Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Qin Ying returned to the capital only after the autumn sowing was over.

The issue of promoting new varieties was passed almost unanimously in the court.

The Ministry of Revenue represented the imperial court to discuss the issue of grain procurement with the Cheng'en Marquis's Mansion.

Qin Ying took the lead and sold all the grain other than the rations in the Marquis' Mansion at a price 10% lower than the market price.

Naturally, the relatives and friends of the Marquis' Mansion had no objections. Even though the price was lower than the market price, the high production volume made up for the shortfall, and even if you calculated it carefully, you could still make a profit.

What's more, in addition to grain, there are also many oil crops and ramie.

In addition, when the peaches, plums, and apricots on Qin Ying's side matured in late summer, many people saw the potential for development, so they hurriedly built orchards and sent people to learn technology from Qin Ying.

Qin Ying did not hide her knowledge and wrote down the grafting steps in detail. She also asked Zhou Yu to draw pictures and then bound them into a book.

The manuscript was first sent to the palace for the emperor and empress to review. After the emperor and empress approved it, it was sent to the Ministry of Revenue. The Ministry of Revenue was overjoyed and after discussing it with Qin Ying, it was published.

Around the autumn harvest, the apples, pears and grapes in Qin Ying's orchard were ripe. According to convention, the first batch picked was sent to the palace first.

It just so happened that the palace had received some new tribute fruits. The fruits that were considered good in previous years were so delicious that compared with the ones Qin Ying sent, they could almost be thrown away.

Whether in size, fruity aroma or taste, they are completely different.

After the emperor and empress discussed it, they decided to hold a "fruit appreciation banquet" and invite court officials and ladies to enjoy the new fruits.

He couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity that my cousin's wife has limited fruit trees, otherwise..." It would be great whether he gave them as rewards or kept them for himself.

Empress Liu smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. My cousin's wife has already expanded the orchard. However, my cousin's wife also said that the reason we can have these fruits this year is because this batch of fruit trees have been raised in the hot spring villa in advance. Both the rootstock and the scion are one in a million.

"Taking care of them is also extremely time-consuming. It's no exaggeration to say that my cousin's wife treats these fruit trees like her own children.

"Subsequent fruit trees probably won't bear fruit so quickly. I heard there's a saying, 'peaches in three years, apricots in four, and pears in five years.'"

The new emperor smiled and said, "No matter what, as long as there is hope!"

The fruit viewing banquet was naturally very successful. After the banquet, the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion was crowded with people who came to seek new methods of fruit tree cultivation.

Zhou Yudu blocked it for Qin Ying, saying that the cultivation methods were in the Ministry of Revenue and everyone could go there to discuss it.

The Marquis's Mansion naturally kept a lot of fruit for their own consumption. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, while eating a watermelon, Old Master Zhou couldn't help but sigh, "It would be great if this watermelon could be improved. This one is carefully selected from the farm. It has a lot of seeds, but it's not too gritty. Compared to grapes, it's almost sour."

He took two bites and threw it away, ordering someone to take it away to avoid it being an eyesore.

Mrs. Zhou Er hurriedly said, "Father, please try something else. Try these mooncakes. They are made with this year's new flour and oil, and the fillings are also newly obtained this year."

"Our Yingniang has been very busy this year. Now that she has some free time, we should let her take a good rest.

"It won't work this year. It will take at least another year or two before you can enjoy a satisfying watermelon. Don't worry, don't worry."

Grandpa Zhou looked at Qin Ying, then at Zhou Yu who looked disapproving, and said hurriedly: "Granddaughter-in-law, Grandpa is not urging you, nor is he asking you to eat watermelon, I just said so, just said so, haha!"

Zhou Yu said quietly, "Grandfather, don't you know that when someone says something, everyone below you runs around like crazy? You just said it casually, how could Yingniang not take it to heart?"

Qin Ying tugged at his sleeve, signaling him to stop talking, and said to Grandpa Zhou, "Grandfather, I have been focusing on growing crops in recent years, and I haven't considered these things enough.

"But don't worry, once everything is on track, I'll make time and study fruits in detail."

An An ran to Grandpa Zhou with a smile, "Great-grandfather, you must take good care of yourself. Live to be 120 or 130 years old. By then, I guarantee you'll have a different delicious meal every day!"

Grandpa Zhou laughed heartily and held An An on his knees, "Great-grandfather is waiting, you will definitely become your mother's right-hand man when you grow up, and great-grandfather will be waiting to enjoy the good life!

"But, granddaughter-in-law, it's not good for you to do everything by yourself. You should train a few capable assistants to help you share the burden.

"Your body isn't made of iron, how can you withstand such an ordeal?" "Thank you for your concern, Grandfather," Qin Ying said hurriedly, "I'll keep an eye on it."

In fact, whenever she had free time, she would take An An to the human market to buy people, and she would also select smart and down-to-earth young people from the farm to train.

Zhou Yu also sent a lot of people to her, otherwise she would be too busy to handle it.

It felt like the end of the year had just passed after the Mid-Autumn Festival. On Tuesday, the master formally submitted a memorial to the new emperor, requesting to guard the border.

The new emperor approved it and allowed him to set off in the spring.

Although Mrs. Zhou Er had packed her luggage long ago, she knew that this day would come sooner or later, and her heart was still filled with melancholy.

Qin Ying quietly found Mrs. Zhou Er and told her, "We have prepared a batch of grain seeds for my uncle and aunt, all of which are suitable for cultivation on relatively poor land.

"Didn't Your Majesty allow Second Uncle to farm there?

"When the time comes, plant these grains. Don't worry about not having enough seeds. We will send more later."

"My son," the Second Madam held Qin Ying's hand, tears slowly appearing in her eyes, "I'm sorry for the trouble!"

"This is as it should be," Qin Ying said with a gentle smile, "Aunt and uncle are kind and loving, so as the younger generation, we should naturally be filial to them.

"I'm also thinking that if I get the chance, I'll go to the frontier myself. After all, seeing is believing, especially when it comes to farming. If you don't see the land yourself, you won't be able to grasp the farming process."

Mrs. Zhou Er nodded with tears in her eyes. "That's great! We ladies can get together again. But there's just one thing, Yingniang. Don't do things without considering yourself."

"You must take care of yourself first, then think of anything else.

"Also," she hesitated for a moment, then said, "Regarding matters concerning offspring, let nature take its course and don't be bothered by rumors.

"Children are matters of fate. If the child doesn't come at this time, it's because he feels sorry for you and is afraid that you will be too tired."

Nowadays, there are many praises for Qin Ying, but there are also a lot of gossips, saying that Qin Ying is infertile, that she cannot give birth to a child for the Marquis's Mansion and is not a qualified mistress after all, and so on.

Qin Ying smiled softly and comforted her in return: "Don't worry, Auntie, these won't bother me. Wen Ruo and I also feel that now is not a good time to have a child.

"Now that we have children, we don't have the energy to properly raise them. It would be irresponsible to give birth to a child and not raise him. We will not be that kind of irresponsible parent."