Reborn in 65, going forward

  The people below also discussed it after hearing the captain's words...

  At home, there are many children and the conditions are not good, so it's impossible to say anything else. Geng Lianfeng and a few others actually wanted to take care of Shuilian, but as soon as everyone brought it up, Wu's mother and daughter disagreed.

  The old lady's triangular eyes were shining with tears, and those who didn't know the inside story thought that this family was reluctant to part with Water Lotus.

  "Captain, you can't do this, it's not easy for our family to raise a child so big, how can you just send him away like that?"

  That's my wife who raised him with her own hands, isn't that hard work even if there's no merit?

  "Besides, this is our family's child, how can you people have a say in it? I disagree, and this child will still be raised by us in the future..."

  The villagers below can't help but say, "Wu old lady, when did Geng Lianfeng's adopted child become yours?"

  At first, you also begged for the one at your house. Wu Lao San has had three kids, what face do you have to continue occupying other people's water lotus?

  If you all treat the child well, then there's nothing to say.

  "Look, Shui Lian is still lying on the kang, her life hanging in the balance, and she's even coughed up blood. If you want to keep raising her, you have to get this child medical treatment."

  As soon as Wu Yuhua heard that she had to give birth to the white and full-bodied child, her flesh ached, and Wang Mei and Wu Laishui felt that this child could not be kept anymore.

  "Mom, this must have cost a lot of money to cure the illness. Look at this kid, he's so stupid and dull-witted, maybe there's something wrong with his brain too."

  But who is Wu Yuhua? No one has ever been able to take advantage of her, and over the years, she has basically been unbeatable in the village.

  "Everyone wants to adopt the Water Lotus child, but I have a condition - we can't just raise this child for so many years for nothing."

  You guys should at least give some money or food, no child can grow up just by drinking water.

  "Captain, you said it's reasonable, I don't want much either. Fifty bucks, whoever thinks that kid is good can take him away."

  Everyone who heard this price couldn't help but take a cold breath, who has that kind of spare money?

  Fifty yuan? The salt, oil, soy sauce and vinegar at home were all exchanged for the few eggs we raised at home. In the team, earning work points was already good enough to cover the family's annual expenses without going into debt. Where would they go to get this fifty yuan?

  Tie Dan's mother, Li Yu Gu, couldn't bear it anymore and coldly said, "Wu Auntie, this is a new society, selling children is not allowed. How can you still think of breaking the law?"

  To say something unpleasant, what your family is doing is unacceptable. Those are the young saplings of our great motherland. To put it bluntly, that's going against the country. This kind of behavior deserves to be paraded through the streets...

  Don't think that kid is easy to bully just because he's honest. If this really gets investigated, you'll all end up in prison."

  Li Yugu was a girl from outside the mountain who married into their village of Lingshui, and at least she had graduated from junior high school.

  In their village, there are many people with high cultural awareness, so what she said still resonated with everyone, and it's unclear who started clapping first.

  Mrs. Wu was startled by Li Yugu's big hat and had never heard that beating children would violate the law.

  But who is she, can still force out three points of reason.

  With a thud, she sat on the ground and started wailing, "Is there still any king's law? Bullying our family for being honest, we worked hard to raise our children, you say you want to leave, but this is not how it works, what's the difference between this and bandits..."

  The old lady burst into tears, and Wu Lai's husband and wife, who were standing aside, began to cry. The two sons of the Wu family and their daughter-in-law looked at each other, and one by one, they couldn't bear to lift their heads anymore.

  Gao Man Cang furrowed his brow and shouted, "Enough! How long do you want to make a fuss about this? Even if Iron Egg's mother said it, it's not right."

  But it's not easy for Wu Shu and his family to raise children either. I think so, Wu Shu, you shouldn't ask for too much either. We are all fellow villagers, we often meet each other, what you asked for is too much.

  "I'm in charge, you're going to be thirty anyway, let's see whose family can raise this Water Lotus child."

  Initially wanted to raise water lilies, but these few families were deterred by the cost, thirty bucks is enough for half a year's household expenses, still free to raise this kid, had some motivation, now all dismissed this idea.

  Geng Lianfeng was also stuck with the thirty dollars, as her family had borrowed money to renovate their house two years ago and still owed debts. Looking at the five little mouths to feed at home, which one didn't need food? Her own life was already tough enough, and taking out thirty dollars was really beyond her power.

  Suddenly, the murmurs and whispers below stopped.

  At this time, a man in his fifties sitting in the corner stood up.

  "Captain, I'll take care of the water lily, that kid is really pitiful. My family doesn't have 30 yuan right now, otherwise I'd borrow some from the team and pay it back after I've saved up."

  Geng Lianfeng took a look and found that it was Liang Shouwang from their village who had stood out, and he couldn't help but worry about the old man.

  This old man is quite pitiful, having raised three daughters and a son who have all gotten married. His son lives far away and doesn't come back to visit for years. His wife has also passed away, and his daughters rarely come home either, even when they do, it's just to take things from the house.

  An old man taking care of himself and also looking after this child Water Lotus is really a bit overwhelming.

  Gao Man Cang sighed and said, "Shou Wang, you'd better think carefully. You're already suffering enough living alone, not to mention the children at home, don't you need to discuss it with them?"

  Liang Shouwang also knew that Gao Man Cang was doing it for his own good, but since he had made up his mind, he wouldn't change it again.

  "Alright, Captain, it's settled then. The money for Old Wu's family will be collected from the accountant. And that tall and sturdy daughter-in-law of yours, please take care of this Water Lotus child for me these two days. As an old widower, I don't know how to take care of children myself. Once Water Lotus recovers, I'll take her back home to raise her. Later, I'll send some grain over to your place as a token of appreciation. Since the child is now under my care, I won't let you folks spend any extra money on her, it's not easy for anyone."

  The matter of Shui Lian has been settled. Everyone gave a thumbs up to Liang Shouwang, "Uncle Shouwang, you're really kind-hearted! If there's anything we can help with in the future, just let us know..."

  It wasn't until the next day that Shui Lian found out about this matter.

  When she opened her eyes again, she found that there were five small heads surrounding the top of her head. These five people were all familiar to her, they were the three sons and two daughters of the Geng Lianfeng family. The youngest brother saw that she had opened her eyes and stretched out his small hand to touch her head.

  "Sister..."

  Shui Lian smiled and patted the little guy's head, "Ming Cheng, can you get some water for your sister to drink?"

  Wang Mingcheng nodded with his small face upturned, "Mm-hmm, sister, I'll go get you some water to drink."