Chapter 21: Make the Best of It
There was nothing in the treasure chest except a box of well water!
"How dare this little girl lie to us!" The fat yamen runner was so angry that his face turned red. He hammered the wall with his hands in anger, with only hatred in his heart.
But I can only accept it as a loss in silence.
Night fell over the wild land of the Qin River, and the chill grew thicker. Everyone sat together, their faces gloomy despite the light of a bonfire.
Lin Muyi looked at Lin Xiyan's busy figure and said softly, "Xier, this Qinjiang land is so difficult, but you remain calm and composed. I really admire you."
Lin Xiyan smiled faintly: "Brother, since we are here, let's make the best of it. As long as we work together, we will be able to overcome the difficulties."
Jiang Moyu sat silently by the side, his eyes always following Lin Xiyan. He secretly swore in his heart that he would protect her.
Lin Wuyu frowned, thinking about how to start farming in this barren land. After all, everyone's survival depended on it.
That night, the old people huddled in a corner of the thatched hut, the thin blankets on their bodies unable to resist the damp cold that penetrated into their bones.
Their teeth were chattering as they huddled together, and every gust of cold wind that came in through the cracks in the shabby doors and windows would trigger a cough and a groan.
The young and strong men took turns guarding the campfire, constantly adding firewood to try to make the fire burn brighter.
However, the firewood did not burn smoothly in this humid environment, and the thick smoke made people's eyes hurt.
Lin Xiyan and the people from the first house quietly hid in the bushes, and then took out a roasted chicken.
Everyone looked at the roast chicken in surprise, drooling.
Lin Muyi hurriedly asked, "Xier, where did you get this roast chicken? It's impossible that it appeared out of thin air!"
"Brother, I brought this roast chicken with me today when I went to Nanyan City to buy a carriage. I secretly hid it under the seat, and no one knew about it."
"Xier is so smart!"
Lin Xiyan tore the roast chicken into pieces and shared it among them.
"If you follow the young lady, you can have meat for three meals a day!" Qingying said happily.
Everyone happily began to eat, and Lin Muyi kept muttering as he ate, "It tastes really good."
Lin Wuyu found it hard to swallow the food.
He thought again of the strange things that happened in Nanyan City today.
Where did Xier get so many farm tools at once?
"Daddy, why don't you eat? Eat quickly."
Lin Xiyan urged, it would be bad if someone found out.
Jiang Moyu was also thinking about it. When he went into the city with Lin Xiyan today, he didn't seem to see her buy any food. Could it be that he remembered it wrong?
Everyone quickly finished eating the roast chicken and returned to the campfire.
Night, like a heavy black curtain, weighs heavily on the desolate land of Qin River.
Suddenly, a shrill and long howl of a wild beast pierced the silence of the night sky without warning.
The sound echoes in the empty wilderness, and every sound is audible, coming closer and closer as if it is not far away.
Everyone's already tense nerves instantly broke to the extreme.
Lin Muyi stood up with a jerk and shouted, "Everyone, don't panic. Guard the bonfire first and don't run around!"
However, a sense of fear still spread among the crowd.
Some timid people began to sob softly. They remembered what the yamen runners said about wild beasts often roaming here, and their hearts were filled with despair.
Fortunately, we only heard the sound of wild beasts that night, but no wild beasts appeared.
They spent their first difficult night in Qinjiang in fear.
The next morning, as soon as the sky turned pale, Lin Xiyan got up early.
Jiang Moyu woke up almost at the same time, saw Lin Xiyan's figure, and followed her silently.
Lin Xiyan walked around the camp and had a plan in mind.
She said to Jiang Moyu, "Brother Moyu, let's organize some people to cut down some trees nearby. Firstly, we can build a more solid shelter, and secondly, the wood can be used to make a fire for heating, which is much more convenient than these damp firewood."
Jiang Moyu nodded in agreement.
Lin Mu also heard this and divided everyone into several groups, some responsible for cutting down trees, some responsible for transporting, and some responsible for cleaning the site.
Lin Xiyan took out a sharp axe and saw from the tools in the space, saying that she bought them when she went to the city yesterday and put them in the carriage.
The young man from the Lin family was very excited to get the tools, so he went into the forest to look for strong and durable wood.
While busy, Lin Wuyu took a few older people with farming experience to look for suitable farmland.
They walked along the stream and found a relatively open piece of land with relatively fertile soil. It was also close to a water source, making irrigation more convenient.
Although the land was overgrown with weeds and full of gravel, Lin Wuyu knew that as long as he cultivated the land well, he would be able to grow crops.
While Lin Xiyan was exploring around the camp, her eyes were inadvertently drawn to a strange piece of land not far away.
It was a piece of land located under a small hill. The bare surface was lifeless, but it was an eye-catching red color.
Her eyes suddenly lit up, and she felt an irrepressible excitement in her heart: "It's red soil!"
When she ran closer, she saw that there was really no grass growing on this red soil.
The women nearby were all bewildered and puzzled when they saw Lin Xiyan's extremely excited expression.
In their eyes, this land was really worthless. The red soil looked so barren that even the tenacious weeds could hardly survive on it, let alone grow crops.
Lin Xiyan completely ignored everyone's doubts. She slowly squatted down, gently rubbed a small pile of red soil with her slender fingers, then placed it under the sun and examined it carefully.
It really is red soil!
She confirmed it in her heart.
Although this red soil is extremely acidic and the organic matter in the soil decomposes at an astonishing rate, nutrients are easily lost. Therefore, it appears extremely poor in its natural state, and its fertility is so low that it can hardly support crop growth.
However, it is rich in iron and aluminum minerals, which is a great treasure.
With just a little improvement, it can be transformed into an excellent soil for growing economic crops such as sugarcane and citrus. Not only will the fruit quality be excellent, but the yield will also be considerable.
Lin Xiyan looked up with longing, and saw that beneath the hills were vast expanses of red soil that stretched as far as the eye could see.
A beautiful vision of a bountiful harvest in the future instantly emerged in her mind, and she secretly said happily:
Hehe! This is simply a godsend. With this piece of red soil, becoming rich is sure to be just around the corner.
Everyone looked at Lin Xiyan who was laughing foolishly in front of the red soil. They all looked at each other, secretly speculating in their hearts that there was something wrong with her brain.
At this time, the second family took advantage of everyone's busyness and lied that they were out looking for wood, but in fact they were secretly hiding in the distance, basking in the sun comfortably.
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