The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 336: Greenhouse (4)_1

Chapter 336: Chapter 336: Greenhouse (4)_1

"Alright, when I get back, I will go around asking for you." Lou Zheng happily agreed.

Lou Zheng was a man of action. He started going around questioning households that very night while he was in high spirits from drinking.

When the villagers heard that the Lin Family wanted to try planting rice in experimental fields, they became perplexed. Nobody could make a decision on the spot. Everyone said they would give Lou Zheng their answer the next day.

Lou Zheng cheerfully agreed, without pressuring anyone to decide.

After all, the land was the villagers’ lifeline, and besides, the Lin Family had said that they were just experimenting, with no guarantee of a good harvest. So, who could possibly agree outright. Even though every family had some idle Silver available, if their fields didn’t produce any income, they would still feel uneasy.

Especially since every villager was aware that the Lin family was going to need a lot more places to grow beans in the future. No matter how many beans were planted, the Lin family could absorb all of them, and the yield was high in the Northern Land. With these things to consider, the villagers were even more unsure.

During training the next day, villagers kept questioning Lin Changshu and the others about the situation.

Even though Zige and Wu Dayou were newlyweds, they both weren’t idle. They didn’t skip training on their second morning after the wedding. As members of the Lin Family, they too were questioned by the villagers.

Wu Dayou didn’t understand the situation very well, so when pressed for answers, he just redirected them to Lin Ziyin.

"I just want to experiment too, but it’s not like I’m not confident at all. I would say there’s about 70% chance of success. However, whether or not plants are grown is up to you, as it’s not my responsibility." Lin Ziyin explained, "No matter the outcome, you can’t blame me."

"Ziyin, our family’s in. All five acres of our paddy fields can be planted." Bai Chunsheng was the first to step forward.

"We’ll try planting on five acres too." Lou Zheng was the second.

Yesterday they heard that Prince was supportive of this. If they planted well, it could be a massive income. Even if the crops failed, there would still be wages to collect every month, and they also have dry land, so there is no fear of going hungry.

If that doesn’t work, at worst they can buy some beans to pay their taxes.

With them leading the way, many villagers gradually signed up, but like Lou Zheng, they’re only planting rice on about a third of their land. The rest will be planted with sorghum and soybeans.

Lin Ziyin instructed Jue Ming to note down the acreage of each family’s land so that they can prepare to plant seedlings accordingly in the future.

When everyone heard that there were free seedlings to use, they felt even more reassured. After all, rice is relatively expensive.

"Ziyin, let’s be clear, we’ll return the rice of the seedlings." Seeing everyone’s reaction, Lou Zheng quickly got annoyed. These people, just looking at the small immediate benefits, never thought if they continually took advantage of the Lin family, they might not be willing to help them in the future.

"Lou Zheng, you’re right, and that’s what we’re thinking too. Rice seeds aren’t easy to find, and it’s great that the Lin family can get them for us all. No matter whether the planting is successful or not, we’re definitely going to return the rice." Lao Manzi’s son came out and stated his position.

"If we fail, we’ll pay back with our wages in the future." Fang Cao also echoed.

More people expressed their attitudes after that. Seeing everyone’s response, Lou Zheng was secretly pleased, it seemed the subtle hints he and Chunsheng had been dropping these past few days had been heard.

Indeed, as long as everyone in the village sticks together, their lives will keep getting better.

The training ground was once again buzzing with activity.

"You sure know how to rally people." Si Jinhan remarked to Lin Ziyin as he moved closer.