It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

However, what the family did not know was that when Yang went to look for her son, she eventually alarmed the manager of the Wang family's farm.

After sending Yang away, Wang Er, who was in charge of managing these tenants, reported to the manager of the farm.

The farm steward asked, "Did she say why she wanted to call him back?"

Wang Er bowed his head and apologized, "I asked that Yang, and she just said that she had a lot of work to do at home and couldn't handle it at the moment, so she wanted to call someone back?"

The farm steward put down the teacup in his hand with a thud and snorted coldly, "You believe such nonsense?"

"It's not even summer harvest time yet, what's there to be busy about? You can't even hear my obvious perfunctory words. If you let these people go easily, you'll have to do the work of feeding the sheep and cleaning the pens yourself."

Originally, these chores were done by servants like them, but with the arrival of tenants, these servants of the lowest status now had inferior people to exploit and order around.

Wang Er finally felt relieved, so how could he be willing to go back to his old life of exhaustion?

He quickly bowed his head and apologized, "It's my fault. I'll go to Xiaohezi Village and find out why they are looking for someone."

The farm manager's expression looked a little better at this point. He picked up the tea and drank it leisurely.

Wang Er left the room respectfully. Only after he left the room did he dare to straighten his hunched body and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

This steward was sent by the Second Master. He was greedy and vicious. If someone did not do what he wanted, he would at best withhold their food or punish them by making them do the most tiring and dirty work.

They can deduct your wages for heavier wages. It was because the father and son of the Song family said that it was better to find labor in the town than to stay here, and someone told the manager about it.

Now, not only do I have to do the most work, but I even owe my master money. I can't leave even if I want to.

Wang Er sighed.

Following Yang, they also went to Xiaohezi Village.

He was also a flexible person. When he knew something was wrong, he rushed directly into the village and called people to inquire about the situation.

But it is not difficult for these country people to find out information in the village.

There were also people in Xiaohezi Village who rented the Wang family's land. He first went to their house and pretended to ask about the situation of the land this year.

Song Guangyun did not suspect anything, as he thought the host was here to inquire about the harvest of the fields. He started complaining one by one, saying that there had been several snowfalls after the New Year, and the wheat seedlings in the fields were still affected.

He said this because he hoped that the owner would reduce the rent due to their difficult situation.

Wang Er knew it well in his heart, but he just responded perfunctorily.

After the other party was no longer on guard, he asked, "How are Song Youshan's crops? Will he be unable to pay the rent when the time comes? It's getting dark now, so I won't go to his house to ask about it one by one."

Song Guangyun smiled and said, "Don't worry about that. Dashan's family makes a kind of food called jelly, which is very popular in the county. Even if the harvest from the fields is as good as it is, the rent paid to the owner will not be in arrears."

"Jelly, what kind of jelly?" Wang Er asked curiously.

Song Guangyun thought he was just curious, so he added a few more words, "I heard it's a clear emerald green, and tastes icy cold. It sells for three cents a piece in the city, but I can't afford it, so I don't know what it tastes like."

His family was also poor, and his wife needed to take medicine all year round. Their lives over the years were not much better than Song Zhi's family. Song Zhi only gave her jelly to those who had borrowed money from her.

Their family was not included, so he had never tasted it.

Wang Er, feeling he had gotten some incredible news, was so excited that he subconsciously asked, "They're selling it for three cents a piece. Do you know how much they can sell in a day? And how long do they have to sell it each day?"

Song Guangyun didn't think there was anything wrong at first. He just thought the other party was asking this question out of curiosity. But the other party kept asking, and it seemed like he was trying to find out something.

Song Guangyun had a plan in mind. He shook his head calmly at first, "Hey, they live at the end of the village, a few houses away from mine. How would I know?"

Wang Er knew that if he continued asking, it would arouse suspicion.

At this time, the people in the village are still very united. They have found out what they need to find out. It would be bad if they asked more and exposed themselves.

He stopped talking, asked some irrelevant questions, and then walked away.

After they left, Song Guangyun looked at his wife, who was sitting in the corridor weaving hemp thread. "Why do I feel like Wang Er was just trying to trick me? Did I say anything I shouldn't have?"

Chen's movements also slowed down, "Isn't that possible?"

Song Guangyun recalled what he had just said, his heart skipping a beat. "Do you think they came here to inquire about the Dashan family's jelly business?"

Once I felt something was wrong, I thought about it again and realized that people didn't come to check the harvest in the fields at this time in previous years.

Chen's heart was pounding, and her face turned pale. "My child's father, if the villagers knew about this and the news was leaked from us, how would our family be able to hold our heads high in the village in the future?"

Song Guangyun was also panicking, not knowing if he had said something wrong. However, seeing that his wife was even more worried than him, he tried to comfort her, saying, "It's okay. Everyone knows what we said. Even if we don't tell him, he can find out when he goes to the county town tomorrow."

"That being said, we are the ones who said it. I don't know what the Wang family is planning."

Song Guangyun thought for a moment and said, "Don't overthink it. We didn't mean to do this. Even if I'm being overly suspicious, I'll go talk to the clan leader and give him a heads up. Even if something really happened, we've done our best to inform him, so he can't be blamed on us!"

Chen nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, go and speak to the clan leader."

Song Guangyun comforted his wife and hurried to the clan leader's house.

On the other side, Wang Er returned to the farm and immediately informed the manager of the news he had obtained.

The steward suddenly stood up from his stool and asked, "Is the jelly you're talking about the hottest jelly sold in the city right now?"

Wang Er had a dazed look on his face. How could he know whether it was true or not?

He had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "I only heard that the jelly is a clear green and sells for three cents a piece. It's said to be very popular in the city."

The farm steward slapped his thigh in delight, "Yes, yes, that's right. I never thought that the popular jelly sold in the city now comes from that poor family."

After pacing back and forth excitedly for several times, he came up with an idea.

Suppressing his excitement, the farm manager said sternly, "Give the Song family father and son a lighter job tomorrow. Then, you can leave the livestock to them."

When Wang Er heard this, his heart began to tremble. He didn't dare to say anything. He nodded and agreed, then retreated.