A woman put her grandson up for sale on a street in Wuhan, Hubei province, on Wednesday, to raise money to save her sick son, who is also the the little boy's father, according to cnhubei.com.

Along with a little girl, who was no more than 4 years old, the woman kneeled near a food market in Xinzhou district and kowtowed to passersby on Wednesday morning, a man surnamed Tong said.