Chapter 50: The Most Miserable Child

Zhulan was a little slower than the girl before she said, "Hurry up, Boss, pick him up."

Boss Zhou untied the firewood from the child and threw it on the ox cart. He then picked the child up again, muttering, "What a sin!"

Zhulan didn't mind the worn-out clothes. She touched the child's forehead, which was even more burned than Zhou Shuren's. If he was not careful, he would become a fool. "Hurry, go home."

You must lower the temperature first. If you go see a doctor directly, there were no specific medicines in ancient times, and it takes time to boil the medicine. I'm really afraid that if you delay, you will get a burn.

Fortunately, they were very close to home. When they got home, Zhulan signaled Xuehan to fetch some water, and signaled Zhou Lao Da to carry the child to the main room.

Zhou Shuren said to Zhou Laoer who came out to greet him, "First take the things out of the car, and then go to the county to ask a doctor to come over."

Zhou Laoer was calculating a lot. It cost a lot of money to hire a doctor. People are selfish. He thought about his family the most. But his father couldn't understand it anymore. He could only respond, "Okay, Dad."

Zhou Shuren entered the main room and said, "Give some money to the second child to hire a doctor. This child is too weak to bear the pain."

Zhulan applied the compress to the child's forehead and felt bad as she touched the skinny body. "Okay."

Zhou Lao Da stood at the door, very hesitant, "Dad, should we notify Zhou Da Tie's family?"

Zhou Shuren pondered for a moment, "Zhou Datie's wife is quite unreasonable. Don't say that our family rescued the child, or she will come to our house to make trouble. She will say that the child was frightened by a cow and threw Xuehan out. Then she will ask Zhou Datie's family for money, and then tell them that the child had a high fever and was going crazy."

Boss Zhou, "........I've remembered it."

After all, he is his father, and he thinks things through carefully. But he just doesn’t understand the deeper meaning, and always feels like he has overlooked something!

Zhou Shuren went to the young lady who was waiting outside for news and said, "I'll ask your mother to tie your arm and pretend to be like that for a while."

Xue Han heard it from outside and blinked, "Don't worry, Dad, I will pretend to be real."

Zhou Shuren likes this smart lady very much, "Yeah."

Zhulan signaled Zhou Shuren to continue cooling the child down. He tore off a piece of dark cloth and tied it around the girl's arm. He also soiled her clothes, messed up her hair and face, and signaled her to smell the ginger slices and cry.

Zhulan is very satisfied. It is much simpler than modern makeup techniques.

Then he gave the silver to Zhou Laoer, reminded him not to go too fast and to be careful, and then went back to the house.

Zhou Shuren moved his hand, motioning Zhulan to sit down, "This child is pitiful. If her parents don't love her, she's not a human being."

Zhulan has the memory of her original self. Zhou Datie was a relative of the Zhou family who was five generations apart. When Zhou Datie was a child, he was sold as a slave. Later, he broke his leg for some unknown reason. He released the indenture and returned to his ancestral home with his wife and children. It is said that Zhou Datie had four daughters, two of whom were sold as slaves, and two were brought back with him along with a son.

After returning, she became enemies with her biological parents, bought land and built a house, and gave birth to two sons in succession. The eldest son was worthless. Zhou Datie and his wife made the four-year-old son work hard, and he was worse off than the girls in the family. San Ya's life was better than this child's. He was the most miserable child in the village.

There were also people in the village who couldn't stand it and went to help. Then Zhou Datie's wife went to make a fuss, shouting that she was willing to help buy the boy back as her son.

Otherwise, just don't mind your own business. Zhou Datie's wife is particularly fond of scamming people and has robbed many families. The villagers are unwilling to intervene and only secretly send some food to the children.

The original body had also given it as a gift, but the original body hated Zhou Da Tie's wife Zhu, so she gave it to him behind people's backs.

Zhou Shuren handed the face cloth to Zhulan, "Do you miss this child?"

Zhulan nodded, "Well, it's a miracle that this child is alive."

Zhou Shuren had been to an orphanage and had seen many abused children. Many of the scars on this child's body were caused by beatings. "Oh, what a sin!"