Chapter 19: Magic Defeats Magic 

The two children were from the neighboring Ping’an Village.

The old bachelor who the children’s uncle wanted to sell them to last time was from Anhe Village.

Fu Liye told Ji Xiaoyue what happened afterwards.

After Ji Xiaoyue sent the children to the compound, Fu Liye found an elderly person from the compound to take care of the two children.

The children’s uncle’s family had been making a fuss many times during this period, saying that Fu Liye had taken the children away. They were going crazy looking for the children.

They insisted that Fu Liye was a single man and their niece was a little girl, there was no blood relationship, it was not appropriate for him to raise her.

During this time, not only did they make a fuss, but Fu Liye was also called by the organization for talks several times.

Later, when the children’s uncle saw that Fu Liye wouldn’t compromise, he tricked the old lady who was taking care of the children and took the children away.

When Fu Liye went to the children’s uncle’s house to find the two children, they both insisted that they hadn’t taken the children away.

Fu Liye searched the children’s uncle’s house but couldn’t find the children.

He thought the children might have run away again, so he came to Ji Xiaoyue.

Ji Xiaoyue listened to Fu Liye and said in a deep voice, “The children must be hidden by them.”

“I went to look, no one was there.” Fu Liye frowned.

Ji Xiaoyue sneered, “They want the compensation money, so naturally they have to keep the children, they definitely won’t hide them at home.”

Fu Liye was silent for a while and said softly, “I just feel sorry for the two children, if they want the compensation money, they can have it.”

Fu Liye was from Beijing, he was born into a high-ranking family, and he didn’t know that poor villages produce wicked people, so he didn’t understand the depths of human nature.

Ji Xiaoyue stopped and looked up at Fu Liye, saying seriously, “Comrade Fu, we’re going to get the children back now, you have to listen to me. No matter what I say, you don’t argue.

Also, don’t be too kind to people. Because if you take a step back, they’ll take three steps forward. The children’s grandparents and parents are gone, the compensation money is for raising the children, you raise the children, you have to take it.”

She paused here and looked at Fu Liye seriously, “Comrade Fu, you’re unmarried now, you’re being kind to raise your comrade’s children, but have you ever thought about it, if you bring two children to find a partner in the future, will the other party care, will it affect your choice of spouse?

You give the compensation money to your uncle’s family, you have to use your joint property to raise the children, and your wife has to take care of the two children, is that fair to her?

So some things you have to fight for, being taken advantage of isn’t a blessing, it’s being a sucker.”

Fu Liye had never heard such words before. He looked at Ji Xiaoyue’s serious expression and was a little dazed.

He had always thought of Ji Xiaoyue as a silly girl who wore her heart on her sleeve, but it turned out she was more insightful than anyone else.

They arrived at Zhang’s house, and Zhang’s uncle saw Ji Xiaoyue and Fu Liye. He turned around and grabbed a hoe, “Get out, you’ve already lost our children, why are you still here?”

He pointed at Fu Liye resentfully, “That man insists on raising other people’s children, who knows what his intentions are, he’s a bad old man with a lot of bad intentions, he’s obviously not a good person.”

Fu Liye reached out to pull Ji Xiaoyue, wanting to pull her behind him.

Ji Xiaoyue whispered to him, “Don’t pull me, let me do this.”

She said, and rushed towards the man, her body hitting his hoe.

Then, Ji Xiaoyue fell to the ground, “He’s hitting people! This family wants to eat their younger brother’s family’s inheritance, they don’t care about the children’s lives, they sold the children.

We came to find the children, and he’s hitting people.”

She yelled, and the neighbors who heard the noise came over to watch.

Ji Xiaoyue saw people coming and continued to yell, “This family is heartless. They took the money their son earned with his life and beat the children until they were covered in injuries.

They even sold the children to an old bachelor in our village who has heart disease. This family is wicked, they just want to eat their younger brother’s inheritance.

Now they’ve hidden the children and say that we took them away.”

She imitated Sun Laotai, slapping her thighs and wailing, it was quite intimidating.

“Now the children are lost, what am I going to do? Their father is a martyr, what am I going to do?” She wailed even louder.

Zhang’s uncle was a little stunned by Ji Xiaoyue’s performance, he didn’t know what to do for a moment.

“Girl, don’t cry, the children aren’t lost, I saw them taking the children out yesterday.” Someone suddenly said.

Ji Xiaoyue immediately stopped crying and grabbed the person who spoke.

The person said to Zhang’s uncle, “Ergou, didn’t you and your wife take the two children away yesterday?”

The children’s uncle was called Zhang Ergou.

He was exposed by his neighbor, and he knew he couldn’t deny it. He said nervously, “I can’t afford to raise two children, I found them a good family.”

At this point, Ji Xiaoyue suddenly got up from the ground and grabbed Zhang Ergou, “Isn’t there compensation money? How much can two children eat? If you can’t afford to raise them, then let us raise them.

We can afford it. You insisted on taking the children away and giving them to someone else, what’s your intention?”

The neighbors around heard his words and pointed fingers, “Ergou, your brother just died, and you want to eat his inheritance.

You’ve already sold his house, and you’ve also taken the compensation money.

You can’t afford to raise the children, aren’t you afraid of your brother jumping out of his coffin?”

“That’s right, if you can’t afford it, give them to someone else. Didn’t the village chief come to your house several times before? There was an officer who wanted to adopt the two children.

He said he was your brother’s comrade, but you didn’t agree. Who doesn’t know that you’re afraid of someone taking the compensation money, you’re really shameless.”

At this moment, Zhang Ergou was the only one at home, he didn’t…

His wife could argue, but when people said this, he couldn’t say a word.

Ji Xiaoyue saw that the time was right and immediately pulled Fu Liye and shouted, “He said that Comrade Fu didn’t have a wife, and that it wasn’t appropriate for a man to raise a little girl, so he took the children away.

But he abused the children! A few days ago, the children ran away, they were covered in injuries.”

Fu Liye also said coldly, “Zhang Ergou, we will report your child abuse, and we will also report your selling of the children. Your brother is a martyr, the government and the unit will send people to investigate this matter.”

Zhang Ergou panicked when he heard the words “report” and “investigation.” He said urgently, “What do you want?”

“Where are the children? Where did you take the children?”

Zhang Ergou hesitated for a moment and pointed in the direction of Anhe Village, “My wife sold Niuniu to Wang Mazhi, and she sold Gou Dan to an old couple in Liujia Village who couldn’t have children.”

As soon as he said this, the surrounding scolding grew louder.

“You heartless bastard! Wang Mazhi has a lot of diseases, everyone in the surrounding villages knows, he’s old enough to be Niuniu’s grandfather, you’re heartless, you’ll be punished sooner or later.”

“Your brother’s coffin lid is going to fly off, you’re a heartless bastard…”

Fu Liye heard the words of the people around him and rushed forward, grabbing Zhang Ergou’s collar,

“Take us to find the children.”