Smiling, he looked at the women who had been scolding Widow Liu the most fiercely, and said, "Aunties, thank you all for today. If it weren't for your help, we probably wouldn't have gotten rid of that wicked woman so easily. In the future, we'll have to come to Peach Blossom Village often."

"If you see that Widow Liu, please tell us, so we can avoid her."

Xie Jin Yan was already handsome, and the way he had dealt with Widow Liu just now, although it left an impression of ruthlessness, also left a very good impression on some of the women.

As soon as he finished speaking, one of the women said with a smile, "Young Master, don't worry. If you come again next time, we'll definitely help you stop Widow Liu."

"But after you dealt with her like that today, even if no one chases her away, Widow Liu will probably avoid you herself."

"That's right. That Widow Liu is usually sharp-tongued, shameless, and cunning, and she's cheated a lot of people because of it. It's the first time she's met someone like you, Young Master..."

"Oh yes, just now, we thought you were going to fall for her tricks too. Now that I think about it, you look like you're from a wealthy family, how could Widow Liu catch your eye? That prostitute is only good enough for those men who are so hungry they'll eat anything, eager to raise her bastard sons..."

The speaker was a dark and sturdy woman. She usually suffered a lot from Widow Liu, and now that she had the chance, she cursed more and more harshly, and occasionally looked at a thin middle-aged man next to her.

When the middle-aged man saw the woman looking at him, he immediately looked guilty and quickly interjected with a smile, "That's right? This Widow Liu is really overestimating herself, trying to cheat everyone, trying to cling to everyone, not even looking at her face. A country bumpkin, with two sons, knows a few words and says she's from a scholarly family. Now that she's met someone who really knows, she knows she's just trash..."

The middle-aged man smiled, but his words were indignant and contemptuous, cursing even more harshly than his wife, as if the more fiercely he cursed, the more he could prove that he had no connection with Widow Liu.

Seeing him cursing Widow Liu, the dark and sturdy woman's face did look a little better.

Looking at the changing expressions of the couple, Xie Jin Yan couldn't help but find it a little funny.

People are like that.

The man can't control himself, and is afraid of bearing the blame, so he puts all the blame on Widow Liu.

The woman knows that her husband also has a problem, but is reluctant to part with him, so she has no choice but to blame it all on Widow Liu.

Although Widow Liu is indeed not a good person...

But the reaction of the two is also very ironic.

However, Xie Jin Yan was not interested in listening to the couple berating Widow Liu at the moment. Seeing that he had almost gained their trust, he smiled again and asked the dark and sturdy woman, "Auntie, actually, we have something else we'd like to ask you about today."

"Are you familiar with the family of farmers at the end of the village?"

"Farmers?"

"Oh, you mean the Nong family?" Hearing this, the dark and sturdy woman immediately replied.

Because she had just witnessed Xie Jin Yan's impression as a good husband, she was not wary of this outsider, and smiled and asked Xie Jin Yan, "Young Master, are you here to look for Old Man Nong?"

"You could say that." Xie Jin Yan smiled and lied casually, "My family is in the grain business, but recently, due to the weather, the harvest has been getting worse and worse. I heard that Old Man Nong is very good at growing grain, so I wanted to ask him for some advice, but Old Man Nong doesn't seem to be willing."

"Oh, he's naturally unwilling."

"Young Master, you don't know, Old Man Nong hates businessmen the most. He always thinks that businessmen grow grain for profit. Some businessmen came to ask him before, but they all left with their tails between their legs."

"But we villagers, who usually get guidance from Old Man Nong, grow some grains that are easy to harvest, and now, as long as we're not as lazy as Widow Liu, we can still eat our fill and keep warm."

"Even the village next door has benefited a lot."

So, the Nong family is not unwilling to give advice, but unwilling to give advice to the powerful?

But... why is that?

Remembering the Nong family's aloof attitude when he entered, Xie Jin Yan suddenly felt a little depressed.

In fact, he made it clear as soon as he entered that he was here because of the grain disaster in recent years, but Old Man Nong was not moved at all after hearing this.

So the Nong family is not unwilling to give advice, but simply unwilling to give advice to people like them?

It seems that the other businessmen this woman mentioned are not real businessmen...

After thinking about it, Xie Jin Yan smiled and looked at the woman again, and asked, "Auntie, can I ask, how does Old Man Nong usually give you advice?"

"Actually, our family is not entirely for making money. You also know that there have been constant famines in recent years, and our family is thinking that if the yield can be higher, more people will be able to eat." At this point, Xie Jin Yan frowned slightly and sighed, "Now, in my hometown, many people don't have enough to eat. My family used to help some, but after all, we can't help everyone."

"Therefore, I'm thinking that if the grain yield can be higher, then we can not only sell grain, but also teach those farmers, so that everyone will have food to eat."

"Alas, you don't know, in just two or three months, many people starved to death in my hometown. I told Old Man Nong about these situations, but he probably thinks I'm a businessman, so he's still unwilling to help."

Xie Jin Yan sighed sadly, and the villagers were moved by his words.

In the years before the Nong family moved to Peach Blossom Village, many people in their village starved to death, and they knew the suffering better than anyone else.

After a pause, the dark and sturdy woman opened her mouth and said enthusiastically to Xie Jin Yan, "Hey, Young Master, actually, Old Man Nong is not unreasonable, he just can't stand the greed of those wealthy people. If you come a few more times, let him know more about the situation in your hometown, and aim at his interests, he might agree to help."

"Yes, yes, Old Man Nong usually likes to raise birds. I heard that he always wants to tame eagles, but he hasn't succeeded. If you can get that thing, and then move him with emotion and reason, maybe Old Man Nong will agree."

"Oh, right! Old Man Nong also taught us something called potatoes. That thing is great, high yield, grows fast, and in the past two years when we didn't have grain in our village, we all relied on that thing to get through it."

At this time, the dark and sturdy woman's husband suddenly came out and said with a smile, "Young Master, you don't know, that thing can produce at least two thousand catties per mu!" (One mu is approximately 0.16 acres)

What! Xie Jin Yan was shocked and almost didn't stand still.