Chapter 52: Summoning

Qin Lang didn't care; any piece would do.

As a young master of the Hou Fu, Qin Lang had never farmed before. Even if her father was a County Magistrate, she didn't understand planting.

In terms of farming, Qin Lang was not even as good as Qin Bi.

At the very least, Qin Bi had farmed before while staying outside with the third branch's family.

The two had just agreed when Rong Yan and Luo Xun came over. Rong Yan said: "This won't do. Compacted soil is the hardest to deal with; you can't even dig it. There are a few pieces of land over there that are okay. Let's go there."

Rong Yan pointed to a location next to where others were reclaiming land. Qin Bi didn't like the soil here either, so she followed Rong Yan with Qin Lang. Looking over, the soil quality was looser, but it was dry.

It was so dry that there was no moisture at all. This depended on whether the summoning artifact was powerful or not.

Everyone selected a piece of land and dispersed. Qin Bi went to a position on the side. She grabbed a handful of soil, and it was extremely dry. Looking back, Rong Yan, Qin Xun, and Qin Lang had already taken out their summoning artifacts.

Some artifacts had vines drawn on them, and some had streams drawn on them.

"Land reclamation and planting must have wood, water, and earth elements." Rong Yan popularized it for everyone, then asked Qin Bi: "Did you bring a summoning artifact? The wood element is the easiest to summon; it's best to have a summoning artifact with plants drawn on it."

Qin Bi took out the summoning artifact with small dots drawn on it: "Mine is water element."

Qin Bi had once summoned rain, so Rong Yan nodded: "That works too. You can summon it bit by bit. With our talent, we can't summon a large rain at once, and the area of the rain will also be small."

Qin Lang and Qin Xun listened on the side. Rong Yan gave instructions once and returned to his own farmland to reclaim land.

It was already mid-morning, and everyone first organized the land they were going to reclaim. Qin Bi looked elsewhere. In the distance, a few people dressed as scholars summoned a rain that fell to the ground.

Everyone was busy with their own work, and there were also a few women and elderly people summoning vines to reclaim land.

Qin Bi withdrew her gaze and roughly cleared her own land. The area was not large, just half a mu. It couldn't be too much; she hadn't learned to walk yet, so it was better to take it slow.

After working for a while, Qin Bi stood still, first looked at others, took the tea bowl, and muttered words. A light rain began to fall in the air, the area neither large nor small, just covering her half mu of land.

Qin Bi smiled. Very good, raining on others' land didn't fit her personality either.

Not only could she summon water, Qin Bi tried it, and water control was also okay. She evenly rained a light rain on the land, a very light kind of rain, and the soil slowly became wet.

Rong Yan took a look, sigh, the rain was a bit small.

The area of the rain was also small, and the dry soil couldn't be soaked through for a while.

By noon, the light rain Qin Bi summoned stopped. It wasn't that she didn't want to continue raining, but she couldn't summon it. If it didn't rain, it didn't rain. Qin Bi checked the land, took the tea bowl, and simply stopped muttering spells.

"Wind." Qin Bi summoned directly.

Immediately, a gentle wind was summoned. Qin Bi felt it; it was a bit like the wind in spring, not very cold. She looked at the summoning artifact, and it was quite good. She stood in the land and stayed there; the wind elsewhere was cold.

Qin Lang summoned flowers to loosen the soil, Qin Xun summoned grass, and Rong Yan summoned bean sprouts.

By the time it was almost noon and time to eat, everyone left one after another. There were office points for the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works near the teleportation array, as well as ordinary restaurants. Those with conditions went to restaurants, and those without conditions ate the pancakes they brought and drank some water to make do.

Rong Yan and the others went to a restaurant, stir-fried two dishes, and ordered more than a dozen pancakes.

Qin Bi was full after eating a little. Watching Lin Yao come down from upstairs, their eyes met, and Qin Bi averted her gaze. Lin Yao found it funny. Fine, he saved a meal; he had originally wanted to order two dishes for the Heir Consort.

This was also good. There was also comparison among strategists. His Heir's wife had no ability, and it would be embarrassing if his classmates found out. Although Lin Yao didn't care, there was always a comparison among scholars.

After eating, everyone sat for a while and then stood up to leave.

"Let's go register the reclaimed land first." Rong Yan led the way.

When they arrived at the Ministry of Works office, there was no one in front of the table set outside. Rong Yan looked around, and a young official saw someone coming to register, put down his meal, and walked over.

"How big a piece of land did you select?" the book clerk asked.

"Half a mu." Rong Yan said.

The young book clerk took his attendants, took pen and ink, and said: "Lead the way, I'll go take a look at the location."

Qin Bi followed the team and went to the land of several people along the way.

The book clerk looked it over, took a pen to record, and wielded his brush with ink, full of scholarly air. Rong Yan's land was recorded first, followed by Qin Lang and Qin Xun. With a few words, the book clerk knew the background of these few.

When it came to Qin Bi, the book clerk was surprised. He He Shizi Rong's wife, rare, actually knew how to come reclaim land. This Heir Consort's status was truly too low and provided no help to the little heir.

The other Heir Consort who came out of the Qin Yan Hou Fu was not bad, with good blessings and talent. However, the book clerk didn't care about these; he was only responsible for land reclamation. Being able to reclaim a piece of land that could be planted was the real ability.

The book clerk took a look at the land of the few, and someone came to call him. The book clerk said: "If you have anything, go to the office near the teleportation array to find me."

After saying that, he took his people and left.

Rong Yan summoned his bean sprouts again, and Qin Bi stood still, summoning a light rain. Winter was dry and cold, and there wasn't a single cloud in the sky. Qin Bi was helpless and had to rain a light rain.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Qin Bi summoned the wind again, rolling the light rain onto the ground.

Qin Bi also waved her hand to strike it. This strike was awesome. The wind slanted and blew back, and the drizzling light rain instantly turned into heavy rain, smashing onto the ground with a splash.

Qin Bi: "......"

Powerful. Qin Bi waved her hand to control the water. The wind rolled the rain, and the rain followed the wind. This heavy rain fell with great momentum, just like the revival of all things in spring, followed by the winter wind.

Anyway, this rain fell for a while and then rested for a while.

Rong Yan and the others were not far away, but not close either, and were all busy, so they didn't notice.

About half an hour later, Qin Bi estimated that the rain had soaked through the land, so she ran to find the book clerk, and Qin Lang followed.

"Need a hoe?" the book clerk looked Qin Bi up and down.

Qin Bi nodded: "Yes, to turn the soil."

The book clerk nodded to his subordinate, and someone immediately brought a hoe.

Qin Lang took it, and Qin Bi followed her back. Qin Bi turned the soil bit by bit.

There are various ways to reclaim land, and turning the soil is not strange. It's just that powerful cultivators don't use effort to reclaim land; one immortal method solves it. Only those without ability turn the soil.

Fortunately, one-tenth of a mu is not much. Qin Bi had planted before and spent some effort to finish turning the one-tenth of a mu. Half a mu became one mu. The rain didn't have a count, the area expanded, and everything that had rained on was turned together.

But Qin Bi was exhausted. Next, she summoned a light rain. Let it fall; she didn't care anymore.

The book clerk strolled over, looking at the rainwater, stunned.

Grabbing a handful of soil and crushing it, the book clerk was surprised and excitedly said to Qin Bi: "This piece of land of yours can be planted with crops." ===== CHAPTER 53 =====