The village chief of Taoliu Village, swinging his arms, led his son to the field to pat watermelons one by one.
The onlookers asked, "Why are you all taking pictures?"
Before the village chief could speak, someone nearby explained, "You don't know this, do you? This is a secret technique that the young princess personally taught us. You can tell which ones are cooked just by patting them."
Then everyone was seen patting watermelons in the field.
An elderly woman was watching the watermelon patch, noting that some people had already received their money.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. When the little princess asked, the child's father refused outright.
Although they were also refugees, once they heard that there was a yield of 3,000 catties of grain per mu, who would still grow this kind of melon that they had never even heard of?
Most importantly, when they first arrived, the young princess allocated one mu (approximately 0.16 acres) to each household, saying it was for growing their own food.
Although she thought the young princess was very nice, why didn't she make it clear beforehand that such a good thing was going to happen?
If anyone said that a watermelon was very expensive, let alone five taels of silver, even if it was only one tael of silver per watermelon, then their family would never grow grain.
"I think the young princess is biased. Look at all the people serving these watermelons, they're all from Taoliu Village. It's obvious she's favoring the people of Taoliu Village."
As soon as the old woman finished speaking, everyone turned to look at her.
“I’m telling you, Auntie, you can’t just talk nonsense. The young princess said that this watermelon might fetch a high price, but it’s not guaranteed. After all, with so many people buying it, it’s normal for the price to drop.”
"Yes, Auntie, let's pretend we didn't hear what you just said, but please don't say anything carelessly in the future."
These people had all fled together, and they were all talking to the old woman.
The people from Taoliu Village were all picking watermelons in the watermelon field, so how could they know what was happening here?
"What did I say wrong? Look at us, we're only thinking about growing high-yield grains, but how much money can we make per acre?"
"Look at them, one of their melons costs five taels of silver. Two of their melons might be worth as much as an acre of our land."
Su Muyao happened to walk behind the group of people and sighed as she listened to the old woman's speech in the crowd.
Xia squeezed into the crowd and angrily cursed, "You ungrateful wretch, have you forgotten how you lived a hard life?"
Nowadays, one mu of land can grow 3,000 jin of grain. You say you can't make much money from such shallow things.
The old woman looked at the little girl who had suddenly squeezed into the crowd with disdain.
"You little brat, who are you calling a traitor? Who do you think you are? What do you mean by 'hard times'?"
The days of hardship are long gone; the people of this great dynasty can now eat grain that yields over 3,000 jin per mu.
"We're the young princess's workers, why didn't she tell us that this watermelon plot could earn so much money per acre?"
The village chief of Taoliu Village and several former villagers also came to the old lady's side.
They were harvesting watermelons in the field when other workers came over and talked about it.
Everyone immediately dropped what they were doing. How could anyone tolerate that?
Everyone was thinking that they could do it, but the young princess couldn't.
“Aunt Shi and Xia Xia are right, you really are an ingrate.”
They've only had a few good days, and they're already causing trouble here.
"Why are you jealous that we've contracted so many acres of land and have so many watermelons? What were you doing all this time?"
The villager who spoke knew Xia.
Most of the people present knew Xia, it was just a coincidence that the older woman didn't know the others around her.
"Putting aside the fact that the young princess has already explained to you that someone might offer a high price for this plant, the young princess also said that this stuff is very delicious, and if you don't have land, you can plant some in your own vegetable garden."
One or two of you don't believe it.
"But when the young princess spoke of it, you all said it was some kind of melon you'd never heard of before, and that you'd end up losing a whole season's harvest for nothing."
At this moment, the old woman's son also rushed over. Seeing his mother being surrounded by these people and being gossiped about, he became furious.
"You old codger, who gave you the right to speak? What did my mother say wrong?"
When the villagers of Taoliu Village saw the old woman's son arrive, one of the young men punched him twice on the head.
No one saw Su Muyao standing at the very back.
Su Muyao actually just wanted to see what the other villagers thought about this matter.
It was clear that only this old woman and her family had a problem with him.
Most of these villagers were thinking, regardless of whether the young princess had mentioned beforehand that this would bring in a lot of money.
Even if they didn't say it, they thought it was normal. After all, the young princess gave him a job, a house to live in, and most importantly, she gave the worker an acre of land for free.
Based on these factors alone, we have absolutely no reason to complain about the young princess.
Everyone thought the old lady's family was unreasonable, acting innocent after getting the benefit.
The old clan chief of Taoliu Village, supported by others, also arrived at this moment.
But he saw the young princess at the back of the crowd.
"Alright, what's all the arguing about? We don't need you ungrateful wretches to pack your things and leave!"
The old woman's son only realized what was going on when he heard this, but the old woman immediately pointed at the old clan leader who had spoken and cursed, "You old codger, what right do you have to speak? Even if you want to drive us away, it should be the young princess who comes to drive us away herself."
Who do you think you are? What right do you have to kick our family out? Do you really think this is your Peach Willow Village?
Just then, Su Muyao stepped forward quickly: "What if I, the princess, had said those words?"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was the young princess, and they all greeted her.
"That little princess was just saying things in anger, don't take them to heart."
Su Muyao shook her head as she watched the old woman fawn over her.
"I arrived a long time ago, and I heard your entire conversation."
I don't want to explain further here; you all know what I told you back then.
Now they get envious when they see others making money, and instead blame me.
To put it bluntly, the people of Taoliu Village are my family, and I treat you, who have fled here, as half of my family as well.
I don't ask you to treat me like family, but there's no need to hurt me.
The wages I pay you for every job you do are unmatched in the entire Great Dynasty and even in several other countries.
Even if I don't tell everyone, that's perfectly normal. I'm just your employer; I'm not responsible for making you rich.
The old woman in front of him finally realized what was happening.
Yes, they were just workers. The young princess kindly offered to give them some seeds, but they really didn't want them.
"This princess is a princess personally appointed by the emperor. How can I allow you to insult her?"
Xia, go and get two people to give them 20 lashes each and drive this family away.
This princess has no need for these ungrateful wretches in her factory. Furthermore, I hope everyone understands that you are workers hired by this princess.
The houses and land I rented for you are merely a perk; I, the princess, have no obligation to concern myself with your other trivial matters.
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