The Transmigrated Farm Girl's Journey to Wealth

"I heard you've been selling cold noodles at a stall in town lately, and business is booming. If you make your fortune, remember to take your dad with you. Your two younger brothers are so thin, you should help them out and support your parents."

Fang Xiaoning ignored him. Seeing that they had almost finished eating, she took away the bamboo bowls and said, "Mom, I'm going back now. If you need anything, come find me at the Song family's house."

"Ai!"

"Tiezhu, Gou Dan, you two better behave yourselves and do more work, understand?"

"I know, eldest sister." Tie Zhu did know. When they went out, people would talk about his father and his sister, and every time he heard it, he felt very upset.

As for Gou Dan, we should keep an eye on him. He's not a child anymore and should be more sensible.

We can't count on Dad, but Mom has stood up for herself now, though we don't know how long she can hold on. This family will have to rely on the brothers to support it in the future.

Zhao saw her to the door and went back to see Fang Youcai sitting in the yard enjoying the cool air. "Tomorrow, go to the fields to water them. Look at our crops, and then look at other people's crops. This year's harvest is bad. What will our family eat and drink?"

"Isn't it growing quite well? I just watered it yesterday."

"You only watered a small section of the field. You're going to water the rest tomorrow, or I'm not letting you off the hook!"

"You're trying to kill me with exhaustion. How am I supposed to water so many?"

"I'll go with you. If you slack off again, Fang Youcai, I'll go back to my parents' house to find my brother tomorrow!"

My daughter just whispered to him that her dad is not only a bully who picks on the weak and fears the strong, but he's also terrified of her brothers. She added that people need to be pushed; if you push them a little, they'll do something. She did everything she could, and he just lay there doing nothing.

Fang Youcai felt like a dark cloud was hanging over his head once again. This woman, really, really...

"I'll go water the plants tomorrow." After saying that, he got up, still furious, and kicked over the stool he had just been sitting on.

Zhao Shi, however, had lost all her previous fear. Now, it seemed like he hadn't dared to lay a hand on her in a long time. Tomorrow, she even had to go to work in the fields. "My daughter is right. I'll listen to her from now on."

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When the village chief's wife saw Song Feng come to her house at mealtime, she assumed he was there to freeload. She was furious, but to save face, she held back and stood there silently, just staring at Song Feng.

Song Feng felt extremely uncomfortable under her gaze. "Auntie."

"Fengzi's here! Have you eaten yet? Want to grab something to eat together?"

"No, Uncle, I've been running a stall in town lately, so I haven't had a chance to give you any to try. I made some today, so you can have some too, what do you think?" As she spoke, she took a large bowl out of the basket. "Auntie, could you please pour this for me?"

The village chief's wife blushed slightly for some reason, and took the large bowl in front of her, saying, "Why don't you have a bite here?"

"No, Auntie, everything's ready at home. Uncle, would you like to come inside and chat for a bit?"

"Okay, let's go."

The village chief's wife looked at the cold noodles in her bowl, feeling a mix of emotions.

"What's the matter?"

Song Feng took out some silver from his pocket. "Uncle, this is the silver I borrowed before. I made some money from setting up my stall, so I'm paying you back first. I'm so grateful for your help these past few years."

The village chief stared in shock at the silver in his hand; selling cold noodles was really profitable. "I'm not in a hurry, your mother's medicine money..."

"That's enough, please keep it! Uncle, I'd like to borrow your cart for another month. I'll return it to you once mine is finished, is that alright?"

"You can take it and use it; it's just sitting at home anyway."

Song Feng took out another hundred coins. "This is the rent for the cart for two months. Please keep it."

"What are you doing? I borrowed it from you, how can I take your money? You child, quick, put it away! What do you take me for?"

"Uncle, listen to me. If it weren't for your help all these years, I would have given up long ago. Now that I'm feeling a bit better, please consider this money as a token of my respect. It's not much, please don't mind!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? What have I helped you with? You got through it all by yourself. Take the money. Your house needs repairs and renovations, your mother and brother need money for everything. Besides, I heard your food is cold. It's only been business for the last two months. Keep it for yourself, and listen to me!"

"Uncle, no, I..."

In the end, the village chief did not accept the 100 coins. The village chief's wife wanted to call them to dinner, and she overheard everything at the door, but she did not say anything.

After seeing Song Feng off, the village chief, sitting at the table, looked at all the cold noodles and felt sorry for him. "This kid, how can he be so greedy? I heard that a small bowl costs 8 coins, and this big bowl must cost a lot of money. He really can't keep any money."

"Alright, eat up. Tell him not to send any next time. You all eat, come on, have a taste!"

The children couldn't wait any longer, and only started picking up food after their father held out his chopsticks.

"Wow, that's really powerful!"

"It's so smooth and delicious!"

"Cucumber shreds are delicious too!"

"Was this made by Su Shi or Xiao Ning? It tastes so good!"

"Made of white flour, what's not delicious!" the village chief said irritably, while eating and feeling sorry for the money he had spent.

"Too."

After the meal, the village chief gave the silver to his wife.

"This……"

"From now on, stop telling everyone that people owe you money. You've already paid it all back, haven't you?"

The village chief's wife felt a little embarrassed. She knew that Song Feng was a good person and that he was indeed in a difficult situation; otherwise, why would she have been willing to take out the money?

That's right, sometimes she just can't control her mouth, and sometimes she regrets what she said afterward.

The village chief looked at her but said nothing. Sometimes, you have to figure things out for yourself.

"Mother, you haven't eaten yet?"

"No, Fengzi also went to the village chief's house to deliver cold noodles and just got back. Are you hungry? Eat quickly, and after you finish eating, we still need to prepare the side dishes, so go and rest."

"Ai!"

Running a food business is indeed tiring. It's just a small stall, and no one in the family has a moment to spare.

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