After returning to the capital to farm, the abandoned concubine made a comeback.

Lin Qin looked at the seedlings growing vigorously in the field, but felt as if she had a stone in her heart.

This lush green hope is certainly wonderful, but it's still a long way from repairing the leaky thatched hut and saving up ten taels of silver!

She touched her empty purse, gritted her teeth, and decided to try her luck at the market again. After all, "If you want to get rich, go to the countryside, take the back roads, and do wholesale," even though she hadn't even raised enough capital yet.

The market was bustling with activity and filled with lively chatter.

Lin Qin wandered around for a while and found that she was still a "nobody".

The "final showdown" with Manager Sun last time seems to have become a hot topic of conversation in the market. Many stall owners are wary of her and are not willing to do business with her.

"This abandoned concubine looks so delicate and weak, but I didn't expect her to be so formidable. She even managed to shut up Manager Sun!" "That's right, I heard Manager Sun was so angry that his face turned green. He's probably holding a grudge this time!" The whispers around her reached Lin Qin's ears. She shrugged helplessly. It seems that "outshining all the beauties" isn't always a good thing!

With her meager capital, it would be difficult for her to even start a small business.

On second thought, Lin Qin encouraged herself: When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it. There's always a way!

Her gaze swept over the dazzling array of goods, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into her mind.

She went straight to a stall selling coarse cloth and started haggling with the owner.

After a heated debate, she bought a piece of coarse cloth at a very low price.

"Hehe, with this thing, I don't believe I can't make money!" Lin Qin hugged the coarse cloth, laughing like a cat that had just stolen some cream.

She bought some needles, thread, and dye, then found a quiet corner and began to get busy.

As the sun gradually set in the west, Lin Qin's "secret weapon" was finally completed.

She carefully wrapped them up and headed straight for Manager Sun's shop.

"Manager Sun, it's been a long time!" Lin Qin stood at the door with a smile, her tone carrying a hint of meaning.

When Manager Sun saw Lin Qin, his expression changed immediately. He said with a forced smile, "Oh, isn't this our Princess Consort? What, tired of the fine clothes and delicacies of the Prince's mansion, now you're thinking of us common folk again?" He was plotting revenge for the previous "humiliation," and deliberately rummaged through the storeroom for several expensive and impractical farm tools, placing them in front of Lin Qin: "What would Your Highness like to buy? These are the best farm tools in my shop, guaranteed to make your work twice as efficient!"

Lin Qin glanced at the farm tools and almost burst out laughing.

This Manager Sun really won't shed a tear until he sees the coffin!

She picked up a hoe, tapped it lightly, and the handle made a creaking sound.

"Manager Sun, is the handle of your hoe made of rotten wood? I'm afraid it will break after only a couple of strokes." She then picked up a sickle, the blade of which was as dull as a piece of scrap iron.

"This sickle, let alone cutting wheat, probably can't even cut grass, right?"

The surrounding customers were drawn to Lin Qin's words and began to discuss them.

"That Manager Sun is too unscrupulous! He actually tries to fool people with this kind of stuff!" "Indeed, Your Highness has a good eye; you saw through it at a glance!"

Manager Sun, embarrassed and angry, retorted, "What do you know! These are all top-quality farm tools; you just don't know how to use them!"

Lin Qin smiled slightly and calmly took out a few planks, a few iron bars, and some ropes from her bundle.

Amidst the puzzled looks of the crowd, she began to assemble it.

In less than fifteen minutes, a uniquely shaped but clearly lighter and more practical hoe component appeared before everyone.

She attached the part to the hoe, swung it a few times, and found it to be much lighter and more flexible than the previous hoe.

"What...what is this?" A gasp of surprise erupted from the crowd.

Even Manager Sun was dumbfounded. When did this abandoned concubine become so skillful?

Lin Qin then modified the sickle and several other farm tools using the same method, making each one much better than the ones in Manager Sun's shop.

The onlookers cheered, and some even wanted to buy the modified farm tools from Lin Qin on the spot.

Manager Sun's face flushed red and then turned pale; he hadn't expected Lin Qin to have this trick up her sleeve.

Seeing that his business was about to be snatched away, he gritted his teeth and said, "Your Highness, how about we..."

Shopkeeper Sun's eyes darted around, and a fawning smile spread across his face: "Your Highness, how about we make a deal?"

Lin Qin raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What kind of deal?"

Shopkeeper Sun rubbed his hands together and said, "Look, my shop has some stockpiled goods recently. If you can help me sell them within a day, I'm willing to give you a generous reward. How about it?" He was secretly calculating in his mind, thinking that Lin Qin, a sheltered woman, definitely didn't know anything about business. If she couldn't sell the goods, he would see how he humiliated her!

Lin Qin saw through his little scheme at a glance, but didn't expose him. She readily agreed: "Deal! However, the payment needs to be agreed upon first, so that you won't go back on your word later, Manager Sun."

Shopkeeper Sun gritted his teeth and announced a number he believed Lin Qin could never achieve: "If you can sell fifty items, I will give you five taels of silver!"

Lin Qin was secretly delighted; five taels of silver!

It's enough for her to repair the thatched hut and there's still some left over!

She pretended to hesitate for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, it's a deal!"

Manager Sun led Lin Qin to the warehouse and pointed to the mountain of goods, saying, "These are all surplus stock. How do you think we should sell them?"

Lin Qin looked around and found that although the goods were outdated in style, the quality was not bad, but they lacked some modern marketing methods.

A sly smile crept across her lips; she already had a plan in mind.

She first selected a few distinctive items from the goods, and then asked Manager Sun to find a large wooden board on which she wrote the words "Recommended by the Princess, Limited Time Offer" in large characters.

Next, she asked Manager Sun to find some colorful strips of cloth to make the goods even more exquisite.

Once everything was ready, Lin Qin stood at the shop entrance and shouted at the top of her lungs, "Don't miss out! The Princess recommends these high-quality goods, limited-time offer, first come, first served!"

Her clear voice attracted many customers, and the "princess" title only fueled their curiosity.

Before long, the shop entrance was surrounded by people.

Lin Qin used the bargaining skills she learned in modern times to drive the price down to an extremely low level, while constantly touting the advantages of the product, making customers feel that it was great value for money.

"Ma'am, look at this dress. Although the style is a bit old-fashioned, the quality is absolutely top-notch. It'll easily last for ten or eight years! And the price is so good right now, you'll miss out if you don't take advantage of it!"

"Sir, look at this kitchen knife. Although the blade is a bit dull, it's still very easy to use. Chopping bones and cutting meat is a piece of cake! And right now it's buy one get one free, it's such a great deal!"

Under Lin Qin's persuasive words, customers readily opened their wallets to buy, and the mountain of goods dwindled at a visible rate.

Manager Sun watched in disbelief. He never imagined that Lin Qin could actually sell all the stockpiled goods!

And it's so fast!

In less than half a day, all fifty items were sold out!

With a pained expression, Manager Sun counted out five taels of silver and handed it to Lin Qin, forcing a smile that looked more like a grimace: "Your Highness is indeed a business genius! I admire you! I admire you!"

Lin Qin accepted the silver and said with a smile, "Shopkeeper Sun, you're too kind. Let's cooperate again in the future!"

Holding the heavy wad of silver, she turned and left the shop, pondering what to buy next...

"Wait!" a deep voice sounded behind her.

Lin Qin, with five taels of silver in her pocket, hummed a little tune as she strolled through the market, preparing to buy materials to repair her thatched hut.

Goodness, prices in ancient times were so expensive!

A piece of broken wood costs several hundred coins, that's highway robbery!

Not to mention those unscrupulous stall owners, who, seeing that she was a weak woman, demanded exorbitant prices and wanted nothing more than to squeeze her dry.

"Young lady, I think you look kind, so I'll sell you this wood cheaply for five hundred coins, how about it?" a stall owner said, rubbing his hands together with a sly grin.

Lin Qin's inner monologue: Five hundred coins?

Why don't you go and grab it!

His face remained impassive: "Boss, this wood is cracked, and you still want five hundred coins? Do you think I'm a sucker?"

After some haggling and a heated exchange, Lin Qin managed to reduce the price to one hundred coins.

Although I still think it's expensive, the thought of the drafty thatched hut makes me grit my teeth and buy it.

Next, she went and bought some materials such as thatch and tiles.

Goodness, all the stall owners in this market are expert bargainers. Lin Qin felt like her wallet had been sucked dry by vampires.

Finally, Lin Qin bought all the necessary materials, carrying large and small bags on her shoulders, but her heart felt heavy.

Although she managed to buy the materials, the price was much higher than she had expected, and she didn't know if five taels of silver would be enough.

What worries her even more is how Grandma Zhang and the other villagers will view her after she returns to the farm.

She was already ostracized by them after she made some money selling vegetables last time. If they find out she earned five taels of silver this time, she'll probably be gossiped about again.

Lin Qin sighed and walked heavily toward the farm.

When she reached the village entrance, she saw Granny Zhang sitting under a big tree, chatting with several other villagers.

When she saw Lin Qin return carrying large and small bags, a strange look flashed in Grandma Zhang's eyes...

"Oh, isn't this Madam Lin? You've struck it rich, buying so much stuff?" Granny Zhang said sarcastically.

Lin Qin's heart skipped a beat; it seemed she couldn't hide it any longer.

She took a deep breath, about to begin explaining, when suddenly, a familiar figure appeared at the village entrance...