Chapter 122 College Examination

Madam Linglong was actually Lin Xi's fake identity, so the decision on this matter was naturally made by Lin Xi.

"What happened today can be said to have made Madam Linglong famous in Xucheng. But being too famous will always attract attention." Lin Xi said, "Go and rent the mountain land quickly, and then I will conduct a comprehensive survey. You will be responsible for the subsequent mining. If you are short of people, go to the county town to find a man named Tang Hu."

"There is one more thing," Lin Xi specifically instructed, "You must hide your identity well. Don't let anyone see your true appearance. You must remain mysterious to Madam Linglong."

Feng Miao nodded, "I understand."

"Tomorrow, we will rent the hilltop." Xiao Yongyan said.

The second day.

Neither Lin Xi nor Xiao Yongyan showed up, so only Feng Miao went to handle the matter.

She redid her attire, which took her about two hours to complete.

Looking at the deeds in front of him, Lin Xi put the things into his backpack while tucking them into his sleeves.

Afterwards, Lin Xi asked Feng Miao to buy a carriage, and the three of them left the city at the same time and went into the mountains to survey.

Transportation was inconvenient in ancient times. In addition to horse-drawn carriages, one also had to prepare bedding and dry food. It would probably be impossible to complete the journey in one day.

Arriving at the first mountain, Lin Xi took out his detector and headed up.

The detector did not respond until they reached halfway up the mountain, when a bunch of dense information suddenly appeared in front of Lin Xi's eyes.

[Tip: This place produces iron ore, suitable for mining. ]

Xiao Yongyan saw Lin Xi stop and asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly stop walking?"

Lin Xi didn't say anything, but squatted down and looked at the ground, "Give me a branch."

Feng Miao raised his knife and quickly cut off a fresh branch.

Lin Xi stuck the branch into the ground, found a few stones to secure it, and then nonchalantly tore off the fabric from the corner of her skirt and tied it to the branch.

"Underneath this place, there is an iron mine."

Many ancient tools relied on iron. Xiao Yongyan understood better than anyone how significant the discovery of an iron mine was.

"Xier, are you sure?" Xiao Yongyan couldn't help but confirm again. He saw that Lin Xi seemed to have done nothing along the way, but suddenly stopped.

"How could I possibly joke about such a big thing?" Lin Xi said, "Feng Miao, remember this location. We can take action after we leave Xucheng."

Feng Miao nodded.

It is good to have iron ore on a mountain. Lin Xi decided not to waste time and went to other mountains to have a look.

Unfortunately, however, the next few mountains contain almost no minerals.

After spending a night in the wild, Lin Xi and his friends rushed to the last rented hill.

There, as soon as he entered the mountain, Lin Xi's eyes were filled with all kinds of information.

She looked at the line of words in front of her in disbelief.

[Hint: There is a lot of coal buried here. ]

Coal, a vital source of power, is on its way to becoming as rich as a country.

"Coal." Lin Xi murmured.

Xiao Yongyan didn't hear clearly and asked, "What did you say?"

"Coal, this whole mountain is full of coal." Lin Xi quickly tore off the other side of her skirt and tied it to a tree.

Xiao Yongyan found it more and more incredible. How did Lin Xi know that there was coal here?

"Feng Miao," Lin Xi said, "Don't rush to sell the iron ore after it's mined. It may be useful in the future. But you have to be more careful when you mine the coal. There are many people who want to take over here. You have to be especially careful of government officials coming to investigate."

Feng Miao's face was serious. She knew better than anyone how valuable these things were.

If others knew that they controlled the two major resources of coal and iron, they would probably think that they were rebelling.

"No," Lin Xi frowned, "If someone finds out, it will be very troublesome. Since we have taken over the mountain, we have to do something to avoid suspicion."

"Xier is right. How about doing some business in the mountains, selling mountain products?" Xiao Yongyan said.

Lin Xi felt that it was not appropriate. It was a bit unreasonable to just do these things for a mountain.

"Plant trees!" Lin Xi said, "We also need to hire someone to take care of them, saying they are rare species."

"Plant trees?" Xiao Yongyan was a little surprised.

"Yes, just plant Phoebe nanmu. This thing grows slowly and has high value. Even if others know about it, it won't be a big deal." Lin Xi said.

Xiao Yongyan nodded thoughtfully. From the perspective of disguise, it was indeed okay.

"In addition to this, we can plant some Chinese medicinal herbs that are suitable for growing in the mountains, so that we can look like a legitimate businessman." Lin Xi said.

Investing all the money in high-value businesses is also more in line with Madam Linglong's personality.

After dealing with these, Xiao Yongyan and Lin Xi left five hundred taels of silver for Feng Miao and returned to Taoli Village.

As for the saplings of golden nanmu, Lin Xi said he would ask someone to deliver them.

Taoli Village.

After running around for several days, Lin Xi was exhausted. He came back, boiled some water for a bath, did not even have dinner, and slept until the next morning.

When he opened his eyes, Xiao Yongyan was already dressed. "I have to go to the academy today. You should rest well at home. I think Lin Ji is fine."

Lin Xi nodded drowsily and continued to sleep.

All of a sudden, it was the next day.

She was finally sober today. When she arrived at Lin's, she found the street extremely bustling as soon as she got off the carriage.

"What happened?" Lin Xi asked.

"Sister, how could you forget? Today is the day of the college entrance examination." Dai Jin'er said.

Lin Xi remembered that he had to take the examination for the scholar degree today.

"But what about your boss Xiao? Isn't he going to participate?" Dai Jin'er felt strange.

Lin Xi smiled helplessly, "He doesn't have to go."

Lin Xi originally meant to say that Xiao Yongyan was already a teacher and there was no need for him to participate, but Dai Jiner misunderstood and thought that Xiao Yongyan had no confidence and did not dare to take the exam.

"Is he still in the academy? I'll go talk to him."

Dai Jin'er went to the academy without hesitation. It was her elder sister Dai Lan'er who opened the door. Seeing her sister's angry face, Dai Lan'er felt strange and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I came to find Xiao Yongyan. He's a grown man. What's so scary about taking an exam? He actually doesn't even want to take part in it." Dai Jin'er said angrily.

Dai Laner knew that her sister didn't understand the truth, so she looked at Lin Xi for help, and Lin Xi nodded slightly.

Dai Lan'er pulled the person in and said, "What do you know? Xiao Yongyan is the teacher of Shuer Academy. What kind of academy exam is this?"

These words completely confused Dai Jiner. Xiao Yongyan is the teacher?

Although it seems that he doesn't want to, but if you think about what he has done so far, it seems to make some sense.

The most important thing is that her sister would not lie to her.

"No, why? Why would you hide such a good thing?" Dai Jin'er was puzzled.

"You have forgotten my identity." Dai Laner said.

Dai Jin'er slapped her head and said, "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that they were exiled."

It is definitely inappropriate for an exile to go to town to teach instead of staying in the village.

One of the examination centers for the college entrance examination was located in Fenghe Town, and Hang Qi came personally to supervise the examination.