Chapter Twenty-Five: The Eldest Cousin is Very Kind

  Today, I suddenly received a notification from the back office that the contract has been signed. I'm very excited, but today there's no time for three updates. Three updates tomorrow, thank you to all the big brothers and sisters for your support.

  Since the sandbox was done, it has become everyone's favorite place to go. Except for Cheng Chumo who really went to the battlefield, the others are all big babies, talking loudly and boasting about their military strategies on paper. However, even so, everyone's discussion is lively and flavorful, feeling like they have become great generals commanding a large army from afar.

  Zhang Sun Chong knew he was not good at these things, so he rarely participated in discussions. His favorite thing to do was to wear a straw hat and linen clothes, and go for a stroll in the fields.

  "Wait for me, Big Brother! I'm coming too!" Li Chengqian ran over to catch up, as he was always close behind Li Ke.

  Chang Sun Chong glanced at the sun and asked, "Haven't you finished your homework yet?"

  "Hmm, the article that the teacher asked us to recite, both I and Xiao Kui can recite it now. The teacher let us go out and play. But she assigned us another article, we must memorize it by tomorrow's class." Li Chengqian was very pleased with himself, previously an article would take several days to memorize, but unexpectedly in the countryside, it only took two hours to get it done, no wonder his father sent him to the countryside, it turns out that the learning efficiency is so high here!

  "You two are great, as a reward, I've decided to take you lobster fishing today." Chang Sun Chong found several 1.5-meter-long bamboo poles at home, tied about 1-meter-long lines on the poles, and prepared to catch a few frogs in the fields as bait.

  "Great!" As soon as they heard about going out to play, Sanlang and Silang also wanted to follow along. Erlang was a bit older and liked to show off in front of that group of people, discussing military strategy on paper in the sandbox!

  Chang Sun caught a few frogs, killed them, skinned and bound them to the rope under the bamboo pole, and placed them in the reeds by the small ditch.

  Chang Sun Chong held a dip net in his hand, quietly gazing at the water's surface. Suddenly, he noticed that one of the bamboo poles in the middle had moved slightly. Chang Sun Chong knew something was hooked and gently pulled up the pole with one hand. He saw a large lobster eating away with its tail raised high. With his other hand holding the dip net, just as the lobster was about to be pulled out of the water, he quickly scooped it up with the net.

  "Good grief!" exclaimed Saburō and Shirō, "Big brother, let me, let me!"

  "Big brother, me too!" Li Chengqian and Li Ke looked at each other with envy, how delightful it was, much more interesting than being in the palace.

  "Don't make a noise, you're so loud that you've scared away all the fish and shrimp in the river. There are exactly four bamboo poles here, each of you take one, but there's only one net, so you'll have to take turns using it." Zhang Sun-chong handed the net to the four of them, while the guards stood by watching, not worried that they would get into danger, and Zhang Sun-chong went to take a look at the paddy fields.

  Chang Sun Chong wore a half-old straw hat, strolling leisurely on the path between the fields, looking at the lush rice and wheat in the fields, as if he saw hope. The super rice in the field had grown more than a foot high, starting to branch out continuously from the roots, with one plant branching out into seven or eight branches. Fortunately, they were planted relatively sparsely at the time, so they didn't look crowded.

  Follow the planting instructions, it's definitely not wrong. Although Zhangsun Chong is not a fool who doesn't know how to work hard or distinguish between different grains, he's also not particularly skilled at farming. Moreover, this is an End Times space product, so we should follow their method of planting.

  Yang Da Mo carried an iron shovel on his shoulder, turning around everywhere, not allowing the cattle to come in and destroy the crops. From a distance, he saw Chang Sun Chong, ran over quickly, and asked in a low voice: "Young master, I have a request, please grant me this favor."

  "Uncle Yang, you're being too polite. What's on your mind? Just say it." Changsun didn't know that the two were already quite familiar with each other, so why was Uncle Yang still being so formal.

  "It's like this, young master, the crops have been destroyed and it's too late to plant grains. We were thinking of planting some vegetables in the field instead, which people can eat and also feed chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep. By the end of the year, we might even be able to exchange them for money or grain. In the past, we all carried water to irrigate our fields, but now that you have this big waterwheel, we were wondering if we could use it after you've used it to irrigate your rice paddies. We're not looking to use it for free, we can pay for it." Yang Damao nervously rubbed his hands together, thinking about how the waterwheel must have cost a lot of money and how he couldn't just use someone else's property for free. But when it came to paying, all he could do was promise to pay back next year.

  Chang Sun Chong said, "What's the use of putting this big waterwheel here? It might as well be given to the villagers to use. Don't mention money anymore. You can use it every day after I've finished watering. From now on, I'll entrust this waterwheel to you to take care of."

  Yang Damao didn't expect to persuade the young master so easily, and he quickly knelt down to kowtow to Zhang Sun, excitedly saying: "Thank you, young master! Thank you, young master!"

  "Hurry up, from now on you can't say that kneeling is a cabinet. You all do well to dig the water channels in the fields this year, and when I successfully plant my rice, I'll give you the seeds, and next year every household will be able to eat rice." Zhang Sun rushed to help Yang Da Mo up and drew a big cake for him.

  No matter whether he can succeed or not, Zhangsun Chong's magnanimity makes Yang Dazhi even more grateful and secretly determines to be loyal to the Zhangsun family.

  Yang Damao was an old hand at farming, although no one had ever grown rice here before. Seeing the rice growing so luxuriantly in the fields, he couldn't help but feel more confident towards Master Da. Every household eating rice would be a dream come true.

  When Zhangsun Chong returned after a circle, Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and the three or four young men moved quickly, with a momentum that was even more impressive than the blue one, and the lobster they caught had already filled the entire bamboo basket.

  There were a few frog skins by the road, so it was clear that these guys' bait had been eaten up. Let the guards catch frogs and continue fishing.

  "Today's lunch is just this, you guys refuel! Huo Gang, go back home and bring a few more bamboo sticks and hemp ropes, bamboo baskets." Chang Sun Chong didn't expect there to be so many crayfish in the river, it would be a pity to leave them behind. Later, he'll tell Yang Da Mo to catch some too, to get things started.

  A few little guys fished until they had two baskets full of fish before stopping.

  "Today, big brother will make a braised lobster for you all, guaranteed to be unforgettable, and next time you'll want to eat it again." Zhang Sun held up the fish basket filled with lobsters, which were purely natural and wild, and tasted top-notch.

  "Wow, Big Brother, you're so amazing now, you can do anything!" Li Chengqian followed behind Changsun, laughing and saying, still holding his beloved shrimp fishing rod, reluctant to throw it away, planning to continue catching big prawns the next day. Every time he saw the big prawns greedily biting the bait, stupidly not knowing how to let go, they could only be caught alive, he thought it was especially fun.

  Chang Sun burst out laughing and said, "Haha, your big brother will get it eventually. I'll take you guys out to play slowly later. But I want to emphasize again, you must finish the homework assigned by the teacher before you can go out and play."

  "Alright, Big Brother. If we don't behave, those tattletales will report us to Father Emperor in no time. Even if you don't punish us, Father Emperor will call us back and give us a good scolding." Li Ke wrinkled his handsome nose, looking so cute that one just wanted to pinch it.

  Li Chengqian nodded in agreement with Li Ke's words, but as the older brother, he should teach his younger brother not to speak like that. He said: "Little Ke, it's fine to say this kind of thing in front of me and our cousin, but if others hear you, they'll think we're disrespectful and uneducated. Those teachers may be strict, but ultimately they're doing it for our own good."

  "Alright, big brother, I'll just say it casually, won't talk nonsense outside." Li Ke was very dependent on Li Chengqian. Normally, because of his mother's identity issue, the people in the palace didn't dare to get too close to him, only big brother took him out to play.

  Zhang Sun was shocked, he really didn't expect that Li Chengqian, who had a very poor evaluation in history, could say such words. Compared to his age, having such insight shows that his IQ is not low; knowing how to advise his younger brother, it's all reasonable, and it can be seen that his EQ is also not low. No matter how he thinks about it, he can't understand why he ended up in such a tragic situation in history.

  Li Chengqian's tone was very sincere, and he was truly advising Li Ke. This can be seen that Li Chengqian is a kind-hearted child. Changsun Wuji also knew that his father had placed great hopes on Li Chengqian to inherit the throne, so he was both loving and strict towards him. Li Chengqian also particularly liked and relied on Changsun Wuji.

  Chang Sun thought that Li Chengqian was a man of conscience, as long as the Chang Sun family did not rebel, he should not take action against the Chang Sun family. Therefore, he wanted to cultivate Li Chengqian well, invest in advance, become Li Chengqian's most respected elder brother, most trusted friend and comrade-in-arms, so that he could get more exquisite antiques and achieve his wish of seeing his ancestors.