With Lin Jinyue's delicious food as a lure, the two of them were especially motivated.
Wu Lao Er was convinced that the county magistrate wouldn't care about plagiarism, since he wasn't selling in the family's shop and the Chamber of Commerce couldn't do anything to them.
To everyone's surprise, the two officers, without saying a word, accused him of setting up a stall illegally and confiscated all his blind box pens.
Wu Lao Er was furious.
Lin Jinyue was still making faces at him: "Go ahead and sell! I'll arrest you every time you sell!"
Many people gathered around to watch the spectacle.
Lin Jinyue shouted loudly, "Fake is fake! You're taking advantage of our village not having recovered from the typhoon and not having time to make the next batch of blind box pens, so you're selling fakes, huh? These pens are so ugly, let's see who buys them!"
At this point, someone asked, "Will Yunheji still be sold in the future?"
"I bought one too, but I only bought one to keep as a collector's item because I heard that Yunheji was no longer selling them. Five hundred coins, it hurt my wallet so much."
“You only got five hundred coins, but mine cost one tael of silver.”
Lin Jinyue then said, "Don't worry, everyone. We can sell them, and we definitely will continue to sell them. There are also many more beautiful pens available."
Everyone immediately felt relieved.
But after everyone had dispersed, Ji Zixuan was still somewhat worried, "Sister Yueyue, doing business is all about seizing the opportunity. If we have to wait until after the New Year, I'm afraid..."
Ji Zixuan gritted his teeth: "Fine, I can wait a little longer for my house."
Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "Those blind box pens will indeed only be available after the New Year, but I thought of another kind of pen, which is very beautiful."
Ji Zixuan scratched his head, "But we can't let people like Wu Lao Er, who have wicked intentions, take advantage of us like this."
Lin Jinyue couldn't think of a better way for the time being.
A shameless person is invincible.
Moreover, in ancient times, her family had no voice and were considered a vulnerable group.
Doing business here without being ostracized is considered good.
But……
She has many ways to make money, but being disgusted by Wu Lao Er like this makes her feel uncomfortable.
Lin Jinyue was so engrossed in devising a plan that she didn't even notice she had entered the yamen.
On Magistrate Ding's desk were many blind box pens, all of which were still unopened.
Magistrate Ding handed her several boxes: "Yueyue, I don't think you need to be so troubled. Why don't you open one and take a look?"
Lin Jinyue opened a box.
It's not that she's just bragging, but this box isn't as exquisite or pretty as hers.
It's very light when you get it, and the carving is... well, let's just say it's not great.
Lin Jinyue opened it and found that inside was actually...
ah……
She looked at Magistrate Ding with a puzzled expression, "This...is this my family's blind box pen?"
What is this ugly lump?
Magistrate Ding sighed, "This... seems to be an octopus pen..."
Lin Jinyue:?
Oh no, if I remember correctly, her octopus pen was sky blue with a wave-like pattern on the bottom, and the octopus on top was an orangey-pink that was blowing blue bubbles.
This blob of deathly Barbie pink is so bright that you can't even make out any facial features.
You're saying this is her octopus pen?
Lin Jinyue was truly in a daze.
If this thing even works, then so be it; at least it's a pen, so it's not a waste.
But it can't be used as a pen either.
The nib wasn't even properly made; even counterfeiters don't know to leave a groove to hold the ink.
Lin Jinyue had just thought of a hundred ways to deal with the situation, but when she looked at her opponent, she found out that he was a nobody.
Forget it, let's not waste any more time.
Lin Jinyue returned to Yunhe Village.
No one ordered cakes in December, so Lin Jinyue didn't need to stay in Guangcheng and returned early.
Lin Jinyue hasn't been back to the village for a month.
But to my surprise, the village had changed drastically.
Every household built a house with blue bricks and tiles, surrounded by courtyard walls, with five houses connected together.
Two rows were covered.
The houses in the village weren't built as elaborately as those young masters' houses. There were no bathrooms; people just used buckets to bathe. And everyone used chamber pots for toilets.
We've heard that typhoons are likely to occur in the first half of the year, so everyone is taking precautions.
Everyone spent money to hire people from other villages to help build their houses, hoping to move into their comfortable homes before the New Year.
So that during the Lunar New Year, if the sea breeze gets a little stronger at night, you won't have to worry about being blown away.
Lin Jinyue looked at the two rows of impressive houses and felt very satisfied.
She wondered why the system had notified her that she had leveled up to level 11 without her noticing. It turned out that all the houses in the village had been built.
Her family's small villa was a bit far away, but the village had already paved a cement road, which was flat, smooth, and spacious. Considering the delivery problem, this cement road could accommodate four spacious horse-drawn carriages side by side.
Lin Jinyue was very satisfied with her brother's efficiency.
After returning home, Lin Jinyue pretended to be feeling unwell and called her mother and brother over.
Hearing that she was tired, Xiulan was terrified. She quickly said, "Yueyue, you..."
Lin Jinyue winked at her, "I'm fine, I don't want to see anyone. Sister, can you keep an eye on things downstairs for me? If anyone comes looking for me, just say I'm not feeling well, okay?"
Xiulan was relieved and smiled at her: "Don't worry, I'll take care of this."
Xiulan became much more cheerful after coming to the village.
She usually helps the Lin family with some housework, but it's not all her doing; Jiang Yun and Lin Xueqing also help.
The villagers were also very welcoming. When they heard that she was Lin Jinyue's sworn sister, their smiles were all very sincere.
Lin Jinyue waited for her mother and brother to come in, locked the room door, and then took the two of them directly to the farm.
The two hadn't been to the farm for a while, and they were stunned to see the cattle and sheep crawling all over the ground and the pigsties that were almost overflowing.
"How did so many areas unlock all at once?"
Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "I forgot to mention, everyone has been quite busy lately. This all started with Xiulan."
Lin Jinyue recounted everything that had happened during this period.
Let's start with the precious herbs that Xiulan was growing.
Speaking of her unlocking the land.
Lin Jinyue said to them, "The system shop is now at level eleven. We just received two acres of land as a reward. If I unlock two more acres, we can move into the villa!"
Jiang Yun: "Quickly, it's a pity your father isn't here, otherwise I would have prepared a big meal for you."
Lin Jinyue immediately spent two thousand taels of silver.
She has money now.
Of the money earned during this period, 10% went to the village, which was 3,000 taels. This money was used to repair cement roads, lend money to villagers to build houses, and set up breeding farms.
If possible, she would also like to install more streetlights in the village.
Streetlights are cheaper than the high-powered floodlights used on construction sites, but every household uses them in front of their doors…
Lin Jinyue shook her head again.
It's not that we can't afford streetlights, it's that kerosene lamps are more cost-effective.
Lin Jinyue and the others arrived at the villa.
Honestly, she was quite afraid that when she opened the door, she would hear the dog system warning her in her head, saying how much money or experience she would need to spend to unlock it.
[System: Please refrain from verbally abusing the system; I can hear you.]
[Lin Jinyue: Aren't I scared by your outrageous actions?]
[System: To reiterate, I am not that kind of system administrator.]
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