The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 318: For Whom Does She Dress Up (7)_1

Chapter 318: Chapter 318: For Whom Does She Dress Up (7)_1

When Lin Changshu and the old man heard that someone was preventing the Lin family from acquiring beans, they were somewhat anxious.

Lin Ziyin comforted them with a laugh, "Grandpa, older brother, don’t worry, the beans in our storage are already plentiful. With the extra beans brought by merchants along the road, it’s more than enough for us. When spring comes, we’ll begin extensive bean farming ourselves, no one can sabotage us then."

Lin Changshu and the old man were still worried. After dinner, they went to check the storehouse again. It was only after they saw the pile of soybeans in there, that they were truly assured.

Li Yanran, who had arrogantly bought all the soybeans around Feng City, was calculating when she should deliver the beans to Chu Suifeng, and what kind of reward he would give her.

"Little sister, I heard you’ve bought all the beans in the vicinity?" Li Jiesong found her directly in her courtyard.

"From whom did brother hear this?" Li Yanran was taken aback. The acquisition of beans had been carried out secretly; how did her brother know about it?

"Don’t you try to hide it from your brother. I’m your real brother, how can I harm you?" Li Jiesong got upset seeing her on guard, "If I hadn’t bumped into Erzhuzi today, I wouldn’t even know about it."

As soon as Li Yanran heard who had betrayed her, she became furious and thought of a hundred ways to punish Erzhuzi.

"That kid refused to talk but was discovered by my father’s secret agents, who found out you were buying beans." Li Jiesong complained, looking at Li Yanran.

Upon hearing that it was not an underling who had betrayed her, Li Yanran felt slightly better.

"You, after all, you’re a girl yet to be out of pavilion, it’s not thorough enough to think about things." Li Jiesong, putting on the airs of an older brother, rebuked her.

"Thorough? What does brother think is well considered?" Li Yanran, looking at Li Jiesong with frustration, was extremely disdainful.

"You only bought the beans in the vicinity, how can it be of any use? Most of the business the Lin family do is related to beans. Wouldn’t Lin Ziyin send people to buy soybeans from far away? The Northern Land is such a huge place, not only Feng City grows soybeans around here." Li Jiesong spoke very convincingly.

Li Yanran listened, and it made her startled. It had to be said, the straw bag older brother does make a lot of sense.

No wonder the price she offered was even higher than the market, yet the beans she was able to acquire weren’t that many. And it seemed like the Lin family didn’t have much movement either.

"Does brother have any good ideas?" Li Yanran lowered her stature.

"Of course, it’s all in or nothing, send people to go further away and buy all the beans from everywhere else." said Li Jiesong, laughing.

"To acquire beans from elsewhere, you need to have silver in your hand." replied Li Yanran, displeased.

Although the Li family didn’t make it difficult for her to spend, as an unmarried girl, she didn’t have her own property, so how much silver could she have left over?

"We’re siblings, if I don’t help you, who else should I help?" Li Jiesong knew that he didn’t have much ability, he was hoping that this little sister could enter the Wang Residence in the future, become Chu Suifeng’s queen and give him a push. "Just don’t forget your brother when you become successful in the future."

Upon hearing this, Li Yanran instantly understood his intentions. "Just as brother said, we’re siblings, if I become a queen, who else should I help if not brother?"

Li Jiesong thought to himself and agreed. He was the first grandson of the Li family; in the future, he would be the head of the Li Residence. Even if Li Yanran became a queen, she still needed the support from her maiden family, so who else would she rely on if not him, her older brother?

However, it’s not necessarily good to add flowers to brocade but helping out in times of trouble is hard to forget. Today he helped her, and he was sure this little sister would never forget his favor in the future.

"I still have some silver stashed away. I’ll assign someone to go and collect all the beans from further locations. You can rest assured." Finally, Li Jiesong said.

"Thank you, brother." Li Yanran was overjoyed, thinking to herself, Lin Ziyin, you’re done for now.

After half a month, Li Jiesong indeed brought back some beans from far-off places, but the number was still not as abundant as expected.

"Miss, the Lin family is indeed cunning. Even beans from far-off locations have already been bought by them." Erzhuzi reported respectfully, lowering his head.

Li Yanran was angry but couldn’t do much about it.

"After you return, prepare all the beans that were bought. Tomorrow, you’ll go with me to deliver them to the Wang Residence." Being mad alone for a while, thinking about being complimented by the prince after meeting Chu Suifeng tomorrow, Li Yanran was delighted again in a blink of an eye.

The next day, early in the morning, Li Yanran, freshly dressed, personally escorted the beans to the Wang Residence in a horse carriage.

The Wang Residence was heavily guarded, the soldiers stationed at the entrance alone were as plenty as beans packed in a bag. Seeing a convoy suddenly appearing at the entrance of the residence, all the soldiers were immediately on alert.