Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 232 - 231: I Am a Great Tang Agricultural Specialist
Today is the day when the Lin Family Manor and the Lu Family Manor formally confirm the collective transfer of land.
The men and important figures from both clans have come, standing on the barren hill beside the mountain path.
At the very top of the barren hill, after the grass was cleared, there was a long table set up, with several cushions placed behind it, where a few clan elders and the clan leaders of the two families were sitting.
Lin Wanwan, as the only woman present, sat on the right side of the Lin Clan Leader.
Everyone knows that this so-called peculiar "land transfer," in name a union between the two manors, is essentially a matter concerning Lin Wanwan’s family.
Lin Wanwan provided the cotton seedlings, she taught how to plant cotton, and after the cotton was harvested, it would be sold to a Mao County cotton mill that she found in town.
In any case, everything revolves around this newly appointed Village Lady of Le’an.
Land is the lifeline of farmers. Originally, even if the Lin Clan Leader was the Village Chief, it would have been difficult to persuade everyone in the village despite his efforts. It wasn’t until the news spread that Lin Wanwan was made the Village Lady of Le’an due to her contribution of high-yield auspicious signs (and due to the salt recipe) that the people of Lu Family Manor in the same village relaxed and agreed to cooperate.
Now, finally, everything is getting on track.
The Lin Clan Leader knelt on the cushion, facing a group of farmers either squatting or sitting on the ground, cleared his throat, and began his speech: "Ahem, today is the first day of our Lin Family Manor and Lu Family Manor establishing an agricultural society together. We have preliminarily measured two hundred and twenty-three mu of land, all to be used to plant Gaochang cotton.
The Gaochang cotton seedlings will be provided on credit to the agricultural society by our Village Lady of Le’an. Later, when the cotton is grown, it will be paid for with cotton... Next, everyone queue up to come forward and, as a household unit, sign the contract with their fingerprints!"
Establishing an agricultural society was proposed by Lin Wanwan, and signing contracts was also proposed by Lin Wanwan. It is essentially the model of a rural cooperative.
When she shared this idea with the Lin Clan Leader, he was very supportive and quickly convinced the Lu Clan Leader.
In these times, it is actually quite simple to have the two clans cooperate because it is a family-based model, with everyone banding together for warmth, and everything led by the clan leader.
After the Lin clan leader spoke, it was the Lu clan leader’s turn. Once both leaders had finished speaking, the excited clan members queued up to leave their red fingerprints on the prepared contract papers.
Watching all of this, Lin Wanwan cracked an aunt-like smile.
Her grand plan for farming has taken its first step. She had long ordered the cotton seedlings in the modern world, and now everything is ready, just waiting for the auspicious moment. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
April is approaching, and the farming season is about to begin. In April, one must plant sweet potatoes, cotton, and many other vegetables are also sown during this month.
Lin Wanwan primarily focuses her energy on cotton and sweet potatoes. Every day after school, she takes her family of servants to the field to do some odd jobs.
The land needs to be weeded and loosened first, then watered. Lin Wanwan, like a diligent little bee, moves the cotton seedlings bit by bit from the modern world back to the Great Tang.
The task of moving like an ant’s march took her quite some effort—mostly because Xiao Chong was hard to fool, requiring her to think hard about disguising things, fearing she might give herself away to him.
Fortunately, the other party, being the County Magistrate, was busy as a dog, not only with spring plowing but also with Ta Mountain Dam, the Salt Field, and court sessions, as well as intellectual battles with local gentry in Mao County, leaving him little time to catch Lin Wanwan’s tricks.
Once she saw the farmers planting the seedlings, Lin Wanwan could finally sigh with relief.
Of course, planting the cotton seedlings is only the first step. There is still plenty to do, as the farmers in the Great Tang have no experience growing cotton.
On Xiao Chong’s side, Lin Wanwan could use a folded paper with a farming secret as a cover, but on the agricultural society side, it’s a group of illiterate farmers, requiring Lin Wanwan to personally guide them.
Poor her, a modern person who doesn’t know how to farm, has to first watch videos in the modern world, learn from farmers how to grow cotton, and then teach it to farmers in the Great Tang. Luckily, the Space-Time Gate has upgraded, giving her much more time to do this task.
Farming is truly hard work. Lin Wanwan wiped the sweat from her forehead, feeling like she’s becoming an agricultural expert.
Over half a month, Lin Wanwan got noticeably tanned, and no amount of sunscreen seemed to help.
After dinner in the evening, Lin Wanwan lay on the Imperial Concubine’s Couch, her face covered with a La Mer Brightening Brilliance Mask, savoring the taste of money.
Little Qingyu curiously circled around her, constantly asking, "Mommy, why can’t children wear masks?"
At home, Hong Yan, Hua Nong, A Qing, and Heng Wu can all wear masks, yet she cannot. The little one is truly itching with curiosity.
Lin Wanwan chuckled, "Oh, my little darling, you’re so fun. When you grow up, mommy will let you use one too, okay?"
Little Qingyu sighed, "I really want to grow up quickly."
The whole house laughed, Yun Shang said, "Little lady, the days pass by quickly. You’re already much taller than last year."
Rongrong also lifted her little head to Little Qingyu and said, "Little lady, you are taller."
Upon hearing this, Little Qingyu came to stand next to Rongrong, stretched out her hand to compare, and said proudly, "Oh, Rongrong, I’m as tall as you now!"
Rongrong is a year and a half older than Little Qingyu, and now they are already the same height.
All the fish oil, probiotics, and milk powder fed to Little Qingyu by Lin Wanwan in the Great Tang have not been in vain.
In the Great Tang, Lin Wanwan was busy farming, and in the modern world, she was also busy learning to farm, not a moment of ease.
Once, when Lu Shouyue contacted her, she was in the cotton fields in the countryside, learning to farm from the farmer’s wives, which shocked Lu Shouyue.
Lin Wanwan seized the opportunity to lie, saying that she wanted to find hidden treasures in the countryside, and thus had to bond with the farmers, helping them with work was definitely right.
Lu Shouyue was at a loss for words upon hearing this, not knowing how to respond, and finally said, "Wanwan, you’re truly different."
Busy with farming, she didn’t neglect the legal case or learning to drive. The former was completely handled by Tan Qinghui, taking its slow course through the legal system, and now just sending court notices to the Gong family; the latter went more smoothly, with Lin Wanwan passing all four tests, now just waiting for the licensing center to mail her driver’s license.
Not much needs to be said about getting a driver’s license, but the Gong family’s matter is rather troublesome, and it was actually brought to her by her uncle, Lin Zhantian.
This house had been occupied for so long, and Lin Wanwan wasn’t in a rush, having hired a lawyer to proceed legally, while also bothering the Gong family with the help of local elders, a dual approach would suffice. But then Lin Zhantian interfered by going to find the Gong family’s elders.
He even disclosed Lin Wanwan’s information to the elders and asked Lin Wanwan to go to the village in Mian City where the Gong family resides to sit down and talk face to face.
Lin Wanwan found it amusing, why should she go looking for trouble?
But what Lin Zhantian said afterward, "Don’t you want to go back to your hometown and pay respects to your parents?" eventually touched Lin Wanwan.
She wanted to, dreamed of it.
