Sister Han is good at farming

Chapter 275 Black Girl Can Also Eat

In the clinic, the old doctor shook his head and sighed after taking Caihua's pulse.

"City Lord, please forgive me for being blunt, but if this lady continues like this, she will probably die young."

Ruan Qingqing was not too familiar with this set of rhetoric.

"Doctor, if we give her fine food and warm her up a bit, will she get better?"

"In theory, she can. She is in her twenties and can recover a little with a little nourishment. But judging from the way she is dressed, her family probably doesn't have the money to nourish her. Even if they did, they probably wouldn't give it to her, otherwise her body wouldn't be so badly depleted. She has many hidden injuries on her body. If my guess is correct, it should be caused by long-term beatings."

The old doctor sighed as he spoke, "How pitiful!"

"Doctor, please do your best to treat the disease. The money will be credited to the account of the City Lord's Mansion." Ruan Qingqing pursed her lips tightly, and a storm was gathering in her eyes.

"Okay! I'll try my best!"

Ruan Qingqing left the space to the old doctor and sat in the outer room waiting for Yue Linlang.

For a moment, all kinds of information were churning in her mind, colliding and overlapping with each other.

What happened to Cauliflower will not be the first, nor the last. How can she prevent such things from happening again?

Enact laws to protect women and children?

Ruan Qingqing knew that in an absolutely patriarchal society, this alone was far from enough.

She had to find a way to improve the status of women in the family and in society.

The most direct way is to allow women to earn money for the family like men. However, women are naturally weak and this is an inevitable fact.

If women are to make money, they can only vigorously develop handicrafts. The only thing she can think of is to grow mulberry trees and raise silkworms. Mulberry trees can survive in saline-alkali land, and the climate here is also very suitable for growing mulberry trees.

This way, we can improve the soil here, raise silkworms, and give women jobs and money to earn. It's a best of both worlds.

However, mulberry trees cannot grow in a day or two, and I have to go everywhere to find mulberry seedlings. Although raising silkworms is a good idea, it cannot immediately solve the current predicament.

Just when Ruan Qingqing was in distress, Yue Linlang came over with Wang Po and her son.

At this time, Cauliflower woke up.

Ruan Qingqing went to see Caihua first.

"My Lord City Lord!" Caihua was extremely surprised when he first saw Ruan Qingqing. He struggled to get up and greet her.

Because Ruan Qingqing was often busy working in the fields and also made frequent inspections, everyone in Bale City, from the eighty-year-old man to the three-year-old child, knew her.

"Caihua, no need to be so polite! I know all your grievances, and I will seek justice for you!"

Ruan Qingqing said in a firm voice.

"Wow, wow, wow~" Cauliflower immediately burst into tears.

This made Ruan Qingqing burst into tears.

"But where does it feel uncomfortable?"

After Caihua had cried enough, she shook her head. Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop her, she got out of bed, knelt down and kowtowed to Ruan Qingqing.

"Thank you, Lord City Lord! Caihua finally realized today that we married women also have justice..."

Ruan Qingqing felt heartbroken when she heard this.

"Whether it's a babbling child, an innocent kid, a rebellious teenager, a hardworking housewife, or an octogenarian, there will be justice! Don't cry! I will definitely punish your mother-in-law and husband today. I will never tolerate the practice of beating your wife. But I'm worried that if I punish your in-laws today, they will torture you in other ways tomorrow.

I ask you, if I can provide you with a job that can support yourself, would you dare to leave your current home?"

"I dare!" Caihua answered almost as soon as Ruan Qingqing finished speaking.

"Even if people point fingers at me for the rest of my life?" Ruan Qingqing asked.

Caihua nodded seriously this time, "I've died once before, so why should I be afraid of any advice?"

She kowtowed again and said, "Please grant me your blessing, Lord City Lord. From now on, I just want to live for myself!"

Ruan Qingqing nodded, "I know your decision."

She set up a court directly in front of the clinic to try Caihua's case. Caihua complained and the old doctor of the clinic testified. Wang Po and her son often abused and beat Caihua, and the case was tried on the spot.

Wang Po and her son were each beaten with twenty sticks in the street, and Dashan was sentenced to three months of reform in the mine.

For a moment, all the aunties and young wives who came to join in the fun clapped and cheered loudly!

"The city lord is wise!"

"Long live the City Lord!"

The shouts rose and fell like waves.

Ruan Qingqing raised her hand to signal everyone to be quiet.

"This city lord doesn't care about other places, but under this city lord's jurisdiction, women, children, and elderly people are all protected by the law. Abuse and sale are prohibited. Once discovered by this city lord, they will be severely punished according to the severity of the crime!"

"it is good!"

"City Lord, why didn't you come to our Bale City earlier? My good girl was beaten to death by her black-hearted in-laws!" An old woman stood up and said tremblingly.

"Yes! Our mother's family can't intervene, saying it's their family affair! She was a good person, working like a slave for her husband's family, but in the end she was beaten to death. We as parents are so heartbroken!" An old man with a cane also stood up, looking heartbroken.

"City Lord, your rule is a good one! Otherwise we would be busy all over the house, exhausted to death, and end up getting beaten by men!"

"Yes! City Lord, you made a great law! My eldest brother-in-law is a weak man. Once he drinks, he beats up my eldest sister and the children. With this law, do you think he would dare to do that?"

Everyone below looked very pleased.

"City Lord!"

A child, so thin that only a bag of bones was left, came towards them tremblingly.

Ruan Qingqing walked towards her, "What do you want?"

"If my father and grandma don't give me food, will you care about it?" The little girl was in tatters, but her eyes were as bright and dazzling as pearls.

"Not feeding children enough for a long time, beating children, these are all considered child abuse, we will deal with them."

The little girl twisted the corner of her clothes nervously and twitched her nose. "Hei Nuo doesn't want the city lord to beat my father and grandmother with the stick, nor does he want to take my father to the iron mine. I just want the city lord to tell them that Hei Nuo can also eat..."

As she spoke, she wiped away her tears.

Ruan Qingqing's heart ached. "Okay! I will tell all the parents and grandparents that it is wrong to starve children. You are growing up, and you should be fed if conditions permit."

"Thank you, Lord City Lord! You are better than the gods in heaven!" The little girl raised her face and smiled at Ruan Qingqing.

That smile with tears was the most beautiful smile Ruan Qingqing had ever seen!