Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Aunt Zhao immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "I thought it was a big deal! Uncle Jiu, it's just a matter of your words! I'll measure your size now, and then I'll let Hu Zi go back with you to get the leather.

"It's overcast, so we shouldn't go up the mountain, right? I'll help you out, and I can get you out in half a day, so you can wear it for the New Year!"

Uncle Chen Jiu waved his hand: "You're not making it for me. I want to make it for Master Zhou."

Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying looked at each other and said nothing.

Uncle Chen Jiu sighed, "We've found a lot of mountain products in the mountains! Everyone wants to exchange them for money and save some money.

"If there's only a little bit, then forget it, just go to the town or the county and sell it.

"But we've found quite a lot of them! You said they came all the way from our village, they're so heavy, and if we can't exchange them for much, wouldn't it be a waste?

"So, I went to see Mr. Zhou for advice..."

He also told Zhou Yu what he had promised, and said: "I am not the kind of person who never gets enough of taking advantage of others, so I thought about making clothes for Mr. Zhou with the two pieces of fine leather I had saved.

"I know Lord Zhou comes from a good family and may not appreciate it, but this is the best thing we can offer!"

Aunt Zhao was silent for a moment, then said, "Uncle Jiu, didn't you say you wanted to keep this skin..." for burial?

Uncle Chen Jiu shook his head: "This is different now! Life is getting better and better. I will have to live a few more years. Maybe when I close my eyes, there will be better things!

"Besides, Master Zhou has helped us so much, it would be unreasonable if we didn't repay him with our best gifts!"

Aunt Zhao sighed: "That's true."

Uncle Chen Jiu looked at Qin Ying eagerly.

How could Qin Ying refuse? This was not something she would do in private.

Uncle Chen Jiu happily called Zhao Hu to go with him. Not long after, Zhao Hu came back with a big bag containing a bear skin and a tiger skin.

There was a little white on his shoulders, which quickly disappeared as he entered the house. However, his clothes were a little wet. Aunt Zhao was startled: "Is it snowing?"

"Yeah," Zhao Hu nodded, "It's snowing a bit, but I don't know if it will get any heavier."

Aunt Zhao hurriedly asked him to heat the kangs in each room, while she herself was busy covering the firewood pile and taking the opportunity to check on the poultry and livestock everywhere.

Qin Ying also ran to help, and was chased by Aunt Zhao to pick up An An.

An An couldn't sit still, so he went to visit the neighbor next door.

When we brought An An back, the ground was covered with a thin layer of snow.

"Wow!" An An's eyes sparkled, "This is the first snow of the year!"

Although the villagers were not as excited as last year when they saw the snow, they were still happy. Every household was discussing how to have something delicious to eat.

Uncle Chen Jiu conveyed Zhou Yu's intentions, and many people braved the wind and snow to go to Uncle Chen Jiu's house to discuss the matter.

After much discussion, the topic finally came back to Qin Ying. Someone said, "During the Chinese New Year last year, everyone tried it, and Yingzi's stir-fried nuts were the best.

"Haven't we already harvested two crops of mushrooms? We can't eat them all ourselves. I suggest we learn from Yingzi and make mushrooms along with other roasted nuts and sell them. We can even make some extra money."

Everyone agreed that it made sense, so Uncle Chen Jiu said, "You're right. We finally got a favor from Master Zhou, but maybe we won't have this chance next year.

"This is a huge favor, so I took out the leather I had hidden and asked Yingzi to make two pieces of clothing for Mr. Zhou.

"I'm afraid she doesn't have the time to prepare the roasted nuts, so we have to do it ourselves."

One of the villagers immediately said, "Uncle Jiu, what are you talking about? Even if we don't know how to do it, we still won't learn. How can we let Yingzi do everything?"

Uncle Chen Jiu was quite pleased. "Let me be frank. When you stretch out your ten fingers, they're not quite even. Some are smart, and some aren't so smart. What can we do if we're not smart? If we work harder and are more diligent than others, can't we make up for it?"

"We shouldn't compare ourselves with others. We should compare ourselves with ourselves. Is this year better than last year? Will next year be better than this year?

"If you keep looking at others, you won't be able to do your own work well!

"Besides, a stupid person competing with a smart person in intelligence, or a fat person competing with a skinny person in strength, how can they compare?

"If you don't understand this truth, you will never understand it in your life, and your life will never be prosperous!"

The villagers all lowered their heads, pondering the matter carefully. Soon, someone shouted, "Uncle Jiu, you're right! We'll listen to you!"

"That's right, Master Jiu, let's not compete with anyone else but ourselves!"

Uncle Chen Jiu was even more satisfied, "Okay, let's settle this first, I'll go discuss it with Yingzi.

"I tell you, it's because Yingzi is kind and never hides anything.

"If this were to happen outside, people would call it their own craft, the ability to make a living. They wouldn't teach it to anyone except their own son or the apprentice who would take care of them in their old age!

"So, we must remember Yingzi's kindness!

"There are four people in their family now. Although Hu Zi is grown up, he is not yet a strong laborer. If there is any work to be done in the future, we can help him."

One villager said, "Look at what Uncle Jiu said. We are not the kind of people who forget our roots!"

"That's right, we're not stupid!"

Everyone laughed.

"Alright, get out of here!" Uncle Chen scolded with a smile, "Work hard from now on, our good days are still to come!"

Then he put on a big straw hat, leaned on a cane, and walked slowly to Zhao's house.

The gate of the Zhao family's courtyard was open, and Zhao Hu was in the yard sweeping snow from the chicken coop, rabbit house, and sheep pen.

The snow in other places remained motionless.

Uncle Chen Jiu laughed and said, "Huzi, why are you so diligent? Why are you sweeping the snow so early? We don't know when the snow will stop."

"Master Jiu!" Zhao Hu stopped to greet him, grinning, "Aren't you worried the snow's too thick and might collapse the roof? Since we have nothing else to do right now, let's just sweep it!"

"Why do you remember to come here? Come in quickly!" He threw away the broom and came over to support.

Uncle Chen Jiu followed him into the main room in the front yard.

There are three main rooms in the front yard. The middle one is the living room, the east room is the bedroom, and the west room is used to entertain guests. Although there is a kang, there is also a fire wall, so it is very warm.

Zhao Hu brushed the snow off Uncle Chen Jiu's body under the eaves, lifted the thick straw curtain, and escorted him into the main room. Then he helped take off his straw hat, took it outside the door to knock off the snow, and hung it behind the door after entering the house.

Uncle Chen Jiu looked around the main room. There was a window pane on the door, covered with brand new window paper, so the room was not dark.

There was a niche on the gable wall, with the God of Wealth enshrined in it, and red paper couplets pasted on the left and right. He was not very literate, so he had no idea what was written on them.

There is an octagonal table and two armchairs under the gable.

There are two stoves on the left side of the house, and a stove on the right side, which can also be used to boil water and cook soup.

The floor was swept clean.