The land in the Mo family's fields is full of treasures, so we can't be careless. If someone steals them, the loss will be huge!
If a real famine comes, we'll have to rely on those treasures to get through it!
You may not become extremely wealthy, but you can at least avoid starving during famine years!
We must always look far ahead and plan ahead, so that we won't panic when the time comes and be powerless to change anything!
Everyone agreed wholeheartedly and kept it in mind. They couldn't stay idle; whenever they had free time, they would go to the fields to check on the situation!
Whether the Mo family can survive the coming famine depends on their current efforts!
Protecting our food supplies is of utmost urgency!
The Liang brothers arrived at the Mo family's cornfield early in the morning to inspect it, which shows their dedication and responsibility!
They don't have many ideas; they just want to put in some effort to earn a meal, and if there's meat, that would be even better!
Even if there's just a sliver of hope, we can't give up!
Therefore, they cherish this opportunity and are not afraid of hardship or fatigue!
At lunchtime, the Mo family delivered food to them as usual, including meat, vegetables, and soup!
The Mo family didn't ask how they ate it; as long as it was delivered, they had fulfilled their promise.
Su Nanxi also went to the field. She first strolled around the chili pepper field, then took a look at the sweet potato vines, and finally returned to the cornfield.
Just as Old Xu said, the corn has already tasseled, and it's a very pleasing sight to behold!
Oh! My old man's heart is melting!
Pink, pale yellow, light purple—these whiskers are absolutely gorgeous!
Oh, by the way, these whiskers are actually good stuff!
Hehe! Every part of it is valuable!
Su Nanxi looked at the cornfield and grinned foolishly.
"Mute Mother, we've planted several rows of corn in the field, and seeing how beautiful it looks, we'd like to plant some more. Is it too late?"
Su Nanxi snapped out of her daze. Uh! She didn't know if she could do it; she'd never tried!
To be honest, "I haven't tried it, but you guys can give it a shot. I have a batch of dwarf seedlings by my field; you can try planting them there!"
The Liang brothers nodded their thanks, overjoyed, and said they would transplant the plants back home in the evening.
How could they not be happy? Now that many people have seen the Mo family's corn tasseling, they regret being so foolish as not to plant more! At this stage, where can they even find seedlings to plant anymore?
The corn seedlings were given to us by the Mo family. They were planting them back then, so there must have been seedlings. But now everyone else's corn has already flowered, so there are no seedlings left!
The Liang brothers felt very fortunate that they could still find corn seedlings. Although there weren't many, something was better than nothing!
They had a gut feeling that the corn would be very useful, and might even save their lives in the future!
Don't ask why, the answer is always intuition!
Liang An thought for a moment, then asked, "Mute Mother, those red berries over there, our family planted a lot of them back then, hehe! We thought they were something new and valuable, so we planted them, thinking we could sell them for money! Now they're starting to turn red, and we've harvested quite a few, but we don't know how to sell them. Should we just pick them and sell them directly? Or do we need to dry them, or do we need to process them? We don't know, so we had to bite the bullet and ask you!"
Seeing the dark-skinned man scratching his head and grinning sheepishly, Su Nanxi couldn't help but laugh herself!
This scene is, well, quite amusing!
But it's impolite to laugh at others, so she gritted her teeth and held back!
Besides, they came here sincerely to learn from me. If she were to laugh at them, it would be a blow to their self-esteem!
If this simple-minded young man were to be laughed at by her even once, he probably wouldn't dare to ask her anything again!
She indirectly became a sinner!
No, that's not it!
They don't know anything, so they definitely won't fetch a good price!
Once all the other villagers' peppers are ripe, simply picking and selling them will be too competitive, and the price definitely won't go up!
Wasn't she indirectly blocking someone's path to wealth?
My apologies!
"Actually, there are many ways to eat chili peppers, and naturally, there are many ways to sell them! They can all be sold for money, just at different prices! If you want to sell them at a higher price, then process them a bit!"
Su Nanxi said in a serious tone.
Liang An saw a glimmer of hope; who wouldn't want to sell for a high price? He quickly asked, "Then how should it be processed?"
Su Nanxi looked towards the Mo family's chili field and said, "How about this, in a few days, one person from your family can go and learn from them. When we're making them, we can watch and learn from them."
The Liang brothers were beaming with excitement. "That's great!"
Another round of thanks is in order!
Su Nanxi waved her hand, "If you're good people, I'll try to help you out. I don't expect you to be grateful, but at least don't hurt the Mo family behind our backs! If the Mo family ever has any difficulties, it would be even better if you could help us when you're able!"
My brothers are not good with words and don't know how to express their gratitude. They can only say "thank you" and nod and bow.
After a long pause, they managed to utter a vow: "We brothers swear that from now on we will do our utmost to help the Mo family, never speak ill of them, and never do anything detrimental to them! Otherwise, we will all suffer..."
"Stop!" Su Nanxi raised her hand to stop them. "Alright, I understand. I believe you!"
I'm scared!
This vow looks like it's a death wish!
Just as I was about to leave, I suddenly remembered something, "Do you have anyone in your family who is available? I mean, someone who can do chores!"
She doesn't want someone who can't take care of themselves!
The two brothers exchanged a glance, and Liang An said, "My dad is capable of working. He always works when there's work to be done and rests when there isn't. Now he's mostly idle, but he's still healthy and can do heavy work!"
Judging from the mute woman's question, she must have some work to do. Since she's asked, we should definitely recommend our own father!
Upon hearing this, Su Nanxi pondered for a moment, then asked, "Where is your mother?"
The two brothers exchanged a glance, somewhat puzzled. Did they have to ask their mother to work as well?
That would be absolutely fantastic!
“My mother doesn’t have much work to do. She just wanders around the fields and then comes home to cook a meal and feed the chickens. She has plenty of free time!”
Su Nanxi nodded, her eyes lowered as if in thought.
The Liang brothers were starting to panic again. Was it not a good fit?
It's not easy to find work now, and given the Mo family's treatment, it certainly won't be bad; at least I'll get a full meal!
Seeing the brothers' anxious looks, Su Nanxi raised his head. "I'll introduce you to a job. Go up the mountain to cut bamboo shoots, the big kind, and then take them to town to sell. There's a place that specializes in buying bamboo shoots. The thing is, these shoots are heavy, so carrying them out is quite strenuous! So you two discuss who will cut the bamboo shoots and who will watch the cornfield, that way you'll both have work! These bamboo shoots can really make money. Whether you want to try it or not is up to you!"
The two had never heard of bamboo shoots being exchanged for money and were initially hesitant to believe it. However, seeing how certain Su Nanxi was, they began to waver.
Su Nanxi understood that it was indeed difficult to convince people of something that no one had ever done before. "You can try it tomorrow, it's free!"
The two brothers thought it was feasible.
"Believe me, you'll never run out of work!"
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