Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

"We have more than just Sichuan peppercorns," Zhao Hu puffed out his chest proudly, "we have a lot of edible herbs on the mountain.

"My sister picked a few and stir-fried them with peppercorns, cumin seeds and other spices. After they were cooked, they were ground into powder.

"Whether you're making dumplings or meatballs, or just cooking, just adding a little makes it incredibly delicious!"

Qin Ying's face was flushed. What delicious food hadn't Lord Zhou eaten?

He quickly reached out and tugged at Zhao Hu's sleeve, signaling him to stop talking.

Zhou Yu smiled very gently, "It's indeed delicious."

"We have prepared a lot for you!" Zhao Hu turned around and brought out a small basket. The basket was divided into sections and contained four kinds of dry goods.

Aunt Zhao rubbed her hands and said, "I can't show it to you, please don't despise me, sir."

"This is already a rare delicacy," Zhou Yu took it with both hands and held it in his hands, "Thank you for taking the trouble to think of me."

"Of course I should," Aunt Zhao said with a simple smile, "We all want to worship a good official like you, so this is nothing!

"Well, Uncle Chen Jiu doesn't know how to make dumplings. If Mr. Zhou stays for the New Year, I'll have Hu Zi bring you some frozen dumplings later."

Zhou Yu thanked him again.

After chatting for a few words, he handed the basket to Xu Xia and bowed to the Zhao family again. "Actually, I came here to express my gratitude."

The Zhao family was shocked. Aunt Zhao and her son were confused. But it was Qin Ying who reacted: "Is there any news about the two girls you mentioned?"

"Well," Zhou Yu said with a relaxed expression, "We've found the people, they're all doing well, they didn't suffer much.

"To be honest, they are my two biological sisters from the same mother. They have now been sent to live with my grandfather."

He originally wanted to bring his sister to live with him, but life was so difficult on his own that he had to give up.

Aunt Zhao clasped her hands together and chanted a Buddhist prayer, "This is a good thing, a good thing!"

Qin Ying also sincerely congratulated him.

Zhou Yu then said, "Thanks to you for giving me the idea, otherwise things wouldn't have gone so smoothly. I brought you some thank you gifts this time, please don't refuse."

Aunt Zhao waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no, we can't help much..."

"Aunt Zhao," Zhou Yu said with a serious expression, "To you, it may be just a matter of a few words, but I found my lost relatives because of it!

"Any amount of thank-you gift is what I deserve, but I simply can't afford it right now. If you continue to refuse, I'll be utterly ashamed."

Xu Xia put down the basket in his hand and went outside to bring in two bags, both of which were bulging.

Seeing how lightly he carried it, Aunt Zhao thought it wasn't much and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

There's no way to refuse now that things have come to this.

Qin Ying went to pick some more vegetables and took out a bowl of five-spice tofu that she had pickled herself. "Take it back and add some more dishes."

Zhou Yu looked at the rooms on both sides and said, "When An An wakes up, take her over to play. I missed her so much after not seeing her for a few days."

He also prepared a gift for An An, but it was not convenient to bring it over.

After saying that, he said goodbye and left.

The Zhao family accompanied them all the way to the gate of the courtyard.

When they came back, closed the door and opened the bag, the three of them were dumbfounded.

Who would have thought that two worn-out sacks could hold so many goodies?

A sack contained ten pounds of flour, ten pounds of rice, two dried salted fish, two pieces of bacon, and two sausages. The rice and flour were packed in small bags, while the fish and sausages were wrapped tightly with oil paper.

As soon as they opened the oil paper package, a special aroma of oil wafted out, and the three of them couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

The other pocket contained ten pounds of cotton, ten pounds of soybean oil, two pounds of lard, and another ten pounds of cotton and two pieces of fine cloth.

Zhao Hu tried it and found it very heavy. He couldn't help but gasp, "Why does Brother Xu look like he has nothing?"

Qin Ying felt uneasy and discussed with Aunt Zhao: "Mom, these are too valuable, we can't accept them!"

Aunt Zhao quickly tied her pocket tightly again and said, "That's right, we can't accept it. Let's send it back!"

Suddenly, a head popped in from the door, and Xu Xia said with a grin, "My Lord knew you would think so! To be honest with you, my Lord originally wanted to give you the silver directly.

"This concerns the lives of our eldest and second daughters, so we adults won't feel bad no matter how much money we give!

"Isn't this because the silver is of no use to you right now, so I bought some food and daily necessities for you. I didn't dare bring too much at once, for fear of attracting attention.

"I put all these things in order and placed them in a clever way. You better be careful not to spill the oil. I'm leaving now!"

He retracted his head as he spoke.

By the time the Zhao family opened the door, he had already arrived outside the yard. He smiled and waved at them, then strode away.

The remaining three people looked at each other in confusion. After a long while, Aunt Zhao asked blankly, "What should we do?"

Qin Ying sighed, "Then... accept it."

On the morning of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, Uncle Chen Jiu notified the villagers to gather at his doorstep and said joyfully, "Fellow villagers! We are so lucky! Mr. Zhou cares about us and brought us two cans of soybean oil!"

"Everyone, go back and get your stuff and come over to get the oil. One and a half ounces per person!"

The villagers were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears and they kept expressing their gratitude.

The Zhao family discussed and decided not to collect the oil. They already had so much, so they might as well give the rest to their fellow villagers.

Qin Ying said: "Why not accept it? After all, Lord Zhou gave us the gift privately. If we don't accept it, I don't know what others will say.

"At worst, we can take it back and send it back quietly to Master Chen Jiu. Master Zhou lives in his house anyway.

"Mr. Chen Jiu won't feel too bad about eating oil."

Aunt Zhao and Zhao Hu thought it made sense.

When An An woke up, he found that his energy had increased by 0.05, and there were many more things in his house, so he knew that Zhou Yu had been there.

It seems that the handsome uncle has had quite a few emotional fluctuations this time!

When it was cold, the villagers of Tongshu Village would only go out to collect firewood and would never walk around the streets, so they really didn't know what was happening between Zhou Yu and the Zhao family.

But the Zhao family has made many contributions, so they would not say anything even if Zhou Yu gave them some help.

Even on the 29th, some people sent gifts to the Zhao family. Some brought beans, some brought cornmeal, some brought straw sandals, and several women got together to make a small patchwork quilt for An An.

It is said that if a child wears a patchwork quilt, he will live a long life.

Aunt Zhao also gave a return gift, which was the five-spice tofu made by Qin Ying. Fortunately, she made a lot, otherwise there would not be enough to share.

The villagers also gave Zhou Yu gifts, but fearing that he would not accept them, they left them at the door of Uncle Chen Jiu's house and left.

Because he didn't know the names of the people and couldn't return it, and seeing that the villagers were so sincere, Zhou Yu accepted it.

On the 30th, they had to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner in advance. Uncle Chen Jiu accidentally twisted his hand, and Zhou Yu was not good at cooking, so Xu Xia suggested: "Aunt Zhao and Sister Qin are both good cooks, why not ask them to come and help."