Chapter 197 Leaving the Capital

"I originally wanted to just send them away, but they refused to do anything," Mrs. Lin said depressedly.

In this regard, Master Lin was very open-minded, "I think Xiao Yongyan has his own plans in mind. The children are grown up, so you should let them do it on their own."

Mrs. Lin was not ignorant of this truth, but she was just worried. No matter how old the child was, in her eyes, he was still someone who needed to be taken care of.

"You," Lord Lin said, "don't worry. I see Xier looks pretty good this time, which means she's living a good life. This ordeal may not be a bad thing for them."

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After staying in the capital for such a long time, Lin Xi felt that something might go wrong if he stayed any longer, so he discussed with Xiao Yongyan and prepared to return home.

Xiao Yongyan also agreed with Lin Xi's point of view, although now everyone's attention was focused on the court and no one noticed them.

But whatever Lin Xi did always caused a stir in Beijing. If she continued like this, it was only a matter of time before people noticed her.

After the two of them had discussed it, they said goodbye to Lin's father and mother.

Lin's father didn't react to this, but Lin's mother was very sad. Knowing it rationally was one thing, but knowing that she was leaving was another.

"You are in Taoli Village, right? When a new batch of Chuanxiangzi arrives, I will send someone to deliver it to you." Mrs. Lin said.

Lin Xi hurriedly stopped him, "Mom, I can cultivate Chuan Xiangzi myself, so please don't take the risk of sending anything to us."

Although Mrs. Lin knew that Lin Xi could grow Ganoderma lucidum, she did not think that her daughter would be able to grow Chuan Xiangzi.

"Mom, I know you are worried, but today, Chuan Xiangzi offended Madam Liu, and I don't know who I will offend tomorrow. It's better to have less trouble than more." Lin Xi said.

Father Lin also agreed, "Xi'er is right. There is no rush to take care of your body."

The two women took turns to persuade Mrs. Lin, and she had to give up.

The two of them left the capital this time, also wearing the human skin masks given by Lin Yunhuan. Unlike when they came, when they left, it was just the couple.

Father Lin prepared a fast horse for the two of them, and they rode away from the capital.

Just as Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan were about to leave the capital, a piece of calligraphy was presented to the prime minister.

"Sir, Xiao Yongyan is here!"

The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion walked hurriedly into the study, holding a piece of rice paper.

"Why are you so flustered? Let's talk it over nicely." The prime minister frowned, looking down on the housekeeper's anxious look.

"Sir, something terrible has happened. Please take a look." The butler spread out the paper, on which was a piece of calligraphy. "I have confirmed it again and again with the people in the Prince Regent's Palace, and they all said that this is Xiao Yongyan's handwriting!"

The Prime Minister looked at the brush-written characters in front of him with a bit of doubt, "Are you sure?"

"It can't be wrong." said the butler.

"Xiao Yongyan is three thousand miles away, how could he appear in the capital?" The Prime Minister narrowed his eyes, "It seems that the power of the Regent has not been completely eradicated."

"Master, what should we do now? Should we look for it in the capital?" asked the butler.

"No need!" said the Prime Minister, "Since he has a way to sneak in, he will definitely not be easily found by us. Go ask Hang Qi."

"Yes, sir." The butler took his leave.

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After several days of travel, Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan finally returned to Taoli Village.

The villagers hadn't seen the two for a while and were very concerned about where they had gone.

In response to this, Lin Xi’s answer was to go to Xucheng.

No one suspected anything. Xucheng was far away from here, so it was normal to spend more time going back and forth.

The next day, Cui Hongyue came to tell Lin Xi that several silk quilts had been produced and were waiting to be sold.

Lin Xi told Cui Hongyue that she would arrange someone to deliver the goods immediately.

In the capital, Wang Yunong has already opened shops, and all the silk quilts and silk rice paper are sent to the capital.

Next, Tang Xuyang will have to work hard to open up a logistics channel from Lianggu County to the capital.

"By the way, the village has elected a new headman named Zhu Wenge. You should have heard of him," said Cui Hongyue.

Lin Xi thought about it and realized that she had indeed heard of this name, but had never dealt with him and knew almost nothing about him.

"The village head asked me to tell you that he will come over later and has something important to discuss with you." Cui Hongyue said.

Lin Xi was a little confused. What could the newly appointed head of the village want from her?

Soon, Lin Xi found out the reason.

"You see, your various businesses in the village are quite successful. I also heard that under your guidance, Dafeng Village opened its own cloth shop, and now the business is quite good. Can you see if you can help our Taoli Village find a way to make money?"

Zhu Wenge had a kind face, and Lin Xi believed that he was speaking sincerely.

"Village head, if you were to ask me what business of mine is suitable for the whole village, I think sericulture is the most suitable," said Lin Xi.

She also had her own plans in mind. The trade channel between her and the capital was gradually being established, and more supplies would definitely be needed in the future.

With her current scale, it is definitely not enough to meet the demand, and production must be expanded.

"Raising silkworms is fine. We have a lot of mulberry trees here." Zhu Wenge thought it was a good choice. "Well, I'll call everyone together to discuss this tomorrow."

Zhu Wenge kept his word and gathered all the villagers together the next day.

He stood on the high platform and first talked about the situation in Dafeng Village, and then said, "Tell me, is our Taoli Village worse than Dafeng Village? What they can do, we can definitely do as well. Yesterday, I discussed with Lin Xi and decided to develop sericulture in the village and sell the cocoons to Lin Xi for processing. Those who are willing to sign up can come directly to my house."

Zhu Wenge thought that his idea would be supported by everyone, but after he finished speaking, there was silence.

After a while, an aunt stood up and said, "Village head, we are all farmers. This kind of land is our foundation. I think if Lin Xi really wants to help everyone, she should teach us her method of eating three times a day."

Many people agreed with the aunt's words, "That's right, we all want to know how she grows the land."

Zhu Wenge never expected that everyone's attention was on the ground and they had no interest in raising silkworms.

Aunt Wu couldn't help but stand up when she saw this. "Boss Lin has been discussing with the head of the village for a long time and wants to lead everyone to raise silkworms. It must be because raising silkworms is more profitable."

"Oh, everyone knows that you have a good relationship with Lin Xi, so of course you will speak for him. If the crops in the fields are delayed because of silkworm farming, do we have to use the silkworms to pay taxes in the fall?" someone retorted.

Aunt Wu was not a person who was good at speaking. When someone said that, she felt upset and didn't know how to fight back.

"There are actually two ways to pay taxes to the government. One is grain, and the other is silver." Lin Xi said slowly, "People who raise silkworms can just plant one or two acres of land to feed themselves, and pay the taxes in autumn in silver."