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

Chapter 425 Zhao's Greed for a Thousand-Year-Old Ginseng
After Su Xiangdong's hot pot restaurant got on track, Su Xiaoxiao finally felt relieved and stopped worrying about its operation.

The chili seedlings in the field have already sprouted. Old Su is still busy going to the field every day to loosen the soil, fertilize and water the chili seedlings. However, the recent rainfall has been quite good. The chili seedlings in the field do not need much water. The rain from the sky is almost enough.

Actually, when the weather is about to warm up, the temperature will still undergo some other changes, and people are already preparing for the busy farming season.

Old Su's back-and-forth travel from home to the fields is a bit too far. He's over sixty years old, and his health isn't what it used to be.

Su Xiaoxiao thoughtfully offered to help Old Man Su buy an oxcart.

In fact, Su Ping'an had already made up his mind, but he was too embarrassed to say it. At this moment, Su Ping'an hesitated, but he didn't expect that the two of them had already reached a tacit understanding and made a decision just like that.

Who knew that when Old Mrs. Wang heard the news, she immediately objected, saying, "Why should we provide an oxcart for the old man, without ever considering that your mother also travels back and forth between the town and the village every day?"

Su Xiaoxiao and Su Pingan found this very funny. Old Mrs. Wang was running back and forth just to eat hot pot; she never offered to help Su Xiangdong with any chores.

Is this considered a lot of hard work and running around? It's almost too funny!
Su Ping'an and Su Xiaoxiao are both very proud people, and for a moment they didn't know how to refute Old Madam Wang.

Su Xiaoxiao, quick-witted as ever, said to Old Madam Wang, "Mother, look, if we buy Father an oxcart, isn't that the same as buying one for you? You can use it when you go out!"

Only then did Old Mrs. Wang stop, otherwise she would have continued to make a scene.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that Old Man Su had indeed helped the family a lot during this period.

Old Su was the one who helped them pass on their planting experience.

Old Man Su said gratefully, "Xiaoxiao and Ping'an really know how to care for people!"

However, after working so hard until now, there's no need to do much more work on the chili planting side. Now, all that's left is some work that requires continued observation and maintenance, which is where Su Xiaoxiao needs to step in and support.

However, the potatoes planted in Su Xiaoxiao's field have now all blossomed, and a very sweet fragrance floats in the air, giving people a wonderful longing.

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao finished work, she would drag Su Ping'an here to see these potato flowers, which were indeed very pleasing to the eye.

However, this is the first time we've grown potatoes here.

"My wife, I really don't know what use potatoes are after they've been grown. They're just a vegetable."

Su Pingan asked Su Xiaoxiao, completely bewildered.

"Who said potatoes are vegetables? They can be eaten as a main dish!"

Su Xiaoxiao felt that Su Ping'an and his fellow ancient people had not yet grasped reality. They knew that potatoes could be eaten as a meal, but in their minds, potatoes were only considered as a vegetable.

The soybeans have been planted, and as soon as the weather got hot, the soybeans started to slowly burst open on the paper. Su Xiaoxiao then organized people to come and harvest the soybeans.

Zhao also came over to offer her help. Ever since Zhao came to ask for dried radish but failed, Su Xiaoxiao had been very angry with her.

However, she shamelessly came to help this time, mainly because Su Wangcai told her, "If you don't come and help, you'll be eating for free at home and won't get any pocket money in the future!"

This single sentence spurred Zhao out of her house.

Su Xiaoxiao didn't care about anything else, but when it came to Zhao Shi's help, she didn't mention any reward or anything else, and Zhao Shi didn't mention it at all.

However, she now knows that her husband, Su Wangcai, works in Su Xiaoxiao's workshop and brings home a fixed amount of money for her to spend each month, which gives her ample pocket money. Now that Su Wangcai is saying she's lazy and doesn't work, and is even going to cut off her monthly allowance, how can she not be afraid?

When Su Xiaoxiao saw Zhao Shi coming to help her, she remembered that Zhao Shi had asked her for dried radish before.

She herself didn't handle this matter well either; it would have been fine if she had given Zhao some dried radish back then.

So, Su Xiaoxiao was very good at dealing with people. She packed some dried radish from home and gave it to Zhao Shi.

Although Zhao said she didn't want it, she was secretly overjoyed.

"Oh dear, why are you taking so much? We can't possibly finish it all!"

Su Xiaoxiao quickly and politely replied, "It's not much, it's not much. If you've finished eating, I'll get you some more later!"

Zhao was quite satisfied.

After helping out this time, Su Xiaoxiao felt that Zhao Shi seemed to have improved recently. In short, everyone pitched in on the work in the fields this time.

At first, Su Xiaoxiao was a little worried about Zhao coming to help.

She always felt that Zhao was too greedy and would occasionally cause some trouble to extort her.

Su Xiaoxiao can usually sense that someone is not well-behaved.

Even if you feel that she has become a better person, that is just a temporary misconception.

Sure enough, Zhao said she had cut her finger while working in the field.

"Are you alright? Let me see!"

Su Xiaoxiao went over and saw that Zhao's finger had a small cut, saying that it had been scratched by a sickle.

Su Xiaoxiao knew a lot about Zhao Shi's affairs, and since Zhao Shi was her sister-in-law, she felt she should help her sister-in-law even if she didn't help others.

With everyone around watching, she said to Zhao, "Otherwise, I'll take you home to get your wound bandaged!"

Zhao nodded and went back to Su Xiaoxiao's house with her.

She was envious of the layout of Su Xiaoxiao's new home. She had never had the chance to come here before. After she came in this time, she sat down casually, acting as if she were the owner of the house. Su Xiaoxiao was very dissatisfied and felt that she was being too pretentious.

Su Xiaoxiao led her to the living room, where there were some valuables in a cabinet. After opening the cabinet, Su Xiaoxiao looked for a medicine box.

Zhao's eyes lit up when she saw the bottles and precious gift boxes inside. Without Su Xiaoxiao's permission, she casually opened a red gift box.

The gift box contained a top-quality ginseng root, and when it appeared before Zhao, her eyes widened in amazement.

That was a gift box sent by Mr. Wu from Ci'an Hall during the Chinese New Year.

Su Xiaoxiao felt it was very impolite to touch other people's things without their permission.

Suppressing her anger, she asked Zhao, "Sister-in-law, have you taken a fancy to this ginseng?"