After dying early, I traveled to ancient times and became a boy

They were having afternoon tea, so they had food and drinks. Liu Xiaojing put the kettle on the stove to heat it up, and brought a plate of pies to the mother and daughter.

Xiuniang hadn't eaten all day. She had been making a fuss since she learned in the morning that the Lin family was coming to take the child. She hadn't had lunch yet and was already hungry.

The same went for Luzhu. She had been crying for so long that she was hungry and her voice was a little hoarse.

Feng Jingheng and Feng Jingan went to their second uncle's house to tell him and then came back. They were afraid that the people who sold the children would come to their house and make trouble.

Ye Xunqing brought pies to the brothers, and everyone sat down to eat together.

After eating her fill, Xiuniang had more energy to cry out, "That family... we can't stay here anymore... My Luzhu, she's only seven years old, she's still so young! And, and that son of the Lin family, he's a fool!"

Ye Xunqing heard it all from Feng Jingheng. He felt annoyed at the thought that such a young girl was going to marry a fool who was more than ten years older than her.

Luzhu was very well-behaved. She didn't say a word after entering the room. She ate whatever Liu Xiaojing gave her.

"Xiao Yan, you and Xiao Bai send Da Mi, Xiaomi and Lan Jie'er back, and tell them that you have something to do today and will come back to play tomorrow." Ye Xunqing didn't want the children to hear these dirty things.

Mo Yuyan took out a small ceramic jar and said, "This is ointment. Apply it on your face."

Ye Xunqing took it and handed it to Liu Xiaojing, "Go ahead."

After they left, Ye Xunqing continued the conversation, "So where can you and your daughter go now? To your mother's house?"

"A daughter who's married off is like spilled water; how can she ever return?" Xiuniang shook her head and said, "I... I might as well jump into the river! You don't know, you don't know! Ye Ergen is a beast! He's ruined our family, and now he wants to sell my daughter. He... he has a black heart!"

Ye Xunqing thought to himself: Wow, this Yejia Village is actually a small Macau, everyone loves to gamble.

But the people in Macau are rich, while the people in Yejia Village are all poor. They may not have been rich before, but if they get addicted to gambling, they will definitely be poor in the future.

"Or..." Liu Xiaojing hesitated to speak.

Feng Jing'an asked her: "Xiao Jing, what do you want to say?"

Liu Xiaojing said, "Forget it, forget it. I won't say any more."

"Do you want them to stay in our house?" Ye Xunqing guessed.

Liu Xiaojing nodded. "That's what I originally thought. Isn't Big Brother's house unoccupied? But..."

"I can't trouble you." Xiuniang refused. "You've already helped me a lot. If it weren't for you, my daughter Luzhu would have been taken away by them, and I would have been beaten to death by that beast. I'll figure it out myself. At worst, I can take Luzhu with me to beg for food. Begging is better than staying here!"

She said it out of anger, because if the mother and daughter went outside, it would be like a sheep entering a den of wolves. Not to mention whether they could get food, there was no guarantee that they could even be together.

"What's so good about men?" The third grandmother, who had been sitting in the back eating, spoke up. "A good man is rarer than the moon in the sky."

Ye Xunqing smiled awkwardly, "Mother-in-law, you can't say that. There are good men too. And whether they are good or not has nothing to do with men or women. They are just pure evil people."

Grandma rolled her eyes at him and continued eating her pie.

Xiuniang said, "Mother-in-law is right. What's so good about being a man? I married Ye Ergen when I was fifteen. For so many years, I've been running the household. Everything inside and outside the house is my responsibility. Not only do I have to take care of our family, but I also have to take care of his father and brother-in-law. Whenever he gets upset, I get beaten. Am I...did I do something bad in my previous life?"

"Good people are often bullied." Ye Xunqing sighed, "You have to rely on yourself!"

Xiuniang wiped her tears and said, "You are right, I have to rely on myself. I have a daughter. My Luzhu can't be like me..."

Luzhu hugged her mother and cried, "Mother..."

Xiuniang burst into tears, "Dewdrop..."

Feng Jingheng didn't like noise, so he went out on the pretext of washing the pots and dishes, leaving them to continue crying inside.

The Third Granny also didn't like to hear people cry. "Alright, alright, who are you crying for? What's the point of crying yourself to death? You'd better think about what to do in the future."

Xiuniang immediately knelt down in front of the Third Granny, "Granny, everyone says you're a demigod. Xiuniang begs you, please show me the way forward! Xiuniang kowtows to you!"

The third mother-in-law watched Xiuniang kowtow without saying a word.

Ye Xunqing wanted to pull her up, but was silently stopped by the Third Grandma.

The third grandmother shook her head at him, meaning him not to make any sound.

Ye Xunqing understood that Third Grandma must have thought about where the mother and daughter would go.

Xiuniang kowtowed very hard, and her head was broken. Only then did the third mother-in-law let her raise her head.

"I've just asked the gods, and they told me to save you." Third Granny pretended to be embarrassed. "If you and your daughter have nowhere to go, go to my place and sweep the floor for the gods and burn some incense! The gods won't starve you of food and drink."

Although the Third Grandma doesn't farm, the villagers send tribute to her every year. She also charges money for helping people with feng shui, performing shaman rituals to exorcise evil spirits, and treating illnesses.

Xiuniang was deeply moved. "Thank you, mother-in-law, thank you, gods! Xiuniang will definitely sweep it clean!"

The third grandmother went back with a bag of food. She walked in front of the road and asked Xiuniang and Luzhu to walk behind. She raised her head one step and lowered her head the next, saying that this was to warn the ghosts and gods.

"Does it really work?" Liu Xiaojing followed behind and watched.

Ye Xunqing said: "Whether it is useful or not depends on people's hearts. Third Granny did this not only to test the mother and daughter, but also to show the villagers. After all, the villagers all believe in ghosts and gods."

They believe in ghosts and gods, but they never know what gods and ghosts look like. In their minds, the Third Mother-in-law is synonymous with gods and ghosts. It is not fun to offend someone who is recognized by ghosts and gods.

Xiuniang and her daughter had nowhere to go, and Third Mother-in-law also wanted to take in a smart little girl as her apprentice, so they hit it off perfectly.

Let’s not talk about whether Luzhu can inherit the legacy of the Third Grandma. Let’s just say that right now, she doesn’t have to marry a fool, the mother and daughter have a place to live, and they don’t have to be beaten or scolded. Isn’t that great?

As for Lin Zhang, she was not an easy woman to talk to. She did not take the child with her, so she went back to ask for money. When Ye Ergen refused to give it, Lin Zhang had him beaten up.

In the end, Lin Zhang managed to snatch the money back from Ye Ergen and left with the money.

When passing by Ye Xunqing's house, I happened to meet Ye Xunqing and Liu Xiaojing returning from the third mother-in-law's house.

Lin Zhang looked at Ye Xunqing and suddenly smiled. "I was wondering why you two looked familiar. Do you often buy food at Juxianglou?"

Ye Xunqing said: "Yes, yes."

Lin Zhang said, "That's great! Next time you go to sell fried fish, you have to leave some for me. I didn't get any the last time I went."

Ye Xunqing smiled and said, "Okay, okay. Thank you Aunt Zhang for your kindness today."

Lin Zhang replied, "Oh, what bad luck!"

Ye Xunqing added, "Auntie, this human trafficking thing will shorten your life. I'm telling you this because you're a good person."

Lin Zhang was silent for a moment, then said, "It's indeed an unlucky thing."