Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

When Su Zhe arrived, Xu Huaiyi was thinking about what kind of traps he would set at the banquet. When he saw him, he was stunned for a moment, "Why are you here? Is there something going on with your business or is there news about the people who went to the beach?"

Su Zhe shook his head, his expression looking very embarrassed. Normally, no matter what happened, he would always pretend to smile and never show any emotion in front of others.

Li Yunting raised his eyebrows upon seeing this.

Xu Huaiyi blinked and asked curiously, "Is that the club or what happened to the Chamber of Commerce?"

"neither……"

"Neither? Then what's wrong with you? Is it that the Su family is giving you problems again?"

This was all Xu Huaiyi could think of, but Su Zhe still smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking at him, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.

Xu Huaiyi slapped his thigh, "Hey, when did you become so hesitant? If you have something to say, just say it directly. In our current relationship, do we still need to be so hesitant and play hard to get?"

Su Zhe turned his head and glanced at Li Yunting.

Li Yunting leaned against the head of the bed in a handsome posture, looking calm and composed, without any intention of avoiding suspicion.

Seeing this, Xu Huaiyi guessed something and said, "Yun Ting is not an outsider. If you have anything to say, just say it directly."

Su Zhe then said with a guilty look in his eyes, "Huai Yi, I'm sorry. I hesitated again and again before coming to see you today. I was too embarrassed. I was even more afraid that you would break up with me after knowing the truth. But after struggling for a long time, I decided to come and tell you clearly. Otherwise, I will feel guilty and look down on myself. As for whether you will still be friends with me after listening to me, I, I..."

Xu Huaiyi frowned, "What have you done to me that you don't have the face to do this?"

Su Zhe said in a tone of desperation, "The woman your third uncle's cousin is about to marry was arranged by the Su family."

Xu Huaiyi, "..."

So he really is the second prince?

It was the Su family who did it, no wonder Su Zhe was in such a difficult situation. It really took great courage for him to come to him to confess and apologize. After all, what he did was a betrayal of the Su family and the second prince.

The most miserable thing is that Su Zhe still cannot have a clear conscience towards Xu Huaiyi. It can be said that he has offended both sides.

He didn't say anything, and Su Zhe felt even more anxious and worried. "Huai Yi, I really didn't know about this beforehand. If I knew, I would definitely find a way to stop them from doing something stupid..."

Xu Huaiyi interjected, "Then how come you suddenly know this now?"

He asked Han Jun to check it out yesterday, but there is no result yet.

Su Zhe said self-deprecatingly, "I am also a member of the Su family. I have been in the Su family for so many years and have secretly bribed a few people. They told me that my good elder brother personally selected someone to train and used a little trick to send that person to your cousin. I heard that they will get married soon..."

Li Yunting interjected, "A little trick? What trick?"

Xu Huaiyi snorted and laughed, "What strategy is most effective for men? It must be the strategy of a hero saving a beautiful girl."

Su Zhe was stunned for a moment, "You already know?"

Xu Huaiyi said gloomily, "Yesterday, Hu Yingjie sent his child here. He told me a few things about the village, one of which was that Xu Huaihou was going to get married. However, this marriage came out of nowhere, and there were some rumors in the village, reminding me to be careful. I haven't found out anything yet, and you're here..."

Su Zhe stood up, bowed deeply and apologized, "It's my fault, I'm sorry, I..."

Xu Huaiyi raised his hand speechlessly to stop him, "What kind of apology are you making? It wasn't you who arranged this, so why are you taking the blame for Su Rui?"

Su Zhe smiled bitterly and said, "Because my last name is also Su, no matter how my relationship with him is, I have to bear part of the Su family's faults..."

Xu Huaiyi interrupted, "Wait until you have completely taken control of the Su family and become the head of the family before you talk about taking responsibility. Now, the Su family is the Su family, and you are you. Don't worry, I won't vent my anger on you, so there is no need to apologize to me. Saying sorry to me will not affect our friendship..."

"Really?"

"Of course, how can this be false? I would never put myself in a difficult position and pretend to be nice to anyone. If I don't like someone, I won't be friends with them anymore."

Seeing that he spoke so straightforwardly, Su Zhe finally breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "So what do you think about this matter?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "Su Rui is such a bad person. After all, I am still doing business with the Su family, but he schemed against me behind my back. Your father probably knows about this. He is so unkind..."

"They want to further bind their relationship and interests with you. Since they can't find any loopholes around you, they can only attack your cousins. In this way, they also become your relatives in a roundabout way."

Xu Huaiyi spread his hands, "They really don't understand me at all. Am I someone who can be kidnapped by my relatives? I can cut off ties with my own parents and brothers, let alone others!"

Su Zhe was speechless.

Li Yunting said with a bit of gloating, "The Su family has done something wrong this time."

This stupid move would not only fail to win over Xu Huaiyi, but would also disgust him and push him further away.

I’m afraid that the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion would also do such a stupid thing!

What he was thankful for now was that he did not have much affection for the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and Xu Huaiyi was not the kind of person who would vent his anger on others.

Su Zhe smiled bitterly and took over the conversation, "They are too arrogant and self-righteous. So Huaiyi, what are you going to do?"

Xu Huaiyi said indifferently, "Just ignore it. It has nothing to do with me anyway. I am the son-in-law of the Gu family now."

"So your cousin is getting married?"

"You can just make up any excuse to shirk responsibility. At most, you can ask someone to send a gift to keep others from talking."

"That's fine, what about the two of us?"

"It's the same now as it was before, but what do you plan to do with your family in the future?"

Su Zhe said helplessly, "I can't be as carefree as you, I still have to endure it, but I will also work hard to make the Su family work for me as soon as possible and stop doing such stupid things."

Xu Huaiyi nodded, "Then do your best."

Li Yunting reminded, "In the future, you should be more careful about your daily life, and beware of Su Rui's desperate actions. You are becoming more and more of a threat to him. He must hate you to death now."

Su Zhe's face turned serious when he heard this. "I know. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so eager to attack the people around Huai Yi. He wants to divide the relationship between me and Huai Yi, and also wants to win over Huai Yi to use for his own purposes..."

After a pause, he continued, "He is afraid now, so his methods are relatively gentle. Of course, he doesn't need to do that to me. To be honest, I have already found several of his spies in my house. If I hadn't been alert, I would have died long ago..."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi asked in surprise, "Why didn't I hear you say this before?"

Before Su Zhe could speak, Li Yunting said, "It's a common occurrence. It's abnormal if no one is calculating."

Xu Huaiyi turned to look at him, "You too?"

Li Yunting said "hmm" with a calm expression, "Since I moved into Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, I've been poisoned, assassinated, and used to be raped. There are endless little tricks like throwing dirty water on me. I'll get used to it."

Xu Huaiyi sighed, "How tiring is that? No, you should just find an excuse to move out. You can't just ruin yourself just to fulfill your mother's wish."

Ever since they all received bronze medals as rewards, they rarely live on campus and only rest in the dormitory for a while at noon.

Li Yunting's eyes warmed up, but he still shook his head, "Hiding is not a solution."

Besides, he could hide, but what about his mother? If those people couldn't find him, they would only attack his mother.

"So how do you want to fight back?"

"I have already responded to them several times, but they don't learn their lesson, and Lord Dingyuan is used to smoothing things over, so every time he just gives a mild punishment..." At this point, he couldn't help but sneer, "Little do they know that the more he handles things like this, the more unstable the mansion will be. He claims to be protecting all the descendants of the Li family, but in fact, this is what harms everyone. Sooner or later, those people will go even further and cause a big mess. By then, let's see if he can still cover it up."

"Do you need my help?"

"I will definitely not be polite when needed."

One of them asked casually, and the other answered impolitely.

Su Zhe was envious. He did not have Li Yunting's decisiveness. He did not take Dingyuan Marquis' Mansion seriously, nor was he afraid of the Third Prince. He dealt with those people from the Li family without any scruples.

But he couldn't do it.

If he attacked the Su family unscrupulously, not to mention the position of the head of the Su family, the elders of the Su family would expel him from the family. Even if he held huge benefits, they would not tolerate him.

Obviously, Li Yunting didn't care about these things. He might even hope to be expelled from the clan and completely cut off all ties with the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

Next, Su Zhe and Xu Huaiyi discussed the amusement park again. Due to its large scale and the facilities not being in place yet, it naturally could not open for business for a long time. As for the water projects, it would be too late this year.

He also told me some good news. "The people I sent out earlier sent me a letter yesterday saying that they have found some clues about the oyster sauce and pine flour. I just didn't dare to send them back. Firstly, I was afraid that they would be robbed. Secondly, food is the easiest to tamper with. Su Rui has been keeping an eye on me. For safety's sake, I'd better wait until they come back to taste them."

Xu Huaiyi asked curiously, "Did you find foreign merchants or did you find fishermen to research on your own?"

Su Zhe explained, "We asked fishermen to do research on it. According to what you said, they experimented many times and finally got the taste almost the same. The oyster sauce is relatively easier to make, and the pine vermicelli really took some effort. Fortunately, the result is good, so this trip was not in vain..."

After a pause, he said regretfully, "As for the foreign merchants, we also encountered them, but they didn't have oyster sauce and pine powder. But some of them had seen the things you painted."

Hearing this, Xu Huaiyi became excited, "Really? What have you seen?"

Su Zhe didn't quite understand why he was so excited. "There's something called red pepper, which tastes spicy and causes severe swelling and pain. There's also something called tomato, but it doesn't seem to be eaten. It's for the upper class to enjoy, just like growing flowers here..."

Xu Huaiyi's eyes lit up when he heard this. With peppers and tomatoes, the table could finally be enriched. God knows how much he missed the dishes made with peppers. "Anything else?"

Su Zhe continued, "There is another one, called Yumai, or corn. From the name, it sounds like a kind of grain, and it is quite scarce."

Xu Huaiyi sighed sincerely, "No matter where you are, food is scarce. Have your people said they can get it?"

Su Zhe nodded, "Yes, but the quantity is not large. Moreover, those foreign countries are asking for an outrageous price, especially the jade wheat. Judging from their reaction, they are hiding it like a treasure. It's a bit troublesome. But before they went, I gave them a death order that as long as they can see the things you painted, they must find a way to get them at any price."

Xu Huaiyi said subconsciously, "It doesn't have to be like this..."

Su Zhe looked at him inexplicably, "Is this not necessary?"

Xu Huaiyi laughed dryly, "Remember when I told you that I had planted something in the backyard of the house in Hutian Village?"

Su Zhe blinked, "Could it be that you planted the things I just mentioned?"

Xu Huaiyi nodded.

This time, even Li Yunting became interested and looked at him with burning eyes, waiting for his explanation.

Su Zhe asked enviously, "Are these seeds given by your father-in-law again?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "To be precise, it's my wife's credit. She likes to grow rare things that she has never seen before. When she saw them from the foreign merchants, she bought some, such as peppers, tomatoes, and corn. As for the others, they are what I want your people to find..."

Su Zhe suddenly realized, "So that's it. Unfortunately, there is no other news for the time being..."

Xu Huaiyi said regretfully, "Then I'll have to look for another opportunity. My wife told me that sweet potatoes can be eaten as vegetables and can also be used as food. Most importantly, they have a high yield and are easy to grow..."

Hearing this, Su Zhe couldn't help but be moved. If we find it, it will definitely be a great achievement. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "You really don't have any defenses at all. Aren't you afraid that we will find it first and surpass you, and take all the credit for ourselves?"

Xu Huaiyi said generously, "It doesn't matter who finds it. The key is to promote it so that the people can benefit from it and have food to eat. This is the goal. Whether it is a credit or not is just a by-product."

Su Zhe was speechless for a long time, and just gave him a thumbs up. He couldn't reach this level.

Li Yunting said frankly, "I'll ask someone to help you look for it later."

Xu Huaiyi thanked them and invited them to go to Hutian Village to taste the food. "Last time I went back to the village, the peppers and tomatoes were all in season, and there was also corn. There are ways to eat it young and old. After we rest, we can prepare a table and taste what the foreigners eat."

They both agreed with great anticipation.

After returning home, Xu Huaiyi explained all these things to his wife and set a date for returning to the village.

As this matter was not something that could be publicized, Xu Huaiyi only invited Su Zhe and Li Yunting, both of whom were tight-lipped and reliable. In addition, he also told Sun Yu that after all, if they wanted to promote corn planting in the future and ensure that the credit was not taken away by others, they would have to rely on the Sun family as a strong backer.

Sun Yu didn't take it seriously at first, but when he heard about the new variety of grain, he started to take it seriously and asked curiously, "What's the yield?"

Xu Huaiyi said, "I don't know either. We haven't harvested yet."

“So when is the harvest?”

"This is my first time planting, so I have no experience. I heard it will take about three months to grow."