After confirming that Lingquan water has excellent effects on improving the human body, Bai Ling cooked food in various ways for the family, dug and dried herbs, and went to the town to make money in order not to show any clues.
Even at night, Bai Ling had no time to spare and had to work in space.
Fortunately, there is a time difference between space and the outside world, so Bai Ling can catch up on her sleep in space, otherwise her small body would really not be able to bear it.
Because Bai Ling's fish are very popular, every time he goes to the market, he can sell them in less than a stick of incense, leaving him enough time to do other things.
Thinking about the medicinal seeds, Bai Ling carried the medicinal herbs to Tongjitang, but unexpectedly, when he was at the entrance of the alley, he saw Bai Sanshu limping out.
The business of selling medicine at home was left to Bai Ling. Bai Sanshu never said that he would come to sell medicine.
Bai Ling was suspicious, and when he was about to step forward to say hello, he saw Mrs. Bai walking up to her with an unhappy look on her face, and took away the money bag in Bai Sanshu's hand.
"Just such a small amount of money?" Old Mrs. Bai shook her purse and scolded dissatisfied: "Is your brain confused? There are so many medicinal materials at home, why can't you sell more? If your eldest brother was not in a hurry to use money to clear things up,
I really want to beat you to death, you idiot!"
Bai Sanshu said with a bitter face: "Mom, we have a lot of medicinal materials at home. If our mothers find out that there is a shortage of medicinal materials..."
If he hadn't been forced to do anything, Bai Sanshu wouldn't have come up with this solution.
In order to give Mrs. Bai this little money, Bai Sanshu went into the mountains early every day, just to dig more herbs and then find a remote place to dry them, so he could only sell them for half the price.
"It's useless, even a mother-in-law can't control it. If I had known, I would have taken it back when you were born and strangled you to death first."
After a slap on Bai Sanshu, Mrs. Bai put the money bag in her arms and cursed:
"Sell more tomorrow. This little money will not be enough for your elder brother. Is it easy for me to worry about you brothers for heaven's sake? If you want filial piety money, who dares not to give it?"
Bai Sanshu slumped his shoulders and couldn't say a word, but he didn't dare to agree to Mrs. Bai's words.
Bai Ling often turned on a small stove in the space, and since he had sharp ears and eyes, he could hear the conversation between mother and son, and was extremely annoyed in his heart.
Bai Sanshu has been doing well these days, and his family has gradually forgotten the unpleasantness of that day, but they don't want to...
Bai Ling felt blood rushing to her head, annihilating all her sanity.
Trotting forward, Bai Ling quickly took away the silver from Old Mrs. Bai's arms, and stood in a triangle with Old Mrs. Bai, mother and son.
"Ah! It's a money grab!"
Mrs. Bai was stunned for a moment. When she looked up and saw Bai Ling's angry little face, she rolled her eyes, sat down on the ground, slapped her legs and started crying.
"Everyone, come and see! My unfilial granddaughter actually wants to rob my grandma's pension money! This is not enough for anyone to live. Why don't you just make a thunder and kill me, an old woman, so that you can save your life?"
It’s an eyesore to this junior!”
Bai Sanshu was shocked and speechless by the scene in front of him, but he did not dare to look into Bai Ling's disappointed eyes.
Bai Ling's back was straight and he allowed Old Lady Bai to sit on the ground and perform without protesting against the growing number of onlookers.
When Mrs. Bai's voice became hoarse from crying and the onlookers' curses became louder and louder, Bai Ling finally spoke.
"Nai, this is a town. In the village, Nai forced us, the children and grandchildren who were separated, to die. Now do you want people to drown our whole family with spit?"
Bai Ling clenched his fists, looked at Old Madam Bai with red eyes, and said clearly:
"I have long said that if I have to force our family to death, then I will go to the door of the restaurant where my uncle works and kill him. This will save no one to collect the body!"
"How dare you!" Mrs. Bai immediately put away her tears and glared at Bai Ling fiercely, wishing she could eat her alive.
Bai Ling smiled coldly, with tears in his big eyes, and said sadly: "The uncle works as a shopkeeper in a restaurant, and the whole family lives in the town, with enough food and clothing. The second uncle also works as a waiter in the landlord's house.
As a steward, I earn a lot of money every year from my filial piety. Even before my father became lame, he could earn more than ten dollars from hunting and farming every year. Is the milk really short of money?"
"I risked my life to catch fish in the river and sold them in the market for money, and Nai came to rob me of the money I got from selling the fish. Now our family relies on the herbs in the mountains to get some money to survive, and Nai goes home every now and then.
He made a fuss and even cursed us siblings to die early."
"It's not yet time to provide food for Nai's old age, Nai forced my father to secretly sell the herbs at home and use our family's survival money to buy meat for my uncle's cousin and new clothes for my cousin.
If you wear clothes, won't your heart feel uneasy?"
Bai Ling's genuine questioning shocked many people, who couldn't believe that Mrs. Bai could be so partial.
Someone in the crowd had bought fish from Bai Ling, and had heard that Mrs. Bai beat Bai Ling for money at the vegetable market, so they helped to bear witness.
Everyone pointed at Mrs. Bai, and then at Bai Ling and his daughter. Obviously, most people believed Bai Ling's words.
When Mrs. Bai came to town, she specially wore 80% new fine cotton clothes, two silver hairpins on her head, and large silver bracelets on her wrists.
But the clothes of Bai Ling and his daughter were piled full of patches, and the original color could not be seen after washing. They were wearing straw sandals, and one could tell at a glance that they belonged to a poor family.
"Nai, please let Sanfang go! We are also my bloodline. When I was dying, I also told Nai, as elders, don't be too partial. If you really don't like Sanfang, just separate from Sanfang. The worst is to stop contact from now on. Is it possible?
Don’t you even remember me? You can’t let me feel at ease even if I’m under great pressure, right?”
Bai Ling knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Old Mrs. Bai, her forehead turning red.
"My mother is still ill, and our family only has one acre of land and three leaky thatched houses. If she continues to force my father to give money, how can our family survive this winter!"
Bai Ling was crying and twitching, and the hopeless look in his eyes made many women feel sad.
If Bai Ling had a chipped bowl next to him, maybe many people would donate generously.
Bai Sanshu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly remembered what Bai Ling had said before about splitting up the family, and also remembered the attitude of Bai Liu and the other children, and a chill ran down his back.
"Mom!" Bai Sanshu's eyes were red and he also knelt down towards Mrs. Bai. "My son is unfilial and has no ability to earn money for my mother. My son is incompetent. He can't just watch his wife and children starve to death."
If I die, I can no longer secretly sell the herbs that several children risked their lives to collect to my mother, so my mother... forgive my son!"
Bai Sanshu kowtowed heavily, and the sound made everyone who listened feel pain for him.
Although Bai Ling is angry in her heart, if she doesn't leave Sanfang and Bai Liu doesn't make peace with Bai Sanshu, they are a family and must be consistent with the outside world.
Kneeling and moving to Bai Sanshu's side, Bai Ling cried with tears in his eyes: "Dad, what are you doing? It's only been less than half a year since you broke your leg, and you haven't even used a plaster. What if you get injured again?"
What to do?”
Bai Sanshu wiped away his tears and said guiltily: "Erya, daddy is sorry for you and your mothers. You sisters have to bear the burden of supporting the family. My fourth Ya is only eight years old this year and will go into the mountains."
She's collecting herbs. If she encounters a wild beast, she won't even be able to climb a tree... Dad is wrong, he is forcing you to die. In so many years, dad has not given you a full meal or food for you.
It’s useless for me to buy new clothes!” (To be continued)