As the group marched toward the high ground, mushroom pickers nearby saw them and quickly went to call for help.
Before long, the word spread from one person to another, and everyone hurriedly put down the mushrooms and strode towards the high ground.
Fan Qian, Fan Damu, and the others watched as more and more villagers gathered around them, showing no panic whatsoever, and even a hint of smugness.
Perfect timing! This will save us from having to tell them off one by one when we reveal the true colors of Fan Jin and his wife later.
Shui Qing and Fan Jin are digging holes and planting trees on the back hill.
After the rain, the soil became soft, making it unsuitable for traveling by car, but ideal for digging holes.
They need to plant the fruit trees while the weather is still relatively warm, in preparation for the following year.
Hearing the shouts, Fan Jin and Shui Qing went down the hillside and saw a large crowd gathered in the open space in front of the house. They exchanged a glance and walked towards the crowd.
"Little brother, I won't say anything if you fail the imperial examination, but I didn't expect that you're not only bad at studying, but also bad at character!"
As your elder brother, I feel terrible and ashamed. Fan Qian looked heartbroken and immediately condemned Fan Jin.
"Hey, young master Fan, just say what you have to say. How can you start by saying that this young man is no good? I think he's a very good person!"
"Get to the point. Show us your evidence, or we won't accept it!"
"right!"
"Well said!"
Shouts of support erupted from the crowd.
They didn't care about the empty talk; all they knew was that the people in front of them had given them real benefits!
They didn't shortchange us on the weight, nor did they take the opportunity to ask for anything else. What else is there to say?
They trusted Fan Jin's family!
Zhang Jinniu and Zhang Yinniu stepped forward with their carrying poles, blocking Shui Qing and Fan Jin's path. Their thick, dark eyebrows stood on end as they sternly addressed Fan Qian and Fan Damu, who were leading the group: "You'd better have a good reason today, or don't even think about leaving unscathed!"
"What? You want to fight? Be careful, or we'll report you to the authorities!" Sun Jinhua shouted, her neck stiff.
"Report to the authorities? If the officials come, I'll beat you up too!"
The scene became chaotic, and Bai Ziqian took advantage of the confusion to walk behind Shui Qing.
Shuiqing also noticed that the child was just as dark-skinned as she was – after all, she worked outside every day under the sun while she was there.
It's only been a few days since I last saw the child, but he's become quite refined—in other words, he's lost weight.
But that's normal. The food at Sun Jinhua's house was already bad, and on top of that, there was Fan's mother's rationing system, so they could only fill their stomachs with water.
"Auntie, just say it's the Bai family later."
Shui Qing looked at the boy in surprise, but the boy's words were interrupted.
"Evidence? Come, everyone, take a good look. This Mr. Zhao is the evidence!"
Fan Damu reached out and shouted loudly.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, he proudly announced, "Master Zhao is my cousin's classmate!"
The person he mentioned buying water chestnuts—everyone, ask him, did he have Fan Jin buy them? Did he exchange them for rice?
The chicken head rice is gone, and the rice has indeed been brought home. Nobody is really interested in whether it's this Master Zhao or not.
The scene fell silent for a moment.
Fan Damu breathed a sigh of relief and glanced around at the people around him.
Are you scared?
"Damu, is there any connection? We've already moved on from the water chestnut harvest; now we're only concerned with picking mushrooms!"
"You wasted all our time picking mushrooms just to hear this from you?"
"You have nothing better to do than this, but we do have things to do. Stop doing all this useless stuff, okay?"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
