"Tiedan, what should we plant after harvesting the corn?"

"Wheat!"

“Do you plant like this every year?”

"Almost the same. Wheat remains the same, but we also grow soybeans, sweet potatoes, and corn."

Zhou Xiang squatted down and checked the land, and found that it was sandy. No wonder the corn he planted was small and the grains were not full.

"The soil here is so bad, isn't there any better land in the village?"

"What's better than this?"

"At least not like this, where it crumbles into powder when you pinch it."

"Oh! The one by the lake should be better."

"Then let's go and take a look!"

Back at the lake, Zhou Xiangbala saw sweet potatoes planted in the fields on both sides of the lake. He took a look at the soil and it didn't look very good.

Even Zhou Xiang, who knew nothing about farming, could see that this land was barren. He didn't know why Emperor Gaozu and his entourage chose to settle here.

"Okay, let's go take a look around the village!"

It’s really hard for a five-year-old child to accompany me to run so far to the farmland.

The two of them started from Beihu, and the land in front of and behind their house was all sand.

When they got to his uncle's mother's house in Nanhu, Zhou Xiang asked Tiedan to go play. "You go play! I have something to do, so I need to sit here for a while."

"Then I'm leaving. If you're looking for me, just shout towards North Lake. I can hear you."

"good!"

Ye Xiu felt a little scared when she saw Zhou Xiang coming. Zhou Xing immediately chased him away, "What are you doing in my house? Get out!"

"Aunt, are you sure?"

Ye Xiu pulled Zhou Xing away and said, "Go away. When did it become your turn to be the boss of this family?"

Zhou Xing didn't dare to argue and could only glare at her.

"Aunt, please send Zhou Xing away! Otherwise, if she ruins my business, I'll report it to my great grandfather and the others. I don't know if she will be able to bear it."

Zhou Xing was so angry that her eyes widened, and she wanted to pounce on her and bite her.

Ye Xiu thought about her second daughter's personality. Even if she was driven out, she would probably hide somewhere and eavesdrop.

"Xingzi, I'm not going to kick you out either. But if you tell others about what you heard and get punished by your great-grandfather and the others, don't blame others. You saw how I was taken away this morning."

Zhou Xing's angry mind finally came to its senses. If she was taken away for a lecture like her mother, would she still be able to get married?

"I see."

My aunt is quite suitable to be the director of the women's department.

"I have a neighbor named Wei. His family adopted a daughter... This incident must have been done by two women from the Wei family. I remember your sister married a second-rate guy from another village, and your nephew is also an idler. My request is that you marry your nephew into the Wei family."

Ye Xiu remained silent, but Zhou Xing jumped up, "You are so vicious! You are planning to destroy Wei Juan!"

Zhou Xiang narrowed his eyes. "How did I ruin her? Isn't she in need of a man? Her mother could frame me and Zhoujia Village for such a small matter. You stand up for others, why not for your mother? If she hadn't caused trouble, would your mother have taken the opportunity to retaliate against me?"

Zhou Xing was speechless, glanced at her mother, then calmed down and sat down.

Ye Xiu glanced at her lightly and turned to Zhou Xiang, "It's easy for you to say that. There's no way they would be willing to accept someone like my nephew."

Zhou Xiang leaned over and whispered in her ear for a while before sitting up straight. "Just do as I say. I guarantee the Wei family will be happy, and your sister will be grateful to you.

As long as you're married, your nephew will have the final say in the Wei family. However, for the sake of long-term planning, you should persuade your nephew well and coax Wei Juan first. When the old Wei couple are gone, everything in the Wei family will be his, and the child's surname can be changed back. Better than him marrying a rural woman, right?

Also, you cannot expose me, nor let your nephew know about our relationship. In short, your nephew and I must be strangers.

If he had come to me all day to blackmail me, I could have ruined all three of your daughters like this. Money talks.

Zhou Xiang put down two hundred yuan and left. Ye Xiu sat for a long time before coming back to her senses. Her face looked very ugly. This niece was a devil.

Don't mess with her anymore. If you mess with her, she will really ruin her three daughters. She already hates them.

Zhou Xing stared at the two hundred yuan in a daze. Is her second uncle's family that rich? He just took out two hundred yuan at random?

Ye Xiu put away the money and held her second daughter's hand, "Xing! Don't mess with Zhou Xiang anymore. She's too scary, a devil. If she plots against anyone, no one can escape."

"Mom, what did she say in your ear just now?"

"A plan, a bloodless killing plan. The old Wei family will belong to your cousin from now on."

"Mom, are you really going to do such a wicked thing?"

"Immoral? I don't think so. The old Wei family schemed against Zhou Xiang, me, and your great uncle. Isn't that immoral? Wasn't it because of the Wei family that your great aunt was beaten so badly?

I think I am doing a good thing. Your second aunt doesn't have to worry about her son's marriage anymore. Instead, she has money to buy decent things for her son and her family.

The Wei family also got a live-in son-in-law, killing two birds with one stone, how great is that?"

"Mom, is this money for my second aunt's family?"

"Well, you still need me to operate in the middle. Don't worry! You will soon have a cousin-in-law in the city."

When we returned to my great-grandfather's house, the sun was just setting and the four old men were sitting in the yard chatting.

Seeing Zhou Xiang coming back, Second Grandpa asked her to sit down and asked, "How is it? What did you find out?"

"I can see that the land is barren. Why did Gaozu and his men choose this place?"

The great grandfather sighed softly, "It's really helpless! There are villages all around, and this is the only place big enough with a lake. So we hastily settled down, thinking we'd have a chance to return home. Who knew times would change and dynasties would shift."

"Okay! Let's not talk about the past, let's talk about now. I have two suggestions for you to listen to."

The four old men immediately focused their attention.

"Sandy soil is suitable for growing many things. I can get a modified watermelon seed that tastes great. Watermelons grown on sandy soil are especially sweet.

1. If you are not in a hurry, wait until next year to plant watermelons.

Second, if it’s urgent, build a greenhouse so that you can grow things all year round, especially winter vegetables like watermelons, which are in short supply.

The watermelons I'm talking about here are the ones from the watermelon seeds I provided. Everything is expensive in winter, so who would spend a couple of yuan on a pound of ordinary-tasting watermelon?

"What? One or two yuan per pound?" Third Grandpa, who had been silent all the time, asked in surprise.

"Yeah! That was the price in the city last year, but they were selling to businesses, and the Agricultural Bureau is also growing it on a large scale."

The fifth uncle asked the most crucial question, "Let's not talk about these things, let's just talk about the greenhouse. Forget about the technology, we don't even have the capital!"

"I have the technology and I have the capital, but I have conditions."

The four old men all laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Go ahead and tell me."