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

"In that case, I will no longer force you to stay. I have seen your hard work during this period. At the end of the month, you will not lose a penny of your wages."

Xu Yingtao's eyes swept across everyone's faces and saw that they were not unwilling at all. Instead, they looked apologetic. She couldn't help but feel more relieved.

In any case, she believed that these aunts had no bad intentions.

She smiled and continued, "Since the aunts no longer have to work in the workshop, do you have any other plans?"

This question stumped everyone.

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Su Qin spoke.

"Young master, we are all farmers. We don't have any other skills. We just want to take good care of the fields and take good care of the elderly and children. That's enough."

Hearing this, Xu Yingtao nodded gently and said, "If you aunts can spare some space in your homes, can you plant more broad beans? When the harvest comes next year, I will teach you how to make fermented broad beans and then buy them back at 16 coins per pound."

The women were stunned for a moment.

They clearly came here to resign, but now it seems that they have got new jobs.

The key point is that broad beans are a kind of coarse grain. Even if they are dried and sold to grain merchants, they would only cost eight cents per pound at most. How could they be sold at a high price of sixteen cents per pound?

They thought Xu Yingtao didn't understand the current grain prices, so they started to explain it to her seriously.

In short, I don't want to take any advantage at all.

The smile in Xu Yingtao's eyes became more intense, and she said in a gentle voice: "Don't worry, aunts, I'm not confused. It's just that making fermented bean paste is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and there will be a lot of waste per kilogram. The price of sixteen cents per kilogram is reasonable."

Now the women were speechless.

They already felt guilty towards Xu Yingtao, and since she wanted broad beans, they should plant more, since they had to plant them every year anyway.

Besides, broad beans are easy to grow. In addition to the fields, you can also just make a hole by the roadside, in the field, in front of or behind the house, and throw two seeds in it, and it will grow vigorously without even any fertilizer.

Now is the last time to plant broad beans this year.

Once this crop of broad beans is planted, it will be winter.

The women came with trepidation but left with joy, and Xu Yingtao asked the whole family to continue the class.

The next day was a rare sunny day.

In addition, it happened to be the workshop's rest day, so every household took advantage of this good time to busy and orderly wash clothes and hang bedding to dry.

After seeing this, everyone couldn't help but feel endless gratitude towards Xu Yingtao.

Before this year, many people had never even seen what cotton looked like, and the fillings in quilts used to keep out the cold were all willow catkins and reed flowers.

However, the warmth-keeping effect of these materials is extremely limited, and it is common to be woken up by the cold and fall ill in the middle of the night.

As the temperature dropped, the whole village was filled with the sound of coughing.

But this year is different.

With a stable income, every household is willing to eat meat to nourish their bodies, burn charcoal to keep warm, and buy cotton to make cotton-padded jackets and quilts.

Winter is almost here, but I haven’t heard of anyone getting sick.

And all this is thanks to Xu Yingtao.

While the adults were reminiscing about the good old days, the children were playing role-playing games at the entrance of the village.

Xie Bao climbed up a big tree, raised his arms and shouted: "Soldiers, follow me to the top of the mountain and prepare for an ambush. When the enemy soldiers arrive, we will catch them off guard!"

"As ordered!"

A group of boys and girls followed and climbed up the tree.

The old people in the straw hut were warming themselves by the fire and were amused by the group of children.

Xie Bao shouted again: "Where are the scouts? Where are the enemies now?"

Just as he finished speaking, a boy rushed in from outside the village and shouted, "The enemy is coming! There are so many of them!"

Xie Bao was stunned.

How is this different from the lines they agreed on?

So what's his next sentence?

Xie Bao had no choice but to wink at him, signaling him not to change the lines without his permission.

The boy stamped his feet, looking anxious: "I'm not lying, there really are a lot of people coming towards our village, holding sticks and hoes in their hands!"

Xie Bao wondered why this guy had added drama to himself without permission. Now, he couldn't do that.

Unlike Xie Bao's slow response, the old men on duty in the straw hut reacted quickly and asked hurriedly, "Hui, are you kidding me?"

The boy shook his head frantically. He had climbed high and seen far before, so he could see it clearly.

The old man in the lead suddenly frowned and ordered the child, "Come down quickly and go back to inform your parents. Hui, go to Zheng's house and call your village chief grandfather over. Hurry!"

The children immediately felt as if they were facing a great enemy. They quickly climbed down the tree and ran away in all directions.

Xie Bao's heart was about to jump out of his throat. At this moment, he was excited and nervous. As soon as he entered the yard, he started shouting "Mom" loudly.

Xie Daniu was about to go to the field with a hoe on his shoulder. Hearing this, he grabbed Xie Bao's head and said, "What a bad memory! I just told you this morning that your mother has gone back to your grandmother's house."

Xie Bao said "Oh", and when he saw his father was about to leave, he hurriedly said, "Dad, there are people from other villages who are causing trouble, and Grandpa Li asked us to come back and call for help!"

Xie Daniu was shocked, but without asking any questions, he called his sons and rushed out with hoes.

Xie Bao originally wanted to go with them, but suddenly he remembered that Xie Bai's family lived far away, and if no one informed them, he would miss the fun, so he turned around and headed straight for the foot of the mountain.

At the entrance of the village, several people led by Mrs. Cao and Chief Jiang were confronting the villagers aggressively.

Mrs. Cao was extremely angry.

She originally brought people here because she wanted to catch her second daughter's family off guard, first by intimidating and then by threatening them. She didn't believe that she wouldn't get the money.

Unexpectedly, before they entered the village, they were blocked by a group of people.

She immediately started to go crazy: "What do you want to do? I am Jiang's biological mother and your Dong's grandmother. Who dares to stop me?!"

She thought that if she mentioned her status, no one would dare to disrespect her, but unexpectedly, everyone was completely unmoved. Some even sneered, "Now you come to claim kinship, but your daughter was almost starving to death, and you never came to give her a grain of food. Instead, you shamelessly come to ask for money. Aunt Cao, aren't you ashamed?"

The person who spoke was Mrs. Zhou.

When Mrs. Cao heard this, her face turned pale and blue. The last time she was embarrassed in front of Mrs. Zhou came to her mind. Her momentum weakened a bit, but she still stiffened her neck and said, "Who do you think you are? You dare to meddle in my family affairs? Let Jiang Erya come to see me. I won't argue with you!"

Mrs. Zhou snorted coldly, "Your family affairs? A daughter who is married off is like water spilled. Jiang married a man from Nanxi Village, so I have the right to manage it!"

"Then I'll come and seek justice for my son, okay?"

"Justice? Your son brought a group of people to break into a house in the middle of the night. We, the whole village, can testify to this. Cherry was very generous not to send him to the authorities. What else do you want from me?"

Mrs. Cao was so angry that her chest heaved violently. She simply gave up all her dignity, sat down on the ground, kicked her legs and burst into tears.

"I know now. It must be you bullies and bandits who have imprisoned my daughter and won't let me see anyone. You must have killed my daughter! Otherwise, why wouldn't you let me see her? You all have something to hide!"

Everyone: "..."

Just speechless.