Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Zhou Yu brought five people including Xu Xia, among whom was a middle-aged woman.

Zhao Hu was a rough-hearted person and didn't think anything of it, but Qin Ying looked at Zhou Yu a few more times. She didn't expect that this man was so thoughtful. He was afraid that she would cause rumors if she went out alone with a group of men, so he specially found such a person.

The woman's surname was Zhong, and she said she was the cook of Zhou Yu's family.

Aunt Zhong quickly became familiar with Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao said politely, "I feel relieved to have you here with me. Our Yingzi is young after all, and this is her first time being a mother. If there is anything she doesn't understand, please teach her."

Aunt Zhong took on everything.

Qin Ying and Zhao Hu took all the necessary items and left Tongshutun with Zhou Yu and others. Zhang Jinzhi continued to be in charge of the visits, not only to Tongshutun, but also to the surrounding villages.

To make a long story short, Zhou Yu and his party went up the mountain about ten miles away from Tongshutun. They went up another hill, which was about twenty miles away from the Tongshutun well in a straight line. The actual walking distance took at least half a day.

The foot of the mountain was bare, the grass roots had been dug out, and the tree bark had been peeled off.

Only when the sun sets and you reach halfway up the mountain can you see intact grass and trees.

Everyone stopped to rest, and Zhao Hu chatted with Zhou Yu, "You came at the right time. If it had been a few months earlier, our village would have been in the same situation.

“The people in the village are so hungry that they don’t have the energy to go into the mountains.

"We're doing this to support An An. Otherwise, why would we waste our energy knowing we won't find anything?

"I walk around too much and I get hungry quickly."

Aunt Zhong had already taken An An from Qin Ying and let Qin Ying rest.

An An immediately pounced towards Zhou Yu.

Aunt Zhong was caught off guard and was dodged by her.

Fortunately, Zhou Yu was agile and quickly took the baby into his arms.

Qin Ying and Zhao Hu were both scared out of their wits. Qin Ying took two steps forward, felt something was wrong, and pushed Zhao Hu. Zhao Hu then wanted to take An An over.

But An An twisted her little body, slapped him on the butt, pointed at the woods next to her, and shouted "elbow" and "elbow".

Zhou Yu carried her over there and called Zhao Hu, "Come together."

He could see that Qin Ying was very nervous about the child and didn't want her to leave her sight, so it would be better to have Zhao Hu follow her.

An An was secretly proud of herself. These two people had the koi bonus she gave them, and with the double bonus, good luck was bound to happen.

As for the water source, it’s too early to find it today, so let’s wait and see tomorrow night.

Zhou Yu carried An An into the dense forest. Because there was no wind, everything was dead silent.

Zhao Hu couldn't help but sigh, "In the past, only hunters would dare to come to a place like this in groups.

“There are often wild animals in the mountains. If you are unlucky and encounter a tiger, a wolf, or even a blind bear, you will die if you are left alone.

"It's been a long drought. I wonder if those beasts have fled to other places or starved to death..."

Zhou Yu's eyes fixed, and he suddenly pointed ahead and asked, "What is that?"

A faint hint of green can be seen amidst the withered yellow.

It was a little inconvenient for him to hold the child, so Zhao Hu ran over.

Soon he came back with a large pile of pine cones in his coat, and said happily, "Master, we are so lucky! Those pine trees over there are alive!"

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up, he looked down at An An who was drowsy in his arms, and said, "Don't be so distant from me from now on. I'm a few years older than you, so just call me Brother Zhou."

Zhao Hu scratched the back of his head and said naively, "Isn't it inappropriate?"

"There's nothing inappropriate about it," Zhou Yu said calmly, "Aren't we all just mortals with a head on two shoulders?"

Zhao Hu was lectured by Qin Ying for a long time, so he thought of a compromise, "Then how about calling you Mr. Zhou?"

Zhou Yu nodded slightly, everything needs to be done slowly.

The two men came out of the woods and told everyone, and everyone moved to the pine forest.

Several old pine trees grow in low-lying areas, and their needles are dark gray-green.

Although it looks a bit listless, it is very uplifting compared to the lifeless withered yellow.

So someone shouted, "Maybe we can dig out water here! If there was no water underground, these pine trees would have died long ago!"

Some people also hurried over to collect pine cones, picked them up and put them close to their noses to smell, but there was no strange smell.

Zhou Yu said, "It's getting late. Let's rest here tonight and talk about digging the well tomorrow."

He consciously handed the sleeping An An to Zhao Hu, and Zhao Hu returned the child to Qin Ying.

A group of people quickly dug a firebreak and started two fires. The men were on one side, and Aunt Zhong, Qin Ying, and An An were on the other side.

After a simple dinner, everyone gathered the collected pine cones together and peeled out the pine nuts.

I actually got half a basket.

Zhou Yu looked around, seeing nothing but desolate scenery, and said, "Most of the trees on the mountain are dead. It's rare to get so many pine nuts. Let's grow some seedlings and replant them on the mountain."

He looked at Zhao Hu and couldn't help but smile: "Master Chen Jiu from your village is a wonderful man."

"Ah?" Zhao Hu didn't quite understand and blinked blankly, but this didn't stop him from praising Uncle Chen Jiu, "Uncle Jiu is the most knowledgeable person in our village!

"When he was young, he went out to explore the world and traveled to many places!

"Our Ninth Master had already brought up the idea of planting trees that Lord Zhou mentioned..."

The next day, after breakfast, a group of people started digging a well.

An An also gave koi bonuses to other people. Although most of them dissipated, it was still better than having none at all.

Therefore, the well digging went smoothly and everyone felt that they had endless energy.

But the soil they dug out was very dry. After digging about two meters, Zhou Yu stopped them and said, "This won't work."

Everyone was not discouraged, as this operation was purely a matter of luck.

However, while searching around, I found some dried fruits, and they didn't have any strange smell, which was a pleasant surprise.

Two days later, they moved to another hill, and this time in the afternoon, they found a pheasant sitting on its nest.

Everyone was overjoyed. Since there was a living creature, it meant there must be a water source nearby!

So everyone put the caught pheasants and the nest of pheasant eggs upside down under the basket, and then formed groups of two and dispersed to look for possible water sources.

An An shook his little head on Qin Ying's back and said, "Let's give this credit to our mother!"

She gathered one energy point at her fingertips, pointed forward, and then fell asleep drowsily.

Qin Ying and Aunt Zhong pushed aside the dry, yellow grass that was nearly a man's height in front of them. Aunt Zhong, who had excellent eyesight, immediately widened her eyes and said, "Yingzi, look!"

Qin Ying raised her eyes and saw a lush green patch of wild vegetables and weeds on the open space in front of her!

Aunt Zhong rushed over in a few seconds.

The shock Qin Ying felt was no less than the discovery of a water source. If even the cook had such impressive skills, then Zhou Yu's identity must be even more extraordinary.

Perhaps they were descendants of high-ranking officials or nobles, who had come to this remote and desolate place to escape the war...