Chapter 330 - Chapter 330: Fainted From Fright
Chapter 330: Fainted From Fright
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although the two mushrooms look similar, they grow in completely different environments. Also, very few people know the medicinal value of this poisonous mushroom. The most well-known thing is its toxicity.
“But Madam Wang said that she knew that these mushrooms could be used in medicine, and that she had specially saved up a bunch of them to exchange for money with me? You’re a woman who doesn’t go out of the house. Where did you get this news from?”
MO Ruyue bluntly pointed out the biggest loophole in Madam Wang’s lie.
“I, I just heard it from someone. Before, when I went to the city to find my son’s father, I thought that I could sell some mountain herbs and get some money, so, so I went to the medicine shop to inquire.”
It was difficult for Madam Wang to come up with an excuse in such a situation, and it was even a story with very few loopholes that could cover up this lie.
The villagers all nodded, as if they agreed with her.
“I think you won’t shed a tear until you see your coffin.”
As MO Ruyue spoke, she stuffed the powder into Madam Wang’s mouth at lightning speed, and then covered her mouth tightly to prevent her from vomiting.
Madam Wang was stunned for a moment, and then she began to struggle violently. Even Qin Qingyuan and Qin Qingfei pounced over and began to tear MO Ruyue’s hands away.
“Aunt, what are you doing? She’ll die! Save my mother!”
Qin Qingfei was scared out of her wits. She couldn’t care less about MO Ruyue’s methods and kept hitting her arm.
However, her strength was not even a mosquito bite to MO Ruyue. With just a slight shake of her arm, she was thrown away.
Qin Qingyuan no longer had his usual calm and steady demeanor. His face was pale, and there were still traces of forced calmness in his eyes. However, more of his panic and helplessness surged up and could no longer be hidden.
No matter how deep his thoughts were, he was still a child who was not even ten years old. It would be a lie to say that he was not afraid when he was about to lose his mother!
He always knew that his mother was the only one who truly loved him and was willing to give lin evervthing for him. If his mother was gone- his nnreliahle father and his selfish and cold grandma would not give him and Qingfei any good days!
If his father were to remarry in the future, they would learn from the days that Da Bao and the others had lived!
Thinking of this, Qin Qingyuan panicked even more. Seeing that he couldn’t pry MO Ruyue’s hand away, he immediately knelt down and took two steps back. He kept kowtowing to her and begging for mercy.”Auntie, please spare my mother! Someone deliberately lied to her, saying that this mushroom can be used in medicine. That’s why she wanted to pick it and exchange it for money with you. She really didn’t dare to harm you!”
Mo Ruyue turned around and stared at Qin Qingyuan. “Speak clearly, who told
you?”
Qin Qingyuan did not dare to hide anything anymore. He quickly revealed everything.
It turned out that two days ago, a salesman had come to the Qin Village. The new year goods he brought were rich and cheap, so they were very popular. Very quickly, the two baskets of new year goods were sold out.
Madam Wang was also thinking that it was going to be the new year in two days. Even if she bought a needle and thread, it would still be for the new year. However, she couldn’t find a single copper coin in her pocket.
Madam Qin refused to see MO Ruyue not giving her the key. She didn’t have the ability to force MO Ruyue to go to the county, so she still couldn’t touch a single copper coin.
After thinking about it, she could only put on a sullen face and go out with some of the mountain goods at home, thinking that it would be good if she could exchange them for something.
She didn’t expect that the peddler would happily accept the mountain goods when he saw them. However, the goods in her hands had already been sold out. “Miss, what other mountain products do you have at home? I’ll also buy them.” His words made Madam Wang’s eyes light up, but then they dimmed again.
“Sigh, I don’t have many mountain products left at home. It doesn’t look like they can be sold for much. If I had known earlier, I would have prepared some earlier.
The itinerant peddler laughed when he heard this. “My dear sister,” he said, “You’re guarding a treasure mountain without knowing it!” “Big Brother, what do you mean?”
When Madam Wang heard this, she immediately perked up.
“Do you know that there are mushrooms in this mountain that can be used in medicine? If you can find them, dry them and sell them in the medicine shop, you might make a lot of money! However, the medicine shop will take advantage of your ignorance and lower the price, so it’s best to sell it to people you’re familiar with, who also know about herbs. Not to mention other things, you can definitely make a profit of a few hundred copper coins!”
As the itinerant peddler spoke, he took out a fresh and air-dried mushroom from the bottom of the box and handed it to Madam Wang.
“Take a look, have you ever seen such a mushroom?”
Madam Wang carefully identified it. As expected, she had seen it before and had even eaten it. She nodded and said, “I’ve seen this before, but it’s snowing all over the mountains. I really don’t know where to look for it!”
The itinerant peddler smiled again and said, “I know such a place, but I can’t leave. I have to go back to prepare the goods. I have to go to a few villages before the new year. I’ll give you this opportunity. It seems that you are in trouble. I’ll help you if I can.”
When Madam Wang heard this, she was so grateful that she didn’t know what to do. She leaned over and carefully memorized the two mushroom fields, preparing to enter the mountain later.
“Lady, you should also remember that the mushrooms on the southern slope are edible, but they have no medicinal properties. The mushrooms on the northern slope have medicinal properties, but they can’t be eaten. The two mushrooms are almost exactly the same. If you remember it wrong, it will be a big problem!”
The itinerant peddler urged again and again, and seeing that Madam Wang really remembered it, he picked up the burden and left.
When Madam Wang returned home, she called the children and went straight to the mountains to pick mushrooms according to the directions given by the itinerant peddler.
“Aunt, this is what happened. My mother was thinking that if she were to pick the mushrooms back, she would directly give them to you, Aunt. Who knows, you might be able to use them! Then we can sell it for a few more copper coins, so that our family can have a good new year.”
“Aunt, my mother was only thinking for me and my sister. She really didn’t have any intention of harming you!”
Qin Qingyuan begged and begged. He was already sobbing so much that he could not speak. His cries had also attracted the sympathy of many people. Some of the soft-hearted people had already started to wipe their eyes with their sleeves.
“Lady Qin, the matter is already very clear. It’s not Madam Wang who wants to harm you. Please quickly save her!”
The village chief patiently listened to Qin Qingyuan’s words and quickly tried to persuade him again.
Madam Wang’s face had already turned blue from holding back, and her eyes had also rolled back to the point that only a pair of white eyeballs were left. If MO Ruyue didn’t save her, she was afraid that she would die.
MO Ruyue let go of her hand, straightened her back, and took two steps back. She watched as Madam Wang fell limply to the ground. She patted the remaining powder off her palm and said, “Save who? I only fed her a handful of dried mushroom powder and it wasn’t poisonous. If she didn’t suspect that there was a ghoul, she wouldn’t have fainted from fear.”
After she said that, the villagers all heaved a sigh of relief.
“Aunt, is my mother really alright?”
Qin Qingyuan asked in disbelief.
He was about to foam at the mouth when he saw his mother. Could it be that the aunt was lying to him on purpose?
“Don’t ask me if you doubt me.. You don’t believe me even after I tell you, isn’t that nonsense?”