Farming and reading family

"Mom, don't sell me. I can work and take care of my brother..." Chen Duokui held his mother's wrist tightly.

The brothel worker Zhong Er standing over there was not in a hurry either. He had seen this scene many times. After crying enough, he would be heartbroken. It would save him a lot of energy at that time.

Gao E's wrist was aching, and she looked at the child crying heart-wrenchingly in front of her in a daze. She suddenly realized: this is her son.

How could she have a son?

Thinking of this, she subconsciously looked around.

A dim and dilapidated house, a fat middle-aged man in a brown shorts...

A wave of memories that did not belong to her made her head hurt and she almost fainted.

Restraining the urge to curse, Gao E reviewed the current situation: the original owner was selling her son to raise money for her husband's education?

Before she could figure out what was going on, Zhong Er had already started to pull people away.

"Let's go, let's go. You have repaid the kindness of giving birth to me. We owe each other nothing. I will find a good family for you later." Zhong Er picked up Chen Duokui and was about to leave.

It had been a long time since he had come across a child with such good looks. He had delicate skin and tender flesh, and he was already ten years old. He would definitely fetch a good price.

Chen Duokui, with a glimmer of hope in his despair, looked at his mother crying.

Gao E grabbed Chen Duokui, and Chen Duokui's eyes lit up instantly.

Zhong Er became nervous: "What are you going to do? You've already signed the indenture."

"I want to see the indenture." Gao E stared at Zhong Er.

The original owner had indeed sold his son, and the thirty taels of silver he got from the sale was still in his pocket.

Zhong Er's eyes rolled and he became alert.

"There's something I didn't see clearly." Gao E looked at the trafficker suspiciously. "Are you legitimate?"

Zhong Eryi became unhappy when he heard this, and took out the indenture contract and said, "I am a formal broker." As he said that, he took out Chen Duokui's indenture contract.

Gao E took it slowly and read it carefully.

"If you don't know that word, let me read it to you." Zhong Er mocked.

Gao E saw it clearly and confirmed that it was the indenture of the original owner to sell her son, and then she ate it directly.

"Hey, you..." Zhong Er didn't expect Gao E to suddenly eat the document, and reflexively tried to pick it up.

Chen Duokui shuddered and held the dentist's waist tightly, even though the corner of his mouth was bleeding from the beating, he did not let go.

"Try hitting him again!" Gao E stretched her neck, swallowed the contract, and pointed at the broker. "He is the eldest son of the Chen family. The medical fee will bankrupt you."

Zhong Er sneered, but he didn't lower his raised hand after all: "I don't care whose son he is. You have already taken the money, and I must take the person away." As he said this, he bent down to carry Chen Duokui away.

Gao E grabbed Zhong Er's face and took advantage of the opportunity when Zhong Er dodged to pull Chen Duokui to her side.

Chen Duokui also hurriedly hid behind his mother. He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he felt that his mother suddenly became a little different.

"Think carefully. Now that we don't have an indenture, you are robbing women and children." Gao E threatened.

Zhong Er paused. In their line of work, there was no such thing as completely formal. He was not afraid of Gao E's threat, he was just wondering whether it was cost-effective.

Gao E saw Zhong Er hesitating and said, "Talk nicely now and I will return the silver to you. If you use force..." She looked threatening.

Zhong Er looked at Gao E and said, "You sold yourself willingly. So what if we used force?"

"Then just kill me! One body, two lives." Gao E said directly.

She went out to make a living before she graduated from junior high school. She was risking her life, otherwise how could she have accumulated tens of millions of wealth.

Unfortunately, she had no children, was disliked by her family, and was schemed against by her husband...

Zhong Er was stunned when he heard Gao E say this.

"As long as I'm alive, you won't have a single day of peace." Gao E said as she took out the silver. "Think it through."

Zhong Er looked at Gao E, then at the silver in her hand.

He really didn't want to give up Chen Duokui. He could make at least twenty taels by selling him.

But this woman suddenly went crazy, and he didn't have a contract to sell her, so it was difficult to force her.

His eyes rolled around: "If you think the silver is too little, we can negotiate. I'll add another five taels."

"It's not about money. I can't sell my child." Gao E said firmly.

Chen Duokui looked at his mother in disbelief. He knew very well that his mother would do anything to allow his father to take part in the imperial examination.

Zhong Erxiang heard the joke and said, "They can even sell their own son. If it's not about money, what else can it be?"

Gao E was speechless for a moment. She could not accept the original owner's obsession at all: "I am not discussing this with you."

Seeing Gao E was so determined, Zhong Er glanced at the person behind him, and the person behind him touched his back.

Zhong Er suddenly laughed and said, "If you don't want to sell it, then don't sell it. I'm a serious broker and I won't force you to buy or sell it." He made a gesture of invitation.

Gao E put the silver directly on the table and quickly left with Chen Duokui.

The half-closed wooden door opened, and the sunlight outside was dazzling, and there was a chill.

Zhong Er glanced at the silver on the table, then looked up at Gao E and Chen Duokui fleeing in panic.

"Boss..." Ma Ben on the side said unwillingly.

"Humph! Dare to go back on your word to me, Zhong Er? I'll let her know what it means to lose both your money and your life." Zhong Er said grimly, "Go keep an eye on them and see which village they are from."

"Yes." Ma Ben left happily.

Gao E took Chen Duokui's hand and jogged all the way until they reached a crowded place, where they stopped, gasping for breath.

"Mom..." Chen Duokui called out timidly.

In the end, his mother was reluctant to sell him and was very grateful.

Gao E looked down at Chen Duokui. This kid was too honest. He had been sold out, so why was there such admiration on his face?

But she was not in the mood to think about these things now, so she pulled Chen Duokui to find a step to sit down.

Chen Duokui widened his eyes when he saw his mother sitting down on the steps. His mother always paid attention to her appearance and she had to sit on a chair and sit properly. What happened today?

"Sit down for a while." Gao E didn't know what Chen Duokui was worried about. She just wanted to be quiet now.

Just now she had roughly received Gao E's memory and thought of something incredible.

She donated all her property and planned to go out and relax. When she moved into a village, she saw an epitaph there.

The owner of the tomb was Chen Ke, a scholar who never passed the imperial examination in his entire life. His wife was Gao E.

The epitaph records that Gao E died when she gave birth to Chen Ke's fifth son. After that, Chen Ke became increasingly impoverished. He sold his sons to raise money to go to Beijing for the imperial examination. In his later years, in order to make a living, he gave his last son to someone else for adoption.

Because she and Chen Ke’s wife had the same name and surname, she complained about it and thought to herself what a top-notch person this was.

After she finished complaining, she encountered a flash flood and was killed by the stone tablet with the epitaph on it.

Thinking of this, she touched her bulging belly. Could the Gao E on the epitaph be her current self?