Traveling to an ancient peasant family: I got rich by doing business

The villagers swarmed around Li Liyu and the other two, staring at their newly bought donkey.

"Xiu Wen wife, did you buy or rent this donkey?" asked Mrs. Wang, the vegetable seller.

Li Yu felt that there was nothing to hide, and said, "I bought it."

"How much silver?"

"Eight taels."

"Wow! It's not cheap, but it deserves this price for its quality. Xiu Wen wife, you have good taste. I think this donkey is almost three years old, just old enough to work." A villager looked at the donkey with envy, wondering when his family would be able to buy one.

In the village, although the status of a donkey is not as high as that of a cow, if a family has a donkey, they will feel more confident. What's more, donkeys can pull carts and transport people, and one can earn a lot of money by using donkeys.

After praising the donkey, the villagers began to envy Li Yu.

Xiu Wen’s wife is really amazing. She just built a house and only three months later she bought a donkey.

Unlike in the past, this time everyone was just envious and had no other thoughts, because they had all seen Li Yu's methods and they did not dare to offend her.

*

After everyone had seen enough, Li Yu pulled the donkey home.

The shed in the backyard had been cleaned up in advance. Li Yu tied the donkey there, put some grass on it, watched it eat, and then went back to the front yard to rest with peace of mind.

Han Xiaomei was in a curious period and didn't want to leave, so Li Yu ignored her. After all, she was at home and Ah Fu was watching her, so nothing would happen.

Han Zheng and Li Yu drank a glass of water together, then carried the things they bought out. They had bought so much food for Mr. Su, so they had to deliver it to him today.

*

There will be no stall tomorrow and no need to make braised meat today. Li Yu rested for more than an hour, and when the weather was not so hot, he went for a walk by the river with a backpack on his back.

Now is a good time to eat snails. Last year's snail business started late, and as the weather turned cold, there were fewer snails and they were hard to find, so the business only lasted for a while before ending.

We can do more this year.

Li Yu walked slowly along the river, and went into the water to feel around when he came across shallow water.

Some women were washing clothes by the river. They saw her and asked her what she was doing.

Li Yu showed them the snails.

One of the women shook her head as soon as she saw it. "I've made this a few times before, but my family said it tasted bad, so I'm too lazy to make it anymore."

Another woman said, "I can't do it either. In our village, only Xiuwen's wife can do it well. Last year, that person, Qian, also did it, but couldn't sell it at all."

"Speaking of Qian, why haven't I seen her recently?"

When someone mentioned this, Li Yu also realized that he hadn't seen Qian for a long time.

This person hated her the most at the beginning, spread obscene rumors, said nasty things, and wished she was dead.

Seeing that Li Yu looked normal, the woman doing the laundry said, "She doesn't dare to go out now. Wasn't she having dinner with a man in town before? Xiu Wen's wife, you should remember that this is what you said."

Li Yu nodded and said, "I remember. Then what?"

"Then Wu Dagou went to investigate, and he actually found something. The man seemed to be Qian's old lover before she got married. The two had met privately several times. Qian secretly gave the man money and even cursed Wu Dagou in front of him. When Wu Dagou found out about this, he was furious and beat Qian severely, and then didn't allow her to go out."

Li Yu: “…” If Wu Dagou is a bad person, then Qian is the same. They are a match made in heaven, and it would be best if they were locked together for life.

*

After catching a small basket of snails by the river, it was already evening, so Li Yu washed his hands and went home carrying the basket on his back.

When I got home, I put the snails in a basin to spit out the mud, and then started to cook dinner.

Han Xiaomei had already put rice in the pot, and Han Zheng was lighting a fire to cook porridge. Li Yu handed him a fan, asking him to use it to cool down, and then found the chicken legs that were placed together with the ice water.

Over the past two months, she was afraid that the food would go bad, so she made several trips to the county and bought some saltpeter in batches and at different times from various pharmacies in the county. She used the saltpeter to make ice every day. She used part of the ice to pound Han Sheng's meat, and put part of it with the food to ensure its freshness.

Thinking of Han Sheng, Li Yu was very satisfied with him.

Because ice water is necessary for making meatballs, every time she asked Han Sheng to pound the meat, she would give him ice water. Han Sheng was not a fool, and he must have noticed something was wrong a long time ago, but he did not ask a single question, nor did he say anything outside, and continued to work diligently as usual.

She could pay him more at the end of this month. The same goes for Lin and Han Xiaocao. They were all good people and she would not treat them unfairly.

Li Yu thought about it, rinsed the chicken legs, put them in the wok, added water and boiled them.

Then she found lemon, coriander, chili and garlic.

After the chicken is cooked and cooled, tear it into thin strips. Then add lemon, garlic, oil, salt, coriander and her special sauce. A refreshing lemon chicken shreds is ready.

*

It was the first time for Han Zheng and Han Xiaomei to eat food made with lemon, which was very novel.

Han Xiaomei couldn't get used to the taste of lemon and didn't feel much about this dish, but Han Zheng liked it.

Li Yu gave him some more.

After dinner, the family went back to bed early to rest.

The next day, Li Yu got up early and went to the town to buy meat. Firstly, the meat was fresh, and secondly, the weather was not so hot in the morning.

This time when she went out, she did not push the cart herself, but used a donkey to pull it.

On the way there, seeing that it was hot, she and Han Zheng both got on the donkey. The donkey was already mature, and it was no problem for it to pull two people.

"It's so convenient that I don't have to walk by myself." Li Yu said with satisfaction.

Han Zheng nodded.

*

With the donkey cart, Li Yu lived a more comfortable life in the following days.

However, she did not always ride the donkey cart. She would walk if she could, not for any other reason but mainly for exercise.

Now she has grown to 1.62 meters tall, but because all the nutrition during this period was used for growth, she is relatively thin.

She planned to exercise and eat to a normal weight. She wanted to be strong. Although she was strong now, she was still at a disadvantage against strong men. She hoped that she could become someone who could defeat men. In this way, if she encountered bad things one day, she could handle it for a while by herself.

*

The weather was getting hotter day by day. One morning, Li Yu got up and had just moved the braised meat onto the donkey cart when someone knocked on the gate.

She thought it was someone from the village, but when she opened the door, she found that the person standing outside was actually Li Yayi.

"Boss Li." Li, the yamen runner, had dark circles under his eyes, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night.

Li Yu hurriedly led the man to the courtyard, "Sir, please go to the courtyard and rest first. I'll pour you some tea."

"No, I don't have time." Li Yayi stopped her, "I came to see you today for something important."

Li Yu: "You say."

Li Yayi said, "Last night a distinguished person came to the county and wanted to eat something new and exotic. The county magistrate was afraid that the county restaurant could not handle it, so he asked me to come to you."

Li Yu: “?”