Lu Tianyu went into the house, and after a long while, he came out and said to Xu Lanzhi, "Auntie, Zhao Di says she's hungry!"

Xu Lanzhi was overjoyed. You see, for the past two months, Zhao Di had been forced to eat every day to keep her alive!

Tang Xiahe was so excited that tears welled up in her eyes: "It's good that she knows she's hungry, I'll go get her some porridge right now!"

Tang Xiahe was filled with remorse. Xu Lanzhi had long warned her to be wary of Young Master Wu, but she was deceived by appearances and continued to try to bring them together.

After Zhao Di's incident, Xu Lanzhi blamed herself for not acting decisively and causing such a big problem.

Although she did not blame Tang Xiahe, Tang Xiahe was still uneasy. Now that Zhaodi was willing to eat, she felt relieved.

Lu Tianyu left Zhao Di's room, politely bid farewell to everyone, and left.

No one knows what they said. After that, Zhao Di started eating by herself and would occasionally say a few words, but she became much calmer than before.

Everyone thought Lu Tianyu would come back, but he never did.

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After more than a month of nursing, Zhao Di's aunt finally regained some energy.

Xu Lanzhi didn't want her to be reminded of those unpleasant things by seeing familiar objects, so she took her back to Tangjiagou.

At this time, the new courtyard in Tangjiagou was taking shape. Lin Jiaping and Jiahe not only sold out all the eggs from their chicken farm, but many restaurants also wanted to sell their chickens.

That day, Jiaping mentioned that Sai Jinzhi had already made a fortune from the Tang family's chickens.

A live chicken costs a few dozen coins, but with a few simple steps in the kitchen, its value increases several times over. Some dishes even sell for tens of taels of silver – it's incredibly profitable!

Zhao Di, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked, "Brother Jiaping, does Boss Sai take on apprentices?"

Lin Jiaping was taken aback for a moment and said, "I don't know about that, but Uncle Degui, who came to pick up the goods, definitely knows!"

Later, Zhao Di told Xu Lanzhi that he wanted to go to Lanling to learn cooking from Sai Jinzhi. She had asked Li Degui, and Sai Jinzhi was willing to take on apprentices, but her requirements were a bit high.

Zhao Di survived the ordeal, and Xu Lanzhi felt extremely sorry for her. Naturally, she didn't want her to travel far again. If something happened to her again, she wouldn't be able to help her from afar, and she would regret it for the rest of her life.

But Zhao Di was unusually determined; she wanted to leave!

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Xu Lanzhi knew that she hadn't completely gotten over the hurdle in her heart, so she had no choice but to let her be!

Xu Lanzhi had no choice but to ask Li Degui for help. She even wrote a letter to Sai Jinzhi herself, hoping that Zhao Di could live a more comfortable life.

Actually, she originally intended to personally escort Zhao Di to Lanling, but firstly, she had many things to do at home and couldn't leave, and secondly, Zhao Di didn't want her to escort her.

Tang Qiqi always felt that Zhao Di was holding a grudge and needed time to heal.

On the day Zhao Di left, the whole family came to see her off. Everyone was reluctant to part with her, but Zhao Di seemed a little excited and, for the first time ever, said a lot of things.

Tang Qiqi stepped forward and hugged Zhao Di's neck, saying, "Big sister, it's all in the past. You did nothing wrong. You were an innocent victim. Go to Lanling. There's a wider world there. Qiqi knows you'll definitely achieve something. I'll be here waiting for you to return home in glory."

Zhao Di hugged Tang Qiqi tightly and said, "Thank you, my little sister. Can you do me a favor?"

Then Zhao Di handed a letter, which was actually just a piece of paper, to Tang Qiqi, asking her to give it to Lu Tianyu.

Zhao Di became Sai Jinzhi's apprentice, and the Tang family could only glean information about her whereabouts and life from snippets of conversation from Li Degui.

When Jiaping and Jiahe went to Lanling, they would visit her. When they came back, they only said that Zhaodi was obsessed with cooking, and everything else was fine.

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At Zhao Di's request, Tang Qiqi handed the note to Lu Tianyu.

After reading it, Lu Tianyu smiled wryly and said, "She still doesn't want to trust anyone anymore!"

Later, Lu Tianyu also went out, and Tang Qiqi didn't see him again for several years.

With Zhao Di's matter finally settled and the chicken farm business progressing smoothly, Tang Qiqi had a new idea.

The reason we initially chose to have our family raise chickens was simply because it was easy to do, and since the Tang family consisted mainly of women, it was a job that suited them.

Now that the Tang family has earned their first pot of gold, they are able to look into their next business.

As the saying goes, food is the most important thing for people. In this era of low productivity, only a minority of people could eat meat every day. Many people were lucky if they could just make ends meet. So Tang Qiqi decided to vigorously develop the planting industry.

Tangjiagou's farmland is mostly dry land, suitable for growing buckwheat. Located in the north, Tangjiagou can be sown twice a year. In addition, with its high-quality hybrid varieties, the yield is enticing.

The Dashuwan area, where Tang Xiahe's family lives, has good water conservancy conditions and is most suitable for growing rice.

The problem now is that the land was all cultivated by each family's ancestors in small plots, which are not suitable for large-scale farming.

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Tang Qiqi not only had to persuade the villagers to rent their land to her, but also had to get them to agree to overturn the boundary and connect the land into one piece.

For farmers who have toiled in the soil for generations, the difficulty is unimaginable.

As soon as Tang Qiqi mentioned this idea to Xu Lanzhi, Xu Lanzhi flatly refused.

She felt that life was already excellent. The new house was about to be built, and the family had a decent income every month. Not only in Tangjiagou, but also in the entire Huaiyuan County, they were considered to be living a good life.

As a woman, Xu Lanzhi was content with the wealth she had, which allowed her children to have enough to eat and wear and even learn to read.

Especially after Zhao Di's incident, Xu Lanzhi became somewhat resistant to the outside world, focusing on her daughters and prioritizing a peaceful life above all else.

Tang Qiqi pestered Xu Lanzhi, saying, "Mother, how can you be so complacent? Although our family is doing better, the villagers in Tangjiagou are still struggling. We have the ability, so why can't we take everyone with us and let them live a better life together!"

Xu Lanzhi chuckled: "Little girl, you're worrying too much. We just need to take care of ourselves."

"Your perspective is terrible, Mom. Our chicken farm is what it is today because of the hard work of everyone in the village. You can't abandon your teammates halfway through. You don't know how grateful the villagers are to you now!" Tang Qiqi continued to flatter Xu Lanzhi.

Xu Lanzhi wasn't buying it: "They helped me, and I paid them. It was a mutually agreeable thing. I'll still take all the chickens they're raising now. How have I ever abandoned them!"

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Tang Qiqi said patiently, "If there is another famine or war one day, and we can't raise chickens anymore, our family has saved some money so we won't repeat the same mistake. But those villagers won't be so lucky. So we still have to grow more grain. Only with grain can we have security!"

Xu Lanzhi couldn't resist her pleading, so she had no choice but to say, "Fine, we can hire someone to farm our few acres of land, but don't even think about anything else!"