Chapter 19 The fate of conspiracy is to be discovered
Dai Endong put down the work in his hands and looked a little wary.
Lin Xi smiled with her eyes curved. She was beautiful, and her snow-white skin looked like fresh snow in the sun, making it hard for anyone to say a harsh word.
"Uncle, I'm at home. I don't have anything else to do here. I just want to ask if you have any ducklings for sale. I want to buy some to raise at home." Lin Xi went straight to the point.
When Dai Endong heard that Lin Xi was here to buy ducklings, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought that this person was here to borrow money.
Compared to his own father's defense, Dai Liyun was much more natural and generous, "There are a lot of ducklings, but where are you going to raise them? Your place is quite a distance away from the pond."
Dai Liyun said this out of kindness. Herding ducks is a technical job, and he really didn't think that a beautiful and otherworldly woman like Lin Xi would do farm work.
"The rice fields are not ready-made, so there is no need to rush to the pond." Lin Xi said with a smile.
"Is it possible to raise ducks in the fields?" Dai Liyun was a little uncertain and looked at Dai Endong with a puzzled look.
Dai Endong had seen similar practices, but they only raised a few for their own consumption and did not release many.
"How many ducklings do you need?" asked Dai Endong.
Lin Xi thought about it. He only had four mu of land at home. He definitely couldn't afford to buy more. "One hundred."
"If you need so much, it may take a while." Dai Endong calculated that the current quantity really could not meet Lin Xi's needs.
"No problem, you keep it for me first, I don't need it right away." Lin Xi roughly estimated that after waiting for a while, the fry would be able to grow up, and then if the ducklings were put in at that time, it would not be easy for the golden carp to eat them.
After paying the deposit, Lin Xi planned to go home, but Dai Liyun insisted on seeing Lin Xi off.
At first, Lin Xi thought that the Dai family was just being polite, but after Dai Liyun followed him for quite a while and seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times, Lin Xi finally realized that something was wrong. This Dai Liyun must have other purposes.
"Well, we'll have to walk you to your doorstep any further, but you have something to say."
As expected, as soon as Lin Xi asked, Dai Liyun couldn't help asking, "Sister, I'm just curious. Didn't Wang Xingan come to propose marriage today? Do you think that people like them who are good at studying would want to marry?"
Lin Xi looked at Dai Liyun's appearance and gradually came up with an idea in his mind.
"If you ask me, that's true. Which girl doesn't want to marry a scholar?" Lin Xi said this deliberately, keeping an eye on Dai Liyun's expression from the corner of her eye.
As expected, Dai Liyun's face darkened in an instant, and he murmured, "It is indeed the case."
"However," Lin Xi changed the subject, "the girl from the Wu family is a person with her own ideas. She saw that the Wang family had ulterior motives and refused to agree no matter what."
Dai Liyun didn't expect such a reversal, and immediately perked up, "The Wang family's motives are impure, why?"
Lin Xi didn't point it out, but just said, "Think about what the Wang family is doing and what the girl from the Wu family is learning. Don't you understand?"
After saying that, Lin Xi left Dai Liyun who was thinking hard and went home first.
Dai Liyun had dealt with businessmen to some extent, so he was not a stubborn person. After Lin Xi's advice, he quickly reacted.
It was obvious that the Wang family was attracted by Wu Erniu's ability to make steamed buns, so they insisted on coming to her house to propose marriage.
It is conceivable that if Wu Erniu married into their family, she would definitely be used as a tool to make money.
"This is so abominable!" Dai Liyun said angrily.
Lin Xi's home.
"Are you done with your work today?" Xiao Yongyan asked when he saw Lin Xi coming in.
Lin Xi told Xiao Yongyan about his plan to farm, and he had no objection. He didn't understand anything about it anyway, so Lin Xi could do whatever he wanted.
"But, if we raise ducks in the fields, won't they eat the fish fry?" Xiao Yongyan asked curiously.
"It's all about timing," Lin Xi smiled proudly. "By the time I put the ducklings down, the golden carp will have grown up. Plus, our fields are deeper than ordinary rice fields, so it's not easy for the ducks to eat the fish fry."
Xiao Yongyan was quite surprised. There was really a lot of knowledge involved in farming.
"Xier, you've worked so hard." Xiao Yongyan felt a little uncomfortable. His wife had been spoiled since she was a child. She had never worked in the fields before, and now she was busy with these things.
Lin Xi knew that Xiao Yongyan always felt that she was working hard, but in fact, she didn't think it was hard at all. Instead, she enjoyed it.
It would be better to make some things clear to Xiao Yongyan in advance, so that he won't always feel sorry for her.
"Husband," Lin Xi said seriously, "I am willing to do these things. It doesn't matter if it's hard or not. Just like my husband likes reading and never gets tired of reading every day."
After hearing what Lin Xi said, Xiao Yongyan felt that he had some problems. He chuckled and said, "Okay, I won't ask again in the future."
The essays in the academy have been graded, and Lin Xi can take them to the town tomorrow. As for Xiao Yongyan, he seems to be busy with something and said that he doesn't have time to make the trip.
Lin Xi didn't care, since she had to go to town often anyway.
Songtao Academy.
Lin Xi arrived in the town alone this time, without anyone around him. He directly gave Xiao Yongyan's things to Gu Songtao.
Gu Songtao also gave the remuneration for this period to Lin Xi.
Although Xiao Yongyan said at the time that he would not charge for helping with marking papers, he later came to the academy to give lectures and Gu Songtao insisted on paying him.
After several attempts to refuse, Gu Songtao gave each reward to Lin Xi.
One lesson costs four hundred coins. In recent days, Xiao Yongyan has attended three lessons, which is more than one or two taels of silver.
After receiving the money, Lin Xi couldn't help but sigh, it turns out that if you study hard, you can make money in any era.
Just as she put away the silver and prepared to leave, Lin Xi suddenly heard a slightly familiar voice.
"Hey, don't ever say that I gave you the things, or my old man will beat me to death." said a male voice.
"Don't worry, I won't tell you even if I die." This time it was a familiar voice.
"But if you want this thing, I'm afraid you have taken a fancy to someone's girl, maybe it's Mr. Li's daughter, and you want to make it a fait accompli." The man's voice joked.
"Don't talk nonsense. Even if I had ten courages, I wouldn't dare to touch the Li family. I have my own use for this medicine."
After thinking for a while, Lin Xi finally remembered that this familiar voice was none other than Wang Xing'an who went to the Wu family to propose marriage a few days ago.
At that time, Lin Xi only heard a few words from Wang Xing'an from a distance, so he didn't have a deep impression but felt a little familiar.
This kid, hasn't he given up yet?
Lin Xi's face looked a little solemn. What did he want to do?
Soon, the two returned to the school, and Lin Xi also left the academy.
When Lin Xi returned home, he unexpectedly discovered that Dai Liyun was there too.
Seeing Lin Xi coming in, Dai Liyun quickly stood up and said, "My father asked me to come here and tell my sister that you need to wait for half a month for the ducklings you want. I wonder if you are willing to wait."
The ducklings were not the focus at the moment. Lin Xi looked at Dai Liyun and said, "If you can do one thing for me, I will agree."
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