Chapter 88 Sell or not?
Zhao Lizheng was a little embarrassed and looked at Liu Dagen, "This, if you want to sell yourself, you have to get your father's consent. What does your father mean?"
Before Liu Dagen spoke, his mother-in-law said loudly: "It's okay to sell it, you can only eat and work every day, I can't wait!"
She pointed at Ah Tie and said to Gu Yunjiao, "Bring five taels of silver and I will sell this child to you."
Zhao Lizheng immediately scolded: "You woman, you are so ignorant, even your parents, brothers and sisters, you can't buy and sell people at will. You know that forcing the good to be the cheap one is going to go to prison!"
Ah Tie was originally a good member, but if he really wanted to sell himself as a slave, he would become a low-ranking member, and his descendants would not be able to take the imperial examinations.
After Zhao Lizheng scolded him, he turned his head and saw that Gu Yunjiao was silent. He thought to himself, could it be that Dr. Gu really wants to buy Ah Tie as his servant?
Seeing the pity in Gu Yunjiao's eyes, Zhao Lizheng felt that he understood.
Doctor Gu has a good heart, thinking that he feels that Ah Tie has no way to survive in the hands of his stepmother, so he wants to give him a way to survive.
He then changed his words, "However, if he sells himself, he is no different."
He looked at Liu Dagen, "Dagen, what do you mean?"
Liu Dagen was speechless.
The Dagen family said again: "How can there be such a thing!"
"A Tie is 12 years old this year, and raising such a large family costs a lot of money. Even if he sells himself, he must first report the kindness of his parents!"
When people think about it, this is not bad.
Seeing that everyone in the Dagen family seemed to agree, they said more and more confidently: "I don't want much, just five taels, five taels of silver, Dr. Gu, you will take this child away!"
Just as Gu Yunjiao was about to answer, there were boos from all around.
Someone said: "You want money to die, and marrying a daughter-in-law is only two or three taels of silver. How can this half-sized boy be worth so much!"
"That's right, you haven't paid for the consultation yet? If you're cured, you must give some money!"
"This disease is so intractable, no matter how many doctors I have seen!"
"Yeah, buy this half-sized boy back, eat a lot, and it's useless, who wants to buy it!"
"Five taels of silver is too expensive, it doesn't make sense!"
Seeing that everyone was accusing her, the woman said embarrassingly, "Then, let's make it three taels of silver!"
Gu Yunjiao stepped forward at this time, "Sure, I'll give you three taels of silver, and Ah Tie will follow me later."
The woman's face was filled with joy, she never thought that this leprosy stepson could get money in exchange.
She used to curse A Tie to die early every day at home. When A Tie died, she could save food, and a few acres of land in the family would belong to her son in the future.
Of course, selling is better!
Ah Tie on the ground was about to cry, he wanted to repay Doctor Gu, how could he still pay for her?
He shook his head again and again, "No, I don't want money."
Gu Yunjiao stepped forward and pulled him up, "Although your stepmother is not a good person, there is something that makes sense."
"Anyway, it's your father who raised you so big, you still have to give the money you should give."
She looked at Liu Dagen, "However, I said it before. After I gave the money and set up a letter, this child has nothing to do with your Liu family."
"Don't run over every three days and ask him to go back to work, or ask him for money!"
Liu Dagen was still hesitating, and he could see that he didn't want to sell children at all.
His mother-in-law stabbed him fiercely with her elbow, "What else are you thinking about?"
"Isn't this child abandoned a long time ago, it's not a loss to exchange three taels of silver now."