After breakfast the next day, Bai Anyan carried the hoe and Bai Yunxi carried the basket. They went to the dry land on the other side of the river to check for winter wheat.
As soon as I turned to Qingshui River, I heard footsteps behind me, "Aunt Bai, you are going into the mountains, let's go together."
Bai Yunxi and his son looked at each other and realized that there was a group of followers.
Suppressing the irritation in his heart, Bai Yunxi turned around and saw five or six men and women following behind him.
They all looked familiar, but she couldn't place their names, but she knew one of them, Sun Dalang's wife.
"Whose family do you all belong to? My son and I went to the fields to loosen the soil. Are you going to help? How embarrassing is that? However, the fields at home are not very large, only two acres in total. There are so many of you, and we can work in half an hour.
It’s over.”
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned. Didn't they go into the mountains? Why are they working in the fields? Whose turn is it to keep tabs on today? What kind of bullshit news did they send? It was not accurate at all?
"Aunt Bai, if you don't go into the mountains in winter, what kind of work is there in the fields?"
"Why is it so boring? My family has sown winter wheat, weeded it before it snowed, and watered it with freezing water. It's just right."
Bai Yunxi looked at them and said with a smile.
"You are all young people in the village. It is your time to be capable. Although I don't fully recognize you, I thank you for lending a helping hand."
Going to work in the fields? And asking them to help is such a beautiful idea.
After listening to Bai Yunxi's tone, several people's faces were stunned, and then they laughed dryly,
"Aunt Bai, we thought you were going to go into the mountains. Everyone said that you are well-informed and can find good things as soon as you go into the mountains. Don't we also want to take advantage of you?"
Listening to their cheeky tone, Bai Yunxi chuckled and waved her hand politely.
"It's just that if you are well-informed, you will have better luck. Maybe God saw that our family's life was too hard and specially gave me some guidance."
"But you have to be content and don't be too greedy. If you go into the mountains every day and offend the mountain god, won't you be in bad luck?"
Everyone listened to Bai Yunxi's tone. Some were dubious, while others were dismissive.
"Aunt Bai, how can you be so exaggerated? Things in the mountains are scattered in a chaotic manner, and we juniors can't tell whether they are poisonous or not. Aunt Bai is well-informed, please guide us."
"Anyway, it's idle time in the winter. We'll go in with you. Isn't there a chatterer on the way? It will also save everyone the loneliness of going into the mountains together."
"That's right. Madam Bai, you are responsible for finding things, and we are responsible for digging. We will share the things we get equally. No one is allowed to be greedy. Let's make sure everyone gets a share."
Seeing these people's shameless expressions once again refreshed Baiyunxi's outlook on things.
She still has the nerve to be fair to her. That's bullshit. Now that she has found something to eat, wouldn't it be nice to just dig it out and take it home?
She used to think that country people were hard-working, simple and honest, but after coming to Willow Bay for a few months and truly experiencing farm life, those impressions engraved in her mind were completely shattered.
Although the thoughts of these people can be seen through at a glance, this kind of greedy look that takes advantage of others is really unlikable.
Bai Yunxi looked at them, concealed the displeasure in her eyes, and spoke calmly.
"I don't even know whose children you are from, so why should I talk to you? My son and daughter-in-law are very considerate, and even if we have a heart-to-heart talk, it's not your turn. Since you call me aunt, you know that I'm not young, so why?
Do you have the energy to run to the mountains every day?”