Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 737 - 732: Finally Home

Lin Wanwan looked at the note and couldn’t help but chuckle, feeling Xiao Chong was poking fun at her. Was this his response to her previous night-long discussion about modern freedom?

She picked up the large gemstone ring, pondered for a moment, and thought that if the Xiao Family could reasonably use the books she sent, bide their time, and develop quietly, they might even contend with Wu Zhaao for the picturesque land one day.

With Wu Zhaao first dismantling the Great Tang’s orthodoxy, the Xiao Family, as a traditional prominent gate valve, had an excuse—a historical link with the Imperial Family—and uprising would not lack legitimacy or a proper cause, offering some hope.

Even if the Xiao Family respected orthodoxy and didn’t challenge the Li Tang, armed with this knowledge, venturing overseas or south to unify the world was entirely feasible.

Now, in America and the Southern Ocean, there were virtually no mature countries—calling them tribes was already flattering them.

If the gate valve of the Great Tang wished to reap benefits, their current strength was sufficient, plus the technological knowledge from these divine books, making them invincible, victorious everywhere.

Thinking like this, Lin Wanwan felt taking just one ring wasn’t anything significant, so she accepted it with peace of mind.

The martial prowess of those martial women was indeed high and very useful. With the foundation of the Lin Clan, cultivating such a group was difficult.

Starting now, if Lin Wanwan personally selected people to train with modern enhancements, success would take at least a decade.

Since she decided to keep the ring, there was no need for those women staying at the inn to continue their stay; they could accompany Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan sent someone to inform them, and the group of women arrived much faster than she expected, as if they had been waiting there.

This time, returning to the Lin Family Manor, Lin Wanwan chose the water route because there were so many people and not enough horses.

The armed department brought back from Chang’an needed to return, as well as some newly acquired palace slaves to familiarize themselves with the surroundings, along with the women of the Starfall Organization.

A grand procession arrived at the dock, dismounted, and boarded the boat. The Starfall Organization women were unfazed by the water, but Lin Wanwan’s armed department members all showed signs of discomfort.

Previously, traveling the water route from Luoyang, they were all terribly seasick, relying on motion sickness patches and acupuncture to get through, still haunted by the memory.

As Lin Wanwan and her group boarded the ship and set sail, Xiao Chong and Dugu Di appeared on the dock, as they happened to be passing by on business.

Dugu Di asked Xiao Chong, "Zifang, I have felt you’ve been acting strangely recently. What’s going on with you and Le’an? She’s been back for four days, and you haven’t taken me to a meal."

This one also craved the unique stir-fry delicacies at Lin Wanwan’s home, a taste unmatched in the Great Tang, with mysterious recipes and seasonings that few could resist.

Xiao Chong, with an unchanged expression, casually fibbed, "Since the betrothal is settled, one must be even more discreet before the ceremony; how could I visit the Lin Mansion daily without reason?"

Dugu Di chuckled, giving him a knowing smile, and turned to leave the dock.

Xiao Chong gazed in the direction of Lin Wanwan’s disappearing ship, his expression indescribable.

After Lin Wanwan left Mao County for Chang’an for half a year, upon returning to the dock at Lin Family Manor, she was met with the warm welcome of the village residents.

Lin Tiezhu was still the smartest among the children, seeing Lin Wanwan’s ship approaching from afar, shouting from the village head to the village tail to notify everyone.

So before Lin Wanwan’s ship docked, the dock was already crowded with people.

The clan leader of Lin Clan and others exited workshops and homes to the dock to welcome Lin Wanwan.

In an era when communication relied on shouting and transportation was mainly on foot, although Lin Wanwan had already returned to Mao County four days ago, Lin Family Manor in the remote Xiaoxi Town was still over an hour’s horseback ride away, so the people there didn’t know she had already returned to Mao County.

Seeing her now, they believed she had just returned from Chang’an.

Lin Wanwan instructed Yun Shang to lead the main group to carry the luggage home and settle, while she stayed with a few close servants to chat with the clan members at the dock.

"Wanwan, you’re back! How was it? Was your year in Chang’an smooth? Did you meet the Saint and the Empress?" Lin Mengjin excitedly jumped off a fishing boat to greet Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan replied with a smile, "It went smoothly, except that being chosen by the Empress for fetal care delayed me for half a year, otherwise I would’ve returned sooner."

The clan leader of Lin Clan chuckled, "Being chosen by the Empress is also your capability."

Well, for the natives of Tang Land, mastering skills to serve the imperial family is considered a talent and an honor.

In this regard, the leisurely Lin Wanwan felt some cultural gap with the ancients.

So Lin Wanwan changed the subject and asked, "Uncle Clan Leader, how is the clan? Is everything well?"

The clan leader laughed and replied, "Very well, very well indeed. The fields have greatly yielded, and there’s plenty of grain for food. Even the cotton harvest is greater than last year’s, and many surrounding villages have begun planting it. The workshops are in constant operation."

This year, Lin Wanwan had no time to provide watermelon seedlings as a subsidy for the clan while in Chang’an.

However, sweet potatoes, corn, potatoes, and modern rice varieties were left for the clan before departing to Chang’an, so it seemed that everyone indeed experienced a bumper harvest.

Two consecutive years of good harvests significantly improved the economic conditions at Lin Family Manor. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Lin Wanwan looked at Lin Mengjin and others wearing clothes without many patches, understanding the situation.

She recalled when she first arrived, people wore clothes patched 17 or 18 times, and slightly better ones were reserved for family and social visits.

But now, when looking around, there were no longer young people dressed in such tattered clothes, except those of the clan leader’s generation still wearing them.

But this should not be an economic issue, but a habit of frugality.

Thinking of this, Lin Wanwan felt quite gratified.

Lin Wanwan turned to face the sea, stretched her arms, and exclaimed, "It’s still better at home. Even the humid, sticky sea breeze feels refreshing!"

Lin Mengjin and others began to shout, "Uncle Clan Leader, since Wan Niang has returned home gloriously, shall we have a barbecue feast tonight to celebrate? The sheep raised by the clan are all fattened."

Currently, Lin Family Manor mainly followed a collective economy, with large livestock raised by the clan, with specific people assigned to raise them and receive work points.

However, with a wealthy patron like Lin Wanwan, there was no need for the clan to bear the expense.

She boldly waved her hand, "Today, I will host the roasted lamb feast; everyone come and eat."

"No need; you’ve just returned. The clan should host to welcome you; no need for you to spend," the clan leader refused Lin Wanwan’s gesture of spending, "You’ve been in Chang’an for a year, and the Guanzhong area reportedly has no sea, so we’ll cook more seafood tonight for you to taste the local specialties."

Lin Wanwan smiled and said, "Alright, I’ll listen to Uncle Clan Leader."

Just as everyone was joyously talking, there was a sudden commotion at the village entrance.

Lin Mengjin, with the sharpest eyes, looked over and said, "Hey, it’s people from Lu Family Manor. What’s all this commotion about?"