As Su Nanxi picked the fruit, she replied to Old Man Xu, "This old man is so greedy! He hasn't even finished picking yet, and he's already thinking about the next batch!"
I thought Old Xu would be angry, but he just paused for a moment, then laughed happily, "Great! You must invite me next time! I'll take over a whole field by myself and plant it all!"
It's great to have such ambition!
Just don't end up complaining of bone pain all over your body!
The old man has big ambitions!
But you can't be too harsh on someone; you have to give them something to strive for. So Su Nanxi casually said, "Okay! I'll leave you a large plot of land to farm. If that's not enough, I'll just buy the adjacent fields and let you farm them all! Who knows, you might become famous and make a fortune!"
In his excitement, Old Xu didn't realize Su Nanxi was joking and took it seriously, laughing heartily, "Great! I also want to farm, make money, and become famous!"
Tsk tsk!
I've come out!
This old man is quite an oddball. While others become famous through officialdom, he wants to become famous by making money through farming!
Unique idea!
And isn't this a bit wasteful?
This old man is clearly a cultured intellectual, yet he's devoted himself to farming. Isn't that a bit of a waste of his talents?
Seeing how enthusiastic Old Xu was, Su Nanxi swallowed her words. It was better not to say anything. In life, many times, money can't buy what I like and what I want!
Old Xu is getting on in years and has become indifferent to everything. Now that he finally has something to pursue, that's a good thing, and we should verbally support him!
Mental strength is very important and very useful!
Sure enough, Old Xu looked radiant. With something on his mind, his whole demeanor changed. It was as if he had a goal to strive for and was ready to get to work!
Over at the cornfield, a different patrolman came today. The Liang brothers weren't there, but their parents came instead, and they brought their child with them.
Su Nanxi was a little worried. Were these children really well-behaved and sensible? What if they couldn't control themselves out of curiosity and ended up touching her corn husks?
She suddenly felt like she had done something wrong. Sigh, wanting to help others isn't a bad thing, I just hope it doesn't turn into something bad!
What if others benefit while she suffers a loss?
It wasn't that she didn't trust the Liang family; it was just that the children were still very young, at a time when they were active, mischievous, and curious. Who could guarantee that they wouldn't break her corn husks?
Even with adults watching, they can't supervise the whole time; they can break it in the blink of an eye!
Why!
Su Nanxi picked some bell peppers and went over to find out what was going on. If it really wasn't working, she should let them go back and stop messing with her corn!
The Liang brothers' parents, who should be called Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang, quickly came over when they saw Su Nanxi coming.
"You guys go ahead with your work, don't worry about me. I just happened to be passing by, I'm used to it!"
Su Nanxi spoke before she even got close.
The two nodded with smiles, "Okay!"
Like the Liang brothers, these two had dark skin, clearly people who worked in the fields under the sun year-round. They were honest, simple, and genuine farmers.
Su Nanxi took a walk around and looked carefully. Finding nothing unusual, she was finally relieved. It was good that nothing was amiss!
It seems those children were taught not to touch the corn, so none of them dared to touch it!
It's true. The Liang brothers had seriously told their younger siblings that they absolutely mustn't touch the corn husks. If they did, not only would they miss their meal, but they'd also have to pay compensation! If they couldn't pay, they'd have to sell everything they owned! And no one would ever hire them again because they were dishonest! They'd go hungry!
Those children didn't understand the big principles, but they didn't want to be infamous or go hungry, so they all remembered their brother's words and kept in mind what they shouldn't touch and what they should never be curious about!
When the children saw Su Nanxi come out of the field, they dared not move. The eldest girl among them said timidly, "We are very good. Our brother warned us not to touch the corn cobs, and we listened and didn't touch them!"
Su Nanxi suddenly realized, "So that's how it is!"
This shows that this family can still be trusted, so let's trust them for now. She will conduct the necessary checks every day. If it goes well, then we'll continue; if not, then we'll switch back to the Liang brothers!
The Mo family picked the chili peppers and then went back.
Back home, they divided the work: cooking rice and stir-frying vegetables, processing chili peppers, and adding water and feed to the cows and donkeys.
The Mo family gets along very well. If one thing can't be done, they'll do another. There's nothing to fuss about anyway. What difference does it make what they do?
With more people working together, we can get to work faster and lunch will be ready soon.
Thinking that the Liang family had brought several children with them today, Old Mrs. Mo gave them extra food. Since they had children with them, she couldn't let the children go hungry. If the children got a share, the two adults would definitely not have enough to eat, and how could they have the strength to work if they didn't eat enough?
Correspondingly, they also gave us more soup.
This small gesture deeply moved the Liang family, who kept saying thank you. Their child hadn't done any work, yet the Mo family still prepared some food for them. What other family would do this when hiring someone?
They've worked for others for decades and have never encountered such employers. Those people would be doing charity if they were given an extra piece of meat! How could they possibly give food to a child who doesn't work!
Old Mo couldn't keep up and quickly said, "Don't thank me, thank the mute woman! She asked for extra food, worried that you two wouldn't have enough to eat, and even brought some soup. You eat first, I'll come back to pick up the food box this afternoon!"
After saying that, he quickly turned and ran away.
He wasn't used to people thanking him like that!
The Liang family understood, so they didn't say thank you again and invited their children over to eat.
I had only been sitting down for a short while when my two sons came over.
Uncle Liang asked, "Is it all sold out?"
The Liang brothers grinned happily. Liang An said, "They're all sold out! They're still buying small bamboo shoots there, and the price is a coin higher. We'll collect some this afternoon, and we can take them out to sell first thing tomorrow morning!"
Liang Qiao smiled so wide you could only see her white teeth. "Yes! We arrived a little late today, but our bamboo shoots were so good that they bought them after just one look!"
Uncle Liang and Aunt Liang were finally relieved to hear this, as they had been extremely worried and had never heard of anyone buying bamboo shoots before!
Uncle Liang said earnestly, "It's okay if you don't have experience at first. You'll get the hang of it after a few tries, and then you'll know how to do it properly! You should thank the mute woman. Not everyone tells you how to make money, so we should be grateful! Look, the food that just arrived is something we never dared to dream of before. She brought extra food for us because her children are here! Not everyone would do that! Alright, since you're back, let's eat together! There's enough food for everyone!"
The Liang brothers nodded emphatically; they had both taken it to heart!
"Brother, I'll help you break off some bamboo shoots, I'm strong!"
"I'm going too!"
"good!"
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