Yu Changhe believed his daughter's idea was very good. After all, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him fish. Let those poor people work with their own hands to earn their daily meals, that is the best solution.
Actually, these families who can't get enough to eat aren't lazy or lacking ambition; it's just that these are difficult times. As farmers, they can only rely on a few acres of poor land to feed their whole family.
When unexpected weather changes occur, like floods or droughts, their grain production can be halved or even yield nothing.
What to do when there's no grain? What to do when they fall ill and can't afford medical treatment? Some families, to survive, have to sell their sons and daughters.
But generally, families choose to sell their daughters because sons are meant to continue the family line.
