Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots
Chapter 1111 - 035 Changed color_2

Chapter 1111: 035 Changed color_2

"Wu?"

Xia Zheng frowned, "When did a family named Wu open a textile workshop in the Capital city?"

The Lizheng immediately replied, "I heard they were not originally from the Capital city, but from Jiangnan. They just started building that dyeing workshop last year."

The Wu family of Jiangnan? So it was them.

Xia Zheng sneered, whispering in Lin Yuan’s ear, "Isn’t that the Wu family of Jiangnan who has just received the title of Imperial Merchant? I heard they have a very good relationship with Big Gray Wolf. It seems there must be something fishy going on here."

Of course, there was something fishy. Lin Yuan curled her lips. She had never seen the Wu Family’s cloth, but she had seen the luminous brocade from the Chen family of Jiangnan, and it was simply splendid. Moreover, Princess Anle had given her several pieces of clothing made from the Chen family’s luminous brocade. Although she had never worn them, she had felt the silkiness and firmness of the fabric when she tried on the clothes.

Adding to that, the Wu Family had suddenly won the title of Imperial Merchant last year, beating the Chen family that had been in that position for several years, which made it difficult not to suspect that they had some under-the-table dealings with Zhao Hongsheng, who was in charge of the Imperial Merchant competition.

"The Chen family has already opened a shop in the Capital city; it looks like these two families are planning to continue their rivalry here." Lin Yuan’s lips curled up slightly, very much looking forward to seeing the Wu Family’s reputation ruined and Zhao Hongsheng’s face slapped.

Back to the matter at hand, the water in this small river has been polluted. If it is used for irrigation, the harvest will surely be affected, so Lin Yuan had no intention of buying land here anymore.

But she was still very concerned about the drinking and irrigation problems of the local people, so she asked the Lizheng a question.

The Lizheng just laughed it off, "No problem at all. When the Wu Family bought our village, they gave us a considerable amount of silver as compensation for the crops. Having land to farm and silver to take, the villagers welcomed them so much that no one would want to drive them away. Besides, every household has its well, so drinking water is not an issue."

Lin Yuan was left speechless. The kindest people in the world are the common folk, and they are also the ones who suffer the most. Right now, they only see the silver in front of them but haven’t considered that if the land is no longer usable, how will their descendants survive.

Shaking her head in silence, Lin Yuan felt there was nothing more to say.

Xia Zheng also fell silent. Even the affected villagers were extremely welcoming, so they had no grounds to interfere with this matter.

Seeing that the two of them were about to leave, the Lizheng became anxious. Just then, a village chief suddenly said, "If the two of you are worried about the water, why not go upstream to have a look? There’s also a large stretch of land there. Although the soil quality isn’t as good as here, because it is located above the Wu Family’s dyeing workshop, and furthermore, separated by two villages, the water there is not polluted at all. Since you two came by carriage, I believe traveling a bit further won’t be a problem."

No sooner had the village chief finished speaking than the Lizheng’s eyes lit up, and he quickly approached with a flattering smile, "Right, right, there is land upstream too. How could I have forgotten? Eh, we can’t say the soil quality there is bad. Doesn’t a certain affluent man grow lots of grapes there? I see the grapes thriving and bountiful every year. How can you say it’s bad!"

Lin Yuan sneered inwardly at the Lizheng’s skillful talk and quick thinking. Now that he couldn’t sell the land here, he was lavishing praise on that other piece of land.

Compared to him, the village chief who had just spoken seemed much more upright, and not wanting to be associated with such deceit, closed his mouth as soon as he spoke.

"What do you think?" Xia Zheng pinched Lin Yuan’s small hand, his bright eyes looking at her.

If it were just because the land and the small river there were unpolluted, she actually wouldn’t have considered going to see it, as this Lizheng didn’t say a single truthful word, and she really didn’t want to deal with him anymore.

But why did he have to mention that it was filled with grapes?

"Let’s go. We’ve got nothing better to do, so taking a look won’t hurt."

Lin Yuan was never one to act without purpose; saying she would take a look meant there was definitely something up. Xia Zheng pursed his lips in a smile, took her hand, and got on the carriage first.

Seeing that the two of them were indeed heading that way, Hua Hui hastily called the village chiefs to catch up with Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng in their carriages.

A village chief came over with a sour tone and patted the back of the one who had invited Lin Yuan and Xia Zheng to see the upstream, saying, "Good job, Old He. Many times over, and it’s finally your He family village’s turn to get lucky."