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

As time goes by, He Mengyan's condition becomes more and more stable.

One day, Li Yu and her were walking on the street and they ran into the carriage of Ning and He Yuanwai. She was panicked for a moment but soon regained her composure.

Li Yu felt relieved.

During this period, she heard outsiders discussing whether she was innocent, but she did not respond to any of them.

Because even if she argued, declared loudly, and told others that she was not bullied, no one would believe her. In this era, those who always attacked her privately with innocence were malicious towards her, and when they heard her arguments, they would only speculate more fiercely.

Han Zheng was very angry.

This time he came back, he stayed at home for a full eight days.

On the last day when Li Yu sent him to Nanzhou Prefecture, he accidentally heard two drunk men slandering Li Yu, and was so angry that he wanted to beat them up immediately.

Li Yu stopped him.

"There's no need to say more to these people. Don't worry, I will take care of it."

She just doesn't respond, and for those who spread rumors, she will teach them a lesson through her actions.

Han Zheng understood what she meant and retracted his fist.

Li Yu motioned for him to get in the car, "You will take the provincial examination next year, you can't behave improperly, understand?" The Dayu Dynasty had strict examinations on those who took part in the imperial examinations. If someone was reported for misconduct, once verified, even if he did well in the exam, he would not be awarded the corresponding title. So if Han Zheng wanted to move up, he had to pay special attention.

Han Zheng's restless heart calmed down completely: "I know, sister-in-law, don't worry, I will regulate my words and deeds and never let others find fault with me."

Li Yu nodded, then said hello to the driver and let them go.

*

Before we knew it, it was the end of November.

The snack house was supposed to be completed in mid-November, but because of heavy snow and Li Yu's imprisonment, it was not completed until the end of November.

Considering the booming business, a total of eight rooms were built for making snacks this time, five of which were used to store stoves and chopping boards, two were used as operating rooms for Aunt Wu and her colleagues, where they could make some confidential materials, and the last room was separated by a partition, half of which was used to store ingredients and the other half was used as Pei Mingzhu's account office. In addition, there were two thatched sheds covered with oilcloth in the yard, which were enough anyway.

Aunt Wu and her family were very happy. After discussing it, they decided to move in on the second day of the twelfth lunar month.

According to the original intention of the few people, after moving to the new place, they would have a meal with all the helpers, but now it was close to the New Year, snacks were in short supply, and everyone was busy. Li Yu suggested postponing the meal and holding it until the end of December when work was finished.

However, in order to motivate all the helpers to work hard, she suggested giving each helper some incentive money first.

"It's the New Year and everyone is busy. If we don't give them some benefits, they will inevitably feel resentful. If they feel resentful for a lifetime, it may lead to other problems, which is not a good thing for us. It's better to let everyone see the benefits first, so that they will be willing to work hard."

Aunt Wu and the others agreed with Li Yu's proposal.

So that afternoon, every helper received an incentive payment. The amount of the incentive payment varied depending on the length of time they worked, with the lowest being fifty cents and the highest being over a hundred cents.

These helpers are indeed more motivated.

*

The work on the dim sum side was proceeding in an orderly manner, and on the braised meat side, Li Yu found two more people to work.

In this way, after a busy schedule, it was the New Year's Eve.

This year, Li Yu's shop closed earlier than last year. On the day of the Little New Year, he announced that he would no longer sell braised meat and dishes and would reopen after the Lantern Festival.

Some customers who didn't buy the braised meat were dissatisfied and asked Li Yu why he was in a hurry to close the store when it was still early for the Chinese New Year.

Li Yu first apologized to the guest, and then explained the reason: "One of my elder brothers is getting married, and I need to help at home these few days."

When the guests heard about the happy event, they forgot to complain and started to congratulate Li Yu.

Li Yu accepted it with a smile.

The eldest brother she was talking about who was getting married was none other than Han Sheng.

After Han Sheng's marriage with Liu Yan from Liujia Village fell through last year, there was no news this year. Li Yu thought he would not be able to get married until next year, but unexpectedly, he got married with Lin's niece.

It was also fate. After Lin came to help Li Yu, she saw that Han Sheng was an honest, hardworking man, so she introduced him to her niece.

After what happened with Liu Yan last year, Han Sheng was a little reluctant about dating this year, but he didn't want to offend Lin, so he went to meet the girl named Lin Xiang'er. It didn't matter that they both fell in love with each other, so the matter was settled naturally.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Han Sheng went to Lin Xiang'er's house to propose marriage, and on the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the two got married.

It was such a big happy event, and he had to go, so Li Yu simply closed the shop early.

*

On the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Yu went shopping with Han's mother at her request.

Things are different now. Han Sheng's family is now one of the few wealthy families in the village, and Han's mother is particularly generous to Lin Xiang'er, her future daughter-in-law.

"You are about the same age as Xiang'er, and she will definitely like the things you like, so please help me buy some hairpins and rings today." Han's mother took Li Yu's hand and said affectionately.

Li Yu nodded.

The two of them walked around for half the morning and felt hungry, so they found a wonton stall to eat.

Coincidentally, as soon as the two sat down, they inadvertently made eye contact with someone they were fairly familiar with.

*

Liu Yan didn't expect to run into Han's mother here.

The old lady whom she looked down upon last year was now wearing a thick coat and it was obvious at first glance that she was rich.

If she had not broken off the engagement with Han Sheng last year, she would now be able to have enough food and clothing and live a rich life.

Liu Yan lowered her eyes and looked at her thin and worn clothes, feeling unwilling.

After breaking off the engagement with Han Sheng, she quickly married a man. Not only was the man poor, but he was also lazy and gluttonous. After nearly a year of marriage, the number of times she had eaten meat could be counted on one hand.

If I follow Han Sheng...

An idea suddenly popped up in her mind, Liu Yan swallowed her saliva, and gave Han's mother a big smile.

*

Mother Han didn't want to see Liu Yan at all, so after looking at Liu Yan, she turned her head and started talking to Li Yu.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yan was so shameless that she actually took the initiative to sit opposite her and talk.

"Aunt Han, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are very different now."

Mother Han rolled her eyes and said, "I'm not familiar with you and don't want to talk to you any more."

Liu Yan was a little annoyed, but she didn't show it on her face. She just said softly, "I know I was wrong before, Aunt Han, please forgive me." Then she looked at Li Yu and said, "Sister Li, I have said sorry things to you before, please forgive me too."

Li Yu glanced at Han's mother and saw only disgust in her eyes, so she said, "Ms. Liu, we are not familiar with each other. I have forgotten how we were before. Can you please leave now? We are going to eat and don't want to be disturbed by others."