Traveled through time and became the darling of the whole family

After Ye Ziyu had eaten, she went to Ye Qingyin's courtyard for a walk to help digest the food.

"Third Miss." The maid who was sweeping in Ye Qingyin's courtyard saw Ye Ziyu.

"Sister is not here?" Ye Ziyu saw that there was no candle in Ye Qingyin's room.

"The eldest lady went out in the afternoon and hasn't come back yet." The maid answered respectfully.

"I understand." Ye Ziyu took Li Qiu back to her yard.

*

Early the next morning.

Li Qiu helped Ye Ziyu dress up, "Miss, how come you still look so elegant in this dress? This dress looks so good on you."

"You, you're being so smooth-talking again." Ye Ziyu said with a smile, "How are the preparations going?"

"Everything is ready. Do you want to load an extra car?"

"No, there's not much stuff. It would be a waste to get an extra cart. Just put the stuff under my carriage."

"Yes, miss." Li Qiu went out and asked the servant to pack the things.

Lixia brought breakfast and said, "Miss, are you going to take Liqiu with you alone? Otherwise, I can go with you and protect your safety."

"No, you can just take her with you. She's a good talker and good at chatting with people to get information. Yifeng will also protect me from a distance, so there won't be any danger. Besides, I have something to tell you."

"Miss, your orders."

"Go and help me find a shop in the city, the shop we went to before the New Year. See if it's still for rent. If it is, lower the price and then rent it." Lixia gave people a very pressured aura, which made her very suitable for negotiation.

"Miss, aren't you going to buy the shop?"

"Don't buy it yet. We are not sure how profitable this shop will be in the future. In order to reduce costs, it is better to rent it first. Even if I want to buy it later and the boss doesn't want to sell it, it doesn't matter. I can buy another shop and move there later. Once the reputation is established, the location will not matter."

"Yes."

Ye Ziyu took two bites and let Lixia take it away.

The master and his servants went out together. Ye Ziyu got on the carriage and saw that the time was almost up. Ling Bingqing hadn't come, nor had she sent anyone to deliver a message. "Forget it, let's not wait any longer. Let's go."

Liqiu got on the carriage, while Lixia left in another direction.

The south of the city is where the famous nobles in the capital live. It is a prosperous and quiet area. The north and south of the city are at two different ends, so the journey is quite long. Ye Ziyu took a nap in the carriage.

As they were almost at the place where people from the north of the city gathered, Li Qiu woke up Ye Ziyu, "Miss, we are almost there."

Ye Ziyu opened her eyes and woke up. She asked the coachman to stop the carriage not far from the north of the city. Ye Ziyu got off the carriage wearing a veil. Although Ye Ziyu changed into a maid's clothes, she thought it would be better not to show her face, so she asked Liqiu to prepare a veil for her.

"Don't call me Miss in front of them later. Just call me... Lixia."

"what?"

"Ah, what? Just think that you are here with Lixia. Don't shout the wrong name. We will be there later. Chat with them first to find out where they are from and why they are here. Then ask who is raising a child alone, or who has no strong man at home to take care of the elderly." Ye Ziyu instructed.

When there are able-bodied men, the imperial court should provide them with corresponding jobs to support their families. However, it is different for women, as they cannot do hard labor, and not many women will be recruited for needlework.

"Yes, ma'am."

"After you finish asking questions, meet at the carriage."

Li Qiu is a good talker and can easily start a conversation with others, but Ye Ziyu wants to walk around first and see the current situation in the north of the city.

The two walked in quickly, and Ye Ziyu discovered that there were also many families selling goods on small stalls and there were many shops in the north of the city, but it was not as prosperous as the south of the city.

Li Qiu quickly found an auntie who was setting up a stall and started a conversation with her while asking about the prices of the vegetables. Ye Ziyu, on the other hand, walked around the shops in the north of the city, stopping here and there.

As she walked, Ye Ziyu came to a large house. The outer courtyard of the house was rather dilapidated. "Miss, who are you looking for?" An old woman's voice came from behind. Ye Ziyu turned around and looked at the old woman.

"Hello, Granny. Where is this place?"

"Aren't you here to look for someone?"

"I'm here to find someone for my young lady, but I'm not familiar with this place..."

"Then go look somewhere else. This house is occupied by refugees who came from other places before. The person you are looking for won't be there."

Ye Ziyu's eyes moved, "All the refugees live here?" Ye Ziyu glanced at the house, "Can they accommodate them?"

"They live next to each other. Some refugees can find hard labor and earn some money, then they will take their families away and rent a small piece of land somewhere else. Other refugees will come and stay here temporarily. One after another, this house is always full."

"What about the families who didn't find any hard labor? Just starve?"

"When refugees enter the city, they will be registered in the refugee book. Refugees on the book can go to the supply station regularly to get some food to eat for a period of time."

"Then wouldn't it be possible for some people to just rely on the food supplies to survive?"

"There are people like that, so you can also see some people in the refugee department who are always there."

"Mother-in-law, who are you?"

"I live nearby, and I came here to deliver some food to someone."

"My mother-in-law is a kind person~"

"The girl was joking."

"Grandma." A little girl ran out of the house and hugged the old woman's legs.

"Erya, why did you run out?" The old woman smiled kindly and touched Erya's head.

"I waited for a long time but didn't see my mother-in-law coming, so I came out to check. As soon as I opened the door, I saw my mother-in-law here."

"Okay, my mother-in-law and sister had a few words, which delayed us."

"You kid, I told you not to run around, why are you running out again?" A woman came out of the house, "Ghost old woman, you are here." The woman greeted the old woman respectfully.

"The food I gave you before is almost finished. Erya is growing up, and the food given by the government can only keep her from being hungry, but not full. So I brought some more food." said the ghost woman.

"Mother-in-law, please don't send us food next time. Every time you send us food, Erya and mother don't eat much before it is snatched away." Erya said aggrievedly.

"What? They dare to rob now. I want to go in and talk to them."

Erya's mother hurriedly stopped the old woman, "Ghost old woman, they are all rough people, don't argue with them."

"Oh, poor Erya, how is your job search going?" asked the ghost grandmother.

"Well, I've asked several families, but none of them would hire me. Some of them would not let me bring Erya with me. But how could I feel at ease leaving Erya alone?" The woman touched Erya's head.

"If it really doesn't work, leave Erya with me. You work hard and I will help take care of her during the day." said the ghost woman.

"How can that be possible? Mother-in-law, your body cannot be overworked. Letting Erya worry about you will make me even more worried about you." said the woman.

"Is there no one else in your family?" Ye Ziyu asked the woman at the right time.

"It collapsed suddenly that day. After my husband sent us out, he went back to pick up my mother-in-law, who was trapped under the house. Then there was a flood, and the house was washed away."

"You have been here for a short time?" Ye Ziyu asked again.

"soon."

"Maybe it's not appropriate for me to ask this, but if you've just arrived, how do you know that the ghost lady is not in good health?" Ye Ziyu felt strange.

"On the day she and Erya just arrived in the capital, I happened to have a sudden illness and she saved me. I wanted to keep them both with me since I lived alone anyway, but Erya's mother wouldn't allow it." said the ghost woman.

"We just don't want to trouble you, mother-in-law," the woman explained.

"Xiao...Lixia." After Liqiu chatted with someone, he heard about a refugee house and thought of going to take a look at it. As soon as he arrived there, he saw Ye Ziyu. As soon as he called out the word "Xiao", he suddenly remembered that Ye Ziyu had instructed him to call her Lixia when he went out.

Li Qiu walked to Ye Ziyu's side.

"May I ask what kind of work this lady has been looking for before?"

"Well, there's not much hard labor for female workers to do. Most of them are hired as short-term workers such as sewing. There are too many people competing for short-term jobs. And when people see that I have a child, they will be even less likely to consider me." The woman sighed.

"Then you..." Suddenly someone shouted, "Someone is here to give out porridge, someone is here to give out porridge, everyone come out quickly."

The door of the refugee house opened and many people rushed out. A few people happened to be talking near the door and were soon pushed away.

"Miss..." Li Qiu shouted without any hurry.

Erya was squeezed and fell to the ground. "Erya." the woman shouted anxiously.

Ye Ziyu and Erya were the closest to each other, so Ye Ziyu squeezed next to Erya and wanted to pick her up. Just as she was about to get up, she was pushed to the ground by someone. Seeing that those people were about to step over her, Ye Ziyu hugged Erya.

"Miss……"