Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Qin Ying was unable to stop him and had to give up. She lifted the cloth and saw a piece of frozen meat, a dozen eggs, and two kinds of braised food underneath.

Just as she was thinking about how to cook, Xu Xia poked her head in from the door again and reminded her with a smile, "I forgot to tell you just now, the adults said that the eggs are for An An, so keep them for yourself, girl!"

Without waiting for Qin Ying to answer, he left.

Qin Ying sighed helplessly and carried the things in to show Aunt Zhao.

Aunt Zhao scratched her head and said, "Well... then let's do it for them separately tonight. We shouldn't take advantage of them."

Qin Ying nodded in agreement.

So the dinner menu was changed to: pork belly stew, pork head fried with garlic sprouts, mixed stir-fried mushrooms, cold-mixed Chinese cabbage, stir-fried radish strips with pickled bean sprouts, and steamed smoked fish.

They just cooked some dumplings at home, which didn't require much effort, so they could have dinner or not.

But since there are guests coming, it would be inappropriate not to eat with my chopsticks, so I just cooked some dumplings as a token of my appreciation.

It was already dark when Zhou Yu and the others arrived, and Qin Ying finally felt like lighting the torch.

However, the smoke from the torch is large and the lighting effect is average.

Zhou Yu frowned and ordered Xu Xia, "Go get some candles."

The Zhao family members looked at each other, wanting to stop them but finding it difficult to do so.

Soon, Xu Xia came over with a candlestick and an oil lamp, and handed the lamp to Zhao Hu: "This is for you! Although it's not as bright as a candle, it's better than a pine torch.

"The lamp oil is full, so it can be used for a long time."

As soon as the candle was lit, the room immediately became bright.

Zhou Yu looked at the food on the table and frowned: "Why are we eating this smoked fish now?"

Aunt Zhao smiled innocently, "Isn't it because I can't bear to eat it..."

Zhou Yu shook his head and asked everyone to sit down and eat.

Aunt Zhao waved her hand and said, "Let Huzi eat with you. Yingzi needs to feed the child. My legs and feet are not very good... Please forgive me, sir."

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "Okay." He asked for a clean large plate, took some of each dish on the table, and asked Xu Xia to take it to the east room.

Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying looked at each other. They had not intended to take advantage of others, but they didn't expect that they would take advantage of them in the end.

They have already brought it in. If I take it out again, wouldn’t it be considered ungrateful?

The mother and daughter gritted their teeth and ate half of the dish.

Such delicious food is something they rarely get to eat even in times of famine, so they really can't bear to finish it all at once.

After dinner, Zhou Yu thanked Qin Ying for her hard work and returned to his western neighbor.

The candles and oil lamps were left behind.

Because the yard was full of men, Qin Ying didn't want to go over, so she had to wait until tomorrow.

An An thought that the handsome uncle must have done it on purpose, as he came here specifically to improve the food for her family!

Turn on the surveillance camera and see what’s happening to the chickens he raised.

What a coincidence, isn't it?

Zhou Yu is feeding chickens.

In just a few days, the two chicks grew a lot, and their fine down faded a little, making them look less furry.

But An An still thought it was cute, because it was a future meal!

After Zhou Yu fed the chickens, he asked someone to take out the official documents and went to deal with them himself.

Originally, he planned to meet with the county magistrate of the neighboring county to exchange his experience in disaster relief with him. If possible, it would be best to take An An with him.

If only Qin County can pump out water and no one else can, that would not be a good thing.

Before leaving, I went back to the county town. As I was about to set off, I suddenly felt a palpitation and instinctively thought that I should go back to Tongshutun.

Fortunately, I came back, otherwise...

Whenever I think of what I saw at that time, I feel terrified.

He took a deep breath and thought, well, whatever he wanted to say should be written in the letter. If they invited him, he would take someone over. If they didn't...

He turned to look at Xu Xia and asked, "How's the investigation into Qin Ying's background going?"

Xu Xia laughed and said, "How could it be so fast! But don't you think Miss Qin speaks with a bit of a Beijing accent? Maybe she's been here so long that it's not particularly obvious."

Zhou Yu thought about it seriously, and it was true.

Xu Xia said, "Today I went to have Aunt Zhao's bones straightened, and I saw two tablets in their room. On them were written 'The spirit tablet of my late father, Qin Gong, whose name was Ziyou', and 'The spirit tablet of my late mother, Qinmen Lu'.

"Although there are many people with the same name and surname, I happen to know someone with the surname Qin, whose wife is surnamed Lu, and who also happens to have a daughter."

"Why are you so long-winded!" Zhou Yu said in disgust, "Just say it!"

Xu Xia chuckled twice and said, "It was Qin Ziyou, one of the Imperial Academy attendants that day.

“I heard that when the palace coup happened, the first to be affected was the Hanlin Academy. Although those Hanlins did not hold high positions, they were the emperor’s closest ministers, and many imperial edicts were drafted by them.

“Several Hanlin scholars on duty in the palace failed to save their lives.

"As for whether Lord Qin was among them, I don't know. I was not very old at that time."

He was one year younger than Qin Ying. He was only six years old when the palace coup took place.

Zhou Yu nodded slightly: "Now that we have some clues, it will be easier to investigate."

Xu Xia was curious: "Why are you investigating Miss Qin?"

An An was also very curious and a little unhappy. Was the handsome uncle checking on his mother because he was afraid that she was a bad person? He was overthinking it!

Zhou Yu glanced at Xu Xia and said, "Just check it out when I told you to. Why are you asking so many questions?" Why check it out? Of course, he wanted to know more!

He felt that Qin Ying was not an ordinary farm girl, and many of her ideas were very brilliant.

Regardless of whether it was Uncle Chen Jiu or other villagers, they only had a vague understanding of Qin Ying's life experience.

Xu Xia crossed his fingers and said, "But, Master, it's not appropriate to investigate a girl for no reason, right?"

"It's enough for you to know that I have no ill intentions," Zhou Yu said calmly. "If she really has fallen on hard times and is stranded here, who knows, we might be able to help her return home in the future."

An An's eyes lit up. He was indeed a handsome uncle who could bear her 100% koi bonus. His character was impeccable!

Seeing this, An An turned off the surveillance.

The Zhao family was already in darkness. Although Xu Xia gave them an oil lamp, lamp oil was hard to buy, so they were reluctant to light it.

Aunt Zhao hugged An An and told her stories. She had heard a lot of strange stories since she was a child, and these stories were just right for her to pass the time.

Qin Ying had never heard of it before, but she listened with great interest.

Zhao Hu, however, had heard this since he was a child and it was no longer new to him, so he pestered Qin Ying to teach him how to read.

Qin Ying thought about it carefully and said, "I can't remember the whole book anymore. I'll continue teaching you to recite poems and teach you five more words today."

Zhao Hu naturally responded without hesitation.

So Qin Ying went to his room, lit a brazier, and roasted a potato.

After reviewing a pile of documents, Zhou Yu put down his pen, pinched his eyebrows, and rested his eyes. Then he heard the sound of reading. He listened carefully and found that Zhao Hu's loud voice was easy to distinguish, while the other low female voice was Qin Ying's.

I couldn't help but curl up the corners of my lips and smile.