Koi baby helps his mother farm and becomes the richest man

Aunt Zhao was a little dumbfounded: "What do you mean?"

"For example, the clothes you wear next to your body," Qin Ying lowered her voice and said, "those are all made by the people closest to you. Before you get married, your mother made them, but after you get married, it's all your wife's responsibility.

"If someone else did it, it would cause gossip."

Aunt Zhao was shocked when she heard this and quickly waved her hands: "Forget it, I just... Oh! Just pretend I didn't say anything! Let's think of another way!"

"Like Hu Zi said, now that we have money, let's estimate how much these are worth and buy some gifts for Mr. Zhou.

"It's not possible to return it right away, but we can wait a while. Didn't Huzi buy some bacon when he went to the city earlier? Let's cook a few more meals for Lord Zhou..."

After saying that, he felt uneasy again and asked quickly: "Yingzi, there is nothing taboo about this, right?"

"No more," Qin Ying saw that she looked terrified and quickly comforted her, "Mom, don't panic. There's also a saying that goes 'in an emergency, make compromises'. If you really have nothing to wear, you can still make some adjustments.

"That's right, if you want to do it, you have to do it. I can't get involved."

Aunt Zhao felt a little relieved: "Well, it's better to have less trouble than more. Let's just forget it."

In fact, Qin Ying had already prepared clothes for An An for the New Year. Although they were also red jackets and skirts, the fabric was not outstanding.

What Zhou Yu gave her was a bit eye-catching, so Qin Ying hurriedly made two sets of single clothes for An An to wear outside.

In the evening, Qin Ying was teaching four children when she suddenly saw the curtain lifted and Zhou Yu and Zhang Jinzhi walked in. She panicked and stopped.

The four children also turned their heads and stood up quickly when they saw them.

Zhou Yu raised his hand and pressed it down, smiling and saying, "You guys continue, pretend we don't exist."

Qin Ying calmed herself down and continued with the class. After the class ended, Dashuan and Erya did not stay to practice as usual, but were sent home by Zhao Hu.

Before they left, Zhou Yu said, "Nothing else, just came to see how you were doing in class."

After they left, Aunt Zhao cleaned the table and chairs and asked them to sit down. Zhou Yu then said, "I came here to discuss two things with Aunt Zhao and Miss Qin."

Aunt Zhao and Qin Ying exchanged a glance and said hurriedly, "Please give your instructions."

Zhou Yu smiled, asked them to sit down, and said slowly, "Don't be so distant. I thought we've known each other for such a long time and are neighbors, so we shouldn't be so distant."

Aunt Zhao rubbed her hands, and Qin Ying also lowered her head and said nothing. Anyone who takes the kindness of a superior seriously is a fool.

Seeing them like this, Zhou Yu could only sigh secretly and said, "The first thing I want to talk to you about is the grain seeds."

Aunt Zhao asked curiously, "Hasn't this been discussed before? Just talk to Uncle Jiu about this kind of thing!"

"No, no, no," Zhou Yu waved his hand. "I don't mean to exchange grain seeds with the entire Tongshu Village, but only with your family."

"My home?" Aunt Zhao was a little uneasy and quickly looked at Qin Ying.

Zhou Yu said slowly, "Yes, it's your family. Since I came to Tongshu Village, I have carefully observed that the crops and vegetables you grow are better than those of other families."

“This year’s harvest in particular is much stronger.

"I know, it's hard to say. Some people just have extraordinary talents..."

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone in the room knew what he meant was that it was under An An's influence that the Zhao family's crops and vegetable cultivation were so outstanding.

Even if An An doesn't give her family special attention, her koi physique will naturally bring positive effects.

Not to mention, An An would give bonuses to Koi from time to time.

Qin Ying said after a while: "But our family's food is limited after all. Compared with the adults' needs, it is definitely a drop in the bucket."

"It doesn't matter," Zhou Yu smiled slightly, "because what I want is not just the present, but also the future.

"In other words, my demand for grain seeds is long-term.

"It doesn't matter that your family has a limited amount of land. In the future, I will force the people of Tongshu Village to follow your instructions and cultivate the land. If they work according to your methods, I believe the grain yield will increase significantly.

"Not all of the original arable land in Tongshutun has been cultivated, and you can be in charge of farming from now on.

"This counts as Qin County cooperating with you. What I'm asking for is grain seeds, and you can raise any requests you have."

Aunt Zhao's heart began to beat wildly, and Zhao Hu was also very uneasy.

Qin Ying had been keeping her head down, but now she looked up with an unusually calm expression and asked, "Sir, do you know why there is still so much barren land in Tongshu Village, while we are reclaiming it?"

"Of course I know," Zhou Yu said calmly, "Because the arable land in Tongshu Village is owned by someone, it's okay for you to concentrate on cultivating a part of it during this emergency. Once things stabilize, you will naturally return to cultivating your original land.

"I heard from Master Chen Jiu that you are already planning to return to the way things were after next year's summer harvest."

Qin Ying breathed a sigh of relief. "Look, it's not that we don't want to agree, it's just that... if we cultivate someone else's land without permission, won't there be trouble when they come back?"

"Since I've brought this up, there's naturally a solution," Zhou Yu smiled. "I've already had a new register created. Since those people have abandoned their hometown, their hometown will naturally not let them off the hook. All the farmland originally under their names has been reclaimed and redistributed.

"However, Heaven is benevolent, and officials must naturally obey Heaven. Their houses will not be taken away, and if they move back in the future, they will not be left without a place to live.

“But if you want to continue cultivating the original land, you will need to become a tenant farmer.”

Aunt Zhao's heart trembled, and she suddenly became afraid of Zhou Yu again.

Zhao Hu, however, was less restrained because he had spent more time with Zhou Yu. He said directly, "Sir, this is not a good way for you to deal with them. They had no choice but to leave their hometown."

"To be honest with you, my family has nowhere else to go, otherwise we would have moved away long ago.

"People farm to survive. If they can't make a living in their hometown, what's wrong with looking for a way to make a living somewhere else?"

Aunt Zhao quickly tugged at his sleeve, fearing that Zhou Yu would get angry. No matter how kind he was, he was still the county magistrate after all!

Zhou Yu's expression remained gentle, and he even smiled: "Huzi, I didn't say they did anything wrong. It's just that these farmlands can't just be left to waste.

“You have reclaimed wasteland yourself, so you naturally know that the newly reclaimed wasteland is not as good as the original arable land.

“But if arable land remains uncultivated, it will become wasteland. Isn’t that a pity?

"According to imperial law, farmland left uncultivated for more than three years must be nationalized.

"I'm not disposing of the crops arbitrarily, but acting in accordance with the law. However, the county is in urgent need of high-quality grain seeds, so I'm temporarily asking you to take care of them.

"Besides, I'm only saying that those who return can only be tenants if they want to cultivate their original farmland. But if they are willing to reclaim wasteland, they will receive the same preferential treatment as you do now."