Chapter 1934 It was common practice in the village to give away baby girls to others to raise in ord
Chapter 1934 It was common practice in the village to give away baby girls to others to raise in ord
The village chief frowned and advised, "You can't go on like this. The second son is gone. If you don't pull yourself together, how will the children survive?"
"Give them away," the woman uttered. Her husband was gone; how could she, a woman alone, raise so many children?
Da Ni sat to the side without saying a word. In the village, it was common for girls to be given away to others to raise in order to have a son.
The village chief glanced at the girls subconsciously and said to the woman, "So, who are you planning to send away? Jiu Ni?" After all, Jiu Ni was the youngest, so sending her away was definitely the first choice.
Six, Seven, and Eight were so frightened that they ran over and knelt in front of the woman, hugging her legs and crying and begging, "Mom, don't send us away. We'll work harder and eat less from now on, waaaaah..."
The woman kicked them away, looked at the village chief, and said, "You're in charge." She stood up and went into the room.
Dani instinctively followed and saw the woman get into bed and crawl under the covers, trembling uncontrollably, muttering incoherently, "It wasn't me, it wasn't me, don't look for me, don't look for me..."
Da Ni silently reached out and closed the door, then walked towards the village chief and pleaded, "Uncle, do we really have to send her away? Didn't Er Ni get 150,000 yuan for the ghost marriage?"
The village chief squinted at her, "That little bit of money isn't enough to raise your brother." His gaze swept over the girls who were crying their eyes out, "Sixth Sister is old enough to work, she can stay at home. Seventh Sister, Eighth Sister, and Ninth Sister, send them away." His gaze then returned to the eldest sister, "Don't worry, I'll find them good families to adopt them. You can try to persuade them." He quickly stood up and left.
"Big sister, I don't want to be sent away!"
"Big sister, please, sob sob sob..."
Seven and Eight rushed towards Big, crying and pleading.
Only the naive Jiu Ni sat on the ground, holding an empty milk bottle, playing happily.
Da Ni herself was barely able to take care of herself, and she didn't even have the right to manage her children in her husband's family. How could she possibly manage her younger sisters? All she could do was hold them and cry together, promising to call San Ni, Si Ni, and Wu Ni back so they could discuss things together.
With three sisters earning money outside, how could they not support their younger sisters at home?
When they arrived in town, they couldn't reach Sanni by phone. The supermarket owner said that Sanni had quit her job and hadn't bought anything from them in a long time. He had no idea where Sanni had gone.
Da Ni was not giving up and dialed the phone number that Si Ni had left, but she still couldn't reach Si Ni.
In the end, only Wu Ni received a call, learned of the drastic change at home, and promised to rush home immediately.
At lunchtime, Zhang Ran greeted Fu Qin, saying, "The village chief invited me to lunch, I'll go."
Fu Qin pressed on curiously, "Does he want you to pay for road repairs again? Don't agree." The fact that Erni was being forced into a ghost marriage made her disgusted with this place, so she didn't want them to benefit from it anymore.
"I don't know, maybe. I'll tell you when I get back." Zhang Ran strode away.
When Zhang Ran arrived at the village chief's house, his wife had already prepared a large table of delicious dishes, and Zhang Ran took a seat immediately upon arrival.
Such lavish hospitality made Zhang Ran slightly smile, and she picked up her chopsticks to taste the food.
The village chief sipped his wine and tried to strike up a conversation with Zhang Ran, "Teacher Zhang, you've been teaching in our village for several months now, haven't you?"
"I heard that your teaching stint with Teacher Fu is only for six months. I really miss you both." After saying that, the village chief realized that he had been too obvious in his flattery, so he quickly added, "The children will definitely miss you even more."
Zhang Ran responded calmly: "All good things must come to an end."
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