The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 15 Planning

Looking up, you see lush green mountains, and at the foot of the mountains, a small thatched hut is built by the river. It is surrounded by highlands to the east and north, but there is a large open space to the north of the hut.

Lin's father and Lin Yan walked closer to the thatched hut and took a look. It was indeed dilapidated. Inside, there was only a wooden bed and a set of tables and chairs, all covered in dust and in a very broken state.

"This place is definitely uninhabitable if it's not cleaned up, but it's convenient being near the river." Lin's father thought the place was too dilapidated.

"Father, I think this place is great." There are mountains behind the thatched huts, and Lin Yan felt the rich essence of plants as soon as she arrived. It was perfect for her to recover and use her supernatural abilities.

"Then let's move here for a while, and I'll look for another plot of land," Lin's father decided.

“There’s a vacant lot over there where we can build a house. We can buy this land.” Lin Yan pointed to the vacant lot to the north. Building a house here, surrounded by mountains and water, would be her dream place. There’s no such environment in the apocalypse.

But Lin's father also clearly felt that this place was relatively remote: "The land here is cheap, but it's quite remote, so it might be inconvenient to live here."

"It would be great to buy the land on the mountain as well, but I wonder how much silver it will cost!" Lin Yan only had forty taels of silver from selling Ganoderma lucidum. After spending some money on her own purchases, she had thirty-eight taels and three hundred coins left. Buying a house plot was fine, but buying all the land on the mountain would probably be too much.

"Land on the mountain! This land on the mountain can't be used to grow crops, what's the point of buying it!" As a farmer, Lin's father still considered the ability to grow grain as the value of arable land.

The main food crops in Van An province are rice and wheat. Cash crops include cotton, as well as citrus fruits, sugarcane, and some tea cultivation.

"The surrounding mountains are quite flat, not suitable for growing crops, but you can grow fruit trees or tea!" Having lived with her superpower for many years, Lin Yan has some understanding of the characteristics of various plants. Besides, with her superpower, she could actually grow crops on the mountain!

"But I'm afraid we can't afford this mountain right now. Father, let's find the village chief and buy this plot of land first. It'll be quieter if we're far away. When we come back, I still need to repair this house. We'll live here for now." Lin's father thought that his son also wanted to be far away from his original place, so living here would be fine.

"Then I'll go back to the village chief to complete the formalities, and then bring your mother and Yu'er over. Yan'er, you wait here for now, so you don't have to run around again." After making the arrangements, Lin's father prepared to go find the village chief.

"Wait a minute, Father!" Lin Yan took out the thirty-eight taels of silver from her spatial storage. "Use this money to buy it, don't touch Mother's bracelet."

"Yan'er, how do you have so much money??" Lin's father was surprised that Lin Yan had such a large sum of money. Then his eyes lit up. "This money can be used to pay back that person..." Lin's father thought that with this money, he could pay back part of Bo's money first and then buy some more time.

"Dad, I still have to tell you, actually, I know that person, I asked him to come..." Lin Yan actually felt a little guilty. After all, Old Man Lin and Old Lady Lin were Lin's father's biological parents, and it was not good for her to scheme against them to divide the family property.

It took Mr. Lin a while to understand what Lin Yan meant. He was initially shocked, but then, seeing his daughter looking down with a troubled expression, he smiled helplessly and patted Lin Yan's head. "That's a good thing. No one is making us pay back such a large sum of money. I can finally relax. You should have told your parents sooner."

"Father, I'm afraid you'll... You won't blame me, will you?"

Hearing Lin Yan's words, Lin's father held Lin Yan's shoulders and said firmly, "Yan'er, I know that you and Yu'er both want your father to separate from the family. You are both filial children, but you want to leave your grandparents to live. It must be because you have been wronged. This should not be blamed on you."

"Father knows what you're worried about. Father won't blame you. Although this incident was fake, their choice was real, and it's also true that my parents would abandon us because of these things. There's no point in defending them."

"So, it's better that we've separated. I have no expectations for them anymore. From now on, the four of us will just live a good life together. As long as you are safe and happy, we, as your parents, will be more than satisfied."

"Yes!" Lin Yan nodded emphatically. She hadn't expected that her father would be so clear-headed in this era; she had been worried that he would be reluctant. "Then Father, you can go and buy the land without worry! I'll just look around here for a bit."

"Good!" With one major worry resolved, Mr. Lin felt much better after a whole day of suppressed emotions, and a smile finally appeared on his face.

After Lin's father left, Lin Yan went for a walk on the mountain, breathing in the fresh air and looking at what kinds of plants were growing there.

They hadn't gone far up the mountain when they saw several plum trees. The trees were huge, with dense foliage, and the plums were already forming, though they were still small and green. Lin Yan placed her hand on the trunk of one of the trees and activated her special ability, causing a continuous flow of wood-based energy to gather on the tree.

Soon, the plums on the tree grew larger and larger until they turned slightly red, at which point Lin Yan stopped growing.

She picked a green plum, put it in her mouth and tasted it, which made her completely lose control of her expression. "Ugh~, so sour! No wonder no one eats you."

Lin Yan looked at the green plum in her hand and then thought, "But I can make green plum wine or candied plums!" Lin Yan's mouth watered at the thought of the green plum wine, green plum syrup, green plum jam, and dried plums that existed in later generations.

"We can plant more plum trees," Lin Yan silently planned in her mind.

In ancient times, the mountains and forests were not overdeveloped. On this small mountain in the southwest border region, Lin Yan saw azaleas in full bloom, bellflowers, spring cloud fruit, honeysuckle (which can be used for medicinal purposes), selfheal, black nightshade, plantain, shepherd's purse, motherwort, fleabane, and white-headed stolonifera.

Then Lin Yan discovered a tree with fruits that looked like string beans. "It's tamarind!" Lin Yan was pleasantly surprised. Tamarind is also used for medicinal purposes. It is also known as tamarind fruit. Its flesh is sweet and sour and can be made into candied fruit and jam.

Moreover, tamarind is currently in its fruit ripening season, so she can make it into candied fruit and jam to sell and make money. In this day and age, she doesn't know if there are anything similar, but Lin Yan doesn't remember any.

This way, the family can have another source of income. After all, Ganoderma lucidum is rare, and it's impossible to always find it. Relying solely on finding Ganoderma lucidum to make money isn't sustainable. Lin Yan needs to find a stable business that can generate long-term income, so that their livelihood will be more secure.

"Yan Er~"

"Sis~, where~ are you~?"

Lin Yan was still thinking about how to make money when she suddenly vaguely heard Lin Yu and her father calling her. She stopped wandering around the mountain and turned to go down the mountain.