Li Jingshan helped her mother back to the old house in the ancestral hall, Li Jingjue immediately ran out, looked at Mrs. Li's red eyes, shrank first, carefully pulled the corners of Li Jingshan's clothes, and asked, "Sister, how is it, have you borrowed money?" ”

He saw Li Jingshan shaking her head, her mouth was deflated, and she was almost crying, "That'...... So what to do? Tomorrow those people are coming......"

Li Jingshan hurriedly covered Li Jingjue's mouth, looked at Mrs. Li next to her, and said, "Isn't there still half a day, before the last moment, there is always a way." ”

She looked up at the gorgeous sunset on the horizon and said softly, "Tomorrow, there will always be hope." ”

Li Jingjue looked at her sister's calm face and nodded as if she didn't understand.

The three of them had a dull and tasteless dinner, and Li Jingshan saw that her mother was not in good spirits, so she comforted her a few more words, and Zhang Luo's family rested early.

Li Jingshan lay on the bed, but couldn't sleep for a long time. Although she pretended to be calm in front of her family, it was only because she was now the backbone of this family and had to support this family. If even she is timid, the other two people in the family are afraid that they will collapse. It's just that she doesn't have any way to deal with those people tomorrow.

She only knows one thing, since those loan sharks are related to the second house Cao family, they haven't borrowed money today, but I'm afraid that those people already know about it, and tomorrow this account will not be able to be relied on no matter what.

Li Jingshan was anxious in her heart, tossing and turning until the third watch and did not feel sleepy. She rolled over and sat up, and was about to get out of bed to pour a glass of water, when she heard the sound of her mother's door next door. She was afraid that if her mother knew that she had not fallen asleep so late, she would be anxious again, so she quickly sat down on the bed and did not move.

The moonlight outside the house was bright, and Li Jingshan happened to be able to see outside through the window. She watched Mrs. Li walk out slowly, wondering where her mother was going, but saw Mrs. Li look back.

She didn't know what her psychology was, so she suddenly lay down and didn't let her mother find out. A ridiculous thought arose in my heart: Could it be that my mother was going to abscond in the middle of the night?

With this thought, a layer of cold sweat immediately broke out on Li Jingshan's back. How can this be ......?

She paused for a moment before rejecting the idea. Although Mrs. Li is cowardly, she is kind-hearted, and she will never leave her weak daughter and young son behind.

So...... What is she doing out so late?

Li Jingshan hurriedly sat up again and looked out the window. I saw Mrs. Li walk under the crooked-necked camphor tree not far from the door, and put a white silk on the trunk......

"Mother!" Li Jingshan screamed and rushed out!

When Li Jingshan rushed to Mrs. Lai's side, she was able to stop her from putting her head in the rope loop. She pulled Mrs. Li down half-dragged and half-embraced, and both of them fell to the ground.

Only then did she let out a long breath, and the anxiety in her heart suddenly turned into a thick anger erupting.

She stood up and said loudly to Mrs. Li: "Mother, why are you so ruthless! As soon as you die like this, your eyes are clean, what should I do with my little brother? Are you going to let us face those black money banks alone, and let those wicked people drag us all to the tooth shop to sell? ”

Mrs. Li also burst into tears and couldn't cry, "Mother has no way, and my mother doesn't know what to do...... she hugged Li Jingshan and cried: "No." When I'm dead, those people won't haunt you anymore......"

Li Jingshan sneered: "Why are you so naïve. You are gone, they let our mother pay the debt with a word, do you say that I followed the man, or let the little brother go? It's just that I left with them, my little brother is still so young, how can he live? ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she cried so much that her body became weak, and she hugged Li Jingshan tighter, "No, no...... Mother go, mother go with them! I won't let you ......."

Li Jingshan's heart was sour, and tears flowed down, leaning on Mrs. Li's arms and crying uncontrollably, "Mother...... Mother, you can't, you can't be so ruthless! You can't leave me and my little brother behind—"

The two hugged their heads and cried like this, until the moon was setting in the west, and Li Jingshan was tired of crying, so she gradually stopped crying.

She helped her mother walk back to the house slowly, and comforted her uneasily: "Mother, don't do stupid things again." As long as people are around, there is hope for everything. ”

Mrs. Li looked at the calm face of the eldest daughter, her eyes were shining, which made people involuntarily calm down, she nodded slightly, and put her fingers to her lips, "Whisper, don't wake up the little brother." ”

When Li Jingshan heard this, she finally put her mind at ease. My mother has learned to take care of others, and she will not seek death again.

She lay back on the bed, looking at the silver-white moonlight outside the window, and her heart gradually brightened. The Li family is so ruthless that they are completely disgusted with their branch. In the future, I can only earn it bit by bit. Even so, in addition to this surname, she no longer has anything to do with the Li family!

With such a decision, her heart relaxed, and she fell asleep and slept until dawn.

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The next day, Li Jingshan settled her mother and younger brother in the back room, cleaned up and sat in the main room and waited for someone.

When the scarface and the tall and thin man came to the door again, she Shi Shiran stood up and greeted her, "Two eldest brothers, you must also know the family background of our mother and son, this house does not belong to us, and the things in the house are empty, and they are not worth two hundred taels of silver." We really can't afford to pay back this money. ”

The tall and thin man sneered, "No money? If we don't have money, we want people!. ”

Li Jingshan said calmly: "Naturally, I won't let the two eldest brothers run for nothing." The contract was signed by my mother, and the mother and son should repay the debt, and the division should be. I would like to go with you on behalf of my mother. ”

The thin and tall man and Scarface didn't expect it to go so well, they looked at each other in surprise, and before they could speak, the curtain of the door in the inner room next to them was lifted, and Mrs. Li rushed out, hugging Li Jingshan and crying, "Can't ...... I can't let you go, for my mother to go with them, you stay ......"

Li Jingjue also hugged her sister's waist and cried: "Sister is not leaving." ”

Li Jingshan was calm, she held one in one hand, and said slowly, "Mother, my little brother is still young and needs your care." Besides, as long as you're around, we'll have a home......"

Speaking of this, his eyes were also red, and he hurriedly turned his face to wipe his eyes, "You and my little brother are good, as long as I am still in this city, I can have a home to go back to and a place to lean on." If you're gone, our family...... And they scattered. Do you really bear it? ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she cried even more so much that she couldn't even speak.

Li Jingshan wiped her tears again, lowered her head and pulled out a smile at her little brother, "You have to listen to your mother obediently at home, if you let me know that you are naughty and make my mother sad, I will not spare you." ”

Li Jingjue cried with snot and tears on her face, but nodded firmly, "Sister, I must grow up soon...... Then I won't let you suffer. ”

The two who came to collect the debt looked tired of it, and urged loudly, "Okay, no, let's go quickly!" ”

Li Jingshan went to fetch water to clean her face again, knelt in front of Mrs. Li and kowtowed respectfully three times before getting up and following the two of them. She walked far away, and when she turned around, she saw her mother standing in front of the old house with her little brother in tow, and the bright sun shone on them, pulling out a long shadow.

This picture seemed to be engraved into her heart and made her unforgettable for a long time.

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Li Jingshan walked behind the two for a while, and asked, "Two big brothers, where are we going?" ”

The scarface glanced back at her and said, "It just so happens that the tooth store is open today, and we will send you there directly to hand it over to the people, but it will save the trouble of official seal registration." ”

Rich families need slaves and servants, and poor families need to sell their children and daughters to earn a living, so the buying and selling of people is repeatedly prohibited. In this dynasty, the imperial court simply opened a tooth shop for special trading, and the people who did this business were called human servants. It's just that this human trafficking is controlled by the imperial court, and all people who enter the dental trade must be registered, and they can only be legally bought and sold with official seals.

Later, in order to simplify the procedure, the government will open its office every five days to handle the relevant procedures for buying and selling, so it is also called the opening of the dental market. And there will be more people trading on this day than in the past.

Li Jingshan knew that she would be like cattle, sheep and livestock, waiting for the price in the market. He was not surprised, but asked calmly: "Which customers usually come to buy people?" ”

"There are all kinds of things, rich people come to buy slaves, ordinary people come to buy daughters-in-law, and," the tall and thin man also glanced at Li Jingshan, with a lewd smile on his face, "If you are white and beautiful like you, and you are from a big family, most of them will be selected by Qing and Lou Bustard's mothers to be transferred and taught." ”

Li Jingshan's eyes darkened, lowered her eyelashes, and lowered her head slightly.

Scarface glanced at the tall and thin man, and shouted in a low voice: "Fourth, don't mess around!" ”

The tall and thin man snorted and said no more. Li Jingshan's hand hidden in her sleeve quietly clenched into a fist.

When Li Jingshan walked through a puddle, she suddenly fell down with her feet crooked, and her face was immediately covered with sewage, and she seemed to have sprained her foot. The tall and thin man came over scolding, grabbed her, looked her up and down, turned around and asked, "Boss, look at this ......"

Meaning, it's so sloppy that it can't be sold for a good price.

Scarface glanced at Li Jingshan coldly, and said, "Let's go directly, everyone is going to sell it, can't you still give her a set of clothes." ”

The thin and tall man thought about it, and didn't pay attention to her, just urging her to hurry up.

Li Jingshan wiped two handfuls on her face indiscriminately, her face was dirty, and she pretended to twist her foot again, limping silently behind.

When I arrived at the place, I realized that this tooth shop was actually quite lively. There were constantly people who came to see people and asked for prices, and during this period, there were also bustard mothers dressed in heavy makeup who came to meet people, seeing that although Li Jingshan had a sloppy face, she was slender and tall, and she intended to pick her back. But seeing her limping while walking, it was a pity. Although the man repeatedly assured her that she had only twisted her foot, the men eventually shook their heads and let her go.

Whenever this happens, Li Jingshan secretly breathes a sigh of relief in her heart.

Staying in this way until noon, there were many fewer people in the market, and the people who bought and sold were scattered, except for those who had been picked, and they were still wilting in the sun. And the men stopped staring at them, and went aside to hide from them. Li Jingshan kept wiping the sweat on her face, but wiped off a lot of those stains, revealing her fair complexion again.

There was a child next to him, who was no more than seven or eight years old, and he was tired, hungry and thirsty by this time, and he couldn't help but cry lowly.

Li Jingshan looked at the age and figure similar to Li Jingjue, her heart softened, and she squatted down and coaxed him softly. She picked up a long thatch on the ground, flipped her fingers, and in a few moments she made a living grasshopper out of the straw and handed it to the child.

The boy took it, and finally burst into tears and laughed. Li Jingshan herself feels fresh, she didn't know this kind of craftsmanship before, it should be brought by the original owner, and that soft and soft heart.

A shadow suddenly hung in front of her, and Li Jingshan looked up and saw an elderly housekeeper-like person standing in front of her.

- Someone came to see each other again, did he see the scene just now?