The next morning, Lu Xiucai woke up feeling sore. He had no money to stay in an inn, so he hugged Tao’er and slept underneath the eaves of a house. The two slept hungry and cold.0

Lu Xiucai regretted spending all the money he had been earning rather than saving a portion of his earnings. If he had some savings, he wouldn't have to suffer like this today.1

To make matters worse, he had nowhere else to go, as he couldn't go to Cowheart Village.0

“Husband, why don’t you just rent me out as a concubine?”0

“No!” Lu Xiucai firmly refused. “Where would my dignity go if I allow other men to impregnate you?"2

Tao’er was sad as well as she said, “I don't want to become someone else's concubine, too, but we'd starve to death without money. My dad sold me off as well for food, as he didn’t have any money.”1

Lu Xiucai gnashed his teeth and punched the ground...0