After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 15 The Troublemaker Arrives
Su Chunlin was speechless and unable to refute what was said.

Shen Yi stepped forward and advised, "Auntie, Uncle just wants to earn more money to buy grain, please don't blame him."

Su Tai asked, "Did you buy these with the money you earned from digging the well?"

Shen Yi nodded. “Grain prices have gone up again. A pound of wheat costs 35 wen. With the autumn harvest approaching, this year is even harder than last year. After winter, the price will probably rise to 60 or 70 wen. Who can afford that? We should save as much as we can now.”

Su Tai hadn't expected the situation to be so serious. While they were talking, Han had already taken the grain into the house and locked it up.

She could only focus her attention on Shen Yi's bag of grain.

Seeing that she hesitated, Shen Yi, with a sudden realization, waited until no one was around before asking, "What do you want to say?"

Su Tai gave him an embarrassed smile and asked, forcing herself to speak, "Could I borrow some food from you?"

Fearing that Shen Yi would refuse, she immediately assured him, "Don't worry, I will repay you double."

A hint of confusion flashed in Shen Yi's eyes. Seeing that Su Tai didn't intend to say anything more, he nodded slightly. "How many do you want?"

Shen Yi brought back a bag of grain that weighed about ten pounds, and she wanted it all, but was too embarrassed to ask.

Seeing her like that, Shen Yi simply gave her the whole bag, saying, "I've been away for a while, and there's still some food stored at home. Here, take this first."

Su Tai looked up in surprise, only to find that Shen Yi had already shifted his gaze and was getting up to leave.

She quickly hugged the bag of grain to her arms and whispered to him, "I'll pay you back as soon as possible, but it'll take a few months. Also, I wanted to ask how to grow wheat?"

Shen Yi: "."

It took Shen Yi a lot of explaining to Su Tai to understand the theoretical knowledge. After roughly guessing the purpose of Su Tai borrowing the grain, he reminded her, "It's not the planting season now. Wheat won't be harvested if you plant it, and there won't be enough water for irrigation. Even if it survives, it will be a waste."

"I know, Brother Shen, don't worry, I won't do anything reckless," Su Tai replied earnestly.

Seeing this, Shen Yi had no choice but to believe her.

After carrying the seeds back to the house, Su Tai immediately went to the Time-Space Gate Transfer Station, spent one virtual coin to buy a large shallow medium tray, and then took some water from the Water Dimension to soak the wheat. This process can screen and accelerate seed germination. After the seeds germinate, they will be transferred to the soil in the Earth Dimension. The environmental conditions here are the best in all aspects, so there is no need to worry about soil moisture, pests and diseases. The soil will adjust itself according to the seed's plant to ensure the plant grows strong and healthy.

However, there's one thing: she has to do all these tasks herself. The vending machine does offer a type of auxiliary planting animal called a ground squirrel. Two ground squirrels must be hired to work on each acre of land. Hiring one ground squirrel costs 1,000 virtual coins per year. Even if she were sold, she wouldn't be able to earn that many virtual coins. She can only look on with envy.

Two days had passed by the time Su Tai had planted all the wheat seeds.

Having learned his lesson from the Panlong Township incident, Su Chunlin dared not take on well-digging work again, making excuses to refuse anyone who came. Shen Yi, on the other hand, had been invited by the town official Liu Tiechui to help out and was no longer in Dongmen Village.

Su Tai hadn't left the house for two days and wanted to go to the village to check on things. As soon as she stepped into the yard, she saw Han rushing back in a flurry, shouting, "Quick! Grab the broom and go to the well! That damned Master Ma from town is causing trouble!"

“Master Ma?” Su Tai looked surprised; the original owner’s memories did not include such a person.

Han didn't bother to explain, and said while taking the things, "He's the big landlord in our Moshi Town, a notorious miser."

"Why is he causing trouble in our village?" Su Tai asked, puzzled.

Madam Han urged her to run outside, "Master Ma has several wells and has been selling water for miles around. He used to have a monopoly, but our village dug its own wells and even got two. We sell two buckets of water for one coin, while Master Ma sells one bucket for two coins. People who know the situation would rather travel a long way to our village to buy water than buy his. He must be getting anxious."

Upon hearing this, Su Tai felt inexplicably worried. Since ancient times, the common people have never dared to fight against officials. Although Master Ma wasn't an official, his family was powerful and influential; he was a local tyrant, someone they couldn't afford to offend. "Mother, are we really going to fight him?"

Han nodded firmly, "The well originally belonged to our village. He has no right to cause trouble. If we don't fight him, anyone can take advantage of Dongmen Village in the future."

As they spoke, the mother and daughter arrived at the well.

Master Ma only brought six people with him, but he was arrogant and blocked the people queuing to buy water. He loudly warned, "If you dare to buy water from Dongmen Village and I find out, you can forget about renting my land in the future, and our Ma family will not accept your grain!"

Most of the people in line were from Ximen Village.

Upon hearing this, Xiong Kai became agitated. "Master Ma, it was the township head's decision that we came to Dongmen Village to buy water. If you disagree, you'll have to talk to the township head."

Su Tai looked in the direction of the sound and finally saw Xiong Kai's true face.

Han asked with some concern, "Why don't you go back?"

She was afraid that her daughter would feel upset if she saw Xiong Kai.

Su Tai shook her head. "Why go back? Mother, Xiong Kai is much worse looking than Brother Shen. He doesn't look like a good person at all."

Seeing that she could still criticize Xiong Kai, Han's worries disappeared, and she stood still to observe.

Master Ma never expected anyone to dare to bargain with him, and glared at them unhappily, "What's your name?"

Xiong Kai wasn't that stupid. He immediately changed the subject and asked the other villagers of Ximen Village, "Do you all agree with what I said?"

"Exactly! Why should we pay for your water? We might as well pay for our own well!"

"Making this kind of dirty money, aren't you afraid of retribution?" an old woman cursed fiercely.

Once it happened, it happened again, and soon the people of Ximen Village began to denounce Master Ma.

Su Changfu had arrived a while ago. Seeing that the situation was about right, he pushed through the crowd and stepped forward, saying, "Ma Rencai, this is Qingsha Township, not Moshi Town. When did it become your place to interfere in our township's affairs?"

Others may be wary of Master Ma, but he is not.

Upon seeing Su Changfu, Ma Rencai immediately changed his tune, "Oh! Township Head Su! You've arrived quite quickly! What? Has my son-in-law finished talking to you?"

Ma Rencai's son-in-law is Liu Tiechui, the town official of Moshi Town. He said this to warn Su Changfu.

Su Changfu smiled and nodded, showing no sign of panic. "We have indeed finished discussing it. It has nothing to do with you. If you're not going to buy water, please leave and don't delay everyone's work."

Ma Rencai gritted his teeth in anger and laughed, "Su Changfu! You really have guts! You're just a small township head and you really think you're something special! I'll see how long you can be so arrogant!"

Master Ma returned empty-handed, his face dark with embarrassment as he left.

The villagers looked at each other, waiting for Su Changfu to make a statement.

He waved his hand impatiently, "What are you still standing there for?"

The crowd snapped out of their daze and began queuing up and carrying water.