Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Better to Cut More Pig Forage Chapter 37: Chapter 37: Better to Cut More Pig Forage Lin Caisang frowned, looking at Lin Caihe who was on the side, pursing her lips, seeming somewhat disdainful of the medicinal herbs she dug up.
Lin Caihe is the eldest daughter of Third Uncle Lin Baiyi’s family. Even though she calls her ‘Sister Sangsang’, she is actually just less than half a month younger than her and her big brother Lin Changhong. She is also the only person in the family who occasionally talks back to her.
“Second Sister, what are you saying? Sister Sangsang is the best. If she says those are medicinal herbs, then they must be medicinal herbs. There can’t be any mistake. Grandma, from tomorrow, wherever Sister Sangsang goes, I will go. I want to go with Sister Sangsang to pick herbs. What do you think?”
Before Lin Caisang could finish her sentence, a voice resolutely defending her sprang up—an absolutely staunch defender of hers. This girl is Lin Caiqing, the second daughter of Third Uncle Lin Baiyi’s family.
She is a little girl who has liked to follow her around and worship her like a deity ever since childhood. She is only ten and very cute, which endears her greatly to Lin Caisang. She always shares any snacks she has with her.
“Yes, Mother, let girl Qing follow Sangsang. If they go together, you can rest assured, right?” Lin Baiyi also concurred.
“Grandma, if you think those in the garden are not medicinal herbs, I will take them to the pharmacy in the town to ask tomorrow. Once we have clarified matters, we can go up the mountain to dig for herbs. What do you think, can we do that?”
This was Lin Changfeng’s voice.
“No need for Brother Changfeng to go, I have to go to the county town tomorrow anyway. I can just ask at the pharmacy in the county town along the way,” Lin Changhong, another staunch defender of Sangsang, also came forward.
Ms. Lu of Lin Family was left somewhere between laughing and crying. In the end, she could only shake her head. She just remarked about Sangsang and the whole family appeared, making her look like a bully picking on Sangsang.
“I didn’t say anything. If that really is medicinal herbs and can be sold for money, then Third Aunt and I won’t go and cut pigweed anymore. We will all go up the mountain together to dig for medicinal herbs.”
“Yes, Grandma is right. We all togeth…”
“What business is it of yours? Finish your dinner and study your books!”
Lin Changfeng wanted to agree, but was glared at and scolded by Ms. Lu of Lin Family.
Earlier, this oldest grandson of hers had been trying to cover for Sangsang, taking all of Sangsang’s actions upon himself. Does he think she has a short memory and would forget about that so quickly?
Being glared at by his own grandmother, Lin Changfeng innocently touched his nose and lowered his head to eat his rice porridge again.
“Then it’s settled. Sangsang, tomorrow Grandma and Third Aunt won’t go and cut pigweed either. Let’s all go together to dig for medicinal herbs on the mountain. That’s better than you digging all by yourself which is so tiring.”
Upon hearing Ms. Lu of Lin Family’s words, Lin Caihe immediately exclaimed.
In such cold weather, cutting pigweed was already tiring and cold enough. Now they wanted her to go up the mountain to dig for herbs? Wouldn’t she die from exhaustion?
“Grandma, we don’t even know if the stuff that Sister Sangsang dug up can be sold for money. If it can’t be, won’t we have wasted our efforts? Wouldn’t it be better to cut a few more baskets of pigweed?”
Moreover, pigweed grows above ground while those things are growing underground. How easy would it be to dig them up?
“He’er, don’t talk so much. Whatever your grandma says is what it is.”
Ms. Lin of Yang Family glared at her own daughter, then agreed with Ms. Lu of Lin Family’s words. Sangsang didn’t mess up. Liu Rumei tricked her only once, while on all other occasions she was right.
And besides, didn’t they all see that everyone else wasn’t objecting? Only she talks a lot, won’t that make it seem like she’s the only one objecting to Sangsang?