Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Although there is a natural barrier between civil officials and military generals, there is no need to make enemies. Moreover, given the rank of his brother, this small seventh-rank county magistrate should curry favor with him.

Yu felt very confident and raised her eyebrows arrogantly: "I say, old man, you are ignorant, right? In your eyes, a seventh-rank county magistrate is already a high-ranking official?

"To tell you the truth, my brother, who is from the same mother as me, is a deputy general in the army!

"He's a first-class deputy general of the sixth rank! When His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne and rewards his meritorious officials, my brother will be promoted to a fourth-rank Wuwei General!

"However, I see that County Magistrate Zhou is quite handsome. If I could speak well of him in front of my brother, and he could speak well of him in front of the other gentlemen, his future would surely be limitless.

"But if you offend us... Humph, old man, you're not a fool, you can figure it out, right?"

Uncle Chen Jiu's expression changed slightly, and he felt a little nervous. He never expected that Guo Wen was hooking up with such a big shot!

If Lord Zhou is troubled because of this... A good official like Lord Zhou cannot be plotted against by a villain!

"Ouch," Xu Xia walked over slowly, scratched his ears, and said to Uncle Chen Jiu, "Master Jiu, when did our village start raising dogs? Why do I hear such loud barking?"

He spent a long time in Tongshutun and learned to speak the local dialect fluently.

"There are no dogs in our village..." Uncle Chen Jiu was halfway through his words when he realized that he was mocking Yu's dog barking. His heart skipped a beat and he quickly pulled Xu Xia aside and said in a low voice, "Keep your voice down!

"Didn't you hear that woman say her brother is a deputy general? He's about to be promoted again! His official position is much higher than Lord Zhou's!

"If this were to cause trouble for our Lord Zhou... she would just say a few sarcastic remarks to vent her anger!

"Just don't take it to heart, don't wait to suffer any loss!"

Xu Xia raised an eyebrow, but he was still very touched by Uncle Chen Jiu's sincere concern, so he just half-concealedly told him: "Master Jiu, don't worry, that Yu is like a grasshopper after autumn, he won't be able to jump for many more days."

Uncle Chen Jiu was unsure and asked quickly, "Is this news reliable? Even her own sister doesn't know..."

"Hey!" Xu Xia laughed. "Master Jiu, just put your mind at ease! I can't say much else, just know that our Master Zhou won't suffer any loss."

Uncle Chen blinked. As experienced as he was, he came to his senses after pondering this. He leaned over to Xu Xia's ear and asked, "Little Brother Xu, is Lord Zhou more influential than the Yu family?"

Xu Xia smiled but said nothing.

Uncle Chen Jiu also smiled and said, "I understand, I understand. Why didn't you tell me earlier? I may be old, but I'm not a chatterbox. Can I still gossip like that?"

Xu Xia said helplessly: "Alas, it's not that I don't want to say it, my master is not the kind of person who is flamboyant!

"He just wants to do something practical for the people!"

"Lord Zhou is a rare good official!" Uncle Chen Jiu raised his thumb and said seriously, "Don't say that Lord Zhou has the confidence. Even if he doesn't, we barefoot people are not afraid of those wearing shoes. If anyone dares to touch Lord Zhou, we will go up and fight to the death!"

Xu Xia hurriedly said, "Not really, not really..."

Yu was about to lose her temper after hearing Xu Xia's "dog-barking" words, but was persuaded by Guo Wen. After all, she still needed help to clean the house, and she would have to buy rice, flour, grain, oil, vegetables and other things from the village while living here. She couldn't afford to make too many enemies.

Yu looked at the dusty and dilapidated house of the Guo family, and then at the high-walled courtyard of the Zhao family next door, and a strong sense of resentment surged in her heart.

What a beautiful house it was! There were vines climbing up the walls, and the flowers swayed gracefully in the wind, their fragrance intoxicating. It was even bigger and more beautiful than her house in the city!

You are just a bunch of country bumpkins, why do you think you can live in such a nice house!

She reached out and poked Guo Wen: "Talk to the Zhao family again and ask them to let us stay at their house for a few days. At most, we can just pay them!"

As he was speaking, he saw two girls coming hand in hand, each holding a basket filled with wild vegetables.

They wore straw hats to protect themselves from the sun, short-sleeved shirts, and wide trousers with the legs tied tightly with cloth belts for ease of work, and knee-length guards tied around their waists.

The fabric of her clothes was ordinary and the patterns were plain. At first glance, she looked no different from an ordinary country girl.

It was the sisters Zhou Qi and Zhou Mian.

The two of them are now much more lively and cheerful. Zhou Mian is holding a woven wreath in his hand, saying that he wants to give it to An An.

Zhou Qi picked a deep pink wildflower from her basket and pinned it on her braid, smiling, "My Mianmian is getting prettier and prettier!"

Yu curled her lips and raised her hand to touch the pearl flower on her temples. Although the beads were small as rice grains, they were worth one or two taels of silver because of their large number and two pieces of jade inlaid in them!

These poor village girls probably haven't even seen what silver looks like?

The two sisters gradually approached, and Xu Xia went over to greet them: "Miss Eldest, Miss Second."

The two sisters nodded, greeted him with a smile, and asked casually, "Why are you here?"

He then looked at the Guo family who were working hard and asked in confusion, "What are they doing?"

"Oh," Xu Xia explained, "the son of this family has returned home with wealth and fortune, so he's currently cleaning up the house."

The two sisters nodded slightly to show that they understood, and said they would go back to cook, then turned around to open the gate.

Guo Wen's eyes widened. These two sisters were so beautiful!

When did there become so many beautiful girls in the village!

When these two stand together with Qin Ying, they each have their own merits!

Yu accidentally turned around and saw Guo Wen's pig-like behavior. She was so angry that she stomped on his foot and whispered, "If you don't want your eyeball, I'll dig it out for you!"

Guo Wen quickly averted his gaze and said carefully, "My lady, what are you thinking about? I was just lost in thought."

Seeing the two sisters open the door and walk in freely, Guo Wen frowned and said, "Are they from the Zhao family? The Zhao family doesn't have many relatives! Widow Zhao has long since cut off contact with her natal family, so there's no way she's from her natal family..."

"Madam, the Zhao family has probably rented out the house! Since they can rent it to others, they can certainly rent it to us!"

His eyes lit up and he smiled, "Madam, wait a moment, I'll go over and ask!"

"Stop!" Yu glared at him and said with a half-smile, "You saw that the girl is pretty and wanted to tease her, right?"

"My dear!" Guo Wen pretended to be angry. "What are you thinking? I really want to find you a comfortable house to live in!"

Yu snorted, "Then you don't have to go, I'll go myself!"

As he walked over, Xu Xia stopped him, saying, "What? Are you trespassing again?"

"I'm looking for the two girls who just went in," Yu glared at Xu Xia fiercely, "What does this have to do with you? Why are you acting like you're protecting your own food?"

Her eyes gradually became filled with malicious intent: "Could it be that you are having an affair with one of them... or both of them?"