I want to ruin the country

Yining ignored him and asked Wang Yujin with a gloomy look,

"Tell me what difficulties you've encountered!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yujin squatted on the ground dejectedly without saying a word.

The old lady outside also came in and said,

“I live next door to their west, and I know everything about his family.

Two years ago, his mother contracted tuberculosis. He sold the land to pay for her medical treatment, but the money was gone and his mother died.

In the autumn of the previous year, his father fell ill again. In order to buy medicine, they sold everything they could at home, even the two broken gates of the courtyard.

His father's illness was never cured and he died. His family hadn't been able to make ends meet for several days, and there was really nothing left to sell. If he sold anything else, only these two doors would be left, and they weren't worth much at all!

Yining's face became even uglier.

"It's just raining cats and dogs. There's nothing else we can do!"

Wang Yujin's eyes were red, and he was filled with sorrow. He said,

"I've thought of every possible solution. If there's any way, I can sell my child. But I can't just watch my whole family starve to death!"

Woo woo, when talking about sad things, the five-foot tall man actually started crying.

Yining's face was as gloomy as water.

"Can't you go out and find something to do?"

Xiaoling's mother sobbed and said,

"His father takes Shitou out to look for work every day, and sometimes he can earn three or five cents!

I've been out for four or five days now and haven't earned a cent. The children are so hungry they're eating dirt!"

Someone outside the yard said,

"It's the off-season, and the rich don't need any help. Where can I find work?"

Yining thought about it and realized that this was the case. Who would want to be a helper except for the rich?

Rich people always have long-term workers in their homes, and they only hire temporary workers when the long-term workers can’t do the job. Besides, now is not the time to hire helpers!

It’s really fucking frustrating!

Du Shoutian said,

"I heard that the imperial court will soon be distributing porridge, so everyone should hold on for a few more days!"

Wang Yujin choked up and said,

"How can you hold on? Try not eating for two days!"

Yining Road,

"No matter what you do, hold on for a few more days. The court has made its decision. From now on, no one will have to go hungry!"

Xiaoling's mother said,

"That sounds nice. We gave out porridge in previous years. It was so watery you could see your reflection in it. But if you go too late and there's still no porridge, what good will it do?"

Yining Road,

"This year is different. The Emperor said that the chopsticks must not fall over when inserted, and the towel must be wrapped to prevent leakage!"

When the people outside heard this, they all rushed into the yard and asked,

"Is it really that good that you can stick chopsticks in without them falling over?"

"is that true?"

Iraqi defense shouted,

"What are you arguing about? What my master says is true is true!"

People scoffed.

"Why is your master so arrogant? Can he control the affairs of officials?"

Yi Fangfang wanted to speak, but Yining stopped him and said,

"I can responsibly declare to everyone that it's true that we'll be distributing porridge every few days, that the porridge won't fall over if you stick chopsticks in it, and that no one will starve to death from now on!"

Someone said,

"It would be great if you were the emperor, but unfortunately you don't have the final say!"

Iraqi defense glared,

"presumptuous!"

Yining glared at him and he dared not speak again!

Yining asked Wang Yujin,

"How much did your daughter sell for?"

Wang Yujin said,

"One thousand six hundred coins!"

Yining's eyes were filled with anger. A living life was only worth more than a hundred kilograms of food.

He looked at the Iraqi defense behind him,

"take money!"

Yi Guofang's eyes rolled around and he immediately understood what he meant. He took out some loose silver from his sleeve and handed it to Wang Yujin.

Wang Yujin was stunned.

"What are you...?"

Iraqi defense glared at him.

"My young master will give you money so that you won't sell your daughter!"

Yining saw that the silver was only two taels at most, and yelled at Yi Guofang,

“Take more!”

When Yi Guofang saw that his master was angry, he quickly took out another three or four taels of silver and handed them to Wang Yujin.

"Is that enough for living now?"

Wang Yujin was shocked. He just met someone by chance and they gave him four or five taels of silver. How could it be possible? He said hurriedly,

"Sir, my dear, I can't pay it back!"

Yining said sadly,

"No need to pay it back, I owe you!"

Xiaoling's mother was also stunned and fell to her knees.

"My benefactor, living Bodhisattva, you saved our family's lives!"

Wang Yujin was still stunned and couldn't believe it was true, but his son Shitou was sensible and hurried over to kowtow.

"Thank you, my lord, and thank you, sir!"

Wang Yujin asked,

"Really gave it to me?"

Iraqi defense glared,

"No need to waste words, take it!"

Yining said to the stone,

"Get up! A man's knees are made of gold. Don't kneel down to others all the time!"

But the stone said,

"I wouldn't kneel for anyone else, but you saved my sister and my family. Even if I die on my knees, I can't repay your kindness! Huzi, Xiaoling, come out and thank your benefactor!"

Yining Road,

"You get up first!"

Turning to Shopkeeper Liu, he said,

"Shopkeeper Liu, although people sell their children voluntarily, doing this too often will damage your virtue!"

Shopkeeper Liu said,

"If I don't do it, no one else will either. If no one does it, everyone will be even hungrier!"

Yining Road,

"Listen, you are still relatives. When relatives are in this situation, can't you help them a little? If you help them, they will be grateful to you for the rest of their lives!"

Shopkeeper Liu lowered his head and said,

"Sir, this situation is everywhere. Who do you want me to help? Can my big hands cover the sky?"

Yining Road,

"Don't do evil, no matter how small it is, and don't refrain from doing good, no matter how small it is. I advise you to change your career in the future!"

Shopkeeper Liu sighed and said,

"Sir, don't blame me. If I didn't do it, others would have done it. Besides, I saved a lot of people!"

Yining thought about it and realized that this was really the case. Could he blame the human traffickers?

Yining Road,

"You're right. The world hasn't changed. You won't lose your job. I don't blame you, but I'm telling you, you will be unemployed in the future!"

Shopkeeper Liu said,

"I hope so. It hurts every time I see my child cry. Will it help?"

Hu Zi pulled Xiao Ling out to kowtow to Yining. Wang Yujin went into the house and took out a string of copper coins and gave them to Liu the shopkeeper. Liu the shopkeeper bowed to Yining.

"The world is full of good people like you. It's time for me to change my career!"

After that, let’s go!

Xiaoling's mother brought Xiaoling over and kissed her on the face, tears streaming down her face.

"My daughter, you've met a good man. We don't have to separate anymore!"

Du Shoutian was so old that he couldn't help but turn around and wipe his eyes when he saw this tragedy.

Wang Yujin said,

"My benefactor, please come inside and sit down. Shitou's mother, please stop crying and go boil some water!"

Xiaoling's mother agreed, wiped her tears with her sleeves, and went to carry firewood.

Yining followed Wang Yujin into the house and saw that it was almost the same as Old Man Liu's house, even poorer than Old Man Liu's.

There was a stove in the outer room, and the pot was covered with a lid made of sorghum stalks.

Yining opened the lid of the pot and found only a fork used to simmer dry food in the pot.

There was a two-story earthen platform against the north wall. There was no door on it, and a piece of rag was nailed on it to keep out the dust.

Lifting the rag, there were several coarse porcelain bowls of different sizes.

There was also a bowl with something black in it. Yining took it out and saw that it was half a bowl of soybean paste.