Transmigrated into a Farmhouse: The Stepmother Spoils Her Child to the Heavens

"How could I have given birth to such a shameless child! Heavens, open your eyes and see! How did such a shameless person end up in my family?!"

The woman sat on the ground and began to cry, completely ignoring the people around her. She cried out about how miserable her life was and how God was blind to her suffering.

Amid her loud voice, a thin, dark-skinned girl next to her lowered her head and whispered, "I didn't."

The girl's voice was too soft and was drowned out by the woman's crying. If Lin Cai hadn't been so close, she probably wouldn't have heard it either.

"Hey Li Dazui, why are you crying and making such a fuss? She's still your daughter, after all. If you keep making a scene like this, how will she ever get married?"

"That's right, she's still your daughter. What good does it do for others if you keep making a scene like this?"

Li Dazui is the village's loudspeaker. There's nothing in Gujia Village that Li Dazui doesn't know, and if he knows something, the whole village will know in less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.

Li Dazui is also Huani's mother. Because she only likes her youngest son, she beats and scolds her daughter Huani. Whenever she is unhappy, Huani is her punching bag.

Upon hearing what his neighbors were saying, Li Dazui immediately retorted.

"Is she mine? I'd rather this little slut wasn't mine. We don't have such a jinx in our family."

Being called a jinx by her own mother made Huani feel very upset, but no matter how upset she was, she didn't dare to speak up for herself.

Lin Cai was furious when she heard those hurtful words. How could she speak to such a nice girl like that? Did she really not care about Huani's life or death?

She carried her child for ten months and gave birth to it. If she can't be a good mother, why did she have to have children in the first place?

"Aunt Li, Huani is still your daughter, how can you say that?"

Hearing someone lecturing him, Li Dazui immediately objected, turning to look at Lin Cai: "I'm talking about her, not you, what does it have to do with you?"

"Don't think that just because your Gu Dachui beat the guy away, this matter is over. Let me tell you, you have to compensate me."

On the way here, Sanhu had already explained the situation, and now he was hearing Li Dazui asking him for money again.

Lin Cai clenched her fists: "If you were going to sell Huani to someone else, it was our Dachui who chased them away."

"Our Big Hammer saved you, and instead of saying thank you, you're here blaming us. I think you're really tired of living, aren't you?"

"The imperial court stipulates that private human trafficking is illegal and can be reported to the authorities, and there is a reward for reporting it."

"Tell me, if I tell the county magistrate about this, I wonder if he'll make me compensate you?"

There will be no compensation; in fact, you will receive a reward.

Li Dazui was frightened, but she had no idea whether it was real or fake. She refused to admit that she was frightened and stubbornly insisted on denying it.

"You're talking nonsense. If there really was such a rule, how could we not know about it?"

"You must have been deliberately spreading rumors and making things up. I think you're the one who should be arrested."

As soon as Li Dazui finished speaking, the village chief stepped forward and said, "What Lin Cai said is true, and it has already been promulgated."

The village chief then revealed everything he knew, startling everyone watching. It turned out that what Lin Cai said was true.

But after the initial fear subsided, Li Dazui was no longer afraid.

"Even so, what does that have to do with me? I'm selling my own daughter, not someone else's. It's none of an outsider's business."

"Li Dazui, I think you've lost your mind."

"Your daughter, Huani, is indeed your daughter, but she is also a person!"

“Since you are one person, then that law applies, and you cannot sell Huani.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Dazui started crying again: "Oh dear, why am I so unlucky? My family is starving and we can't even afford to eat. Why won't you let me sell some money?"

"I did this because I didn't want my family to starve to death. How did that make me a criminal?"

Those who had been trying to persuade Li Dazui just moments before fell silent, because their families were all in the same boat, barely able to afford food.

However, they never considered selling their children.

Seeing that the villagers were silent, Huani already knew her fate. Gu Dachui was extremely anxious when he saw this, and was just about to say something when he heard...

"How much do you want to sell?"

"Huh?" Li Dazui immediately shut his mouth upon hearing this.

"I asked you how much you originally wanted to sell it for."

Why are you asking this? Do you want to buy it?

When Li Dazui said this, her eyes were full of disdain. She felt that Lin Cai was just asking, and that she simply didn't have the money to buy it.

"What I want to do is none of your business. Just tell me how much you want to sell, and that's it."

After his calculating eyes darted around, Li Dazui said a number: "Five taels of silver."

At the same time, Lin Cai also heard a very soft voice: "One tael of silver."

The voice was very soft; it was Huani who spoke. Lin Cai couldn't believe that a country woman would dare to ask for such an exorbitant amount.

"Five taels of silver? Granny Li, did your Huani bring gold or silver?"

Someone asked the question Lin Cai wanted to ask, and Li Dazui grabbed a handful of dirt and threw it at her.

"Never mind me. Anyway, I said it's five taels of silver, and it's five taels of silver. Not a single copper coin less."

Lin Cai didn't want to stay here any longer, so she said directly, "Two taels of silver, not for buying people, but for Hua Ni's betrothal gifts."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Lin Cai, but Lin Cai ignored their stares and continued, "I'll give two taels of silver as a betrothal gift, along with a pound of meat and pastries. My only requirement is that Huani marry out of this family."

Hearing this, Li Dazui was somewhat tempted, but then she remembered hearing that Lin Cai was doing business and had made a lot of money, so she started to have other plans.

"What you said is not impossible, but the betrothal gifts are too little. We need to add three more taels of silver."

“I’m not discussing this with you, I’m just telling you that it’s two taels of silver for a pound of meat and pastries. If you agree, we’ll come to pick you up tomorrow.”

"If you disagree, then pretend I said nothing."

Gu Dachui's heart nearly jumped out of his chest when he heard what Lin Cai said earlier, and now that he heard these words again, he became anxious instantly.

People around thought two taels of silver was enough; if it were any other family, they probably wouldn't even have a copper coin.