Jinghan listened to Madam Tao's words and couldn't help feeling puzzled, for just the last time she came to deliver the tender shoots, the old lady had seemed quite happy, yet today, while delivering fish, why did she act this way?
Jinghan was unaware that previously the old lady hadn't been quite clear about the Xu family's affairs. When Tao Qingnian had brought back a substantial amount of firewood from the Xu family, he hadn't mentioned the Xu family's trip up the mountain. Later on, the old lady heard from others that the Xu family owed a great deal of money, had even sold their house, and were now up in the mountains hunting for ginseng. Recalling the visit from Zhixin to the Tao family the other day, she guessed that Zhixin might have come to borrow money from Qingnian, which only added to her annoyance.
