After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 335 Summer Harvest in Baihua Village

Although Su Xiaoxiao was not good at socializing, she still contributed money and effort to her cousin's wedding banquet, which was a way of repaying her aunt for raising her.

People gradually changed their opinion of Su Xiaoxiao, thinking that she was not only beautiful but also very generous.

There are limits to being jealous of someone; eventually, you'll be moved by some of the things they do.

Qian Musheng hasn't been too busy lately, so he often wanders around Su Xiaoxiao's shop. He keeps asking Su Xiaoxiao to prepare hot pot for him, which annoys Su Xiaoxiao to no end.

Seeing the two bickering, Sun Shi even felt that their relationship was ambiguous, so she interrupted Su Xiaoxiao and said, "The summer harvest is starting today, Xiaoxiao. Your hundred acres of potatoes are finally going to be harvested. Have you found enough people to help you with the harvest?"

"Let me see, I'll ask a few farmhands to come and collect it..."

Su Xiaoxiao casually said as she put slices of meat into the hot pot for everyone.

"Hmm, Xiaoxiao, I have a suggestion. I have a few people on my side, but I don't know if you can trust me!"

Su Xiaoxiao laughed, "Sister Sun, that's a bit too polite of you. You and I are like sisters. If I don't trust you, who else would I trust?"

Mrs. Sun sighed, "Actually, last time..."

When Su Xiaoxiao saw Sun's expression, she guessed that it was because of Wang Er's gambling incident last time. Both Sun and Wang Er felt guilty and were afraid that Su Xiaoxiao no longer trusted them as much as before.

“Sister Sun, it’s all in the past now, and Brother Wang has sincerely repented. After this lesson, I think he won’t do it again.”

Sister Sun quickly nodded in agreement, "Yes, I will keep a close eye on him."

"Then tell me, who are those people you introduced?"

Sister Sun said apologetically, "Actually, they are my relatives from my hometown. They came to stay with me to see if they can find a job."

"Really? Sister Sun, I've never heard of your hometown."

Sister Sun said somewhat embarrassedly, "My hometown is really poor and far away, but the people there are quite trustworthy."

"Okay, that's good. Let them come and work as farmhands."

Su Xiaoxiao realized that she needed a few farmhands to manage the fields. She herself didn't have much experience in farming, but the Sun family's relatives should all know how to farm. Su Xiaoxiao originally wanted to find a group of people from her jam workshop, but she found that those people also took leave during the busy farming season, as they also had their own land to harvest.

The workshop is now short of staff again; manpower is what Su Xiaoxiao needs most right now.

She brought over Li Taibai, whom she had met before, and asked him if he wanted to come and help with some work. Actually, Li Taibai was still a bit young, and Su Xiaoxiao didn't really want to ask him to come, but they were really short of people.

Upon seeing this, Qian Musheng called over his servants, including a small table and stool, as well as some of the household helpers. Since the household wasn't short of people, they all came to Su Xiaoxiao's field to help with the farm work.

Some people have lived in the city their whole lives and have never been exposed to farm work. They are clueless and don't know what to do when they come to the fields.

Su Xiaoxiao was furious and quickly told them to go back to where they came from and stop causing trouble.

Of course, Qian Musheng meant well, and Su Xiaoxiao could understand that.

Su Xiaoxiao went to inspect her family's fields. She had previously helped everyone find a way to eradicate the insect infestation, and the villagers still remembered it. Their gratitude was beyond words. No matter where you go, as long as you treat others sincerely, you will receive kindness in return.

Of course, there were also some stubborn old folks in the village who didn't take Su Xiaoxiao's words to heart, which resulted in a pest infestation in the fields and a very bad harvest this year.

Su Xiaoxiao was quite patient. She found the village head, and after comparing several households, they all agreed to Su Xiaoxiao's plan to spray pesticides on the fields. In the end, she didn't suffer too much loss at harvest time.

Some farmers greeted Su Xiaoxiao warmly when they saw her arrive, and even gave her some of their good things. Su Xiaoxiao couldn't refuse, so she accepted their kindness.

Su Xiaoxiao arrived at the edge of her family's field and saw a large group of people gathered there. These were all helpers hired by Su Xiaoxiao's family, but instead of working in the field, they were gathered together discussing something. Su Xiaoxiao felt quite angry, so she walked over, just about to question them.

One of Sun's distant cousins, who was about sixty years old, cleared his throat and said to Su Xiaoxiao in a low voice, "Boss Su, we've discovered someone stealing grain here."

"what?"

Su Xiaoxiao was stunned when she heard this. What was going on? Everyone was waiting for the harvest, so why would someone come to steal grain?

Following her uncle's directions, Su Xiaoxiao saw a group of farmhands surrounding a man who looked miserable. The man was dressed in very shabby clothes, wearing a worn-out garment that looked like it had been washed countless times.

The above are all patches. That's how it was back then, with patches piled on top of patches. It was quite common, but there really weren't many that were this bad.

He was emaciated, with no flesh at all, and looked like a starving person who had fled from somewhere.

He spoke weakly, trying to defend himself: "I...I didn't steal the grain."

"Yes, my dad didn't steal it."

The speaker was a little boy who looked to be no more than ten years old. He looked even more pitiful, so thin that he was just skin and bones.

Su Xiaoxiao walked over, and the boy must have realized that Su Xiaoxiao was the one who made the most decisions here.

He quickly came over and pleaded, "Boss Su, hello! My father and I have been wronged. We really didn't steal any grain."

Although it's pitiful for this father and son who seem to be of vastly different ages, we still need to get to the bottom of things.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Su Xiaoxiao looked at her group of farmhands, among whom Sun's cousin stood up.

"Boss Su, here's the thing, we were preparing to harvest the rice, but it looked like it was about to rain. Just as we were rushing to harvest the rice, this old guy came up from the side, carrying a bundle of rice on his back. How could we not be suspicious of him?"

Su Xiaoxiao walked over. The old man looked extremely nervous. Su Xiaoxiao carefully examined the rice he was carrying. Judging from its color, it really was rice grown by Su Xiaoxiao's family. There was no doubt about it.

"Grandpa, I've checked this rice; it's definitely from our family, no doubt about it. Tell me, what's going on?"

The old man realized that he could no longer hide it.

He grabbed the pitiful little boy and said, "Quickly apologize to the lady."

(End of this chapter)