Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Zhang Jinzhi accompanied Zhou Yu to the Zhou family, just when everyone was sitting around the kang table in Aunt Zhao's room, drinking water and chatting.

Hearing them asking in the yard, Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying hurried out to greet them. Zhou Qi and Zhou Mian tidied the table in the main hall and set out tea and dried fruit plates.

An An also rushed out, hugged Zhou Yu's legs, tilted her head back and asked with a smile: "Uncle Zhou, have you been very busy recently?"

Because Zhou Yu had been out for a few days and just came back.

Zhou Yu said with a smile, "I have some official business that I need to take care of personally." He bent down and picked up An An, weighing her. "Wow, I haven't seen her for just a few days, and she's grown a lot!"

An An chuckled.

Aunt Zhao invited Zhou Yu and Zhang Jinzhi to come in and sit down.

Zhou Yu shook his head. "No, just a few words. First of all, I want to help Hu Zi tell you that he's safe and sound. He'll be back soon."

"Secondly, I was thinking that you have quite a lot of land now. If you plant crops on all of it, I'm afraid you won't be able to take care of it all, right?

"It just so happens that I got some rapeseed when I went out this time. Do you want to try planting it?"

Aunt Zhao beamed with joy: "Of course! We used to grow rapeseed here too. There was even an oil press in the village, and the villagers all ate rapeseed oil."

Zhou Yu looked at Qin Ying and saw that she nodded, so he said, "Okay, I'll have Xu Xia bring the seeds over later."

"Sir," Qin Ying asked hurriedly, "Are there many seeds?"

"It's not too much," Zhou Yu said gently, "but anyone in the village who wants to plant some can share some."

Qin Ying breathed a sigh of relief. If only their family had it, there would inevitably be trouble. But after all, it was Lord Zhou's good intention, so she thanked him sincerely.

Zhou Yu waved his hand, "Forget it, otherwise I'd better talk to Master Chen Jiu and ask him to come forward and ask around in the village.

"However, I still have something to say upfront. I will leave two more kilograms of seeds for your family."

Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying looked at each other and said in unison, "Isn't this bad?"

"There's nothing wrong with it," Zhou Yu said. "Not to mention the care you give me on a daily basis, my two younger sisters are both at your house and I'm asking you to take care of them. What's wrong with me taking a little extra care of you?"

An An quickly agreed: "That's right! That's right!"

Zhou Yu smiled and pinched her nose, "You're so clever!" He then said to Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying, "Although the village is now equipped with livestock and new farm tools, it is undeniable that there is not enough labor. No matter how much arable land we have, you can't take care of it all.

"So, it's unrealistic to plant crops on all the arable land. The spring ploughing time is tight, and even if neighbors help each other, it's probably impossible to plant large tracts of arable land.

"Besides, crops can't just be planted and then called it a day. We also need to keep up with the subsequent weeding, watering, and fertilizing."

Aunt Zhao said with a smile: "We farmers have been digging for food in the soil for generations. That means we have to work hard between plowing and harvesting, rest, and stay up late at night. It's okay to work hard.

"Sir, we understand what you are saying, but we have finally got all these old fields. If we don't plant them all, we won't be able to sleep!

"Besides, you promised not to collect taxes earlier. If we don't take advantage of this opportunity to store more food, what will we do in the future?"

She sighed, "Sir, the villagers all have the same idea. The strong laborers should do more work, and those who are not good at work should start work earlier and finish work later. The more work they can do, the better!

"It would be heartbreaking for anyone to see the food that could have gone into their pockets disappear!"

Zhou Yu listened in silence for a while before saying, "If not, how about I dispatch some people to help?"

"Of course not!" Aunt Zhao waved her hands repeatedly. "Your Excellency, your subordinates are all here to do great things with you! How can we waste our time on such a small matter?"

"We are used to doing things and can take care of them. Don't worry!"

Zhou Yu couldn't help but look at Qin Ying. Although she was much fatter than when they first met, she was still a slender girl. He couldn't bear to think that such heavy labor fell on her shoulders...

"You also have to take care of the rabbit farm. Isn't that too tiring?" Zhou Yu was still worried.

"I'm here!" An An quickly raised her hand, "An An is very capable!"

Zhou Qi hesitated for a moment and said, "Mianmian and I can also help."

"Oh my," Aunt Zhao slapped her thigh anxiously, "Please don't do this! It's okay for An An, but sooner or later the people in our family will get used to working.

"Miss Qi and Miss Mian are not the type to work in the fields. People who are not used to working will get sick from exhaustion!"

Qin Ying said, "How about this, Miss Qi and Miss Mian help us cook and forget about working in the fields.

“When the busy farming season comes, we sometimes really don’t have time to eat.

"It was fine before, but now we have An An, so someone has to help look after him."

Zhou Qi and Zhou Mian looked at each other, and knowing that they couldn't help much with their bodies, they quickly agreed to cook.

Zhou Qi came close to Qin Ying and said softly, "Sister Qin, please teach me more."

Qin Ying smiled and said, "Okay, we're not picky eaters. In spring, there are many vegetables to eat. You can be as creative as you want."

Zhou Yu wanted to say that he could help with the cooking, but seeing the eagerness on his two sisters' faces, he gave up the idea and said to them, "Grandfather sent some things over. Write a letter back to him and don't forget to say hello to your uncle and aunt as well."

The two sisters nodded in agreement.

Zhou Yu nodded at Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying: "The rapeseed seeds will be delivered later together with the things for them." After putting An An down, he went back with Zhang Jinzhi.

Later, Uncle Chen Jiu happily gathered all the villagers and told everyone the good news.

However, not many people actually received large quantities of seeds. Everyone knew how much they could afford, and they would be too busy to plant too many.

At night, everyone at the Zhao family gathered together to discuss how to grow rapeseed.

Aunt Zhao said: "In the past, they were planted directly..."

"I heard we can grow seedlings first," Qin Ying offered her opinion. "Would that be better?"

Aunt Zhao sighed, "But we only have three people working in our family, including Huzi. I'm afraid we can't handle it! Spring plowing will start next month, and we have to plant all the rapeseed before that!"

"Mom," Qin Ying insisted, "I think that if we are going to do this, we must do it well, otherwise it will be meaningless.

"There are only a few sparsely planted seedlings on a good acre of land, and the rapeseed produced is not enough to produce two ounces of oil. It's better not to plant it.

"However, we can plant half of the seeds directly and grow the other half as seedlings before transplanting them.

"At worst, I can just stay up two more nights and get everything."