Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Qin Ying lowered her brows and thought for a while, then hesitated and said, "I think either they don't want to be found, or they are being hidden by someone."

She sighed, "Girls, in troubled times, may encounter many disasters."

Zhou Yu's heart skipped a beat and his face turned pale.

Seeing this, Aunt Zhao hurriedly said, "There are still many good people in this world! Take you, Yingzi, for example. Weren't you taken in by the Guo family back then?"

Although the Guo family is not a good family, their original good intentions cannot be denied.

A gleam of light flashed across Zhou Yu's eyes.

Qin Ying also said: "That's possible. Can I ask how old they were when they were separated?"

Zhou Yu replied, "The older one was less than ten years old, and the younger one was just eight. That was four years ago."

"Then it's possible that he was adopted," Qin Ying nodded. "With the world in such a state of chaos, there's a high possibility that the household registration was falsified."

Zhou Yu nodded randomly.

Qin Ying pondered again and said, "Master Zhou, although they were not separated from their families for a long time, they have basically established their own personalities. They must have their own preferences or habits that only their families understand.

"You might as well try to think of a solution from these aspects."

Zhou Yu had originally asked on impulse, but now he felt as if a cloud of confusion had been lifted, and hurriedly asked, "For example?"

"For example," Qin Ying said softly, "when writing, there are missing strokes or some strokes that are different from others, or there are different ways of tying knots in needlework, or unique embroidery methods.

"For example, you might particularly like a certain object, a certain color, a certain flower, or something like that."

Zhou Yu's eyes lit up completely, and he no longer had any appetite. He immediately stood up and was about to leave.

Xu Xia hurried to catch up.

Zhou Yu walked to the door and suddenly stopped, turned around and bowed deeply to Qin Ying: "Thank you!"

Without waiting for the Zhao family to react, he opened the door and strode away.

The Zhao family was panicked, confused and totally lost.

Aunt Zhao suddenly slapped her thigh and said, "Master Zhou ran away in just one layer of clothing!"

He quickly ran to the east room to get the cloak that Zhou Yu had mended, and stuffed it into Zhao Hu's hand: "Go quickly!"

Zhao Hu immediately broke into a run.

Aunt Zhao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Qin Ying worriedly: "Yingzi, what's wrong with Mr. Zhou?"

Qin Ying sighed softly, "Perhaps the two missing girls are Mr. Zhou's relatives."

Aunt Zhao also sighed, "Oh, this world is such a ruthless place! Those brothers are fighting, but it's us ordinary people who are suffering!"

The two of them had no appetite, so they ate hastily, cleared the table, and Qin Ying continued to sew cotton clothes.

Zhao Hu came back soon, breathless, "They walked so fast!"

Worried that he wasn't full, Aunt Zhao heated up some food for him.

Qin Ying finished sewing the last two stitches, picked it up and looked at it carefully. Feeling quite satisfied, she folded it carefully, wrapped it in a bundle, and rolled up the remaining pieces of cloth.

The unused candles were carefully wrapped in their original oilcloth and put back into the bag as usual.

After Zhao Hu finished eating, he called him over again and said, "You have to make another trip to deliver these clothes to Lord Zhou. The dirty ones can only be taken apart, washed, and sewn up before they are delivered."

While they were talking, An An woke up. Aunt Zhao went to dress her and feed her, while Qin Ying went to wash Zhou Yu's dirty clothes.

Unexpectedly, a few moments later, Xu Xia arrived with Zhao Hu, and said very embarrassedly, "We left in a hurry and forgot to take the dirty clothes. We... Ah! Miss Qin, why did you take them all away?"

"It will be cleaner if we tear it down," Qin Ying said hurriedly. "We caused this trouble, so of course we have to make amends."

Xu Xia thought of her rough needlework and said nothing more.

Aunt Zhao asked Zhao Hu to grab a handful of fried beans for him. "There's nothing to grind your teeth on. This tastes delicious. But don't eat too much, and don't drink cold water after eating."

Xu Xia was puzzled.

Zhao Hu suppressed his laughter and said, "Brother Xu, if you eat too much soybeans, you'll fart. If you drink cold water... Haha, I'm afraid you'll have diarrhea!"

Xu Xia blushed.

Aunt Zhao hit Zhao Hu on the head and said, "I knew you were always full of bad words!"

Qin Ying held her forehead, put down the work in her hands, wiped her hands, filled a small bag of dried mushrooms, and handed it to Xu Xia: "This is a snack we made ourselves, you can try it."

They can't afford snacks, but the New Year is coming soon, so they have to prepare something to offer to the gods and ancestors, right?

Xu Xia didn't stay long and left quickly.

After that, Zhou Yu did not come to the Zhao family for several days.

The Zhao family still lived a peaceful life. They washed and dried the clothes that were wet by An An, and then made them new. Qin Ying then sent Zhao Hu to the Chen family.

Zhao Hu came back and said Zhou Yu had already left Tongshutun. "Mr. Chen Jiu said he's been gone for three days and I don't know if he'll be back for the New Year."

Aunt Zhao said with regret, "I said I would send them some dumplings during the Chinese New Year."

Qin Ying smiled and said, "She wasn't originally from here, so it's normal for her to leave. Huzi, did you remember those words I taught you?"

It was almost the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

As the saying goes, "Noodles start to ferment after twenty-eight handfuls." The only white flour left in the Zhao family was given by Zhou Yu. The adults were reluctant to eat it and left it all to An An.

Fortunately, the cornmeal was very fine, and I mixed it with some cornmeal and bean flour and let it rise.

Then I made some cold dishes and fried some beans and corn kernels. Although they were a little hard on the teeth, they tasted very delicious. Together with the dried fruits I had stockpiled earlier, I was able to have a good New Year.

Aunt Zhao lamented, "It's a pity we don't have any oil. Otherwise, we could fry some meatballs. These carrot and tofu meatballs would definitely be delicious!"

Zhao Hu slurped his saliva and said, "Whatever my sister comes up with is delicious!"

Qin Ying smiled and put the sleeping An An back on the kang.

Although the Qin family was poor back then, they could still eat chicken, duck, fish and meat every now and then, and occasionally their father would take them to a restaurant.

But now, I just feel that being able to escape the shadow of death and fill my stomach is a great blessing.

Suddenly, a voice was heard outside the yard. It sounded very familiar. It was Xu Xia.

Zhao Hu ran out and soon came in with Zhou Yu and Xu Xia.

Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying hurriedly stopped what they were doing and stood up.

Zhou Yu smiled and waved his hand: "You're welcome. You guys are busy. I'll just sit for a while and then leave."

Aunt Zhao didn't forget to pour hot water this time, and Qin Ying went to get a tray with some snacks.

Zhou Yu then asked, "Are these wooden trays and plates made by Hu Zi? Your craftsmanship has improved a lot!"

Zhao Hu rubbed the back of his head and chuckled, then said, "Sir, Brother Xu, try some of these. The roasted mushrooms, chestnuts, and hazelnuts are all delicious!"

Zhou Yu nodded. "I ate this mushroom last time and it tasted delicious. How do you make it?"

Zhao Hu answered for him, "My sister roasts it slowly over low heat. When it's almost done, she sprinkles the fried ingredients on top and stir-fries it for a while."

Xu Xia was curious: "What's the ingredient? It tastes a bit like Sichuan peppercorns."