The Princess of Northern Land
Chapter 469: Risky Move(4)_1

Chapter 469: Chapter 469: Risky Move(4)_1

"The frogs can’t be delivered yet, they will need a few more days," said Hei Er.

"Fine, they will be reared in the pond behind the hill at the back of the mountain," Lin Ziyin had figured it out long ago.

Seeing her confidence, Hei Yi and Hei Er secretly planned to acquire the frogs as soon as possible.

"We can’t get them all at once, like capturing deer," Lin Ziyin added.

"Understood."

Shili Village was planning to establish a deer farm, an additional source of income, especially after hearing about the series of profits generated by the deer farm, many villagers were hopeful that the herd of deer could multiply, bringing in even more silver for them.

Ergouzi of Ma Erlang’s family was only seven years old, at that ever-curious age.

He watched from afar as the villagers gathered to see the deer, his envious eyes never leaving the sight.

The village children did not want to play with him, and his father was gone. His mother occasionally lost her temper forbidding him from playing with his older brother Gouzi and other village children.

Those village children could attend school every day, during their rest days they were busy with community service, earning a little money from workshops or in the fields.

Even his brother Gouzi was taken by their mother to work in the field, leaving him as the only lonely child in the village, life was hard.

"What are you staring at?" Gouzi, carrying a heavy load of pig feed, saw Ergouzi’s envious gaze and looked back at the gathering villagers with resentment. He then roughly helped Ergouzi up from the ground, "Get back home quickly, or mother will get angry if she doesn’t see you later."

As soon as he heard Gouzi mention their mother, Ergouzi, immediately got up from the ground and followed Gouzi towards home.

The villagers had all gone to the spectacle, so Gouzi and Ergouzi encountered few people on their way.

When they reached the entrance of their house, they suddenly heard voices coming from within.

One belonged to their mother, and the other was a man’s voice.

Gouzi’s eyes hardened. He immediately dropped the basket he was carrying and rushed into the house like a gust of wind.

"Mother," he called before he even entered.

"What are you shouting about?" Bao Family’s Mistress glared at him impatiently.

"Second brother." Gouzi thought that their mother, tired from working all day, was seeking comfort from a strange man. He was surprised to see Ma Zhicai, their cousin who always looked down on their family, sitting in the house. "What brings you here?"

Gouzi’s words slipped out without passing through his mind.

"Am I not allowed to come?" Ma Zhicai gave him a cold glance.

"Second cousin." The latecomer, Ergouzi, saw him, turned pale, and quietly gave him a greeting.

"It’s just that we seldom see Second Brother. We’re just a little curious," Gouzi answered awkwardly.

"Go cook," said their mother.

"Yes, mother." Gouzi did not dare to object. Despite the fatigue from a day’s work, he obediently went to the kitchen.

"You go help your brother," their mother spoke to Ergouzi.

"Oh." With a reluctant answer, Ergouzi also went towards the kitchen.

"Spit it out." Bao Mistress looked at Ma Zhicai sarcastically, "I don’t want to waste the precious time of a future scholar."

Ma Zhicai’s face turned red from embarrassment and anger. He abruptly stood up, but remembering his purpose for coming, he bitterly sat back down, "Have Ergouzi stand watch at the front door so no one hears what I’m about to say."

Bao Mistress didn’t understand but just looked at him with a sarcastic gaze.

Ma Zhicai knew that Bao Mistress had grievances against his family. After all, since Ma Erlang ran into trouble and escaped, his family had not taken proper