New Zealand seduces the newlyweds

Eddy was in New Zealand less than a month when he reports back to his family on the farm that he thinks they should all move there.  He is under the impression that the farmers in New Zealand make a lot of money without having to work too hard.  He visited a dairy farm where a couple were able to milk 88 cows by themselves due to the sophisticated milk parlour. Eddy saw a lot of similarities between New Zealand and Switzerland. So unlike the Ferme Fleur de Lys the farms in New Zealand were completely developed and ready to make a good income.

It is apparent that the harsh winters on the farm have taken their toll as Eddy is quick to notice that "it is such an easy country to live in, the pipes never freeze, they are just left on top of the ground".  He marvels at the loaded fruit trees, lemons and grapefruits ready for picking in the backyard.  Eddy has noticed that the "soil is so rich and light that we can dig it up with a fork".  He proposes that the family prepare the farm to sell and then move to New Zealand in a couple of years time so that it would be "easier for our old days, in a country where we don't have to fight against nature".  He declares that in New Zealand it is "a holiday to work on the farm compared with us where we are".