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

Perhaps because he had been too mentally exhausted in recent days, Han Zheng developed a fever as expected.

His forehead was burning, his lips were cracked, and he was unconscious.

Even though Han Xiaomei was used to him being sick, she was still frightened by the scene this time.

"Second sister-in-law, I hope Third Brother is okay!" Han Xiaomei's face was pale and she looked even weaker than Han Zheng.

Li Yu didn't know what the situation was. Medical conditions in ancient times were poor and a small cold could be fatal, let alone a high fever.

Calming himself down, Li Yu said, "Go and call the doctor. I'll take care of him at home."

Han Xiaomei managed to regain her senses and ran out.

Listening to the footsteps gradually fading away, Li Yu brought a half basin of water, wet a towel and put it on Han Zheng's forehead to help cool him down.

*

Qingshui Village is close to the town and the doctor arrived quickly.

Li Yu gave up his seat to the doctor and stood aside quietly waiting for the results.

"Brother Han has been worrying too much lately, and he already has a history of illness, so his condition is a little dangerous right now." The doctor did not hide anything, "If you want to get well completely, I'm afraid you'll need some expensive medicinal herbs."

Han Xiaomei's voice trembled, "About how much?"

"About six taels of silver." The doctor was afraid that the two would misunderstand, so he explained, "The young man has a special body and needs different herbs than ordinary people."

Han Xiaomei staggered and almost fell.

Li Yu quickly supported her and nodded to the doctor, "We understand. Please wait a moment, I'll go get the money." After that, Li Yu returned to the room.

The proceeds from yesterday's division of the family property, plus the two taels that Li Xiuwen gave to the original owner, add up to a total of six taels and five hundred wen, which is enough for now.

But once this money is spent, you will have to live a tight life in the days ahead.

Li Yu was helpless, but he had to save people and spend the money.

After giving the money to the doctor and asking Han Xiaomei to follow the doctor to get the medicine, Li Yu sat down and stared at Han Zheng.

"You have to get better, don't let me waste my money."

*

Han Zheng often took medicine, so he brought his medicine jars and medicine stove with him when the family split up this time. After Han Xiaomei got the medicine back, Li Yu asked her to watch him boil the medicine, and he took the remaining few hundred coins and went out.

There is something missing at home, so I have to go to town to buy some.

To get to the town from the residence, one has to cross the entire village. When other people on the road saw Li Yu walking towards the town, their eyes flickered.

"Does this Li guy want to run away?"

"I'm not sure, but it's probably true. I heard that Zheng Ge'er is sick again, and she's afraid that the medicine is too expensive, so she doesn't want to treat him."

"Han Zheng might as well not split up the family. Even though Xiuwu is a worthless person, he is still his elder brother. I won't watch him die."

Several villagers kept chattering away, completely forgetting that it was because of Han Xiuwu's inaction that the Han family had to split up.

*

Li Yu didn't hear any of this, she quickly walked to the town.

Huangmei Town is the largest town within a radius of dozens of miles, with prosperous trade. Before Li Yu even entered, he could already feel the bustling atmosphere of the city.

After spending three cents to buy a bamboo basket at the entrance of the town, Li Yu walked slowly along the market.

The weather is good today and there are many people on the road.

Li Yu walked and looked, and stopped when he passed a spice shop.

On the way here just now, she decided to start a snack business. And to make snacks, the most indispensable thing is seasoning.

Li Yu decisively went in and bought more than a dozen spices including peppercorns, bay leaves, cardamom, etc. Since he didn't have much money, he only bought a little of each, enough for two uses.

After buying spices, Li Yu also bought sugar and vegetable seeds.

They have a big yard, so they can grow some vegetables and save money.

As a modern blogger with tens of millions of followers, Li Yu knows how to make the most of funds.

But there are some things that cannot be saved, such as oil.

People in the Dayu Dynasty did not know how to squeeze rapeseed oil. In their daily lives, they mainly ate peanut oil and animal oil. A small number of wealthy families also ate sesame oil.

Thinking about the amount of oil at home, Li Yu bought some peanut oil and sesame oil, and bought two pounds of pork belly when passing by the pork stall.

Before paying, Li Yu saw the pig offal in the corner and asked, "Boss, how much are those?"

"If you want it, just give me ten cents." The boss enthusiastically promoted it. Pig offal is difficult to cook, so generally no one wants it. If you can sell it, it will be a bit of income.

Li Yu didn't hesitate: "I want it."

The boss sighed and happily helped her collect the pig offal and wrapped it in lotus leaves.

*

After walking around the market for a while and thinking that he had bought everything he needed, Li Yu went into the grain store to buy food. Food was the most lacking thing at home right now.

In the past few years, the weather has been good during the Yudeng period, so the price of grain is not that expensive. Brown rice is three cents per pound, and polished rice is five cents per pound. Because Huangmei Town is located in the south and there are few wheat plants, flour is more expensive, eight cents per pound.

Since he didn't have much money, Li Yu first bought five kilograms of brown rice, five kilograms of polished rice and one kilogram of flour.

Li Yu asked the servant to help put the things into the basket, and then he walked home carrying the basket.

In the past she often had to move heavy objects when doing handicrafts, so even though the things in this basket were heavy, she could still handle them.

*

Li Yu made plans as he walked. Now Han Zheng was the only one in the family who had a lot of money, but it should not be more than ten taels of silver. He was in poor health, so he could not use these taels of silver casually. It would be best to keep them for emergencies.

According to Han Xiaomei, this little girl probably doesn't even have ten coins. After all the calculations, she only has 123 coins left in her hand. This won't last long, so for the next few days, she must set up the snack stand as soon as possible.

Just sell braised food first, you can just use braised pork offal. In addition, you can buy some dried black fungus, potatoes, eggs and other things from the villagers and sell them together when the time comes.

Fortunately, I was involved in food and handicrafts when I was in modern times, otherwise I really don’t know how I would have survived.

*

The entrance to the rented courtyard.

Han Xiaomei looked towards the town eagerly.

Han Zheng's fever had not subsided yet, so she didn't dare leave for too long. She just waited, crying.

The second sister-in-law took out six taels of silver to buy medicine without hesitation. It was obvious that she really regarded the third brother and her as family members. No matter what happened in the future, she would listen to the second sister-in-law, work hard, and help her reduce the burden.

Han Xiaomei was thinking silently in her heart, when she suddenly heard footsteps behind her. She turned around and saw Han Zheng getting up.

Han Xiaomei shouted in surprise: "Third brother!"

"Where is my second sister-in-law?" Han Zheng asked.

"I went to town to buy things." Han Xiaomei saw that Han Zheng was unsteady and hurried forward to support him.

Han Zheng hummed, and then asked, "Did my second sister-in-law pay for today's medicine?"

He often took medicine, so he knew after tasting it that there were some expensive ingredients in the medicine today, which could not be bought with just a few coins. And he had a lot of money, so it could only be that his second sister-in-law helped pay for the medicine.

Han Xiaomei nodded and then told him everything that happened in the morning.

"Second sister-in-law is a good person." Han Zheng coughed, "I will return the money to her when I come back."

"Ok!"

*

On the way back, Li Yu walked a little slowly, and it was almost noon when he arrived at the village.

Seeing home from afar, Li Yu lifted the bamboo basket up and quickened his pace.

Unexpectedly, when he was less than a hundred meters away from his home, the road in front of him was blocked by someone.