When Shen Qingyu saw Cheng Ping again, his black-eyed chicken-like appearance still surprised her.

She subconsciously looked at Qi Yunxiao.

Qi Yunxiao snorted: "So what if I hit him?"

Shen Qingyu pursed her lips, suppressing a smile: This man is sometimes like a child, so adorable!

She'd already hit him; Cheng Ping deserved it. She wouldn't mind if he threw two more punches.

So Shen Qingyu asked Cheng Ping, "What are you going to do next?"

Cheng Ping seemed a little dazed, probably thinking about his future with Yu Qiao and their child.

He had given up his future before, but now His Majesty the Emperor suddenly allowed him and his child to be listed in the imperial genealogy. He also heard that Yu Qiao was willing to give up the entire Qian family fortune to save him...

He felt it was unreal.

So Cheng Ping added, "I want to go back to the Qian family home."

After reading it and talking with Yuqiao, we'll decide what to do next.

The two characters "含璋" (Han Zhang) must also be returned; this is a gift and an imperial edict, and it must be carried out.

One of the mother's obsessions was to have her son recognized by the emperor.

Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao nodded: "Okay, you go by yourself, we'll head out to sea first."

Seeing that Qi Yunxiao and Shen Qingyu were about to leave, Cheng Ping asked, "If I want to find you, how do I do it?"

What he really wanted to ask was: Can I come to you?

Shen Qingyu and Qi Yunxiao exchanged a glance. Qi Yunxiao said, "If you want to come, go to the port and find our ship, and ask them to bring you over."

"good……"

After parting ways, Shen Qingyu was immediately pulled by Qi Yunxiao to meet the accompanying imperial physician and female physician.

Shen Qingyu was kidnapped and went missing. The imperial physician and the female physician were so frightened that their legs went weak, fearing that the child could not be saved. But after a series of examinations, they found that both mother and child were in good condition.

The imperial physician and the female physician exchanged a glance, feeling as if their souls had returned.

After confirming that Shen Qingyu and the baby in her womb were both doing well, Qi Yunxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

The two went to the market for a big shopping spree, filling up the warehouse space, and then the group set off back to the island.

The return journey was not so easy. The wind picked up at sea, and the rocking caused many people who were not usually seasick to start vomiting.

The imperial physician and the female physician vomited until they were pale as ghosts.

It was Shen Qingyu who took out seasickness medicine and asked Qi Yunxiao to give it to them, which saved their lives.

When everyone returned to Whale Fall Island, the people who came to pick them up were all smiles when they saw the ship full of supplies.

Qi Yunxiao ordered some of the supplies to be sent to Liuli Island, and at the same time began to arrange for the further processing of the iron blocks.

The guards already had swords and other weapons, so they didn't need them.

However, agricultural tools and various protective gear can be processed.

The iron blocks were neatly stacked in the warehouse, taking up minimal space.

The soldiers discovered arable land on a nearby island. Although it wasn't convenient to grow rice, they could still grow sweet potatoes, yams, watermelons, and the like.

Shen Qingyu provided the seeds, the blacksmith shop made farming tools, and they hired nearby islanders to farm the land. A new island was then brought under the jurisdiction of Whale Fall Island.

The islanders' lives were even more difficult than Shen Qingyu had imagined, because without enough fresh water, farming was very difficult.

Now, with the help of Whale Fall Island, they have been provided with wood for building houses, farming tools, and seeds so that they can grow sweet potatoes and yams...

Things that are difficult for ordinary islanders to do, such as farm tools, seeds, and transporting wood to build houses, are easily solved by Whale Fall Island.

This is much easier than growing it themselves.

Therefore, they were willing to accept the demand that "30% of what is grown will be handed over to Whale Fall Island".

Moreover, Whale Fall Island promised that if they did well in farming, they could exchange their produce for cloth, rice, oil, or even chickens and ducks.

There is another island, except for a two-acre area in the center of the island, most of which is exposed at low tide and submerged at high tide. However, because of this long-term situation, a large and continuous mangrove forest has grown there.

The guards found some islanders nearby and recruited people who were willing to go to the island to feed the ducks.

They helped build the house, delivered the ducklings, and provided food for the first six months...

Many people were tempted by such a good thing.

The guards brought all the volunteers who had signed up to Shen Qingyu and asked her to make the decision.

Shen Qingyu stared speechlessly at the dark islanders in front of her.

Why would Qi Yunxiao ask me to do something like this? It's obvious he's worried I'll get bored and want to go back to Daqi!

I'm keeping myself busy!

However, seeing the longing looks on these people's faces, Shen Qingyu slowly exhaled from her chest: Oh well, I'm just idling around anyway...

After learning the size of the island, Shen Qingyu chose a family.

This is a family: two men in their forties, with their two sons, two daughters-in-law, and four grandchildren.

Six strong laborers are enough to feed the ducks.

Since sea ducks don't need to be fed, they can be raised by letting them go into the mangroves to find food. Their main task is actually to collect duck eggs and help the mother ducks incubate the sea duck eggs...

After telling the others to go back first, Shen Qingyu looked at the family and said, "If you can do things well in a down-to-earth manner, you will not only be able to eat your fill and wear clothes, but also have your children learn to read and do arithmetic when there is a teacher here in the future."

The family's eyes lit up instantly!

Can you recognize characters and do math?

That takes real skill!

People who can read and do math have the opportunity to go ashore and work in big towns. The money they earn in a month is not only enough to eat and wear, but also enough to save money to buy a house and get married...

That's much better than being a poor islander!

"You go ahead and do your work. If you do well next year, I will select the best performers from all those who helped, and their children can study here for free."

"Thank you so much, young island lord's wife! Thank you so much, young island lord's wife..." The family was so grateful that they kept thanking her and even wanted to kneel down and kowtow.

Shen Qingyu waved her hand: "Don't rush to thank me. If we don't do well enough, we'll have to pay tuition for our children's education. Of course, you can also choose not to let your children study."

They happily agreed and went with the guards.

Zhao Yuzhu overheard all of this and, seeing that she had finished dealing with it, came over to discuss finding a tutor to teach with her...

Before they could finish speaking, another ship docked at the pier.

As soon as the boat docked, the captain rushed off the shore, followed by several guards who had been protecting the boat.

Qi Yunxiao was just about to go check on his wife when he turned around and noticed something was wrong. He stopped where he was and waited for his personal guards to come over.

The guard saw Qi Yunxiao from afar and shouted, "My lord! My lord! Someone's coming! Someone's coming..."