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

Li Yu took Han Xiaomei, Princess Jianing and Xie Youlan and traveled outside for three months before returning.

They went to Donghai Prefecture, Liangzhou, and finally returned to the capital from Yanzhou Prefecture.

The war in Yanzhou Prefecture ended completely in April this year. Qin Ci led the officers and soldiers of Daliang to drive the people of Beiqing Kingdom out of Dayu's territory. In order to intimidate them, he also fought more than a hundred miles to the north and occupied a city of Beiqing Kingdom.

Seeing that Dayu's soldiers were getting more and more excited, the king of Beiqing was afraid that he would become a king of a fallen country and be infamous for eternity, so he decisively asked for peace. To show his sincerity, they also presented a letter of peace.

When Li Yu and her friends arrived at Yanzhou Prefecture, peace had almost returned to the prefecture.

The imperial court allocated funds to help those whose houses were destroyed repair their houses, and lent them seeds for farming. In addition, Yanzhou Prefecture was exempted from taxes for the next three years.

The people knew that there was hope in life and they had a high opinion of the newly appointed Emperor Chenghe.

In addition to Yanzhou Prefecture, the wars in Changzhou Prefecture and Jingzhou Prefecture also ended completely. General Liang and General Xiao Liang not only repelled the Western Rong soldiers, but also drove the Western Rong king off the throne and replaced him with a person who was easier to control.

General Qin of Jingzhou Prefecture is even less of a problem. He has been stationed in the southern border for many years and ended the war in the southern border in October last year. It is estimated that without external aid, South Vietnam will not dare to send troops again for at least ten years.

It can be said that Dayu’s entire territory is currently stable.

Li Yu plans to go west next time he travels, and then south and southeast the next time.

But that would be next year, the year after, or the year after that. In ancient times, vehicles were slow, so she had to walk slowly. If she was eager to finish Dayu's journey now, what else would she do in the next few decades?

*

It was July when we returned to the capital, and the weather was still hot.

Li Yu got some clean ice and made ice jelly, ice smoothies and ice dumplings to sell.

Now she also has an ice cellar, in the backyard of the Princess's Mansion. The ice cellar is not small, and there is still a lot of ice left in the summer after storing it in the winter. She uses the ice cellar and saltpeter to make ice, so she has no shortage of ice every day.

Han Xiaomei likes to watch Li Yu cook the most, and she helps Li Yu while he cooks.

In fact, these two things are not uncommon in Beijing. In the past two years, Li Yu helped the milk tea shop launch ice jelly, smoothie and ice milk tea, but Li Yu is very good at making things, and they are pleasing to the eye no matter when you look at them.

Seeing Han Xiaomei staring at him intently, Li Yu asked casually, "Xiaomei, don't you want to try to open a store? How about I open one for you in a few days?"

Han Xiaomei looked at the iced glutinous rice balls in front of her and asked, "Is this what they're selling?"

Li Yu: "You can sell this, or you can sell something else."

Han Xiaomei: "Then let me think about it, sister-in-law."

Opening a store is no small matter. Li Yu nodded and said, "Tell me when you've made up your mind."

*

Li Yu thought Han Xiaomei would need five or six days to think about it, but the next day, Han Xiaomei found her with a piece of paper.

"Second sister-in-law, this is my business plan."

Li Yu didn't expect her to be so fast. He raised his eyebrows, then took the paper and read it carefully from beginning to end.

Han Xiaomei wanted to open a teahouse that only women were allowed in, and she even chose the location of the store.

Li Yu was surprised by this.

She read the plan again, and at the end, she asked, "Why did you come up with this? Can you tell me the reason?"

Han Xiaomei smiled embarrassedly: "When I was in the restaurant, I often heard some female customers complain. They said that except for our restaurant, when they went to other restaurants to eat, if there were no private rooms, there would always be some men looking at them with malicious eyes. They felt uncomfortable and scared there.

So I wanted to open a teahouse where only women can enter, so that no one would feel uncomfortable. "

*

She could actually think of this. Li Yu felt that all the years of teaching her were not in vain.

However, Han Xiaomei's idea is not so easy to implement. Opening a teahouse is not like setting up a stall, let alone opening a teahouse that only women can enter. There are many small details that need to be paid attention to.

She thought for a while and decided to let Han Xiaomei do it first. When she encountered a problem, she would let Han Xiaomei try to solve it. If she really couldn't solve it, she would help her solve it.

The store location written on the paper was not far from the hot pot restaurant and the barbecue restaurant. Li Yu pointed and said, "Have you seen this store? How is the space inside, how is the kitchen, is there a well, and how much is the price?"

Han Xiaomei had already prepared in advance, and she told him everything she knew: "This shop is smaller than our hot pot restaurant. There are six private rooms on the second floor, and the lobby on the first floor can accommodate twelve tables. There is a well in the backyard, and the kitchen is not that big, but the teahouse mainly sells snacks and tea, so it is enough.

The rent for the shop is 220 taels a month, and if I want to buy it, I’ll pay 3,500 taels.”

She did check it clearly, and Li Yu nodded with satisfaction: "It sounds okay, but have you checked the previous situation of this shop, and how is the business of other shops around this shop?"

"The shop used to sell cloth. The dealer said that the shop was closed because the owner wanted to move out of the capital. The other shops next to the shop are doing pretty well."

Li Yu: "It sounds good. Since you think this shop is good, then give it a try."

Han Xiaomei got Li Yu's affirmation, but she became nervous: "Second sister-in-law, do you really think it's possible? What if I can't do it well..."

"It's okay if you can't do it well. After all, business is not that easy to do, but you can try and don't be afraid of failure." Li Yu gently touched her forehead: "I and your third brother are here, what are you afraid of!"

Han Xiaomei was so moved that her eyes welled up with tears. She hugged Li Yu's waist and acted coquettishly, "Second sister-in-law, you are so good to me."

Li Yu smiled and patted her on the back.

*

Han Zheng saw this scene when he entered the yard.

He stopped in the yard for a while, and only walked forward after Han Xiaomei let Li Yu go.

Li Yu was stunned when she suddenly saw him. "Han Zheng, you don't have to go to the Ministry of Justice today?"

Han Zheng: "I went there. I came back to find something."

Li Yu: "What?"

Han Zheng: "Second sister-in-law, do you still remember the account book that Si'er dug up in the cross-yard that year?" (Chapter 313)

Li Yu recalled and thought of that incident, "Are you talking about the two who used the Purple Jade Record and the Golden Hairpin Record as the cover?"

Han Zheng nodded: "I was investigating a case today and found two account books with the names of the storybooks as covers. I suspect that there is some connection between them and the two account books we saw a few years ago, so I want to put them together and take a look.

If I remember correctly, my second sister-in-law dug those two account books out of the ground in February this year."

That is true.

In February, she asked masons to renovate the courtyard. She was afraid that they might accidentally dig up the two account books and cause trouble, so she dug them out first.

"The account book is in my room. I'll get it."

Li Yu said this and left. After a while, she handed the two account books to Han Zheng.