The Herbal Scents of Farm Life
Chapter 139 - 139 139 Sticking a Silver Needle into Myself

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Sticking a Silver Needle into Myself Chapter 139: Chapter 139: Sticking a Silver Needle into Myself Millet, corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, rice, and so on, along with sunflower seeds, peanuts, cowpeas, and the like had been sown, and even cotton seeds had been planted.

Everything was densely sown into the field, leading everyone to sigh and think that Lin Caisang was wasting food and squandering land resources. What was the use, they wondered, of sowing so many seeds all together in batches, where they would not have space to grow?

However, since these were sown by Lin Caisang, even though people thought this, nobody would say it to her face. In her presence, everyone still smiled, pretending as if nothing was wrong.

Lin Caihe could not help but stir up trouble a few times, only to quiet down after noticing that few, if any, were willing to engage with her.

After the seeds were sown, Lin Caisang resumed her trips to the mountains to gather herbs.

Although she had plenty of silver, it was not a resource she could openly rely on. Therefore, she needed to make several trips to the mountains, letting everyone know that her silver earnings were the result of foraging for herbs every day.

Besides observing the yet-to-sprout seeds on a daily basis, she spent the rest of her time in the mountains.

During this time, she also visited the home of Old Master Zhong, who had issued her first task, to check on his grandfather’s condition.

“Ah, miss, you have finally arrived, we have been waiting for you,” Old Master Zhong personally greeted her as soon as he was notified of her arrival, treating her as if she were a member of their family.

A few women joined in the welcome, one of them even subtly wiping away tears.

“What’s wrong? Has the old man’s condition worsened?” Lin Caisang asked, puzzled by their demeanor.

It didn’t make sense, if the condition had worsened, the jade mirror would have urged her to come sooner. Or even worse, could it imply that she had failed her task and was about to be sent for punishment?

“No, not the old man, it’s…”

Old Master Zhong quickly shook his head, but struggled to articulate what was wrong.

“What exactly happened?” Lin Caisang frowned.

She abhorred the feeling of dealing with those playing dumb when there is evidently an issue at hand.

“Miss, it’s our You’er.”

The woman who had been wiping her tears fell to her knees before Lin Caisang, catching her off guard.

“What are you doing? Get up quickly,”

Lin Caisang’s face turned green as she hurriedly helped the woman up, simultaneously asking,

“What happened to Zhong You? He was perfectly fine the last time I saw him,”

That boy, in her opinion, was a clever troublemaker who had been doing well. What could have happened to him? Was he attacked? But that seemed impossible.

“Miss, You’er…he… we don’t know why, but he punctured himself with a silver needle. He hasn’t woken up for several days now. Miss, you are like a goddess. Please, we beg you to save him.”

The woman pleaded with Lin Caisang, crying all the while.

“What exactly happened?”

Lin Caisang turned to Old Master Zhong and asked him.

“This…”

Old Master Zhong hesitated for a moment, he secretly glanced at Lin Caisang’s face; he was well aware that Lin Caisang didn’t have a good impression of Zhong You and was not kind to him. Asking her to save Zhong You now might be wishful thinking.

But he was his son, and now that Lin Caisang was here, it was time to come clean.

“Miss, it’s like this. The old man was aware of the incident before and everyone in the mansion eventually found out. You’er… in order to punish himself, punctured himself with a needle, saying he no longer wished to harm others,”

He exhaled deeply and recounted the story.

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