Farmhouse Green Plum

Chapter 146: Secret

Song Ying smiled like the villagers and was about to say something when she saw He Tianyu's puzzled expression: "Hey, aren't you already taking the girls from your village to collect herbs to make money? Why are you still cutting useless weeds?"

Song Ying's eyelids twitched. It was not a misunderstanding. She really knew that they made money by collecting herbs!

Who told her?

Yuan Qing?

No, Yuan Qing hasn't been back for the past three months since he came back on May 17th. I heard that the schoolwork in the academy is very intense.

Moreover, he is not the kind of person who goes back on his word.

The most important thing is, she only told Yuan Qing that they were making money by collecting herbs, but she did not say who was the first to take responsibility for this. Why did He Tianyu know it so clearly?

Song Ying's mind was full of thoughts, and before he could come up with a conclusion, he heard Li ask in confusion, "What do you mean by collecting herbs to make money?"

The crowd quieted down, and Song Ying felt that all eyes were on her. Then, she heard Li ask her, "Yingwa, did you make money?"

Song Ying's scalp tingled. He had no idea how to answer, and he had no idea how much He Tianyu knew.

Seeing the adults' reactions, He Tianyu was a little stunned, "Why, don't you know about this yet?"

The villagers didn't say anything. The adults with girls at home, led by Mrs. Li, looked even gloomier.

He Tianyu seemed to realize that she had exposed the secret of Song Ying and others. She covered her mouth and looked at Song Ying apologetically: "I'm sorry, I didn't know you didn't..."

She didn't say anything else, just looked apologetic.

Song Ying stood there, totally at a loss as to what to do for a moment. He glanced at Zhao Xiaocui from the corner of his eye and saw that her face was pale and she was filled with fear.

Li looked at He Tianyu, then at Song Ying, frowned tightly, and said sternly: "Song Ying, what happened? Tell me everything!"

Song Ying still didn't speak. She was trying hard to think about what she should say in order to minimize the losses.

Seeing that Song Ying didn't say anything, Aunt Meihua looked at Zhao Xiaocui and asked in the same harsh voice: "Cui Wa, are you also picking herbs to make money?"

Zhao Xiaocui shrank back, not knowing how to answer.

Because Luo Yanxing was not here at the moment, her mother Wang couldn't wait any longer and turned to ask He Tianyu: "Miss He, is my Yanxing also selling herbs to make money?"

He Tianyu covered her mouth and said nothing.

"Alright, why are you questioning Miss He?" Qian glared at Wang, turned around and shouted, "Meiyue, Nanxing, both of you come out for a moment."

The Zhou family has little land and not much farm work to do. Today is a holiday, so no one in the family went to work in the fields.

After Xu Yuzhi brought He Tianyu back and talked for a while, He Tianyu expressed that she wanted to rest here for a while. Qian knew very well that the villagers loved lively activities. Today was a festival, so she quickly asked her daughter-in-law to take her two granddaughters to the kitchen to boil water.

As she expected, the villagers who were returning from the fields passed by here and saw He Tianyu. They all came over with a smile and asked curiously.

Some people took a break, got to know the general situation and then went back; some who were not in a hurry just sat down and chatted.

No matter how long the rest was, everyone who sat down to rest had to be given water to drink. It was very hot and most people had just returned from working in the fields, so the pot of water was soon gone.

While Xiao Qian was busy greeting the villagers, the sisters Meiyue and Nanxing boiled water in the kitchen.

The Zhou family's kitchen was not far from the door, and the villagers spoke loudly. Meiyue and Nanxing, who were in the kitchen, had already heard what was happening outside and were both very panicked.

Hearing Qian's cry, they had to walk out of the kitchen nervously.

"Tell me, what's going on? When did you start collecting herbs to make money? How did you get to know the herbs? How did you make the money?"

Mei Yue pinched the corner of her clothes and stammered: "We...herbs...this..."

Seeing her like this, Qian knew that her two granddaughters were indeed involved. She was happy and angry at the same time.

What made me happy was that the two granddaughters actually knew about herbs and could pick them and sell them for money, which was something only people with great abilities could do; what made me angry was, of course, that they had never handed over a penny.

Qian's face was stern and her eyes were wide open. "Zhou Meiyue!"

Mei Yue was about to cry and looked at Song Ying for help.

At this point, it was impossible not to reveal anything. Song Ying pursed his lips and spoke carefully: "Last year, I helped Aunt Chen identify the ground tiger. I thought that since it was a medicine, the clinic might accept it. When I saw it, I cut some and brought it to the clinic..."

Li was shocked and angry. Before she could finish, she interrupted loudly: "You really are making money by picking herbs!"

She didn't remember what the ground tiger was, but she remembered that Song Ying helped the Xu family identify herbs because Xu Dahe was bitten by a snake. That happened in August last year, and it has been more than a year to this day!

Li stood up angrily and picked up a chair to throw at Song Ying. Someone nearby quickly stopped her and said, "Aunt Li, the child is disobedient and needs to be taught well. What if he gets hurt by this chair?"

"What else can we do? Just smash her to death and that's it. This dead woman is really going to heaven!"

Song Ying was not convinced and could not help but retort: "What's wrong with me picking herbs? It didn't delay any work. Song Tian and the others were always lazy and didn't work just for fun."

"Did I say that it's wrong for you to pick herbs?" Being pulled by others, Li couldn't hit Song Ying. She kicked her in anger, "For a whole year, we haven't seen a penny from the family. Where did the money you earned go? You even learned to hide it!"

"Why are you arguing with your grandma?" Someone nearby advised Song Ying, "Your grandma is right. It's a good thing that you can make money, but how can you keep it to yourself? This is not good. You need to change it!"

"Yes, a family should work together. If your second uncle is like you, hiding the money he earns for himself, then where does your family get the money to buy meat?

Where does the cloth for making clothes come from? And what about medical treatment and social intercourse, which all require money?

Your uncle and aunt eat all the food they grow, so won't you kids starve to death?"

"Song Ying, it's a great blessing for you to meet such kind people as your uncle and aunt, you should cherish it!

Look at the Wang family. Wang Dalang and his wife are still alive, but their daughter almost died.

You are a girl who lost her mother when she was born. No matter which family you were in, you would have drowned. If it weren't for your grandmother, would you have grown up to this age?"

Song Ying understood the hidden meaning of the words. They were accusing her of being ungrateful. She said immediately, "My grandmother also wanted to drown me, but it was my father who insisted."

The villager who tried to persuade her was choked and said angrily, "That also requires your grandmother to agree. If your grandmother doesn't agree, what's the point of your father insisting?"