Huang Ye's wife, carrying a heavy cloth bag, quickly defended herself, "Fifth Aunt is very kind. If it weren't for her oxcart, my husband wouldn't have been able to get it to town so quickly."

"Perhaps it's been fixed?" A hesitant voice rang out from the crowd.

“Don’t talk nonsense,” Sister-in-law Huang said. “She’s not as bad as you think, otherwise she wouldn’t have let Huang Chuan and the others run with her.”

This isn't just a matter of using oxen; it might even require investing money.

After all, given the Huang family's situation, they certainly don't have much money for medical treatment. Doctors also need to eat, so they can't work for free.

Many insightful people understand this principle.

Immediately, his hostility towards Jiang Nuan lessened by three points.

Although this person is a hothead and annoying, he is not ambiguous or shirking responsibility when it comes to matters of life and death; he is a person with a conscience.

For this reason alone, they shouldn't dwell on those trivial matters from the past.

Surprisingly, this incident actually dispelled most of the hostility the village women had towards Jiang Nuan.

Jiang Nuan left Huang Ye's house and took her three daughters-in-law to the village chief Huang's house.

"Yaya," Sister-in-law Huang asked excitedly, "Did your family really buy a cow?"

“I bought it,” Jiang Nuan explained in a low voice, “Sister-in-law, this money is what I earned from selling my daughter-in-law. I’ll just tell everyone it was borrowed from my mistress’s family. Don’t let it slip.”

"Don't worry," Sister-in-law Huang rolled her eyes, "I know how to keep my wealth hidden, do I need you to tell me that?"

As he spoke, he sighed, "With oxen, spring plowing this year will be a little easier."

“It’s a pity it’s a bull and it was castrated,” Jiang Nuan said with a frustrated look. “Otherwise, it could have given birth to calves after a few years, and then each family could have one. That would be great.”

"A male? And it was castrated?" Sister-in-law Huang exclaimed in surprise. "How could you have bought a bull? How much money did you spend?"

"Don't even mention it," Jiang Nuan almost wanted to vomit blood. "It cost twenty-six taels of silver. Da Chuan and the others had no experience and got swindled by the cattle dealer."

"You're really something," Sister-in-law Huang said, her heart aching. "Such a big deal as buying a cow, and you let a few greenhorns handle it. No wonder they got ripped off. That's twenty-six taels of silver."

As the saying goes, the buyer is never as shrewd as the seller. Without an experienced farmer to guide you, it's easy to be fooled.

"I didn't expect that either," Jiang Nuan said awkwardly, touching her nose. "It won't happen again next time. I'll have my older brother come along too."

She initially thought that having three sons together would be quite intimidating, and that no one would dare to deceive her.

As expected, I was too naive.

"There's no next time," Sister-in-law Huang said, pursing her lips. "A cow already costs twenty-six taels, how many more can we buy? Wouldn't it be better to use that money to buy land?"

Jiang Nuan wanted to say that this was what she planned to do, but she was afraid of being scolded, so she didn't dare to say anything.

Some things, if you just say them, people will only think they're empty words; only when you actually do them will people believe them.

This is why she still tells the Huang family elders about building a school.

They chatted about all sorts of things, and before they knew it, the topic turned to Huang Ye.

Sister-in-law Huang lowered her eyes, suppressing all her emotions. "Huang Ye is also having a hard time. He's paralyzed in bed, and there's no elder or brother in the family to help him. Huang Ye's wife has been holding on for more than three years, and it's almost over."

“They are all good children,” Jiang Nuan said, her heart still heavy. “In the future, we, as elders, should help them more, so as not to drive them to despair.”

“Yes,” Sister-in-law Huang nodded, “I had Da Chuan’s wife send him a hundred coins. It’s not much, but it’s a token of my appreciation.”