Jiang Xue rolled her eyes at Wang Mazi and then sneered. This small mountain village was isolated and lacked access to information.
There's only one college student in the whole village, and he doesn't come back for half a year at a time. Meanwhile, the reform and opening-up policies outside have already taken hold for a long time.
These illiterate country folk still patiently guard their small plots of land.
“Times are progressing, and your thinking must also progress.” Jiang Xue’s words were true.
If the villagers continue to insist on this way, they will be eliminated by society sooner or later. By now, coastal cities have already set up processing plants. Although their skills are admirable, most of them still choose to produce industrial products with high efficiency.
When industrial products reach saturation, people will have time to reminisce about the past. In an era when even basic needs like food and clothing were a struggle, who would have so much sentimentality?
Wu Mazi was displeased upon hearing this, saying, "It's true that times are progressing, but we old farmers also need to eat."
"That's right! If you treat us differently, we all have to treat you differently too. Aren't you just trying to harm honest and hardworking craftsmen like us?" Wang the bamboo craftsman was furious.
Originally, he would make bamboo baskets for people at their homes and get a hot meal in return.
Several bamboo weavers from the neighboring village followed Jiang Xue's example, taking the work home and being paid by the piece.
This caused him to be unable to open for business for half a month.
Jiang Xue remained unfazed. "Why were we attacked in the late Qing Dynasty? Wasn't it because we were backward?"
"I don't care, you started this trend, and it has to end with you. Otherwise, don't even think about living a peaceful life from now on." Wu Mazi got angrier and angrier as he spoke, and kicked the bamboo fence gate in half.
Jiang Xue saw that these people were rigid in their thinking and stubborn, and that continuing to talk to them would be a waste of breath.
"Everyone earns their living through their own abilities. How I make money is my business, and it's none of your concern." Jiang Xue's fiery personality meant she wouldn't give in to them.
She went inside and continued working on the sewing machine.
Everyone who saw Jiang Xue's appearance thought she was a complete scoundrel.
Wu Mazi put his hands on his hips and said, "I don't believe she's so shrewish. From now on, we'll block that little bitch's door day and night. Whoever comes to make clothes, I'll beat them up. Let's see how she can still be so arrogant."
Jiang Xue, who was making clothes in the house, thought that the villagers could vent their anger and curse a few times and that would be the end of it, so she buried herself in her work.
Once she gets busy, she loses track of time. If it weren't for her two little ones crying for food, she would still be busy.
She thought about it over and over, but something still felt off.
It seems like no customers have come in all day today. Could it be that we've really done everything we were supposed to do?
She walked out of the house, puzzled, and the sight before her eyes stunned her.
Wu Mazi stood in front of her yard with a wooden stick, just then Aunt Wang from next door came over with a piece of clothing in her hand.
"We don't make clothes here. Get out of here, or I'll beat you." Wu Mazi raised a wooden stick and was about to hit Aunt Wang.
Jiang Xue rubbed her forehead, feeling a headache coming on. It's true what they say, "Problematic people come from remote and impoverished areas. Do they even care about reason anymore?"
She rushed out of the yard, snatched the wooden stick from Wang Mazi, and demanded, "What do you mean? How can you so blatantly block people from making a living?"
Wu Mazi, with his buck-toothed mouth agape, said, "Why didn't you say you were blocking other people's path to wealth?"
At this moment, Wang the bamboo craftsman, picking his teeth, ran over to Wu the Pockmarked and said, "I'm done eating. I'll take the afternoon shift."
Jiang Xue was completely stunned. It seemed she had really aroused public outrage; the saying "the nail that sticks out gets hammered down" was indeed true.
But money still needs to be earned, and life goes on. The trend of charging per item is inevitable, and it's not something she can control.
"Get out of my way, Aunt Wang still needs to make clothes." Jiang Xue frowned.
“I won’t allow it, what can you do to me? From now on, we’ll be on duty here every day. If you don’t let us have an easy time, we won’t let you have an easy time either.”
Wu Mazi and Wang the bamboo craftsman showed no sign of backing down.
The area under the big tree at the village entrance was already crowded with villagers watching the spectacle. Inside the east house, Liu Aiyue and Xie Xiaotian were laughing even more excessively.
Since transmigrating, Jiang Xue has only focused on building her career, but she hasn't realized that others are already envious of the money she's made.
The village's survival rules required Jiang Xue to either follow the crowd and be like everyone else, or to keep a low profile and not be too high-profile.
But who is Jiang Xue? She was promoted to city manager in three months based on her performance. Her performance was not earned by her looks, but by hard work, fearlessness in the face of rejection and setbacks.
There's no reason why she wouldn't close a deal with a customer she's set her sights on.
You think you can scare her into backing down with such a small trick? Sorry, the word "defeat" doesn't exist in Jiang Xue's dictionary.
Seeing this, Aunt Wang had no choice but to accept it. They were all neighbors, and she knew she would run into them again. She didn't want to get involved, so she took the clothes and went home first.
The customer's departure meant the departure of the God of Wealth, and Jiang Xue was furious.
She stormed into the house, took off her apron, and caught up with Aunt Wang, saying, "Could you watch the child for me? I'll be right back."
Fortunately, the road isn't too far; it only takes about an hour to go there and back.
However, it's really not easy for a woman to raise two children alone. Without good material conditions, she even considered adopting two children last night.
I thought it was a past life, with a net worth of tens of millions and no worries about food or clothing.
Wu Mazi and Wang the bamboo craftsman continued to squat outside Jiang Xue's courtyard, chatting with everyone.
Seeing that Jiang Xue had left, Xie Xiaotian couldn't help but crawl out of the house.
"Jiang Xue just loves to show off and steal the spotlight, so let's not take it to heart." Xie Xiaotian's smiling face was truly endearing.
"She's shameless. She even made her own parents get criticized by the whole brigade. What kind of good person could she be?"
The villagers quickly gathered together to discuss Jiang Xue's family affairs.
Xie Xiaotian made up all sorts of stories about Jiang Xue's indiscretions before marriage, getting more and more excited as she talked.
"You don't know, before Jiang Xue got married, she rolled around in haystacks naked with a local hoodlum."
Everyone sighed in dismay.
"Xie Xiaotian, do you dare say that again?" Jiang Xue's voice boomed.
The gossipy woman who was eating melon seeds quickly hid behind Xie Xiaotian, Wu Mazi, and Wang the bamboo craftsman.
Seeing that everyone had sided with her, Xie Xiaotian instantly felt a sense of triumph. "Didn't you tell me before that you rolled around in haystacks with hooligans shirtless? Did you forget what you said?"
Jiang Xue remained calm and turned around to greet the two police officers standing behind them.
"Police, it's them. This woman is defaming others, and two male colleagues are causing trouble."
When Xie Xiaotian turned around and saw the two men in police uniforms, her face turned pale instantly, and her previous arrogance vanished completely.
"No, I was just kidding, I was just making things up, what slander or not?"
Wu Mazi and Wang the bamboo craftsman were not intimidated at all. "She's blocking our path to wealth, so why can't we block hers? Is there no law anymore?"
The police stepped forward and immediately detained the three people, saying, "Go to the police station and we'll discuss this further. Don't waste time arguing here."
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