The eldest sister-in-law became rich by farming in the mountains

Chen Fusheng's hands were chopped off, not at the instigation of Xu Yingtao, but purely his own fault.

While Xu Erlai returned to the village for help, Chen Fusheng still did not give up. He always felt that he could still turn the tables, so he asked the casino owner for a loan of 20 taels of silver.

When the casino owner heard that Chen Fusheng was a relative of the owner of Nanxi Village, he gave him money without hesitation.

As expected, I lost a lot of money again.

When he wanted to borrow more, Mr. Yu, the owner of the town's franchise store, sent someone to deliver a message, severing the relationship between Chen Fusheng and Xu Yingtao. The casino owner was so angry that he chopped off Chen Fusheng's hands.

This can be considered to offset the twenty taels.

But Chen didn't know the whole story. Even though the people in the casino explained to them why Chen Fusheng's hands were chopped off, she was convinced that Xu Yingtao had devised a plan to kill her youngest brother in order to eliminate future troubles.

This kind of decisive attitude and means made Chen shocked and frightened. From then on, she became unusually well-behaved in front of Xu Yingtao and never dared to be presumptuous again.

As for her parents, they were fully focused on paying off their youngest son's debts. They were afraid of meeting the creditor Xu Yingtao, and did not dare to cause trouble at their daughter and son-in-law's house. Although they asked Chen for help from time to time, eight out of ten times she found excuses to avoid them.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the month, and Xu Yingtao's family moved into their new home as scheduled.

The new house faces south and has a simple layout yet is elegant and grand. Xu Yingtao does not know much about house construction, so she asked Mr. Ge in the town to find someone to draw up the design.

As soon as you enter the gate, you will see a spacious courtyard paved with bluestone slabs, with gardens and fruit trees scattered around, and a clear well in the corner.

In a corner of the garden, a small vegetable garden was opened up and surrounded by a low fence. Some seasoning vegetables such as chives, coriander, garlic sprouts, and ginger were planted. They can be picked and used in cooking. They are fresh and convenient.

There are four side rooms on each side of the yard, totaling eight rooms, fully equipped with all the furniture such as beds, cabinets, tables, chairs, etc., enough for each member of the family.

Entering the main entrance, you will see the spacious and bright main hall with a tall wooden beam structure. The roof is covered with blue-gray tiles. In the center of the main hall stands a large round table made of carved pear wood, surrounded by several carved chairs of the same material.

Although there are not many people in the family, Yan Yunlan comes often, and in order to facilitate entertaining guests, it is most appropriate to make a large round table.

Through the side door of the main hall, there is a kitchen and a storage room, where various cooking utensils, rice, flour, grain and oil are placed, which are clean and tidy.

As for the toilet and bathroom, they were located further back in the yard.

On the day of moving, Zhang Xiaohua only stayed in her room for a short while before she hurried out of the yard, squatted under a bamboo forest outside the yard, and burst into tears.

Xu Yingtao came out to look for her and saw her crying out of breath. She thought the child was in trouble and asked her what was wrong.

Zhang Xiaohua looked up at her, her big eyes red from crying, and she sobbed, "Little Boss, I'm fine. I'm just too happy. I never dreamed that I would be able to live in such a nice house in my life. I was afraid that crying in the house would be unlucky, so I ran out."

Xu Yingtao touched her head, handed her a handkerchief, and said softly, "Silly girl, it's cold outside, let's go inside."

She was also extremely grateful to have met Zhang Xiaohua.

Since this girl came to the family, she not only shared most of the housework, but also accompanied Jiang on weekdays when they went to Yan's house to go to school, so that Jiang would not be lonely at home.

After spending a long time together, she discovered that Zhang Xiaohua was not only dexterous and straightforward, but also had a talent for cooking.

Xu Yingtao had long regarded her as her sister.

But the little girl was stubborn and refused to change her address, saying it was against the rules.

Xu Yingtao had no choice but to let her go.

Villagers came to congratulate the host one after another. According to local customs, guests were required to prepare a housewarming gift for the host.

Xu Yingtao made her announcement early in the morning and refused to accept any other gifts. She only asked every household to give her a bundle of firewood, which was both cost-free and practical.

"Chai" is pronounced the same as "cai" in Chinese, which means "wealth", meaning prosperity. It's perfect.

How could the villagers not know that the young hostess was trying to save money for them? They were filled with gratitude and could only work harder to repay her.

Two days later was the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and Xu Yingtao's housewarming party was scheduled for this day.

The eldest wife went to the town butcher shop the previous afternoon to pick up the third big fat pig, and then went to the town one after another to buy dozens of chickens, ducks and fish.

In the second half of the night, the skilled maids in the village came one after another to help prepare the housewarming banquet.

There are nearly five hundred people in the village, so at least fifty tables are needed to accommodate them.

The Zheng family had ready-made bowls and chopsticks, and the tables and chairs were all provided by other families. At noon, one after another fragrant, delicious dishes were served on the table. Each table had ten large bowls, which meant perfection. Each table also prepared maltose for the children and melon seeds for the women.

These dishes were all seasoned by Xu Yingtao herself, so they tasted naturally good. People of all ages in the village couldn't help but drool just by smelling the aroma.

However, even though all the dishes have been served, no one can start eating until the host has made a toast.

Fortunately, Xu Yingtao was worried about the cold weather and was afraid that the food would get cold, so she just said a few brief words.

She first thanked everyone for coming to the greenhouse to celebrate, then expressed her gratitude for everyone's hard work over the past few months, and finally announced that the annual leave will start from the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month and last until the 16th day of the first lunar month, and will be paid.

The women working in the workshop were instantly excited.

It is common for employers to give their helpers holidays, but it is almost impossible to find employers who pay their workers after the holidays.

Everyone expressed their gratitude to Xu Yingtao, and at the same time thanked themselves countless times for being lucky enough to have met such a good boss and job.

Those who were not selected for the workshop looked at the lively scene in front of them with envy in their hearts, and couldn't help asking: "Little boss, do you think we still have a chance?"

Xu Yingtao nodded: "Next spring, every household will plant chili peppers. In the summer, I will also set up a chili pepper processing workshop. By then, I am afraid that we may not have enough manpower."

Now she has saved a lot of chili seeds, enough to supply every household in the village.

In addition, the Dafang family’s autumn peppers have all been planted in the fields. Judging from their growth trends, they can be harvested by March next year at the latest.

Xu Yingtao did not hold high hopes for the yield of this first batch of peppers. Peppers are warm-loving crops, but this winter is much colder than in previous years.

But even so, she did not miss any steps such as keeping warm, retaining water, fertilizing and deworming.

Even if the final result is not ideal, at least valuable experience in growing peppers has been accumulated.

Farming is just like this, it all depends on God's gift. Xu Yingtao has always been very open-minded.

At the same time, she was more and more grateful that she had set up a workshop in the village early on, so that she could help the whole village resist this cold wave.

After setting off firecrackers, the meal can officially begin.

Amid cheers and firecrackers, two carriages stopped at the gate of Xu Yingtao's new home.

Many people in the village recognized these carriages, and someone immediately shouted, "Young Master, people from Yong'an Town and Wufeng Town are coming!"