Chapter 47: Rice Planting Completed, Old Lady Wang Takes Action
In a blink of an eye, it is time to plant new seedlings. Every household has no time to do anything else at this time and devotes themselves to the fields.
Although Lin Xi was not working, he was guiding several brothers of the Ma family to plant rice according to the instructions given by the Shennong system.
People around couldn't help but find it funny. It was obvious that Lin Xi had never done any work before, and now he was instructing others on how to work, and he looked like he knew everything.
As for the ducks in Linxi's fields, they were taken away by Hong Sheng along with the golden carp.
If Lin Xi hadn't agreed, Hong Sheng would have wanted to take away all of Lin Xi's rice.
In the eyes of other people in the village, he was simply crazy about business, and it seemed that he wanted everything from Lin Xi's field.
Now, at Lin Xi's request, several brothers of the Ma family pulled the red line and planted the rice seedlings neatly.
Other families are busy.
In the entire village, it seemed that only Xiao Yongyan acted as if nothing had happened. He drove his donkey cart out early in the morning and came back late every day, and no one knew what he was doing.
Old Mrs. Wang observed for a long time and found that Lin Xi had no intention of going to town in the past few days, so she had to put her plan on hold for the time being.
Lin Xi had no idea what Old Lady Wang was thinking and was fully focused on her paddy fields.
After the seedlings were planted, fish and ducklings had to be released, and new nutrient solution had to be prepared. Lin Xi suddenly felt that the little experience he had was not enough.
The two main ways to gain experience points in the Shennong system are to make money and to eat.
Every time you eat new ingredients, you will gain experience points. If you are lucky enough to eat high-quality food, you can gain more experience points.
Even though Lin Xi is a little short of experience points now, he has more than 100 taels of silver in his hand, so maybe he can consider going to the county town to eat.
Just as he was thinking this, Ma Laoer came over and reminded Lin Xi, "You need to quickly build a barn to store the rice your family harvested this time, otherwise it will be eaten by rats."
Lin Xi was stunned. Why didn't he think of this? "Then I'll trouble you brothers to help me build a barn. When the new batch of bacon is ready, I have to go to town every day and I'm really too busy."
Ma Lao Er agreed with a smile, "That's easy, I'm just reminding you. Also, I don't think you have time to shell them. Just look at how much you want to eat. I'll ask my husband to help you shell them."
Speaking of this, Lin Xi waved his hand to indicate that it was not necessary. "It's okay. I can do it myself."
Ma Laoer wanted to say that this was actually a physical job and Lin Xi was afraid that she could not do it herself, but when he remembered that Old Lady Ma had told him to be obedient, he swallowed his words back.
He is so smart, maybe he has some good idea.
When Lin Xi returned home, the pile of grain in the yard was as high as a mountain, which gave Lin Xi a headache just by looking at it.
"System, can you put these grains into the backpack?" Lin Xi asked.
[The current rice is estimated to be 242 kg. It is recommended to husk it before storing it. ]
After all, the rice shelling still needs to be done. Lin Xi opened the toolbox and saw the "hand-cranked rice mill" that he had seen last time. The quality was marked as silver level and consumed 150 experience points.
It's a bit expensive and beyond Lin Xi's ability at this stage.
It seems that I still need to find a way to make money, Lin Xi thought.
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After finishing the busy farming work, Lin Xi went to the town with more than 200 pieces of bacon. The Lin Ji that everyone had been looking forward to for a long time finally opened.
As soon as Lin Xi opened the shop, a crowd of people immediately gathered around him, shouting, "Boss, where have you been these days? I come here every day and the shop is closed. My kid is making a fuss at home every day, saying he wants to eat bacon."
"That's right, boss. Next time you close the store for a few days, at least put a note on the door. Otherwise, we don't know how long we'll have to wait."
Regarding this point, Lin Xi herself felt that she had not thought it through carefully. It was indeed her who had not thought it through thoroughly.
"I'm so sorry. We're planting seeds during this period, so we have a lot to do. Plus, making bacon takes time, so I've been delayed for a few days." Lin Xi said.
When everyone heard that it was because of planting rice seedlings, no one cared about it anymore. After all, in the eyes of people of this era, farming is more important than anything else.
"How about this, in order to make up for everyone's losses during this period, I will give you a 95% discount." Lin Xi said happily.
When everyone heard this, they immediately became happy and praised the boss for being generous.
For a time, business was booming and Lin Xi was busy all the time.
Lin Xi felt a little regretful that he should have called Dai Jiner over earlier.
She didn't expect the business to be so good, and she was worried that Dai Jin'er would have nothing to do if she came, so she came alone.
Just as people were lining up to buy bacon, a skinny old woman suddenly emerged from the crowd, worked her way to the front of the crowd, and for some reason sat down on the ground, crying and wailing.
"Oh my, someone's dead. You're such a heartless person, Lin Xi. You actually harmed people from our village and sold poisonous bacon. You're so cruel!"
Everyone's attention was attracted by the old woman who suddenly rushed out. Those who had just bought bacon looked at the fresh bacon in their hands. Was there something wrong with the meat?
"Old man, you must be mistaken. We have always bought meat from Lin Ji and there has never been any problem."
"That's right," the people around echoed, "Boss Lin also promised that if there are any problems with her bacon, we can refund it at any time."
Lin Xi stood at the counter and recognized the person in front of him as Old Lady Wang at a glance.
Although she seemed to be disguised, she was from the same village after all, and Lin Xi could recognize her completely.
"Old lady," Lin Xi put on a weak and gentle appearance, and stepped forward to help Old Lady Wang up, "We are all from the same village. Although we have had some unpleasantness in the past, you don't have to frame me like this. Speaking of which, you haven't tasted my bacon yet. How about this, you stay and have a simple meal and try how my bacon tastes."
With just two simple sentences, Lin Xi completely dispelled Mrs. Wang's accusations.
How could anyone believe that someone who has never eaten her bacon suddenly came out to accuse the bacon of having problems?
People around her are more willing to believe the familiar Lin Xi than Old Lady Wang.
Just as Mrs. Wang was about to open her mouth to refute, she was stopped by Lin Xi's words.
"Well, the last time your son did something, I heard that you specifically asked not to have the bacon from my family. Everyone in the village can testify to that." Lin Xi's tone was gentle, but the eyes of the people around them kept changing when they looked at Old Lady Wang.
How could an old man of such age do such a disrespectful thing?
"I," Old Lady Wang didn't expect Lin Xi to be so powerful, "I ate bacon at the Wu family and my stomach hurts now. If you don't believe me, take me to the clinic."
Lin Xi was speechless. Why did she take Old Lady Wang to the clinic for no reason? It was obvious that this person came here to cause trouble today.
"Mom, why are you here?"
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