Chapter 29 Who on earth is this little girl from their family?
"Mom, why can't I plant it?!"
At the gate of the courtyard, Su Da, Su Er and the other five were still carrying the thorns and dead grass they had picked up on their shoulders. They just happened to hear what the old woman said when they got home.
The five people's faces turned ugly.
After entering the house and learning the reason from the old woman, the home, which had just shown a hint of joy, was once again filled with gloom and sadness.
"What kind of world is this!" Su Da squatted on the eaves, swearing through gritted teeth. "The land is unusable to farm, and those people have even cut down all the trees on the mountain, bent on forcing us to death! Soon all the dead grass on the mountain will be picked up, and we won't even be able to afford a fire! By then, the only way to survive is to become a slave!"
Three young women sat by, holding their children, silent and full of confusion and hopelessness.
Su Er didn't even have the energy to curse.
"While we were picking grass in the mountains, we heard people say that those who work as tenant farmers or slaves for the rich here are often forced to sell their wives and children. The group that arrived half a month ago were taken away to be tenant farmers."
Old Man Su and Old Lady Su's eyelids twitched, their lips trembled and they couldn't speak for a long time.
The one who came half a month ago, isn’t that the main branch of the Su family?
Thinking of the consequences of selling his children, Old Man Su said fiercely with a trembling voice, "Even if we starve to death, we will never become tenant farmers!"
Old Lady Su also got angry. "We've been forced into a corner anyway, so we'll just plant some crops! Just a little bit! I don't believe that those people will come and rob us just because we grow a little bit to make a living!"
The others looked at each other in surprise, and after a moment their eyes lit up.
He Daxiang clapped his hands and said, "That's right! Let's just plant a small amount! Just like before, we'll just plant a vegetable garden and grow some vegetables, just enough for ourselves to eat. It's such a small amount, it would be a waste of effort for those people to come and grab it!"
"That's one way to do it. The question is, where do we get the seeds?"
“…”
A basin of cold water poured over everyone, chilling them to the core.
Even the three little ones were infected by the atmosphere at the moment, and began to sob with red eyes.
Tianbao pouted, a little confused. She had taken out so many things, so why didn’t her grandparents think of her when they were discussing things?
Although she doesn't have seeds, she has a lot of seedlings and vegetable seedlings.
Oh, and she has lots and lots of firewood.
Didn’t Dad say that we can barely afford a fire at home?
Tianbao turned his head and looked towards the kitchen.
"Xiu'er, go and cook with your two sisters-in-law first. You can think of a solution slowly, but you can't skip the meal." Old Mrs. Su said in a low voice with a worried look on her face.
Su Xiuer nodded and went to the kitchen with her two sisters-in-law, taking the three children with her.
Everyone was upset at this time, and the children were crying non-stop, which made people feel even more upset.
Tianbao watched his three brothers leave, tilted his head, and a foot-long sapling suddenly appeared next to Old Lady Su, with light green buds hanging on its branches, full of vitality.
The familiar movement made the corners of the mouths of several people under the eaves stiffen, and their eyes all fell on the sapling.
One, two, three...
In a short while, the saplings were piled up on the ground at the feet of several people.
Tianbao was throwing things while observing the expressions of his grandparents, and confusion grew on his little face.
She threw away so much, why didn't grandpa, grandma, dad and second uncle say anything?
Can't these be planted?
She scratched the short hair with her little claws. It didn't matter. The sapling was useless. She had other things.
In the spatial fields, different "seedlings" disappeared out of thin air and reappeared out of thin air outside.
Worried that grandparents wouldn't recognize these things, Tianbao specially threw out a few large seedlings, some with red fruits, some with beautiful white flowers, and even a dark red poisonous mushroom.
The four adults around her were stunned, their pupils trembling, "..."
At the same time, Sanwazi exclaimed repeatedly from the kitchen, "Firewood! Firewood! Lots of firewood! Ugh——"
The following words were probably covered up by the three women.
These exclamations also brought the four stunned people outside back to their senses. Old Lady Su hurriedly held down her granddaughter's hand, just in case she even clamped her little foot with her elbow. "My dear! Don't throw it away! You're going to scare me to death, grandma!!"
Old Man Su's hands were shaking, and he was rarely speaking coherently. "Big Brother, Second Brother, hurry up! Hide these things in the house! These are, are... ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum!"
The Su family was poor and of low social status, and had never seen anything good. However, there used to be a barefoot doctor in the village who often went up the mountain to dig medicinal herbs. Thanks to him, the old man Su and his friends knew a thing or two about precious medicinal herbs. They hoped that one day they would be lucky enough to get some good herbs in the mountains, and sell them to make their family's situation better.
Su Er was squatting, but now he sat down on the ground, staring at the things on the ground with his eyes wide open, "Dad, I can't move..."
Su Da tried to be a little more determined and waved his hands left and right in the air, trying to gather the things and move them into the house. In the end, he didn't know how to start, for he was afraid that one mistake would ruin such good medicinal materials.
Old Man Su's nostrils flared rapidly as he gasped for breath. Anxiously, he kicked Su Er and slapped Su Da away. "You two useless bastards! Our wall is so low. If someone sees you, who knows what might happen! Move quickly!"
Su Da and Su Er shuddered suddenly, looked at the courtyard wall which was only half an inch higher than them, and their movements became extremely fast and smooth.
He put the things on the hem of his clothes, stood up and put them into the house.
Done in one go.
After all the things were moved away, the little girl stopped making trouble temporarily after being hugged. The four adults breathed a sigh of relief, their vests half soaked with cold sweat.
The things were hidden and their brains could work again. The four of them looked at each other, still somewhat incredulous about what they had just obtained.
Ginseng and Ganoderma lucidum, these are rare treasures that drug stores pay high prices for, but they actually got two at once, no, three!
Old Lady Su panted, "Old man, that white flower is a lotus, right?"
Old Man Su looked dazed and nodded, "It's a lotus."
"What Lian?"
"Maybe...it's also a medicinal herb?"
"I just took a look at that ginseng. It's longer than my palm and has so many roots... How old is it?"
“…”
"Where's the Lingzhi?"
“…”
"I heard that good medicinal materials need to be prepared and stored. I don't know anything about it. Will it be stored badly?"
“…”
"What should I do?"
There was a series of unanswerable questions, and each of the four people had a bunch of question marks on their heads. Finally, they all turned their eyes to the little girl who was playing with saliva bubbles again.
What they want to know most now is who the hell their Tianbao is and how he can come up with everything?
Old Man Su rubbed his face vigorously, trying to remain calm. "This matter must not be known to outsiders. We are all ordinary people and cannot protect those good things."
The other three looked serious and nodded.
Looking at the little girl who was having fun by herself after throwing away her things and was ignorant of the ways of the world, the adults didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
The little girl is still young after all, and she doesn’t know how much trouble those things will cause in this hell on earth, the exile place, if they are revealed.
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