You know what? Yinzuo really underestimated the appeal of growing vegetables to Yinzhi, Yinqi and other pampered young masters. They were no longer like Yinzuo, struggling with every little thing. They all stood up and strolled towards the greenhouse. It was obvious from their appearance that they were choosing a place.
Yinzuo's greenhouse was built with the help of Kangxi's peony garden. Although the area was not particularly large, it was more than enough for each of his brothers to grow vegetables. After Yinzhi and the others had marked out their own areas and asked everyone what they wanted to plant, Yinzuo assigned an assistant to each of them without waiting for them to speak.
Yinzhi and his men were simply too enthusiastic about growing vegetables, but they had no experience. They could only learn by looking at it, but they failed miserably once they started. Fortunately, the assistants assigned to them by Yinzuo were all experts in tending vegetable gardens. Even with these gentlemen always following them around and making trouble, they were able to manage the land under their responsibility in an orderly manner, step by step.
"Oh, finally it's done. This kind of land is really not an easy job. Look, we have others helping us and we are already so tired. If I do it all by myself, I will definitely collapse from exhaustion."
Yinqi, Yinlu, and Yin? all agreed with Yinzhi's words. They looked so delicate and exhausted after just one experience. If they were really asked to farm, they would probably collapse in the field from exhaustion.
"What Third Brother said is both right and wrong. It's right because farming is not an easy task in any era. It's wrong because this person can't accomplish anything because he hasn't been pushed hard enough. If he's really pushed hard enough, he'll be willing to endure any hardship."
What Yinzuo said is actually nothing. After all, there is a saying that there is no sin that cannot be endured, only happiness that cannot be enjoyed in this world.
What did Yinzhi and Yinqi's unprecedented enthusiasm for growing vegetables bring them? Well...it's not hard to guess. A month later, Kangxi's table was filled with spinach dishes for several days in a row. Yinzuo was a typical carnivore. You can let him eat vegetables occasionally, but if you ask him to eat them every day, he will become very anxious.
"Father, my son is not a rabbit. Why do you keep a table full of spinach in front of me all day? Third brother and the others are doing the same. Can't you just give all your filial piety to me at once? How can I stand it if you keep feeding me every other day like a relay race? I've had enough of this spinach. Father, if you keep feeding me grass like this, I won't come to eat with you anymore."
Not to mention Yinzuo, even Kangxi had eaten enough spinach for the past few days, but he couldn't just throw away the things his son kindly sent him as a tribute, so not only Yinzuo was worried these days, but Kangxi was also very worried.
"If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it. What are you yelling about? You were the one who was clamoring to build a greenhouse to grow vegetables. Now that the vegetables are grown, you're the one shouting that you've had enough. So, you're the one who's in charge of everything? Okay, since you've had enough, then notify the imperial kitchen to remove this dish during dinner..."
Yinzuo now understood that his father's strategy of taking advantage of the situation, fishing in troubled waters, and using the opponent's force against him was very good. He scolded him with such righteous words, so if he had the guts, he could just continue eating.
No one knows whether Kangxi was capable or not, but when it came to dinner, Yinzuo didn't see the spinach products on the table. Finally, Yinzuo, who had escaped the sight of green, faced the table full of delicious dishes, so he naturally had to eat first as a sign of respect, and then... he successfully and gloriously ate himself to death.
They say it takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone, but considering Yinzuo's cockroach-like recovery ability, it hasn't even been three months since he sprained his ankle, and he's already back to full strength. Now that his foot is fine, what else can he do if he's overeating? Naturally, the two of them will just go for a stroll.
It was already mid-May, and the weather outside was not cold even at night. There were still many flowers blooming in the gardens around Qingxi Book House. Yinzuo simply dragged his father to the garden for a walk and to enjoy the flowers.
"Father, look at how beautiful these peonies are blooming. The Empress Dowager loves them the most. Tomorrow, I'll have someone cut a few for her. She'll be very happy to see them. And these roses are pretty good too. Do you like them, Father? If you do, I'll cut some for you tomorrow and put them in the flower hall..."
Kangxi naturally would not refuse something like his son's filial piety. The father and son walked and talked along the garden and soon came to the pavilion by the lake. Yinzuo had never been fond of exercise. He had almost digested the food and naturally did not want to continue walking. Seeing the pavilion in front of him, he simply pulled his father to sit over and rest.
The wind in May was quite gentle. Yinzuo always felt sleepy after dinner. After taking a stroll and sitting by the lake to enjoy the breeze, he was already feeling drowsy. However, as he was still outside, he knew that he couldn't sleep yet, so he started to chat with Kangxi for no reason, trying to distract himself from his sleepiness.
"Father, wait a couple of years until Fourth Brother is familiar with the affairs of the court. Why don't we just give him this position? I'll take you with me, and you'll take the money. We'll find a place with mountains, water, and trees, and live out the comfortable days of picking chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely gazing at the southern mountains. But even if we leave, we must bring more people with us. Otherwise, with our ability to take care of ourselves, we'll probably end up like planting beans under the southern mountains, where the grass is lush and the bean sprouts are sparse..."
No wonder Yinzhi and the others always said that Yinzuo was Kangxi's biological son. Look at such outrageous words. If it were Yinzhi and the others who said them, Kangxi would have glared at them and ordered them to be dragged away and punished. But look, after Yinzuo said this, not only was he not punished, but Kangxi actually started to think about it seriously.
"Planting beans at the foot of the southern mountain, but the grass is lush and the bean sprouts are sparse? That's just you, right? I'm different from you. Even if I were to farm, I'd definitely be a good farmer. If you don't believe me, just look at the few acres of rice I've planted beside Changchun Garden. Isn't the harvest good every year..."
Haha, isn't that a good harvest? After all, that's your Royal Farm, with a bunch of people helping you out there? If you really rely on yourself, you'll probably get nothing, but it's almost...
"Ah Ma, let's just say you're so busy all day, is it possible that the good rice harvest has nothing to do with you?"
Hey, what's wrong with you, you naughty kid? Haven't you heard the saying "see through it but don't say it"? Kangxi was interrupted by Yinzuo and didn't bother to pay attention to him. He stood up and walked out of the pavilion.
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