The grassy area was spacious, and Jiang Nian took out the bathtub and soap and placed them on the ground.
The temperature is high, so you don’t need to boil water to take a bath. Just expose it to the sun and the cold water will quickly become warm.
When the basin was filled with water, Suisui, who loved playing with water, couldn't wait and jumped into the basin with a "splash", splashing water everywhere.
Fortunately, grass absorbs water quickly.
Jiang Yue took the soap and rubbed it on his body. After a while, his body was covered with white bubbles.
Fan Jin hid far away and didn't dare to get close, for fear of angering his master.
Jiang Yue's anger had subsided. She took a look at the hair on Fan Jin's body. Many parts of his body were black. Apart from his flesh, he really looked like a wild cat.
She handed the soap to Fan Mo and said, "You can also fetch two buckets of water to wash him."
Fan Mo took the soap and replied, "Yes."
When Fan Mo had drawn the water, Fan Jin didn't want to wash at first. He was afraid of water and hesitated and didn't want to go down.
Fan Mo lost his patience and simply grabbed him and threw him into the basin.
He thrashed about in the water, slipped, choked twice, and finally stood up, his hair wet and matted in clumps.
Fan Mo held a pair of scissors in her hand and cut off the hair that couldn't be combed smoothly. If Fan Jin resisted, she would immediately slap him on the back of the head.
Use force to resolve all dissatisfaction.
As cat hair flew all over the sky, Fan Jin's hair was cut in uneven layers, as if it had been gnawed by mice...
Jiang Yue on the other side was much gentler, slowly combing Sui Sui's fur with her hands. After changing three or four buckets of dirty water, she finally turned Sui Sui back into the clean, smooth-haired little wolf cub he once was.
In the sunlight, his eyes were clear and bright, showing the handsome and lovely son.
It’s a pity that this handsomeness didn’t last long.
After a hearty meal, the two little guys rolled and ran on the grass again, their bodies covered with weeds.
Jiang Yue gave up. It was hard for a city kid to stay clean in the countryside...
Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was early July. They had started their spring ploughing early, and the weather was favorable. The golden ears of rice were heavy and hung heavy on the branches.
Yuan Zhuangtou stood in the field, carefully holding a rice ear and pinching the grains with his fingers.
Sweat slid down his cheeks and a smile appeared on his dark face.
It’s time to collect it!
The weather is clear and the air is fresh. Only then can I feel at ease after I hurry up to collect, dry and store the fruits.
During the busy farming season, Jiang Yue closed all the shops in the city and withdrew the staff to collect grain.
Before and after the busy farming season, the shop would be bustling with business. To replenish their bodies, the common people would take out their savings and come to buy a piece of meat.
Five or six hundred acres of farmland outside the city needed to be harvested at the same time, and they began to aggressively recruit temporary workers. Anyone who could do the job signed up, so the city became much quieter for a while.
The Jiang family farm was also busy harvesting crops.
Yuan Zhuangtou was furious and dragged a short man in front of Jiang Yue.
The short man lost his balance and fell to the ground, with a lot of grain falling out of his sleeves. He knelt on the ground, trembling, not daring to look up.
"My lady, how dare he steal the grain!"
The man kowtowed quickly, "My wife, please forgive me this time! I won't dare to do it again! I have elderly parents and children to take care of. The children are starving and cry because of stomachaches at night. Please, let me go this time..."
"...Merciful lady, I know you have a kind heart, please save our family!"
He was crying bitterly and tears were streaming down his face. He kept begging for mercy. Jiang Yue had no expression on his face. He glanced at Yuan Zhuangtou. He was moved. He no longer looked angry. It was obvious that he had been softened by the other party.
Yuan Zhuangtou felt really bad. He recalled the pitiful appearance of his two children at home who were so hungry that they had to chew on grass two years ago, and he could no longer open his lips.
Jiang Yue lowered her brows and stood up. "Mr. Yuan, you handle this matter and tell me the result."
Yuan Zhuangtou's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little panicked as he looked at his wife's back. Most of the time, his wife called him Uncle Yuan, so by calling him Yuan Zhuangtou now, was she reminding him to remember his identity?
He pursed his lips tightly, suppressing his sympathy. The entire village belonged to his wife, and it was his wife whose grain had been stolen. He couldn't forgive a thief on his wife's behalf without authorization.
In the evening, Yuan Zhuangtou reported the situation to Jiang Yue.
"Madam, that thief has been sent home. I have repeatedly emphasized to everyone else that if anyone steals again, he will no longer be employed."
Jiang Yue sat in the main seat and asked him calmly, "Do you think this is inhumane?"
Yuan Zhuangtou's heart tightened, and he quickly shook his head, "No, no. If we just give him a few words of criticism and let him go, the others will follow suit, and the balance of our management of temporary and permanent workers will be lost."
Jiang Yue nodded. "You've thought of the first point. Secondly, no matter how big or small a thief is, if he steals something, he's still a thief. There are reasons for what happened, and I can sympathize with him emotionally, but from a legal perspective, isn't it wrong for a poor person to make a mistake?"
"And then there's the thing: he keeps praising me. Doesn't that mean he thinks I'm young and easy to talk to? He seems honest, but he's got a lot of guts. Maybe he's truly pitiful, but he's not wronged."
Seeing Yuan Zhuangtou's sudden realization, Jiang Yue instructed, "Now that you've driven him away, you've made an example of him and established your authority. When the busy farming season is over, go to his village and investigate."
"If he really has elderly and young children and is having a hard time, we should do him a good deed. Considering that he has worked for the village, we can donate some coarse grain to him so that his family won't starve to death. This will live up to the high praise he gave me and build a good reputation in the village. It will make it easier for the village to recruit people in the future. We won't have villagers coming to steal our farm every now and then."
"Only by upholding principles, being reasonable, and abiding by the law can we manage this large family well."
"My lady is right." Yuan Zhuangtou felt a little ashamed. Now he had learned his lesson. He was much older than my lady, but he was still not as smart and comprehensive as her.
After this incident, the village's hired laborers no longer dared to take advantage of the situation. If they were driven away, they would lose more than they gain. It would be better to keep the job long-term, as it would bring more benefits.
There was a large open space in front of the yard, which was leveled and used as a threshing ground.
The scorching sun shone for three or four days in a row, the air was filled with the aroma of grain, and everyone was in high spirits.
Jiang Yue waved her hand and everyone in the village cooked new rice to try. They didn't cook it into porridge, but into dry rice to celebrate the good harvest.
After dinner, Jiang Yue sat on the swing facing the sunset and chatted with Jiang Nian.
He swung the swing gently and turned around inadvertently. The two little guys were quietly doing bad things in the watermelon field again.
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