After Lin Jinyue finished reciting the Book of Changes, she saw that Xie Hong did not interrupt her or point out too many mistakes.
Only then could she feel at ease.
Next up are the medical books she's most familiar with.
Honestly, even if you asked her to recite it backwards, she could still memorize it for him.
It looks like we can really get those lands!
From now on, this whole area belongs to their group. If Chen Dawei dares to come any closer, she'll shoot an arrow right through his head!
Lin Jinyue seemed to see ten thousand acres of land beckoning to her.
When reciting medical books, he speaks fluently.
Lin Jinyue was overjoyed.
Xie Hong was furious. He glared at his subordinate and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier? You even put a medical book in there?"
Deputy General Gao also felt wronged: "But you said the thicker the better, didn't you?"
Xie Hong was too lazy to pay attention to him; his head was throbbing.
Ten thousand taels of silver, gone just like that!
Xie Hong was truly distressed.
Lin Jinyue said with a smile, "General Xie, you can't go back on your word."
Xie Hong said coldly, "Fine, it's just 100,000 taels of silver. Magistrate Ding, bring your men over to mark the land first thing tomorrow morning."
Lin Jinyue was overjoyed.
I've already figured out how to plan this land.
Magistrate Ding then said, "How about... such a large area, why not set it aside and make it into a separate village?"
Lin Jinyue's eyes lit up: "Okay."
This is a separate village!
In the future, when the officials come to deliver the news, they will notify their village separately, so there is no need to worry about the people of Linjia Village causing trouble behind their backs.
I never expected such a pleasant surprise.
Lin Jinyue smiled sweetly, "Uncle Ding, you are so kind. Come visit often when you have time. My dad is a great cook. He can cook everything from barbecue and hot pot to Zhejiang cuisine and Sichuan cuisine. There's nothing he can't cook, whether it flies in the sky, walks on the ground, or swims in the water."
Magistrate Ding, a gourmand, had his eyes light up. "This, this is too much! Oh, I'll have someone measure it later, and maybe get some extra..."
He paused, almost getting too excited and blurting out, "I'll allocate you some more good land."
Lin Jinyue then asked, "Those lands all belong to our village now, can we build a bridge there?"
Magistrate Ding hesitated: "It's not that it's impossible, but I'm afraid the boat won't be able to pass, which would delay things."
Lin Jinyue: "Don't worry, it won't affect the passage of the boat. However, there may be some toll fees to be collected."
Magistrate Ding didn't care: "It's fine, you can decide for yourselves, whatever you do is fine as long as it doesn't affect anything."
Lin Jinyue was overjoyed to have solved several major problems at once.
Xie Hong had a dark expression throughout.
No, it was just a joke of his, and this young girl actually dared to ask him to spend money?
That wasn't ten taels, that was one hundred thousand taels!
Although the Xie family was extravagant, he only had 70,000 taels of silver on him. He had to pawn all his valuables to save the remaining 30,000 taels.
If word gets out, what will become of Xie Hong's reputation?
Xie Hong gritted his teeth.
At this moment, Xie Hong's deputy came over and whispered, "General Xie, Chen Dawei says he has something important to discuss."
Xie Hong's face darkened on the spot.
The lieutenant said, "Perhaps the general doesn't need to pay this money."
Xie Hong suppressed his anger and frowned: "What happened?"
The man whispered a few words, and Xie Hong looked over in disbelief, "Them?"
Honestly, Xie Hong had never seen such a spineless man as Lin Shucheng. Not only did he not do women's work, but he was also subservient to his wife.
Xie Hong genuinely looked down on him.
How did they manage to make crossbows?
Xie Hong simply couldn't believe it.
The deputy continued, "There are quite a few crossbow bolts. Why don't we question them first? If they have no problem, we won't lose out. If they do, it's still 100,000 taels."
Xie Hong nodded.
Seeing the people of Linjia Village accepting the 100,000 taels of silver he gave them with a clear conscience and discussing the name of the village with the county magistrate, he became furious.
But Ding Ruiming, that opportunist, was clinging to Gu Shao and even giving this group advice: "You want to separate, but you like the name Yunhe Village? That's easy. We'll separate them later. Your place is Yunhe Village, and their place is Chenjia Village."
Lin Jinyue was overjoyed, and her sweet words made Ding Ruiming laugh.
Xie Hong felt it was blindingly bright.
He stepped forward and drew his sword from his waist: "Stop, all of you."
Seeing Xie Hong's gloomy face, Lin Jinyue muttered softly, "Is General Xie going to back out? Oh well, it's alright, we won't go out and spread it around, making you lose face."
Upon hearing this, Xie Hong's anger flared up.
Xie Hong said coldly, "It's not a land issue. You'd better explain yourself. Manufacturing weapons in large quantities without authorization violates the laws of Da Gan."
"You'd better give us an explanation."
The joyful atmosphere instantly froze.
Believe it or not, the people of Linjia Village did this secretly, and there are still quite a few arrows newly made by Li the blacksmith in the warehouse.
It's made of iron, and with the best crossbow bolts, it can pierce through iron armor. No wonder Xie Hong and his men were suspicious.
They were terrified that Xie Hong's men had found these things.
Lin Jinyue remained unfazed: "What are you saying, General? We can barely make ends meet, how could we possibly have extra money to forge weapons?"
Xie Hong said coldly, "Chen Dawei and everyone in Chenjia Village said that every man in your village has a crossbow, which is very powerful. They even pointed crossbows at them yesterday."
Lin Jinyue burst out laughing.
She said to Shi Tou, who was stunned not far away, "Shi Tou, hurry up and get the toy your older sister made for you."
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