By dusk, Chiang Songhai was alone, driving the ox cart to the foot of Bai Gu Mountain.
He had been waiting for quite a while before he finally saw those three people each carrying and shouldering heavy loads of mountain goods down the mountain. Even Chiang Xiao was carrying a basket on her back and holding two bamboo baskets in her hands.
Xu Linjiang and Ge Dejun each carried a load and also had some things on their backs.
Chiang Songhai’s heart skipped a beat, and he couldn’t help but look around, truly afraid that someone else would see and become envious. This was clearly the look of a huge harvest.
"Little Little!" he called out to Chiang Xiao, jumping down from the ox cart and leaping over Nameless Creek in a stride to greet them with large steps.
Seeing his movement, Chiang Xiao was startled, "Grandpa, be careful!"
"No worries, I felt that my back wasn’t hurting at all when I got up today! I feel very light and nimble." Afraid she wouldn’t believe him, Chiang Songhai straightened his back to show her.
Indeed, he was able to stand up straight today.
Chiang Xiao knew for sure that it was because of the Ganoderma water she boiled every day, and furthermore, the Ganoderma water she boiled this morning even had two roots of Ginseng Roots she had pulled from a little Ginseng.
She boiled a small pot and filled a military flask for Chiang Songhai and Ge Liutao to take to town, and she and Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang each filled a flask for themselves.
When Chiang Xiao drank the water today, she felt a very faint taste of Ginseng, which couldn’t be detected unless savored carefully.
However, both Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang told her they felt extraordinarily strong today.
The efficacy of Lingzhi was already great, and now with the addition of those two Ginseng Roots, the effect should be even better.
So, Chiang Xiao was not surprised when Chiang Songhai felt that the injury on his back had healed, as he had been drinking such water for many days, and of course, he had also taken the medicine prescribed by the hospital.
"Brother-in-law, didn’t my big sister come back with you?" Ge Dejun was a bit puzzled to see only him, as they had not rented a place in town yet. Where could Ge Liutao stay in town? Surely she couldn’t go back to the Ge Family, could she?
Chiang Songhai glanced at Xu Linjiang and said, "Something happened at home today."
"What happened?" Both Ge Dejun and Xu Linjiang were startled, especially Xu Linjiang. Because of the look that Chiang Songhai gave him, he had an intuition that it was something to do with Xiao Tong, and his heart suddenly raced, causing his complexion to change instantly.
Chiang Songhai quickly said, "Everyone is fine, and there’s nothing wrong with Xiao Tong’s stomach."
"Grandpa, please tell us everything at once, or you’ll scare Grandpa and Uncle sick," Chiang Xiao was somewhat speechless.
Chiang Songhai felt somewhat guilty; he initially felt a bit awkward about speaking ill of his mother-in-law. Now seeing their urgent expressions, he didn’t dare to withhold any longer and quickly said, "Didn’t we arrange to go out with my sister-in-law and Xiao Tong today to look at houses? We waited a long time, and they still hadn’t come out, and we...," he paused and continued, "didn’t dare to go up to the house to look for them. After a pretty long wait, my sister-in-law and Xiao Tong finally came out. They said Grandma accused them of stealing and eating the family’s eggs, and even of stealthily killing a hen, demanding that Xiao Tong pay for it."
"Xiao Tong couldn’t possibly do such a thing," Xu Linjiang’s face darkened. After all, Xiao Tong was Grandma Ge’s own granddaughter!
Ge Dejun also looked uncomfortable.
"Neither Xiao Tong nor my sister-in-law knew where the hen had gone, but Grandma was saying she would kick Xiao Tong out. She said she had never heard of a married granddaughter still living at her maternal home. If she didn’t move out, then she should pay rent, fifty yuan a month."
Fifty yuan, she might as well be robbing people.
Chiang Xiao pursed her lips, immediately gaining a preliminary understanding of Grandma Ge’s character.