My brother Ying Zheng, who dares to kill me?.

Chapter 1006: The royal family’s kindness is not enough, and it will never be enough in this lifetime! Buy a piglet and give a child!
Madam Wei Yang continued to give patient and gentle instructions for a long time before finally saying goodbye and leaving.

Xiaofu hurried back to Liaoniang, held her hand, and said firmly, "Liaoniang, there is no need to worry about the royal family's great favor."

"Many royal children are in the army. When I went to war in the past, the military law officer I stationed was a grandson of the Qin royal family."

"When I return to the battlefield, I will definitely step forward bravely. Even if it costs my life, I will definitely protect the royal children!"

"I must repay you for saving my life!"

Liao Niang squeezed Xiaofu's hand with some distress, but still nodded and said, "It should be so! People must never be ungrateful!"

"Thanks to Lord Chang'an, you and I can finally live a well-fed life and have the courage to raise children."

"Thanks to Madam Weiyang's help and the Qin royal family's rescue, I was able to survive!"

"We are humble commoners. Even if we give up everything we have, we can never repay the royal family's kindness!"

"If the Qin royal family needs our lives, don't wait for the royal family to order you to do so. You should take the initiative to deliver them to the royal family so that you can repay their kindness!"

Xiaofu nodded vigorously: "Oh, that's enough!"

"Just take a good rest, Madam Liao. I will take care of the rest!"

There is no such a good royal family in the world today!

The Qin Dynasty will reward those who have made contributions, and we will also repay those who have done us a favor!
It is a blessing for the Qin people to have such a royal family, and it is the Qin people's responsibility to protect the royal children at all costs.

The royal family’s kindness is something I can never repay, not even in my lifetime!

Liao Niang's tears flowed again: "Xiaofu, you are so good to me!"

"Yes! I'm sorry!"

"It's no use, I gave birth to a girl!"

It was the first time that Xiaofu looked at the swaddling clothes beside Liao Niang.

Carefully tucking the sackcloth under his arm, Xiaofu looked at the baby in the cradle, whose skin was wrinkled, bald and blue, and frowned subconsciously.

So ugly!

On the soft couch next to her, another woman who had just given birth sighed when she heard this: "A girl?"

"You don't look like a wealthy family. You should be ordinary country folk like me."

"It's a real pain to have a girl."

"Are there any male children in the family?"

Liao Niang shook her head with increasing self-blame: "This is my first child."

Several sighs were heard in the delivery room: "Not even a boy was born, but a money-losing baby was born. The days ahead will be hard, and there is no hope at all!"

"Whether the people in our village can stand up straight depends on the men. Girls eat a lot and are of little use, and they can't possibly help us become nobles. What's the point of having them?"

"It's okay. If you work harder and have more children, you will definitely get a boy. But after giving birth to three, we only got one son!"

"My family only has three hectares of land, but we already have five girls. I really can't afford to raise this girl. I plan to drown her after I leave the hospital."

In the delivery room, the women who gave birth to sons were all smiles, but those who gave birth to daughters were all miserable. They were already in physical pain and even more heartbroken. Many couples were even discussing killing their daughters!

The people living in this delivery room are all poor people without surnames or clan names. The law does not allow people of their status to worship their ancestors. Of course, they don’t know who their ancestors are.

Therefore, they had no desire for sons in order to carry on the family line and have incense at the grave like people in later generations.

The only reason why they value male children and even intentionally drown baby girls is profit.

It’s cold and cruel, but it must be considered as it concerns the survival of the entire family!

Men have better physical strength and can undertake heavier and more physical labor. The income from farming minus taxes is greater than the cost of food, which can achieve a positive cycle of family wealth.

Women have weaker physical strength, and the income from farming after deducting taxes is less than what they spend on food. In today's relatively backward textile technology, it is difficult for them to earn enough to feed themselves through weaving, which will cause the family wealth to fall into a negative cycle.

For the common people at the grassroots level, raising a daughter without a son is already the limit. Raising two daughters may drag down the entire family, and any disturbance may cause everyone in the family to starve to death!

This is just the most ideal assumption. The more important significance of a male is his ability to fight!

If there is no male support in the family, they will be bullied in big and small matters, from occupying land and houses to dividing the meat after hunting in autumn and winter, and they will be powerless to resist and can only swallow their anger.

Before Ge Duan became the head of the village, no one dared to bully him because he had five brothers and four sons!
When the war begins, men are more likely to achieve success on the battlefield.

Even if seven sons go to war and only one returns, as long as one son can obtain a title above the rank of doctor, the class of the entire family will rise accordingly!

They are having children, but they are also working on projects and making investments.

Holding assets with stable profits that may surge in the future, and selling assets with stable losses and no possibility of surge in value are what every rational investor will do. This has nothing to do with family ties, human nature, or a series of external factors such as the right to pass on a surname and the continuation of the family line. It is just a simple and cold trade-off of interests.

But Xiaofu was not very rational.

Touching the baby's face with his rough fingers, Xiaofu whispered, "You are so lucky!"

"As soon as I was born, I met this noble person whom my parents would have no chance of meeting in their lifetime!"

Xiaofu held Liao Niang's hand with his other hand and said softly but firmly: "I will let the baby live."

"Believe it!"

Liao Niang looked at Xiaofu with tearful eyes and nodded vigorously.

For three days, Xiaofu took care of Liao Niang without taking off his clothes, running back and forth without feeling tired.

The abundant nutrition and energy made every cell in Liao Niang's body cheer and jump for joy, so that Liao Niang's health improved rapidly.

Three days later, Madam Weiyang entered the delivery room again. After a thorough examination of Liao Niang, Madam Weiyang smiled warmly and said, "Congratulations, Liao Niang."

"Your recovery is better than I expected. You can be discharged from the hospital now."

After being discharged from the hospital, I can no longer eat delicious food every day, but this actually reduces the psychological burden for Liao Niang and Xiaofu.

Liao Niang said repeatedly: "Thank you, Madam Weiyang!"

"I will remember Madam Weiyang's kindness and the kindness of the Qin royal family for the rest of my life!"

Madam Weiyang chuckled and said, "No need to be polite."

"Here, take this sign."

Passing a wooden board to Liao Niang, Madam Weiyang explained, "Chang'an Jun has long been sympathetic to the suffering of the people, so he has been managing pigs in Du County for many years. Finally, he got the help of the Beidou Pig God and obtained Qin Wang Zheng's sixteen-style rich and powerful pigs, which are even better than the many pigs in Guanzhong."

"Chang'an Jun invested all the spoils of war and fiefdom he had obtained in recent years into this project, raising more than 200,000 strong pigs. It would take an entire county to house them all!"

"Hiss~~~" A sound of people gasping for air was heard in the delivery room.

They couldn't understand how many 200,000 pigs were, but they knew how big Jingyang County was.

The entire Jingyang County was packed with pigs. Even if Chang'an Jun ate a pig every day, it would take many, many years!

Oh my Four-Directions Heavenly Emperor! Chang'an Jun is indeed a god, so rich!
Madam Weiyang continued, "The king ordered that the people of Qin should work hard to produce and reproduce, and ordered all men in Guanzhong to study until they reach adulthood."

"The Lord of Chang'an then advised the king to give the rich and strong pig as a reward to all people who responded to the king's order, worked hard in production, and wrote books for a year, regardless of gender."

"The king is benevolent and has approved Lord Chang'an's advice. He has ordered that all women who give birth in the royal hospital of the Qin Empire and are willing to register will be given a male boar for male babies and a female boar for female babies."

"You can take this card to the government office today to register your daughter, and then you can take the pig home."

Upon hearing what Madam Weiyang said, there was a low cry of surprise throughout the delivery room.

Throughout history, the one who had the most intensive family planning reward system was King Gou Jian of Yue. In addition to visiting doctors and free nannies, he would give a dog and two pots of wine to those who gave birth to a boy, and a pig and two pots of wine to those who gave birth to a girl.

Although the family planning reward system implemented by Ying Chengjiao has abolished the free wine, pigs are given to all babies regardless of whether they are boys or girls, and female pigs are even given as rewards!
Liao Niang actually grabbed Madam Weiyang's hand and asked excitedly: "The court gave us pigs?"

"I just gave birth to a girl, but the court is willing to give me a female pig?!"

Giving birth to a baby can actually result in a piglet!
The court is too good to us!
Madam Weiyang smiled and nodded: "You all know that the boar you were given was raised by Lord Chang'an alone."

"Chang'an Jun said that the old Qin people in Guanzhong fought bravely to protect our Great Qin royal family and support the Great Qin's eastward expansion. I don't know how many old Qin people were buried on the battlefield. This is a great contribution!"

"Chang'an Jun does not want the old Qin people to shed blood, sweat and tears for the Great Qin. I would like to use Chang'an Jun's strength to celebrate the new life of the old Qin people!"

"And all the women who can bring more children to the Qin Dynasty are meritorious officials, and they should all be rewarded for their merits!"

Inside the delivery room, everyone cheered with gratitude and sincerity: "Thank you, Lord Chang'an! Thank you, the royal family of Great Qin! Thank you, the king!"

But after the cheers, some people began to think about the benefits involved. A woman in labor asked nervously, "May I ask, Madam, is it necessary to keep a record?"

"For such a big matter, I think I should discuss it with our village chief first."

Madam Weiyang's eyes were a little colder: "Whether there is a book or not is up to you. Whether there is a pig or not is also up to you."

"However, boars are awarded for their achievements in reproduction. If they are not registered, we do not know whether they have reproduced or not, so they are naturally not allowed to receive boars."

"Every autumn, the Animal Husbandry Office will go deep into the people to investigate your income from raising pigs, and at the same time check whether the babies listed in the register are healthy."

"If you raise a baby that dies, how can you raise a live pig? This pig should be taken back by the imperial court! And the next time it gives birth, you won't be rewarded. Let's see what happens next."

After hearing these words, the woman in labor turned pale and looked terrified. Several other women in labor looked struggling and weighed things in their eyes.

They were all people who had already decided to drown the baby girl.

After hearing what Madam Wei Yang said, they thought they could drown the baby girl and bring back the female boar to make a fortune. They even planned to try their best to have children in the future, and then decide the life or death of the baby based on its gender after earning a boar.

But now Madam Wei Yang told them that as long as the person is alive, the pig will be there, and when the person dies, the pig will be harvested!

Moreover, female pigs are different from male pigs. Male pigs can be eaten after one year of raising, but female pigs must be raised for at least three or four years before their value can be squeezed out. During this period, they cannot drown the baby girl, otherwise the female pigs they raise will be taken away by the court.

By the time the female pig was ready to be slaughtered, the baby girl would not only be three or four years old, but would also be registered. If the baby girl were killed again, it would not only be difficult but might also lead to investigation by the court officials!

As they thought about it, several women in labor sighed, not sure whether out of regret or relief.

Forget it, a girl of three or four years old can already help with some housework. If she is raised for a few more years, she can be married off. It is not worth committing a crime just to save a few years of food.

Just think of it as exchanging the food rations for raising this girl for pork meat!

Liao Niang and Xiao Fu didn't think too much about it. Xiao Fu said in a short voice, "I'll go and give the kid the books right away."

"I will definitely take good care of them both!"

Liao Niang said without hesitation: "We have caused too much trouble to the royal family in the past few days."

"I'm leaving the hospital now, and going to take care of the baby's register!"

Madam Weiyang smiled and nodded, saying, "In this way, I will not let down the good intentions of the Qin royal family."

"There's no rush to get out of the hospital. Let's first think about what name to give the baby."

Madam Weiyang did not rush, showing the warmth and humanistic care of the Qin royal family.

But Liao Niang and Xiaofu did not stay long, and did not even have breakfast. They quickly left the Daqin Royal Hospital and went to the Jingyang County Government Office.

From a distance, Xiaofu saw a long queue outside the county government office.

As he got closer, Xiaofu saw a familiar figure and shouted: "Gorizheng! How come you are here?"

(End of this chapter)