Chapter 10
In the evening, a few jackdaws flew by, and the Changshui River was covered with cold mist.

The women carefully selected the chestnuts they picked up, and picked out the big ones and put them in the baskets.

"Do you think anyone will buy this thing? Why don't you keep it for the winter? Food is in short supply at home anyway."

"Let's give it a try. It'll be cheaper. No one can afford this."

Several women chattered and began to discuss how to make money.

Wang Yongan limped out of the hall with a cane, sat on the doorstep and knitted the remaining bamboo baskets.

An Ran was sitting in the rocking chair, with a velvet cap on her head, watching her uncle weaving bamboo baskets curiously.

The bamboo slices shuttled back and forth invisibly, and An Ran was dazzled by seeing them. Uncle's craftsmanship is really good.

Seeing An Ran staring intently at his handiwork, Wang Yongan began to tease her, and finally weaved a bamboo dragonfly out of thin bamboo skin.

An Ran laughed and played with the bamboo dragonfly. How much money does this handicraft make in a tourist area? It is so beautiful and realistic.

The boys also had a good harvest today, especially a big grass carp, as long as an arm, almost dragged Wen Ming into the water.

"Brother Wang, are you at home?"

A woman's voice came from outside the door, which frightened the sisters-in-law. They quickly covered the freshly killed fish and picked chestnuts with firewood, and covered the basins and water tanks tightly.

"It's sister-in-law Qiu, sit down quickly! Sit down quickly!" Liu Chunlan was very enthusiastic. It was this woman who came to her house to report the last time.

"Oh, I won't sit down anymore. Yabozi is here at the end of the village. Many people have gone. Do you want to go and have a look?

It's difficult these days. I heard that you can still make a living by following me. Do you know about Wang Dazhu's family? I heard that his wife sold all three of her granddaughters. "

If there is any trouble in the village, sister-in-law Qiu will be the first to know that her man is Lizheng in the village, and she knows all about the family's private matters.

Auntie Qiu came to find Father Wang mainly because this matter caused many families to make troubles, and her man couldn't handle it. Usually, when there are major issues in the village, the famous old people will be called to help them out.

The women looked at each other after hearing this, and everyone hadn't heard of the matchmaker coming to the village for many years, and they were all poor enough to sell their children.

After a while, a lot of people gathered at the end of the village. A few women stood not far from the old willow tree, watching the scenes of other wives being separated.

An old woman was sitting on the cart, her clothes were bright, and the face was covered with white ash that could scrape two taels of putty. Her big bright red mouth was counting copper coins while spitting out a little bit of saliva, flipping through the ledger and the contract of sale.

The thugs next to them carried the children one by one into the cart, and turned a deaf ear to the cries.

"Mom! I don't want to leave! No!"

The toothmaid grinned and said, "Why are you crying? This is to pick you up to live a good life. If you stay at home, you will starve to death."

The woman next to her was also crying, but there was nothing she could do. Her family had too many children and couldn't raise them at all.

"Sister-in-law, this pimp has come to the village to recruit people so openly." Fang Cuiying couldn't help being surprised when she saw this scene.

"I heard that the floods washed many places this year, and the crops were drowned. There is no food to feed people, and some even sell their wives."

When Liu Chunlan met Xiaomeihua, the daughter-in-law of Erguaizi's family, she usually greeted each other when they met, but now she was sitting on the scooter with a dead face, neither crying nor fussing.

It should be said that most of the carts are filled with girls and women. There are a few boys who were sold after their parents died and their sisters-in-law made the decision.

"Hey~ Isn't this the old Wang's family? If you say that your family is the lifeblood, and the family is also rich, even if you don't tighten your belt, you can support a large family."

The one who made fun of them was the daughter-in-law of Wang Tieniu's family, who was born with a big mouth and dared to offend anyone.

If there are more men in the village, it is Father Wang's family. Not only are all of them sons, but the sons are also sons. As for An Ran, no one has seen him yet.

Wang Tieniu saw that his wife didn't have a doorkeeper, and she was just a mess: "You've got nothing to do, be careful, I'll sell you too."

The woman blocked Wang Tieniu away with her hand and left dissatisfied. She was the mother of three sons, who would dare to sell her.

Looking at the woman who was taken away, Fang Cuiying took a sip: "I should sell this woman, I feel sorry for my own fleshy bumps, and my brother's two children can be sold.

My son's old mother can afford it, so you are the only one who is vicious and will sell the baby. Be careful that your brother and sister-in-law pull you down in the middle of the night. "

I have to say that there are a lot of people right and wrong, watching other people's houses selling children and selling girls will help to negotiate a price, and some can't stand it and hide their faces and leave.

The village head, Mr. Wang and some old people who have the right to speak are sitting under the tree to resolve various disputes among the villagers.

Father Wang did not agree with people in the village selling their sons and daughters, but no one had a bite to eat.

The village head just turned a blind eye, and only went out to deal with serious disputes at home.

"Mother, will you sell us?" Wen Yuan looked at Zhang Guihua and asked seriously.

The one who greeted him was stunned, Zhang Guihua said angrily: "Even if your mother starved to death, she would not sell the two of you, do you think those people are good people.

Do you know where they will take you? It's easy to be a bull or a horse, but if you are a girl, you..."

Zhang Guihua stopped talking, why did the little baby tell him this.

"Let's go, let's be careful when these pimps pull you into the car." Zhang Guilan shouted to her children to go home.

The women also kept an eye on their children as they walked, but luckily the Wang family was not in such a state.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached his home, there was a burst of noise, accompanied by crying and tugging.

"Give me back the child! Follow me, you are all raised by me."

On the small road, a man dragged a girl desperately. It was Li Aling, who was desperately holding on to a tree. Beside him was a fallen basin, and the freshly washed clothes were scattered all over the floor.

"Okay, you black stick, what the hell are you doing! Why are you pulling!" Fang Cuiying was the first to rush forward, and Li San was slapped with a slap of melon seeds.

Looking at the man who spit out a mouthful of blood, he looked at her with a falcon, like a wild wolf trying to tear her apart.

Fang Cuiying's numb palms were trembling. What had she just done?Hmm...it seems like a slap in the face to this beast!

Li Aling ran over in fear and hid behind Fang Cuiying.

"Brother! What are you doing here? Where are you taking A Ling?" Li Zhenxiang stood in front of Fang Cuiying, her brother was about to beat someone.

"Go away!" Li San, who was ready to attack, pushed Li Zhenxiang away. He was slapped by a woman for the first time and couldn't bear it no matter what.

"Li San! If you dare to make a fuss, get past me first. You can bully my Wang family whenever you want." The angry shout came from Wang Yongan, who was holding the wooden splint, and led Wenjing and Wenbo out the door.

Just now when he was polishing wood in the woods behind the house, Wen Jing hurried over to call him, saying that Li Aling's father was coming to take her away.

Now he is the only big man in the family, and the others are women and children. Although he has a foot injury now, he will not let others bully him.

Fang Cuiying was really frightened by Li San just now, and she fiddled with the boys to signal for rescuers.

(End of this chapter)

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