Zhao Di and Lai Di rushed in, only to find that the courtyard gate was surrounded by people, but everyone was standing by and watching.
At this moment, Butcher Xu and his three sons were pulling Yindi along.
Xu the butcher, with his stout frame, pulled Yindi along and said with a smile.
"Oh dear, your father is almost dead, and your family can't even afford to eat anymore."
"You'd better come home with me obediently and be my son's child bride. Then you'll be fed and clothed every day."
"Yes, come home with us, and all three of you sisters will be able to marry into our family. We promise you'll eat meat every meal."
"It's better than living with your father, who's almost gone."
"Besides, your father told me he was planning to marry his daughter into our family and asked me to prepare a dowry. Now that your father is gone, you can just move in with us. We'll provide you with food and drink, and we'll take care of you."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Di trembled with anger, and the axe in her hand shook.
To be precise, they were no match for four adult men.
If the other party forcibly takes them back, they really have no way to deal with it, but it is obvious that the villagers are somewhat indifferent to this matter and do not care at all.
It's just that everyone thinks Li Daxing is going to die. Since Li Daxin is going to die, nobody cares about such trivial matters!
Getting involved with the Xu family is like getting involved with a whole family of thugs.
Zhao Di was terrified and turned pale. She was held tightly by Xu the butcher's son, who looked her over like a piece of merchandise.
Xu the butcher's other son was even more arrogant, and he simply picked him up and showed him the food.
"Oh dear, he's a bit thin but looks pretty good. If he gains some weight in a couple more years, he'll probably be all meat on his bones."
But with such a small bottom, will she be able to have a son?
"What if Dad can't have sons? They all look like bean sprouts."
Butcher Xu glared at his son. Was this the time to discuss whether or not they could have a son?
While Li Daxing is still unconscious, it's the perfect opportunity to bring his three daughters home.
Then the matter of his son and daughter-in-law will be resolved, and he won't have to pay a single penny of dowry. If Li Daxing wakes up, how could he possibly marry his daughter without 1,500 yuan?
"What's wrong with being skinny? With the meat from the pigs our dad slaughtered, we'll fatten them up and they'll definitely be able to have sons."
"If I can't have a child this year, I can have one next year; I'll eventually have a son."
Xu the butcher thought that one of the three girls would surely give birth to a son, even though the younger one would have to be raised for a few more years, since his family was not short of food.
Just then, Zhao Di struggled frantically.
"Let us go! Let us go! My father is still alive! What right do you have to take us away?"
"You think you can just call us child brides? These days, we believe in freedom of marriage. What gives you the right to take us away?"
Zhao Di's words startled everyone. Although the village had implemented freedom of marriage, the parents still had the final say.
This is the first time someone has actually made such a statement.
Upon seeing this, the production team leader immediately gave Butcher Xu a wink.
Xu the butcher came to take the people away, and this was indeed done with his permission.
The other party had given him advance notice and delivered a pork knuckle to his door, so as the production team leader, he couldn't interfere in such matters.
After all, isn't pork knuckle delicious?
But now that they've made such a big fuss, and the whole village has seen it, if he, as the production team leader, doesn't stand up for himself, he won't be in the right.
The production team leader coughed.
“Zhaodi, come and see, Yindi, look, your father and your brother are both unconscious.”
Judging from their condition, they don't have many days left. You three sisters need someone to take care of you.
If your father and brother were gone, you two would starve to death just by earning work points.
Xu the butcher's family was different; they had meat and grain to eat.
If you managed to survive, that's not easy to do these days, so don't be too picky about things like freedom of marriage.
What's the point of freedom if you and your sister starve to death?
“Listen to your uncle’s advice. I think that if Butcher Xu can give you a way to live, it’s better to live than to die.”
Butcher Xu said with a chuckle.
"Yes, Zhao Di, you're getting old. Your sisters don't understand, but don't you understand?"
If your dad were gone, do you think your whole family would starve to death with the few work points you and your sister earn?
If you come home with us, it will be a completely different story. We have plenty of food to eat, and you'll be well-fed. Just think about it, isn't that like jumping into a paradise?
Such a good thing is hard to find even with a lantern. There's nothing more to say. If it weren't for the fact that your father and I are like brothers, how could I do something so disadvantageous?
No one has enough food to eat these days.
"Yes, the Xu butcher's family has surplus grain. If you sisters go there, you won't starve."
Everyone chimed in, since if the three girls were to divide the work among themselves, the village's grain would also end up in their family's hands.
If three girls are missing, everyone will have to eat several hundred more kilograms of grain.
These days, people will say anything, even if it's against their conscience, for the sake of food.
Although everyone knows that the Xu butcher's family has a bad reputation and that someone has died there, what does that have to do with them?
If you can't even manage your own child, who has time to manage someone else's child?
“I’m not going to work, Captain, Uncle, you can’t just stand by and watch us be taken away by Xu the Butcher’s family.”
My dad and my brother are still alive, what are you doing?
Are we just supposed to watch my dad and my brother die?
What are you doing? Aren't you trying to steal my money and kill me?
Zhao Di struggled desperately. If she went to the butcher's house with her two sisters, they would be doomed.
We can't leave today no matter what; we can't let this become a fact.
But her struggles in front of Xu the butcher's son were like those of a chick, completely futile.
Xu the butcher's eldest son immediately covered her mouth and whispered in her ear.
"You little bitch. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll kill you, you see? You have absolutely no chance of escaping from my grasp."
Go back and give me a son.
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, don't blame me for being impolite and breaking your legs."
Zhao Di was in despair. The hand covering her mouth prevented her from uttering any further words of resistance, only able to make muffled sounds.
Are these three sisters really going to be taken away like this?
Her eyes darted around haphazardly.
I wanted to ask Xiaoguai for help, but I also knew in my heart that Xiaoguai was only three and a half years old, even if Xiaoguai was as brave and resourceful as an adult.
Unfortunately, his physique was no match for the Xu butcher's family in front of him.
Zhao Di struggled desperately, and just then she heard a loud bang from the door frame as the door was pulled open from the inside.
Li Daxing jumped off the kang (a heated brick bed).
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