato's plight when they discovered that the child had been deceiving them.
“Look at his hands, so clean, not a single callus. If he were a beggar, he would definitely have calluses!” E Shuo became wary. These children had received special training, and if there was a real problem, it would make people wary.
The women fell silent. The child was so young, yet he already knew how to use his advantages to seek benefits.
“Ah Hun, there are many children like this. Go and check them out. If they are real beggars, we will send them to the charity hall in the next county!” Qingyan also felt that if they were real beggars, she would not make things difficult for them. Sending them directly to the charity hall was the best solution.
“Okay!” E Shuo agreed.
As time went by, all the children left behind in the village were brought in, and apart from two newborn babies, the rest were subjected to strict scrutiny.
Yinti and Yinzhen had already made a decision: these children would be moved outside the village and disposed of secretly without being told anything to them.
These people will only cause trouble if they stay; at the very least, they should be eliminated completely.
“None of them are beggars!” E Shuo looked at them and said helplessly, “I think we should deal with the last few digits of their license plates. If even one of them runs away, they will all be a source of trouble in the future!”
Qingyan nodded with her eyes closed, though she felt a pang of reluctance and couldn't risk her children's lives.
"Fine, I won't interfere anymore!" Princess Consort Yu had to admit that she was getting old and had become more tolerant of her children.
If these children can change for the better, that's fine; but if they can't, they will truly be a scourge to the Qing Dynasty.
Fei Yanggu didn't say much, and directly sent everyone out. In the crowd, seeing his children being brought over, he quickly pulled them all to his side.
Little Potato looked at his parents, a bitter smile appearing on his lips.
He wanted to get out, but found that all the ways he could think of were blocked by these people. It seemed that he had no way to survive!
"Daddy, what should we do?" Little Potato had no intention of sitting idly by and waiting for death.
"There's no other way. Let's all grit our teeth and refuse to say a word. How can those people still cause trouble?" Little Potato's father is from across the strait. The Zheng family went to great lengths to get him in.
No one expected that it would be discovered in such a short time.
Little Potato smiled bitterly. He realized that he had come with his parents, but instead of enjoying any happiness, he had been suffering all the time. He thought it would have been better if his older brother had come with him.
"Daddy, what will happen to my brother if we're gone?" Little Potato wanted his parents to think of his bear paw. If they could arrange for him to go out and live with them, that would be good too.
Little Potato's mother thought of her eldest son and sighed helplessly. They were already struggling to survive; if they dared to make any further moves, they would certainly not have a good life.
"Little Potato, if we pretend you're an adopted child, you should be able to get out. However, you might not be able to go back. You'll really become a beggar!" Little Potato's father wasn't planning to take the child out anymore. His eldest son had already started his own family and career, so there shouldn't be much of a connection. Instantly, a slight unease crept into Little Potato's heart.
The parents no longer cared about their own lives. After all, the older brother had already started a family and reportedly had a son. It seems that the parents abandoned him to save him!
"Why do you care about my brother? What about me? Have you ever thought about me?" Little Potato exploded, his inner unease and fear fueling his resentment.
Qingyan, observing the situation, noticed a resentful look on Little Potato's face. She knew then that this child was definitely not going to behave.
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