"Watch carefully. First, separate the seedlings into three or four. Use your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger to pinch the roots of the seedlings. Then, push them vertically down into the soil along the roots. Although the force should be gentle, it must be strong enough. This is a skill..."
Yinzhen first demonstrated it to Yinzuo himself, then took his hand and planted a few seedlings together to let him feel it, and then stood behind him and watched him practice.
Although Yinzhen usually took good care of his younger brother, he was also very strict in educating him. With Yinzhen, a strict teacher, watching over him, Yinzuo did not dare to slack off at all. After being corrected by Yinzhen several times, he actually found the trick of transplanting rice seedlings. The seedlings that were originally planted crookedly in the field became visibly regular.
"Fourth brother, I didn't expect you to be such a great teacher. Look, after your guidance, my rice seedlings are growing more and more like a real teacher. Fourth brother, I am so grateful to you today. Without you, what would I do?"
Yinzuo was so happy that he immediately turned around and gave his fourth brother a warm bear hug, but this guy forgot that his hands were covered in mud from planting rice. As expected, after being hugged by him, the fourth prince, who was a little bit of a germaphobe, immediately frowned.
"Yinzuo, are you itching for a fight? Do you want me to give you a good fight?"
Yinzuo was still wondering why his fourth brother's expression had suddenly changed in the blink of an eye, as they hadn't just been acting so respectfully. But when his eyes inadvertently glanced at his muddy hands, he understood everything.
"Hey, I'm sorry, Fourth Brother. I forgot I was planting rice just now. I'm sorry for getting your clothes dirty. Come, let me wipe them for you."
Yinzuo wanted to make amends for his mistake so he raised his hand and prepared to use his clean sleeve to wipe the mud off his fourth brother's clothes on the back. However, Yinzhen was afraid that he would make his clothes dirtier by fooling around, so he dodged. Fortunately, the clothes were not dirty because the mud on Yinzuo's hand was rubbed all over Yinzhen's face.
"Hahahaha~~ Fourth brother, you're so funny like this..."
Seeing the culprit Yinzuo still smiling so arrogantly, even though he usually indulged him, Yinzhen couldn't bear it anymore. He raised his muddy hands and swiped them on Yinzuo's face twice. Suddenly, Yinzuo's handsome face was covered with mud like Yinzhen's.
"Fourth brother, this is really dishonest of you. You even resorted to a sneak attack..."
Yinzuo's laughter just now was really arrogant, and now he roared quite loudly, which naturally attracted other people working in the fields. Everyone couldn't help but stop what they were doing and look over, including Kangxi of course.
"Yinzuo, why are you making trouble instead of working properly? Let me tell you, that open space over there is all yours. If you can't finish half of it by noon, you won't have lunch. If you can't finish it in the afternoon, you won't have dinner either. When we go back, I will leave you here and we can go back when you finish."
The land allocated by Kangxi to the princes was not actually that big. It was only about 200 square meters per person. After all, he just wanted his sons to experience the hard work of farming instead of letting them really become farmers. But even though the land was not big, Yinzuo still felt like the sky was falling after hearing what Kangxi said.
"Ah~~ Khan Ama, how could you do this? You have already made your son work hard, how can you let him starve..."
Yinzuo's miserable, dreadful appearance immediately caused everyone in the field to burst into laughter. Seeing that his miserable brothers not only did not worry about him, but were also laughing at him, Yinzuo immediately turned his grief and anger into strength. Without saying a word, he buried his head in the work. As long as he didn't die, he would work hard to death. He was the king of the rolls, who was he afraid of? Look at him working hard now, he will definitely surprise everyone in a while.
Yinzuo's example served as a warning to others, and they knew that there would be punishment if they did not work hard. Even if everyone wanted to be lazy, they did not dare to act on it. When it was time for lunch, Kangxi took a look and thought, wow, it seems that killing the chicken to scare the monkey is effective. The situation in the field is much better than he expected. Not only has the speed been increased, but the quality also looks good.
Kangxi was satisfied, and naturally his eyes were much more loving when he looked at Yinzuo, the killed chicken. Not only did he not withhold Yinzuo's lunch, he also asked Liang Jiugong to bring a plate of Yinzuo's favorite dish from his own table to him.
The other princes couldn't explain their feelings at this moment. This was the difference between love and dislike. Didn't they see so many sons sitting here, yet only three had received food from the Khan? The eldest son, Yinzhen, and the crown prince, Yinreng, as the eldest and legitimate son, had always been cherished by the Khan. But how did Yinzuo finally win his heart? Had he been a shield for so long that the fake favor had become real?
Yinzuo was too tired to care about other people's thoughts. After working for a whole morning, his body, which had not done heavy work in more than ten years, was about to fall apart. When he thought that he had to continue in the afternoon, even though the table was full of his favorite food, he had no appetite. He simply took a few bites, put down his chopsticks, leaned back on the chair, and fell asleep in full view of everyone.
In fact, everyone's idea is not wrong. After so many years, even Kangxi himself probably can't tell how much of his favor for Yinzuo is fake and how much is real. Although he valued Yinzuo at the beginning because of his smart mind, he may have also had some intention of taking advantage of him. But after all these years of getting along, whether it was sincere or fake, he did spend a lot of energy on Yinzuo.
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