The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 132 - 132 132 Doubts and Exchange (1)_1

?Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Doubts and Exchange (1)_1 Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Doubts and Exchange (1)_1 Yu Sha’ou and the two Darts Masters instantly took a dislike to him, and the rest of the people were not fond of the scholar either. This man was odd, silent all the way. Occasionally, the remarks he made were quite irritating and lofty.

“There’s not much rice in the house. With so many people, it won’t be enough for two days. What should we do?” Guo Huiniang asked Lin Ziyin anxiously as soon as she returned to the courtyard.

“Don’t worry, let my brothers put off their work for now and go to the market to buy some rice and flour. We also need to buy some cloth and bedding,” Lin Ziyin said in a calm manner.

“Then I’ll go with them to have a look.” Guo Huiniang said. When it comes to buying cloth and bedding, it’s always best for a woman to do the shopping.

“Have Brother Bai and the others go along as well,” Lin Ziyin instructed. “Also, buy more big bones and the likes to bring back. These people are too weak, they need to replenish their strength. After all, we’re counting on them to work eventually.”

“Got it,” Guo Huiniang agreed. She had the same idea. Especially when she looked at those skinny children, she felt a pang of distress. Perhaps as a mother, whenever she saw children, she would think of Yanzhi and Changting.

“Here are two hundred taels of silver, use it sparingly.” Lin Ziyin said.

“Alright.” Despite her agreement, Guo Huiniang was worried about the silver.

With so many sudden additions to the household, even though saving lives was a noble deed, life at home was just getting better and seemed like quite a mess. They were not sure how long they could keep it up.

In a short while, Wu Dayou borrowed an oxcart from Lou Zheng’s house and took Bai Dazhuang, Wu Dali, Lin Changshu, and Guo Huiniang along with Mrs. Zhang to the market to shop.

Meanwhile, at home, Lin Ziyin and Zige started preparing lunch. Because of the three martial-art practicing men, the quantity of food needed to be sufficient. Moreover, the three of them arriving were big eaters. Aside from chicken and braised pork, she also prepared several vegetarian dishes.

By lunchtime, everyone who went out to shop returned riding the oxcart.

Bai Dazhuang and his group unloaded the materials and transported them to the left courtyard. Bai Dazhuang, Wu Dayou, and Mrs. Zhang all declined Lin Changshu’s invitation and returned to their homes.

At that moment, Master Hui Zhen and two Martial Monks also returned carrying medicinal baskets.

“Great Monk, you all go ahead and eat. I’m going to check on the people next door.” Lin Ziyin was concerned about the servants.

“Always worrying about others.” Master Hui Zhen remarked with a laugh.

The old man glared at him, “The girl has a kind heart.”

Living with the Great Monk for some time, the Lin family no longer saw Master Hui Zhen and the monks as anything extraordinary. They were just a bunch of food lovers.

The two Martial Monks burst into laughter upon hearing this.

“This is tofu. It can be stir-fried with vegetables. Stew the big bones first, it’s good for replenishing strength as you’re all too weak.” Lin Ziyin instructed the cook on how to stew the bone soup and personally watched her stir-frying tofu and dried bean curd. Only then did she leave.

Seeing the food on the table, the servants were grateful. Most of them were even more thankful to the Lin family. The Family Head was truly kind-hearted. They were not at all mistreated in terms of food and clothing; some things were even carefully considered and very thoughtful.

If they still weren’t content, they would surely be struck by lightning from the heavens.

Lin Ziyin’s care for the servants allowed this group of people to prepare for work after a few days of rest, but some were eager to find work from her the very next day. Among them, the diligent ones who used to farm got up early in the morning and went to the backyard to help the old man weed and tidy up. They didn’t recognize the newly grown plants and didn’t dare to move them recklessly. Basically, they did everything precisely the way the old man did.

In this way, they accomplished quite a bit of work in one morning.