Chapter 119 Su's Mother Comes to Find Trouble
These sweet potatoes were the soldiers' rations, so of course they had to treat them well.
"Don't worry, Miss Jiang, we will definitely cherish it."
Jiang Mi nodded in satisfaction, and the people went inside to get to work. At first, they followed the other workers and were a little slow at collecting the shovels, but once they became more skilled, they collected them much faster.
"It seems you can take the sweet potatoes with you tomorrow."
Huo Ran nodded: "The sooner the better."
The soldiers at the front couldn't wait any longer. Their food supplies were dwindling day by day. Once these sweet potatoes arrived, they could fight a protracted war, and victory would be within reach.
The sweet potato harvest went on until very late, and it was already dark. Jiang Mi and Huo Ran were going to help, but after working for a while, Jiang's mother sent them away.
Jiang's mother felt sorry for Jiang Mi and naturally couldn't bear to let her do such heavy work. As for Huo Ran, he was a person of status, so how could she let him do the work in the fields himself?
On this one day alone, nearly half of the sweet potatoes were harvested. It was impossible to move all of them home, so Jiang Cheng was worried that someone would steal them at night and decided to sleep in the field.
Seeing how hard they were working, Huo Ran naturally couldn't bear it.
“Uncle Jiang, you don’t need to work so hard. We’re not afraid of being tired. We can take turns watching over things here.”
Jiang's mother quickly said, "How can that be? They've already worked so hard, and now they're not even sleeping at night? No, no, that won't do."
These people are all very skilled bodyguards. They often stay up all night and are used to resting with their eyes closed. This little thing is nothing to them.
"Don't worry, Aunt Jiang, they can do it. You've had a long day, so please get some rest."
Although Jiang Cheng and his mother were not very willing, they didn't say anything more when Huo Ran insisted.
Inviting everyone to have dinner at the Jiang family home, Jiang's mother said with a smile, "Thanks to you all today, we will give you the same amount of money we give the workers."
The guards immediately turned their attention to Huo Ran. They dared not accept the Jiang family's money rashly. Without their master's approval, they would be punished if they took the money!
The guards and workers ate together in the Jiang family courtyard. Su Yindi, Liu He, and Liang Lan cooked together. The courtyard was full of people, chatting and laughing. Jiang Cheng even asked Jiang Zhi to fetch some wine.
"Come, come, everyone, thank you for your hard work today. This little bit of wine is just a token of our appreciation, please take it as a way to quench your thirst."
Although the wine wasn't expensive, it was still considered a luxury for the workers, and the same was true for the guards, who couldn't drink alcohol because they had to protect Huo Ran at all times.
The neighbors who passed by were quite surprised to see the Jiang family so lively, and stood outside to watch the excitement.
Jiang's mother was overjoyed and called out to the neighbors who were watching the commotion outside, "Would you all like to come and have a meal together? Our sweet potato harvest is quite good. Anyone who works at our house will be provided with meals for the next couple of days. You can all come and join in the fun."
The neighbors hadn't contributed any effort, so they were naturally embarrassed to come and freeload. Jiang's mother deliberately said these things to promote the sweet potatoes she grew and to let outsiders know that those who worked for the Jiang family not only received high pay but also had meals provided. This way, if the Jiang family needed help again in the future, many people would come to help.
Jiang Mi understood what her mother meant. She noticed that after the family had money, her mother was much more confident than before, and her words and actions were more magnanimous. It seemed that having money really did make people more assertive.
Fortunately, they cooked a lot for dinner. These big men could eat as much as anyone else, and they practically emptied the Jiang family's house in one meal.
After seeing the workers off, the guards took turns watching over the sweet potatoes. Jiang's mother and the others cleaned up the dishes at home. She took out ten taels of silver from her bosom and handed it to Liu He.
"We still have to work another day tomorrow. We'll also take care of lunch and dinner. The three of you should go to town and buy more vegetables and meat. Don't skimp on the money. It would be best to also buy some wine. We should finish harvesting the sweet potatoes by tomorrow. After that, we can hand them over to Young Master Huo and then relax for a few days."
Liu He accepted the money and responded with a "yes".
Su Yindi looked at the ten taels of silver and felt a little uneasy. Her mother-in-law used to give her money, but now she had entrusted it to Liu He for safekeeping. She wondered what tricks Liu He was up to and realized she had underestimated her.
Jiang Mi saw Huo Ran to the door: "Thank you for today. You must be tired. Go back and get some rest."
Huo Ran nodded. Although they had spent the whole day together, he still felt that the time was too short.
"Then you should get some rest too."
Just after washing the dishes, Su's mother suddenly arrived with Su Xing. The mother and son looked arrogant and began to look around the Jiang family as soon as they entered.
"Wow, it's different when you're rich. You have so much more stuff at home than before, and you even raise so many chickens and ducks. Can you even eat them all?"
Jiang's mother was annoyed to see the mother and son. After all, they were in-laws, so she had no choice but to reluctantly entertain them: "Why did you come at this time, my dear in-laws? You didn't even tell me beforehand."
Mother Su snorted: "You said before that you would hire my Xing'er to work for you, and you would pay him three times the amount. Now you're going back on your word? You'd rather spend money to hire outsiders than hire your own people."
Jiang's mother did say that, but she's been so busy lately that she's forgotten about it.
"I did say that. Now that you're here, let's start tomorrow. Just go and work in the fields like the other workers."
Mother Su said unhappily, "The sweet potatoes you planted are all ripe, and there will be no work to do soon. You make it sound so nice, but it's all a lie. I'll tell everyone what happened today. Your Jiang family has no integrity at all. Let's see who will work for you in the future."
They actually came to our house to cause trouble! Mother Jiang didn't hold back either: "If you wanted to do chores, why didn't you come earlier? Did we have to ask you to come? Do you think you're some kind of Buddha? You really think you're something special!"
Su's mother didn't dare to do anything to Jiang's mother, so she could only take it out on her own daughter. She pinched Su Yindi hard and scolded, "It's all because of you, you useless thing! Why didn't you call your brother sooner when there was such a good thing? If you were any more capable, would others look down on your family?"
Hearing their commotion, Jiang Mi rushed out and said, "What are you shouting about? It's so late at night, and you're not resting, but others are too. If you want your son to work, you should at least show some respect. If you want others to respect you, you have to be successful yourself."
Jiang Zhi also ran out and shielded Su Yindi in his arms.
"Mother-in-law, why don't you talk this out? What does this have to do with Yindi? She hasn't done anything wrong!"
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