The Sorrowmender

PAID Chapter 211

North of the capital city, there was a small town called Linjiang.

Linjiang, "bordering the river," was so named for its proximity to the riverbank.

The Ministry of Revenue's land official said the fields here were the most fertile in the entire capital.

By mid-morning, Xu Qingzhou's party arrived at the riverbank. Looking out, they saw lush green seedlings swaying in the wind, bowing enthusiastically in the heat.

After alighting from the carriage, they walked several hundred paces and stopped at the edge of a field.

Xu Qingzhou bent down, scooped up a handful of soil from the field's edge, and examined it closely in his palm.

It was fluffy and soft, and dark black in color.

"Good soil."

This wasn't an insult; it was a compliment.

"The soil is good, but it's a pity the seedlings planted in it are not."

Cangyue Xinyin also crouched by the field, mimicking Xu Qingzhou by grabbing a handful of soil from a raised mound and studying it.

She didn't forget to bring it to her nose and take a light sniff.

Wrinkling her little nose and knitting her brows, she said, "This smell is so strong, like manure."

Xu Qingzhou clapped the dirt from his hands, stood up, and glanced at the black mush in Cangyue Xinyin's hand. He said with a smile:

"Is it possible that what you grabbed *is* manure?"

Cangyue Xinyin froze for a second before it dawned on her. She hastily threw away the unusual soil in her hand and huffed.

"Yuck, how unlucky."

But that was the extent of her reaction.

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