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

Han Zheng packed the books into his bag as quickly as possible and followed the servant out.

In the classroom, Qin Siran couldn't help stamping his feet. He didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly. Han Zheng's family actually arrived earlier than theirs.

What are those people in his family doing? They are in town, only a quarter of an hour away, but they haven't arrived yet. I must teach them a lesson when I get home!

*

Han Zheng didn't care what Qin Siran was thinking. As soon as he walked to the school gate, he saw Li Yu standing at the door.

She was wearing a straw raincoat, her hair was wet from the rain, and her shoes were covered in mud because she had run so far, making her look a little disheveled.

Seeing Han Zheng, she smiled instantly and ran to his side, "You must be waiting anxiously."

"No." Han Zheng took the umbrella and opened it. His eyes were hot and his throat seemed to be blocked. "Second sister-in-law, let's go buy two more umbrellas, one for after school."

In that case, I won’t have to trouble my second sister-in-law to pick me up if it rains.

The weather was so bad that it was too hard for her to run over from home.

Li Yu also thought it was a good thing to put an umbrella in the school, so she immediately took Han Zheng to buy one.

Bought three right away.

Han Zheng had two, one in the school for emergency use, and one at home. The other two were given to her and Han Xiaomei. She was not used to wearing a raincoat and felt very uncomfortable. So it was better to put the raincoat away at home.

The two returned home holding umbrellas, and Han Xiaomei immediately brought them two bowls of warm ginger soup.

The rain in late autumn is cold. If you don’t take precautions, you will definitely catch a cold tomorrow.

Li Yu drank it all in one breath, then turned to instruct Han Zheng, "After you finish drinking the ginger soup, change into dry clothes and lie down on the bed."

Han Zheng has a weak constitution, so he must be careful today and must not let the cold enter his body.

Understanding what Li Yu meant, Han Zheng didn't say much. After drinking the ginger soup, he took the initiative to pour half a basin of hot water from the kitchen to soak his feet. After drying his feet, he lay down on the bed and covered himself with the quilt.

Li Yu watched his series of actions and was very satisfied. He returned to the main room to rest for a while, and then went to braise the meat and dishes.

When she went shopping today, she saw someone in town selling dried mushrooms. She thought they looked good, so she bought them all.

At this point the mushrooms have been soaked and can be braised without delaying the preparation of a new product tomorrow.

As Li Yu thought about it, his hands holding the seasoning became more steady.

*

Because she was worried that Han Zheng would have a fever at night, Li Yu got up three times in the middle of the night. The last time was at the end of the Chou hour. She found that Han Zheng was still fine, so she fell asleep with peace of mind.

When I woke up, it was still raining outside.

Han Zheng got up and said while eating breakfast: "Second sister-in-law, let's not go to the stall today."

Li Yu looked at the gray sky and nodded slowly.

In those days, all the roads were dirt roads. When it rained for a long time, the roads became soft and difficult to walk on. It was hard to imagine how tiring it would be to push a cart from their home to the town.

The key is that there are not many people on the street on rainy days, and I can't sell all the goods even if I go there. Instead of wasting time and energy on useless things, I might as well think of other things at home.

For example, business matters.

Winter is coming, and it is too cold to set up a stall outside. She is thinking about renting a small shop to sell other things besides braised meat, such as oden, which is popular among modern people.

After Han Zheng finished his meal and left, Li Yu washed the snails and sat in the main room, cutting the tails of the snails while thinking about what food he could make.

Han Xiaomei was young, so Li Yu didn't let her do it. Instead, he found paper and pen and asked her to learn to read.

The characters of Dayu Dynasty are traditional Chinese characters. Li Yu learned them when she was in college, so she knew most of them. It was no problem for her to teach Han Xiaomei. As a girl, Li Yu hoped that Han Xiaomei could learn more, not for marrying into a rich family in the future, but just to understand the truth and know good and evil.

Han Xiaomei learned basic characters from Han Zheng, so she was able to calm down.

In the small room, the rustling sound of the brush hitting the paper and the clicking sound of Li Yu's cutting tails added a special kind of warmth.

*

There were so many snails that Li Yu spent the whole morning cutting them all. He then washed them several times and put them in a corner of the chopping board to cook in the afternoon.

At noon, the two of them had a simple meal. Li Yu cut some braised meat, mixed it with onions, peppers and other seasonings, cooked some rice porridge, and made another vegetable dish. The combination of meat and vegetables was nutritionally balanced.

The two of them had a simple meal. In the afternoon, Li Yu saw that the rain had stopped and was about to go out for a look, but someone knocked on the gate of the courtyard.

Han Xiaomei ran to open the door and found it was Qin's housekeeper Zhao, carrying a few boxes of snacks.

When Butler Zhao saw the man, he smiled kindly, "Is Boss Li home?"

Li Yu had already come out and took the initiative to step forward and asked, "Butler Zhao, why are you here?"

Butler Zhao smiled and said, "Boss Li, our master still wants to ask you to come to our house to help." After saying this, without waiting for Li Yu to answer, he continued, "Our master knows Boss Li's concerns. In order to reassure you, Boss Li, our master has written a letter of guarantee, promising to take good care of the Second Young Master. If the Second Young Master causes trouble for you in the future, you can take the letter of guarantee to the Qin family to ask for compensation."

It's not that their master thinks highly of Boss Li, but their master is used to seeing and eating enough of the dishes cooked by those famous chefs in town. If they let them prepare the banquet, it would make the Qin family look incompetent.

After much selection, the dishes cooked by Boss Li still met the requirements, with good color, aroma and taste. Seeing that the time for the banquet was getting closer, Butler Zhao had no choice but to invite Li Yu again. He made a plan. If it didn't work once, he would invite him twice. If it didn't work twice, he would invite him three times. He had to make Li Yu succeed in this banquet.

After two days, Li Yu's thoughts had changed. In addition, Master Qin was sincere, so he paused for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll do it."

Butler Zhao had not expected it to be so smooth, and was very happy. He then hesitated and asked, "Boss Li, are you serious?"

Li Yu said, "Really? If you don't believe me, you can sign a document with me."

Butler Zhao hurriedly shook his head, "Of course I believed Boss Li, I was just too surprised."

In order to show the Qin family's sincerity, after handing over the snacks, Butler Zhao presented a deposit of two taels of silver, and also promised that if the guests at the banquet were satisfied with the dishes, the Qin family would add an additional three taels of silver to the five taels of wages.

In other words, as long as Li Yu prepares the banquet well, he can get eight taels of silver.

Eight taels of silver! Han Xiaomei's hands and feet were weak. The people in this town were really rich. They spent so much at once.

*

After seeing off housekeeper Zhao, Li Yu did not go out. He closed the yard door and counted money at home with Han Xiaomei.

From the first day to now, they have been doing business for almost twenty days, and the total net profit is almost eighteen taels of silver.

However, because he spent five taels on buying a big pot, paid Han Zheng's tuition, bought paper and pens, and bought some daily necessities, Li Yu now has more than eight taels left.

The minimum profit for hosting a banquet for the Qin family is five taels, which adds up to thirteen taels.

This amount of money is a huge sum of money for any family in the village, but Li Yu feels that it is not enough, and she has to find a way to make more money.