Drive a RV and go farming in ancient times.

The next day, Gu Xiaoyu looked normal, and Xu Huaiyi felt relieved upon seeing this.

He doesn't want to see people crying with emotion, or feeling unworthy and under great pressure.

That's not the right reaction for a son when receiving something from his father. It's normal to be calm and happy.

Gu Xiaoyu thanked him happily, without any courtesy or affectation in his words. This was what he wanted most.

Xu Huaiyi gave things, but he didn't let go of everything and didn't care about anything. "If you don't understand something, or you can't cope with something, come to your father or your mother. We will definitely help if we can."

Gu Xiaoyu agreed with a smile, and said affectionately, "My son is still young and lacks experience in selecting people. Dad will help to keep an eye on them when the time comes to avoid those with ulterior motives or bad conduct sneaking in."

Xu Huaiyi said cheerfully, "Okay, you choose first, and I'll help you filter them later."

"Uncle said he came to train..."

"Of course, your uncle is very skilled in martial arts. With his help, you will definitely have good guards around you in the future."

"What kind of crops do you think are suitable for growing on the land on the farm?"

"After harvesting this crop of millet and beans, we still have to plant wheat in the fall. However, you can use the grain seeds that Dad prepared. The yield is high and can at least double. Next year, Dad will also give you some corn seeds. With these two high-yield crops, you can feed 1,800 people."

He seemed to say it casually, but Gu Xiaoyu understood his hint and nodded seriously.

After breakfast, each of the children carried an ice bucket and went to school happily. The ice bucket was made by Xu Huaiyi. It was small and exquisite, made of pine wood, and was light, suitable for children. Nowadays, most ice jars are made of bronze, which are precious and beautiful, but too heavy and inconvenient to move. It is just right to use it in the house, but an ice bucket is more suitable to carry with you.

The ice bucket has two layers, with ice cubes at the bottom and food and drinks on the top. Gu Huanxi prepares various ice bowls or ice drinks for them every day, and none of them are repeated. This has become the thing the children look forward to most every morning.

Xu Huaiyi naturally had one too. The one he carried was quite big. When he arrived at the martial arts academy, several people who were on good terms with him came around him in a familiar manner. Firstly, they wanted to cool off, and secondly, they wanted to get some free food and drinks.

"What's today? Hey, such a big ice bowl..."

"Watermelon, grapes, hey, what's this white thing? Tofu? And this green one..."

Xu Huaiyi explained, "This is almond tofu, and the green one is mulberry leaf tofu. They are delicious and can help relieve heat. Try them all. If you like them, I'll give you the recipe later. You can ask the chef to make them when you get home."

Upon hearing this, several people did not hesitate to be polite to him. After tasting it, they all praised it, saying that it was smooth and tender, cool and sweet. It was so comfortable to eat it on a hot day, and it soothed them from inside to outside.

Zhao Sanyou said enviously, "My sister-in-law is really virtuous and capable."

No wonder Xu Huaiyi cherishes her so much. It is really worth it. There are so many classmates, many of whom are married, but how many wives can do this? It is not that there are no wives who prepare ice bowls and ice drinks for their husbands, but how many of them do it themselves? They are all done by the cooks or maids, and the variety is really simple, far less than others.

Xu Huaiyi was never modest when it came to compliments for his wife, and he accepted them all with a smile, feeling proud of it.

Wang Qiu Sheng's focus was more on the ice. "You are really willing to spend a large bucket of ice every day. How much ice will your family buy in this month?"

Xu Huaiyi sighed helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. I'm really afraid of the heat, so I have to spend more money on this."

In fact, no. The family did have to buy ice cubes every day, but most of them were sent to Jiang Yong and Dr. Jiao. The children did not use much. They went to the lake to play in the water when they got home and did not feel hot at all. As for him and his wife, they had an RV, so they did not have to suffer from the summer heat. These ice cubes were all taken from the refrigerator and did not cost a penny.

Others did not doubt it, and knew that he and Su Zhe were in business together and now they were not short of money. Although they were envious, they were not jealous.

If you have money but don't enjoy it, you are either stingy or stupid.

Xu Huaiyi actually gave them an ice bucket, but they could not bear to spend the money to buy such a big bucket of ice every day, especially now that there is a big gap in ice in the market and the price of ice is rising every other day. Using ice to cool down is definitely a luxury.

Only Li Yunting used it.

Ever since he got 10% of the profits from the private club, he had a lot more money on his hands and didn't need the money for ice. However, the ice he used was not bought by himself, but from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

In his words, "If you don't use it, it's a waste. If I don't use it, it will benefit others. In the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion, I will feel uncomfortable if anyone benefits except my mother. It's better for me to cause trouble myself and feel comfortable."

After hearing this, Xu Huaiyi praised, "Well done."

Li Yunting knew that he would support it, and couldn't help but curl up his lips, "The main thing is that we can't let them be happy."

Xu Huaiyi nodded and asked curiously, "How many kilograms of ice are allocated to you as the masters of the Marquis' Mansion every day?"

Li Yunting mocked, "It depends on which master you are. Everyone is different. For a bastard like me who is not favored, I only have three pounds. The house is big, so I can only put it by the bed. Only then can I feel a little cool. It will melt into water in less than two hours. But the prince has unlimited supply."

Xu Huaiyi clicked his tongue twice, "They are all sons, but they are treated differently. No wonder brothers from wealthy families are prone to quarreling. It would be strange if they could live in harmony."

No matter who you are, you will feel psychologically unbalanced.

"Who says there is a difference between legitimate and illegitimate children?"

"So, a man should just marry a wife. Why take a concubine? It's the source of chaos in the family."

Li Yunting smiled at him and said, "You are the only one who thinks so. Which man doesn't want to have three wives and four concubines, and be surrounded by women?"

Xu Huaiyi raised his eyebrows, "So, you want it too?"

Li Yunting shook his head, "One is enough."

Xu Huaiyi asked in a low voice, "Your marriage with Miss Zuo has not been affected, right?"

Li Yunting said, "No, it will be held as scheduled in the twelfth lunar month."

It was not appropriate to discuss this topic any further. Xu Huaiyi changed the subject and said, "I will take a break in two days. I will go back to Hutian Village with my children to harvest corn. Do you want to go?"

Li Yunting's eyes lit up and he blurted out, "Can I still eat tomatoes and peppers?"

Seeing the undisguised desire in his eyes, Xu Huaiyi laughed and said, "Sure, eat as much as you want. You'll be full."

Li Yunting smiled happily upon hearing this. "Then I'll find some beef to bring back. We didn't have enough tomato stewed beef last time. We also have spicy diced rabbit, spicy chicken, and boiled fish. I'll be in charge of hunting in the mountains."

"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Two days later, the martial arts academy was on break, and Xu Huaiyi asked for leave for the children and took them back to Hutian Village early.

In addition to Li Yunting, Sun Yu was also traveling with them, as he wanted to see the corn harvest with his own eyes.

As soon as the group entered the village, the people in Lao Xu's family knew about it. Now, they had moved from the farm to the village, and someone was keeping a close eye on them. They could find out everything about any slight movement in the village.

What's more, Xu Huaiyi and others did not hide anything.

Xu Huaili said with sinister eyes, "The third brother has returned with his men again, and each time he comes with a bigger show than the last. Five carriages and a dozen guards. What is he trying to do? Who is he showing off to? He hasn't even become an official yet, but he wants to return home in glory? Pah, he doesn't even consider whether he has the luck to do so!"

At home, there were only him and the old couple Xu Maoshan, so there was no need to be cautious about what he said, and all the malice in his heart poured out.

"He is disloyal, unfilial, and ungrateful. If such a beast can become an official, then God must be blind!"

Xu Maoshan now has someone to serve him, and his family is well fed and well clothed. He gradually has the aura of an old man, but he is also relatively timid. He doesn't want to cause trouble and ruin his good life, so he warns, "You are not allowed to provoke him. Stay away from him."

Xu Huaili was not convinced, "Dad, why are you afraid of him? He is still a commoner, just like us, an ordinary citizen, he just has a few shabby bucks, right? Our family is not short of money now..."

Xu Maoshan interrupted, "How can our family background compare with his?"

Xu Huaili choked and tried to refute, but was interrupted by Xu Maoshan again, "You can't compare with him in terms of money, and you can't compare with him in terms of connections. All the people he has made friends with are powerful. If you fight him, it's like an egg hitting a stone. You are overestimating your own abilities."

Xu Huaili hated it most when people said he was not as good as Xu Huaiyi. Even if that person was his biological father, he would hate it so much that his eyes would turn bloodshot. "He is just lucky and good at pretending. Those people are stupid and were deceived by his false kindness and righteousness."

Xu Maoshan said with a complicated expression, "That's also his ability."

Haven’t they also been deceived for so many years? Their own son played the pig and ate the tiger, fooling them all.

Xu Huaili said unwillingly, "We are also protected by the Qiao family. In terms of closeness, our relationship is more solid than those people he has made friends with. The Qiao family also has the Fourth Prince behind them. In terms of power and influence, who can compare with the royal family?"

Xu Maoshan reminded, "Your sister is just a concubine of the Qiao family."

And they were from a side branch. How could such a relationship be reliable? A concubine was only slightly higher in status than a maid. If she made a mistake, the mistress could still sell her off.

Xu Huaili said proudly, "But Honglian is pregnant with the Qiao family's offspring. This is their confidence and support. Last time I went to visit her, I had never seen what Honglian ate and used. The Qiao family even assigned seven or eight maids and old women to serve her, which shows how much they value the child in her belly."

Xu Maoshan was not optimistic. The baby had to be born successfully and it would only count if it was a grandson. "Listen to me, stay at home and don't mess with him. He has nothing to do with our family anymore."

Xu Huaili said with a hint of meaning, "Dad, are you kidding yourself? How can he have nothing to do with our family? Have you forgotten Steward Wang and Mrs. Li? Why did they come to serve us? Do you really think they came to help us with work? That was just a side job. What is their main purpose? You have been observing them for so long, and you still don't know?"

Hearing this, Xu Maoshan's face suddenly changed. Some things were better left unexposed. Once they were revealed, it was like tearing off the fig leaf. He immediately felt embarrassed. "Shut up, you dare to say anything!"

Xu Huaili smiled nonchalantly, "There are no outsiders here, just the two of us, what can't we talk about? Dad, just admit it, our family and Xu Huaiyi will never be separated, even if you want to, you can't go back now, Honglian entered the Qiao family, we got on the Qiao family's ship, what we eat and use at home now, and the jobs of our brothers, which one is not arranged by the Qiao family? Without the Qiao family, our family will have to go back to the poor life we ​​had before, are you willing to endure that hardship again?"

Xu Maoshan had a sullen face and said nothing.

"You are willing, but we are not. It is easy to get on the boat but difficult to get off. You don't have to worry about it. They don't need us to do anything big anyway. It's just a matter of keeping an eye on them and finding out some information. What's the big deal?" Xu Huaili looked indifferent, thinking in his heart that even if the Qiao family asked him to take Xu Huaiyi's life, he would do it. It was a pity that the Qiao family didn't have that idea.

Xu Maoshan finally spoke, "You can go and ask, but don't do it yourself. The third brother doesn't like you. If you get too close, he'll be on guard. Let your third uncle go. Huaihou is getting married in two days, and he can go and take a look under the pretext of inviting Huaiyi to the wedding."

Xu Huaili agreed immediately and went to find his uncle without delay.

When Xu Maobin heard his purpose, he was neither surprised nor refused. He put down the work in his hands, changed into clean clothes, and went out to find Xu Huaiyi.

Xu Huaiyi and the children had just finished picking corn. There were only a few acres of land in total, but with so many people helping out, they finished everything in half an hour. They even chopped the corn stalks and fed them to the horses, which were enjoying the meal.

Sun Yu was delighted when he saw this, but he was even happier when the yield of the corn was reported to him after it was weighed.

"How many?"

"Eight hundred and thirty-four kilograms, but this is the weight before threshing, so it doesn't count. After threshing and drying, we have to skim off some of it. I estimate that in the end, there will be more than four hundred kilograms left."

Sun Yu said excitedly, "This is already very good, very good, more than 400 kilograms, the yield per mu is..."

Xu Huaiyi smiled and said, "About 1,200 kilograms."

Although Sun Yu had heard before that the output was likely to be so high, he was still shocked when he saw it with his own eyes.

Not only him, Jiang Yong and Doctor Jiao were equally excited. They held the golden corn in their hands as if they were holding a golden doll.

Jiang Yong almost cried with joy, "The people of Dayong are saved. If this can be implemented..."

Doctor Jiao took over the conversation and said, "How many people can be saved from starvation? Huaiyi, you have done a great deed!"

Xu Huaiyi hurriedly expressed his modesty.

After Sun Yu calmed down, he reminded her again and again, "Make sure to preserve all these corns. We are counting on them for next year."

Xu Huaiyi understood and agreed solemnly.

The importance of these seeds is self-evident, but Xu Huaiyi still took out two kilograms of them and had someone grind them into powder. He planned to eat them with pancakes at noon. He had eaten the tender corn before, so he should let everyone taste the mature corn.

Sun Yu did not stop him. After all, he was indeed curious. If corn tasted better than sorghum and beans, it would be smoother to promote it in the future.

When Xu Maobin came to the house, Li Yunting and Sun Yu were taking a few children to go hunting in the mountains. Xu Huaiyi wanted to go with them, but when he saw him, he had to give up the idea.

The uncle and nephew sat in the reception hall. After the servants served tea, they each held a cup and looked at each other in silence for a while.

It was Xu Maobin who lost his temper and spoke first, "Huaiyi, why did you come back today? What happened in the village?"

Xu Huaiyi knew that this person came to gather information for the Xu family. He said calmly, "What could happen in the village? If there is something, the village chief and uncle can help solve it. The children are bored in the city all day long. I brought them back to the mountains to hunt, so they can relax and have some fun..."

"That was also the case last time..."

"Well, I just came back to have some fun and take a look at the crops in the fields and the business in the workshop."

After listening to this, Xu Maobin did not continue to ask persistently, as if he had completed a task, and said with some hope, "Your cousin is getting married the day after tomorrow. If you are free, come and have a drink at the wedding."