Song Tan knew that the village was harmonious now, and nobody touched her property. First of all, no one had yet discovered the taste of the Milk Vetch in the fields.
After all, aside from the young village secretary, who would casually pluck a piece of grass to taste it, right? Especially since the outermost plot of land was even being used by Old Man Li to graze his cattle.
Secondly, the really good stuff wasn't in season for harvest yet. For now, the locals who came back to make a living still had the upper hand.
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for a young lady like herself to return and start working.
That was also the reason why Song Tan tended to prefer hiring villagers; if there were no able-bodied young adults, she would hire the elderly. Because hiring the elderly had its pros and cons, it all depended on how one managed them.
Old Man Li actually nodded in agreement with her feigned poverty:
