The county magistrate's daughter only wants to farm

Chapter 192 Full Bloom

"Sister, why are you back?" Gu Chenjun was shocked.

Gu Yin pinched his little face and said deliberately, "If I don't come back, the cold melon will be eaten by you guys!"

"No way! How could you think so badly of your brother?" Gu Chenjun said with a smile, "There's one left for you in the well!"

"Hmph! You still have some conscience."

"Go and fetch that from the well, and let us eat it together."

"Okay!" The two little ones happily ran to work.

Gu Huaiyi looked at the three siblings laughing and joking, his eyes full of love and tenderness, and the tiredness from the busy days was swept away.

Gu Yin carried the watermelon into the flower hall, took the fruit knife from the maid on the ground, found the right position and cut it with one click. The watermelon burst with a bang, and the sweet and refreshing smell came straight to the door.

"This melon is growing really well, it must be very sweet!" Gu Yin said happily.

"It's rare for you and your daughter to come back together during the day." Xue came out slowly. "Is there something wrong?"

Gu Yin didn't stop cutting the melon, but said sweetly, "You are so smart, Mom, you can even guess this."

He nodded her head lovingly and said with a smile, "You are the only one who talks too much."

"You and your father have been like mice seeing a cat lately, avoiding each other and not coming home until dinner time. Do you still need to guess?"

"Mom, you are wrongly accusing me. I am not hiding from Dad."

Gu Huaiyi interrupted unhappily, "Of course you don't need to hide, it's not you who's busy."

"You girl, you always come up with some weird ideas from time to time, but you don't even show any consideration for your father's hair."

Gu Yin smiled and said, "Isn't this all for your sake, Dad?"

"Look, aren't the people of Ning County busy and happy now? Isn't Ning County thriving?"

"The villagers are actively reclaiming wasteland and planting crops, while the people in the city are building bridges, roads, schools and engaging in production. It is only a matter of time before Ning County becomes prosperous."

"This is all thanks to you, Dad."

Gu Huaiyi nodded happily and agreed with what Gu Yin said.

As he was laughing, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He had been fooled by this girl again. He smiled helplessly at Gu Yin and said, "You..."

Gu Yin quickly held up a piece of watermelon, "Dad, you've worked hard, come and have a piece of watermelon to quench your thirst!"

Gu Huaiyi took the watermelon and took two bites, then sat on the chair and sighed comfortably, "This watermelon is really good. Eating a slice makes me feel more energetic. If I could eat a few bites every day when I'm tired..."

Gu Yin interrupted him quickly, "Dad, don't think about it. There are only a few left this year. Why don't we get back to what you just said?"

It’s a pity for Gu Huaiyi that he can’t enjoy it this year.

"What's the matter?" Xue asked curiously.

"Dad wants to hold more competitions in Ning County, but I don't know what kind of competitions to hold."

"Didn't the planting competition just end? Why are we holding another competition?" Xue had also heard about this matter.

"Alas, it's the people in the city who asked for it! On the way back to the county government today, some people asked directly." Gu Huaiyi's tone was helpless, but his expression looked a little proud. "They may feel unbalanced because there is a planting competition in the village but not in the city."

"I don't know who said he was tired just now, but now he is eagerly asking for it." Xue directly exposed him.

"Well, it's just a coincidence. Besides, this is what the people asked for. As a county magistrate, I have to pay attention to it."

Xue smiled but said nothing.

"As the saying goes, three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang. Dad wants to know what kind of competition can be held in the county, so why not listen to mom and my brothers' opinions." Gu Yin said at the right time to smooth things over.

Gu Chenjun suddenly raised his head from the watermelon and asked in surprise, "Can I carry it too?"

"Do you have any ideas?"

"Have!"

"Then say it out loud." Gu Yin encouraged.

However, Gu Yin regretted it the next second and wished time could go back.

Gu Chenjun danced with joy and said, "Daddy, let's hold a cricket fighting competition! My mighty and majestic 'General Who Ever Wins' will surely be invincible!"

Gu Chenheng, who was standing by, saw that his father's face was getting darker and darker, and secretly tugged at his brother's sleeve.

Who knew that his silly brother didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at all, and asked him instead, "Brother, do you want to win too? I have another 'Invincible Fighter' I can lend you to play with!"

"Look at daddy..." Gu Chenheng reminded hurriedly in a low voice, not daring to look directly at his father.

Gu Chenjun turned around and said, "Dad, you also want to..." play?

He shrank back halfway through his words, frightened by Gu Huaiyi's expression.

Gu Huaiyi snorted coldly, "General who always wins? Invincible fighter?"

"Hehehe... that's not true." Gu Chenjun admitted his mistake in a second, "Dad, you heard me wrong, what I just said is not mine, those are Guan Hongfei's!"

Gu Yin and Xue couldn't help laughing.

Gu Huaiyi glanced at his youngest son and asked, "Are we still going to hold a cricket fighting competition?"

"No, no, cricket fighting is so boring, it's not fun at all!" Gu Chenjun waved his hands repeatedly.

Without Gu Chenjun's interference, the group returned to the main topic.

Xue sat upright on the chair, pulled out a handkerchief from her sleeve pocket, and said, "It would be great if we could hold an embroidery competition. It would be a good opportunity to select some embroiderers with good embroidery skills for Nishang Pavilion."

After hearing Xue's suggestion, he followed her train of thought and said, "In that case, there are many items that can be used for competition in the clothing making industry."

"Oh? What else?"

"Making clothes requires not only embroidery, but also dyeing, weaving, clothing style design, etc., which can all be included in the competition items."

"These sound good. It will be more lively if we compete in several events together." Xue smiled gently.

Gu Yin continued, "We can also extend this aspect, for example, textiles, can textile machines also be improved?"

"There are many skilled craftsmen among the people. If we give high rewards to those who can improve the efficiency of textile machines, wouldn't it stimulate the enthusiasm of the people to participate in the competition?"

Gu Huaiyi tapped the table with his fingers. "This is a good suggestion, but the transformation of the machine cannot be completed in a short time. It can be announced as a long-term competition."

If this happened in the future, it could be applied for as intellectual property, Gu Yin thought to himself.

"Anything else?" Gu Huaiyi was in a good mood.

Gu Yin couldn't help but joked with her father, "Dad, aren't you afraid that you will be too busy?"

Gu Huaiyi glanced at her, raised his chin slightly and said, "Even if we put forward some ideas, we don't have to do them all at once. There are twelve months in a year, so there is plenty of time."

After being busy in Ning County for nearly a year, he has made some progress!

Gu Yin gave a thumbs up, "Daddy is smart!"

"People's lives are inseparable from food, clothing, housing and transportation. In addition to the textile industry, there is also food. Food competitions must be held! And we can hold more."

Gu Chenheng and Gu Chenjun's eyes lit up as they listened.

"You... just know how to eat." Xue smiled dotingly.

Gu Yin chuckled and brought up medical skills, farm tools, and even music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry and songs, focusing on the comprehensive development of material and spiritual aspects!