In Kamala Markandaya's Nectar in a Sieve, does Rukmani and her family benefit from or experience hardship due to the workmen who come to the village? Answers

Rukmani and her family benefit from the workmen because they can sell goods at a higher price.

Rukmani and her family experience hardship because prices are too high for them to buy their own food.

Both. Rukmani is able to sell her pumpkins and plantains for more money, but she is no longer able to afford things like sugar and ghee.

Neither. Rukmani and her family don't interact with the workmen and carry on with life as if they aren't there.