Chapter 93 What’s wrong with this child?

Seeing this, Chen Zhanliang couldn't help but persuade her, "Mom, my dad is right. Not everyone can dig up ginseng. In my opinion, we should not waste our energy on this. We should just rest at home for a while."

"No! That dead girl can dig it up, why can't you? You must have found the wrong place." Old Mrs. Chen was so jealous that she didn't listen to any advice and acted as if she would not give up until she found the ginseng.

Old man Chen rolled his eyes at her and said, "If you have the guts, go dig it up the mountain yourself. Don't order that idiot around at home. I can't dig it up."

"You old fool, I'm giving you face, right?" Old Mrs. Chen instantly exploded, pointing her finger at Old Man Chen's nose, "Say it again, are you going or not?"

Old Man Chen stiffened his neck and said, "No, even if you say anything, I won't go."

"Mom, it's so hot out here, I'm sweating every time I move. Dad and I have looked everywhere we need to, but there's really no ginseng on the mountain." Chen Zhanliang wiped the sweat off his face and complained, "I know you're worried, but you can't treat me like an ox. You climbed the mountain in the middle of the night yesterday, and now you're asking me to go back in again early this morning. Are you really my mother? If you keep going like this, I'm going to die of exhaustion."

Sun hurriedly wiped the sweat off his face and said, "Mom, my dad is right. If ginseng were that easy to dig, there would be no poor people in our Nanshan Village."

Old Mrs. Chen understood this logic very well, but there was not much food left at home and she had no money in her pocket. If she continued like this, the whole family would starve before the autumn harvest.

In the past, the eldest brother would go to the town to do some hard labor from time to time. Although he didn't earn much, he would give the money he earned to her to manage. Although he never had a lot of money in his pocket, he always had some small changes. Occasionally, when the family ran out of food, she could help with the emergency.

Now, there is not even a penny left in my pocket. If I had known this would happen, I should have saved a few hundred coins when the third brother went to study in town, just in case.

"If you don't want to go up the mountain, then don't go up the mountain." Old Mrs. Chen sighed helplessly and said in a negotiating tone, "Zhanliang, why don't you go to the dock in town to find some work and earn a few copper coins to buy some food. Otherwise, our family will soon be unable to make ends meet."

Chen Zhanliang was stunned. After paying taxes last year, the remaining grain was enough to last until this year's autumn harvest. He distributed it to the eldest wife's family, but did not give them a single grain of food. He only took half a bag of rice bran to coax them. He did not believe that there was no food at home.

"Mom, we should still have plenty of food at home, how could there not be enough to eat?"

"That's right. After paying taxes last year, the remaining grain was enough to last until the autumn harvest. Now there are still two months before the autumn harvest. How could there be no food?" Sun raised her voice excitedly.

Old Mrs. Chen pulled the corner of her mouth and glanced at Old Man Chen, "Old man, go ahead."

"What are you doing? I told you a long time ago not to take the food, but you refused to listen. Now you're desperate because you have no food. What were you doing before? You should be responsible for the mess you made. I don't care."

"Mom, what's going on? Where is our food?" Chen Zhanliang asked.

Old Mrs. Chen looked guilty. "Listen to me, Second Brother. Last winter, your third brother didn't have money to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone, so Mother gave him grain in exchange for money. I originally thought that I could marry off Qing this year so I could get more gifts and grain, but I didn't expect to split up the eldest brother's family. I made a wrong move, which led to the current situation. In the end, it's all the fault of that heartless girl."

Sun was furious when she heard this. "Mother, food is the life of our family. Why are you so unreliable? What are we going to do now that we have no food?"

"That's right, you are too biased. You remember everything about your youngest son. It's like I was picked up." Chen Zhanliang roared unwillingly.

Old Mrs. Chen whispered, "Don't worry, I have a way. I won't let you starve."

Hearing this, Chen Zhanliang rolled his eyes and said no more.

Several people fell into silence, and the atmosphere was inexplicably depressing.

"Dad, Mom, I'm back."

Hearing the shout, Old Man Chen was delighted, "Zhan Cai is back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Zhancai and his wife walked into the house with their two children.

Old Mrs. Chen, who had just looked distressed, immediately put on a smile and hurriedly stood up to greet him, "Oh my dear son, why are you back? Come on, sit down and rest for a while. How did you have time to come back today?"

Chen Zhancai shook his head and smiled, "Mom, Ruolan missed you and asked me to send her back to stay with you for a few days."

Old Mrs. Chen beamed with joy. "My Ruolan is truly filial. She missed grandma after only being gone for a few days. She's such a sensible and good child, unlike that damn girl next door, who's just a heartless bastard."

Chen Ruolan glared fiercely, grabbed her hair like crazy, and screamed at the top of her lungs, "Shut up, who are you calling a dog? You are the dog."

Old Mrs. Chen was frightened.

Old man Chen was even more dumbfounded, standing there in a daze.

Chen Zhanliang glanced at Sun beside him in astonishment, "Wife, who is this girl calling a dog?"

"It sounds like she's cursing!" Sun said to Liu Fengjiao, who was standing beside her. "Old Third, what's wrong with Ruolan? How dare she curse?"

"Yeah, this child looks a little strange. Maybe he's been possessed by evil spirits." Chen Zhanliang also agreed.

After a long pause, Old Lady Chen finally came to her senses. She glanced at Chen Ruolan, who was pulling her hair, and felt a little unhappy. "Third wife, who is Ruolan angry with?"

Liu Fengjiao frowned and shook her head, "Mom, you just said something harsh, so Ruolan reacted so violently."

"Harsh words? I didn't say anything else!" Old Mrs. Chen looked confused. "I just said that the damn girl next door was a heartless bastard, nothing else!"

Before he could finish his words, Chen Ruolan interrupted him harshly, "Are you done yet? You are the dog, shut up."

"What happened to this child? I didn't say anything!" Old Mrs. Chen was so scared that her face turned pale. She looked at Chen Zhancai who was silent and said, "Third brother, what happened to this child?"

Chen Zhancai glanced at Liu Fengjiao and said, "Hurry up and talk to our mother!"

"Okay, I'll tell you." Liu Fengjiao recounted the bet she made with Chen Qingqing yesterday about learning to crawl like a dog. Then, she continued aggrievedly, "Since Ruolan returned home, she hasn't dared to go out, fearing that others would laugh at her behind her back. Now, whenever the word 'dog' is mentioned, Ruolan can't stand it. She feels like someone is humiliating her and calling her a dog."

Old Lady Chen gnashed her teeth as she listened, unable to help but curse, "That stupid little girl, how dare she humiliate my Ruolan like that? I think she's tired of living. No, I have to go get her."

"Alright, old woman, just calm down!" Old Man Chen stopped her. "I've already accepted the loss, why are you looking for revenge? You didn't even vent your anger, and you're getting yourself into trouble. What's the point?"

Sun felt relieved. It was what she deserved. You have a bad conscience and look down on others. Now you know how powerful Qing Yatou is.

She smiled faintly, "Mom, what my father said makes sense, just bear with it!"

"Yes, mother, it takes two to tango. No matter how we talk about this matter, we are not in the right. Let's not cause trouble for others." Chen Zhanliang also agreed.