After fleeing famine, I have thousands of acres of fertile land

Ye Erlang came in with some medicine, and Ye Dalang went to express his gratitude.

Ye Qing and Ye Erlang felt embarrassed by the thanks, "Brother, Ping An is the treasure of our family, we all like him, there is no need to be so polite."

Wei Xin also came in from outside. She had been feeling anxious since she arrived in Ji Village. She delivered the clothes and said a few words, but she was still thinking about her son, so she hurried back.

As soon as Wei Xin entered the room, she saw her son lying listlessly on Dalang. She brushed the dirt off her body and went to hug her son.

"Da Lang, is the child feeling unwell?"

"I have a fever. Doctor Kobayashi came to see me and it's nothing serious. I just got home too. Luckily my family is taking care of me."

Wei Xin took her son, kissed his face, and hugged him to comfort her.

When Ping'an saw Wei Xin, tears started to fall from her eyes, and she felt so heartbroken.

"Be safe and sound, mom is here. Let me see what you have in your hand and who gave you this toy."

Ping'an's attention was diverted and he stopped crying. He showed Wei Xin his new toy.

Zhou prepared the medicine, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law coaxed him to drink it. They held him and coaxed him for a while, and he finally fell asleep.

Wei Xin asked Li to help watch over the family while she went to help her mother-in-law cook. The meal for the whole family had not been prepared yet.

Wei Xin grabbed a chicken from the chicken coop and asked Ye Dalang to kill it. He then stewed it with mushrooms to thank his family for taking care of Ping An.

After the Chinese New Year, Zhou kept ten chickens and ten ducks, and gave the rest to Wei Xin.

Wei Xin caught the chickens from her chicken coop; all the chickens at home were kept for laying eggs.

After dinner, it was already late. Ye Qing was exhausted after a whole day and had no energy to go find the head of the village. He could only go to bed first.

The next morning, I went out and saw my sister-in-law holding Ping'an.

"Is sister-in-law okay? Did she make a scene last night?"

"Much better. I took the medicine yesterday and my fever went away. I didn't have a fever at night either."

Ye Qing touched Ping'an's little hand, teased him, and went to wash up.

After washing up, I went to the main hall to have breakfast. "Dad, please accompany me to the village head's house. I have something to ask the village head grandfather."

Boss Ye didn't ask what the matter was, you will know when you get there. He said it once now and will say it again later, how tiring it must be for my daughter.

No one else asked, thinking it was something that happened in the workshop.

Ye Qing didn't tell his family because he was worried that it wouldn't work and his family would be happy for nothing.

After they left the house, Boss Ye asked his daughter how she had fun in the city yesterday.

Ye Qing whispered about what he saw and heard on the streets of the city. Boss Ye often went to the city, and usually didn't think it was rare, but after hearing his daughter's story, it seemed different from what he saw.

"Is the village chief at home?"

"Qingya, your village chief has gone to the meeting room. Go find him there if you have anything."

"Grandma, I have something to do, so I'll leave first."

The two walked towards the meeting room again, and saw Li talking to someone at the door.

The village head saw the father and daughter from a distance and asked, "Where are you going so early?"

"I have something to talk to you about. Let's go in and talk."

Then the father and daughter greeted a group of people at the door. They chatted here after their meal.

The village head led the two into the house and asked, "What's the matter? Why are you here so early in the morning?"

Ye Qing first went to make a cup of tea for the head of the village and Boss Ye, then came over and spoke in a low voice.

When Ye Qing was speaking, Boss Ye was drinking water. He didn't expect that something serious was really happening. After hearing just two sentences, he was so shocked that he sprayed all the water he had just drunk onto the ground.

The two of them were experienced and could understand the interests involved as soon as Ye Qing explained.

"Li Zheng, this is a good thing. Our village should strive for it."

After the village head was happy, he began to worry, "Haven't you heard that the rich people in the city have started to invite Lord Wu to a banquet? How can we influence Lord Wu's decision?"

"Grandpa Lizheng, when will Lord Wu be transferred?"

"I will officially step down at the end of August and then take up the post of prefect, the prefect of our city."

Ye Qing's eyes lit up and he had an idea in mind, but it was still immature.

"Grandpa Lizheng, find a few knowledgeable people to go to the river and take a look. I remember when I first came here, I saw a place suitable for building a dock."

The village head also remembered that place. There was indeed a natural harbor between them and Ji Village.

The village head reacted and decided to go and see if the place was suitable. If it was, he would think of a solution.

“Wen Ning, go call your third uncle over, and find a few tight-lipped young men, and let’s go investigate.”

Boss Ye agreed readily and went out to find someone.

The village head and Ye Qing continued to discuss the follow-up and what their village could bring to the table for negotiation.

"Grandpa Village Head, what do you want to do with my Third Grandpa?" Ye Qing was a little curious.

"You are too young to know. When your third grandfather was young, he fished to support his family. He was the best swimmer."

Ye Qing was a little anxious. Third Grandpa was almost seventy years old and would give her snacks whenever he saw her.

"Grandpa, my third grandfather is old and can't go into the water. He will get sick."

The village head looked at Ye Qing lovingly, "Your third grandfather loves you well and you still know how to protect him. Your third grandfather never goes into the water, he begs for food in the water all year round, and he can tell what the underwater terrain is like from above."

Ye Qing smiled embarrassedly. She was anxious.

Third Grandpa was brought here by his eldest son Ye Wenyuan on a ox cart. Old Ye was shouting in a hurry and he walked slowly, so he asked his son to bring him here.

"Come in quickly, Third Brother. I need you to come out for something."

"What's the matter? I'm old now, I don't want to delay your business."

Ye Qing stood up and greeted the two of them, and Third Grandpa took out a handful of red dates from his pocket and handed them to her.

Ye Qing smiled sweetly, took it, rubbed it on her clothes, then put it in her mouth and started eating.

"You didn't love this kid in vain, Lao San was protecting you just now."

The head of the village told Ye Wenyuan what had just happened. Ye Wenyuan smiled proudly, thinking that his own child was still very considerate.

After chatting and joking, the head of the village repeated the matter of finding a suitable place to build a dock and told them not to tell anyone, as the fewer people who knew about it, the better.

Third Grandpa looked solemn, knowing that this was related to the future development of the village, so he became serious.

Several young men arrived soon and waited at the door for instructions from the head of the village.

Ye Wenyuan drove an ox cart with two old men and Ye Qing, while the others sat in Boss Ye's cart.

A group of people walked slowly along the river. Uncle San was holding a three-meter-long stick and poking the river bottom as he walked.

After walking about a mile, this time when I extended the stick, there was no obstruction.

Boss Ye took a pole and placed it here as a mark, and a group of people continued to move forward.

The young people who came later didn’t know what was going on, but they trusted the village head and didn’t ask too many questions. They just did whatever they were told to do.

After walking for a while, Third Grandpa got on the ox cart, and Ye Wenyuan tried to move forward with a stick.

Only when he comes across a suitable place will Third Uncle come down to take a look.

A group of people walked and stopped, marking three suitable places from here to Ji Village.