Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

The house is now spacious, enough for each person to have their own room, but the women of the Zhao family still sleep in the same room, except that Qin Ying and An An have their own independent study rooms.

An An fell asleep first.

Aunt Zhao was sewing shoe soles by the light of an oil lamp, and she said to Qin Ying with a smile, "I was worried that these three would catch a cold or a fever from playing too much, but it seems that won't happen."

An An and the Zhou sisters were playing outside. Their faces were red from the cold and their noses were running. They took off their hats and steam was coming out of their hair.

So later Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying didn't let them go out to play anymore, and they forced each of them to drink a big bowl of ginger soup.

Qin Ying also laughed: "An An is such a big child, and now she is the only one in our village. She must be quite lonely.

"It's actually quite rare that the Zhou girls are willing to play with her. A child's happiness is more important than anything else."

After saying a few words, Qin Ying urged Aunt Zhao to go to bed because she was worried that she might hurt her eyes.

The mother and daughter couldn't sleep for a while, so they started gossiping. Qin Ying said, "Mom, I have an idea in my mind. I have been thinking about it for a long time, but I just can't make up my mind."

Aunt Zhao groaned, "What can't we talk about between mother and daughter?"

Qin Ying turned over and faced her, "Mom, I want to open a shop in town or county... I heard from Mr. Zhang that shops are very cheap now.

"During the famine, many shops became ownerless. Now they are under the management of the county government, although they are a bit run-down."

Aunt Zhao was silent for a moment, then asked, "Yingzi, what are you going to do with the shop?"

"Master Chen Jiu's visit today has given me a lot of thoughts," Qin Ying said slowly, her eyes sparkling even in the darkness, "We don't lack things in the mountains, but we lack sales channels.

"If we could have a shop outside, we wouldn't have to worry about not being able to sell our products.

"Our products are all good and not expensive. Many of them can be stored for a long time and are sure to be popular.

“Although the situation in Qin County is gradually improving with the presence of Lord Zhou, the food shortage cannot be completely resolved in one or two years.

"We have a lot of things that can be mixed with food, which can save a lot of food.

"And those wealthy families, tired of delicacies from land and sea, also want to change their taste with wild game!"

Aunt Zhao nodded after hearing this: "That's a good idea..."

"Mom," Qin Ying smiled again, "Actually, even if we don't do business ourselves, we have money, so it would be good to buy a few more shops and rent them out.

"The situation in the county is getting better day by day, and more and more people are doing business. As long as you have a shop, you won't have to worry about not being able to rent it out.

"Besides, the purchase price now is right. After a few years, when the price goes up, we can make a lot of money by reselling it!

"The main reason is that I feel we shouldn't stay in this mountain village our whole lives.

"Hu Zi has learned a lot of skills from Master Zhou. If he has to come back to dig for food in the soil and rummage in the mountains in the future, wouldn't it be a waste?

"If Hu Zi can't work with Lord Zhou in the future, wouldn't it be nice for him to be the head shopkeeper?

"And An An, she's our little darling, we shouldn't let her stay in the mountains her whole life.

"She is still young now, and all she wants to do is play. When she grows up a year or two, she should learn some skills.

"Mom, it's not that I look down on people from the mountains, but tell me yourself, if our An An wants to marry a man from the mountains in the future, would you be happy?"

Aunt Zhao said without hesitation: "Of course I'm not happy about that!"

Qin Ying laughed and said, "Yes, but we can't give An An a better life in the mountains, nor can we find a satisfactory son-in-law for An An.

“To be honest, going to the county town is just the first step. In the future we will go to farther and better places.

“Only by gaining more knowledge can one avoid being short-sighted.

"Our Hu Zi also needs to go out and learn some skills. You see, he has become quite skilled after going out with Lord Zhou a few times, right?

"If he had learned something else, things would have been completely different now!

"The wife I will marry in the future will not be the kind who only cares about whether there is meat in the bowl, but someone who can give him strong support and accompany him on his way to success.

"In the future, Hu Zi's daughters and sons will also be more promising!"

Aunt Zhao's heart warmed, "Yingzi, you are a knowledgeable person, I will listen to you! Whatever you say is what I will do!

"Don't worry, Huzi. He listens to you even more than I do!"

Qin Ying smiled again, feeling very relaxed, and lay back down again, saying, "Mom, this is the general idea I have now.

"Things are not peaceful yet, and I have no plans to move out right away. I'll wait a year or two until things settle down, and then we can talk about moving.

"I was thinking of buying the shop now while the price is right."

Aunt Zhao said hurriedly, "We don't understand this, will we be fooled?"

"That's impossible!" Qin Ying couldn't help laughing, "Mom, we are familiar with Mr. Zhou, so we should ask for help when it's necessary, and we can repay him well in the future.

"We don't need Mr. Zhou to pay us, just help us to make connections and keep the situation under control.

"There's only one thing: once I buy the shop, I have to renovate it, which costs a lot."

Aunt Zhao felt uneasy: "Then... can we use the money we have?"

"Of course I can!" Qin Ying was very confident. "Don't we still have a lot of crystals now? Once we sell this, we won't have to worry about it. We can even have some left over.

"It's just one thing, Mom. It's hard to say what will happen in the future, but for now, it's better for these things to be kept between the two of us. Even about Hu Zi, we can tell him later."

"I know, I know," Aunt Zhao said hurriedly, "Mom does understand this."

Qin Ying said no more, "Go to sleep. I don't know what the weather will be like tomorrow, but if it snows, I'm afraid we won't be able to go into the mountains. I'll go to Mr. Zhang tomorrow to get some information. It would be best if we can get things done without alerting Lord Zhou."

An An rolled her eyes in the darkness, mumbling something. It would be great if her mother had this idea! She would definitely help her mother become the richest man in the Great Zhou Dynasty. No, the richest man in the world!

After breakfast the next day, Qin Ying took An An to find Zhang Jinzhi.

Zhang Jinzhi thought she had some questions for him, so he quickly stopped writing, asked her to sit down, and said gently, "You didn't have time to read before, so you read all night?"

"Not really," Qin Ying smiled and shook her head, "I just have something I want to ask you for help with." She slowly told him the purpose of her visit.

Zhang Jinzhi laughed and said, "You've got the wrong person! I'm just an old man who spends all day buried in piles of old papers. How could I understand this?"

"But don't worry, your Excellency has a counselor named Ding who is very knowledgeable about these things.

"I can introduce you two, but for safety's sake, I still need to talk to the adults first."