Sister Xiaocao dodged with a smile: "We have all eaten in the kitchen, you touch your brother's belly, it is swollen like an air toad." Mother, you eat! ”

Liu obviously didn't believe it, she knew what her mother-in-law was picking into, she knew the ingredients in the kitchen, she knew it in her heart, coarse grains were fine, like flour, white rice and eggs, which were usually strictly forbidden for others to use.

Xiaolian and Xiaoshi also patted their bellies again and again, and they were sure that they had eaten it, and Liu slowly fed it to the man. Yu Hai felt sorry for his daughter-in-law and refused to eat alone, so he was willing to eat it only if Liu's family took a bite. That's it, the two of you eat the noodles in the bowl one bite at a time.

The two poached eggs were turned out from the bottom of the bowl, and at Yu Hai's insistence, the family of five happily shared them. The small poached egg is more precious than anything else in Yu Xiaocao's heart, and it contains a strong family affection and love......

"Dad, mother! I think we might as well take this opportunity to split up and go out alone! Yu Xiaocao has already endured Zhang's stinginess and harshness to the extreme. In the past, when my father could hunt and fish, the Zhang family would definitely not agree to divide them. But now, not necessarily!

"Separation? Your grandparents are here, and they won't agree to the separation! Liu added a little sadness to his heart. Whether the child's father's leg can be saved is still unknown, her own body can't do heavy work, and the children are small. After separation, what does it mean to feed a family?

Yu Xiaocao doesn't think so! There is a cheating artifact of the small mending stone, and it is a matter of time before Dad's leg injury recovers, although there is a possibility of lameness, ordinary work can still be done. Mother's body, under half a year's spiritual stone water and a winter's medicine, is almost better. As long as she can divide the family, with her pickled vegetable skills, it will definitely not be more difficult than now!

"Grandma and auntie, they must be eager to separate! In their eyes, our second room is a big burden. As for Grandpa, there should be a chance to convince him! "Yes, she is waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity to be able to propose a breakup in the open!

Here, Yu Xiaocao's mother and son are talking about the separation of the family. In the main room, the Li family was also giving eye medicine to the second room: "Mother, after the second brother was injured, there was no labor in the second room, and there were two medicine jars for Liu and Xiaocao." Look, it's only been a few days, and it's cost a dozen taels of silver. Although the second child woke up, Dr. Sun also said that even if the second child woke up, one leg would be useless! The second family, sick and weak, all pointed to us to feed. Mother, our family's conditions are just a little better, but we can't be dragged down by them. ”

Although Zhang's income was three hundred taels more, he saw the money in his hand gradually decreasing every day, and his heart felt as if he had been slashed one after another. Listening to what the eldest daughter-in-law said, she slapped a few times on the kang angrily and said:

"What do you think you can do? Can you still get them out? Not to mention that your father will definitely not agree, even the spitting stars of the people in the village can drown us! ”

"Then you can't just throw money out for them, don't you get money!" Li's fat hand tore the coarse cloth handkerchief in his hand fiercely, and said unwillingly.

Zhang glanced at her and said, "What do you have in mind, let's hear about it......"

Li Shi piled up his face full of fat and said with a smile: "My mother's family knows a tooth woman, who is engaged in the business of big families in the town, and even a few rich families in Fucheng are her customers. I heard that the Zhou family, a wealthy businessman in the town, wants to buy a batch of little girls...... The Ya Po offered a high price of eight taels of silver. ”

Zhang raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean...... Sold the big girl over there? She pointed in the direction of the second room.

"The second girl, who wants that sick seedling? The big girl is so capable, and her appearance is thoughtful, she will definitely be able to sell it for a good price! Li narrowed his mung bean eyes, which were almost invisible because of the fat, and said with a smile on his face.

Sell a money-losing goods, not to mention a few taels of silver in your hand, and there is one less mouth to eat at home. Moreover, the big girl is stubborn, and she is the most disobedient. Without her in the second room, it will be better to handle! Zhang's heart was moved......

Early the next morning, Yu Xiaocao carried a small bundle of firewood on her back, followed Xiaolian, and from time to time she felt distressed and freed up a hand to help the thin figure to support the Chai Shan who was about to cover her body, followed by a small stone that was also carrying Chai He.

Originally, Xiaolian planned to come out to collect firewood by herself, but Xiaocao and Shishi both said that "they share blessings and difficulties", so they went out together to collect firewood. It is now the end of winter and the beginning of spring, and the dry firewood on the west mountain is readily available, and the three sisters and brothers have a good harvest in the morning.

Yu Xiaolian, who has known how to take care of her younger siblings since she was a child, took on the task of carrying most of the firewood by herself, and only let her frail sister and younger brother symbolically carry some firewood. In her previous life, Yu Xiaocao was always taking care of her younger brothers and sisters, but now that she has become the one who is taken care of, she is very unaccustomed to it, and has repeatedly said that her body has been raised and she can carry more, but she was rejected by Xiaolian.

"Eldest sister, second sister, there are guests at home!" As soon as Xiao Shi looked up, he saw the eldest aunt Li, and politely invited a woman who was wearing red and green and a into the yard, and ran over curiously.

Yu Xiaocao and Xiaolian glanced at each other, and saw doubts in each other's eyes. The satin jacket that the woman wore and the gold hairpin on her head were not something that a country man could afford to wear. The Yu family doesn't look like they have such relatives, who is here?

"Uncle Niang's stammering appearance, could it be that she came to see Brother Heizi?" Kuroko Yuge is already thirteen years old, and in ancient times, he should have almost reached the age of saying goodbye. In addition to this reason, Yu Xiaocao couldn't think of anyone who could make the powerful Li family want to be his mother.

"Xiaolian, I'll go and find out first!" After his father was injured, Yu Xiaocao kept his heart and took care of him at home for five days without going out.

She carried the firewood on her back and trotted into the yard. Zhang's and Li's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were smiling and were about to welcome the woman into the main house.

Hearing the movement, the woman stood still, looked her up and down, and her critical gaze seemed to be examining a piece of goods in hand, which made Yu Xiaocao feel extremely uncomfortable.

"Is that her? The appearance is also thoughtful, white and pure...... It's just a little thinner! Zhuang Yapo pursed her lips critically.

The town's last family has just released a batch of old girls to get married, and they need to buy twenty or thirty little girls. The Zhou family is her big customer, and this deal can't be messed up.

Yesterday evening, someone came to the door and said that there was an honest and capable girl in Dongshan Village to sell, and she hired a car to come early in the morning. Who knows, this girl is so thin, she doesn't look like she is eight or nine years old.

Li Shi came into contact with Yu Xiaocao's vigilant gaze, flickered and dodged, and said secretly: "It's not this girl, it's her sister, maybe she did it, and she can support most of the labor at home!" If it weren't for her father being seriously injured, her mother being frail and sick, and the family needing money, we wouldn't be reluctant! ”

Zhuang Yapo glanced at the five bright houses and the courtyard walls made of adobe, pouted secretly, and said in her heart: Look at this house, it doesn't look like a lack of money to sell children! However, she only cares about business, and she has always turned a blind eye to other people's pickled things.

Yu Xiaocao is not a child who doesn't understand anything, she sensed that something was wrong from Zhuang Yapo's scrutinizing gaze and Li's weak heart, and said vigilantly: "What are you going to do with Xiaolian?" ”

"Go, go, go! When adults talk, how can you have a child's business! Let's play! Zhang waved his hand impatiently at her as if he was chasing a chicken, and said to Zhuang Yapo with a smile: "Let's talk in the house, talk in the house......

"Why is it none of our business? If you want to beat the idea of our second room, do my thing! Yu Xiaocao's suspicions became heavier and heavier, and he said loudly.

"Is there anyone like you talking to your elders? How did your mother teach you? In the past eight or nine years, you have been fed and drunk, and you have to be given medicine, so you will be raised as an unfilial descendant who resists your grandmother, and you might as well let you die of illness at the beginning! Seeing the impatient expression on Zhuang Yapo's face, Zhang gritted his teeth and howled in his throat.

Liu Shi heard the scolding from the kitchen, walked out quickly, took Yu Xiaocao behind him, and apologized repeatedly: "Mother, the child is still young and ignorant, don't be like her......"

Zhang shouted confidently: "You treat this money-losing goods as a treasure!" Dead girl, you go to the house and kneel down for me to reflect, don't eat the morning meal!! ”

Yu Xiaolian came in with a heavy firewood on her back, and when she heard this, she hurriedly threw down the dry firewood and rushed over, stopped in front of her sister, and said, "My sister's body just fell seriously ill a year ago, if she tosses and gets sick again, won't she have to spend money to grab medicine?" Grandma, I'm willing to be punished for my sister! ”

Zhuang Yapo had never seen any battles, and when she saw this, she knew that the child's grandmother and aunt planned to hide from the child's parents and secretly sell them. This Zhuang Yapo has always had a good reputation in Tanggu Town, otherwise there would not be so many customers with status and status. Naturally, she will not ruin her reputation because of a little girl.

Zhuang Yapo looked at Xiaolian with a smile and praised: "It's a kind and righteous person, although it is a little darker and thinner, but it is also good to raise eyebrows and eyes for two years." Large families buy girls, and the most important character. These two girls, one is smart and clever, the other is honest and kind, and they look exactly the same - the old sister-in-law of the Yu family, if your two granddaughters sell them to me together, I will give you double the price! ”

Just now, the Zhang family has heard Zhuang Yapo say that a little girl of eight or nine years old will give five taels of silver at most, and if two little girls give double it, it will be twenty taels. Not only did he earn back the medicine money that the second room tossed out these days, but there was also a surplus. plus the money sent by Zhao Orion to sell bears and blind people...... Zhang was so happy that his eyes couldn't see.