I have been farming since I crossed over.

Zou looked at the people around her and found that no one was willing to stand up and speak for her. She felt extremely aggrieved, her eyes instantly became moist, and tears slid down her cheeks uncontrollably.

She bit her lip, gathered herself, and then said indignantly, "People often say that things that are not yet in your hands are always the best, but once you truly have them, they become worthless, like stinking garbage! Wan, don't look at your smug look now. One day, you will be as miserable as me. Let's see if you can still smile then! Don't forget, the Yang family spent a full five taels of silver to marry me back then, humph!"

Before she finished her words, Zou forcefully threw the basket of bitter melons she was about to carry onto the ground. Without even turning back, she dashed towards home. Her running figure seemed filled with anger and resentment, leaving behind only the bewildered crowd and the bitter melons tumbling across the ground.

Yang Mingxi witnessed her sister-in-law's actions and was stunned. For a moment, she didn't know how to react.

You know, since my sister-in-law married into the Yang family at the beginning of this year, her life has been smooth sailing and she has never experienced any hardships.

The eldest brother was responsible for almost all the household affairs, and he was always the first to arrange everything. Therefore, the eldest sister-in-law had always been pampered in the family. Moreover, the eldest sister-in-law behaved in a generous and decent manner on weekdays, and she did not seem petty.

Yang Mingxi couldn't help but fall into memories...

Just last night, when Lu Jintang came to inform the Yang family that they needed to pick bitter melons today, Wu had said to Yang Mingxi with some concern, "Xi'er, we have so many bitter melons planted at home. Can we pick them all in just one day tomorrow?"

Lu Jintang looked at Yang Mingxi with a smile, his eyes sparkling. He said slowly, "I'll come over to help tomorrow! I can also bring a few more people to pick together. Don't worry."

Yang Mingxi shook her head slightly and replied softly, "No need. Last time when we picked ours, yours still had a lot left to do. This time, we should prioritize yours and pick more. Otherwise, if they're overripe, it'll be hard to sell them for a good price."

Wu nodded repeatedly when she heard what Yang Mingxi said, expressing her agreement. "Xi'er, what you said makes perfect sense. We picked more last time, so we can pick less this time. But you guys need to hurry up and pick more, otherwise we'll miss out. Let's not go to the workshop tomorrow, and let's all work together to pick bitter melons."

Yang Mingxi immediately agreed, "That's right. I won't be going to the snack street for now. Those things have already been arranged, so I think there shouldn't be any problems. I'll stay and pick bitter melons with everyone else."

At this time, Zou grumbled, "Mom, I think it's better for me to go back to the workshop to work. What if the materials we need are insufficient the day after tomorrow? But I will try to leave work early and join the team picking bitter melons."

Wu turned and stared at Zou. After a moment's silence, she still said nothing. For a moment, no one spoke, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.

After a long time, Yang Laowu finally broke the silence and said, "Well, it's okay. After all, we are all doing our job. We just need to do it seriously."

At this moment, Yang Mingxi glanced at Zou, who was standing aside with a calculating look on her face. She shook her head helplessly, then turned to Yang Laowu and said, "Dad, I think we should go to the village and find a few people to help. We can pay them some wages."

After hearing this, Yang Laowu pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head and replied, "Your eldest uncle, second uncle, and fourth uncle are all building new houses right now, and your third uncle and his family are not at home. Although it's not difficult to find people to help, they definitely won't charge us for our work. It's not easy to owe a debt of favor to someone!"

"Don't we still have some seedlings? We can use them to exchange work with the villagers." Yang Mingxi suggested.

However, Yang Laowu once again rejected this idea and explained, "Don't worry, your uncle and the others have already agreed to come and help us, so I don't think it will be a big problem. Besides, we can't rely on others for everything. We can also rely on our own efforts."

So, it was finally decided that Yang Mingxi and her family would pick the bitter melons themselves.

Actually, picking bitter melons was not a big deal for the Yang family. The real difficulty was how to carry these bitter melons to the gate of the courtyard. If there was really no other way, they could only wait for someone from Lu Jintang's family to come and help.

"Sister Xier, do you think I said something wrong? Was it because my words were too harsh and made Sister Yang unhappy? What do you mean by 'did you get it or not'? What do you mean by 'like smelly garbage'? How much betrothal gift she receives has nothing to do with me!" Wan Daya looked at Yang Mingxi with confusion on her face, and kept muttering to herself, forcibly pulling Yang Mingxi out of her memories.

Yang Mingxi frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Oh, don't worry about it, sister-in-law. Let's go back and rest for a while! Everyone is busy moving those bitter melons. We are not strong enough, so it's really difficult to move them. Why don't we go back and make lunch first?"

After hearing this, Wan Daya quickly waved her hand and responded with a smile: "Sister Xier, you can just go back and rest. I'm full of energy! I can help you with the moving so that we can finish it faster and save some time. As for dinner, don't worry about cooking! Everyone is exhausted. You can either come to my house to eat later, or I'll ask my second sister to send the prepared food to your house, and you can eat here together!" After that, Wan Daya rolled up her sleeves and prepared to continue working.

Yang Mingxi stood by, quietly observing Wan Daya's skillful and efficient movements. She deftly arranged a pile of debris into neat order. Though beads of sweat beaded her forehead, her face shone with enthusiasm and concentration. By comparison, Yang Mingxi couldn't help but recall her own sister-in-law's usual delicate, pretentious demeanor, shunning any heavy lifting. She sighed inwardly: What a difference! Truly true: without comparison, there's no harm!

Thinking of this, Yang Mingxi raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a smile, and said to Wan Daya: "Second sister-in-law, look at how busy you are, you are so tired! How about this, I will go back and prepare some fresh vegetables, and use yours for dinner. How about having a hot pot in the evening?" As he said, Yang Mingxi looked at Wan Daya with anticipation.

At this time, Wan Daya was struggling to carry a heavy basket of bitter melons. After hearing Yang Mingxi's suggestion, she stopped for a moment, turned to look at Yang Mingxi, took a breath and said, "Sister Xier, aren't you tired? But I guess my second sister has already prepared the dishes, enough for us to eat. You should take a good rest, relax, and don't toss around!" After that, Wan Daya smiled at Yang Mingxi, and continued to walk laboriously towards the gate of the courtyard.