If you traveled back to ancient times, while others ate Guanyin clay, you would actually have giant

A large tract of land, if used to grow vegetables or the like, would be too much for the elderly couple to manage even if they worked themselves to death.

Finally, on Zhou Wu's advice, they planted fruit trees. Compared to growing vegetables, one person can take care of a larger area by planting fruit trees, and trees do not need to be replanted every year; only routine maintenance is required.

“Father-in-law, my third sister is still young. Let her go to school to study.”

"Girl, it's a waste for you to read so many books."

As expected, Li's father, like other parents of his time, felt that it was a waste for girls to study. Although Li's father was relatively open-minded compared to other parents, it was still difficult for him to have his own opinion on this traditional concept.

“Father-in-law, reading can help you understand things and comprehend the past and present. We don’t expect our little sister to achieve great things, but think about it, I’m a high-ranking official now, so it shouldn’t be a problem to introduce her to an official as a husband in the future, right? But you should at least study for a few days so that you two can have common ground.”

In order to get his younger sister to go to school, Zhou Wu racked his brains before coming up with a convincing excuse.

“What the son-in-law says makes sense, so we’ll listen to him.”

"Okay, now that my second and third brothers are past school age, what are your plans for them, Father-in-law?"

"I'll do whatever you say, son-in-law."

Li's father now regards Zhou Wu as his pillar of support. After all, following him means he can only farm for the rest of his life. Who wouldn't want their son to be successful? So he doesn't want to trouble Zhou Wu with other things, but when it comes to his son's future, he can only swallow his pride and nod.

"Let's ask them what they think."

"Hey, son-in-law, you can make the arrangements. If those two brats dare to object, they're going too far."

Despite his father-in-law's words, Zhou Wu still called his two younger brothers in.

"Father, brother-in-law."

My brother-in-law and my father have been talking inside for a long time, and I don't know what they're talking about.

While the rest of the family was chatting outside, Zhou Wu suddenly called the two brothers inside.

"Here's the thing, now that the family has decided to settle in the South China Sea, we have a house and land. My little sister is still of school age, so she'll continue to go to school. Now it's up to you two brothers to decide what you want to do or learn."

"Hmph, you two little bastards, just listen to your brother-in-law's arrangements and don't say so much nonsense."

Before the two brothers could say anything, they were scolded by their father. To be honest, they hadn't thought about what they wanted to do in the future, since the question was asked so suddenly.

Back in their hometown, they never dared to dream of anything. They were lucky if they could manage to cultivate their few acres of land properly, let alone anything else. But now, thanks to Zhou Wu, the two brothers can practically choose whatever they want.

"Brother-in-law, I hadn't even thought about this."

"Me too."

The two brothers used to dream of becoming pig butchers, because in their eyes, pig butchers in the county town must have an endless supply of meat.

But when it came to actually choosing what to do, they were unsure, especially in the South China Sea. There were even many industries that challenged the traditional perception of these two close brothers.

"It's okay, take your time to think about it, no rush, get back to me in a few days."

"okay."

"Thank you, brother-in-law."

The matter with my father-in-law's family has been mostly resolved, and we can take a break for now.

Zhou Wu then resumed his work of supervising the construction of the entire South China Sea, but there was nothing specific to it. He would just wander around every day, and when he had time, he would visit his father-in-law's orchard and have a meal with the old couple.

. . . . . .

Capital.

The little prince of John's Kingdom was completely conquered by the dragon after he arrived in the capital.

The prosperity of the capital city was incomparable to that of the Kingdom of John, or even any other country in Europe.

The endless city edges and streets made him realize the wealth and power of the Great Dragon.

He delivered a diplomatic letter to the Dragon Emperor and was summoned to the palace for an audience the next day.

I still remember the first time Jill, as an envoy, humiliated Dalong and the entire envoy group in this very hall with the Luban Lock. Who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere, and not only was Zhou Wu's plan thwarted, but Jill was also thoroughly subdued.

So Jill's attitude this time was a complete 180-degree turn.

Actually, the main purpose of this trip to Dalong was to gather intelligence on Dalong and, incidentally, to see Dalong's attitude and whether it would affect their country's plan to become a maritime coachman. So, the audience with the emperor was just a formality.

Nighttime at the post station.

"Your Highness, the Great Dragon is thousands of miles away from our John Kingdom, there shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"That would be for the best. If you hadn't come back last time and told the King how powerful the dragon was, I wouldn't have cared. But to ensure our plan goes perfectly, I came here in person to confirm it."

"I was just reporting the facts."

“I don’t mean to blame you. On the contrary, this trip to Dalong has really broadened my horizons.”

Before the Little Prince met Zhou Wu, everything was quite normal.

He simply couldn't stand anyone being better than him, just like Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang. Zhou Yu boasted that he was smarter than Zhuge Liang, but in the end he was tricked by Zhuge Liang. He couldn't accept reality and died of anger.

During his time in the capital, the young prince made extensive connections with high-ranking officials and nobles in order to extract more useful information, and even got in touch with the crown prince.

He left a very polite impression on everyone, but the little prince, who was loved by many women in the Kingdom of John, was disliked by women in the capital, which made him lose confidence for a while.

The main issue is the cultural difference between the two countries. The dragon woman didn't look down on the little prince; she looked down on all non-human races. In their eyes, blonde hair and blue eyes were synonymous with monsters, and normal people don't look like that.

"Who did you arrange to meet for me tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is the Crown Prince of the Great Dragon. This prince is a very important person, so please be careful with your words and actions tomorrow."

"Hmph, he's the crown prince, and I'm a prince too. We're of the same status, so why should I care?"

She's having another episode. Jill doesn't care anymore. Whatever, go ahead and die if you want.

Gilles was at a loss as to what to do about his prince. He figured the illness was probably genetic and couldn't be cured, so he could only console himself with that thought.

Prince's Mansion.

"John Country? Never heard of it. What kind of small country is that?"

As Zhou Wu listened to his subordinates report on tomorrow's arrangements, news of a country he had never heard of came to his ears.

"Your Highness, the Kingdom of John is thousands of miles away from us, but it is said to be quite small."

The officials in the Crown Prince's residence were also hearing about this country for the first time, and they even went to the palace to check some information before they could get a general understanding of what this John Kingdom was all about.