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

The little boy seemed to be about six or seven years old, with a steadiness in his big eyes that did not match his age.

After looking at Li Yu for a few seconds, the boy said, "I've lost my family. Sister, can you help me find them?"

Li Yu looked around, then looked down at the boy, "Where do you live?"

The boy shook his head. “Our home is not here. I was just passing by.”

"Which inn are you staying at?"

The boy continued to shake his head, "We just arrived in the evening and haven't checked into the inn yet."

Li Yu: “…” I understand. This is a story about someone who wanted to join in the fun of the lantern festival but ended up losing himself.

"Sister, can you help me? If you help me find my family, I will reward you handsomely." The boy held on to the corner of Li Yu's clothes to prevent her from letting go.

He had finally found someone who seemed trustworthy, and he couldn't let her go.

The tug on his sleeves could not be ignored. Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "I can wait for them here with you."

There are several inns in the town. It would be troublesome and time-consuming to go to each inn one by one when there are so many people here tonight. It would be better to wait here. As long as the family cares about the child, they will definitely find us.

*

Han Zheng and Han Xiaomei each brought back a candy man.

Han Xiaomei was very surprised when she saw the boy next to Li Yu. She pointed at the boy and was speechless.

Han Zheng was much calmer than Han Xiaomei. He walked over and handed the candy figure to Li Yu, and asked casually, "Whose child is this?"

Without waiting for Li Yu to answer, the boy took the initiative to reply: "My name is Qi Yue."

After saying that, the boy, Qi Yue, stared at the candy man in Li Yu's hand without blinking, "Can I see this thing?"

Li Yu: "Of course, go ahead and play." With Han Zheng's consent, she put the candy man in the boy's hands.

It seemed like Qi Yue was seeing a sugar man for the first time and he showed great enthusiasm for exploration.

He flipped this side, then looked at that side, and finally said, "It's OK, barely playable."

Li Yu: "..." This child's words are really unpleasant. But I'm used to seeing innocent children, so it's quite interesting to see one like this occasionally.

*

Afraid that Qi Yue would miss his family, Li Yu took him to a conspicuous place.

However, after waiting for more than an hour, the crowd gradually dispersed, and still no one came to look for him.

Li Yu sensed something was wrong. Even though there were many people today, more than an hour would be enough to go around the town.

Could it be that Qi Yue’s family didn’t look for him at all?

The lanterns across the road went out one by one. Han Xiaomei beside him yawned. Li Yu thought for a moment and said, "I'll take you to the inn to look for it."

Qi Yue pursed his lips: "Okay."

"As for Xiaomei and Han Zheng," Li Yu pointed to the left front and said, "The village chief and his family are over there. Why don't you follow them first."

Han Xiaomei shook her head, "I'll go with my second sister-in-law."

Li Yu knew what Han Zheng would choose without him saying anything.

All right, let's wait a little longer. She had originally thought that she would go home early to rest after watching the lantern festival today, so that she could start work tomorrow, but she didn't expect this to happen. Now she couldn't leave, as there were often beggars at the lantern festival, and it would be bad if they took advantage of the chaos to catch the child.

*

There are a total of six inns in the town, and they are all open because of the Lantern Festival. Li Yu asked each inn one by one, but got negative answers from all of them. Everyone agreed that there were no outsiders staying in the inns by horse-drawn carriage.

Qi Yue's expression also changed from calm at the beginning to panic.

After coming out of the last house, Qi Yue kept saying "Impossible".

Under the light, his face was pale and he didn't look like a living person.

Li Yu looked at them, sighed in his heart, and patted Qi Yue's back, "Maybe they were delayed by something. Don't worry, I'll wait with you."

Qi Yue stared, tears filling his eyes.

*

When it was almost time, just when Li Yu thought that Qi Yue's family would not show up, the sound of horse hooves was heard at the entrance of the street.

It was a convoy, with a horse-drawn carriage in the front and several guards following on both sides of the carriage. They must have been in a fierce battle and were all covered in dust and dirt.

Seeing the guard's face clearly, Qi Yue let go of Li Yu's hand and ran over quickly, "Mom."

The next moment, the carriage curtain was opened from the inside, and a woman in her twenties jumped to the ground crying and hugged Qi Yue: "Yue'er, my Yue'er, I'm so glad that you're okay."

Afterwards, an old woman in her fifties got off the car. When Qi Yue saw her, she cried and called out "Madame Chen".

Han Xiaomei was so moved by the reunion that she burst into tears. Han Zheng was also moved. Li Yu was also moved, but after being moved, doubts arose in her heart.

Years ago, she bought a book called "Dayu Fengwuzhi", which introduced the customs and habits of Dayu Dynasty. The book records that only old palace maids in the imperial palace are called "Mammy", so Qi Yue is a member of the royal family?

No, not necessarily. It is said that many wealthy businessmen would invite maids from the palace to their homes to help train servants in order to improve their appearance. So he was also a child from an ordinary wealthy family.

While Li Yu was thinking, Qi Yue, Qi's mother and Nanny Chen had cried enough and came over to thank Li Yu.

"Thanks to Madam Yue, Brother Yue is fine. I would like to thank you here." After saying that, Mother Qi bowed to Li Yu, and Nanny Chen bent her legs and knocked her knees heavily on the stone slab.

Li Yu was stunned by the sound. After coming to her senses, she quickly helped Nanny Chen to stand up. "It's just a small matter. You don't have to worry about it."

Mother Qi shook her head. "If it weren't for Madam's help today, I don't know where Yue'er would have gone. You are our family's great benefactor. But it's getting late today, so we can't disturb Madam anymore. Please leave your address, and we will come to thank you in person tomorrow."

Seeing that she looked serious, Li Yu told her the address of Li Ji Food Store.

Nanny Chen, make note of this.

*

Qi Yue, his mother and their group found the nearest inn to stay. Although it was closed, they gave a lot of money, and the innkeeper was so happy that he diligently arranged a room for them.

Li Yu and the other two were sent home by a guard from the Qi family.

Because Li Yu had to start work and Han Zheng had to go to school tomorrow, the three of them didn't dare to delay after returning home and quickly washed up and went to bed.

The next day, Li Yu didn't get up too early. It was the first day of work after the New Year, and she only prepared more than 20 kilograms of braised meat, so she didn't need to sell it in a hurry.

Han Zheng arrived earlier because it was the first day of school after the New Year and it would be bad to go late.

Before he left, Li Yu touched his forehead and felt relieved when she found that there was no problem.

After staying up so long last night and being blown by the cold wind, she was really worried that Han Zheng would feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, Han Zheng had been eating well in the past few months and his physical fitness had gradually improved. In the past few months since they separated, Han Zheng had a fever three times in total. Except for the first time which was more serious, the other two times he recovered after taking a few doses of medicine.

Hoping that he would be healthy and free from disasters in the future, Li Yu patted Han Zheng's shoulder and said, "Go ahead, and be careful on the road."

Han Zheng nodded, turned and left.

*

On the first day of opening after the Chinese New Year, the more than 20 kilograms of braised meat prepared by Li Yu were sold out in half an hour.

Those who arrived late and didn't buy anything complained that Li Yu didn't prepare enough.

"I will prepare more tomorrow." Li Yu bowed and apologized. She didn't do so much yesterday because she wanted to watch the lantern festival in the evening. Since she was not going to watch the lanterns today, she could prepare a normal amount.

There was no choice but to leave first.

After seeing off the guests, Li Yu wiped the tables and chairs, then sat down and waited for Qi Yue and the others.

At noon, someone finally came, but he was a little beggar.