Qiao Hui was in a real bind. "Mr. Li paid for those oyster seedlings, saying he would buy them back after the harvest. Now most of the oysters have died, and he can only deliver a portion. I'm afraid the money he paid will only be enough to pay back the cost of the seedlings..."
His meaning was very clear.
It seems likely that not only will they all not receive their wages, but the farm will also have to be shut down.
Someone in the crowd suddenly exclaimed.
An elderly woman with gray hair suddenly collapsed to the ground without warning.
"Aunt Liu, what's wrong? Wake up..."
Everyone crowded around, calling out anxiously.
"What a tragedy! What happened to Aunt Liu? She has three orphaned girls to raise. What will happen to them if something happens to her?"
"That's right. The father of those three girls just died at sea last year. Now, only Grandma Liu is left at home. If something happens to her, how will the three children survive?"
Everyone in the village knew about Liu Da Niang's family's difficulties, and they all sighed that the rope always breaks at its weakest point.
Zhou Jiuzhen quickly dispersed the crowd, picked up Liu Da Niang from the ground, and ran straight to the village clinic.
He had just turned around when he bumped into Ling Huanwu, who was wearing a nightgown. He was so flustered and sweaty, yet also filled with guilt, that he stammered, "Huanwu, I'm sorry, I..."
“I understand. You go quickly, I’m going to my aunt’s house to see the three children.”
Ling Huanwu had overheard the whole thing and knew that the island was in crisis, so she understood that he was in a difficult position as well.
Zhou Jiuzhen hesitated, then said nothing and ran towards the clinic with his back to everyone.
Ling Huanwu then turned around and pulled another aunt along to Aunt Liu's house.
Pushing open the door to Aunt Liu's house, she saw three children crying and wailing inside, looking disheveled. For the first time since her rebirth, she was so sad that she shed tears.
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