He also heard that Qiao Dayong and his two siblings went to town, carrying one basket on their backs, and came back carrying another basket on their backs.
The basket looks quite heavy.
The villagers said they went to collect garbage and beg, but he felt that the Qiao family would not do such a thing; it would be more humiliating than taking their lives.
In addition, Qiao Lian'er also carried a basket home yesterday. He wanted to see what was inside, so he climbed onto the Qi family's oxcart and ran away.
If it's really worthless, why is Qiao Lian'er afraid of him seeing it?
What exactly is the Qiao family doing?
Originally, Song Ruier wouldn't have had to walk so far to get home from the mountain he went to, but he still made the detour this way to check on the Qiao family's situation.
He pretended to pass by the Qiao family's door, stopped walking, and tried to make himself less noticeable.
They saw Qiao Xiaomeng and Qiao Lian'er washing things, facing the well with their backs to the door, completely concealing what they were washing.
Song Ruier reluctantly turned to another direction, and with great difficulty, she managed to see at an angle that they were clusters of white fungi.
He opened his eyes wide. Qi Xiaoliang had died from eating poisonous mushrooms. What were they doing? They were washing them so carefully. Were they going to eat them?
Did the Qiao family members want to commit suicide?
Qiao Xiaomeng said, "Sister Lian'er, I never thought this thing would help us make a fortune."
His voice wasn't loud, but Song Ruier had exceptionally good hearing; others wouldn't have been able to hear him, but he managed to catch the gist of it.
"I regret it too. I should have told you this news sooner. Otherwise, the Qiao family would have built a spacious courtyard long ago."
Qiao Lian'er said this, but that's not what she really thought.
Because she was in the Song family before, she couldn't help the Qiao family.
The spacious courtyard must have cost one or two hundred taels of silver, Song Ruier exclaimed in astonishment.
Where did Qiao Lian'er get such a big mouth, saying that poisonous mushrooms can be exchanged for money?
His eyes darted around. In fact, some of the mushrooms on the mountain are indeed non-poisonous. The reason why people dare not look for them is that they are afraid of confusing them with the poisonous ones and causing death.
Qiao Lian'er went to the street yesterday and said he made a fortune, which means that today is not the first time the Qiao family has eaten this kind of mushroom.
Judging from their energetic appearance, it's safe to say there's nothing wrong.
Generally speaking, poisonous mushrooms will cause symptoms soon after consumption. Some may have a false recovery period, but ultimately death is inevitable. During this period, the person's condition is not very good.
Song Ruier stared at the mushroom for a while longer, memorized its appearance, and then left quietly.
After returning home and putting down her basket, Song Ruier set off again with an empty basket on her back.
Although he recognized his second uncle as his new father, he was not his biological son after all, and his second aunt treated him even worse than she treated his two older cousins.
They are girls, while he is a boy. What right do they have to compare themselves to him?
Once he has made contributions to the family, his second aunt will see his intelligence and reliability, and won't she be eager to curry favor with him?
Song Ruier went to the mountain where the Qiao family had been spotted. This time, he went secretly and saw that they had walked thousands of steps, all for the sake of that white mushroom.
Moreover, they found three baskets and one hampers, and practically swept up most of the mushrooms on the nearby hills.
Why would they look for so many things if they weren't good?
Song Ruier was almost certain of what was going on.
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