"Your fourth brother used to have a heart condition and couldn't go to school because his parents were worried that it would trigger an attack. But you cured his heart condition, and he's back in school now. He'll be coming to the county town soon to study at Pei Xiucai's school. So next spring he can take the preliminary examination for the imperial examinations, and then he can take the autumn examinations. As long as he holds up well, he can continue to take the exams and become a high-ranking official in the imperial court!"
Only your eldest brother is a complete failure, incapable of doing anything. He keeps saying he wants to protect and take care of Sheng Bao, but what he wants to do is unknown to your parents, and even if they did, they wouldn't agree. If they did agree, your second, third, and fourth brothers' dreams would have been agreed to and realized long ago.
So, the eldest brother is incompetent, but he is unwilling to accept it. Shengbao, what do you think the eldest brother should do? After Ronghua finished speaking, he sighed helplessly. The four brothers had a great dream since they were young, and each of their dreams was different.
And he...
"Big brother, what do you want to do? Why do you think our parents won't agree? Have you tried to discuss it with them? Have you taken the first step towards that dream?" Rong Sheng asked, getting straight to the heart of the matter.
Ronghua sighed helplessly, “My eldest brother isn’t as bold as your second and third brothers. He’s never told our parents anything, and he’s never taken a step toward his dream! Every time our second and third brothers are strongly opposed to our dreams of becoming a great general or a billionaire, my eldest brother becomes timid!”
"Big brother, you really are..." Rong Sheng was speechless: "Don't you know that opportunities are earned? How will you know that Father and Mother won't agree if you don't try?"
"Because your eldest brother's dream is huge, it can't be accomplished in a year or two, it's no less than your second and third brothers' dreams!"
"Really? What is your dream, brother?" Rong Sheng asked curiously.
Rong Hua gazed intently into Rong Sheng's bright, unparalleled black eyes and said, "My eldest brother is different from your second and third brothers. Since childhood, my eldest brother has loved being in the fields, often working with our parents or clansmen. Whenever he's in the fields, he feels very safe. Especially when he sees a bountiful harvest, he gets incredibly excited, as if he himself grew all that grain, and feels a great sense of accomplishment! That's why my eldest brother wants to become an agricultural tycoon! All the grain that the people of Qingluan Kingdom eat will be grown by me! Even the current emperor likes to eat all the grain I grow!"
"...This dream...is indeed quite big!" It's no less ambitious than that of my second and third brothers.
No wonder my older brother never said it aloud and kept it to himself; he knew that this dream was impossible to achieve.
Rong Sheng frowned, thinking of the snow disaster two months later. If there had been food at that time, the people would not have gone hungry.
Especially since they have grain locally, the county magistrate and the common people don't need to go to the south to buy grain or spend a lot of money to buy grain to bring home.
Is it possible to grow grain within two months? Impossible! Even with modern agricultural technology, it's impossible for vegetables to mature within two months. Therefore, it's completely impossible for my brother to grow grain, vegetables, or fruits this year.
Even if they build greenhouses, it's still not allowed!
However, if we build greenhouses now, fertilize and water the soil inside, maintain the temperature, and grow various vegetables or grains, even if we can't eat them during the snow disaster, we can eat them again once the snow disaster is over.
The system said that a snow disaster would occur throughout the north, at which time the prices of grain, vegetables and fruits would be very high. If he had them, his elder brother could take the opportunity to make a fortune and improve the food supply for the people of Wenhong County, thus reducing the pressure on the county magistrate and the people.
However, feeding the entire population of Wenhong County would be extremely difficult. Unless the eldest brother builds large-scale greenhouses and grows grain, it would be impossible to complete this task!
"Shengbao, what are you thinking about? Your brother is talking to you, why aren't you responding?" Rong Hua spoke for a while but didn't get a response from Rong Sheng. Upon closer inspection, he found that Rong Sheng was lost in thought.
Rong Sheng suddenly woke up and looked intently at Rong Hua: "Big brother, do you want to take the first step right away, just like second brother and third brother!"
"Shengbao? You want me to do it secretly too?"
“This is a huge undertaking, there’s no way to do it secretly! If we’re going to do it, we have to do it openly and honestly, and we need to get our people involved! I know our people might not be keen on working with you, but if you pay them, they’ll definitely be willing to do it!”
Rong Hua's dark eyes immediately lit up: "Sheng Bao, you have a plan, don't you? Then tell your older brother what to do. Besides, the weather is already cold, do you think we can manage now?"
"The weather is already cold, but the ground hasn't frozen yet! We still have a chance! If we wait any longer, the ground will freeze solid, and we won't have any chance at all! So, brother, if you're going to do it, do it now! Besides, the crops in the fields have already been harvested by now, so you can give it a try. If it really doesn't work, we can give up after spring starts tomorrow."
Rong Hua's dark eyes darted around, her heart pounding with excitement. She desperately wanted to agree to Rong Sheng's request, but once she did, she would face a series of difficulties.
But if he doesn't agree, and continues to live a mediocre life, he will never be able to fulfill his dreams, nor will he be able to let people know that Rong Sheng's older brother is a very capable person, not a useless one.
So after hesitating for a moment, he decided to go for it and let his parents scold him. He believed that if the four brothers were capable, they should all be capable together, otherwise they would be letting down their little sister Shengbao who had helped them so much behind the scenes.
"Okay, Big Brother agrees! But Sheng Bao, tell Big Brother quickly, what's your plan? Let Big Brother hear it!"
Rong Sheng said, "Big brother, come, let's go to your room and have a good talk! Hurry up, we need to talk before Father and Third Brother find out!"
Immediately, Rong Hua pulled Rong Sheng to his room and locked it from the inside. Then he had Rong Sheng sit on his bed, wrapped her in his clean clothes, and draped the blanket over her. "Sheng Bao, let's keep our voices down when we talk."
Rong Sheng nodded: "Brother, you may not have heard of the method I'm about to describe, but it's very feasible right now. It involves building greenhouses, improving the soil quality, regulating the temperature, and maintaining the humidity. Then, you can start planting grains, vegetables, or fruits. With careful cultivation, the vegetables, fruits, or grains in the greenhouse will grow rapidly, much faster than those outside the greenhouse, and in no way inferior to those outside!"
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