Chapter 159: One tael of silver a month is enough

"No need." Bai Tao waved her hand: "I'm not at a disadvantage, just let them do as they please."

Even if they do fight, it won't matter. The people of Taohua Village won't suffer any loss.

Bai Tao didn’t think there was anything wrong with being so biased, because people are biased by nature.

When Bai Dashan heard this, he agreed.

"Yes, auntie, don't worry, they will definitely not suffer any loss."

Bai Tao knew that even if Bai Dafen and the others won the debate today, it would not necessarily change the status and situation of women in this society.

But it’s okay, as they say a drizzle moistens everything silently.

As long as Taohua Village grows stronger, in a society dominated by the strong, the ideas that Taohua Village identifies with will sooner or later replace the previous ideas of inequality.

Bai Dadan, Bai Dafen and others not only won the argument and left happily, but also left an indelible seed in everyone's heart.

That night, many people suffered from insomnia.

The men thought back to what happened today, feeling angry but also a little suspicious. Could it be that they really didn't give it?
Women are even more troubled. What they have heard since childhood is that it is their problem if they cannot give birth to sons, and they are useless.

No one has ever told them that it is the man who decides whether to have a son or a daughter.

The woman who was beaten and scolded for not being able to give birth to a son felt more and more aggrieved the more she thought about it, and the aggrieved feeling turned into anger.

Baijiabao is such a big caravan, and those who are both literate and martial naturally know more than these uneducated farmers.

So, what the Baijiabao caravan said was correct.

Since it's not my problem, why should I suffer this injustice?

So, the next morning.

Many women who did not sleep well got up to cook with tired looks on their faces, but they were no longer as timid as before.

Not being able to give birth to a son is not their problem. This alone is enough to lift the heavy shackles that they have been carrying in their hearts.

Even though their husbands are still telling them not to listen to yesterday's nonsense, only they themselves know what they are thinking.

Because two women in the village gave birth last night, the people of Taohua Village decided to stay here for two more days.

When the others heard this, some became impatient, while others planned to take the opportunity to search around to see if they could find something to exchange for supplies with the caravan.

Today, Bai Dabao is leading people to guard the camp gate.

He saw a woman with two dirty little girls walking around here, and he couldn't help but shout, "I've seen you walking back and forth several times, what do you want to do?"

Are you trying to steal something?
Or is it that this woman wants to get some information so that she can tell the bandits?
Bai Dabao's shout immediately frightened the old woman, and the two girls quickly shrank behind her.

"I, um, I'm not a bad person." The old woman stammered.

"I, I'm here to send someone to you."

Send someone?

Bai Dabao frowned in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Perhaps seeing that Bai Dabao was willing to listen to her and did not draw his crossbow, the old woman felt less afraid and spoke more fluently.

"It's like this, these two are my granddaughters, this one is six years old, and this one is eight years old." As she said this, the old woman pulled out the little girl who was hiding behind her.

She licked her face and smiled flatteringly: "Please help me find the old lady who distributed the festive eggs yesterday."

When Bai Dabao heard this, he immediately understood what was going on.

He was shocked: "You mean, you are going to give your granddaughter away?"

The old woman nodded: "Yes, yes." "I heard that the eldest sister's family was short of girls yesterday. I'm not bragging, but my two granddaughters eat little and can do a lot of work."

"No, isn't this your granddaughter!?"

The old woman said: "Yes, but as long as the elder sister likes it, just pick one and go. If she wants both, that's fine too."

"No, you..."

Bai Dabao wanted to say something but was interrupted by the old woman.

"Young man, please help me call that old lady. Thank you. You are a kind person..."

The old woman begged and said all kinds of nice things.

She came early in the morning with her two little girls, but she kept coming back and forth but never saw the old lady.

"You, okay, wait a minute."

Bai Dabao quickly called on a villager who was passing by Yingkou to help call Bai Dadan out.

"Who, who is looking for me?" Bai Dadan had just served fish soup to his daughter-in-law. When he heard that someone was looking for him, he came out.

"Auntie, it was this lady who was looking for you." Bai Dabao pointed, with an indescribable look on his face.

When the woman saw Bai Dadan coming out, she smiled and took a few steps forward, but was quickly stopped by Bai Dadan, who raised his hand: "No, no, no, don't come forward. If you have something to say, just stand there and say it. I can hear you."

She has a daughter-in-law at home who just gave birth to a child and is very fragile.

Besides, I don’t like people who are unhygienic.

The old woman was dirty and you could vaguely see head lice. If she got the infection, Bai Dadan didn't dare to think about how long he would have to wait before he could listen to his aunt's stories with his fellow villagers.

Although the old woman felt embarrassed and annoyed by Bai Dadan's blatant disdain, she didn't care when she thought about her purpose.

"Okay, okay, I'll just say it straight then."

"I heard you say yesterday that you don't have a granddaughter at home. It's a pity." The old woman said, and pushed the two girls standing on her left and right forward.

"These are my two granddaughters. You can pick one. If you like both, I can give you both."

"I don't want five taels of silver a month from you either. Just one tael of silver a month will be fine."

After saying that, the old woman quickly counted on her fingers and said, "But if you want both, you have to pay more."

"My family spent several years of rice and grain to raise these two girls. We can't do without any less." When she said this, greed flashed across the old woman's face.

One tael of silver a month, that's twelve taels of silver a year. If it's five or ten years, then...

Bai Dadan was shocked. She pointed at herself and then at the two aggrieved and frightened girls: "Me? Them?"

The old woman nodded, as if it was a matter of course: "Yes. You can choose, they are all very obedient. It depends on whether you like the six-year-old one or the eight-year-old one."

"If you ask me, six years old is young, but younger ones are better and can be raised closer to you."

"But eight-year-olds are not bad either. They can help with housework and don't eat much, so it's less troublesome."

Bai Dadan came back to her senses from her shock. She found her voice and said angrily, "These are your granddaughters. Are you going to exchange them for money like this?"

It’s no wonder that the people of Taohua Village were angry. Even though their lives were hard before, they had never thought of selling their children.

Especially when the ones being sold are girls, girls who have been separated from their families. Who knows where they will be sent to or what cruel things they will encounter in the blink of an eye.

No matter how poor the family is, as long as they can eat one meal and starve one meal, they can always grow up safely. But if they are sold, their life will be worse than death.

The old woman didn't seem to notice that Bai Dadan was angry. She smiled and said, "If you give me the money, she will be your granddaughter in the future."