Joe's Farming

Qiao Yu originally planned to talk to Xu Yuan about the problems between herself and Li Xin.

If he were alone, he could still claim that everything he knew was learned from books.

But Li Xin also came, and there were some problems in their conversation, so it would be better to explain it to Xu Yuan. As for Bai Lan and Da Zhuang, the indentures were in his hands, so he naturally didn't dare to say anything.

If you want to work for him in the future, you must sign a confidentiality agreement.

"Come in and I'll tell you." Qiao Yu said seriously.

Xu Ning glanced at her husband and asked worriedly, "Can I follow?"

She was afraid that her husband's proposal just now would make Qiao Ge'er unhappy, and he would want to teach him a lesson alone.

Qiao Yu nodded: "Of course, you come too."

Qiao Yu looked at Gu Feng again: "Brother Gu, you come too. Li Xin, you too."

"Oh, okay." Li Xin said positively.

The five people returned to the kang in Qiao Yu's house. Except for Qiao Yu, everyone sat upright.

"What I'm going to say next should best not be spread outside in order to avoid causing panic and rumors," Qiao Yu said seriously.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning solemnly agreed.

Li Xin was confused and asked blankly: "Brother, what do you want to say?"

Qiao Yu asked him, "When you were in Shangxi Village before, did anyone notice that you had changed people?"

Li Xin quickly shook his head: "Of course not. I worked so hard to play the role of Xin during that time. Who knew that they would sell me out anyway?"

Qiao Yu: "I've been acting hard for a few days but I still can't do anything?"

Li Xin whispered: "Being able to do it with your brain and being able to do it with your hands are two different things."

Except for Gu Feng, Xu Yuan and Xu Ning couldn't understand what they were saying at all.

What substitution? What role?

Qiao Yu stopped talking in time and told the story of himself and Li Xin.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning looked at Qiao Yu in shock.

Xu Yuan: "So Brother Qiao, you are a resurrected soul?"

Xu Ning patted him and said, "Husband, don't talk nonsense. Brother Qiao is still alive and well."

Xu Yuan smiled awkwardly and said, "I'm sorry, this story just suddenly occurred to me. So, Brother Qiao and Li Xin are indeed from the same hometown, but this place is another world. There are no brothers there, everyone is equal, and both men and women can study and become officials."

Qiao Yu nodded.

"How wonderful! There is such a world. No wonder Brother Qiao always behaves differently from us." Xu Yuan sighed.

"This multiplication table and Arabic numerals are very convenient and practical tools, but we cannot initiate them. If we have too many things that are different from others, it will only attract people with bad intentions." Qiao Yu said.

Xu Yuan pondered for a while and suggested: "How about we give both of these things to County Magistrate Xie?"

Qiao Yu agreed: "I think it's feasible. He helped us before. Now we give him a chance to make a name for himself."

Xu Yuan: "I can provide him with a thousand printed multiplication tables for free."

"Okay, just use Arabic numerals and then say it was obtained from foreigners. If you think it's useful, give it to him. I hope it can benefit the people of the county."

"Yeah! That's what I mean."

Qiao Yu said proudly: "By the way, I bought potatoes and onions from the foreigners before. The onions have not yet budded, but the potatoes will be harvested in April next year. Then I can ask him to buy some and give them to the poor people in the county to plant."

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning had heard Qiao Yu talk about potatoes before, and they had also seen potato flowers, but since they had never eaten them, they had no idea what they were like.

"Potato!!!!!!"

Li Xin shouted excitedly, "Brother, you actually planted potatoes!"

Li Xinguang’s shouting was not enough, he wanted to go forward and shake Qiao Yu, but was stopped by Gu Feng.

Li Xin said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I really like fried shredded potatoes and pork ribs with potatoes, but there are no potatoes in this world. I thought..."

Qiao Yu looked at him with understanding: "I understand."

"Are potatoes really that delicious?" Xu Yuan asked curiously.

Gu Feng responded for the first time: "It's delicious. It can be made into any flavor."

Xu Yuan had a resentful look on his face, and from the look on Gu Feng's face he knew that he had already eaten.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "There are still too few potatoes now. When the potatoes are harvested in late March or April, I will give you 3 kilograms."

Xu Ning was surprised: "Five hundred kilograms?!"

Qiao Yu smiled and nodded.

"No, no, my husband and I will pay for it when the time comes."

Qiao Yu smiled mysteriously: "Come and help me dig potatoes, no money required."

Xu Yuan nodded and shook his head immediately: "I can, but Aning will be too pregnant by then and won't be able to work."

Qiao Yu thought about it and realized that it would be almost six months by then, and it would definitely be inconvenient.

Well...it's not inconvenient for me!!

Qiao Yu once again complained about her brother's physique.

Li Xin was wondering what the term "late month" meant, and when she saw Xu Yuan talking, she naturally touched Xu Ning's belly.

Isn't this the same as how his dad looked when his stepmother was pregnant?

Li Xin looked at Xu Ning in horror and murmured, "Are you pregnant?"

Xu Ning's face turned red all of a sudden, but he still nodded with a blushing face.

"This is my husband and I's first child."

Xu Ning's tone was full of joy. Her husband was so good, and their children in the future would surely be very good too.

Qiao Yu looked at Li Xin pitifully: "Why are you making such a fuss? You will have it in the future, too."

Li Xin quickly hugged himself and criticized him: "You are also a brother, don't talk without any pain in your waist."

Everyone was silent for a moment, then suddenly burst into laughter.

Qiao Yu looked at him leisurely: "My waist hurts now."

Li Xin's pupils dilated greatly, and she looked at Qiao Yu in disbelief, even though she didn't look pregnant at all.

Qiao Yu nodded with amusement.

"Believe me, I couldn't accept it at first."

Li Xin's dejection was short-lived, because Qiao Yu then told him the good news that they would have beef hotpot in the evening.

The children had already memorized the multiplication formulas and were copying them down for Da Zhuang and the others in the main room.

When they saw Qiao Yu coming out, they surrounded him and told him that they all knew how to do it.

Especially Qiao Xing, he memorized this much faster than the Three Character Classic.

Qiao Yu asked them to recite it one by one, and if they could recite it word for word, they would be rewarded with ten copper coins.

"Thank you, little daddy. You're the best." Gu Xiaoxue said and went to find Bai Lan.

She wanted Bai Lan to embroider a beautiful handkerchief for her and give it to her little daddy.

Bai Lan refused to accept the money and said to her with a smile: "My needlework was given to me by my employer. I won't accept any money."

Gu Xiaoxue disagreed: "But this is my extra request. Daddy said that Aunt Lan only needs to work for four hours a day, but Aunt Lan has been working all the time."

Bai Lan gently touched her head and said, "These are what Auntie Lan should do. If it weren't for your father, Auntie Lan wouldn't know where she would be suffering now."

Gu Xiaoxue had no choice but to take back the money and said softly, "Then I don't want Aunt Lan to sew my handkerchief for me anymore."

Bai Lan had no choice but to accept the two copper coins.

"Just two cents, what kind would Xiaoxue like?"

Gu Xiaoxue propped her chin up with both hands: "I want pink peach blossoms and two beautiful butterflies, one for daddy and the other for little daddy."

Bai Lan smiled and said, "Okay, they'll look good in pairs."