Old Man Ye and Ye Jinhua ran towards Ye Caiping's room, but Ye Daquan rushed into the outhouse first.

With a bang, the door to the north room was pushed open again, and Old Man Ye said anxiously, "Caiping, you—"

As she spoke, the words caught in her throat. She saw Ye Caiping and her daughter sitting on the bed mending clothes, looking relaxed.

"Father, why are you back?" Ye Caiping put down the needle in her hand and stood up with a smile.

Old Man Ye stared blankly: "Did you... just eat poisonous roots?"

"What?" Ye Caiping asked, puzzled. "Why would I eat poisonous roots? Liu Heigou was poisoned just the other day. I'm not stupid, why would I eat that stuff?"

Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er nodded hurriedly, but their bodies were somewhat stiff.

Old Man Ye didn't really believe his daughter would eat that stuff, so he looked at Ye Jinhua with suspicion.

"Little sister!" A low voice rang out at this moment. Ye Daquan rushed to the door with a full ladle of manure. Because he was in such a hurry, he almost splashed Old Man Ye and Ye Jinhua all over.

Ye Jinhua spat and jumped behind Old Man Ye.

The entire room was instantly filled with a foul stench.

"Little sister, have a sip!" Ye Daquan was about to pounce on her.

Ye Caiping jumped back in fright, covering her nose: "Yue~~ It stinks, take it away!"

"It has to smell bad, only when it smells bad and disgusting can you vomit it all out. Quick, take a swig!" Ye Daquan looked troubled, feeling both sorry for the girl and determined.

"Stop spitting! I didn't eat any poisonous roots!"

"Huh?" Ye Daquan scratched his head.

"Impossible! I just saw them eat it with my own eyes." Ye Jinhua's eyes widened. "They even said it wasn't called poisonous root, but cassava! Grandpa, Dad, you have to believe me!"

"Didn't they say they couldn't eat lunch? They must have eaten some poisonous roots on the mountain! After lunch, I saw them eating in their room, and they even asked me to eat with them!"

As she spoke, Ye Jinhua trembled: "I was afraid they would die, so I went to find you, Grandpa."

Old Man Ye and Ye Daquan looked at each other, unsure of who to believe.

Ye Caiping looked at Ye Jinhua with a smile: "Jinhua, the poison usually takes effect in about an hour and a half. You said we ate it on the mountain before lunch, so why haven't we taken any poison yet?"

Ye Jinhua choked, somewhat frantic: "No...you may not have eaten it on the mountain, but just now, I saw you eat it with my own eyes...anyway, Dad, hurry up and force-feed her manure! It won't hurt!"