She asked Aunt Dai and the others to wait a moment, then walked over to the few women closest to her, found one who looked familiar, and asked, "Auntie, what are you all doing?"
The women stood up and responded warmly, "Yunying's back! We're just here to pull weeds and pick up stones from your plot."
“You’re planning to grow vegetables on this land after spring, right? One person can’t manage it all, and hiring someone will cost you money. We’re here to help you tidy up the land since we don’t have anything else to do.”
"Who are these people behind us...?"
Xiao Yunying was overwhelmed by the enthusiasm of the group and said blankly, "They are the farmhands I bought to work for me."
"Wow, Yunying is really something else now, she even bought people to work for her."
"My aunt always thought Yunying was capable. She made a lot of money from the greenhouse vegetable business, and the business of growing these vegetables has grown bigger and bigger."
The tone wasn't sarcastic or envious; it seemed like a genuine compliment to her competence.
"It's alright." Xiao Yunying was puzzled and asked, "Did my mother hire you to clear this land?"
"No, we came on our own."
Xiao Yunying was even more confused. Just then, her two sisters-in-law each brought over two baskets and greeted her when they saw her return.
Xiao Yunying walked over and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Zhang and Wang took bowls out of the basket and poured brown sugar water from the earthenware pot, inviting people to come and drink.
He then explained, "Yesterday afternoon, the village chief taught everyone the method you mentioned for using pipes to irrigate the fields. Today, my mother and I thought we'd come and pull some weeds on your land since we had nothing else to do. When they saw us, they brought the children along."
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