Chapter 38 Insect Medicine
Mother Shen never softened her heart, she turned away cruelly.

"Because of what you did in the past, anyone else would have severed ties with you long ago. Your father and I still care about our old relationship and have raised you for so long. Are you so ungrateful?!"

The sharp voice and harsh questions cut into Shen Yuexi's heart like a knife.

She was in great pain, but her movements of kowtowing to beg for mercy gradually slowed down.

"...Okay, I, I promise."

Shen's mother gritted her teeth and said nothing more. She immediately took Shen's father to discuss money with the manager of Liu's house next to her.

"This daughter of yours looks very skinny, but our master doesn't like her."

Mother Shen panicked and said quickly: "Please accept her, she is very capable, has a small appetite, and doesn't cost much."

"One tael, one tael is fine!"

Manager Liu Zhai thought for a while, then showed a reluctant expression, "That's fine."

He took out a tael of silver from his sleeve and said, "Take it, this child will have nothing to do with you from now on."

"Thank you sir, thank you sir!"

Mother Shen accepted the money and thanked her repeatedly, her eyes sparkling with joy, "That's great, sir. Yuerong has suffered a lot recently and she has lost weight due to hunger. With this money, the children should be able to eat well these days." It’s time to eat.”

"As for the crops in the fields... let's find another way. We have encountered pests in the past years, haven't we survived?"

The two of them did not look back at Shen Yuexi and allowed her to be taken away by Liu Zhai's steward.

Her eyes were filled with tears, and her vision was blurred. Shen Yuexi had to raise her hands to wipe away the tears before she could see her parents' backs clearly.

She muttered "Father, Mother" one last time and was silently brought into Liu's house.

"Brother Yubai, I really can't stand you! What your parents have done is really too much."

"Yes, Brother Shen, no matter what happens, you can't sell your own flesh and blood!"

"If it were Shen Yuerong, the Shen family would be reluctant in every possible way. How could it be that if it were another person, the attitude would be so different? Isn't this biased? It's already biased to the core!"

Some questions or sarcastic words got into Shen Yubai's ears, making him feel humiliated.

He opened his mouth, his throat was a little congested, his Adam's apple rolled a few times, and then he spoke with difficulty: "At that time, farmers' families had a hard time, only those wealthy families lived as well as ever. What parents did, actually made Shen Yuexi's life easier. It’s better.”

This statement almost convinced even him.

One person's light words made Shen Yubai feel like he was struck by lightning: "If it was really good for her, why didn't you sell Shen Yuerong?"

In fact, if his biological child is not raised under his nose, he is always worried that she will starve, suffer hardship, or be bullied.

Shen's father and Shen's mother were in pain and asked Shen Yuerong to stay at Mr. Li's house for a while. They made the decision with great difficulty.

If they really wanted to sell Shen Yuerong for a little silver, they really couldn't do it.

Selling your son?That's even more impossible.

After much deliberation, the only option was to sell Shen Yue Xi, who was ranked in the middle.

The Liu family is also a relatively well-known wealthy person in the town. They made their fortune by reselling porcelain a few years ago. Although they are not as wealthy as Mr. Li, their family background is not bad.

It is an established fact that Shen Yuexi was sold here. Everyone can only secretly pray that what Shen Yubai said is true, and hope that Shen Yuexi can live a prosperous life for a while.

However, the picture that appeared on the light screen quickly disappointed everyone and made them feel heartbroken for Shen Yuexi.

It turned out that after Shen Yuexi was sold into the Liu family, she was treated like a servant and was not even given food to eat. Her life was not as good as the few days Shen Yuexi worked in a medicine shop, at least she could barely fill her stomach.

In order to satisfy her hunger, Shen Yuexi had to secretly go to the kitchen to eat the leftovers.

The next day, the servants in the kitchen discovered Shen Yuexi's behavior and beat him up. Then he poured the leftovers into the pig pen in front of Shen Yuexi. "See, even if you feed pigs, you don't deserve to eat these things!"

These servants were in a good mood, playing with Shen Yuexi.

Facing everyone's mocking gazes, Shen Yuexi remained silent, her eyes turning red quietly and refusing to let tears fall in front of these people.

She knew that this would only make them feel more excited.

"It's really boring, like a mute, tsk!"

"Forget it, let's go. I heard that a beautiful maid has been bought in the backyard. We can't get started with her, so let's enjoy her life!"

Several servants smiled and walked away.

Until those people's voices could no longer be heard, Shen Yuexi finally raised her head quietly and looked uncontrollably towards the pig pen.

She couldn't help but swallow.

After a long time, Shen Yuexi slowly left the smelly pig pen.

"Hey, come here! Yes, it's you, come here."

After walking out a few steps, a cleanly dressed maid with a girl's bun suddenly called to Shen Yuexi.

The maids dressed like this in the Liu family usually serve the masters of the house, and it is absolutely impossible for a rough girl like Shen Yuexi who does hard work to receive such treatment.

"Sister, is there anything I need help with?"

Shen Yuexi was not sure why the maid stopped her, so she asked cautiously.

Seeing her trembling look, the maid sympathized with her and softened her voice: "When I see you, I think of myself in the past. I must have suffered a lot."

The maid's eyes became dark, perhaps recalling the past.

She grabbed Shen Yuexi's hand, then took out some money from her arms and stuffed it into her, "It's not much money, take it and buy some food to fill your stomach."

"As for other things, I can't help you with anything."

After saying this, the maid hurriedly left without waiting for Shen Yuexi to react.

If someone saw her, she would be offended and the master she was serving might be hurt. So even if she sympathized with Shen Yuexi, she could only help so much.

Shen Yuexi's suppressed tears finally broke out.

Some people feel that they are very strong and can hold back from crying no matter what they face, but once faced with the kindness of others, they cannot help but vent their grievances.

Holding the money given by the kind maid in her hand, Shen Yuexi wiped her tears with the back of her hand and cheered up again.

After finishing what she was doing, Shen Yuexi bribed the gatekeeper and went to the market with the money.

Everyone didn't know Shen Yuexi's purpose and guessed that she wanted to buy some food to satisfy her hunger.

The next moment, Shen Yuexi walked into the medicine shop where she worked before and bought some insecticide.

After handing the medicine to Shen Yuexi, the old pharmacist did not forget to remind: "Pay attention to the dosage, and be careful not to let anyone accidentally ingest it, otherwise it will kill someone."

There has been an insect infestation recently. In order to control the pests, this is an increased dose version of the insecticide specially prepared by them.

Shen Yuexi listened carefully to the old pharmacist's explanation of precautions, and her humble and respectful attitude greatly praised the old pharmacist.

However, the people outside the light curtain were very puzzled by this and couldn't help but talk in low voices.

(End of this chapter)

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