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

Li Yu watched those people walk away and turned back to the yard.

Han Xiaomei took two quick steps and hugged Li Yu's arm, "Sister-in-law, they won't come again tomorrow, will they?"

"No." Li Yu said, "They don't dare."

Han Xiaomei pouted, "They'd better not come, or I'll scold them."

The little girl's words were very bold, and Li Yu teased her: "Do you dare to argue with them?"

"Of course." Han Xiaomei said, "I'm not afraid of them. If they dare to hit me, I will go to the county government to sue them."

Li Yu: “…”

Very good, Han Xiaomei is right to think so.

The five people calmly went back to the house and sat down. Li Yu found some time to write the invitations, and then went to the village to ask Han Sheng, Han Shui, Han He and others to deliver the invitations to various places.

On the way home, she visited the village chief and the second great grandfather and gave them the money for the wedding banquet.

*

Early the next morning, the Han family's ancestral hall was crowded with people.

Several young men surnamed Han were pulling a pig, looking very happy.

The other young wives of the Han family sat outside the ancestral hall, chatting and picking vegetables.

A woman from another village was curious and came forward to ask what was going on.

Zhou Qinghe replied with a smile: "Didn't Zhengge win the first place in the imperial examination? Xiuwen's wife wants to invite the villagers to a banquet."

The woman's eyes widened, "Really?"

"How can it be a holiday?" Liu Guilan said, "Everyone can come and eat during these three days."

The woman was so excited that she decided to go home immediately to tell her family the good news.

By the way, they can't eat for free, they have to bring some money as a gift. How can you eat someone else's food without giving a gift?

*

The news that Li Yu would treat everyone to a banquet for three consecutive days spread throughout the village within two quarters of an hour.

Except for those families who had conflicts with Li Yu, everyone else was very excited.

The women stopped looking after the roses at home and quickly ran over to Zhou Qinghe to ask if anyone needed any help. They could help.

The men did not do the work of picking vegetables, but took the initiative to help Han Shui and others slaughter pigs. Some of them who lived near the ancestral hall saw that there was not enough hot water, so they took the initiative to go home and boil water. A few of them worked as temporary bricklayers and built a stove.

For a moment, the outside of the ancestral hall was bustling with activity, as if it were a market.

*

Li Yu did not see this scene. After breakfast, she and Han Zheng went to Huangmei Town first.

It’s not about buying things, but about visiting Mr. Shen.

There are a lot more students in Mingtong Academy, the youngest is only five or six years old.

Mr. Shen arranged for the students to have morning reading, and then went to the yard to talk to Li Yu and Han Zheng.

Han Zheng and Mr. Shen are both teacher and student as well as brothers. To avoid confusion, Han Zheng still calls him Mr. Shen as before.

"You can be my master now." Mr. Shen smiled gently, "Master is right about you."

Han Zheng immediately said modestly that he was also lucky.

"Without real ability, no matter how lucky you are, it won't work." Mr. Shen said, "The palace examination is chosen by the emperor. If you are not good enough, how can you get the top prize?"

Because Mr. Shen still had to give lectures to the students, Li Yu and Han Zheng did not keep him for too long. They talked for a while, put down Mrs. Yan's letter, gifts and invitation, and then left.

*

When he got home, Li Yu found that He Mengyan, Zhou Laosan, Boss Hu, and Boss Wei who sold sesame cakes had all arrived.

He Mengyan was talking to Han Xiaomei and Si'er, while Zhou Laosan, Mr. Hu and the other two were chatting with Lu Xuan.

When Li Yu entered the yard, He Mengyan stood up suddenly, tears streaming down her face the next moment.

Zhou Laosan and Boss Hu looked at Li Yu with emotion.

At the beginning, Li Yu sold braised meat in the town, and they often patronized it, so they became familiar with each other. At that time, they only thought that Li Yu would have a good future, but they never thought that she would make it to the capital.

Boss Wei was just selling sesame cakes. When he saw Li Yu, who was dressed differently from before, he felt a little embarrassed. He opened his mouth twice but couldn't utter a complete sentence.

When Boss Li was going to Beijing, he was worried, thinking that he would not be able to sell sesame cakes in front of the braised meat shop. However, the new owner asked him to continue selling them in front of the shop, saying that it was arranged by Boss Li.

Boss Li is a good man.

Li Yu understood Boss Wei's feelings and asked with a smile where his wife and children were.

"At home. I heard that you're back. My wife made some snacks for you. Don't be disgusted."

Li Yu took the snacks and smiled sincerely, "No, I'm so happy that my sister-in-law remembered me, but you should have brought them here today. It's still early now, why not call them over as well, they're not far away anyway."

Seeing that she didn't mind, Boss Wei sighed and went home to call his wife and children.

*

When the village chief heard that Li Yu's family had a male guest today, he finished his work and came over to help without saying a word.

Li Yu just had time to talk to He Mengyan.

After not seeing each other for more than half a year, He Mengyan's eyes became more determined.

When Li Yu asked if the He family had caused her any trouble, she said, "Yes, they thought that I was embarrassing the He family by showing up in public, and they wanted to smash my store. I went directly to the county government to sue them, and the county magistrate fined them. After that, they didn't dare to do it again."

Li Yu gave her a thumbs up.

*

At noon, the second great grandfather sent Zhou Qinghe to call Li Yu and told her that she could get ready because the banquet would start in less than half an hour.

Li Yu was a little surprised, "How could it be so fast?"

She thought she would not be able to eat until after noon, after all, there were many people at the banquet.

"Everyone in the village helped." Zhou Qinghe said, "We got five or six big pots, and more than a dozen people worked together, so it will be quick."

Li Yu: “…” It can be seen that everyone is very happy this time.

*

Patting his clothes, Li Yu stood up and invited a few guests to the banquet.

When she was almost there, she saw the county magistrate, his wife, and the mayor.

The village chief was startled. He walked towards them and asked Han Sheng when the county magistrate and the mayor arrived.

"It's been a quarter of an hour. We wanted to call you, but the county magistrate and the mayor wouldn't let us go."

The village chief looked at Li Yu and Han Zheng and quickly walked over to them.

From then on, among the people Li Yu invited, only Jiang Chengze did not show up.

But it was normal that he didn't come. Han Sheng delivered the invitation to the braised meat shop yesterday. I think the waiter could deliver the invitation to the Jiang family today. In this case, he would definitely not be able to come today. After all, Jiangfu County is far away. It takes about four hours to go back and forth from his home to the Jiang family.

*

When the villagers saw the county magistrate bowing to Han Zheng, they felt even more in awe of Han Zheng, the top scholar.

The county magistrate is the highest-ranking official in their county. If Han Zheng is more powerful than the county magistrate, doesn't that mean he can kill them easily?

They were thinking about all sorts of things on their own, and secretly decided that they would be extremely careful when they met Li Yu in the future, especially Li Yu, and would not offend her under any circumstances.

Li Yu didn’t know what these people were thinking. She sat next to the county magistrate’s wife and stayed with her until the end of the meal.

*

This day is the most lively day since the establishment of Qingshui Village, except for the Chinese New Year.

After the county magistrate, his wife and the mayor left, the villagers were discussing.

Some who like to show off ran to the next village to talk about it.

"Mr. Han and the county magistrate were sitting at the table next to me, and they talked to us. You didn't talk to Mr. Han and the county magistrate, did you?"

*

Li Yu vaguely heard about these things, but thought the villagers were just showing off and didn't do anything else, so he ignored it.

The next day, the banquet continued.

Jiang Chengze came that day and, while congratulating Li Yu, also brought Li Yu a share of the braised meat and snacks from the past year.