Li Juan bought one and a half roast suckling pigs in total. She kept the other half for herself and gave some to the workers in the store.

"The owner said this one weighs fifty or sixty pounds, and he even let me try a piece. It really does taste good, Mountain God..."

"Cough cough cough..." Su Yu interrupted her, correcting her seriously: "Mother, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, we are not allowed to become spirits. You are not allowed to say this again. If others hear it, they will say that you have improper thoughts."

Li Juan choked, knowing that her son and daughter were different and he didn't believe in these things, so she could only awkwardly say, "I know, I know, I won't say anymore. You two go quickly and be careful."

After saying that, Li Juan glanced at her son, then sneakily leaned close to her daughter's ear and whispered, "Remember to bring some incense to offer to the mountain god."

Su Yu: "..." Mother spoke so loudly, was she afraid I wouldn't hear her?

Su Yan glanced at her brother and nodded without changing her expression, "Okay, I'll remember."

Li Juan was finally satisfied and helped carry the roast suckling pig onto the car.

Su Yan didn't linger for long, urging Li Juan to go inside before leaving with Su Yu.

For safety reasons, she didn't talk to Su Yu on the way.

Su Yu drove very fast and steadily, arriving at Lijiaping in less than an hour.

At this time, the villagers had just gone to bed, and the loud noise of the car immediately caused the village dogs to bark in unison.

After parking the car in front of their house, the brother and sister got out, and there were already quite a few people wearing coats coming out to watch the excitement, about twenty or thirty people in total.

"My goodness, Su Yan, how much money have you made? You even bought a big truck?"

“I know this car; it costs ten or twenty thousand yuan to buy, but this car doesn’t look brand new.”

"Second-hand ones aren't cheap either, they cost at least eight or nine thousand!"

Those who heard this gasped, their eyes filled with envy and jealousy as they looked at the brother and sister.

Whether it's ten or twenty thousand or eight or nine thousand, nobody has ever seen that much. They couldn't earn that much in their entire lives! So who wouldn't be envious?

Listening to their incessant chatter, Su Yu spoke up in a deep voice: "Everyone has misunderstood. This car is rented by us. My sister rented two hills, right? One is planted with fruit trees, and the other with medicinal seedlings. You should all know that. The reason we rented this car is to drive into the mountains to load the seedlings. Otherwise, if we had to drive up the mountain every day, by the time my sister goes to school, we probably wouldn't have been able to fill the hill with seedlings, and it would be too tiring."

Everyone suddenly realized, and their envy was indeed not so strong anymore.

They said, "How much money could Li Juan's family have made in such a short time? They run a braised food shop, and their products are so expensive. Their business must not be doing very well now."

People in the countryside basically only go to town when there's a market day, since transportation costs money, and they don't have that much money or free time to go to town.

Just as the atmosphere was starting to cool down, a voice suddenly raised a question, "I have a friend in town who said that Su's braised food business is doing incredibly well, earning at least several thousand yuan a day. Su's older brother, don't lie just because you're afraid the people of Lijiaping will be jealous. We're not that petty. We're all from the same village. If you make money, we'll be happy too."

Upon hearing this, Su Yu and Su Yan immediately looked in the direction of the voice.

He was a young man dressed in coarse gray clothes, thin in stature, wearing glasses, with a clear face and a scholarly air.

These words caused the previously quiet atmosphere to erupt again, and everyone looked at Su Yan and Su Yu with displeasure.

"Teacher Xie teaches in town, so what he says must be true!"

"Su Yu, Su Yan, this is not right of you. You don't need to be so wary of us just because you've made money. We may be envious, but we won't rob you or anything. Do you really need to lie to us country bumpkins?"

"That's right, there's no need to treat us like thieves. No matter how poor we are, we won't do anything illegal!"

"Su Yan, if it weren't for Lijiaping taking you and your two children in, how could you be doing business so peacefully? I think you're an ingrate. If we had known you were this kind of person, we would never have allowed you to come to Lijiaping in the first place!"

“You also make your business on the hills of Lijia Ping, we forbid you from setting foot on the mountain again! This is Lijia Ping, not Sujia Village. If you want to make money, go back to Sujia Village!”

...

As the villagers' anger grew stronger, a barely perceptible smirk flashed across Xie Jiaxi's eyes.

Su Yan went into the mountains too frequently, and he couldn't help but worry that she would discover the treasure on the mountain before him. So he had to find a way to prevent her from settling down in Lijiaping so that he could search slowly and with peace of mind.

Su Yan narrowed her eyes, and even amidst the chaos, she still caught Xie Jiaxi's smugness.

It seems he's the one with the problem.

She snapped out of her reverie and met everyone's gaze with a clear and focused look.

Her eyes were clear and cold, yet full of imposing presence. Everyone felt a chill run down their spines under her gaze, and their voices gradually faded.

Su Yan then spoke up slowly and loudly: "First of all, I did not hide the fact that I make money from everyone. If I had intended to hide it, I would not have told you that I opened a shop in town."

Secondly, I did indeed rent this car for ten yuan. If anyone doesn't believe me, they're welcome to come with me to town to confront the owner; I'm always welcome. My stay in Lijia Ping was short, but I'm very grateful for everyone's tolerance. Therefore, whenever I find meat in the mountains, I always share it with everyone. This is my gift of gratitude.

Furthermore, I am not ungrateful. When the fruits and medicinal herbs on the two hills I rent ripen, I will inevitably need to hire people to help me harvest them. The wages I pay will not be low, and this is my way of repaying Lijiaping.

Finally, I want to tell you all that I, Su Yan, have a clear conscience!

The atmosphere instantly became eerily quiet.

The person who had been so vocal just moments before was now bowing their head in shame, their face burning with pain as if they had been slapped several times.

Seeing this, Xie Jiaxi's face instantly darkened. He raised his hand to push up his glasses, just as he was about to say something, when someone suddenly spoke up: "The captain and his wife are here!"

Everyone went to look for it.

The captain and Lin Xiuli, wearing overcoats, squeezed into the crowd; neither of them looked well.

The captain gave a deep look at the people gathered around him and roared, "Are you all just bored?! She's doing well because she's earned it! This hill belongs to everyone. Before Su Yan came, none of you were any of you! You're not as skilled as her, yet you have the nerve to bully a young girl who's just come of age? Do you even have the right to behave?"