Chapter 87 How can I bear to abandon the child I gave my life for?

Chapter 87 How can I bear to abandon the child I gave my life for?

Before daybreak, all eighteen people were on the move. Shen Zhi had already arranged the things he had prepared in advance, and Shen Shi decided to add two live wild boars. So among the eighteen people, except Zhuge Ling, some carried boxes, some carried wild boars, some held wild geese, and some carried loads. Everyone was happy, just like they were going to get married.

Shen volunteered to act as the elder from the south, and a group of people set out for Shenjia Village. Zhuge Ling had already gone to the town to pick up Zhu the matchmaker, and the two groups agreed to meet halfway, so Shen Zhi, a child, did not participate in this occasion.

Shen Zhen and Shen Zhi also woke up and got up. Seeing that Song Rou was sleeping soundly, they did not wake her up. She was indeed tired in the past two days.

The two of them had to go up the mountain to chop firewood. Now that there were many people in the family, a lot of firewood would be burned. Plus, it was going to snow soon, and when the snow blocked the mountain, it would be difficult to go out. So it was even more necessary to stock up on enough firewood in advance.

Fortunately, the courtyard was not far from the mountain, so it was convenient to chop firewood. Shen Zhi took a few pieces of cake, and the two of them ate a few bites before going up the mountain. There were quite a lot of dead branches on the hillside, so it was not difficult to chop several bundles of firewood, and then dragged them back and forth several times with a wheelbarrow.

The last trip to drag the firewood home, when almost reaching the door, it was just dawn, Shen Zhi saw a figure approaching in the distance. "Hush, sister, someone is coming, hide quickly." Shen Zhi pulled Shen Zhen into the bushes beside the courtyard.

Gradually, the figure came closer and closer, and finally stopped directly outside the gate of the courtyard.

Shen Zhi opened her eyes wide. Wasn't that Xiaohong, the woman Qin Dahai brought back? She should have just finished her confinement at this time. Why was she bringing a child to their house before dawn?

Xiao Hong held the child and kissed her again and again. She put her outside the Shen family's door with tears in her eyes, patted her gently, and cried as she patted her, "Xiao Yueya, don't blame your mother. Your mother has no other choice. This is your second uncle's home. They can have enough food to eat, which is better than living with your mother."

The child seemed to sense something and started crying loudly. Shen Zhi felt that the child's crying sounded strange, even weaker than a kitten's. He didn't know if he was sick or too hungry to have the strength.

Seeing the child crying so hard, Xiao Hong picked him up and tried to comfort him. She cried along with the child, "My little Yueya, how can I bear to let you go like this? If you follow me, you will only die."

Xiaohong cried very quietly, suppressing her emotions for fear of waking up the Shen family. But Shen Zhi could still hear her sadness and determination. Shen Zhi couldn't help but wonder what happened that could make a mother give up her beloved child.

Xiaohong wiped her tears and put the child down again. The child was still crying, crying heartbreakingly. Xiaohong turned to leave, but accidentally stumbled and fell. She struggled to stand up several times but failed, so she gave up and sat there with tears flowing uncontrollably.

"How could you bear to abandon your own child? You risked your life to ensure her birth, yet you abandon her at an age when she couldn't make a decision. How could you bear to do that?" Shen Zhi stood up. Xiaohong was the only person in the Qin family she didn't dislike, and she was willing to help if she could.

"Yes, to a child, no one is more important than his biological mother." Shen Zhen also stood up.

When Xiaohong saw Shen Zhen and Shen Zhi stand up, she knew that she could no longer abandon Xiao Yueya to the Shen family, and she felt relieved. She picked up Xiao Yueya, and Xiao Yueya's crying stopped abruptly, and she actually laughed sweetly.

Shen Zhi touched Xiao Yueya and said, "I heard her crying very weakly just now. Is she hungry?"

Xiao Hong nodded and said, "I have never had much milk. I asked your grandfather for a handful of broken rice to make some rice soup for her, but he refused to give it to her. The child has been hungry for a few days. Every day I feed her with black bread soaked in water, but she can't drink much. My poor child is so hungry that she doesn't even have the strength to cry."

Shen Zhen's eyes were already red, and she hurriedly said, "Come in and sit for a while, I'll squeeze some goat milk and make some for her to drink." Shen Zhi had bought a dairy goat for the pregnant Ah Si.

The two sisters Shen Zhi took Xiao Hong to the kitchen. Shen Zhi took out a warm pancake from the pot and handed it to Xiao Hong, and poured her a glass of water. Xiao Hong was indeed hungry, so she took the pancake and started eating. It can be seen that she is quite well-mannered.

Soon Shen Zhen came over with a bowl of steaming goat milk, and fed it to Xiao Yueya with a spoon after blowing it cool. Xiao Yueya was really hungry, and couldn't wait to be fed. She opened her mouth and waited for it to be fed.

"Xiao Yueya is so pretty. How can I bear to see her starve?" Shen Zhen complained, but when she thought about her previous life in the Qin family, she didn't find it strange anymore.

"Qin Dahai told them before that the baby in my belly was not his, so they all disliked the child. In fact, Qin Dahai knew very well that the child was his. When he redeemed me, I was still a virgin. I have never seen such heartless people as their family. I can only blame myself for being blind." Xiaohong sighed while eating.

Soon, Xiao Yueya finished the whole bowl of goat milk. After drinking, Xiao Yueya fell asleep quickly, and Shen Zhen was almost melted by her cuteness while holding her.

Xiao Hong finished her cake, sat for a while and said, "It was Qin Dahai who redeemed me, but I have been with him for so long and I still don't have a name. I am free in the household registration. I used to remember his kindness to me and never left him, but now I think he is the most ruthless and there is nothing to miss. I will leave with Xiao Yueya. You are right, I can't abandon my child."

Shen Zhi returned to the room and took out a few cans of baby milk powder and a bottle, handed them to Xiaohong, and taught her how to make the milk powder. "I bought this from a foreign merchant when I went to Yuanzhou before. Many children there drink this milk powder. I originally prepared it for my aunt. There is still some left. You can take it for emergency use."

Xiaohong thanked them both sincerely, took the milk powder and carried Xiao Yueya back to Lao Qin's house.

Shen Zhi was busy all morning, so he went to the space to take a hot bath and then went back to his room to take a nap. When he woke up, the sun was already shining into the room.

Shen Zhi went out and came to the village head's house. "Grandpa Village Head," Shen Zhi shouted before he entered the house.

The village head came out when he heard the voice and said, "It's Erya, what do you want to see grandpa for today?"

Shen Zhi handed a bag of candy to the head of the village, "This is for little Bean, head of the village, I came here to tell you that the potatoes you planted behind the house last time can be harvested, and I want to see the harvest with you."

"Okay, let's go and take a look with grandpa." The head of the village took a basket and a hoe from the inner room and took Shen Zhi to the back of his house.

There was a large open space behind the headman's house, separated from the outside world by a bamboo forest. Shen Zhi saw that the open space was well maintained, without a single weed, and the potato seedlings were growing vigorously.