Joe's Farming

The meal was very satisfying to everyone.

It started snowing again outside, and Wen Ge'er and Wang Jie went home in the snow.

Qiao Yu looked at the white mountain road and said to Xiao Bai, "Xiao Bai, don't go back tonight. Just sleep at my house."

Gu Xiaoyan immediately said happily: "Still sleeping with me?"

Qiao Yu nodded, and Gu Xiaoyan immediately went to pull Xiaobai back to his room. Gu Xiaoxue didn't want to sleep yet, so she went over to play.

Da Zhuang cleaned up the kitchen neatly and was about to take Xiao Bai home, when he heard the news that Xiao Bai was staying overnight.

Da Zhuang smiled at Qiao Yu: "Boss, thank you."

Qiao Yu couldn't stand it and rolled her eyes: "I didn't keep him here for you, so why should you thank me? Get out of here now."

Da Zhuang ran away happily.

Su Qing accompanied Bai Landong to boil the hot water for his family before returning to the old house silently.

Qiao Yu was full and couldn't fall asleep on the kang after turning off the lights, so she talked about her plans with her husband.

"Husband, our family now has a mountain, do you have any plans?"

Gu Feng took off his clothes and got into bed, but he was afraid that the coldness from his body would chill his husband, so he moved a little further away. Qiao Yu immediately came close to him and got into his arms.

"Cold. Wait until I warm up before I hug you."

"It's not cold." Qiao Yu nuzzled into Gu Feng's arms, "You haven't answered my question yet?"

Gu Feng hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll listen to you. Do whatever you want."

Qiao Yu smiled softly: "Aren't you afraid that I will spend all my money on the mountain? Then I will lose everything."

Gu Feng smiled and said, "It's fine if we lose. Anyway, the mountain is still there and it has always been ours."

Qiao Yu once again deeply felt the joy of owning a mountain. Yes, if I lose it, I lose it. At least I still have a mountain.

"What do you think, Qiao'er? I heard you want to plant trees and raise chickens and ducks."

"Not only that, there are also cattle, sheep, rabbits, flying things in the sky, running things on the ground, as long as they are edible, I want to raise them."

Gu Feng was amused again: "Well, raise it."

Qiao Yu had had enough of joking, and said seriously: "To be honest, isn't it annoying for us to show off our wealth like this?"

Tian Youliang from the village is one of them. Fortunately, Dazhuang and the others are in the front yard. He put himself in the situation when he first arrived. If Gu Feng was not at home at that time, he and his two children would definitely suffer.

Even now, with their family growing, he was still a little worried. Only the village chief of Shangtian Village was reliable and the people there were decent. Plus, the harvest was pretty good this year, so everyone could barely have enough to eat, and their family lived in a remote area.

Otherwise he couldn't imagine that other families only ate millet, corn, bran and vegetables, while his family ate meat for every meal and was often coveted by others.

Gu Feng was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I will protect you and the child."

Qiao Yu suggested, "Tomorrow you go find Uncle Dali and tell him that we're going to be hiring workers next year. People from our village will be given priority. We're asking for quite a bit, 20 cents a day. Those who do well can work as long-term workers in our family in the future."

"it is good."

Qiao Yu asked worriedly, "There are no bandits in Taoyuan County, right? Will there be no food in the winter? Will someone steal food?"

Gu Feng was silent for a long time after hearing this.

"There weren't any in Taoyuan County, but there was a famine in the neighboring county and bandits were rampant. Auntie's family moved here at that time, and they say many people died."

Qiao Yu felt a chill down his spine when he heard this: "How about we buy a few guards next year?"

Gu Feng hugged the person closer and said, "Don't be afraid, Qiao'er. Bandits won't come to our Shangtian Village for no reason. Even if they come, they will first go to the town to rob the rich families."

"Then aren't Ayuan and the others also in danger?"

Gu Feng felt that his husband was worrying too much. "Xu Yuan and his family have many servants in their farm. The bandits will definitely pick on the weak ones. Nothing will happen."

Qiao Yu suddenly realized that this was the difference between the local landlords and him, the nouveau riche.

"Yeah, but we still have to buy guards when spring comes." Qiao Yu insisted.

Gu Feng agreed. Qiao Yu went to sleep peacefully.

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When Wang Dali was selling tofu, he told others that the Gu family would be hiring workers after the New Year.

For a time, people in Shangtian Village said that even though the Gu family had become rich, they were still thinking about the villagers and had not forgotten their roots.

Those who are more active and thoughtful have already planned to visit the Gu family during the New Year to build good relationships.

Qiao Yu had trouble getting out of bed in winter and would stay in bed unwilling to get up. Gu Feng was willing to indulge him, bringing him hot water to wash and breakfast on the table on the kang for him to eat.

"I can stay on the kang for the whole winter." Qiao Yu vowed.

Gu Feng smiled and said, "Okay! You can stay in bed after the winter is over."

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Qiao Yu understood the meaning of his words and was accidentally choked.

After dinner, he got up swiftly and went to find Xiaobai and the others to help him cut paper-cuts.

The New Year is coming, and a sense of ceremony is necessary. Unfortunately, he is not good at this.

There were only three pairs of scissors at home, so Qiao Yu didn't force himself and gave his pair to the three children to play with in turn. Bai Lan and Xiao Bai were better at this job, so they each had one pair.

The men went to sweep the snow that was blocking the road and clean the stables and chicken coops.

The bamboo pipes in the yard were completely frozen, and there was a layer of ice on the water tank. Su Qing took the initiative to pick up a shoulder pole and go to the spring to fetch water.

There was a charcoal fire burning in the main room, and it was very warm.

After cutting the paper-cuts, Qiao Yu asked Bai Lan to make the paste. Then everyone put up the paper-cuts together.

Not only the new house had window paper-cuts, but the old house also had a lot of them. After pasting the window paper-cuts, Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to paste the spring couplets he had bought.

The white snow, red window grilles and spring couplets suddenly make this small farmyard full of joy and the flavor of the New Year.

Qiao Yu covered his cotton hands with his hands and looked at the results of everyone's labor with satisfaction. It was just as he had imagined.

But before he could finish his immersion, someone knocked on the door to the front yard.

"Is this Gu Feng's house? I'm your third uncle!"

Gu Feng and Gu Gang's smiling faces suddenly turned gloomy.

Qiao Yu knew about Gu Feng’s past. Wasn’t the family divided up long ago? Why would he come looking for him?

Gu Feng asked Qiao Yu to go back to the house, and he and his elder brother went to take a look.

But Qiao Yu insisted on following. It was not because he was worried, but he felt that he had some talent as a prophet. The bandits did not come, but the one who came was obviously with bad intentions.

He wanted to see what this so-called Third Uncle was planning!

Gu Sanxi and his son Gu Chengkai were wearing patched cotton coats, their faces were red from the cold, their hands were tucked into their armpits to keep warm, and their shoes were covered with a thick layer of ice. It was unknown how early they had started their journey here.

"When you meet people later, just call me brother! OK?" Gu Sanxi instructed.

Gu Chengkai grinned: "I know, don't worry, Dad."