Aunt Lin thought Xie Pinggang was a little strange today.
However, even though she was considered an elder, she could not help but feel nervous in front of Xie Pinggang. It was as if she had seen an official, and she did not dare to speak nonsense.
“In the Qianyuan dynasty’s household register, there are fewer women than men. Aunt Lin, do you know why?” Xie Pinggang asked again.
Lin Yaxiang sighed. “Why else? The child might not have survived. From the moment she was born, there were obstacles everywhere. If she could survive one, she might not be able to survive another. It’s not easy to survive until the day of registration.
“Take our hometown as an example. In the same village, every family had to do some chores. The maidservant didn’t have enough to eat and didn’t dare to give birth to a child. During my father’s years as a doctor, he saw many families. When their daughter fell ill, they couldn’t even bear to pay a few dozens of cash…”
Speaking up to this point, Lin Yaxiang’s eyes were also somewhat sorrowful.
As her family had daughters, her father had been ridiculed countless times.
So what if she said that his medical skills were good? In the future, would she not have to pass it on to someone with another family name?
“Then, when Aunt Lin delivered the baby, did you also drown the baby girl?” Xie Pinggang asked casually.
Lin Yaxiang was shocked. “I don’t do that kind of immoral thing! But… I’m only a midwife. I’m only in charge of delivering the baby, but… I’ve seen it before. The mother-in-law of the family drowned the baby. Even if I wanted to stop her, I couldn’t…”
How could she stop her?
Should she rush to snatch the baby away?
The baby was not hers. If she really did that, she would have been reported at the administrative office and locked up. The crime of snatching the baby was not severe!
Sometimes she would try to persuade the family, but she would only receive a disdainful look from the other party at most.
“Are you sure that your hands have never been stained with human lives? If someone else had done it, it naturally wouldn’t be your fault,” Xie Pinggang said in all seriousness.
“I swear to God, if I, Lin Yaxiang, have ever harmed a baby’s life, I will die without a burial place!” Lin Yaxiang was also very serious. “Harming people aside, my father and I have saved many girls over the years!”
Sometimes they were criticized for saving lives.
“Then I’m relieved.” Xie Pinggang was much more polite now. “It’s good that you didn’t harm anyone. I am an official in the criminal division. Recently, I’ve been in charge of this case, so I have to ask you about it.”
With that said, Lin Yaxiang came to a realization.
“I know. Back then, I dared to come to your family to make amends because I was prepared. My father repeatedly ordered us to be obedient and not to cause trouble. If we were to be caught, it would implicate your family.” Aunt Lin was quite understanding, she was not even angry.
“I dare say that even though my family isn’t that fortunate and kind, we would never do evil. If someone in the family had committed a mistake, they wouldn’t have fallen into your hands. My father and I would have already dealt with them properly. We would never trouble others!” Lin Yaxiang added.
Xie Pinggang really admired this woman.
She was an expert in handling a household.
It was a pity that this woman was Lin Erniang’s sister. Otherwise, it would be great to get her to manage the Xie family.
“Aunt is very righteous. I admire you.” Xie Pinggang admitted defeat quickly.
“It’s nothing… This is just the basic principle of life…” Lin Yaxiang was quite embarrassed. When she said that, she suddenly felt a little suspicious. “Why didn’t I see that kid, Pinghuai today? Did he practice martial arts?”
“Aunt is sensible, so I’ll be frank about this matter.” Xie Pinggang did not hide it and told Lin Yaxiang everything about Xie Pinghuai accepting gifts.
Lin Yaxiang was like Xie Pinghuai’s mother, she was responsible for teaching him, so he had to explain these things to her clearly..
