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

Jiang opened the gate and greeted her as usual: "Sister-in-law, why are you here at this time?"

Wu Chunhua finally caught up with her mother-in-law, looking very nervous.

Chen glanced at her daughter-in-law, then turned to Jiang and said with a smile, "I heard that your family has bought someone. I'll come over to take a look when I have time."

Jiang frowned slightly, led the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the courtyard, and whispered, "That child has a miserable life, sister-in-law, don't scare her."

Just by hearing the protective tone in the voice, Chen could understand that the second branch of the family never treated her as a servant.

She immediately straightened her attitude and smiled caringly, "Don't worry, that girl will also be a member of our Xie family in the future, how can I bully her?"

As soon as she entered the main room, she saw Xu Yingtao talking to a huge bird. Chen was so scared that she almost screamed.

It's not like she hadn't heard from the villagers that the second wife raised an eagle, but she had never seen it with her own eyes, so she was inevitably frightened when she actually saw it.

That eagle is at least three feet tall!

What's even more outrageous is that the eagle seemed to understand human nature. After Xu Yingtao whispered "Don't hurt anyone", it actually walked to the corner of the main room, squatted down, and began to rest with its eyes closed.

Weird things happen every year, especially this year.

Although she was extremely curious and amazed, she did not dare to go deeper into the house. She just chose a bench near the door and sat down carefully.

Zhang Xiaohua poured two cups of chrysanthemum tea for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and then went into the kitchen to wash the dishes.

Chrysanthemums are ordinary wild white chrysanthemums. Xu Yingtao picked a lot of them before the flowers withered. Now they are just the right time to dry them and soak them in water to drink.

Chen praised: "That girl is quite pretty."

Xu Yingtao looked at Chen with a smile in her eyes: "Are you here for the fine, aunt?"

Chen's intention was revealed. Her expression froze for a moment, then her smile became even brighter. "Oh, Yingtao, how could I not know what you and your mother were thinking? You want to use me as an example to warn everyone. I know everything in my heart."

Xu Yingtao laughed. She knew that moral integrity was worthless to Chen.

But Chen was indeed right. Reprimanding her was one thing, but the main purpose was to use this opportunity to make an example of her and let other employees in the workshop take this as a warning.

"Then the aunt isn't angry?"

"What's there to be angry about?" Chen said disapprovingly. "I did something wrong, so I deserve to be punished. I came here today to make a statement to you. We are all family. Not only did I fail to help, but I also caused trouble for you. I feel really bad. But Cherry, don't worry, from now on, I will definitely change and never cause trouble for you again. Please don't get angry because of me."

Xu Yingtao: "That's not the case."

"Alright!" Chen drank the chrysanthemum tea in one gulp, then slapped her thigh, "It's almost time to go to work, I won't disturb you. If you have anything to do in the future, Yingtao and my sister-in-law, just tell them, but don't be polite. We're leaving first!"

After Chen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law left, Xu Yingtao turned her head and looked at Jiang with an expression that said "I told you so".

They both laughed out loud.

It is early winter in a blink of an eye.

The cold wind blows gently on your face, and the ground is covered with yellow leaves. It is time to put on more clothes to keep warm.

Xu Yingtao was afraid of the cold, so she wrapped herself in a cotton-padded jacket early on. Jiang felt sorry for her and made a cloak for her with the rabbit fur she had collected recently. Once Xu Yingtao put it on, she was reluctant to take it off.

Although the weather is cold, the workshops are bustling with activity.

Since Zou Yanming left last month, many merchants have come to visit. In just over a month, half of the eight towns under Guiyun County have opened stores specializing in Nanxi Village specialties.

In order to avoid unnecessary competition, Xu Yingtao stipulated that only one store could be opened in each town, and the words "Nanxi Village" must be written on the sign.

Nowadays, the food produced in Nanxi Village has become popular in all towns. Those merchants who come to seek cooperation are busy currying favor with Xu Yingtao. Of course, she cannot refuse such a small request.

During this period, in addition to receiving customers from all over the country, Xu Yingtao also had to supervise the construction process of new houses from time to time, and teach villagers how to apply top dressing during the wheat seedling and tillering periods.

In addition, there were occasional frictions among the workshop workers, and as the employer, she had to mediate. There were many wastelands in the village, and Xu Yingtao also suggested that each household reclaim the land in preparation for planting peppers next year.

In addition, I also have to learn to recognize and practice calligraphy with Xie Bai every day, so my life can be said to be extremely fulfilling.

As a social animal who used to go to and from work every day, Xu Yingtao never thought that life could be so fulfilling.

When it comes to studying, Xie Bai is the most emotional.

He lacked the experience of studying alongside his classmates, and in order to prevent him from becoming complacent, Yan Heng never praised him too much for his talent.

Therefore, Xie Bai never had a clear understanding of his own true level, let alone that of others.

While his mother, sister and Zhang Xiaohua were still learning to read, his eldest sister-in-law could already write out all the elementary school textbooks by heart using charcoal pencil.

Yes, Xu Yingtao is too lazy to pretend.

She was tired of pretending to be illiterate.

But the consequence of her being too lazy to pretend was that the other three people looked particularly stupid.

Xie Bai only thought that his and his eldest sister-in-law's learning abilities were normal and common, so he was always disappointed with the "stupidity" of the other three.

The three of them had a hard time expressing their grievances.

Once, Xie Bai jokingly told this matter to Yan Heng and his wife, but Yan Heng ordered him to bring Xu Yingtao the next day.

So, after meeting Yan Heng, Xu Yingtao was "forced" to prepare a gift for herself as a disciple.

At this point, the Uncle Yan and Aunt Xue she mentioned became her master and his wife.

Xu Yingtao was a little angry.

There was nothing wrong with becoming her disciple. What made her angry was that poor kid Xie Bai, who entered the sect two months earlier than her, had now become her junior brother!

Looking at Xie Bai's asking-for-a-punch smile, Xu Yingtao felt her hands itchy for some reason.

Fortunately, Yan Heng dared to accept even female disciples, proving that he was somewhat unorthodox. He did not care about the titles between fellow disciples, and let the two of them negotiate on their own.

The result of the negotiation was that when they were at Yan's house, the two of them each talked about their own things. Xie Bai called Xu Yingtao "sister-in-law" and Xu Yingtao called Xie Bai "junior brother". But when they returned home, Xie Bai behaved himself.

Since both of them became Yan Heng's disciples, they were close relatives, so the second branch of the Xie family and the Yan family began to interact more frequently.

Yan Yunlan was shocked that her father accepted two disciples in a row. Didn’t he clearly say that he would never accept any more disciples in this lifetime?

Therefore, she developed a strong interest in Xu Yingtao. From the initial politeness with a sense of propriety, it gradually evolved into visiting Nanxi Village whenever she had nothing to do.

That day, she and Xie Li were arranged by Xu Yingtao to peel radishes in the yard. They were peeling radishes enthusiastically when they heard the voice of a strange middle-aged man coming from outside the yard: "Second sister, are you home? I'm here to visit you!"

Jiang and Zhang Xiaohua were grinding ingredients for marinade in the kitchen, chatting and laughing. When Jiang heard the familiar voice, the movements of her hands froze instantly and her face turned as pale as paper.

Zhang Xiaohua also became nervous when she saw this, and asked with concern: "Aunt, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so bad?"