Chapter 96 New Arrangement

"I, I," the little fat boy shrank and couldn't speak.

Aunt Hua rushed to say, "He, he watered it, he watered it."

The little fat man nodded immediately.

Ye Mingzhu chuckled and looked at Wu Jiang: "Wu Zhuangtou, do you think they are right? He planted sweet sticks?"

Wu Jiang was sweating with anxiety: "Boss, the children are young and just want to have a good meal. Please forgive them."

Aunt Hua stamped her feet and said, "I told you Xiaobao worked hard, but it's just a few steamed buns. How stingy!"

The smile on Ye Mingzhu's face disappeared. She didn't want to listen to Aunt Hua's excuses anymore. She looked at the fat boy and said, "Go get a basin of water."

The little fat boy said stupidly: "What water?"

Ye Mingzhu pointed to a basin of water beside her and said, "Bring that basin of water over here."

The little fat boy curled his lips and said, "The water is dirty. I can't carry it. Second sister, go and help me carry it."

Erya behind Wu Jiang just poked her head out but didn't come out.

Wu Jiang sighed, thinking that Aunt Hua was really asking for trouble. Even though the new owner was a woman, she was not someone who was easy to talk to.

"Wu Zhuangtou?" Ye Mingzhu suddenly looked at him, scaring him.

"Dong, Dongjia."

"I see that you are a little too busy to handle the affairs of the farm, so I found a helper for you." Ye Mingzhu ignored Wu Jiang's ugly face and called Wu Yue over.

"Wu Yue, how do you think we should handle this matter today?"

Wu Yue had long been fed up with Aunt Hua. She confronted her directly, "Aunt Hua, the boss has made it very clear that the food in this yard is for the children who grow the sweet sticks. They can only eat here and cannot take it away."

Aunt Hua was not afraid of Wu Yue at all and started to throw a tantrum.

Wu Yue continued, "If you really want to eat here, that's fine. If you eat one steamed bun here, you have to pay double the rent."

Ye Mingzhu's eyes were full of smiles. This Wu Yue was more courageous than her brother.

Aunt Hua opened her mouth, but no sound came out, like a fish thrown onto the shore, breathing with its mouth open.

Aunt Hua's family favors boys over girls, but her daughter-in-law is the head of the household. She originally planned to ask for the food, half for herself and half for her grandson, but if she wanted to deduct twice the amount of food, her daughter-in-law would definitely withhold her rations.

She sat on the ground and opened her mouth to howl. Wu Yue said, "Er Ya, go call your mother."

Aunt Hua immediately stood up and said, "I don't want it anymore. I don't want it anymore. It's just a few steamed buns. Who can't afford it?"

Wu Yue's face was tense: "Aunt Hua, our village will soon have an opportunity to make money, but it will be very selective. You can go back and tell your daughter-in-law."

Aunt Hua's face was full of surprise: "Yue girl, what you said is true, what opportunity to make money?"

Wu Yue glanced at Ye Mingzhu, who took a step back, meaning she would listen to her. She then said, "Just go back and tell your daughter-in-law to wait at Tianbanger's in half an hour."

Aunt Hua's eyes rolled around. Wu Yue only asked her to tell her daughter-in-law, which meant that all the good things belonged to her family. Then she had to go home quickly and not let others take away the good things of making money.

Wu Yue watched Aunt Hua drag the little fat boy away, and her shoulders slumped. She looked at Ye Mingzhu and said, "Boss, I want the people on the farm to cut down all the sweet sticks. Is that okay? Pick out the good ones to plant, and make candy with the rest. Is that okay with you?"

"You did a great job just now." Ye Mingzhu praised Wu Yue before asking, "Is it okay to plant sweet potato sticks in this season?"

Even if she had never grown sweet potato sticks, she knew that there were not many crops that could be grown in winter. Could it be that the variety of sweet potato sticks here was different?

Wu Yue first shook his head, then nodded. "If we plant them now, the sweet potatoes won't grow well, but the land won't be empty. By March or April, we'll be able to harvest an extra batch of sweet potatoes."

Ye Mingzhu seemed to understand, but she didn't know much about farming, so she left it to the professionals.

"We can talk about growing brown sugar later. Let's deal with the ones planted in the field first." Ye Mingzhu only planned to stay here for two or three days. One day had already passed, and she wanted to see how Wu Yue made brown sugar.

Wu Yue understood what Ye Mingzhu meant. She turned to Wu Jiang and said, "Brother, it's not a good idea for so many people to stay in the east courtyard all the time. Why don't we move the two stoves to the next courtyard and open the small door over there?"

Wu Jiang was already a little confused. He had just heard the girl talk about making money and then about making sugar. Could it be that they could make sugar on this farm? Then they really were not far from getting rich.

As for Wu Yue giving orders, Wu Jiang didn't think much about it. His sister was pretty and smart, and she often gave advice at home. When he was at home, he would listen to Wu Yue on many things.

Wu Yue handed the job of chopping and peeling the sugar sticks to Wu Jiang. Her brother had been the head of the village for many years, so there would be no problem arranging these tasks. She wanted to go across the courtyard to make brown sugar to repay her boss for his kindness.

Wu Jiang left in a hurry. The children in the yard were almost all full and began to pack up their things.

Wu Yue called a few children and asked them to move the pots, stoves, basins and other things to the adjacent courtyard, and she carried the sweet sticks in her own hands.

"Boss, let's go to the side. If there's anything, have someone come and tell me."

The girl Wu Yue left behind was actually the girl named Erya.

Although Erya's clothes were torn, her hands and face were clean, and her hair didn't look dirty. She stood next to Ye Mingzhu swiftly and said, "Boss, I'll stand here. Call me if you need anything."

Ye Mingzhu raised her eyebrows. This little girl changed so quickly. She looked timid just now.

"Mingzhu, let's go sit inside for a while." Jiang Hongyu saw that most of the people in the yard had left, so he called out to Ye Mingzhu.

Ye Mingzhu nodded, and the two of them went into the house.

"Mingzhu, let Yun'an stay here with you. I'll go to the county to buy some people."

Ye Mingzhu was a little confused. Why did they suddenly want to buy someone?

"Wu Yue has the ability, but she is just a young girl after all. If the brown sugar is made, this is a highly profitable business. If someone steals it or tells others about it, we may not be able to keep it in our current situation."

Jiang Hongyu analyzed.

"There aren't many sweet sticks on the farm right now. Even if they were all made into brown sugar, there wouldn't be much left. I'll buy a few that have some skills to keep them safe."

What he didn't say was that the tenant farmers on this farm have always lived together. If someone tried to fool them on purpose, they might not know. But it was different if someone was bought. The indentures were in their hands, so they dared not cause trouble.

Ye Mingzhu had no objection to Jiang Hongyu's idea. He was a native of ancient China and had once stood at the top of the power pyramid. It would not be wrong to listen to him.

Jiang Hongyu did not ride a horse. He quietly left while no one was in the yard.

Ye Yun'an was writing in the house, while Ye Mingzhu was holding a charcoal pencil, recalling the farm management she had seen in the video before.

About half an hour later, there was a bustling sound outside the door.