Xia Qianqian quickly raised her hand to catch the cane: "Grandma, what do you want to do?"
"What are you doing? Beating up a thief!" Grandma Xia tried to pull back the cane, but it wouldn't move. "Xia Qianqian, let go!"
"If you don't hit my mother, I'll let go." Xia Qianqian's eyes were cold, like cold stars covered with frost in the dimly lit room, exceptionally bright and also exceptionally cold.
Grandma Xia then noticed that there was a stranger in the house. It was embarrassing enough for an old lady to fail in her attempt to show off her power, so she said, "Okay, I won't hit her."
Only then did Xia Qianqian let go.
Qin had already stood up and asked respectfully, "Mother, what are you doing?"
"What are you doing? You have embezzled the Xia family's money, you have to give it back to me!" Grandma Xia yelled.
Qin said innocently, "Mom, I didn't embezzle the Xia family's money. When we came out, we didn't have a single penny. You searched for us."
"Who knows where you hid the money?" Yang sneered, pointing at the farming tools in the corner, "How can you buy these without money? And hire a car?"
"Because I sold the seeds." said Xia Qianqian.
Yang was stunned, her eyes widened in disbelief: "You sold the seeds?"
"Yes." Xia Qianqian nodded, her thin body always standing in front of Qin.
In ancient times, grain yields were low and seeds were very valuable. What would you plant in the spring if you sold the seeds? If you couldn't plant, what would you harvest in the fall? Would you have to eat snow and drink northwest wind in the next winter
Grandma Xia said: "I don't believe it!"
"If you don't believe me, you can look." Xia Yunyun dragged out the bucket containing the seeds, and only some half-full seeds were left at the bottom.
Everyone was speechless.
Xia Qianqian's move was simply outrageous. But without seeds, what was the use of farming tools
"Yunyun is sick and needs medicine. Qianqian's leg also needs treatment. The only things our family can sell are seeds." Qin's eyes were filled with tears as she spoke.
Yang curled her lips and said, "Why don't you sell the cart?"
"I want to keep the cart for hauling things." Xia Qianqian said. In the future, she will need a cart to haul soil, firewood, and tiles. Although the cart is old, it can at least cope with the current situation. When she has money in the future, she will buy a better one!
"Mom, it's already very difficult for us. I'd like to ask you to take good care of Yu'er." When Qin said this, she glanced at Song secretly.
Grandma Xia snorted, "How is it difficult for you? Don't you have a place to live, food to eat, and clothes to wear? Don't make it sound like our Xia family has let you down."
"Let's not talk about the past. It's getting dark, grandma, you should go home quickly!" said Xia Qianqian.
Grandma Xia's shrewd eyes glanced around the room, and finally locked onto the bag of preserved fruits on the broken table: "You prodigal son, you actually sold seeds to buy snacks. Let's see what else you can sell after selling the seeds. I'll confiscate the snacks."
Grandma Xia reached out and swiftly took the snacks away, then left with Yang and Song.
Xia Yunyun hadn't had any snacks for a long time, and she burst into tears: "My candy..."
"Forget it, give it to grandma." Qin picked up Xia Yunyun and comforted her.
Xia Yunyun said aggrievedly: "Mom, I haven't even had a bite yet! My eldest sister said that after I drink the medicine, I can pass it to her..."
"I'll cook you some potatoes later, and I'll buy you some candy next time I go to town." Xia Qianqian patted her little sister's head lovingly. She didn't expect Grandma Xia to be so shameless as to take all the snacks away!
Mrs. Feng and Mrs. Liu saw this and felt helpless. They consoled her, "Forget it, forget it. If you need any help in the future, just let me know."
(End of this chapter)