Make a fortune by farming: The sweetheart of the first assistant family

Chapter 257

Huo Yunchao and Xu Tutu first asked Huo Tianxiang to come forward, and the three of them came to Patriarch Huo's house together.

As a respected elder, Patriarch Huo, even though he is stooped and has wrinkles on his face, does not undermine his status as a reliable and stable patriarch.

As soon as he saw Huo Yunchao, Mr. Huo showed extra excitement and welcome. He stood up and poured a cup of tea for Huo Yunchao: "Chao'er, you really made our Huo family look good! I was thinking of going to ask you early tomorrow morning. About sweet potato growing.”

After saying this, Patriarch Huo ordered Huo Yunrong behind him: "Quick! Go bring some white flour cakes!"

Patriarch Huo is deeply loved and respected by the younger members of the clan. Every now and then, younger members will bring him various kinds of food to honor him. He has bad teeth and is old, so his digestion is not very good. He usually gives the food to his juniors when he receives it.

Patriarch Huo only left some refreshments for guests, "Chao'er, this white flour cake has a lot of caramel on it. It's very sweet and goes well with tea."

Huo Tianxiang and Xu Tutu looked at each other. The more Patriarch Huo valued Huo Yunchao, the heavier the burden on Huo Yunchao's shoulders.

If things go wrong, Huo Yunchao will become the "sinner" of the Huo family.

This is not because Huo Tianxiang and Xu Tutu are careless and judge a gentleman with a villain's heart, but it is because the treatment given to Huo Yunchao by Patriarch Huo is too high. Such high-standard treatment is often linked to excessive demands.

Patriarch Huo watched with a smile as Huo Yunchao drank tea and ate cakes. He asked with concern whether they tasted good and whether he wanted to pack them up and take them back to Xu Ning.

After talking about this, Patriarch Huo couldn't help but ask about Xu Ning

Pregnancy; "Chao'er, I heard that Ning Niang is pregnant? What name do you plan to give your first child?"

"Cough-cough-"

Huo Yunchao originally thought that Patriarch Huo wanted to ask about land reclamation, but something didn't sound right at first. Could it be that he and Xu Ning's children were asked to change their surname to Huo?

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Butcher Xu, gave him a comforting look, and said hurriedly: "Old patriarch, I am the son-in-law of the Xu family. Father Xu has the final say on the name of the child."

Butcher Xu's face looked a little better. He couldn't help but feel lucky that he came with him. Otherwise, Patriarch Huo encouraged Huo Yunchao to change his child's surname, which would have caused a lot of trouble in the future!

Huo Tianxiang noticed the change in Butcher Xu's expression, and knew that what Patriarch Huo mentioned had angered Butcher Xu, but he did not interrupt. It's not that he wants to side with Patriarch Huo, but that he knows himself and not getting involved is the best decision.

After all, Huo Yunchao has already called himself "Xu's son-in-law", indicating that he will not change his child's surname to "Huo".

If Huo Tianxiang could persuade him, it would be impossible for Huo Yunchao to marry into the Xu family. If you ask Huo Tianxiang if he regrets agreeing to Huo Yunchao's marriage, he really regrets it, so regretful that his intestines turn blue, but he knows very well that he can't persuade Huo Yunchao.

Patriarch Huo was too slow to realize that his words had caused discomfort. He openly admitted his little thoughts: "Chao'er, to tell you the truth, the reason why I asked you about your child's name was mainly to facilitate the compilation of the genealogy. Things. While my mind is clear and my hands and feet can still move, I will fix the family tree as soon as possible. After doing this, I have nothing to worry about. "

Xu Tutu's unhappiness was dissipated by these sincere words. He had great respect for Patriarch Huo, and as long as the other party did not touch his bottom line, everything could be discussed.

Huo Yunchao was not willing to let Butcher Xu hold a grudge and embarrass the old man, so he smoothed things over for Patriarch Huo: "Dad Xu, the old Patriarch said that we should give the child a good name as soon as possible."

Butcher Xu said loudly: "Old patriarch, I will ask Xiaocao and her husband to choose a name, and I will come over to tell you when the time comes."

Patriarch Huo felt a little disappointed when he heard this answer, but he knew that Huo Yunchao was the most worthy of his time and energy to maintain the relationship, so he forced a smile and said: "Okay, okay."

Huo Yunchao took the initiative to talk about sweet potato planting: "Old patriarch, all the sweet potato seeds have been planted. We are just waiting to survive the harsh winter and the twelfth lunar month. A large area of ​​sweet potato vines will grow soon after the coming spring, and the planting area will be expanded by then." The first crop of sweet potatoes will be harvested at about the same time as wheat and rice... My goal is to grow the first crop of sweet potatoes and produce an output of twenty shi per mu! This is not easy to accomplish, but I believe that with the strong support of the county magistrate, I will definitely succeed. !”

Patriarch Huo smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into a thin line: "Chao'er, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that there was a grain yield of twenty dan per mu!"

Huo Yunchao looked at Huo Yunrong and said: "Old patriarch, this is really not my credit. The credit is half of Erniu and her friends. They allowed the sweet potatoes to be preserved intact and planted them in other places. This is A real achievement! I will definitely get back the reward Erniu deserves for her!"

Huo Yunrong frowned: "Er Niu is so

It's a big deal. If she really gets a reward from the county magistrate, I'm afraid it won't fall into her hands in the end. "

Huo Yunchao talked about the news revealed to him by his master: "Brother Yunrong, you may not know that the county magistrate ordered someone who was good at painting to draw the scene of that day. The painting on the right "Potato King and Girl" is shocking. The county magistrate likes it very much and has sent it to the magistrate's court. If nothing else happens, this painting will be sent to the emperor's court."

Seeing that Huo Yunrong was so excited that he lost his voice, and Patriarch Huo was so excited that his face was filled with glory, Huo Yunchao emphasized again: "Er Niu is a lucky doll praised by the county magistrate himself. I will ask Er Niu later to see what kind of wish she has, as long as it is not too outrageous , I will convey it to the county magistrate on her behalf."

Patriarch Huo didn't agree: "Chao'er, is this too much? No matter what the second girl is, she is still a girl who wants to get married."

It was not that he was jealous of Er Niu's opportunity and good fortune, but he was mainly worried that getting a reward for Er Niu would harm Huo Yunchao's own interests.

Huo Yunchao had an idea and said: "Old patriarch, this is the reward that Er Niu deserves. The county prince has always made clear rewards and punishments. Er Niu has made great contributions and deserves a reward. Er Niu is a lucky doll that the county prince praised personally. Fu doll Where are the divisions between female dolls and male dolls?”

Before, he was just talking to ask for some rewards for Er Niu, but now he heard Patriarch Huo say that Er Niu was not worthy of rewards because she was a girl. He felt very uncomfortable.

When he thought of the sad scene where Xu Ning asked him with red eyes what would happen if she gave birth to all girls, he felt a pain in his chest.

His unborn little girl has not yet been born

Being defined like this from birth really annoyed him.

Why should his precious daughter be put in a box full of rules and regulations?

Patriarch Huo was completely unaware of the evil fire in Huo Yunchao's heart, and said with a smile: "Chao'er, I feel relieved when you say that."

Huo Yunchao stopped talking about anything else and went straight to the topic: "Old patriarch, I have one more thing to do here, which is to open up wasteland. I have discussed it with the county magistrate in advance. We will own the fifty acres near the wasteland where sweet potatoes grow. My family. As for who reclaimed the wasteland next to me, the county magistrate wants all those who are willing to open up wasteland near me to draw lots, and whoever catches the land will be the one to open up the land."