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

When Li Yu heard that the Qin family wanted her to be a cook, she wanted to laugh: "Butler Zhao, I'm sorry I can't agree to this."

Seeing that she looked unhappy, Butler Zhao secretly complained in his heart, saying that it was all the Second Young Master's fault. He insisted on letting Boss Li be their family's cook, which made the Master and the Mistress tempted and asked him to come and inquire.

Even though he said that Boss Li had business and was doing well, several people still insisted that he ask.

Now, I’ve made people angry for no reason.

After two dry laughs, Butler Zhao said, "I'm just asking. It doesn't matter if Boss Li doesn't want to. Now let's agree on a time to prepare the banquet!"

Before Li Yu responded, a voice sounded from behind them.

"You're just a cook. It's a blessing that you've earned in several lifetimes to be able to live in our house. Don't be ungrateful."

Butler Zhao almost fainted, and turned back to the person who came, "Second Young Master, why are you here?"

"Let me see what the cook is like." Young Master Qin waved a fan and walked around Li Yu. "I didn't expect you to be such a skilled cook."

Li Yu looked him in the eye and said, "Thank you, Mr. Qin, for liking my cooking, but I have a business and cannot come to work in your house."

"Really not?" Young Master Qin tried to lift Li Yu's chin, but Li Yu dodged by turning away.

"cannot!"

Young Master Qin's eyes darkened, "Believe it or not, I can make your stall unsustainable."

Li Yu replied fearlessly: "Although my stall is small, it can't be destroyed easily."

Young Master Qin: “…”

"Second Young Master, the master is looking for you." A little maid ran over and shouted from afar.

Young Master Qin looked at Li Yu meaningfully and followed the group.

Butler Zhao watched him walk away, wiped his sweat, and continued, "Boss Li, let's continue talking about the banquet.

No matter what, at least the issue of the banquet has been resolved. The master will be honored and they, the servants, will be able to get some rewards.

Butler Zhao was thinking to himself, but he heard Li Yu say, "Butler Zhao, when we talked about the banquet, we didn't sign a contract, and you didn't give me a deposit for cooking. Our agreement is invalid according to Dayu's criminal law. In this case, I won't accept this banquet. There are still five days, so you can find someone else."

After Li Yu refused, she asked Han Xiaomei to go with her.

Butler Zhao was horrified and ran a few steps to stop the man, "Boss Li, what do you mean by this? You were fine just now, why are you suddenly unwilling?"

Seeing that he was having a hard time, Li Yu said, "Butler Zhao, I am just an ordinary person. I only came to the Qin family to cook to earn more money. But as soon as I finished my work, your Second Young Master wanted me to stay here for a long time and even threatened me. To be honest, I cannot accept his behavior."

"But the Second Young Master's behavior does not represent our master. Our master did not ask Boss Li to be here." Butler Zhao was sweating anxiously: "As long as the master does not force you, the Second Young Master can't do anything."

Li Yu shook his head, "I can't believe it. I'm sorry."

When she agreed to try cooking, she was only concerned about Mr. Qin's character and did not ask anyone else in the Qin family. Now that she has personally experienced the badness of the Second Young Master Qin, she certainly will not seek trouble for herself.

Butler Zhao opened his mouth but couldn't say anything. The second young master was indeed a scoundrel. If he were Boss Li, he wouldn't be willing to do that either.

Thinking of this, Butler Zhao said no more and sent Li Yu out.

When he got to the door, he took out a handful of copper coins and handed them to Li Yu, "Boss Li, you've been busy today. This is the salary from the master."

Li Yu took it without hesitation and left with Han Xiaomei in the cart.

Butler Zhao watched them go away, then turned around with a sullen face and went to report the situation to Master Qin.

*

The Qin family was still in the banquet hall. Butler Zhao took a deep breath and went in to tell everyone what Young Master Qin had said and Li Yu's response.

Young Master Qin became dissatisfied before he finished listening, "She's just a braised meat seller, but she has a bad temper. I'll find someone to ruin her business." The Qin family is one of the best in the town. Dealing with a small vendor is as easy as crushing an ant.

Butler Zhao's eyelids jumped, and what Boss Li said came true.

But the master probably won’t agree... Butler Zhao looked at Master Qin eagerly.

As expected, Master Qin said, "Don't bully the weak. Since they don't want to, we can just find someone else."

Young Master Qin was dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to retort. He just muttered a few words and let the matter go.

*

Li Yu decided to take a day off. She was really tired today and didn’t want to clean up in the afternoon.

After making up her mind, Li Yu returned to her stall and asked the sesame cake seller to inform customers tomorrow that she would not be setting up the stall. The sesame cake seller agreed with a smile.

After returning home, Li Yu and Han Xiaomei had a meal and rested. When they woke up in the afternoon and looked at the mountains not far away, Li Yu's mind suddenly moved.

After traveling through time, she was only concerned with doing business and making money, going between home and town every day, and never took a good look at this place.

Let’s go shopping today.

If you want to do it, just do it. Li Yu found a bamboo basket and a small shovel, and called Han Xiaomei to go out.

Halfway through the journey, Han Xiaomei pointed to a large area of ​​land on the right and said, "This is our family's land."

Li Yu turned his head and saw a large field of weeds.

"The rice yield from this land has been getting lower and lower in the past two years. The village chief said that the land is no longer strong and if it is not properly maintained, the yield will be even lower in the future. My second brother listened to him and decided to only plant one crop of rice this year. We will not plant any rice this season and will start planting again in April next year." Han Xiaomei explained with her hands clasped.

"Your third brother told me about this." Li Yu looked at the plots of land planted with rice in other families and thought that Han Xiuwen was quite courageous. In ancient times, grain was the most important thing for a family to survive. Farmers wanted to plant grain on every inch of land, but he left the land uncultivated. It was just the wrong method. Increasing the fertility of the land by simply leaving it fallow for a short period of time would have limited effect.

"Have all the lands at home been left fallow?" Li Yu thought of Han Xiuwu and Yang Qiuyue and asked casually. These two people were not very good at vision and knowledge, and they would not agree with Han Xiuwen's approach.

Sure enough, Han Xiaomei said, "Only these few acres are left fallow. The ten acres of paddy field that Mr. Zhao gave to my third brother are on the other side. Rice has been planted there all along. After the division of the family, five acres of it are ours."

Han Zheng didn't mention this to her. He probably feared that she would be too tired. After all, running a business was already very strenuous, and managing the land would not leave her with enough energy.

Li Yu asked about the dry fields again.

The Li family's dry fields are at the foot of the mountain and are even less fertile. According to Han Xiaomei, every year they grow wheat and take great pains to tend to it, but only about 100 kilograms of grain are produced per acre.

After the wheat harvest in June this year, Li Xiuwen also let the land fallow, but Yang Qiuyue disagreed and planted four acres. This time, all the land belonged to them. The four acres of land that were not planted belonged to Li Yu and his family.

Li Yu took a special look at the dry land. It was indeed not very good, with small stones on the ground. However, it should be good for planting fruit trees.

The two talked about their land and slowly moved up the mountain.

The mountain in Qingshui Village is called Qingyun Mountain. It is about 200 meters high and is covered with trees and weeds.

Because there had been people moving around in the mountains for a long time, a small path that could be walked on was formed. When Li Yu and Han Xiaomei went up, they ran into Aunt Wu.

When Aunt Wu saw her for the first time in the mountains, she was very surprised. "How come you have time to come here today?"

"I'll take a day off tomorrow and won't be setting up shop, so I'll come and take a look." Li Yu said, "What are you looking for here?"

"Find some firewood." Aunt Wu grabbed two handfuls of dates she had picked up on the mountain and gave them to Li Yu and Han Xiaomei. As they walked, she said, "Winter is coming soon. We need to stock up on firewood in advance."

Although Qingshui Village is located in the south, it snows heavily in winter, so the villagers have developed the habit of storing firewood in winter and looking for dead trees in the mountains in autumn and chopping them down for firewood.

"Have you prepared firewood at home? If not, I'll ask your Uncle Wu to get some for you," said Aunt Wu.

"No, I've already bought it." Li Yu refused with a smile: "My family's business needs a lot of firewood, so I ordered some, and it will all be delivered in the next few days."

Although it costs some money, it saves effort and avoids owing favors to others.

Aunt Wu couldn't help but say that Li Yu was very thoughtful. At just fifteen years old, she had already arranged all the affairs of the family in an orderly manner. Looking across the entire Huangmei Town, there was no one else like her.

Li Yu was chatting with Aunt Wu in a random manner, and when they turned a corner, they suddenly stopped.