The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 211 - 211 211 Relying On (5)_1

?Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Relying On (5)_1 Chapter 211: Chapter 211: Relying On (5)_1 When she learned that so many pine nuts on the mountain remained uneaten, she wanted to exploit the treasure trove of nuts in the mountains. Coupled with the various types of beans and seeds that grew well in the Northern Land, she had the drying machine and roasting machine designed and delivered to Tianji Building by Hei Yi in the summer.

Chu Suifeng did not disappoint her. All the machines she required had truly been made.

With these machines, a few days later, after she prepares the ingredients, the roasting workshop can start production.

Lin Ziyin could foresee the butterfly effect that roasting would bring to the Northern Land.

However, no matter what the consequences are, as long as it does not affect her business, she is indifferent. If that does not work, she also does not want to have a monopoly. If trouble arises, she does not mind giving some profits to Chu Suifeng.

As for Chu Suifeng, the big boss of the Northern Land, Lin Ziyin did not want to offend him.

“Prince asked me to tell the lady that if there is anything wrong with these machines, the lady can tell me. I will have someone improve it,” Hei Yi said, admiring Lin Ziyin as she assembled the machines with her skilled hands doing men’s work so skillfully and lightly, as if the hands were alive.

“Thank you. We can only discover the shortcomings of the machines when they are put into production. If there is anything unsatisfactory at that time, I will let the manager inform you,” Lin Ziyin thanked him with a smile and a nod.

“I just heard the villagers saying the lady is buying mountain fruits?” The manager, Hei, asked with a smile.

“Yes, I plan to open a roasting shop. There are many fruits on the prince’s mountain, sour fruits, pine nuts. As long as the quality is good, I’ll take them all”, Lin Ziyin answered with a smile.

“There are indeed many fruits on the Prince’s mountain, I will send people to pick them upon returning,” Manager Hei made a decision after asking about the price.

Three coins a pound for pine nuts, one coin a pound for sour fruits. Although the price is not high, the volume of these fruits on the mountain is large. Considering this, the income from harvesting in autumn would be no less than several thousand taels of silver.

The Northern Land is poor to start with, thus several thousand taels are welcome. It’s better to put idle pickpockets to use, giving them something to do, and justifying the food that is provided to them.

Lin Ziyin was bustling around at home while Wu Dayou and Lin Changshu who returned from outside in the morning ran into big trouble.

“Ziyin, it’s bad, there has been an incident.” Lin Ziyin had assembled the machine and had someone try it out. After discovering some minor problems, she tidied up carefully before exiting the workshop.

Unexpectedly, just as she left the workshop, she saw a village housewife stumbling to deliver the news, “Changshu and Dayou are stuck at the village entrance and can’t leave.”

Lin Ziyin was taken aback, who had the audacity to cause trouble at the village entrance?

“Do you know who caught them?” Lin Ziyin asked as she walked.

“The Yan family relatives. Aunt Hui and Old Lin have gone there too,” the young wife gasped in response, “Almost everyone in the village has gone there.”

“What happened?” Lin Ziyin asked as she walked.

Jue Xin and Jue Ming and a few others follow close behind her carefully, fearing that she would be bullied when she reached the village entrance.

Younger maid Yu Qiaqiao also kept close by to her.

“Yan’s brother is a gambler and he has run up huge debts. His wife worried that he would sell their two daughters, so she sent them to the Ma family for shelter. The girls went home on the Mid-Autumn Festival, planning to return to the Ma family after the holiday. However, they did not expect that their useless father has locked them in and won’t let them leave.” Seeing Lin Ziyin showing interest, the housewife who came to report the news eagerly told her everything she knew.