Upon hearing Jiang Nuan's words, Xie realized that she had spoken her thoughts aloud. She quickly covered her mouth with her hand, her round eyes looking at Jiang Nuan guiltily, which was quite adorable.

"It's okay," Jiang Nuan patted her head. "You're at home, so you can say whatever you want without worrying too much."

"Hmm," she rolled her eyes, then asked her question, "Mother, logically speaking, the clan leader hates our family too much to ask, so how can you be sure that you will help us?"

“He’s not sure,” Jiang Nuan explained as she walked. “He just came to sound him out.”

"Testing the waters won't cost us anything, and it'll also allow us to gauge their attitude."

"What a hassle," Xie tapped her head. "Why are there so many twists and turns? Can't we just live a peaceful life?"

Although he said that, his mind was racing, processing Jiang Nuan's analysis.

Although she found it troublesome, she understood that she had to figure these things out herself.

With her mother around now, she doesn't have to worry about anything. But when she's all alone in the future, whether she likes it or not, she'll have to face everything on her own.

After all, she's the only one in their family who makes decisions.

Because of this delay, by the time the group reached the field, the sun had already warmed them up.

“Mother,” Xie said, pulling a small stool out of her basket as if by magic. “You can sit down and rest at the edge of the field. We can use a few blankets to cover the grass.”

"Second sister-in-law," Huang Xiaosi pouted, "Are you really that serious? It's just weeding, not carrying sacks. Mother can manage."

“You brat, what do you know?” Xie glared at Xiao Si. “Pulling weeds requires squatting for a long time, and your back will ache in no time. It’s not much better than carrying a sack.”

"It's okay, I'll go with you." Jiang Nuan didn't seem to care.

It was just weeding; she'd done it before, it wasn't difficult at all.

Jiang Nuan, full of confidence, was soon proven wrong.

Today was her first time working in the ground, and she had never observed it carefully before. She subconsciously assumed that the ground in this era was as soft as that in later times.

Only now do I realize that the soil in the ground is hard and compacted, and the grass roots are deeply embedded. My hands were red from pulling up a single weed.

"Is this really grass?" Jiang Nuan asked doubtfully. "Why is it so hard to pull?"

“It is indeed a bit strenuous,” Xie said as she quickly pulled weeds. “It’s easier to use a hoe. I haven’t used one in a long time and I’m afraid of hurting the wheat seedlings.”

Since marrying into the Huang family, Xie had never worked in the fields and hadn't pulled weeds for several years. At first, she felt she couldn't manage it.

On the other side, Jin wasn't much better off.

Although she was a servant, her parents had some dignity. The most menial work she had ever done was tending the fire and pulling weeds, and this was the first time she had ever done this in her life.

"Alright, alright," Huang Xiaosi said with a look of disgust. "Mom, Second Sister-in-law, Third Sister-in-law, you three go and rest. We two can handle it."

Women are useless; they can't even pull weeds. When it really matters, we have to rely on the two men.

Huang Xiaosi arrogantly raised his chin, nodded smugly at Xiao Pang, and secretly made a gesture that only the two of them understood.

“Mom, sisters-in-law, Xiao Si is right. You can go and rest over there,” Xiao Pang quickly chimed in. “The work in the fields is too rough. Leave it to us men. Don’t make your hands, which have just recovered, rough again.”

Little Fatty's words were quite insightful, hitting the nail on the head for all three of them.

Originally intending to resist, Xie thought for a moment and then obediently agreed, "Mother, let them pull it."