Chapter 51: Land Reclamation

Qin Bi: "......"

Just like that, she earned a crystal?!

"How big is the piece of land?" Qin Bi asked.

Rong Yan gestured: "A piece of land this big."

An area the size of a plate? Qin Bi was stunned. This is also called a piece of land?

"Where did you pick it up?" Rong Yang asked in a milky voice: "Is it easy to pick up?"

He was quite attentive, and Qin Bi's mouth twitched.

"The barren land west of our Great Yan." Rong Yan didn't hide it and told the little heir the location in detail: "The soil is not good everywhere, just a small piece of loose soil. I am really lucky."

The little one looked for Qin Bi: "Mother, I want to go too."

"No." Qin Bi refused without thinking: "It's cold in winter, you are too young and easily get frozen."

Rong Yang turned to look at Rong Juan, and Rong Juan said: "You accompany Father to court."

Rong Yang was dissatisfied with going to court: "They don't assign me any tasks."

Rong Juan: "......"

Qin Bi: "......"

Rong Yan was surprised on the side; the child was quite cute.

Rong Juan curled his lips and chuckled: "Your task is to pick spirit vegetables from your Imperial He He Bo Fu's plate to eat. Children need to eat well and be full. If you don't go to court, your Imperial He He Bo Fu will miss you."

"Okay." Rong Yang didn't say he would follow Qin Bi anymore: "I will follow Father to court."

With this settled, Rong Yan went to the Qin Yan Hou Manor to find Qin Lang.

For dinner, Rong Juan ordered the kitchen to boil two sweet potato spirit foods. Looking at the quantity of sweet potatoes, there should be enough to eat. Qin Bi ate one, Rong Yang ate one, and Rong Juan was full just watching the two of them eat.

After dinner, Rong Juan settled Qin Bi and the child to sleep early.

Qin Bi had to select land tomorrow, and Rong Yang had to go to court. One was weak, and one was small; Rong Juan inevitably had to spend more effort. The maids and nannies didn't need to come near; his wife and child had to be close to him.

In the morning, Rong Juan packed up for Rong Yang, and they took the carriage to court.

Qin Bi couldn't sleep, so she got up, sent someone to tell Qin Lang and Rong Yan, and the maid served breakfast, which included a sweet potato spirit food, ordered by Rong Juan.

Rong Juan kept all the little heir's spirit food; if he didn't give the word, no one could get it.

Qin Bi didn't even need to ask; she knew it was ordered by Rong Juan. She sighed slightly, and her mood was complicated. Thinking back, just because Rong Juan didn't like her and didn't favor her, she could only be careful and low-key.

The marriage was even broken up. Now it's better; the treatment after marrying Rong Juan is completely different.

Last year, he still treated her with cold eyes. Sigh, Qin Bi finished her meal and stood up.

The strategist Lin Yao was waiting outside: "Heir Consort, the Heir asked me to follow along."

Qin Bi was surprised: "You are helping me reclaim land?"

"No." Strategist Lin Yao said: "I am also reclaiming a piece of land for myself."

Qin Bi was not used to having people follow her, so she nodded upon hearing this: "Once we reach the barren land, let's pretend we don't know each other."

Lin Yao couldn't ask for more. To be honest, this Heir Consort had a low background and no ability herself. They, the subordinates, didn't know what happened when she went to the Beast Realm small space last time, and they didn't know if she had the aptitude for cultivation.

For the little heir, the help his mother provided was too little.

They, the Heir's subordinates, didn't ask for anything else; they just hoped Qin Bi wouldn't be too bad. But there was one thing that couldn't be helped: her fate was powerful. The two powerful official heirs didn't hinder her, while Qin He almost got herself killed by He Yan despite having blessings.

And this Heir Consort only had her lifespan damaged, and now it had been nourished back.

Lin Yao was considered the number one strategist in the Rong Prince Manor. He actually didn't want to follow Qin Bi, after all, Qin Bi had no ability, but the Heir had arranged it, so Lin Yao had no choice but to go along, and reclaim land by the way.

Qin Bi got into the carriage and set off, going to the place where the Ministry of Works set up the teleportation array.

Rong Yan and Qin Lang were already waiting there. Qin Lang waved: "Sister."

Qin Bi walked over, and Lin Yao entered the teleportation array, greeting acquaintances and pretending not to know Qin Bi. Lin Yao was going to reclaim land and was not a person of leisure. Qin Bi was with Qin Lang and Rong Yan.

Entering the teleportation array, Qin Xun was also there.

Qin Bi looked over, and Qin Xun explained: "I am also going to reclaim land to earn spirit stones."

As they were talking, the teleportation array opened, instantly teleporting more than a hundred people to a piece of barren land. Qin Bi took a look and her eyes turned sour. She had seen good land; what the hell was this? It was compacted so well.

Walking out of the teleportation array, Qin Bi kicked the soil, but didn't kick the soil apart, lifting up a few pieces of compacted soil. How to put it, even if seeds sprouted, they wouldn't be able to push through.

Qin Bi stepped on it, and the soil clods hurt her feet and didn't crush.

Lin Yao and the scholars went to register. There were people from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Revenue next to the teleportation array, setting up tables and holding pens dipped in ink to write something. Qin Bi thought they also had to register.

"We can come register at noon." Rong Yan knew a lot and called the few people to leave.

Along the way, Qin Bi learned from Rong Yan that there was good wasteland and very bad wasteland. Scholars who reclaimed wasteland and wanted to become child scholars would report it; there was no need to report what one planted oneself.

Walking westward, Qin Bi saw that the soil was better closer by, and worse the further forward one went.

A scholar stood in front of a piece of land, holding a tea bowl with a stream drawn on it to summon, only summoning a small amount of water, wetting an area the size of half a tabletop. The ground was wet, and the scholar continued to summon.

There was also a fairy who cultivated immortality, holding a tea bowl with flowers and plants drawn on it to summon.

After walking for a long time, Rong Yan finally brought the few people to the place he had selected. Rong Yan said: "This area is severely compacted and not very good, but it can still be reclaimed. Further ahead is the ownerless barren land."

The ownerless barren land was compacted to a shocking degree.

Once the people of Great Yan reclaim wasteland, it belongs to Great Yan. Of course, if Great Chu reclaims it, it belongs to Great Chu. Rest assured, no one will snatch the ownerless barren land; the area is huge, reclaim as you please.

The land Rong Yan selected was not small in area. The reason the area was large was because the compaction was severe; one had to find a piece of loose soil to reclaim, otherwise, one might not be able to reclaim a bit of farmland even after struggling with the land for a year.

"Let's select a place to reclaim land." Rong Yan walked away to find a place suitable for reclamation.

Still selecting? Qin Bi looked; it was the same compacted soil, and it would be even firmer if it rained; nothing would grow. Since Rong Yan said select, Qin Bi strolled around, and Qin Lang followed her.

Everywhere was bare, and the plants were stuck to the ground and very prickly.

Normally, wild vegetables and wormwood are relatively soft, but Qin Bi pulled at them, and they hurt her hands and wouldn't break. Qin Bi said: "I'll reclaim land here."

Qin Lang dug out a piece of compacted soil and threw it; it was whole and not broken at all: "The soil in this position is too bad. Let's go back and select a place with slightly better soil quality."

Qin Bi was helpless: "They all look the same to me."

Qin Lang also thought they looked the same, so she asked: "Where are you reclaiming land?"

Qin Bi didn't dare to be greedy and drew an area the size of a tabletop in front of her eyes: "This piece." ===== CHAPTER 52 =====