Da Cheng knew what Dayong was thinking, so he quickly came out and stopped him.
"Brother, even if we wanted to check the situation, this isn't the time."
"Let's go together tomorrow. This kind of thing can't be rushed. They're up to something and have been planning this for a long time. They'll expose themselves sooner or later."
"I just want to see if that kid has done anything to wrong my sister in town." Dayong, the eldest of the grandchildren, was usually the most composed, but even he couldn't contain himself.
This concerns his sister's future, her life from now on.
He couldn't sleep at night if he didn't make this trip.
"Besides, Shen Liang is busy studying during the day and can't see anything. Maybe going there at night will be more fruitful."
This argument makes sense, which made Da Cheng hesitate for a moment.
"Okay, let's go together. It's late at night, and there might be thieves on the road. We can look out for each other."
"Grandpa, Grandma, we're going to find Stone and the others to play," Dayong called out into the house.
Then the two brothers disappeared into the courtyard.
"It's so late, and they're still going to play with the rocks," Wan muttered.
Shi Tou is a childhood friend of Da Cheng and Dayong, and his home is in the south of the village.
Sometimes, when it got late, they would go to the fields where no crops were grown to start a campfire.
However, it usually happens during the period when night falls.
It's late at night now, and everyone has finished eating and is preparing to go to sleep, so it's unlikely.
Grandma Qiao said, "Mind your own business. They're two big boys, each one can take on three. What's there to be afraid of?"
Actually, when she saw Qiao Lian'er leave Da Cheng and Dayong by the river, Old Lady Qiao had already guessed what was going on.
You wouldn't see anything from the village. The Shen family does business in the town, and Shen Liang studies mathematics there. If there's anything they're not interested in, some clues would inevitably slip out there.
Twenty-eight catties of termite mushrooms and ten catties of mixed mushrooms are used, with one catty of each kept for consumption. The termite mushrooms yield nine catties of dried mushrooms, and the mixed mushrooms yield three catties of dried mushrooms. In total, they can be sold for ten and a half taels of silver. After deducting the cost of twenty-one catties of termite mushrooms (three and a half taels of silver), a profit of seven taels of silver can be made.
Considering that most villagers earn at most two taels of silver, this amount is already quite considerable.
There aren't many goods to deliver each day right now. Qiao Lian'er originally planned to save them up for two or three days before sending them to the Han family, but now, because of Sister Xi'er's matter, it's still necessary to go to the town.
Qiao Yunni carried a basin of dirty water out of the kitchen and poured it into the drainage ditch in the yard.
“Ni’s legs seem to be almost healed.” Mrs. Wan said in surprise, “They’re no different from usual.”
She had forgotten when Qiao Yunni had thrown away her crutches.
Madam Feng said, "Yes, I was thinking the same thing. Ni-mei is recovering so quickly. I thought it would take two or three months to recover."
Madam Lü got angry: "When I was at the Song family, I didn't get better for so many days, but I got better in just a few days after returning to my parents' home. It's clear that they mistreated me."
"Isn't that right? My aunt works at the Song family's house, and she has to use crutches to get around. She has to use one hand to hold the crutches and the other to carry a bucket to feed the pigs. If she falls, her injuries will get worse," Qiao Zhizhi said angrily.
She witnessed it with her own eyes, and she was about to rush into the Song family to demand an explanation, but the Song family members blocked her at the door.
From then on, the Song family always kept the courtyard gate closed, and they could no longer see Qiao Yunni's situation.
Boss Qiao pondered, "My sister can get better. Are the Song family blinded by greed and have lost their minds?"
“Exactly, they don’t have that number? That’s impossible. The Song family may not be virtuous, but they are very shrewd.” Qiao Laosan chimed in.
The two felt that this matter was illogical, and had a sense of absurdity and strangeness.
However, they just couldn't figure it out no matter how hard they tried.
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