The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 169 - 169 169 Instant Fame (5)_1

?Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Instant Fame (5)_1 Chapter 169: Chapter 169: Instant Fame (5)_1 “Many thanks, Miss,” said Hei Er, bowing in gratitude. He then asked some more questions and even personally went to the field to inspect it before finally taking his men and leaving.

Upon seeing off a group of divine entities, Lin Ziyin breathed out a sigh of relief. Her days of peace were gone. Damn Chu Suifeng and Si Jinhan.

“That maiden must be cursing us behind our backs.” Soon, Si Jinhan was chatting merrily with Chu Suifeng.

“As long as she keeps it to herself,” Chu Suifeng said, casting him a glance.

“How could you believe that girl and follow her to reclaim this wasteland? Feng City isn’t lacking in farmers who can tend to fields. What could that little girl possibly know?” Si Jinhan said provocatively.

“Don’t you believe?” Chu Suifeng retorted.

“Believe, yes. Anyway, sending those city riffraff here seems like a relief,” Si Jinhan replied, laughing heartily.

“Hurry up and follow.” Chu Suifeng squeezed his legs, and his horse suddenly accelerated.

“Wait for me.” Si Jinhan laughed and followed along, a group of black armored soldiers trailing closely behind him, stirring up clouds of dust in their wake.

By the end of the summer, Lin Ziyin had managed to reclaim almost a thousand acres of wasteland.

“Pause the reclamation work, let everyone sort out the freshly turned soil. Dig a deep trench, two forks deep, every ten acres in between,” Lin Ziyin issued her instructions.

“Yes, Miss,” Kong Yier agreed and went out to fulfill the commands.

“Most of these chillies have turned red. The seeds we’ve saved should be enough to plant a hundred acres,” Cui Da happily sorted out the new chilies.

The ten or so acres left behind by the Lin Family were, at this point, doing extremely well.

They have harvested a good amount of chillies from the two acres, and the corn is also promising. Cui Da and Li Qing, who have never seen the rare plants grown by their master, are delighted by the high yield of corn and the benefits of chilis, so they spent almost every waking moment, save for eating and sleeping, in the fields.

“Brother, have you ever seen transparent oilcloth?” Lin Ziyin asked Lin Changshu, who was preparing to wash his hands for dinner, after writing and drawing on a piece of paper.

“No, I have never seen it.” Lin Changshu answered honestly.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ziyin frowned, foreseeing that the absence of oilcloth might stall her plans.

“Miss.” Madam Qian, who was preparing the meal, hesitated for a moment before speaking up.

She seemed uneasy, as if speaking out of turn was against her nature, especially when her mistress hadn’t asked her anything.

“Where did you see it?” At this, Lin Ziyin brightened up, lifting her gaze to ask excitedly.

“The master, during his travels north and south, saw the oilcloth you mentioned in Jiangnan. It was said to be used for making umbrellas,” Madam Qian said more smoothly, seeing that her miss didn’t blame her for the interruption.

In Jiangnan? Hearing that, Lin Ziyin deflated.

“The umbrellas from the Ming Family in Jiangnan are famous everywhere. The oilcloth used is thin and transparent, yet it does not let in air or water – it’s their secret recipe. You might not be able to find such a thing here in the Northern Land,” the old master chimed in after listening for a while.

“Grandfather, have you also seen the oilcloth of the Ming Family?” Lin Ziyin asked curiously.

“Yes, I saw it when I was a child,” the old master said with a hint of nostalgia, “Our Lin Family originally hailed from Jiangnan. It was only due to some matters that dragged us down that we were driven by the main Lin lineage to settle here in the Northern Land.”

“Grandpa, what happened back then?” Zige asked, confused.

“Those are all past matters, there’s no point bringing them up again,” the old man seemed unwilling to delve into the past “Just remember, even though we bear the surname Lin, we no longer have any connection with the main Lin lineage.”