Chapter 545: Borrowing Chickens to Lay Eggs
In Luobei Village, Sang Zhixia quickly finished reading the letter in her hand, her eyes curved with joy.
Sang Zhixia put the letter on the table and waited until the messenger sat down before saying, "I understand what you mean, sir. I will do as you say."
"I will arrange the necessary personnel within five days at the latest, and the rest will be handled according to your wishes."
The visitor was about to stand up to thank him again when he heard the sound, but Sang Zhixia quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't be so restrained."
"I don't have any big rules here, just be at ease."
"Besides this, does your Excellency have any other instructions?"
The man whispered, "South City is closely guarded, making travel with this village inconvenient. The adults say Peng Yuanliang is ruthless and merciless, so please be careful."
"And then..."
"Please tell Young Master Xu that Peng Yuanliang's minions must be annihilated. This matter is of great importance and involves many people. No word of it must escape from the northwest."
Once what happened in the northwest gets out and becomes known to everyone, everyone will be wiped out, and no one involved will be able to escape.
When it comes to your life and property, you must not be careless.
Sang Zhixia understood and said, "Don't worry, we know what to do."
After explaining the important matters, the visitor politely declined Sang Zhixia's invitation to stay and rode away with three big fat chickens that Sang Zhixia had asked someone to catch from the farm.
Today is the second day of the Chinese New Year. Xu Yu is rarely lazy and is taking care of the children at home. The laughter of the two little ones can be heard through several doors.
Sang Zhixia thought for a moment, picked up the letter on the table and walked out. Seeing the two children, one big and two small, making a fuss in the room, she leaned against the door frame and laughed out loud.
"Why are you rolling around on the ground when you're fine? How old are you, Xu Yu?"
Xu Yu was lying on the thick carpet, rolling on the ground with a little kid in each hand. He didn't care when he heard Sang Zhixia's teasing. He supported himself on the ground with his hands, lowered his head and nuzzled his small belly, saying happily, "Zhizhi, you're guilty of asking me this."
"Look at these two kids. If they make such a fuss, what can I do if I don't follow them?"
It's not good to hold it or sit on it, so rolling around on the ground is finally what I want.
As if to prove that what Xu Yu said was right, Xiao Yuanbao, who was pushed on the carpet by Xu Yu with one hand, grinned.
Xu Yu put the two chubby little dolls on the carpet like rolling balls, and pushed their little butts with his big hands to roll them forward.
The little kid, his eyes turned upside down, stopped and spit out his saliva excitedly. Xu Yu bared his teeth and said, "You little bastard, if you smear me in the face again, you'll get a beating."
The little guy who was almost beaten didn't understand. He waved his hands and kicked his legs, signaling Xu Yu to keep pushing and they had to keep rolling.
Xu Yu winked at Sang Zhixia with reserved pride, and Sang Zhixia laughed angrily: "Well, it seems that you three are the ones who have such unimpeded telepathy."
No one in Xu Yu's family could raise a child in this way except him.
Sang Zhixia walked in, sat down and poured herself a cup of tea. Xu Yu continued to push the baby around on the floor until the little guy's laughter gradually died down. Xu Yu skillfully reached out and picked up one in each hand, then walked slowly around the house holding them.
The little baby, tired from playing, fell into drowsiness. After being coaxed by his father, he soon fell asleep with snot bubbles coming out of his nose.
Sang Zhixia stepped forward to help place the child in the crib, grabbing one side of the cradle and rocking it gently. She raised her chin towards the letter on the table and said, "Master Liu just sent it. Take a look."
Lord Liu's words were concise and his purpose was described very clearly.
They wanted to trick Peng Yuanliang into opening up the wasteland, but they still needed Sang Zhixia's support for the follow-up work.
After all, the wasteland has been abandoned for many years and it took a lot of money to reclaim it. We can't have land without crops and delay the precious spring time.
Not to mention the Northwest, even if you look throughout the heartland of the Central Plains, you will find a land of fish and rice with such abundant production as Sanyou Farm.
Lord Liu and his men are kind-hearted. They want to use the 3,000 acres of wasteland reclaimed by Peng Yuanliang to create a miracle unique to the Northwest in the autumn of next year.
Xu Yu brushed a corner of the letter with his fingertips and said in a strange tone, "Are they here to borrow rice seeds? To lend to Peng Yuanliang?"
Sang Zhixia looked at the two little guys sleeping soundly in the cradle with a smile on her face. She shook her head and said, "To be precise, we are not lending it to Peng Yuanliang. We just want him to help us plant it first."
"The elders have said that they don't farm, and they don't have anyone skilled in it, so they prepared all this for us, just as a way to repay the favor of a meal we gave them back then."
First let Peng Yuanliang open up the wasteland, and then use a different name to get high-yield grain seeds from Sang Zhixia.
Then, Peng Yuanliang, who was in high spirits, would definitely start farming vigorously and wait until the autumn harvest...
Sang Zhixia said subtly, "It's highly likely that we won't even be able to wait until the autumn harvest. After all, the land is ours, and the crops in the land are also ours."
In other words, they were using Peng Yuanliang's help to expand the scale of the farm.
When Peng Yuanliang finished digging the ground, when Peng Yuanliang finished planting trees, and when the fruits on the trees were ripe, they would just reach out and pick them.
Xu Yu paused for a moment, then sighed in amazement: "Borrowing chickens to lay eggs is this?"
"Did Peng Yuanliang agree?"
"Why wouldn't he agree?"
Sang Zhixia said with a smile, "The adults accepted his favors and opened the gate for him. In his opinion, he has successfully dragged everyone into the water, so there is no need to be vigilant anymore."
Peng Yuanliang would never have imagined that this seemingly smooth sailing situation was all an illusion created by someone's manipulation.
Who says intellectuals are gentle and soft?
Sang Zhixia said that if these scholars who entered the officialdom through the imperial examination had evil intentions, it would be like a real knife going in and a red knife coming out, and every knife would be fatal.
Isn't this already hitting the vital point?
Xu Yu sighed and shook his head. He didn't sit in the empty chair. He hooked his big hands around Sang Zhixia's waist and lifted her up. He took Sang Zhixia's place and held her in his arms. He bit Sang Zhixia's earlobe and gnashed his teeth, his voice muffled: "You agree?"
"Of course I agree."
Sang Zhixia adjusted her posture to make herself more comfortable, leaned against Xu Yu's shoulder and said lazily, "Let Peng Yuanliang do it first."
"Not only will I agree to lend him the grain seeds, I'll also give him some experienced and capable hands, so that outsiders won't waste my good stuff."
Once Peng Yuanliang finishes cultivating the farms he has built in the three northwestern cities, she will just have to wait for the harvest.
Why should we turn away such a good thing that saves us time and effort?
Xu Yu buried his face in Sang Zhixia's neck and laughed out loud: "That would be great."
"You were thinking about expanding the farm before, but now you don't have to worry about it."
"You don't have to worry about it, but you can't be too careless."
Unable to bear it any longer, Sang Zhixia pinched Xu Yu's chin, forcing him to move his gnawing mouth away. Turning around, she grabbed his handsome face with both hands and said, "Master Liu has said that Peng Yuanliang's minions must not extend too far, otherwise the situation will get out of control and the matter in the northwest will be leaked."
"I've already boasted and promised you again and again that there will be absolutely no problem. Don't let me down."
Xu Yu blinked, grabbed Sang Zhixia's hand, brought it to his lips and pecked it, smiling: "Zhizhi."
"You can't act like that when asking someone to do something for you."
"Give me a kiss and I promise to complete the task."
Sang Zhixia stared at Xu Yu's big face without saying a word.
Xu Yu raised his eyebrows and moved his face forward more and more.
But before he could even touch the warmth he wanted, Sang Zhixia cruelly pushed Xu Yu's face away: "You should go wash your face first."
"Just now, those two brats smeared more than half a pound of saliva on your face, and you still have the nerve to..."
“Hey hey… well…”
Sang Zhixia's unspoken words were drowned out by the sound of her lips and teeth. Xu Mingyang, who had just walked out the door, suddenly felt his hair stand on end. He really stopped the few children who were following him: "Don't move."
Sang Yanyou blinked in confusion: "Why?"
Xu Mingyang sniffed sharply and said with a vigilant look on his face, "I feel like there's murderous intent."
"What do you think the likelihood is that Big Brother will kill us?"
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