in2ebook Chapter 198 Entering the Urn 2
Chapter 198 Entering the Urn 2
The woman was surprised, "Sanlang, where did you get so much silver?"
"Li Niang, today I met my eldest brother's business friend, and I asked him to borrow fifty taels."
He was too embarrassed to speak in front of Li Niang, so he had to make up a reason.
If such a fragile woman knew that he did such a thing, she would be frightened.
"Sanlang, you're so awesome." The woman's almond-shaped eyes were moist, and she looked up with admiration. Her face was not made up, and her soft body leaned in Lin Dahe's arms, making me feel pity for her.
"Li Niang, I, Lin Dahe, promised to take care of you. How could I go back on my word?" Lin Dahe hid the remaining silver with him. "Li Niang, how is the boss doing?"
The woman's jade-like fingers brushed Lin Dahe's arm and she said sadly, "Er Ya came this morning and she said the boss has woken up."
Lin Dahe couldn't wait, "I wonder if the boss has any plans for the next step?"
He hasn't been back to Shanglin Village for a long time, and things must be in chaos there now.
He doesn't have much time left, so he must make the money back quickly.
"The boss is planning to recuperate, and this period of time is just right to save up enough money. This time, he will make back the money he lost before no matter what."
"Li Niang, take the forty taels of silver I have here as well. I must make back every penny of the money I lost!"
"Sanlang, I believe you."
The woman turned around and took out a ten-liang silver ingot from under the bed. "Sanlang, this is the silver you gave me yesterday. You can take it all."
"No, Li Niang, I've already given you the money, there's no reason for me to take it back."
At this moment, Lin Dahe just felt that Li Niang was really considerate. How could he be so lucky to meet such a wonderful person.
"Sanlang, listen to me. Although you gave me the money, I will depend on you for the rest of my life. If you are fine, I will be fine. I just hope that everything goes well for you, and I will serve you for the rest of my life."
The woman's gentle voice seemed to be like a feather playing tricks on Lin Dahe's heart. At this moment, he felt that he would not hesitate to give her his heart.
The next day, Li Niang went out with the fifty taels of silver that Lin Dahe had obtained.
The woman was very cautious and went around many places before entering an inconspicuous farmyard.
The two men in black stopped moving when they saw the woman enter the yard, looked at each other, and then separated to investigate...
"Sir, the spies reported that the fish has been hooked."
"No hurry, they are just a bunch of small fish." The man still held the letter in his hand, his eyes never leaving it. He suddenly laughed to himself, "Lin Dahe is really a fool. He lost more than a hundred taels of silver, but he still dared to hand over the money."
"Sir, otherwise this trick of luring the enemy into a trap cannot be performed."
County Magistrate Zhen stood up and said, "Yes, in that case, it's all thanks to Lin Dahe. If someone smarter were to replace him, it wouldn't work. Give the order to keep an eye on it, and add fuel to the fire on Lin Dahe's side if necessary."
"Yes!" The trusted yamen runner took the order and left.
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It's April in the blink of an eye.
The young and old in Shanglin Village took off their jackets and put on short coats and short shirts.
The weeds in the fields began to grow tall, and the villagers of Shanglin Village returned to working from sunrise to sunset.
However, the Jialin County government had not yet caught Lin Dahe. After a period of famine due to the lack of food, the villagers who had not received their money scrambled to go up the mountain to dig wild vegetables and pull weeds.
Now, in order to avoid the siege of the villagers of Xialin Village, Lin Gui and Lin Dahai go out to work in the fields before dawn every day and come back after it is completely dark.
Lin Dahai and Wang Chunxiu took the prepared food to the fields, but Lin Gui had nothing but a hoe, and Old Lady Lin was in no mood to prepare anything.
Lin Da was still worried that his father would be hungry, so he shared his meals with Lin Gui every day these days.
As a result, both of them were hungry at night.
Wang Chunxiu and Old Mrs. Lin stayed at home and did not go out.
Wang Chunxiu was fine, she was weaving bamboo baskets and straw mats with Lin Lichun in the backyard, but old lady Lin was in a different mood, she never went out of the front door, hiding in her room in fear every day.
After hearing this, Li Taohua was extremely grateful that she built her house at the end of the village, far away from the old house but close to the back mountain, so it was quiet and less troublesome.
As the weather got warmer, the two rows of magnolia seedlings planted by Lin Xiaoman grew taller and taller.
The magnolia seedlings transplanted from the space are growing significantly and are already more than one meter tall.
Because the Magnolia tree is a climbing or creeping shrub and cannot grow upright, it needs to creep against walls, trees or mountain walls. Magnolia trees that are more than one meter tall must be transplanted.
As for those seedlings that were cut directly from the Magnolia fruit trees and grafted, half of them only sprouted leaf buds but did not grow leaves, which showed that the underground roots had not grown well. The remaining half grew leaves, but the plants grew slowly, and apart from growing leaves and branches, they basically did not grow in height.
These need to be fertilized to continue growing, and then transplanted after they grow to one meter high.
After the comparison, Lin Xiaoman plans to continue cultivating Magnolia fruit by cuttings in the space, and then transplant it outside later.
She plans to plant the first batch of seedlings transplanted from the space in her own yard.
The newly built house has a large yard. Lin Dajiang had fenced off a large area in the backyard, and this time she could put it to good use.
When the naturally grafted seedlings grow taller, we will have to reclaim the land we bought and build wooden racks as support for the magnolia seedlings to climb and grow.
Lin Xiaoman and Lin Dajiang said they wanted to transplant the magnolia seedlings, and she didn't have to do anything. Lin Dajiang had planted all the seedlings in just two afternoons.
"Xiao Man, do you think it's okay? Dad has already planted it for you!"
When it comes to making money, Lin Dajiang is more active than anyone else.
After all, the business of his own magnolia jelly has been good in the past two years. If he doesn’t have time to sell it himself, he will sell it to the villagers by selling it from door to door.
Not only can the family make money, but it can also provide a way for villagers to make money.
Lin Dajiang adheres to the idea of making every penny count and never misses a single opportunity.
When it comes to farming, Lin Xiaoman admits that he is no match for his father, but after taking a look around, he was quite satisfied.
It just happens that the three sides of the backyard wall are fully planted. By next year, these magnolia seedlings will grow to two meters high, climb all over the wall, and maybe even bear fruit.
The flowering period of mangosteen fruit is from April to May, and the fruiting period is from the end of July to September. This summer, the mangosteen jelly is made with the dried mangosteen seeds from last year. In July and August this year, we still have to go to Xinghuaao to pick the ripe mangosteen fruit, take out the seeds and dry them for later use.
The magnolia fruits from the two magnolia trees in Xinghuaao can only support their sales in Dayi Town. If they want to produce more and sell them throughout Jialin County, they must plant more.
So in the next few days, Lin Xiaoman was busy in the backyard, covering the newly grafted magnolia seedlings and transplanted magnolia fruits with a layer of corrosive soil.
Even though Lin Jingzhe was the only one missing from the family and Li Zian was helping to arrange the delivery of the rabbits, it still felt like there were too many things to do and everyone was very busy with no time to relax.
Of course, Lin Xiaoman would never participate in feeding earthworms to chickens and ducks. Now he has handed it over to Zhou Quan to do it.
During this period, Lin Xiaoman and Lin Dajiang went to Xinghuaao to cut a lot of Magnolia branches.
Some of the magnolia fruits in Xinghuaao have already formed small flower buds, and in more than two months, the ripe magnolia fruits can be harvested one after another.
After returning, Lin Xiaoman trimmed the branches of the magnolia fruit tree, placed most of them in the space for cuttings, and placed a small part of them outside for cuttings to conceal their presence.
There is a well in the front yard of Lin Xiaoman's space.
Thinking of the magical springs in the novels she had read before, she drew water from the well in the front yard to water the magnolia seedlings.
The result was, of course, disappointing. The magnolia seedlings watered with well water and those watered with river water grew at the same rate. It seemed that the well water in the space was just ordinary water.
As for the rapid growth of the magnolia seedlings in the space, it is most likely related to the overall environment of the space.
Lin Xiaoman has already realized that her golden finger cannot compare with the Lingquan space and the exchange system, but she is already content.
After all, apart from the vegetables and magnolia seedlings grown in the space, she rarely uses the space now.
People can seek or rely on help from others and things, but they cannot become dependent on them.
Lin Dajiang knew that Xiaoman loved to eat fruits and vegetables, so he specially bought some vegetable seeds.
Lin Dajiang would reclaim the land at the foot of the mountain, which was surrounded by bamboo strips, whenever he had free time, so he had a place to plant the seeds he bought.
Lin Dajiang planted some beans, green beans, cucumbers, pumpkins, eggplants, peppers, and green vegetables, including those for which seeds were available.
"Dajiang, are you reclaiming wasteland again?"
"Don't get too tired, okay?"
Every villager passing by would greet Lin Dajiang behind the bamboo fence and try to get close to him.
“What are you planting?”
Lin Dajiang: "Xiaoman likes to eat vegetables, so we grow some vegetables, eggplants, etc."
Lin Dajiang doesn't talk much and he only answers when others ask him questions.
Next to a haystack in the countryside, a group of people were taking a rest after working so hard.
"Why has Boss Lin become so diligent? Wasn't he the most fond of cheating in the past? Every summer when we planted crops, Mrs. Lin's scolding was directed at Boss Lin and his family."
"What do you know? That's what we call smart. Lin Lao San doesn't have to do anything, he can just eat and drink. Isn't it the eldest and second eldest who do all the housework? Why doesn't he slack off and wait for others to work like a slave? Lin Lao Er is just a blockhead, otherwise he would be as lazy as Lin Lao Da."
"Yes, now that we earn our own money, we have to be more diligent, right?"
"Yes, don't underestimate Lin Dajiang. Isn't Lin Laoer also more diligent than before? He carries a bamboo basket to the town to sell every time there is a market."
"It's good to separate the family. I want to separate the family, but my stubborn old man refuses to separate the family. My daughters-in-law quarrel every day, even over who eats more porridge."
"Have you heard that Taohua's family, the Li family in Shadi Village, has also split up, and the four sons have all built houses."
"No way? I heard that Shadi Village is very poor, with little land, and they rely on hunting in the mountains and selling the game for food."
"How could it be false? Last time, I went to Shadi Village with the two heads of the family to buy chicks. I heard from that family that the Li family split up and built a house last year."
"Oh my goodness, Taohua has four brothers, right? Where did he get so much money?"
"You don't know, Taohua has eight nephews, and the Li family has more boys than girls. As for money, don't you see that they are all working for Lin Dajiang's family? For example, wrapping eggs, they can earn six or seven hundred coins a month."
"Last year, when Lin Dajiang's family built a house, the four Li brothers hired people from Shadi Village to do the work. I heard that they made a lot of money! Why didn't they hire people from their own village? All the money went to people from other villages!"
Someone retorted, "That's not right. The people in Shadi Village are good at building houses and hunting. How could the men in Shanglin Village build such a magnificent blue brick and tile house?"
"Then you can always help out, right? I think Li Taohua is biased towards her mother's family."
"Didn't Lin Dajiang arrange work for Lin Dahai and his son? They are the ones who do all the work, from picking up straw to stalking straw. I heard from Wang Chunxiu last time that she plans to marry Lin Lichun to a girl this year, and when the girl is settled, they will rebuild their house."
"That's right. Last year, when we were making sausages, we hired almost all the people from Shanglin Village. We should have a conscience and not make up stories about people behind their backs."
"That's because someone from your family went there. My family wasn't chosen."
"Who can you blame? So many people in our village were selected, but your family didn't. Shouldn't you look for the reasons within yourself?"
"Humph, it sounds nice to say that there is an 'interview', but in fact it is just a matter of relationships. The one who is closest to the family will be selected."
Laizi's mother couldn't stand it any longer. "What? I had a quarrel with Taohua before. Wasn't my son chosen as well? Why are you talking so foul? Are you spitting shit?"
Mrs. Wang also agreed, "Yes, Mrs. Lin, Li Taohua and I have all tried it before, and my scumbag daughter-in-law was also chosen! Besides, if you say bad things about others behind their backs and the Lin family hears about it, you will regret it when the business of the workshop improves and you have to hire more people!"
"You are the one who is talking nonsense, Mrs. Wang. Your family just makes some money by selling sausages for Boss Lin. Don't be so cocky."
"I'm just showing off, so what? Is it your business?"
Seeing that they were about to quarrel, the woman who was watching the fun hurried to try to stop them.
"Say less, we are from the same village, don't hurt the harmony."
"Let's go, keep pulling the weeds. If you don't pull them out, the sun will set."
A group of villagers brushed the mud off their buttocks and continued to work in the fields.
Mrs. Lin, who was hiding behind some haystacks, was so angry that her face turned red.
The old man is really great.
Whispering in the boss's ear.
You only help the Li family, why don't you think of helping the third brother? Otherwise, the third brother wouldn't be so stupid as to do such a thing to cheat people for money!
Old Mrs. Lin attributed the situation of the third brother to the fact that Lin Dajiang did not come forward to help.
She felt that if the eldest son was willing to help the third son, the third son would not do such a thing because of his kind and docile nature. He must have been bullied by his father-in-law, or he was not in a good relationship with Zhou Mei.
The eldest brother's family lives such a carefree life, making a lot of money and gaining a good reputation, but the poor third brother has no news till now, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.
It’s all the boss’s family’s fault!
If the eldest brother was closer to the third brother and helped the third brother more, how could the third brother go astray without saying a word?
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Lin felt so angry!
He had no place to vent his anger, and his rationality gradually disappeared. He was directed at Lin Dajiang's family.