Chapter 210: 210 lacks experience Chapter 210: 210 lacks experience “What can we do about this? It’s almost March, and if we don’t get the fields organized soon, how are we going to sow the seeds?” Mrs. He couldn’t help but worry.

“Let the eldest daughter-in-law pause the soap business for a while. The children are grown up and can lend a hand. Focus on the work in the fields,” Old Man Ye said.

Farmers always feel that grain is the most important thing, and even Mrs. He couldn’t argue with that.

Ye Jiu had a plan. “Dad, soap makes more money than crops. In my opinion, we should hire people to work the fields. That way, it won’t cost us much, and the eldest sister-in-law can focus on the soap business.”

“Hire people? Wouldn’t that be inappropriate?” In Old Man Ye’s heart, only the big landlords in town were qualified to hire people. They were just ordinary farming folk. How could they hire anyone?

“What’s wrong with that? You’re of such an advanced age and still have to take care of so much land. It pains me to see this. As for the eldest sister-in-law and the rest, they’ve already split the family, so it’s better to let them decide for themselves,” Ye Jiu suggested.

Old Man Ye remained silent without speaking.

Knowing that Mrs. He and Old Man Ye had things to discuss, Ye Jiu tactfully left the main room to give them space.

Just as Ye Jiu stepped outside, Mrs. He told Old Man Ye about Mrs. Li’s situation.

Learning that Mrs. Li was colluding with human traffickers, Old Man Ye was equally shocked.

He could never have imagined that Mrs. Li could do such a heinous thing.

After a few words from Mrs. He, Old Man Ye immediately went to the Clan Leader’s house.

If it were just a matter of adultery, it could have been settled within the clan. But involving human traffickers, Old Man Ye felt extremely unsettled, fearing that Mrs. Li might implicate them in the future.

After all, why bring up Mrs. Li when she still bore the Ye family name?

As soon as Ye Jiu left the house, he saw Mrs. Zhang pouring soap liquid.

The soap produced at home wasn’t much. By estimation, the molds didn’t even exceed one hundred units, which was quite a gap from what Ye Jiu had originally budgeted.

After a few months of development, the soap should have already made a name for itself. Even if not reaching a point of scarcity, the sales shouldn’t be so dismal.

Ye Jiu inquired with Ye Wenqing and Ye Wenyu and found out that the soap had indeed been in constant demand. However, since the eldest and second brothers, along with the fourth brother, had gone out to look for people, the manpower at home was limited, forcing them to miss this great money-making opportunity.

Ye Jiu was helpless. The family was used to being poor, so even though his mother had money, she never thought of hiring help despite knowing they were short on manpower.

It’s said that smart people let others make money for them, thus becoming richer themselves. It’s not that his family was dumb; they simply lacked exposure and were not bold enough.

As evening fell, Old Man Ye stepped out with two taels of wine and didn’t come back for dinner.

In Zhao’s absence, Mrs. He took care of the children from the second household, managing their meals and drinks. Even with her bad temper, she never let the children from the second household go hungry.

Of course, this was also because she was financially comfortable; she was not so harsh as to let her own descendants go hungry or poorly dressed.

Especially Ye Qingzhi, without the overbearing Zhao who used to irrationally beat and scold her every day, her life was much better.

Even though Mrs. He also had a temper, she never beat or scolded anyone for no reason.

Not long after dinner, Old Man Ye came back.

Mrs. He asked, “Old man, how did it go? What did the Clan Leader say?”