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

The few people who came were women from the village. They looked at Li Yu anxiously and asked her if she knew the situation in Qingzhou Prefecture.

"I've been gone for almost half a month, and there's been no news. I'm so scared that I can't sleep every day, fearing that something might happen."

"That's right. I had nightmares all night long. I heard that the rebels killed people without blinking an eye. Many people were killed by them!"

"Xiu Wen's wife, you have a good relationship with the county magistrate's wife, so you must know some news that we don't know."

"Can you find a way to ask if my boss is okay?"

Li Yu: “…” In fact, she didn’t know more than everyone else. Apart from victory and defeat, other important news could not be reached in Jiangyang County, nor could it reach her ears.

But seeing that everyone was anxious, she could only say a few words, “I don’t know the news about the big brothers in the village, and I have no way to ask. There are tens of thousands of soldiers on the battlefield, and the war is tense. I can’t find anyone to help.

But there is one good thing. Two days ago, General Qin's grandson, General Qin Xiao, led the army to a victory, driving the rebels from the city of Qingzhou to 40 miles outside Qingzhou. The morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted, and I think this battle will be over soon. "

Hearing that they had won the battle, the women felt slightly relieved.

After saying goodbye to Li Yu, they left together.

Halfway through the journey, one of the women suddenly asked, "Did you notice that Xiu Wen's wife came back with a man?"

Other women: "It seems so. Could it be her new man?"

Several people looked at each other and quickened their pace at the same time. It was a strange thing that there was a strange man in Xiu Wen's wife's house, and it had to be spread quickly.

*

Less than fifteen minutes after Li Yu sent away one group of people, a new group of people came. Fortunately, this time it was Aunt Wu and her group.

She first comforted Zhou Qinghe, Liu Guilan, Han's mother and others whose family members had gone to Qingzhou Prefecture, and then asked them about their purpose of coming.

Aunt Wu peeked into the room quietly, "Mrs. Xiuwen, I heard you brought a man back."

"Is this the husband you found? Don't worry, even if you remarry, we won't say anything. You are still young and you don't need to be a widow for Xiu Wen all your life." The village chief's wife patted Li Yu's shoulder lightly, her eyes drifting towards the house.

Li Yu looked at the others, well, good, everyone was looking at the house.

It’s better to explain. Li Yu called Lu Xuan out and told everyone his identity.

Upon learning that he was just a bodyguard, Aunt Wu and the others were inevitably disappointed.

It was too tiring for Xiu Wen's wife to run the business alone, so they all hoped to have someone to help her, but it turned out to be a bodyguard.

Forget it, just be a guard, at least he can protect people.

*

Li Yu invited everyone to have a cup of tea and discussed what to do next.

Only then did she realize that during this busy period of hers, except for the first few days, Aunt Wu and her family had been selling snacks in the town every day.

"It's not a good idea for us to just sit there, and we tend to have random thoughts when we're idle, so we might as well get busy. But rice, flour, oil, and sugar are expensive recently, and we can't make much money at the previous prices, so we all raised our wages by one cent."

Li Yu nodded: "It's time to increase the price. When the price of food drops, we will return to the original price."

*

Before they knew it, it was noon. Li Yu sent Aunt Wu and the others away, closed the gate and prepared to make noodles.

When Han Xiaomei saw her taking the basin, she immediately took out the vegetables she had bought in the county this morning, moved a small stool, and sat in the shade to pick the vegetables.

Lu Xuan didn't know what to do. He stood there at a loss, staring with his puppy eyes, looking a little pitiful.

Li Yu was amused by him and pointed to the wooden barrel in the kitchen and said, "There is a well in the next yard. Can you help me get another bucket of water?"

Lu Xuan picked up the bucket and left without saying a word.

*

Li Yu made chicken noodle soup.

Add eggs and salt to the dough and knead it into a dough. Then use a rolling pin to roll it into a large dough sheet. Finally, fold it up and cut it into small pieces.

Then heat oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, garlic and peppercorns, sauté until fragrant, then add the chicken. When it is almost cooked, add boiling water and cook for 15 minutes. Finally, add the noodles and vegetables.

She made noodles according to Lu Xuan's appetite last night, but it was not enough. She ate one bowl, Han Xiaomei ate one bowl, and the remaining three bowls were eaten up by Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan also realized that he had lost control and said embarrassedly: "Boss Li, I'm sorry, the noodles you made are so delicious, I..."

"It's okay, just eat what you need. Our family doesn't lack this little bit of noodles." Li Yu waved his hand, "Besides, you can only protect us if you have enough strength, right?"

The awkwardness in Lu Xuan's eyes suddenly disappeared.

He said firmly: "Boss Li, don't worry, I will never let you get hurt!"

*

Lu Xuan's appearance caused some discussion in the village.

At first, some people wanted to say something unpleasant, but after seeing Lu Xuan kill a mad wild boar running down the mountain with just a few sword swings, they all shrank their necks and shut their mouths.

Li Yu was very satisfied, and decided to learn martial arts systematically.

*

Even though we are at war, life must go on.

Li Yu rested at home for a day and started making braised meat as usual the next day.

She was worried about Han Xiaomei and Li Jingliu's food stores in the town, so she changed her sales method, selling in the town one day and in the county the next.

When the shopkeepers from several other towns heard that she had returned, they immediately came to order meat.

However, everyone ordered not much. The situation was unstable and people did not dare to spend money casually. Those from average or poor families did not dare to buy expensive food easily.

Li Yu could understand and would take the initiative to reduce or increase the amount according to demand.

*

In early July, General Qin Xiao led his soldiers to another victory, forcing the rebels to retreat to Luoqi County, not far from Qingzhou Prefecture.

In the middle of the month, the army continued to attack with full force. In just three days, they captured Tianhan County and Tianyuan County to the west of Yunqi County and Nanshan County to the south. Since then, there were only three counties left in the rebels in the entire Qingzhou Prefecture. At this time, there were less than 20,000 rebels left, while General Qin Xiao's side had increased to 60,000.

Defeat the rebels is just around the corner!

When the news reached Jiangyang County, Li Yu's braised meat was once again in short supply.

Everyone was happy and wanted to buy some braised meat to celebrate.

Time passed unknowingly, and in a blink of an eye it was the third day of August. At noon that day, new news came from Qingzhou Prefecture that only less than 10,000 rebels had surrendered, and the soldiers who had gone to fight in the county were about to return.

When the news came out, the whole county was in a sensation.

As we walked along, everyone had a smiling face.

On the fourth day of the New Year, Li Yu was selling braised meat in the county. When she arrived in the morning, the line to buy meat was already more than 20 meters long. The women clutched their purses, congratulating each other while watching the movements ahead, fearing that the braised meat would be gone by the time it was their turn.

Their husbands or children have gone to war, and when they finally return, they need to be well nourished.

Li Yu had guessed that this situation would occur when the soldiers returned, and had made adequate preparations - the amount of braised meat today was more than three times that of the past, so it was still enough to sell.

On the evening of the fourth day of the first lunar month, a large number of soldiers arrived at Jiangyang County. For a while, there were cries everywhere. Some were happy, and some were sad, because not everyone returned safely. Some were missing arms, some were broken legs, some were disfigured, and some were even dead, buried in Qingzhou Prefecture.

The people from Qingshui Village were relatively lucky. They did not lose their lives or become disabled, but they were all injured and needed to recuperate.

*

On the fifth and sixth days of August, the sales of braised pork were still high, but Li Yu could not take care of it. After selling out on the sixth day, he simply put a sign at the door of the shop to suspend the sale of braised pork.

A customer didn't understand Li Yu's behavior and asked, "Boss Li, business has been good these past two days, why did you stop?"

"Because my second sister-in-law and I are going to Nanzhou Prefecture, and my third brother is going to take part in the provincial examination!" Han Xiaomei answered quickly.

Li Yu nodded.

The guest was stunned for a moment, then gave his blessing.

No one doesn't like to hear nice words, so Li Yu agreed with a smile.

The ninth day of the first lunar month is the provincial examination, which lasts for nine days, and she must go to Nanzhou Prefecture.