"Don't worry, we won't covet what you've earned so far," one villager said. "You just need to let us know, and we'll earn this money with our own hands."
"Yes, yes, we understand the Qiao family. After all, the Qiao family is having a hard time. But some things are public, and you can't be the only ones who want to exchange them for money."
The Qiao family hesitated, unsure of what to do. People are selfish, and they were no exception. They held this money-making secret and certainly didn't want to tell anyone.
However, faced with the sincere requests of so many villagers, they couldn't bear to do it, nor did they want to become enemies with everyone.
Among them were people who had given them rice and flour when they were in trouble.
Old Man Qiao looked at Old Woman Qiao. Old Woman Qiao had already made up her mind about 70-80%, but she couldn't be completely sure.
At this moment, I couldn't help but think of Lian'er. If only Lian'er were here.
At such a young age, he already has his own ideas and opinions.
Moreover, it was Lian who discovered the mushrooms on these hilltops.
Shen sneered, "Look at you, the Qiao family is so selfish and heartless, they want to monopolize the benefits of these mountains."
Chen said, "Your family has earned dozens of taels a day these days, and you don't want to give it all back. Just think about what kind of life you'll have in the village in the future. We won't even let you sleep peacefully at night."
Anger rose on the faces of the Qiao family members. Old Mrs. Qiao was about to speak when a clear, cold voice rang out.
"Who said our Qiao family wants to monopolize it? Even if you're making baseless accusations, you should at least have some logic to it."
Then I saw Qiao Lian'er coming up from below, her little face cold.
Old Mrs. Song scolded, "You brat, your family has been making huge sums of money these days, and you haven't said a word, yet you still say you want to keep it all for yourself."
"Who are you calling stinky? You stinky old woman!" Da Yong was about to rush up and beat up Old Woman Song when he heard that she dared to say his sickle was stinky.
Old Man Qiao stopped him: "Be steady, you know that old woman Song's mouth is full of shit."
Now the Song family and the villagers are on the same page: beating Old Lady Song is tantamount to going against the villagers.
"Why should we take them and sell them ourselves?" Qiao Lian'er walked to a basket and lifted the tattered cloth on top.
"Look carefully, everyone. What's inside?"
The villagers crowded forward, and when they saw what was in the basket, they were all shocked.
"Ah, poisonous mushrooms."
"Yes, the baskets are full of germs."
"What? You're going to sell this?"
“Yes, that’s what we’re selling,” Qiao Lian’er said. “Why didn’t we tell you before? If we had, would you have accepted it? Would you have said we wanted to harm you, that we wanted you to sell poisonous fungi to wealthy families, and that we would imprison you or even kill you?”
The villagers fell silent when asked the question.
They had to admit that what Qiao Lian'er said was true.
Grandma Qiao was pleased to hear this. In fact, even if she had told the villagers just now, the Qiao family would have been branded as selfish, since they had kept it a secret for several days.
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