It was very lively in front of the Tang family's gate. Several villagers followed Village Chief Fu, lining up with large baskets in their hands or on their backs. The baskets were filled with red peppers.

A pile of bright red ones, very eye-catching.

Tang Qiyue tapped the table with a brush and said, "Pour the peppers into the gauze and weigh them."

She would not take advantage of the villagers, and the villagers would not do the same. The proper rules must be followed.

The first person to take action was Village Chief Fu. He volunteered to set an example for everyone else. He poured all the peppers he had picked from his own field into the gauze net next to him and asked Boss Hu and his men to weigh them.

"One hundred and thirty-four pounds." Xu Fang reported the weight.

Tang Qiyue recorded and gave the task of counting the copper coins to Lin San. It was some time ago that Tang Qiyue suddenly discovered that Lin San was very sensitive to numbers and could calculate quickly and accurately, so later she intentionally or unintentionally gave the task of calculating the accounts to Lin San.

I also have a lot of free time.

"So many?" Village chief Fu took good care of the peppers he grew. He thought there would be a lot, but he didn't expect there would be so many, more than 100 kilograms, which means more than 400 coins.

They earned more than 400 coins in a month. Tang Qiyue had said before that as long as they took good care of the chili peppers, they could make money for a long time.

Village Chief Fu held the copper coins in his hand and looked at Tang Qiyue excitedly, "Qiyue girl, if it weren't for you, I, as the village chief, wouldn't be able to earn so many copper coins today."

Tang Qiyue waved her hand and chuckled, "This is all the village chief's own ability. If you hadn't been bold enough to follow me in growing peppers, you wouldn't be making a penny today."

"After all, it's still you who has the ability."

Then it was the turn to weigh the peppers of other people. Some weighed more, some weighed less, the smallest was about 50 kilograms, and Tang Qiuyue paid copper coins for each one according to the kilogram.

"I really made some money! I have to take it back quickly, then go to the pepper field and take good care of it, hoping to get as much as the village chief's family next time." All the villagers who grew peppers said this, and after taking the copper coins, they hurried home.

The villagers who had been unwilling to grow peppers before all refused to leave and surrounded Tang Qiyue. Village chief Fu asked his son to take the copper coins back, but he did not leave.

"Why are you surrounding me? Aren't you going to work? Aren't you going to tend the fields?" Village Chief Fu was so angry that he pointed at the villagers and gave them a lecture.

"Village chief, we only came here after finishing our work in the fields. Please don't be angry."

"That's right! I heard that the peppers are going to be weighed. Let's all come over and take a look."

Village Chief Fu snorted coldly, "What are you looking at? Are you here to watch the fun?"

"At first I asked you to plant together, but everyone was unwilling. Do you want to plant now?"

Everyone's thoughts were exposed by the village chief, and they immediately felt a little embarrassed, "Village chief, isn't it okay for us to regret it?"

"Regret? Even if you regret, you can't block us here. I asked you at the beginning, for fear that the Tang family would harm you." Village Chief Fu was harsh in his words, and made the villagers feel ashamed.

Tang Qiyue did not say a word, allowing Village Chief Fu to debate with the group of scholars.

"July girl, please say something. We regret it. Can we grow peppers now?" Three cents a pound. Even if we grow dozens of pounds at a time, it will allow the family to have several more meals of meat.

If they had known that they could really farm and make money, they would have followed no matter what. They wouldn't be regretting it so much now.

Tang Qiyue glanced at the villagers who were talking, "I told you that if you miss this opportunity, you will forget it. Have you forgotten?"

Faced with people who only questioned her time and again, she didn't want to give them a chance, even if there was never enough chili peppers.

"Hey! We are all from the same village, how can we be so fussy? July girl, can you please just pretend that the aunts were blind? Please be kind and let us plant peppers as well."

"Yes, growing peppers can bring us money! This way, the boys and girls at home won't have to go hungry. We also want to send them to school in town."

Tang Qiyue curled her lips coldly, "If I don't allow you to grow peppers, does that mean I won't allow you to make money? Does that mean I won't allow your children to go to school?"

Seeing Tang Qiyue angry, Village Chief Fu quickly spoke up, "Before I asked you to plant together, but now you insist on planting. Do you really think that people are easy to deal with? Do you really think that I have to give in to you?"

The villagers knew they were in the wrong and wanted to run away after hearing what the village chief said, but they were reluctant to give up the chili peppers that cost three cents a pound and were unwilling to move.

"Village chief, please speak up for us. Isn't it good for everyone to make money together?"

"Yes, village chief, you can't just watch us being so poor that we can't even afford to eat."

Seeing that there was no way to persuade Tang Shan, many people set their sights on Village Chief Fu. They thought that since he was the village chief after all, Tang Qiyue would always listen to him.

Village Chief Fu waved his hand and said, "I can't help you with this matter. You were blind in the beginning. You didn't listen to me as the village chief, but only listened to others."

Who was this "others" referring to? It immediately reminded the villagers that they had originally planned to plant the crops too, but Old Tang's family instigated them not to do so.

In the end, it’s all the fault of the Tang family.

So a group of people ran towards the thatched hut, holding stones and dry branches in their hands, and demanded an explanation from the Tang family no matter what.

"Mrs. Tang, don't hide in there. Come out now! Come out!"

There were other people living in the thatched hut, and many of them ran out when they heard the noise, but no one from the Tang family showed up.

It was obvious that Old Lady Tang and the others knew that the villagers had made a lot of money from growing peppers, and now they felt guilty and were afraid of being found by the villagers. Who knew that they would still be found and asked for an explanation.

"Grandma! What should we do? They have weapons in their hands. Are they going to beat someone up?" Tang Yaozu hid under the window and peeked out. He saw clearly what the villagers were holding in their hands and his face turned pale with fright.

Old Mrs. Tang sat there with her eyes closed, not saying a word.

It was as if she thought that as long as she didn't speak and didn't go out, nothing would happen.

Tang Er and Wu looked at each other and hid behind the door silently. Sun was so angry that she almost rushed out to argue with the villagers, but Tang Da held her tightly and stopped her from doing anything.

How could Sun be someone who could endure this? She rolled up her sleeves and said, "Mother told me to go out and meet them, so what? We didn't force them to not want to grow peppers in the first place. Now that they see others making money, they come looking for trouble. Isn't this just looking for trouble?"

"What? You still want us to pay you money?" It must be said that Sun revealed the truth.

"No one is allowed to go out. Cover your ears and keep your mouth shut!"

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