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

Why do you really want it?

Chen suddenly couldn't laugh anymore, but she didn't dare to lower her mouth. For a moment, her expression was uglier than crying.

Xu Yingtao couldn't help but chuckle, then cleared her throat and said slowly: "I understand what my aunt is thinking, but the tofu workshop has already arranged the staff. When there is more work next month, I will naturally not forget your family. As for the 50 kilograms of millet, I will convert it into cash and send it to you tomorrow."

"Oh, I'm not talking about the fifty kilograms of millet!" Chen was anxious and slapped her thigh. "I want to ask, can we also be included in the business of selling jelly?"

It wasn't that she didn't want to wait, nor was it that she envied other families' jobs. Well, she was indeed jealous, but the deeper reason was that she foresaw that after today, her family would become the laughing stock of the whole village.

She is thick-skinned and fearless, but her sons cannot bear a bad reputation.

Especially the second son, he had obviously fallen in love with a girl from the neighboring village and had raised all the money for the bride price, but the girl changed her mind a few days ago, saying that her mother-in-law was difficult to get along with and she was afraid that she would be bullied after she married into the family.

Chen was so angry that she almost vomited blood on the spot, and the second son became depressed and did not go out for several days.

Although she was domineering, she was not stupid. She knew that the source of her bad reputation was the Second Wife. As long as she could reconcile with the Second Wife, the label of being fierce and intolerant would gradually be removed.

And now is the last chance.

Unexpectedly, Xu Yingtao shook her head and said, "It's not that I'm ruthless. I think my aunt also knows that if you leave the territory of Taohua Village, it will be a problem whether you can go back and forth every day."

Chen's heart sank, realizing that Xu Yingtao had not lied to her.

This place is mountainous, and the Taohua Village where Xu Erlai was assigned is the maximum distance he can travel back and forth on the same day. If it is farther, he will not be able to return on the same day.

"Well, can Chunhua and I come to your house to help every day from now on?" Chen still didn't give up.

Xu Yingtao still refused: "We have enough manpower."

Chen was in tears.

If she had known that she would have to seek help from the second wife today, she would never have done things so drastically.

Xu Yingtao raised the corners of her lips and winked at Jiang, who nodded.

"Sister-in-law." Jiang said, "Although there is not much work at the moment, I have a more important matter that needs your help. If you are willing..."

"Yes! I do!"

Before Jiang could finish speaking, Chen nodded hurriedly.

Seeing her attitude, Jiang knew that there was no need to discuss the matter further, so she went straight to the point and said, "Sister-in-law, my daughter-in-law got some new seeds recently, but my family has no land and cannot plant them. I want to borrow your family's hands and vacant land to plant a crop. When the fruits are ripe in the future, we will buy them from you at ten cents per pound."

"You didn't lie to me?" Chen almost jumped up in excitement.

Even if the town bought miscellaneous grains, the price was only eight cents per pound at most. Although she didn't know what the second wife wanted their family to grow, she made the decision almost instinctively: they could grow it!

No matter what it is, you can grow it all!

Therefore, Chen held the seeds she got from the second wife's house and smiled so hard that her teeth were showing.

Whenever I met someone on the street, I would ask, "Do you know that the second wife has entrusted me with the task of growing chili peppers?"

Passerby: “…”Did I ask you?

Very speechless.

After seeing off the Chen mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Xu Yingtao was finally able to take a break.

Jiang was very grateful: "Yingtao, I know you are willing to help the eldest wife because of my face. I would like to thank you in advance."

"We are all family, why are you talking nonsense?" Xu Yingtao smiled. "Besides, from what I have observed these days, except for my aunt, the rest of the people in the first house have no bad intentions. They are Xiaobai Ali's blood relatives, so they are better than outsiders."

If it doesn't work, just remove it later.

Especially now that it is September, it is the best time to plant autumn peppers. Once the eldest family has learned how to grow peppers, they will teach other villagers next year, and it will no longer be difficult to achieve pepper planting coverage throughout the village.

Seeing that she had been busy the whole morning answering questions and greeting guests, Jiang felt very distressed: "Cherry, why don't you go to the town to set up the stall tomorrow? Rest at home for a day."

Xu Yingtao shook her head: "Once this stall is open, I can't rest or not. Now there are dozens of people waiting for me. I must not slack off, at least not in the short term."

Besides, when she goes to town tomorrow, in addition to setting up a stall, she also has a lot of important supplies to purchase, so she won't be able to spare a moment.

At noon, Xu Yingtao simply made a cucumber and egg dumpling soup, and paired it with the spicy strips and fried tofu that were left over from the morning. The whole family ate their fill.

After dinner, the mother and her two daughters went to the back mountain to pick the stinking broom leaves needed for tomorrow, while Xu Yingtao rushed to Feng's house to teach Feng Xing how to make thousand sheets and dried tofu.

With the basic knowledge of making tofu, Feng Xing learned to make other soy products very quickly. Xu Yingtao only needed to explain it briefly once and demonstrate it again, and Feng Xing could make it quite well, and the quality of the finished product was even better than hers.

Xu Yingtao was very satisfied.

She no longer has to worry about the subsequent employee training.

Feng Xing's mother, Mrs. Tao, has had a smile on her face ever since she saw Xu Yingtao, and she said frankly that she was the benefactor and lucky star of their family.

Tao even specifically asked Feng Xing to serve tea to Xu Yingtao. Xu Yingtao was horrified and quickly waved her hands, saying it was not necessary.

Unexpectedly, Tao said sternly, "This tea must be served respectfully. Since ancient times, when a master teaches his disciples a craft, they must kneel down and kowtow to the master like parents and serve him for a lifetime. I know that Yingtao doesn't care about these things, but since we have inherited your craft, we must abide by the rules. You must drink this tea."

Xu Yingtao really couldn't refuse, so she had to take the tea and drink it, and repeatedly emphasized that they were just partners and there was no need to worry about status.

However, ever since Feng Xing served the tea, he kept calling her "little master". Xu Yingtao's attempts to correct him were futile, so she could only let him go.

Before leaving the Feng family, Tao forced a basket of eggs on her, plus a basket of previously made dried tofu, bean curd skin and tofu. Naturally, Xu Yingtao failed to refuse.

On the way home, Xu Yingtao and Xiong Dongni bumped into each other. The latter was bent over by the backpack, obviously she had just returned from picking fruits in the mountains.

The two had only met once before. When Xu Yingtao was hesitating whether to say hello, Xiong Dongni said enthusiastically: "Young Master, wait for me a moment."

While Xu Yingtao was wondering, she saw Xiong Dongni find a slope to put down the backpack, and then she lifted the banana leaves covering the backpack, revealing something brown and twisted underneath.

It turned out to be a jujube.

Xiong Dongni filled her pocket with the hem of her clothes, then walked to Xu Yingtao and said with a smile, "I wanted to send it directly to your house, but there is no one at home, and it is not a precious thing. You can keep it for your younger brothers and sisters."

Seeing that Xu Yingtao's hands were busy, Xiong Dongni took the initiative to put a bag of jujubes into the basket in Xu Yingtao's hands.

Then he rubbed his hands and laughed, "Grandma Zhou told me at noon that the ghost buns were picked for your family. I really don't know how to thank you."