Chapter 487: Cotton Planting

Fortunately, they managed to get everything done in the end.

In addition to the matters in the paddy fields, the cotton seedlings bred by Wang Jinhe were also ready for transplanting. Wang Jinhe gave Lin Zixun a day off to go back and inform the villagers to come and collect the cotton seedlings.

Upon hearing that the cotton could be planted, Lin Zixun joyfully went back to inform the villagers.

The villages selected by Wang Jinhe to plant cotton were overjoyed and arrived at Wang Jinhe’s home with their tools to collect the cotton seedlings.

Upon arrival, they were all very excited to see the large expanse of cotton seedlings in the field.

“County Princess.”

“Once you’re here, collect the cotton seedlings according to the order of registration for the fields. After collecting them, someone will go back with you to teach you how to plant them,” Wang Jinhe said to everyone.

The numerous villagers nodded in agreement. “Yes.”

It took a whole day to distribute all the cotton seedlings. As the day was drawing to a close, Wang Jinhe spoke up, “You can all go back today. Tomorrow, I will have Lin Zixun bring people to teach you how to plant.”

“Understood.”

With anticipation, they left, carrying the cotton seedlings.

Early the next morning, Lin Zixun brought the people who would be planting cotton back to the village.

Upon their return, everyone was already waiting, eagerly anticipating Lin Zixun’s arrival.

Gathering everyone together, the people brought by Lin Zixun began teaching them how to plant the cotton, including the spacing between the seedlings and how to care for them after planting.

“Afterward, I will come again, until the cotton harvest. Once you’ve planted this year, you’ll know how to do it next year.”

“Thank you very much,” the villagers expressed their gratitude joyfully.

“No need to be polite. It’s all for the County Princess,” Lin Zixun said.

In a strict sense, their cotton planting was also helping Wang Jinhe with her work.

“Madam said you can stay at home today when you come. You can return tomorrow,” Lin Zixun was informed.

“Alright.”

“I’ll take my leave.” Their cotton at home still needed to be planted, so he had to go back to help.

Everyone here was a hard worker, and with the good quality of the County Princess’s cotton seedlings, they knew how to plant them, so he didn’t need to worry.

After learning how to plant cotton, the villagers left to plant in their own fields. Even Lin Zixun went to help in the fields.

Since Lin Zixun’s family had a large area to plant, they had invited his uncle and others to help, which took two days.

Lin Zixun’s uncle, knowing that he was now working at the County Princess’s residence, patted his shoulder and said with a smile, “Good lad, work hard.”

“I know. Uncle, next year, you can also plant cotton with us,” Lin Zixun said, knowing it was too late for this year.

“Alright, this year we’ll see how your crop turns out. If it’s good, we’ll plant some next year too,” Lin Zixun’s uncle said with a smile.

Knowing that his sister’s family was just conducting a trial cotton planting for the County Princess, they were not in a hurry to start large-scale planting next year.

“Mother, I’ll be heading back now. I’ll come back when I have some time off.”

“Take care on the way.”

After seeing off Lin Zixun, his uncle looked at his sister and brother-in-law and said, “This child will have a bright future. Your good days are coming.”

Although the words were encouraging, Lin Zixun’s father shook his head and said, “I hope Zixun doesn’t take things too seriously. We know we’ve caused him grievances in the matter of marriage, but we had no choice.”

His uncle understood the family’s situation over the years. They were powerless. When their family’s situation improved in the future, Zixun should be better off.

“Zixun is doing the right thing. Besides, he’s not the kind of person who doesn’t understand the severity of things. He knows what he’s doing,” Lin Zixun’s uncle said, shaking his head.

He believed that Zixun’s actions were not wrong.

Seizing the opportunity to lead a better life with his family was not wrong. Such thinking was very good.

“I heard from Zixun that the County Princess still needs a lot of people. When he comes back next time, I’ll ask him to inquire with the County Princess. If possible, we can bring Pan Ming and the others to work for the County Princess. The pay is much better than working outside,” Lin Zixun’s uncle said.

“Do they need to sign an indenture?” Lin Zixun’s eldest uncle asked hesitantly.

“No, they don’t need to sign an indenture. They will sign a different contract,” Lin Zixun’s father explained to him, reassuring him.

However, what they didn’t know was that Lin Zixun had already thought of his cousins.

They were diligent and capable, and if they could come to work for the County Princess, they would surely do a great job.

After returning home, Lin Zixun considered it and went to find Wang Jinhe. “County Princess, I have something I’d like to discuss with you.”

“Sit down and tell me what’s on your mind.”

“County Princess, do you still need extra hands?” Lin Zixun asked somewhat hesitantly.

Wang Jinhe nodded gently. “Yes, I do need extra hands. Do you have anyone to recommend?”

“It’s my cousin, my uncle’s son. All three of my cousins are hardworking and diligent,” Lin Zixun said.

“Is that so? Bring them over, and I’ll see what tasks they can handle,” Wang Jinhe agreed after considering for a moment.

“Understood.”

The next day, Lin Zixun went to his uncle’s house.

“Zixun, weren’t you supposed to be working today? Why did you come out? Will the County Princess be upset if she finds out?” Lin Zixun’s uncle was worried that his nephew might lose his job over this matter.

“Don’t worry, Uncle. It was the County Princess who asked me to come. After I went back yesterday, I asked the County Princess if she still needed people. She said she did, so I recommended my cousins. The County Princess asked me to bring them over to see what tasks they can handle.” Working at the County Princess’s residence, even doing a good job for a month, would earn them at least one or two silver coins, and it was easy work without worrying about running out of work and money. 

Lin Zixun’s uncle looked at him in astonishment. They had just discussed this matter with his brother-in-law, and he didn’t expect that the child had already taken care of it.

“I’ll go call them.” The children hadn’t been working at home these past few days.

Upon hearing that Lin Zixun had arranged a job for them at the County Princess’s residence, they all returned from the fields, happy about the opportunity but also concerned. “Will this  cause Zixun trouble?”

“He won’t. There’s still a lot of work to be done at the County Princess’s residence, and when they need people, there won’t be any issues. I recommended you to the County Princess because I know you take your work seriously. If you weren’t serious, I wouldn’t have recommended you to the County Princess,” Lin Zixun said with a smile, knowing that his cousins were looking out for his best interests.

Pan Ming reached out and put his arm around Lin Zixun’s neck. “Good lad, you’re always looking out for us.”

“Second cousin, let go. You can come with me today. See what tasks the County Princess has arranged for you. You can rest assured that even if you start with some miscellaneous tasks at first, as long as you’re serious, you’ll definitely be able to take on more responsibilities in the future,” he said, expressing his confidence in his cousins.

“Alright.”

After Lin Zixun took them away, Lin Zixun’s uncle looked at his daughter-in-law. “Did you see that? Zixun is thinking of his brothers.”