Chapter 162: Investigating the Person Behind the Scenes

"If we tell you everything, can you let us go?"

Lin Xiuran snorted coldly: "That depends on how many clues you provide."

The bitten villager was afraid that the Lin family would actually report it to the police, so he hurriedly said:

"We don't know who it was. A masked man in black came to our village and said he had pulled out all the rice seedlings from the fields of the Li family. He offered us five taels of silver."

"Yes, they told us the location of the land and, as a token of their sincerity, gave us two taels of silver as a deposit."

"So, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding..."

Lin Zhiyi frowned, it was indeed so!

It seems that they want to deal with Li Wenjing, who must be the King of Qi's man.

Ma Cunzheng said angrily: "What misunderstanding? Even if you didn't identify the wrong land, wasn't it Xishui Village's land that was destroyed?"

The man choked and was about to make a few words of defense when he heard Lin Zhiyi say, "We planted precious medicinal herbs in our fields, and you have destroyed them. The loss is huge. Pay me."

"What? I have to pay compensation?"

They originally came here to collect medical expenses, but now they not only haven't received the money, but they also have to pay out money.

"How much do you want?"

"Not much, fifty taels will be enough."

"What? Fifty taels? Why don't you just rob?" the man was furious.

The other injured were also very angry.

"Even if we want to rob you, someone has to give us the opportunity. You are the ones who did the evil. It would be fine if our Lin family didn't hold you responsible, but now we only ask you to compensate for the costs. Is this unbearable?"

Ma Cunzheng looked unhappy. He sent someone to invite Muramasa from Xiaohe Village to discuss the compensation issue and take his villagers away.

Otherwise, he would report it to the county magistrate.

Some villagers went to ask the village chief of Xiaohe Village to come. Lin Fu told the children to do what they were supposed to do and he just had to wait here.

On the way, Lin Xiuran and Lin Xiuyan heard Lin Zhiyi say that the sweet potato seedlings could be planted back home, so they went to make arrangements without waiting to go home.

Since the rice seedlings were grown, Lin Zhiyi asked his two brothers to find more villagers to plant rice in the paddy fields.

Other crops also need to be cultivated.

Lin Zhiyi found Li Wenjing and told him about the destruction of the sweet potato seedlings.

Li Wenjing said angrily: "What a Li Wencheng!"

He had already come to Fangzhou, but Li Wencheng still refused to let him go.

"Leave this matter to me. I will definitely find out who is behind this and give you and the Lin family an explanation."

At noon, Lin Fu came back.

The chiefs of the two villages negotiated with each other and, considering that those people had been taken advantage of, they could pay the Lin family two taels of silver as compensation. They also hoped that the Lin family would not report to the police so as not to damage the harmony between the two villages.

For the sake of Ma Cunzheng, Lin Fu agreed.

But the injured villagers of Xiaohe Village refused to accept this. They came to extort money, but now they got nothing and even lost two taels of money.

But the village chief of Xiaohe Village threatened them that if they did not pay the money, he would return to the village to hold a criticism meeting, tell the villagers what dirty deeds they had done, and expel them from Xiaohe Village.

These people were scared when they heard this.

He obediently took out the silver and money.

Fortunately, there are more than twenty people in total, and each person only needs to get less than a hundred coins.

The deposit given by the man in black was just right, they neither lost nor gained.

Even so, they were heartbroken.

They still have to pay for their own medical expenses.

This time I really lost a lot.

The chiefs of the two villages reprimanded them and then released them.

After the people from Xiaohe Village left, the village chief told Lin Fu to pay more attention in the future, and he would help the Lin family find the murderer.

The Mu family was worried at home for a whole day, and only when Mu's father saw that no one came to visit him did he feel relieved.

Mu Qin's face turned grim. "Dad, those people are so stupid. Even after I told them the location of the deposed prince's farmland, they still found the wrong place."

It’s just a pity that we failed to destroy the deposed prince’s fields, but it’s not a good idea to do it now without alerting the enemy.

In the blink of an eye, it’s time for summer harvest.

After wheat is harvested, millet, which has a shorter growing period, or soybeans should be planted as late autumn crops.

When the farming season came, curved plows sold like hot cakes.

However, the news reached Chang'an in just a few days.

Naturally, the Minister of Works Liu Chunshan also saw this curved plow.

He personally took people to the fields to try it out. The curved plow saved time, labor, and old oxen, and was a significant improvement over the original plow.

"Are you saying this plow came from Fangzhou?"

"Yes, Lord Liu, the owner of that shop seems to be very good at business. He has now cooperated with the imperial merchant Pei family and obtained the casting rights for the plowshare. He does not allow anyone to imitate it."

Even the imperial court was helpless against them.

"Fortunately, this plowshare is not expensive. If our Ministry of Industry had manufactured it, it would have sold for about the same amount of money."

Liu Chunshan nodded, "That's good."

Farming and weaving are the lifeblood of Dagan.

Regardless of the purpose, anyone who contributes to agriculture deserves to be rewarded.

He will report to the emperor now.

At this time, the Lin family's new home was very lively.

Not only Li Wenjing and his servant moved in.

Even Aunt Xue and her son and the fourth wife moved in.

Eunuch Wang also moved into the Lin family's new house.

Zhao Zhan and three Jinwu Guards also moved into the Lin family.

The Lin family built more than twenty houses, which seemed a bit crowded.

Fortunately, they did not eat and live for free. Zhao Zhan and the eunuchs paid for their food.

Aunt Xue and Fourth Aunt Liu helped Fang Mama cook every day, and they would rush to do any housework.

The Lin family's lives are getting better and better.

Luer picked up a piece of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and her eyes lit up, "Mom, Luer likes to eat this."

Gu Wanyun glanced at the dish.

My sister-in-law always brings back those weird foods. What kind of fruit is this? Can it be delicious if I use the fruit in cooking?

But when she heard Lu'er say it was delicious, she couldn't help but pick up a piece and put it in her mouth.

He immediately looked at Lin Zhiyi in disbelief, "Sister, what kind of dish is this? It's so delicious."

"Sister-in-law, this is scrambled eggs with tomatoes."

Lin Zhiyi cooked it herself and also grew it herself.

Li Wenjing couldn't help but pick up a piece of food with chopsticks. The moment it entered his throat, he felt that it was better than any other delicacy in the world.

I feel more and more that Lin Zhiyi is a treasure.

The yard was full of vegetables planted by Lin Zhiyi, and he saw them all.

Not only are the vegetables in the yard full, but the crops in the fields are also growing day by day, and the days are full of hope.

There were several plates of scrambled eggs with tomatoes on the table, and everyone ate them all up.

Everyone couldn't help but praise the dish for being delicious.

Lin Lu said, "Aunt, Luer wants to eat scrambled eggs with tomatoes tonight."

"Okay, Auntie will make it for Lu'er in the evening."

Li Wenjing raised his lips unconsciously.

These days are a hundred times better than those in the Eastern Palace.

He lived in the Eastern Palace when he was young, and only moved out of the palace and lived in the Prince's Mansion after he became an adult.

He had been all alone then, but now he felt like he had a family.

The most important thing is that there is no intrigue or fighting.

After dinner, the eldest and second sister-in-law called Lin Zhiyi to the living room and gave her new clothes, shoes and socks.

"Sister, the material of this dress is not very good. Please don't despise it. I will make you a better one when I have money."