Several grown men watched Zhao Qingyan fiddling with the hand-pulled plow with great enthusiasm, each wanting to try it out.

Zhao Qingyan first handed the hand-pulled plow to her eldest cousin.

"If you want to save iron by having a blacksmith make this, you can replace the lever and handle with wood, and use the main iron for the plowshare."

Not only would a strong young man pull it without any effort, but even an ordinary woman could use it with great ease.

Zhao Qingshan pulled the plow backwards. If he could run backwards instead of running, he probably would have been running like the wind.

I was so excited!

"Hehe, this thing is really great, it saves effort and is convenient. It can be used for ridging, plowing and harvesting, it's really a treasure."

Zhao Minggeng was incredibly proud.

"That's right, my daughter is just lucky. She always manages to buy useful and novel things."

"Yes, yes, Third Sister is the best. I want to try too." Qingluan couldn't wait.

That's how it happened. Last year, after harvesting the potatoes Zhao Qingyan planted, she used them all as seeds and planted them in the valley.

The land was over 11 mu (approximately 1.65 acres), and the harvest was about 1 jin (

We planted about 20 mu of sweet potatoes and harvested about 120,000 jin.

With the addition of the sweet potato harvest outside the valley, the Zhao family has had a bumper harvest this year.

The group of people in the valley, in order to get back before the banquet, had to continue working at night if they couldn't finish during the day.

After a few days, everyone was exhausted, like dogs.

We finally finished harvesting the potatoes and sweet potatoes in the last few days.

"Is it okay to just leave all these things piled up in this hole? Won't they get gnawed on by rats?"

Zhao Changgeng asked.

Zhao Qingyan smiled, "Uncle, don't worry, unless that rat manages to gnaw through the wooden door."

These things will need to be transported home in a while, so don't worry about them. Just leave them to me. Once the banquet is over, you should all continue to focus on your studies.

I will definitely rack my brains to urge you to study.

"You didn't pass the preliminary exam today, but there's always next year. Keep trying!"

Zhao Qingyan's laughter was tinged with schadenfreude.

Okay, the potatoes and sweet potatoes that are used as food have been harvested, so there's no rush for the others.

Zhao Minggeng led his older brothers out of the valley first, while Zhao Qingyan followed behind as the last one to leave.

Once he was sure the others wouldn't return, he waved his hand and put the potatoes and sweet potatoes into his spatial storage.

Because they had encountered Han Xuri and others earlier, they put the courtyard lamp into their space before leaving the valley.

Even if someone accidentally wanders into the valley, they would at most mistakenly believe that people live there; there would be nothing wrong with that.

On the Zhao family's side, in addition to the villagers who would be hosting a banquet, the Wang family, as a former teacher, absolutely could not be left out.

Han, the manager of Wangyuelou in Wufang Town, who is a partner, and Han Santong of Wangyuelou in Qingyang County both sent invitations.

As the brothers of the Zhao family, they naturally had to come back to offer their congratulations. Of course, Wang Wen and others, who were practically sons-in-law of the Zhao family, were also invited.

As for Lord Qiu, the Zhao family discussed it for a long time and finally decided to send an invitation.

As for whether they come or not, that's the adults' business; whether they send someone off or not, that's the Zhao family's business.

On the day the Zhao family held their banquet, the place was packed with people, all hoping to share in the good fortune of the scholar.

Of course, there is no doubt that this is an attempt to take advantage of others. Everyone knows that in just over a year, the Zhao family not only bought the mountain and opened a shop, but also produced five scholars.

No one would believe there's no trick to it.

But who would dare to provoke the Zhao family?

Putting aside the vast difference in their social standing now, the Zhao family's rapid development is something they can't even begin to match.

The Zhao family's fighting prowess is something not just anyone would dare to attempt; the only question is whether you can withstand a beating.

The in-laws who hadn't had much contact with the Zhao family before all came to visit today.

On the day of the banquet, fearing that the guests might not know how to get to Zhao's village, several signs were specially placed along the road from Wufang Town to Zhao's Village, with the words "Zhao's Village" followed by a directional arrow.

When they arrived at the village chief Zhao's place, children started standing at the village entrance, pointing out the way.

When they see someone entering the village, especially if they are dressed neatly and presentably, the children will ask if they are going to the Zhao family's wedding.

Tell them loudly that there is a small mountain retreat at the foot of the mountain, and they can go up the mountain by registering there.

"Mom, why is my aunt's family still living up in the mountains?"

"Such a joyous occasion in the family, and you didn't even tell us! You really don't respect your mother and father!"

The visitors were Liu Xiaohua's family members, and the one who spoke was her sister-in-law, Xiuzhi.

Liu's mother rolled her eyes at her daughter-in-law.

"You'd better shut your mouth today. Don't say what you shouldn't say, and don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

The Zhao family is not what it used to be. If you want to get more benefits from your older sister in the future, be smart and don't be so short-sighted as to take whatever you want.

None of the members of the Zhao family are easy to mess with.

Over the years, I've come to realize that this family is incredibly eccentric. If you ask them for something, you won't get even a tiny bit out of them.

If things were to proceed quietly, even if they were just going through the motions, things wouldn't be bad.

Liu's mother was a woman in her forties. Because she was thin, her cheekbones appeared particularly high, and she looked like someone who was not easy to get along with.

Xiuzhi pouted and muttered to herself when her mother-in-law couldn't see her.

"That sounds nice, but you're just afraid to offend the Zhao family. Why didn't you say that before?"

Liu's mother glared at her, though she hadn't heard what Xiuzhi said clearly, she guessed it wasn't anything nice.

Xiuzhi trembled with fright.

"I didn't say anything, I didn't say anything, Mom, watch your step."

Upon arriving at the entrance of Qingshan Xiaozhu, Liu Wang and his son Liu Qing were in charge of registration.

Liu Qing was in charge of collecting and counting the items, while Liu Wang was in charge of registering them.

Three servants were responsible for watching over the gifts and cash presented by the guests.

"Why do we need an invitation? My family is a close relative of the Zhao family. Their eldest granddaughter-in-law is my daughter. My daughter's name is Liu Xiaohua."

As Liu's mother spoke, she saw Liu Wang pointing to other people again.

“This is my husband, Liu Ping; this is my eldest son, Liu Shuan; this is my second son, Liu Zhu; this is my daughter-in-law, Xiuzhi…” Liu’s mother quickly added.

Liu Wang glanced at their baskets and wondered if they had come to offer congratulations, but they hadn't brought any gifts.

"Okay, my dear in-law, I've already registered everything. But did you bring any gifts?"

If you brought it, I'll make a note of it; if you didn't, then go up the mountain with that little girl.

Looking at her basket, Liu's mother felt a little embarrassed. It was really inappropriate to come to the banquet with an empty basket.

With a flushed face, he took out ten coins from his pocket and handed them to Liu Qing.

Liu Qing counted and sang loudly, "The eldest young mistress's family sent ten coins as a congratulatory gift."

The Liu family never expected the Zhao family to pull this stunt.

He was so ashamed that he wanted to bury his head in his crotch.

The guests who heard the announcement all turned around in surprise.