The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

It took nearly half a month to complete the land reclamation. As the weather warmed up, we began to prepare for the planting project.

According to Lu Linlang's request, the land in the farm was divided into several experimental fields, where different crops were planted.

The newly reclaimed land is used to grow beans. Beans are good for wasteland. If planted, they can fertilize the land and are more suitable than other crops.

There is also konjac growing on the mountain. Nowadays, Xishan Village is not the only village in Chongshui that has built a workshop to produce konjac. Therefore, the demand for konjac has gradually increased, and it has even begun to be sold to the outside world. The villagers go to the mountains and fields to dig konjac and make a lot of money.

Lu Linlang naturally wanted to plant more crops, and it was perfect for cultivating the land.

Yunxi also suggested planting medicinal herbs, and Lu Linlang naturally would not refuse. However, there were not many medicinal herb seeds. They were all collected by Yunxi and Erhua, and they were also the most suitable for growing in Chongshui soil.

The people in Xishan Village also followed Lu Linlang's method of planting. They all thought that Lu Linlang was very amazing. The planting method she talked about must have her reasons, so everyone just listened.

So the whole village started to follow suit. When they saw what Lu Linlang asked them to plant in the farm, they planted the same. When they heard how to plant, they also followed. Even those farmers who had been farming for decades said that with such meticulousness, the harvest this autumn would surely be very good.

After hearing this, Lu Linlang did not stop it. It was a good thing that the villagers were so enthusiastic. It was better than her having to persuade them one by one.

"Boss, I heard some great news in the county today, and I came here to report it to you." Lu Manyin drove back from the county overnight and hurriedly found Lu Linlang.

"what news?"

"A few people came to our store today. I heard that they were merchants passing through Hezhou and were preparing to go south. The waiter heard them saying that the court seemed to be making big moves. The regent and the emperor were not in harmony. After the New Year, the emperor and the regent asked all officials to express their opinions in the court about the border issue and whether they should send reinforcements to guard the border.

In the end, more than half of the officials in the court stood on the side of the regent. It was heard that the emperor had been placed under house arrest by the regent. Those who supported the emperor began to be suppressed one after another, and another group of people were exiled.

This news is not only being spread by people in our inn, but also by people in Hezhou. I think it is probably true."

"The Regent has become so brazen. Second brother, you continue to guard. If you hear any more news, please report it. We should also keep an eye on Hezhou. The people we have arranged should make more contact and try to get more information."

The information they collected from Hezhou was not collected by their own people, but by some inn waiters whom Lu Linlang asked Lu Manyin to bribe. Although these waiters did not hold high positions, they heard a lot of news every day. Lu Linlang only needed to spend a little money to let them tell the content of the conversations between the merchants to the owner of the shop he bought in Hezhou, and then the owner would send it back so that he could get more information.

"Okay, these are the collected information. Boss, take your time to read them. If there is anything, please let me know."

After Lu Manyin left, she began to read the messages carefully, and one of them caught Lu Linlang's attention.

The grandson of the old Duke Xin unfortunately disappeared after leading his troops in a fierce battle with a small group of bandits at the border. Duke Xin wrote to the court requesting additional reinforcements to search for him, but was rejected by the Regent.

At the same time, the emperor's younger sister, Princess Yong'an, was lost in the capital, and there was no news of her at all. She was neither alive nor dead.

I have heard about Lu Linlang, the grandson of the old Duke Xin. He is said to be a handsome young man who joined the army when he was a teenager. He has been at the border for many years and has repelled many bandits. But his whereabouts are unknown now. It seems that he is in great danger.

Princess Yong'an is the emperor's only sister, born to the empress dowager. Some time ago, the regent advocated that Princess Yong'an marry the prince of the bandits to discuss peace issues on the border. However, she was lost at this critical juncture, which intensified the conflict between the regent and the emperor. The regent always believed that the emperor had hidden his sister and prevented her from marrying, so they had to take sides.

Princess Yong'an, whom Lu Linlang had met once, was a chubby-looking girl with an innocent smile on her face. She looked very friendly and playful whenever she met anyone. As for the princes of the thieves, it was said that they were all murderers who killed people without any morals or etiquette. Many princesses of Daqi had been married off, and in the end they were tortured half to death. Few of them died at the age of over 30.

The regent's move was intended to intimidate the emperor and make him compromise, but the emperor resisted. So where was Princess Yong'an hidden?

In this regard, Lu Linlang could only say that she was powerless to help. The most urgent task now was to focus on planting and stockpile more food. By the end of this year, the border might be unstable and even threaten the capital.

Alas, in the face of such a great hatred for the country and the family, even if Lu Linlang wanted to do her part, there was nothing she could do. Even the emperor could not bend the regent's thigh. If she made any move, she would probably be strangled in the cradle.

Before the rice was planted, the families of Zhong Fan and others finally arrived. They were exhausted from the long journey, but fortunately, Zhong Fan and his companions were from the same state, so when they were on the road, the families of several parties learned that their destination was the same, so they traveled together.

After arriving in Chongshui, Lu Manyin kept a close eye on the situation. He heard that a group of people were traveling from north to south, looking for a village called Xishan. Lu Manyin went to find those people, and after learning their identities, he took them back to the village.

"Dad, Mom, you're finally here. That's great! This is the eldest daughter, the one who took us brothers in. When you get to Xishan Village, you'll have land to farm and enough to eat."

When Zhong Fan and his companions saw their families, they smiled happily and introduced everyone to them one by one.

However, not all of their families were present, and some felt that leaving their hometown was not a good idea and were unwilling to come. Although they felt a little regretful, they could understand it.

These people were led by Lu Manjin and arranged to farm on another farm. There were 23 of them in total. When they heard that they would have land to farm as soon as they arrived and that they could keep 40% of the grain after paying taxes, they hurried to thank Lu Linlang.

"Thank you, Miss Lu. We finally came to the right place. Back home, when we rented the land from the landlord, we could only keep 30% of it every year. We also had to pay grain taxes, so there wasn't much left.

Moreover, the whole family needs to eat and drink every day. There was nothing to eat in the winter and they were too hungry to bear it, so they went to ask the landlord for help. The landlord said that if he borrowed a pound of grain, he had to return a pound and a half next year. We adults could starve, but the children could not, so we had no choice but to agree.

In the end, the food became less and less each year. We could only gather more wild vegetables in the spring and autumn and dry them in the sun. In the winter, we relied on wild vegetables to survive. Everyone's face turned green from eating so much. It was miserable, really miserable. In contrast, Miss Lu, you are really our benefactor.