Xie Jing and his four clever kids left as soon as they said they would.

After leaving a crooked note, the four of them quietly slipped out from the backyard.

Aunt Xie’s house next door.

Meihua and Juhua at home were worried about Jiang Wan and Xie Lan. In addition, all their parents-in-law and their husbands had passed away, leaving only the two of them with several children. Naturally, they had no energy to pay attention to Xie Jing and the others.

So Xie Jing and the other three successfully slipped to the village entrance.

The New Year is coming soon and the weather is freezing cold.

There was a light snowfall two days ago, so the villagers stayed at home and few people were walking around the village.

In addition, this winter, 80 to 90 percent of farmers have kangs in their homes.

Who would be so stupid as to leave the door open, stay warm on the kang, and wander around outside?

It really does.

Liu Ershun, Li Xiaosi and Jiang Yaner followed closely behind Xie Jing's four children.

Xie Jing and his companions were dressed warmly, with only their eyes exposed, like four round snowballs.

On the other hand, Liu Ershun and the other two were wearing a tattered cotton jacket that was leaking air from all directions and were shivering with cold.

Liu Ershun looked at the four snowballs from afar and said with envy: "How come the four little brats are dressed so warmly?! When we get those two little girls, we can sell their clothes and get a lot of silver!"

Li Xiaosi agreed, "Yes, yes, yes! The material they are wearing is all silk! It can be sold for at least five taels of silver!"

Jiang Yan'er had never worn silk clothes in her life.

She couldn't wait to ask, "Cousin, this time God is helping us! These four kids sneaked out by themselves, and even if something happens to them, no one will blame us! When are we going to take action?!"

Coincidentally.

Jiang Yan'er and the other two were rushing to Xie Lan's house. As soon as they arrived at the back door, they saw four children sneaking out of the house.

They didn't know why, so they followed him all the way.

It was not until the four children walked towards the village entrance that they realized that they were going to leave the village.

It’s good to leave the village.

Once you go out, you never have to come back!

Liu Ershun understood what Jiang Yan'er meant, thought for a moment, and said, "The two little girls were sold to brothels, and the two little boys were sold to coal mines as laborers. Together, these four are worth at least 150 taels of silver."

There is a coal mountain in the nearby Dongshan County, where coal miners are recruited every year.

But coal mining is tiring and dangerous, and no one knows how many people are buried under coal mountains every year.

So even though Coal Hill offered high wages, no one dared to go there.

After all, money can be earned, but life cannot be bought.

However, there were also people who were so poor that they could not even afford food and dared to go to Coal Hill to try their luck.

Liu Ershun once gambled away all his money except for his underpants. He heard that the wages in the coal mines in Dongshan County were high, so he went to work there for a few days.

As a result, he almost died in the underworld.

Fortunately, he had worked in a coal mine before, so he knew where there was a shortage of people and the price they offered was high.

That's why he came up with the idea of ​​selling Xie Jing and Xiaohu to the coal mine.

Jiang Yan'er's face lit up with joy, and she praised him, "Cousin, you are so smart! I just wanted to sell those two little bastards to the human traffickers, but I didn't expect you to think of selling them to the coal mines!"

Liu Ershun looked at her proudly and said, "How much would it cost if it was sold to a trafficker? How can your pig brain compare to mine?"

Jiang Yan'er did not refute, but her eyes sparkled.

Looking at the four half-grown children in front, they don’t seem to be looking at people, but at moving silver ingots.

Seeing her impatient look, Liu Ershun slapped her on the back of the head and cursed, "What a rush! Wait until they get to a place where there's no village or store before you do it!"

Jiang Yan'er didn't cry out in pain, and said quickly: "Got it!"

Xie Jing and his three companions did not notice that someone was following them.

The cold wind blocked their way like an invisible barrier, and they could feel a strong resistance with every step they took.

But none of them complained of being tired, and they walked more than ten miles in the howling cold wind.

Xie Jing was worried about his sister and Xiaoliu's weak health, so he pulled them to sit on a big rock by the roadside and said, "Rest for a while before we go on."

As he spoke, he took out a warm meat pie from his arms and shared it with the two of them, and also took off a copper kettle that kept water insulated from his waist.

The meat patties were made for them by Hehua at home, and the copper kettle was bought for them by Jiang Wan before.

Xie Jing and Xiaohu shared one, and Xie Xueling and Xiaoliu used one.

This kettle is amazing. The hot water poured into it can keep warm for a long time.

When the four children saw it for the first time, they were so curious about it that they couldn’t put it down.

Now Jiang Wan hasn't been home for a long time, and the four children can only miss her by looking at her things every day.

After a simple meal, Xie Jing and his three companions prepared to set off again.

He held Xie Xueling, and Xiaohu held Xiaoliu, and they walked closely together, leaving a series of neat and small footprints on the snow.

Not long after they started walking, Xie Jing realized something was wrong.

He moved his ears and confirmed that there was a sound of chaotic footsteps behind him.

Subconsciously, he protected Xie Xueling in front of him.

At first he thought it was just a passerby and didn't pay much attention to it.

But when the other party approached and showed no intention of leaving, he immediately raised his head, and his pair of dark, star-like eyes stared at the two people in front of him with bad intentions.

"Boy, what did you just eat? Give me two pieces to try."

Liu Ershun narrowed his eyes, looking like he was not a good person.

Xie Jing said nothing.

Li Xiaosi also said: "I smell the aroma of meat, can it be meat? Boy, you see how pitiful we are, can you give us some food?"

Xie Jing still didn't say anything and continued to look at the two people vigilantly.

Xie Xueling in his arms stared at them with her big, watery eyes. When she accidentally saw Jiang Yaner behind Liu Ershun, she couldn't help but yell, "Second brother, it's Jiang Yaner! It's that bad woman who came to our house and made trouble!"

Jiang Yan'er stopped pretending and walked out from behind Liu Ershun, giving them a resentful smile.

"You stinky girl, you have a very poisonous tongue. I'll sell you to a brothel and see if your tongue is still poisonous!"

Then she said to Liu Ershun: "Cousin, the night is long and dreams are many, hurry up and do it!"

Liu Ershun didn't want to suffer from the cold wind anymore, so he glanced at Li Xiaosi and rushed towards Xie Xueling in Xie Jing's arms.

Li Xiaosi cooperated with him, holding Xie Jing's arm tightly, trying to let Liu Ershun catch Xie Xueling successfully.

Unexpectedly, Xie Jing reacted quickly and lowered his head to bite Li Xiaosi's arm.

"what!"

Li Xiaosi yelled angrily, "Boy, you dare to bite me? I will beat you to death!"

Just as he was about to swing his punch, Xiaohu rushed over like a calf and hit Li Xiaosi in the stomach.

"Ouch!"

Li Xiaosi put down his hands in pain, but Xiaohu stepped hard on his right foot again, causing him to howl in pain.

"Oh my god! My toes! They hurt!"

The tattered cloth shoes that Li Xiaosi was wearing were not as thick as the new cotton shoes that Xiaohu had added.

This kick directly turned the frozen and numb toes purple.

Li Xiaosi fell to the ground holding his foot and screaming in pain. Jiang Yaner called him a waste and turned around to catch the seemingly weak Xiaoliu.

As a result, Xiaoliu ran faster than a rabbit, and Jiang Yaner chased after her, just like walking a dog.

Liu Ershun felt embarrassed when he was being played around by a few half-grown kids, and he went up to hit Xie Jing.

However, Xie Jing reacted quickly and ducked down to easily avoid Liu Ershun's blow.

Immediately, while Liu Ershun didn't react, he punched him on the chin.

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