The word "coward" reminded He Laosi of his wife.
His wife said the same thing about him before she died. She said marrying him was the thing she regretted the most. She said he was a cowardly and incompetent waste. She said if she didn't miss her two children, dying early would have been a relief.
Just because he suggested to his wife several times to drown Xiaohua, just because he allowed other children to bully Xiaohua and Dashu, just because no matter what happened, he always sided with others.
But why didn't his wife think about him? The family was already so poor, why bother to raise a money-loser? Why offend other villagers for a money-loser? It's better to have less trouble than more. Taking a step back will open up a new world.
If a girl is born, she should be drowned. This is what everyone in the village does, so he did nothing wrong.
He Laosi clenched his fists and growled in pain: "What do you know? I'm not a coward, I'm not, I just made the same choice as everyone else, you women don't understand anything at all."
Mingyue looked at him with contempt, and then said, "Name your price. Take the money and let the two children go."
Just based on the scene that Mingyue saw him forcing He Dashu to kneel down, he was no longer qualified as a father in Mingyue's heart.
Otherwise, Mingyue wouldn't mind taking He Laosi away as well. After all, she could afford to support him.
When He Laosi heard this again, he said inexplicably: "Can you just take He Xiaohua away? Dashu is a boy after all, he has to stay..."
However, He Dashu, who had clearly gone out to play, suddenly rushed in, pulled Mingyue's skirt and begged, "No, I don't want to be separated from my sister, fairy sister, please take me with you!"
He Laosi looked at him in disbelief: "Da Shu, what should I do if you leave?"
He Dashu turned to look at him. The little guy already had the vicissitudes of an adult. He said calmly, "Isn't it just right that we leave? Anyway, you will only blame me and my sister. Anyway, you will only help others. You are not like a father to me and my sister at all. I hate you."
In an instant, the faces of his son and wife before they became seriously ill seemed to overlap in front of He Laosi's eyes.
They all said they hated him, they all blamed him.
He Laosi couldn't help but take two steps back, and his energy and spirit were greatly dissipated.
After a long while, He Lao Si finally nodded: "Okay, take them away, take them all away."
Mingyue remained calm and composed: "Tell me a price. A good price will avoid unnecessary trouble in the future."
He Laosi closed his eyes and gritted his teeth and said, "Fifty taels. Dashu is my son, and Xiaohua is already seven years old. In a few years, she will be able to talk about him."
For the Lu family, fifty taels is the money that Lu Mingyue needs to buy a piece of beautiful cloth to make clothes.
But why did Mingyue let this cowardly and incompetent man get away with it
So, "Twenty taels, I'll write an adoption deed, you put your fingerprint on it, and the twenty taels will be given to you." Mingyue took out two silver ingots, tossed them in her hand, and said calmly.
For the villagers of Hejia Village, unless they were lucky enough to catch a big fish in the mountains, many of them would never save up more than 20 taels of silver in their entire lives.
He Laosi was naturally tempted. Although he had the intention of dissuading Mingyue when he mentioned the fifty taels of silver, after seeing the twenty taels of silver ingot, he felt that losing his children was not a big deal. After all, he had the money to marry another wife and have more sons.
He Laosi loosened his clenched fists: "Okay." Hearing his father's answer, He Dashu's eyes dimmed for a moment, but soon brightened again.
It’s obvious that the fairy sister is a good person. She will definitely not force him to apologize to others again, nor will she let her sister be bullied by others. He promised his mother that he would protect his sister well.
When Lu Wu brought He Xiaohua back, Mingyue and He Laosi had already signed the contract.
He Xiaohua's attitude was similar to He Dashu's. She didn't feel the slightest bit reluctant to leave her father He Laosi.
However, judging from her overly thin body and yellow and rough skin, Mingyue could probably understand it. It was just a matter of favoring boys over girls!
He Laosi has never given his two children any love or care, so how can he expect them to have any feelings for him
In the end, Mingyue only took the two children away. She did not take any of the children's spare clothes and directly took people to buy them in Lin'an County.
He Dashu and He Xiaohua never imagined that one day they would leave their hungry and cold home and go to another big family that was like a dream.
There are no bad people here, and they don’t have to worry about food and clothing, nor will they be scolded for no reason. They just need to study hard what they like.
They also had new names, He Dashu changed his name to Lu Yunqi, and He Xiaohua became Lu Yunshu.
Lu Yunqi, the top scholar in the imperial examination who later became famous in the capital, once lamented that the greatest luck in his life was that he met a fairy sister and followed her firmly.
Lu Yunshu, who became the daughter-in-law of the prime minister, was even more famous for her sister-control. When Mingyue said that she wanted to establish a women's college, she took the lead in setting an example in the circle of noble ladies and became the first to become a teacher in the women's college, which led other ladies to follow suit.
Of course, that’s all later, so let’s not talk about it for now.
At this time, Lu Yunqi, who was still a little kid, was holding his sister's hand and looking at the new home with curiosity.
Because the Jishan Hall had not been built yet, Mingyue could only find a yard in Lin'an County to accommodate the child.
Fortunately, both children were very sensible and well-behaved, so Mingyue specially hired a woman to look after them, so she didn't have to worry too much.
In the following days, Mingyue brought back several more children, both boys and girls. They were all given new names and placed in that yard so that the children could get to know each other.
These children have all been examined by Mingyue, and all of them have good character, but their luck is not very good. Either their families are poor, or most of the children in their families are not valued, or their parents are no longer around.
But they were lucky enough to meet Mingyue.
Although the children had some minor frictions at the beginning, it has to be admitted that their good behavior destined them to become friends.
When Lu's father found out that Mingyue had adopted many children, several courtyards around that courtyard were also rented by Mingyue. There were already twenty-six children living in the courtyards.
Mr. Lu, who originally thought that his daughter was just acting on a whim, was shocked!
It’s not that the Lu family can’t afford to raise so many children, but he is a businessman and never does business at a loss. He feels that his daughter’s kindness is a bit of a loss.
So Father Lu couldn't help but go find his daughter.
(End of this chapter)