The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

A weak voice came from the back of the crowd, "Sister, please don't make things difficult for me and Brother Qi. They are not bad people, really. They only did the wrong things for me. You can hit me or scold me, but I just ask you to let them go!"

The crowd unconsciously made way for her, and a little boy about six or seven years old staggered to Ru Yue. He was so thin that his bones were visible, and in such a dim place one could almost see the blue veins under his pale skin. However, his little face was abnormally red, like a cooked shrimp. He must have been severely burned!

"Little brat, go back and lie down. Your brothers and sisters can handle it. Don't worry about it." The boy squatted down, helped the weak child to put on his thin clothes, and asked the other children to take him back to the house to recuperate.

"Brother Qi, this is all my fault. Please don't do anything wrong for me anymore, okay? Everyone hasn't had a full meal for several days because of me. Please just leave me alone." The child was so weak that he seemed like he would faint at any moment. Looking at him, Ru Yue suddenly thought of Ru Xue and An Ping more than half a year ago. Weren't they so pitiful back then? Even if they died, no one would even look at them.

"Who are you? Why are you all living here?" So many people lived under the same roof, but it was obvious that they were not brothers and sisters. Ru Yue did not respond to their words, but just asked the question in her heart.

"We were apprentices in a circus troupe, traveling the streets with them to perform. But the old troupe owner offended a wealthy family in the capital, and our group...some died, some fled, and we were left alone, so we had no one to care for us. We had no choice but to stay together," the girl said, her voice choking with sobs. "Everyone fled in such a hurry, and no one took our belongings. We sold or pawned our things, which saved us from starvation. But it's hard to find work here, and we don't know how to perform except for acrobatics, so it's even harder to make a living."

Ru Yue understood without further explanation. They had nothing to eat or wear. It was cold out, and while the older ones were fine, how could the younger ones bear it? They all fell ill one after another. To make ends meet, Ah Qi resorted to stealing.

Ru Yue said nothing and stretched out her hand to Ah Qi. The meaning was self-evident. Cheng had already admitted it, so why not give it back quickly?

Ah Qi hesitated for a moment, then slowly took out the jade pendant from his arms and placed it in Ru Yue's hand reluctantly, his eyes still staring at her, as if reminding her of something.

How could Ru Yue not understand? She took out two taels of silver from her sleeve, weighed it in her hand, and then handed it to the girl.

However, the girl not only refused to accept the silver, "Miss, you are so kind, but we cannot take this silver. It was wrong for Ah Qi to steal the jade pendant from this young master, and he should return it. If we accept this silver, wouldn't it be blackmail?" As she spoke, she knelt down in front of Ru Yue, "A Qiao knows that you are a good person, and you are willing to give us the silver without holding a grudge. I am willing to sell myself to you in exchange for silver to save the little boy. I hope you don't think I am stupid." After she finished speaking, she knocked her head heavily to the ground.

"Sister, no."

“Sister!” “Sister!”

For a moment, there was a lot of crying and noise in the yard. Those who didn't know would think that some bad guys were robbing the house.

"Sister, the little brat doesn't want to see a doctor anymore, please don't leave us." The sick child weakly pulled Aqiao's hand and begged.

"Don't buy my sister. I stole the jade pendant. The mistake is mine. I'll just go with you." Ah Qi no longer looked like a fighting cock with his neck stiff. He hung his head as if he suddenly realized that he had made a mistake and brought disaster to this broken family.

"Don't buy Brother Qi. Woo... Woo... Woo..."

"Don't buy Sister, wu...wu...wu...if you want to buy something, buy me!"

“Buy me!”

The cries echoed one after another, and the miserable scene once again reminded Ru Yue of the scene when she had just crossed over. What kind of world is this? In the face of profit, blood ties can be as cruel as those of the old Meng family; in the face of hunger and cold, blood relatives can sell people as commodities; in poverty, people will even sell themselves to survive...

Ru Yue's body was trembling slightly, not knowing whether it was out of sadness or anger. Chu Ning'an approached Ru Yue inconspicuously, trying to give her some support.

Feeling Chu Ning'an's worry, she calmed down a little. She knew she couldn't change the world, and she also knew she wasn't a saint and couldn't save all those in need, but...

She took two deep breaths and shouted, "Stop crying." This loud shout shocked everyone present. The yard suddenly became quiet, with only occasional sobs heard, but they were also suppressed.

Everyone looked at her silently, wondering what she was going to do.