Everyone has seen Niu Erya. She is small and thin, with big eyes and a bit pointed chin. She is not ugly. But she is very shy and often hides behind her sister. She is timid when looking at people and doesn't speak much.
"Come on, let's go take a look." Niu Caohua felt sad when she thought of a little girl like that being sold and not knowing where she would end up in the future.
In this world, life is not easy, especially for girls.
If you fall into the dust, I'm afraid life would be worse than death.
Niu Caohua's whole family was on the move, and even Xiao Cuier, who never liked to go out, couldn't help but follow after hearing this.
At the door of Li Zheng's house, there was a large circle of people gathered at the door to watch the fun and point.
There was a lot of noise in the house, from men, women and children, to the high-pitched cries of children.
When the crowd of onlookers saw Niu Dadu and his family, as well as the two cows and dogs, they immediately moved out of the way: "Hey, my nephew, you are here too. Come on, come on, come in, there is a commotion going on inside."
"Do you think this is an evil act? We have watched this mountain horse grow up, so why did he get involved in gambling?"
"You have money. I have told you before that none of them are peaceful people in this room. Look at Mrs. Qin. She is crying all day long, as if someone has bullied her. She has offended the old men in the village. Come and hang out often.”
The crowd moved out of the way, allowing Niu Caohua and the others to see clearly what was happening inside.
In addition to Li Zheng's family, there were five or six strangers standing in the yard. Each of them was tall and tall, and at first glance he was not a good person.
Niu Shanma knelt on the ground, hugging his head and crying. Mrs. Qin knelt with him and almost stopped crying.
Li Zheng held a hatchet in his hand and said nothing. Grandma Chen stood behind him, looking at her son and then at the old man with a distressed expression.
Niu Shanbao and He Qiuniang were also standing in the corner of the yard, looking at their younger brother, with expressions of hatred on their faces.
As for the three children in the second room, Niu Sanya, the youngest, was held in her arms by her sister. Niu Erya, who was about to be sold, stood behind her sister and shed tears silently.
Niu Daya looked at her parents with pleading eyes and a hint of resentment. She howled loudly from time to time. The high-pitched cry she just heard was Niu Daya's.
There were still several gray-haired old men standing in the yard, all of whom were relatively senior elders in Niujia Village.
"Dad, if the money is not paid, they will chop off my hands. Without my hands, I will be a useless person. How can I survive? Father and mother, please sell Erya when you are old!" Niushan The more Ma spoke, the softer his voice became. The last few words sounded like the sound of a mosquito, and he refused to raise his head to face his daughter.
"I'll beat you to death right now!" As soon as Li Zheng heard this, he stretched out the knife in his hand and wanted to chop it down. Grandma Chen hugged you tightly from behind. Niushan Bao was also afraid that his father would really use the knife, so he went to Pull forward.
"Niu Lizheng, if you want to beat or kill us, we won't care about you, but before that, he has to pay back the money. Even if he dies, your family can't rely on this money. Either pay back the money, or this girl will It belongs to us." The strange man at the head folded his arms and looked at the farce in front of him, his expression unmoved. It was obvious that he had seen a lot of this in this business.
Niu Erya was young and not sensible yet, but she knew that her parents didn't want her anymore. She clutched her sister's clothes tightly, and her tears kept falling.
Niu Caohua looked at these unreliable parents and became very angry. She dragged Niu Xiaodi with one hand and Niu Ergou with the other, walked along the corner behind Li Zheng, and asked quietly: "Grandpa Li Zheng, how much money does Uncle Shanma owe?"
Li Zheng turned his head and saw them, as well as Niu Dadu, who was following behind him. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke: "Twenty Liang."
hiss! A lot of money!
Maybe for the rich, this twenty taels is not enough for them to spend a day, but for any family in Niujia Village, it is an astronomical figure.
The total number of pigs sold in the past few days was only eleven taels, and one household only received a few hundred cents.
"A girl is worth ten taels. These four girls in your family are all good-looking. Why don't you sell them all to me." The leader looked at Niucaohua up and down with satisfaction in his eyes.
The three little ones are pretty and handsome. The oldest one is the most upright, with a round face and big eyes. He will definitely look good when he grows up.
"Our family does not sell our daughters!" Niu Dadu is not blind, but he is a little timid. Seeing the man's eyes, he was extremely uncomfortable, so he reached out and pulled his daughter behind him, glared at the man and quickly lowered his head.
"Our family doesn't sell our granddaughter!" Li Zheng was hesitant at first. The amount of money his younger son owed was not a small amount. Even if he took out all the money from the family, it would not be enough. It's not impossible. Even if he no longer has much prestige in the village, this righteousness may come to an end.
But seeing Niu Dadu protecting his daughter, Niu Lizheng couldn't help but feel his face turn red.
Is he an old fool? How could he have the idea of selling his granddaughter to pay off his son's debt? You know, even tiger poison doesn't eat its seeds!
"This bastard owes a debt. If you ask him to pay it back, we don't care whether he lives or dies!"
"Dad, I was wrong. I will never gamble again. Please help me. I don't want to die. I might as well die without my hand!" Niu Shanma's eyes widened in disbelief, and then he howled loudly. Crying, he crawled on the ground for a step with his knees, and was kicked back by the strange man at the head.
"Dad, please, save the head of the family. These girls will sell their films as soon as they are sold. The head of the house can't break his hand. If the hand is broken, we won't be able to live. Dad, I can still give birth. How many more times will I give birth to in the future?" A son! Please, dad!" Ms. Qin was also pleading.
"I said, if you don't sell, you won't sell. If you talk about selling people again, pack your things and get out of this house!" Li Zheng yelled at the couple, then turned to these big men with a look on his face. With a sad smile: "Guys, please sit in the room for a while, and we will raise money."
After inviting several strong men to sit down in the house, Li Zheng took his eldest son and Grandma Chen into the house.
"This killer of a thousand cuts, if I had known, it would be better not to give birth to him, and now the family is in this state!" Grandma Chen hated the iron, she kept covering her heart with her angry hand, and her face turned a little pale.
"Dad, how much money does our family have? These twenty taels... are too many!" Niu Shanbao also had a gloomy look on his face.
"The total amount of silver at home is only six taels. Adding these jewelry, the maximum is only ten taels, which is still less than half." Li Zheng opened the bedside table, took out a dark box, opened it carefully, and placed a few broken pieces inside. Silver, a few strings of copper plates, and some jewelry.
"I still have two taels over there, so I'll give those people outside two days of grace. I've already told my little sister about this and let's see what she can do." Niu Shanbao hesitated, but decided to expose his little treasury. You can't watch your brother's family die. Besides, the nieces are so young. If they are sold, they will never be seen again.
