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"Look at my little girl!"

"My family is the best!"

"Come, go away, look at my family …"

Since there were already people who had set a precedent, naturally more and more people came forward, busily swapping words with Nona.

It had to be said, compared to those starving little girls, Nona could be considered to be a little human. Moreover … Moreover, most of the children that were pushed out were three to five years old and were very proud of themselves. Although Jiu Niang wasn't that tall, she was still much taller than those kids.

Who wouldn't want to take advantage of such an opportunity in front of them?

"Uncle, you can change me. I …" "I don't have any poison …"

After a long while, the pale-faced girl looked timidly at the man, her sunken eyes full of pleading: "I beg you, please let me be the one to do it! I... "I …"

"My daughter, your father has let you down!"

Hearing the little girl's words, the middle-aged man who was holding her suddenly started crying and hugged her tightly. His face was filled with tears. No more, no more, we're not going to trade anymore! "

"Father, let's switch. Otherwise …" What if he doesn't? If his younger brother had also starved to death … If Min'er is dead, then Min'er is willing to let her little brother live! "

Staring at the man, a tinge of blood appeared on Min Er's pale face, and a tinge of light appeared in her empty eyes.

Jiu Niang, who was standing numbly to the side, suddenly shivered. She felt her heart tighten. It was a feeling she couldn't even put her finger on …

"Mother, Mother …" Let me go... Daddy, don't … "No, Xiao'er wants big sister, big sister …"

Amongst the crowd, the sounds of her crying could be heard loud and clear.

A small figure struggled out from the crowd. He looked to be about three or four years old, and he was skinny, with a pair of black eyes that were especially lively. Behind him was a woman dressed in plain clothes, also skinny like him, holding the little boy's hand tightly, but afraid of hurting him, she didn't dare to use too much strength.

"Xiao'er …"

The middle-aged man looked at the little boy who had just ran out, his eyes filled with reluctance, "Quickly go back with your mother, your father will be back soon, save him!"

Looking at the skinny boy, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth. "This is my ancestral jade pendant. Not only is it priceless, it's worth at least a few thousand taels of silver. What do you think?"

After receiving the jade pendant from his waist, the man gritted his teeth as he handed it over.

This jade pendant was a symbol of status, if not … If he wasn't at the end of the line, he definitely wouldn't be able to do such a thing.

But now, there really was no other way …

He couldn't bear to part with his daughter no matter what … However … However, he couldn't just watch Xiao'er starve to death … If it was Xiao'er …

"Huh?"

Several thousand taels?

The man's eyes instantly lit up when he heard this. He snatched the jade pendant from the middle-aged man and looked at it carefully. "Tsk, tsk. It really is a good jade!"

Such a jade pendant, even someone like him who didn't understand jade could see that it was definitely a good item. Just holding it in his hand felt warm. It seemed that it really was a priceless treasure.

Holding it in his hand, the man couldn't help but smile as he thought to himself, "I've struck it rich, I've struck it rich!"

Initially, he only wanted to return the favor for the meat. He didn't expect that he would be able to obtain such a treasure.

However …

Very soon, the man's face turned cold. "The jade pendant is indeed good, but …" "Hehe, you should know the current situation as well. No matter how good the silver is, it should at least fill up your stomach!"

"I'll trade, I'll trade!" I will replace my sister! "

Xiao'er broke free from the girl's hand and rushed forward like a gust of wind, blocking in front of Min Er.

"Xiao'er!" What nonsense! "Go back quickly!"

The man's face immediately darkened. He shouted in a low voice, "Quick, take him away!"

Glancing at the woman behind him, the middle-aged man's face was so gloomy that it was terrifying.

The woman trembled slightly and her body moved slightly. She immediately reached out and hugged Xiao Er tightly, doing her best to protect him.

At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Nona, so no one noticed the slightest movement of the woman, but Nona saw it clearly.

Just now, she seemed to be afraid of hurting the little boy, so she didn't dare to use force to pull him. However … However, if one looked carefully, it wasn't hard to notice that she had actually let go of the boy the moment he rushed out.

This meant that she didn't actually want to stop the little boy at all.

And just now …

Although the woman's first reaction was to hug the little boy after hearing the man's scolding, but … But Jiu Niang still noticed her moment of hesitation … In fact … A trace of unwillingness flashed through his eyes …

Logically speaking, in this era, everyone valued their sons more than their daughters, especially under such circumstances. Many people would definitely be the first to choose to protect their sons. Back to back with Ono to say, just look at this, these are intended to exchange for, are all girls, not a single boy. Using a sick daughter in exchange to give his son a chance at survival should be a very normal choice, right?

However, that woman …

"How about this, that piece of jade plus her … If you don't change it now … Then, return the jade pendant to me! "

Gritting his teeth, the middle-aged man looked at the skinny boy and finally made up his mind.

Suddenly, no one could stand it any longer …

"It's amazing how much money you have!"

"Yes, yes! I look down on people like you the most! "

"Hmph, isn't it just some stinky money?!" Isn't he starving just like everyone else! "

Looking at the jade pendant, everyone's eyes were filled with desire.

If the jade pendant fell into their hands, they would have no reason to hand it over, even if they had to play around with it.

But... However, when he thought of how he had lost the chance and missed the opportunity to take advantage of the situation … Anger started to rise in everyone's hearts …

He couldn't wait to rush up and snatch the jade pendant for himself.

If he had that jade pendant … Hmph, with that sickly, half-dead girl, how could she be a match for her …

"Tsk tsk …" I don't know what to say when you say that... You also know that this jade pendant is priceless, so what? Even with money, I can't buy food right now! However … "Forget it, forget it. Just treat it as me losing out!"

Ye Zichen held the jade pendant tightly. He was afraid that the middle-aged man would go back on his word, but on the surface, he still wanted to act like he was the one who was at a disadvantage.

Just as everyone had guessed, he quickly agreed.

"Min'er …" It was Daddy who let you down … "

As he silently stroked the little girl's head, tears rolled down the middle-aged man's resolute face.

A bowl-sized fist was trembling nonstop …

Seeing this, everyone jumped in fright, afraid that the middle-aged man would suddenly show his power. A fist strike was not something that an ordinary person could withstand.

"Little girl, let's go!"

After a long while, the man loosened his clenched fist and carefully put the little girl down from his embrace.

Maybe she had been sick for too long, or maybe it was because she hadn't eaten for too long. The little girl swayed a few times before finally managing to stand still. She politely bowed and said, "Father, your daughter is unfilial and can no longer serve you. Please take care of yourself, Father and Mother."

A well-behaved child...

Even Nona could not help but feel sour in her heart when she saw this.

Not to mention the middle-aged man and woman, the middle-aged man only silently waved his hands without saying a word.

The woman's eyes were wide open as tears rolled down her face. She didn't utter a single sound from the beginning to the end.

"Go, go, go!" Go, go!

He had obtained a priceless jade pendant. Although this girl looked very sickly, but … However, he was still very satisfied. He urged Jiu Niang to hurry over, and the man stretched out his hand to grab the little girl.

When Nona saw this, she reflexively blocked for a moment.

"Since you are going to eat us, at least let us clean up a bit. Otherwise, how are you going to eat dirty?"

Taking a deep breath, Nona calmly looked at the man.

The man glared at Nona, feeling displeased in his heart. "What's there to clean up? Don't they all eat the same! "

Yes, at this time, even the Guanyin soil had been eaten, who would care about such things!

Nona turned around and looked at the middle-aged man.

After a long while, the man nodded slightly with a guilty look on his face, "Go on! Go! Let them clean up! "

Since the middle-aged man agreed, the man couldn't refuse anymore. However, he continued to mutter to himself, "What's there to clean up! Humph! It can't be that you want to escape, right? Don't even think about it! "

"No, how could we possibly escape?"

Shaking her head, Jiu Niang held onto the little girl. Only now did she realize that the little girl was even thinner than she had imagined. Those thin and small hands really only had bones left.

Furthermore, when they got closer, they could smell the strong scent of Chinese medicine from her body …

From the looks of it, these people must have escaped from somewhere else. Although the area near the city was also hit by drought, because Situ Jin brought her people to cross the water on the mountain, it was slightly better than that. And these people seemed to be getting more serious … Judging from their appearances, it was unknown how long they had been walking for …

In addition, that man casually took out a jade pendant … It wasn't hard to guess that their family had good conditions in the past, but this girl … I'm afraid I grew up in a medicine jar since I was young...

Along the way, even the adults had to endure for who knows how long. For such a frail girl to be able to make it here, that middle-aged man must have put in a lot of effort.

"Let's go and clean up over there."

She carefully held the little girl's hand, not daring to use any strength. She was afraid that if she did, the little girl's hand would be crushed by her own.

The little girl didn't utter a word and only nodded her head …

The two stealthily entered the forest. Jiu Niang let go of the little girl and pointed to the other side, "I'll go over there!"

Nona quickly walked into the bushes and looked around to make sure that no one was looking. Then she quickly entered the space and threw out several bags of grains.

There were about three to five hundred jin of them now. Nona quickly stopped.

Come out of the Space now... Quickly unpack the bag and pour out the grain...

Nona had just done everything right...

"Stupid girl, where did you go?"

The man was deeply afraid that Nona would ruin his plans. After a long while, he came out of his room and rushed over to her!

"This... "This is …"

"Food... "Food …"

"There is food … "There's food here …"

In an instant, countless people rushed over like crazy …

"Hurry up!"

Ninth Mother held onto the little girl's hand and took advantage of the chaos to rush out of the crowd, "Hurry and go! Whether you want to escape or look for your family members, you have to decide for yourself! "