I am a woman, I am a man, I want to marry a wife so that I can farm

The mother and son were helpless and often bullied. Every time they got food, they had to hand over half of it to Brother Niu. The rest would be taken away by other beggars, and it was not enough for them to eat.

The mother would rather starve herself than let her son eat first. Every time she would say that she had eaten little and was full. But today, his mother suddenly couldn't get out of bed.

Beggars also have territories. If they don't join Brother Niu's gang, they will have to be homeless like before, and sometimes they can't even find a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

When they arrived at the place, Xu Wu and Village Chief Ye stayed in the yard waiting, while Ye Ze and Mu Tou went into the house together.

The light in the room was dim, and one could smell an indescribable unpleasant odor as soon as one entered the room. There was not even a bed inside. The area around the wall was covered with thatched straw. In the corner lay a dishevelled woman, who was so thin that her bones were just visible, with her eyes tightly closed.

Mu Tou ran straight to the woman and gave her the steamed bun in his arms: "Mom, you eat it."

The woman slowly opened her eyes, showing a loving smile, she reached out and stroked the wood's dry hair, saying, "You eat, mother is not hungry."

"I've eaten. Big Brother Ye even asked Big Brother Five to buy me some porridge with meat in it. Come eat it, Mom."

The woman looked up and realized that there was someone else in the room. She nervously hugged her son and asked, "Who are you?"

Ye Ze hurriedly explained: "Don't be afraid, sister-in-law, I'm not a bad person." Then he took out the cloth bag containing money and handed it to her: "This is compensation for Mu Tou."

Mu Tou also explained: "Mom, it was Brother Ye who saved me. He is really not a bad person."

Hearing this, the woman finally felt relieved. She did not take the cloth bag handed over by Ye Ze. She forced her weak body to kneel down and kowtow to Ye Ze, saying: "Thank you for saving my son. We cannot accept this money. Please take it back quickly."

Seeing the woman perform such a great ceremony, Ye Ze was so anxious that he stretched out his hand to help her: "It's just a small favor, no need to perform such a great ceremony, this money was originally intended to compensate Mu Tou."

The woman slightly turned sideways to avoid Ye Ze's outstretched hand, and said with a wry smile: "My benefactor, even if I accept this money, I can't keep it. It's a waste of your kindness. It would be more practical if you could give us a few steamed buns instead."

"This..." Ye Ze awkwardly withdrew his hand. He understood the principle of being guilty of possessing a treasure. The beggars who lived with Mu Tou and the others were not friendly, otherwise the woman in front of him would not be so hungry.

But this is three taels of silver, not three cents, how big a pile of steamed buns can it buy? Besides, how many steamed buns can the mother and son eat after buying them?

Ye Ze looked at the woman in front of him. Although she was wearing ill-fitting tattered clothes and her hair was disheveled, it could not conceal the calmness that emanated from her bones.

Moreover, Mu Tou was well educated by her, filial, sensible, and had his own standards for judging good and bad. Ye Ze didn't believe that such a child was taught by a beggar who knew nothing but begging.

Both mother and son were well-mannered people, and did not look like real beggars. There was no greed in their eyes, only sincerity. Perhaps they had been the wives and children of respectable families before.

However, everyone has their own secrets, and perhaps they have their own reasons for falling to this point.

Ye Ze didn't have the habit of digging out people's secrets, but he wanted to help them. If they continued to stay here, they might really starve to death one day. Although there were many poor people in the world and he couldn't help them all, who asked him to meddle in other people's business this time?

Thinking of this, Ye Ze put away the cloth bag and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll keep the money for you first."

Coming out of the house, Ye Ze looked solemn.

"How is it? Is his mother okay?"

Seeing Ye Ze coming out, Xu Wu and Village Chief Ye both looked at him.

Ye Ze shook his head and asked directly: "Uncle, can our village take them in?"

Village Chief Ye was in a dilemma. He did not answer Ye Ze immediately but lowered his head to think. He understood Ye Ze's thoughts and he also wanted to help the poor mother and son. However, even though he was the village chief, he did not have the final say in Willow Village...

Understanding the dilemma faced by Village Chief Ye, Ye Ze continued, "Tell others that they are distant relatives of my family and let them live in my house temporarily."

Generally, villages will not accept outsiders to join, unless there are relatives who come to the village for refuge, or the government arranges for the person to live directly in the village under its jurisdiction.

"Okay, let's do as you say." Village Chief Ye finally nodded.

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"Hurry up, I saw it with my own eyes. I paid that kid three taels of silver as compensation. He must have come back by now!"

"Boss, that's three taels of silver, not copper coins! Can't we eat and drink well for a long time?"

“Hahahaha…I didn’t expect that brat to have such luck!”

Just as Ye Ze was about to go back to the house to discuss with the woman about taking them back to the village, there was a sudden sound of chaotic footsteps outside the courtyard gate, as well as the excited voices of men.

Ye Ze paused, knowing that he would definitely be coveted by others, but he didn't expect it to come so soon.

Xu Wu waved his hand at him and said, "Go and help them pack up. I will take care of the mess outside!"

"Okay." Ye Ze turned and went into the house. At the same time, he suddenly had the urge to become stronger.

If he encountered such a thing himself, without relying on the system, he would not be able to defeat even a group of beggars! He was too weak. He couldn't even protect himself, so how could he protect his family?

When Ye Ze entered the room, the woman was looking outside the door with fear on her face, and she had obviously heard the voices outside.

The woman said nervously: "Those people are back, benefactor, please leave quickly, we can't let you get into trouble..."

Mu Tou hid in the woman's arms in fear without saying a word. He hoped that Ye Ze could help them again, but he was worried that it would implicate him. Ye Ze had no relationship with them and he had already helped him enough.

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from the yard: "Little bastard, hand over the silver to me, I will honor you..." The voice stopped abruptly, and then: "Officer, officer, why are you in this broken place..."

The woman looked even more nervous. "Huh? Why did the voice become quieter? What are they talking about? What police officer?"

Ye Ze took a look outside the door and when he saw Xu Wu, those people knelt down immediately. It must be said that Xu Wu's identity as a yamen runner was still very useful.

When no one was interrupting him, Ye Ze spoke up: "Sister-in-law, are you willing to bring Mu Tou back to the village with me? This silver will be your and Mu Tou's assets."

"Is your village willing to take us in?" the woman asked with some surprise. After receiving Ye Ze's affirmative nod, the woman burst into tears of joy. If there was a village willing to take them in, how could she be willing to beg for a living with her son?

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