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

In the past few years, Li Yu learned about the situation of Li Jingliu and Han Xiaocao from letters.

Because the village chief's wife and Han's mother both cooperated with Li Yu to sell snacks and saw a lot of things, Li Jingliu and Han Xiaocao were more capable of taking on responsibilities than other girls in the village.

Especially Han Xiaocao. After Li Yu traveled over, she followed Li Yu to do the work not long after he started his business, and she learned more.

It can be said that these two are now among the best girls in Qingshui Village.

The others were still around, so Li Yu exchanged a few words with them first, and then started talking to the county magistrate's wife and He Mengyan as they walked.

*

In recent years, we have communicated through letters from time to time and we are not unfamiliar with each other.

After answering several questions from the county magistrate's wife, such as "How was the journey?" and "Why did you come back at this critical moment?", Li Yu took the initiative to ask about the situation in the county.

"Just like you saw, it's still relatively stable." The county magistrate's wife sighed softly, "I just don't know how long it can last. In the entire southern part of Nanzhou Prefecture, our Jiangyang County is in the best situation. It is precisely because of this that the refugees from other counties are eyeing us covetously."

Li Yu comforted her, "Han Zheng and Master Jiang have already gone to Jiangfu County to provide disaster relief. Several other severely affected counties have also sent food. As long as the food arrives, things will slowly get better. Madam, don't worry too much."

"I hope I'm just worrying too much." The county magistrate's wife took Li Yu's hand and patted it. "Come on, let's go have dinner. Judging from your appearance, you must have traveled all night yesterday."

Li Yu did not deny it and followed the county magistrate's wife forward.

*

The current situation was special and the people had limited food, so there was no food for sale on the streets. The group finally returned to the county government office to eat.

The county magistrate's wife arranged for the yamen runners to set up two tables for Si'er and the guards, and she set up a separate table with He Mengyan, Li Yu, Han Xiaocao, and Li Jingliu.

There was nothing delicious to eat at that time, just porridge and some pickled and refreshing side dishes.

Li Yu didn't mind. They came back from the capital this time and had to sleep in the open air often in order to hurry. Today's situation was already considered good.

Thinking in his mind, Li Yu asked Li Jingliu and Han Xiaocao why they were in the county at this time.

"I know that both of your families have bought yards in the county, so besides you, are the others also in the county now?"

Han Xiaocao shook her head. "My sister-in-law, my nephew and I are the only ones at my house. Jingliu is the only one at her house. But because Jingliu is afraid to be alone, she lives with me."

Li Yu: “?”

Li Jingliu explained: "My father said that the refugees were vicious and Xiaocao and I were both girls, so it was not safe in the village, so he decided to let us live in the county, saying that there were officials watching over us and the refugees would not dare to act rashly.

As for my parents, they were worried that the things in the house would be stolen by the refugees, so they stayed at home to watch over the things.

Besides Xiaocao and me, there were also other villagers in the county town.

Today, Xiaocao and I went out early in the morning to see if there was a way to return to the village. We had been out for several days, and there was no news from our parents, so we didn't know how they were doing. Who knew that as soon as we got to the street, we heard the official say, "Sister Li, you're back."

Li Yu understood.

It's not easy for the village chief and Han's mother to come up with this way to protect girls and young people.

*

Everyone ate quickly and after the meal, Li Yu said goodbye to the county magistrate's wife.

She wants to go back to Qingshui Village to take a look.

The county magistrate's wife knew she couldn't stop him, and since Li Yu had guards with him, she didn't say anything.

He Mengyan wanted to go back with Li Yu, but she swallowed her words when she thought that she didn't know martial arts, and if she went, she would be a hindrance if something happened.

It was Han Xiaocao and Li Jingliu who asked Li Yu to take them back.

Li Yu thought about it carefully for a while and did not agree.

“Your parents let you stay in the county because it is safe. If you follow me back, then they will not only have to take care of the house and food, but also have to look after you. This will be a heavy burden for them.

You might as well stay in the county and I will go back to see them for you."

The two girls grabbed their clothes, hesitated for a moment, and nodded.

*

Without further ado, Li Yu left as soon as he said he would.

She called all the guards together so that if anything happened in the village, these guards could hold off one or two.

Si'er wanted to go back with her, but she stopped him: "You stay in the county and protect your sister He."

After saying that, she got on the carriage and left quickly with her people.

*

At this time, Jiangfu County.

Han Zheng and Master Jiang looked at the dilapidated county town in silence.

They arrived yesterday, but because it was dark at night, they didn't see the situation clearly. When they saw the situation at dawn today, they were extremely sad.

The entire Jiangfu County was flooded. Although the floodwaters had receded, the streets were still littered with mud and dead branches and leaves. Many houses were washed away. The owners stood in front of their houses with numb expressions. Some young children could not accept what had happened to their homes and cried loudly while hugging their family members' thighs.

There were also people who met with misfortune because of the flood, but their families were unable to hold a decent funeral and could only simply bury them wrapped in straw mats.

Master Jiang felt distressed and whispered, "Lord Han, the situation in Jiangfu County is more serious than we thought. The food we brought is not enough. We have to think of other ways."

This is what Han Zheng wanted to say, but food is hard to find.

Han Zheng looked around and then called a yamen runner from Jiangfu County, "How are the rich families here?" If the rich families have surplus grain, he can try to buy some with the disaster relief silver.

The yamen runner shrank his neck and said, "The Jiang family is the richest in Jiangfu County. They also suffered a lot of losses in this flood. However, the Jiang family has shops all over Dayu. The shops in Jiangfu County only account for a small part of their family property, so the impact on their family should not be particularly large."

"What about the other families?"

The yamen runner shook his head: "I'm not sure, but it doesn't look good."

Master Jiang sighed, "This flood is an emergency. In the face of natural disasters, whether you are a rich businessman or a poor person, I'm afraid you will suffer the same consequences."

Han Zheng was silent.

"Let's go and have a look somewhere else." Master Jiang pointed to another piece of land, "There's someone crying over there. Let's go and see what happened."

*

A few dozen meters away, Han Zheng and Master Jiang turned a corner and saw a dozen people gathered at the door of a house.

Walking over quickly, Master Jiang asked in a gentle voice, "What happened?"

When the people saw that it was an official, they all made way for him.

Master Jiang looked carefully and saw a woman in the courtyard holding a child of about seven or eight years old and crying.

"Is this a fever coma?" he asked.

When the woman saw someone paying attention to her, she cried louder, "Sir, my son has a high fever, but I can't afford medicine or find any. Please save him. If you save him, I will work like a slave for you and offer you a longevity tablet."