As the saying goes, what you fear most is what will happen!
Even though He Cuihua was extremely nervous when she opened the note, she was still thunderstruck when she saw the words.
“Good! He Cuihua, your family is going to produce a son.”
The production team leader gave He Cuihua a meaningful look.
Everyone knows that the Liu family has no male heirs; their only male heir is their adopted son, who is less than five years old.
Sending a child under five years old out to sea is practically suicide.
If this had happened in the village, no other family would have agreed to it; they would have made a huge fuss long ago. But in He Cuihua's family, it was Liu Lao Er who arranged it.
Liu Lao Er originally planned to take advantage of his eldest brother's death to seize the He family's boat, but he did not expect that He Cuihua would rather leave the boat there than agree to sell it.
Originally, he intended to leave He Cuihua hanging, hoping she would give up.
Who knew that He Cuihua, who received 150 jin of grain, would actually be living a comfortable life these past two days.
I heard that by going to the beach every day with that bunch of kids, they can actually earn work points.
Moreover, I heard that He Cuihua is very lucky; the little work points she earns from going to the beach every day are enough to support her whole family.
If things continue like this, He Cuihua will definitely be able to eat her fill next time the grain is distributed.
When Liu Lao Er heard the news, he was already restless. As soon as this happened, he immediately came up with an idea.
He could use this opportunity to force He Cuihua to hand over the boat obediently, so that he could get something for himself.
This was a solution that Liu Lao Er came up with by discussing it with several clansmen and the production team leader.
He Cuihua felt like the sky had fallen when she looked at the note in her hand, and hurriedly cried as she spoke.
“Captain, our Dabao is not even five years old yet. What kind of boy is he? How can he go to sea like this?”
What can he do at sea?
"The captain is too young, how about we let it go this time?"
"Next time he's a little older and something like this happens, my family can just help out more."
He Cuihua tried to explain herself anxiously, but the captain said with a cold face.
“He Cuihua, there are many families in our village in the same situation as you. If it were your turn, no one would be willing to contribute.”
"Then our whole village will just sit on the island and wait to starve and die of thirst."
"But our eldest child is not even five years old yet..."
“I don’t care how old you are. When it’s your family’s turn to draw lots, your family will have to produce a male heir.”
"Can I go in his place?"
“He Cuihua, do you know the rules of our village? Women are not allowed to get on the boat. What kind of situation is it if you get on the boat?”
With such strong winds and heavy rain, the entire ship could be lost at sea. Can you bear that responsibility?
Other villagers also spoke up.
"Cuihua, you shouldn't get involved in this. How can a woman like you go out to sea?"
Liu Lao Er's wife said quietly,
"Sister-in-law, if you don't want your eldest son to go to sea, we can let our second son take his place."
As long as you give the boat in your house to our second son.
"Using the name of the male heir of your family, it's not impossible for the second son to go to sea in your place."
He Cuihua suddenly looked up and stared intently at her younger brother and sister-in-law; she finally understood.
These people did it on purpose.
"Liu Lao Er, you'll die a horrible death! Even now you're still thinking about our boat."
Upon hearing this, Liu Lao Er's wife's expression immediately changed.
"Sister-in-law, you're being unreasonable. You're taking my kindness for granted."
Then you should send your eldest child out to sea. He's such a tiny little thing, he can't even fill the stomach of the fish.
"Our second son was looking out for you, and you're turning around and blaming us. It's like we don't care if we give it to you or not, as if we really care about your boat."
Liu Lao Er said impatiently,
“Sister-in-law, my family is really being kind. If you don’t want to give us the boat, that’s fine too; let your son Dabao go.”
He Cuihua looked down at Da Bao.
Such a young child definitely shouldn't go.
She gritted her teeth, her mind starting to soften. Whether they had a boat or not, she and her children could still make a living. As long as they went out to sea, they could survive.
But if Da Bao is gone, who can be sure their family will have such good fortune again?
Since Da Bao came to live with us, it seems that life has become much easier for the mother and her children.
After a fierce internal struggle, He Cuihua decided to agree to Liu Lao Er's request.
Just as he was about to open his mouth, Qi Zai beside him spoke up crisply.
"I'm going to sea!"
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and Seven has been planning to take this chance to go to sea for a long time.
But I never had the chance, this is really an opportunity given by God.
He Cuihua was terrified and hurriedly hugged Qizai, saying...
"No, Da Bao, you're too young. We can't go out to sea."
"Oh my, your little one really dares to talk so wildly. He's so young and he wants to go out to sea. He probably wants to feed the fish."
Liu Lao Er laughed heartily, not taking Qi Zai's words seriously.
He knew his sister-in-law would compromise; now, all that was left in her family was this little kid.
Without Qizai, my sister-in-law's family probably won't be able to stay in the village. With no one fishing and no food to eat, how will the family survive?
But to my surprise, this child actually dared to say that he was going to sea.
Qi Zai pushed He Cuihua away; he knew what He Cuihua was worried about.
That's normal.
It cannot be said that He Cuihua is a bad person.
The four women in the He family treated her very well, truly regarding her as the sole pillar of the family.
But eventually, I will have to go back to my parents.
It's not that they are good people and can escape punishment in this human trafficking incident, and Seven will definitely not stay here.
He is not five years old.
In this matter, the He family also played a disgraceful role. It was precisely because they had a need to buy that the greed of human traffickers was fostered.
Seven didn't know how he got to the He family, whether he was bought or found.
But there's no need to investigate these things.
"Let me go."
If we keep the boat, our family will have hope for the future. Without the boat, we'll only be able to rely on fishing.
For example, with all the wind and rain this past month, we won't be able to find anything on the beach. What will we eat then?
"Are we all supposed to starve?"
He Cuihua was moved to see the little child speaking like an adult. Since the child came to their family, he had never enjoyed a single day of happiness.
From the very beginning, this child was at the forefront, helping them solve many problems.
Otherwise, the four of them—mother and daughters—would have been devoured by others until not even bones were left.
But no matter what, he couldn't let the child go out to sea. Once he went out to sea, he would really lose his life, especially in this kind of typhoon weather.
He Cuihua gritted her teeth, looked up at Liu Lao Er, and said.
"Second brother, we'll give you our boat. You can go out to sea in place of our eldest son."
Liu Lao Er revealed a smug smile. He knew he would definitely get the boat today; this was an opportunity given to him by God.
Liu Lao Er's wife quickly produced an agreement. Their village had an agreement regarding the boats; otherwise, who would get the harvest?
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