The Princess of Northern Land

Chapter 245 - 245 245 Post(4)_1

?Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Post(4)_1 Chapter 245: Chapter 245 Post(4)_1 “Thank you, Third Young Master.” Lin Ziyin replied with a grin, yet in her mind, she was thinking about her past and the idea of constructing a roasting duck oven to really kickstart her business.

The response from Tianji Building was swift. The small tools Lin Ziyin requested were quickly delivered by Hei Yi.

With the huller at hand, the roasting preparation for pine nuts, hazelnuts, and walnuts began, along with the oil paper and parchment paper delivered by Chu Suifeng. Lin Ziyin was tremendously busy, rushing back and forth from the greenhouse to the roasting room.

“Miss, the corn in the field is ripe. When should we harvest?” Cui Da came over to ask.

“Let me go take a look.” As corn hadn’t been cultivated on a large scale yet, the corn growing in the few acres of the backyard seemed very precious to Lin Ziyin. Normally, she would not let anyone else see it, only her own family were allowed.

Upon reaching the cornfield and checking the ears of corn, she found the current batch was growing quite well. The grains were firm, and each stalk bore numerous ears of corn, marking a high yield.

“Cut them down tomorrow, remove the husks for drying, then use the sheller to remove the grains,” said Lin Ziyin.

For the convenience of shelling corn in the future, Lin Ziyin had made a rudimentary machine in advance. So, shelling was not a difficult task for her.

Cui Da joyously agreed.

Although the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed for a while, the mooncakes made by the Lin family were still popular. Lin Ziyin took the initiative to include extra pastries for delivery. Even though low-gluten flour was not available, pastries made from natural wheat still tasted quite good.

Especially after several cows started to produce milk, the cooks of the family found great delight in making pastries.

Sesame cakes, twisted doughnuts, pumpkin sesame balls and other delicacies were prepared. The pastry shop reported that daily sales were good, and several customers in town, who required large quantities, would place custom orders directly at Lin’s.

The more items were sold, the higher wages the workers earned. The workers’ children were all enrolled in private schools and the schools took care of the children’s lunch. Therefore, Bai and the other sisters devoted their full attention to making pastries enthusiastically.

However, the workers in the roasting room seemed slightly anxious. Seeing the roasted goods they’d made by themselves, from their initial surprise to joy, and then seeing the packaged goods piled up in the warehouse, each of them felt quite uneasy.

What use were good products, if no one appreciated them?

Lin Ziyin did not worry, she was looking for an opportunity to promote her products.

And a good opportunity soon presented itself.

“Miss, my mistress invites you to our residence to enjoy the flowers the day after tomorrow.” The second day after Si Jinhan left, the Si family sent over an invitation.

Being invited by a wealthy family was rather mundane, especially for her, a country girl. Lin Ziyin could imagine how boring the banquet would be. However, this invitation from the Si family was a good opportunity for her.

“Thank you, I’ll be there on time the day after tomorrow.” Lin Ziyin, who had a plan, immediately accepted.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the banquet. Early in the morning, Lin Ziyin packed a sizable amount of roasted goods from the roasting room and took off with Qiaoqiao in a mule cart.

The mule was a recent purchase, though not as good as a horse, it was much faster than an ox cart.

“Miss, we have arrived,” Yu Shaohui pulled the mule to a stop and respectfully reported to the person across from him.

“Alright.” Lin Ziyin hopped off the carriage.

The ladies and young misses who came for the banquet looked sideways at her bold demeanor. Lin Ziyin, however, didn’t mind in the slightest.