Chapter 15 Grandpa, They Stole the Poisonous Root
When Ye Caiping returned home, it was just time for dinner.
As soon as they put down the backpack, they saw Ye Yong coming back. The mother and her two daughters pretended they saw nothing and said nothing.
Everyone in the family sat down at the dinner table.
As usual, Old Mrs. Ye served Ye Caiping a bowl first.
"Mom, I'm not hungry today. You and Dad should eat more." Ye Caiping said.
"Me, me too..." Ye Jin'er said, "My sister and I are not hungry, so we won't eat."
Old Lady Ye frowned: "Of course I'm hungry, sit down and eat."
The food at home could not last many days, and we had to eat less and less.
It must be because the eldest son’s wife has returned that the daughter and granddaughter are so scared that they dare not eat. Thinking of this, Old Lady Ye glared at Mrs. Du.
Mrs. Du choked. She felt full even though she hadn't eaten yet.
Old Mrs. Ye filled a large bowl for her two granddaughters and said, "You dug this shepherd's purse. Eat more."
After everyone had received their portion, they began to eat.
But Ye Caiping only took one sip and then stopped.
Sister Ye Jin'er tried very hard to eat, but in the end she only ate half a bowl.
Everyone then realized that Ye Caiping and her daughter were really not hungry.
Ye Jinhua's face was slightly dark. They must have eaten wild fruits or something in the mountains.
He didn't even take the good stuff home when he found it, but ate it all alone behind their backs!
Ye Jinhua was about to speak when Mrs. Du beside her secretly pulled her back.
When she turned around, she saw Mrs. Du looking at her with a warning look on her face.
Ye Jinhua had no choice but to shut up in disappointment.
Mrs. Du was also angry, but when she thought that Ye Caiping would be married in a few months, what was the harm in enduring it for a few months?
The atmosphere in the whole hall became somewhat awkward and depressing.
Old Mrs. Ye coughed dryly and said, "You must have lost your appetite because you didn't sleep well in your bed. Put it in the kitchen and heat it up in the evening."
"Okay." Ye Caiping left with the rice bran porridge.
Ye Jin'er and her sister quickly picked up the bowls and followed Ye Caiping to the kitchen.
Old Man Ye looked at their embarrassed backs and did not expose them, but just sighed softly.
My daughter has only recovered for a few days, but she's back to her old ways again. What should I do?
After dinner, Old Man Ye and Ye Daquan went to the fields, while Ye Erquan took the Ye Yong brothers to the mountains to chop firewood.
Old Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Du went to the town to find Matchmaker Huang. Old Mrs. Ye was found for Ye Caiping, and Mrs. Du was found for Ye Yong.
After Wei and Ye Yinhua cleaned up the dishes, they went out to do the laundry.
Only Ye Caiping, her daughter and Ye Jinhua were left at home.
Ye Jinhua was sitting under the eaves, basking in the sun while sewing shoe soles.
"Eat quickly, this is good stuff, much better than rice bran porridge." Ye Caiping's voice came from the room.
Ye Jinhua's face sank. Are her aunt and her daughter having an affair?
There wasn't enough food left at home. My sister-in-law found something to eat but she didn’t even take it out! The mother and her two daughters hid in the room and ate alone!
Ye Jinhua couldn't bear it any longer, so she threw the soles of shoes and needle and thread in her hand into the basket and walked quickly to the north room.
The door was ajar. She pushed it open and saw Ye Caiping, her mother and her two daughters sitting at the table. Each of them was holding a piece of something soft and sticky in her hand. It looked like a potato, but she had never seen it before.
The mother, her two daughters and the three girls were enjoying their meal when they saw Ye Jinhua push the door open and they all turned back at the same time.
"Cousin, this cassava is delicious. Would you like some?" Ye Jin'er said nervously.
What is cassava? Ye Jinhua was stunned for a moment, and then her face suddenly changed.
She saw a brown thing lying on the ground. She pointed at it with a trembling hand: "This, this is a poisonous root!!!"
When they were young, my grandfather was afraid that they would accidentally eat poisonous roots, so he took them to identify this thing.
"You... ate poisonous roots?" Ye Jinhua was so shocked that she could hardly speak.
Ye Caiping said, "It actually has another name, cassava. As long as it is processed properly and its toxins are removed, it can be eaten. Would you like some?"
"Are you crazy?!" Ye Jinhua's mind was rumbling. She rushed forward and knocked the cassava out of Ye Caiping's hand.
With a bang, the cassava fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
"Don't waste food." Ye Caiping quickly squatted down and picked up the pieces one by one.
"Cousin, it's really edible." Ye Jiner said.
"Eat? You, you actually let me eat this thing? I must be crazy to eat poisonous roots! Oh my God!!!" Ye Jinhua felt that she was going crazy, her face turned pale, and she rushed out the door.
As she ran, her head was buzzing.
After finally running to the edge of the field, I saw Old Man Ye and Ye Daquan weeding in the wheat field.
"Grandpa, my aunt and cousin secretly ate poisonous roots!" Ye Jinhua screamed at the two of them before she even stood still.
She didn't want to care about their life or death, but if they ate the poisonous root, they had to see a doctor, and that would cost money!
"What?" Old Man Ye and Ye Daquan stood up suddenly, and the grass they pulled up fell to the ground. "What did you say?"
"Hoohoo... I just saw my aunt and cousin eating poisonous roots. Grandpa, go back and feed them manure so that they can spit out the poisonous roots!"
Only then did Old Man Ye come to his senses from his shock and rushed home.
Along the way, he kept confirming with Ye Jinhua whether Ye Caiping and her daughter were really eating the poisonous roots.
He really couldn't understand why his daughter suddenly became so upset. Liu Heigou was poisoned after eating this thing a few days ago.
Ye Jinhua described what she had seen in vivid detail, almost swearing to the heavens.
While she was worried, she also felt a bit gloating. Her aunts and the others were going to be fed with feces soon, and she was excited just thinking about it!
Soon, the three of them returned home in a hurry.
Old Man Ye and Ye Jinhua ran to Ye Caiping's room, but Ye Daquan rushed into the toilet first.
With a "bang", the door of the north room was pushed open again, and Old Man Ye said anxiously: "Cai Ping, you——"
As he spoke, the words became choked in his throat. He saw Ye Caiping and her daughter sitting on the bed mending clothes, looking relaxed.
"Dad, why are you back?" Ye Caiping put down the needle in her hand and stood up with a smile.
Old Man Ye was stunned: "Did you...eat a poisonous root just now?"
"What?" Ye Caiping asked in confusion, "Why would I eat a poisonous root? Liu Heigou was poisoned the other day. I'm not a fool, why would I eat that thing?"
Ye Jin'er and Ye Huan'er on the side nodded quickly, but their bodies were a little stiff.
Old Man Ye didn't quite believe that his daughter would eat that thing, and he looked at Ye Jinhua suspiciously.
"Little sister!" A low shout was heard at this time, and Ye Daquan scooped a full bucket of manure and rushed to the door. Because he walked in a hurry, he almost splashed all over Old Man Ye and Ye Jinhua.
Ye Jinhua made a "Pooh" sound and jumped behind Old Man Ye.
The whole room was instantly filled with a foul odor.
"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's good to be smelly. Only when it's smelly and disgusting can you spit it out completely. Come on, take a sip!" Ye Daquan looked embarrassed, feeling sorry for the girl but also determined.
"Why are you vomiting? I didn't eat any poisonous roots!"
"What?" Ye Daquan scratched his head.
"Impossible! I just saw them eating it with my own eyes." Ye Jinhua stared, "They said it's not called poisonous root, how can it be called cassava! Grandpa, Dad, you have to believe me!"
"Didn't they have trouble eating at noon? They must have eaten poisonous roots in the mountains! After lunch, I saw them eating in the room again, and they asked me to eat with them!"
Ye Jinhua shuddered as she spoke: "I was afraid they were dead, so I went to look for you, Grandpa."
Old Man Ye and Ye Daquan looked at each other, not knowing who to believe for a moment.
Ye Caiping looked at Ye Jinhua with a smile: "Jinhua, the poisonous roots usually take effect in about an hour and a half. You said we ate them on the mountain before lunch, so why haven't we been poisoned now?"
Ye Jinhua choked and went a little crazy: "No... You may not have eaten it on the mountain, but just now, I saw you eating it with my own eyes... Anyway, Dad, you should feed her shit! It's for sure!"
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