Chapter 55: Stealing a Chicken, Losing the Rice
What Lin Xi said to Hei Er in the afternoon stirred up waves in his heart. He felt that he must seize the opportunity and could not wait any longer.
Soon, Hei Er decided to find a time to deliver the rice mill.
The county magistrate is a newcomer named Zang Wenwu. He is not a very capable man, but he has great ambitions.
Although he was only a small county magistrate, he was thinking all day long about how to make some noise so that the higher-ups would notice him, a small county magistrate in a remote area.
Therefore, when the news about Hei Er came up, County Magistrate Zang felt like he had found a treasure and quickly called the person over.
In front of Zang Wenwu, Hei Er praised Lin Xi's hand-cranked rice mill to the sky.
The words were exaggerated, but Zang Wenwu was not so stupid as to believe everything Hei Er said, so he asked to see it with his own eyes.
In order to receive County Magistrate Zang well, Hei Er started preparing early.
Lin Xi has been living with Zang Wenwu for some time. He has nothing to do all day long, so he just stays in the yard and pretends to be busy for a while.
It was strange to see people coming and going in the yard at this time.
Xiao Yongyan whispered, "The fish has taken the bait, now the next step is..."
"Cast the long line and catch the big fish." Lin Xi said.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day when County Magistrate Zang was coming to see the rice mill. Everyone in the mansion was on high alert, and Lin Xi also stopped his work and observed the situation in the attic where they lived.
Hei Er was seen serving the county magistrate attentively throughout the whole process, and led people all the way to the back garden, where Lin Xi's rice mill was placed upright.
Hei Er ordered his men to put the rice that had been prepared long ago into the cart, and then another person started shaking it.
However, in order to maintain confidentiality, only Hei Er's four confidants can be seen in the yard.
Zang Wenwu was skeptical after listening to what Hei Er said, but after seeing what happened in front of him, he was shocked.
Shocked, he tried shaking the husk himself and found that he could husk the rice easily.
"Awesome, really awesome!" Zang Wenwu exclaimed!
"Sir, you see, I dare not tell a lie. If I present this thing to the higher-ups, they will definitely think that you are a good manager!" Hei Er said in a very servile manner.
"That's right, that's right!" Zang Wenwu smiled brightly and looked around the rice mill.
Not far away, Xiao Yongyan was a little surprised, "I thought you had broken the machine."
Lin Xi shook his head, "It's not the right time yet."
She knew better than anyone the value of this farm tool. The principles behind it would definitely be studied repeatedly, and she herself would never have peace of mind.
Many components inside the rice mill are made using modern technology. Although Lin Xi knows how to use it, he has no idea how these parts are made.
If she didn't say it at that time, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor, but if she had to say it, she couldn't say anything.
At dinner time, Hei Er happily told Lin Xi what happened during the day, and said that the county magistrate was going to send the things directly to the prefect, and that the prefect would definitely value them.
Lin Xi smiled and said, "Second Master, we have been bothering you for a long time. Our family has a business in Fenghe Town, and we can't just leave it alone."
Hei Er was in high spirits at the moment and just symbolically tried to keep Lin Xi and the others.
Seeing that the two were determined to leave, he did not keep them any longer and said, "In that case, I will send someone to escort you back."
This time, Lin Xi did not object.
Two days later, Lin Xi and Xiao Yongyan returned to the county town.
The school has not been open for many days, and now the students are finally excited to hear that they can return to class.
Xiao Yongyan carried his mysticism through to the end. Every time he taught his students, he would speak behind a screen and adjust his voice slightly.
Now the students learned from the note on the door that Mr. Shuer had returned, and they immediately ran around to tell others.
The school reopened and Xiao Yongyan immediately became busy.
As for Lin Xi, he was busy dealing with the backlog of business and taking care of the family's fertile fields. He was very busy.
When the matter of the hand-cranked rice mill seemed to be forgotten, one day, soldiers surrounded the entrance of Lin’s shop.
The people in the town had never seen such a scene before and were so frightened that they dared not breathe.
Only Lin Xi was neither humble nor arrogant, "Are you officials here to buy bacon?"
An officer stepped forward and asked, "Are you Lin Xi?"
Lin Xi nodded, "Yes."
"Come with us, the governor invites you." said the soldier.
Lin Xi then realized that these officers and soldiers were probably here because of Hei Er's matter. She said in a friendly manner, "My lords, please wait a moment. I will go and tell my husband about this."
As she spoke, she gave Dai Laner a look.
After more than two months of training in the Linxi store, Dai Laner's eyesight has greatly improved. She immediately stuffed some loose change into the hands of the leading officer or soldier.
The officer weighed it, raised his lips in satisfaction, and his attitude softened a lot.
Time was running out, so Lin Xi could only pick up a pen and write a short message to Xiao Yongyan and put it on the table, so that he would see it after the class.
In a blink of an eye, Lin Xi followed the officers and soldiers.
Quiet city.
Lin Xi didn't expect that the government office in Youcheng was so spacious. She stood in the hall, a small person.
The governor was sitting in the hall, looking extremely majestic.
"Is this Lin Xi?" asked the governor.
Lin Xi quickly knelt down to greet him. As for Hei Er and Zang Wenwu beside her, she chose to ignore them. "My humble servant Xiao Lin greets you, sir."
"Lin Xi, Hei Er said that this so-called rice mill was invented and made by you. Is this true?" asked the prefect.
Lin Xi remained calm and said, "Sir, I have seen bellows used by farmers, but I have never heard of a rice mill."
Hei Er couldn't help but yell, "You're talking nonsense, that thing was obviously made by you, I shouldn't have agreed to let you take a last look at it, you must have switched it and made a fake one!"
Lin Xi glanced at Hei Er and suddenly realized, "So what Er Ye showed me last time was the so-called rice mill. I have seen it, but I have never made one."
"You are lying! This is clearly a trap you set!" Hei Er did not realize until this moment that Lin Xi was not a simple mountain woman. She was scheming and resourceful, and was no less capable than any opponent he had ever met.
Looking back now, every word Lin Xi said and every request he made was an attempt to exonerate himself and hold Hei Er responsible. This kind of planning was simply terrifying.
"Sir," Hei Er turned to the governor, "I have documents that prove that the rice mill was indeed invented by Lin Xi."
As he spoke, Hei Er took out the document that he had signed with Lin Xi from his sleeve.
Hei Er was very proud and thought that he could make Lin Xi suffer as well this time. How could he bear the governor's wrath alone?
God knows how embarrassing it was that the machine couldn't be used after he and Zang Wenwu presented the things to the prefect with great joy. The key point was that they had boasted so much before, and when the machine suddenly failed, the prefect felt that he was being fooled and was furious.
Hei Er, who just got the news, felt like the sky was falling.
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