"I know, I know, but Lao Tian won't let me say it. I can't say it." Erniu abided by his duty.
"I met Lao Tian today, and he said you can tell me, Erniu," Haitang said.
"Is it true?" Erniu asked, tilting his head.
"I swear, it's true. It's the puppy that's lying to you. Let me ask you, did you take the money that Lao Tian asked you to take to Tian's house every month?" Haitang asked.
"Pick it up, bring it along, I will deliver it every month." Eryi looked innocent.
He didn't look like he was lying either.
But Haitang has never seen Erniu come to Tian's house to give money in the past six months. Where did he send the money? Or was Lao Tian lying? He didn't give it at all?
"Whose hands did you send it to?" Haitang said patiently, using the tone of Erniu.
"Tree, osmanthus tree, I put it in the hole of the osmanthus tree. I put it there every month..." Erniu lowered his head, feeling even more aggrieved.
Osmanthus tree, Haitang remembered, there was indeed a big wild osmanthus tree behind the yard, but no one noticed it, but there was a tree hole in the osmanthus tree.
"You are an honest person, this is your reward." Haitang took out a piece of beef from the bag and gave it to Er Niu.
"It's delicious, it's delicious, it's fragrant, it's fragrant." Erniu wolfed it down and started eating, not caring that Begonia was gone.
After returning home, Haitang went straight to the back of the yard, followed by Tian Niu, Lamei, Datong, and Ertong. They didn't know what happened to Haitang.
"Treasure hunt." Haitang said mysteriously.
Everyone looked at each other, wondering why.
The sweet-scented osmanthus tree was immediately visible. Begonia groped for its roots, and finally found a tree hole among a pile of dry vines just big enough to insert an arm...
"Sister Haitang, the bird you are trying to catch should be on a branch, but why is it under the tree? Are you trying to hunt rabbits in the grass?" Wintersweet asked.
Haitang groped around inside the tree hole and found that the space was quite small.
I grabbed a handful and found scattered silver, copper plates, and crabapples on the ground...
"Sister Haitang, the place you have to hide your personal money is really good. I will also find a place to hide it in the future." Tian Niu said.
"This may not be private money. Looking at the copper plate, it is already rusty. It has obviously been exposed to wind and rain for some years..." Datong's observation skills are purely top-notch.
"Is that what God gave to our family?" Er Tong was also very happy when he saw this. It was like a pie falling from the sky, and it happened to hit his own home.
"God is not a bank, so why would you give me money for no reason? Haitang, please tell me." Datong said.
Haitang has already taken out everything inside.
There were copper plates and silver in several taels.
Taken together, it's quite a lot.
"This is when Lao Tian from Lengzhai left here. Every month, he asked Er Niu from the village to bring money back to the Tian family for you to supplement your family income. Er Niu was stupid and didn't teach the money to anyone. Instead, he hid it in the trees of the Tian family.
In the cave, I thought it was given to the Tian family." Haitang revealed the truth...
Everyone was silent...
Lao Tian has not forgotten this home...
"But why won't he come? Why can't he even leave any news these years?" Tian Niu said angrily.
"Everyone has his own difficulties..." Haitang said.
At this time, Mother Datong staggered over, heard their conversation, looked at the rusty silver coins on the ground, and started crying while holding the money...
"Er Niu, Er Niu, you have caused great harm to our Tian family. During the most difficult time, you almost froze my three children to death. Why did you leave the money?" Mother Datong cried.