In the famine, she stockpiled space supplies and became a bandit.

"Boss, hey, can I take a wheat ear back with me?" Suddenly, a commoner rubbed his hands and asked embarrassedly.

Luo Xi was stunned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. What was there to take? However, she still waved her hand and said, "Give everyone present today an ear of wheat."

"Thank you, Boss!" Everyone was so happy that those who didn't know thought that Luo Xi was giving out gold.

The entire wheat field was bustling for a while before it quieted down.

At this time, the landlords and gentry who came to watch the fun came over.

Luo Xi looked over and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

The landlord was embarrassed when he saw her cold attitude, but he still said, "Master Luo, can you give us some of your seeds?"

Regardless of whether the wheat yield per mu is really that high, at least it can survive in such weather and produce grain, which is very good.

"Please rest assured, when the harvest comes, we will pay the same 30% tax as other people, and your tax will definitely not be reduced at all."

Luo Xi seemed to be very easy to talk to: "Sure, no problem."

There was a flash of disdain in the eyes of the landlords and gentry. As expected, women are just women. They don't know how to fight for their own best interests.

If they had such seeds, they would not give them out for free. They would have to charge for them anyway. There are so many people involved, so they can make a lot of money.

Luo Xi saw their disdain. They looked down on her while trying to gain benefits from her?

Luo Xi snorted in his heart, and then said: "However, your tax is not 30%, but 50%."

The landlord and gentry: “…” They exploded instantly.

"Master Luo, this is too unfair. Why do they only take 30% but you want to charge us 50%?"

"That's right. They are all the same seeds. How could you do this? You are so dark-hearted."

They all looked furious and blamed Luo Xi, as if she had taken advantage of them.

Seeing these people being so rude to Luo Xi, Xiao Yi was furious, his handsome eyebrows raised: "What are you talking about, have you lived enough? How dare you say this about our boss."

The soldiers behind him also held long spears and glared at these people fiercely.

Several people shrank their necks, but still murmured unconvincedly: "We are telling the truth, and we are not allowed to tell the truth."

"We are all collecting taxes for seeds, how can we treat them differently? Master Luo, you are taking advantage of the rich."

Luo Xi glanced at a few people, then smiled: "The seeds are mine, I just like to treat them differently, what's wrong?"

"It's just 50%. You don't have to give it up. I'm not forcing anyone. There's no need to make it so difficult."

She said and walked away. The people took the grain and respected her. What about you? Ha!

Xiao Yi was now happy: "Yes, you can give it up if you think it's too much."

After saying that, he followed Luo Xi with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, and his protective attitude was too obvious.

Landlord and squire: “…”

Just, just leave like that?

Shouldn't there be some bargaining?

"Master Luo, wait, wait, wait, that's not what we mean. How about 40%, is 40% okay?"

Luo Xili ignored them and told them whether they wanted it or not.

The few people were completely panicked at this time, and ran over to stop Luo Xi, saying painfully: "Fifty percent, fifty percent, we agree."

Luo Xi: "..."

Wouldn't it have been better if they had just been so straightforward earlier? Why do they have to be so scheming? Who can tolerate them?

"Okay, but I won't give it to you now. You can go buy it from the military advisor."

After saying that, he really left this time.

The landlord and squire were stunned for a moment, and wished he could slap himself a few times. He dared not complain anymore, and finally had to use the silver to buy it from Yin Li.

This Yin Li was too much. He actually sold it to them for one tael of silver per catty.

After this incident, Chaoyang Villa was finally able to gain a firm foothold in Tongning County. Seeing that there was no movement from the county government, everyone became bolder and came to Chaoyang Villa without any concealment.

Yin Li's workload increased exponentially in an instant. Every time Luo Xi saw him, he looked listless.

"Are there still no literati willing to come to the villa?" Luo Xi asked.

Yin Li pinched the slightly painful brows. Although he was tired, his eyes were bright: "It's okay, I can still hold on."

Seeing the villa changing day by day under his management, he was happy no matter how tired he was.

That means no one is coming. Luo Xi narrowed his eyes. This is not a solution. One person cannot be responsible for everything, especially those trivial matters. As long as one can recognize words, it will be fine. No knowledge is required.

"Bai Hu, post a notice." No one was there to help, so she had to ask this guy for help: "As long as you can read and are willing to work in our villa, you will be paid ten, no, twenty taels of silver a month, and thirty kilograms of rice."

Luo Xi still couldn't believe it. With such good conditions, no one was willing to come.

Yin Li hesitated and finally said nothing.

However, after the notice was issued, not only did no one respond, but it was also ridiculed.

"She's just a bandit, and she wants us to work for her. That's just wishful thinking."

"That's right, you even want to bribe us with money. You really stink of money and are so vulgar. This is simply an insult to scholars."

"That's right. We have studied hard for more than ten years. Even if we can't be one of the three highest officials in the world, we should at least be in a government department. A bandit, huh!" The scholar's face was full of disdain.

"I would rather starve to death than associate with such a foolish woman. How can an unfaithful and unrighteous person eat her food and be worthy of the saints and sages? After death, I will go to the underworld and cannot even hold my head up high."

"That's it!"

……

In front of the notice, a bunch of literati and scholars, with their airs of being scholars, spoke one after another, and belittled Luoxi and Chaoyang Villa from beginning to end.

Luo Xi stood not far away, watching them quietly.

"Yin Li, tell me, how can these people, whose clothes are washed so white and even patched, say such things?"

"Is it possible that if I hold a book and recite a few lines of sour poetry every day, I won't feel hungry, and my wife and children at home will have food to eat and money to spend?"

Yin Li smiled bitterly: "Don't be surprised, Boss. Many scholars are like this. They always attach great importance to integrity."

He was like this before, but later...

When even your dignity as a human being is trampled upon at will, you will understand that the integrity of literati is all empty talk.

"It's okay, Boss. I'll just have to stay here for a while and I'll be fine. It'll only be a matter of a few days anyway."

Luo Xi thought about it and nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you, and call Rong Bai as well."

Although she doesn't like doing these things, it's not that she can't do them.

Yin Li was surprised for a moment, but didn't say much. After going to the study, he gave her some simpler account books.

Yin Li felt that although the boss could read, she might not understand these things. Things like personnel statistics and the entry and exit of materials in the warehouse were easy when there were few people, but when there were many people and many things, he would have to spend a long time to sort them out.

Luo Xi took it and looked at it, and saw that it was all addition, subtraction, multiplication and division exercises for elementary school students.

Are you afraid that she won't be able to do it and lose face?

Rong Bai, who was suddenly drafted into the army, now saw his chance: "Boss, how about we compete to see who is faster?"

He finally had some time to rest, but was dragged into work again. He was very upset and wanted to see Luo Xi make a fool of himself.

Anyway, he has been learning accounting and handling the family business from his father since he was three years old. These things are really a piece of cake for him.

As for Mr. Yu, it is not certain. Being able to read and write does not mean that one can do accounting, nor does it mean that one can organize documents. He will definitely be completely in the dark for a while.

Luo Ximen was clear about Rong Bai's thoughts: "Okay, if you lose, you will work with Yin Li in the future. If he doesn't leave, you won't leave either."