Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

An An turned over on the kang in the room, woke up in a daze, and thought: The vegetables in the Zhao family grew well because the koi bonus she gave them played a role.

But their personal efforts are also indispensable!

Mom is awesome!

Zhou Yu nodded thoughtfully, "You guys are really dedicated. Without bees and butterflies to pollinate us, it really affects the vegetables that need pollination."

Zhao Hu grinned with a proud look on his face. His sister was so smart and capable!

Zhou Yu brought the topic back to the crops, saying, "We've been to the fields and seen that your crops are much better than those in other villages. It looks like this will be a bumper harvest."

"Of course!" Aunt Zhao smiled contentedly when she mentioned the crops in the fields. "Everyone in our entire village only manages these few acres. We're all experienced farmers, so how can we not manage well?"

Zhao Hu chimed in, "Don't we take turns tending the crops? When it was our turn, the soybeans were blooming and the corn was filling, so we went and pollinated them."

Afraid that An An would turn over and fall off the kang in her sleep, Qin Ying apologized and went back to the room to accompany the child and continue doing needlework.

Zhou Yu asked with great interest, "How do you pollinate? There are so many crops, it's different from growing vegetables."

It was obvious that he deliberately lowered his voice.

Zhao Hu said casually: "There's nothing else, but who in every household doesn't have a feather duster?"

Zhou Yu glanced into the room and chuckled, "Is An Bao'er sleeping soundly? Are you afraid of being disturbed?"

Zhao Hu turned his head and looked at her, then smiled: "Don't be afraid, our An Bao'er is very tough and is not afraid of quarrels at all!"

Having said that, he still lowered his voice: "We borrowed two feather dusters from someone, walked back and forth on the field a few times, and it was done, right?

"If you're not sure after one try, try again, just make sure you don't knock the flowers over.

"I didn't think much of it at the time, but later, when I saw the corn cobs growing exceptionally well, better than before, I knew our efforts had paid off!"

Zhou Yu was quite interested and asked, "Did your sister also come up with this idea?"

"Yeah!" Zhao Hu said proudly, "Apart from my sister, who else could have such a smart brain?"

Aunt Zhao smiled and patted him, explaining to Zhou Yu, "Don't be offended, my silly son obeys no one but his sister."

Zhou Yu blinked, showing a bit of curiosity: "I heard that you two are not originally from the same family?"

"Alas!" Aunt Zhao sighed, "Our Yingzi has a miserable life! She and her mother originally came to our village to escape disaster.

"There was no drought at that time, and we were able to get by.

"My mother and I rented a house next door at the Guo family's.

"Yingzi's mother was in poor health and died of illness. Before she died, she promised Yingzi to Guo Wen, a young man from the Guo family.

"We country folks get married early. When Yingzi was fourteen, the Guo family wanted to marry her to Guo Wen.

"The world was in turmoil, wars were everywhere, conscriptions were everywhere, and it felt like a knife was hanging over everyone's head.

"The Guo family also wants to leave a descendant as soon as possible.

"But before they could even get married, Guo Wen was drafted into the army. He was gone for three years. Later..."

Zhou Yu's eyes widened slightly. The Guo family's words didn't sound very genuine. However, since this was their private matter, he was too embarrassed to ask in detail and just listened in silence.

Aunt Zhao changed the subject and said with a smile, "But our Yingzi is smart, hardworking and capable. She is good at farming and can even read and write.

"People who study are smart, so we thought that when we have nothing to do in the winter, we can let Yingzi teach Huzi how to read and see if we can make this silly boy smarter."

"Learning to read and write is indeed a good thing," Zhou Yu nodded. "If there is anything you need help with, just tell me. I will definitely help you to the end if I can."

"No, no," Aunt Zhao waved her hands quickly, "I can't do that!"

After chatting for a while, Zhou Yu finally mentioned the purpose of this trip: "I wonder if Brother Huzi could help us find a source of water?"

Aunt Zhao immediately said, "It's not that we don't want to help, but my silly boy doesn't have the ability to do that!

"The master just said that we have been searching for three years but haven't been able to dig a few wells with water. How could Hu Zi do that?

"This well in our village is pure luck!

"To be honest, we tried to find water elsewhere, but we were unsuccessful."

At the end of the conversation, Aunt Zhao was also very depressed.

Zhou Yu also fell silent.

He really had no other choice. He had tried so many methods in the past, and even the most experienced masters were helpless. What could Zhao Hu, a teenager, do?

It's just a helpless act when there's no other way out.

Xu Xia, who had previously had no sense of existence, suddenly said, "Auntie, luck is a very mysterious thing. You can't believe in it completely, but you can't not believe in it either.

"It's been three years since the drought, and there hasn't been a drop of rain in the entire Black Mountain area. Except for places near the river, there's almost no water.

"Water only comes out here... There seems to be no other explanation except what you call 'luck'.

"If your family's good fortune could help us, who knows how many lives would be saved. It would mean that your family would have accumulated great virtue..."

Accumulate great virtue?

An An, who had just woken up, caught this information in time. He sat up with the help of the kang table, grabbed Qin Ying's sleeve and pointed outside, making "yi yi ya ya" sounds.

Oh, it’s so uncomfortable not being able to speak!

As human beings, why do we have to rely on guessing to communicate?

Strangely, Qin Ying guessed her thoughts correctly this time.

Or, Qin Ying also wanted to use An An's good fortune to help more people without exposing her.

She quickly dressed An An, carried her outside, and said to Aunt Zhao, who looked very embarrassed, "Mom, let's go and help."

Aunt Zhao's eyes of pity fell involuntarily on An An's face.

Qin Ying smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Hu Zi and I will not let An Baoer suffer. It's just right for you to stay at home and recuperate these days. It will be harvest time soon."

Zhao Hu also patted his chest and said, "Mom, don't worry, whoever dares to let our An Baoer suffer injustice, I will be the first one to not let him go!"

Aunt Zhao slapped him on the head, but finally agreed.

Zhou Yu smiled and stood up to say goodbye to the Zhao family: "Then let's set off tomorrow and start our search from the mountain.

"We'll pick you up tomorrow. What time would be convenient?"

Since they had agreed, the Zhao family didn't hesitate and replied "Anytime is fine".

"Let's do it early in the morning," Zhou Yu decided. "I'll go back and fry some noodles and bring them to An Bao'er tomorrow.

"Unfortunately, today's egg is the last one..."

Qin Ying quickly refused: "No, no, we will prepare An An's rations ourselves."

Zhou Yu didn't say anything else, but later asked Xu Xia to deliver the white flour that Zhang Jinzhi had failed to deliver before.

This time the Zhao family did not refuse.

Qin Ying mixed chopped vegetables with white flour and steamed a few buns for An An. She also prepared some corn and filled the water bag with water. She was busy until midnight before going to bed.