Chapter 116: Aren’t the scapegoats No. and No. already here?

Tang Yuanlin raised his hand and handed over a small pendant that he had been holding in his palm.
Ten copper coins were strung together with a red rope, forming the shape of a hydrangea, with a very beautiful and delicate cord underneath.

"It's like a talisman."

Tang Yuanlin smiled kindly:
"May the princess be safe and sound."

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Yun Shu took the small pendant that symbolized good luck and hung it directly around her waist.

Seeing that she liked it, Tang Yuanlin's smile deepened, and then he took out an envelope from his sleeve pocket:
"And this, please accept it too, Princess."

"what is this?"

Yun Shu curiously opened the envelope, but found that it contained two thousand taels of silver notes, and hurriedly stuffed it back:

"You don't need that. You know, I made a lot of money a few days ago. I'm not short of money now!"

"But didn't the princess just promise His Majesty that she would find a way to solve the problem of reclaiming wasteland?

That might cost money.”

Tang Yuanlin sighed softly:
"I am an old minister of limited talent and knowledge, not as smart as Her Royal Highness the Princess, so I am afraid I can't be of any help in this matter.

This money was originally earned from collecting anecdotes and selling weekly newspapers outside the Tang Family Bookstore and the Clothing Shop. Princess, just accept it and don’t think it’s too little.”

The Tang family's financial resources were really limited, and these two thousand taels were almost all the money left after deducting the expenses for maintaining the basic operation of the mansion.

Tang Yuanlin knew Yun Shu didn't need this little money, and he originally brought it with him just in case.

I didn't expect that this possibility would actually happen.

Reclamation of wasteland...

Can she really solve this problem?

Tang Yuanlin was worried, but he didn't show it in front of Yun Shu. He just said in a gentle voice:

"But if Princess thinks of anything that can be of use to the Tang family, please feel free to ask."

"It's just making some small things, how much money can it cost?
Grandfather, don't worry, Shu'er knows what's going on!"

After giving his grandfather some clues, Yun Shu persuaded him to return the two thousand taels.

Yun Chuhuan was watching from the side with envy.

As soon as Tang Yuanlin left, he couldn't help but groan sourly:

"Fifth sister is really rich now, how can she not be tempted by two thousand taels!"

"you……"

Yun Shu turned his eyes and stared at Yun Chuhuan for a while, then suddenly raised his hand and tapped him on the forehead:
"Okay, it's just money, right?
If you can really help me this time, I will give you a commission of 1,000 taels."

"real?!"

I didn't expect that I had offered to help just to avoid having to do homework, but I could actually give him such a big surprise!
Yun Chuhuan was so excited that he almost jumped up:

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's hurry!"

"What's the hurry?"

Yun Shu glanced at him slowly:
"Do you have an idea?"

"No."

Yun Chuhuan was confused:

"Don't you have an idea, Fifth Sister? You just told Master Tang..."

"Oh, that's words of comfort to Grandfather."

Yun Shu lied with open eyes without any psychological burden:
"Actually, I still have no idea, otherwise why do you think I brought you and my third brother along?

I just want you to help me with some ideas."

Yun Chuhuan: “?”

Is Fifth Sister crazy?

If he had that ability, would he still be punished by his father and put into heavy debt because of the question of whether to step forward with his left foot or his right foot first?
"If you don't want to pay, you can just not pay!"

As if deflated like a ball, Yun Chuhuan lowered his head unhappily and said sullenly, "I never thought about asking for money."

“I want to give it, why shouldn’t I want to give it?

I'm just asking you to help come up with some ideas, not to reclaim the wasteland yourself. Is that so difficult?"

This was the second scapegoat that she was planning to hire. She couldn't give up at the very beginning!
Yun Shu patiently pointed out:
"Do you remember what you said today, the first reason why the people were unwilling to reclaim wasteland?"

“Irrigation is inconvenient.”

"Then find a way to solve this problem!"

Yun Shu snapped his fingers:
"Let's make it simple. You should start thinking of a way to bring the water from the Yaohua Palace pool to my Fengyang Palace without spending a lot of money!"

Yun Chuhuan: “???”

How can this be so simple?
Yun Chuhuan opened his mouth and wanted to say it was impossible.
But before he could say anything, Yun Shu raised two fingers:
"Two thousand taels. If you can solve this problem, I will give you two thousand taels of silver."

Two thousand taels!

Yun Chuhuan was somewhat moved:

"But……"

Yun Shu: "Three thousand taels."

Yun Chuhuan was embarrassed: "But I really..."

Yun Shu: “Four thousand.”

"I would like to, but..."

"Five thousand."

"Fifth sister, I..."

"One hundred taels."

Yun Chuhuan: “……?”

"This is wrong!"

Yun Chuhuan was dumbfounded:

"Fifth sister, even if you regret it, you can't reduce the price by so much at once, right?
This is difficult, I..."

Yun Shu: “Gold.”

"Okay! Don't worry, Fifth Sister. Huan'er will go back and think about it carefully. I will definitely find a way to get all the water from Yaohua Palace to you before the spring ploughing begins!"

Fearing that Yun Shu would really go back on his word, Yun Chuhuan said this and headed towards Yaohua Palace without looking back.

That’s ten thousand taels!
How long has it been since he saw so much money?

He must get this money!
At worst, he could take out another 100 taels from the 10,000 taels and ask the eunuchs and maids in Yaohua Palace to help him think about it.
Isn't it just to divert water? How difficult can it be!

"Fifth sister."

On the other side, the Third Prince, who had deliberately stayed until the end, saw Yun Chuhuan running away after a few words. He paused for a moment, then quickly walked over with a brisk step and said with a playful smile:

"Fifth sister was in the palace just now, why did you ask third brother to help you?

Could it be that you can see the intelligence of the third brother at a glance?"

"Maybe."

The free scapegoat number three is here too.
Yun Shu didn't waste time talking to him and directly assigned him a task:

"Sixth brother said in the palace today that the first reason for the difficulty in reclaiming wasteland is the difficulty in irrigation. Sixth brother said he can solve this problem.

The third prince is so smart, he must be as smart as the sixth prince.

So... it should be able to solve the second problem of the people not being able to afford oxen, right?"

The Third Prince: “……?”

On the contrary, there is no need to be so sure of him!

The Third Prince's smile froze, but Yun Shu nodded again, as if he hadn't noticed.
"Of course there will be no problem. Actually, the second problem is easy to solve. If you can't afford to use an ox, then don't use it! Why not get a lighter plow that a human can pull?"