Yi Xin as a concubine

No one would object to Xin Baoer's words. They turned around and followed. Xin Chengzhi threw a large silver ingot to the waiter and happily ran over to wipe the table.

The seat Xin Baoer liked was in the inner corner. It was inconvenient for her to eat with her veil on, but she didn't want to miss the opportunity to get information. The corner was just right for her as she could sit with her back to everyone, and no one could see her face as long as they didn't go around to the opposite side of her.

It was dinner time and the restaurant was quite crowded. There were seven or eight tables on the left side of the entrance, and except for the corner where they were sitting, the rest were occupied by groups of three or four guests.

As the saying goes, many people mean many things. Those who can come to the restaurant to have a good meal all have some spare money. What's more, the restaurant they chose is of a decent standard, so the guests here should have more than just some spare money.

Take the four people at the table behind them on the right, for example. They were wearing brightly colored clothes and had ruddy complexions. The dishes they ordered were a good mix of meat and vegetables. Their wine jugs were also exquisite white porcelain jugs, and their wine glasses were even smaller and more exquisite, so white and clear that they seemed to be emitting a soft glow.

From these details, we can see that these people are either rich or noble, but some of them sit casually and swear a lot, which shows that they are obviously not valued at home. Either they are incompetent, or they are illegitimate children who are an eyesore to the mistress.

Although such young men have little say at home, they can still get access to a lot of information. Therefore, Xin Baoer deliberately kept an ear open for those people.

The money was paid in full, so the service naturally followed suit. A table full of delicious food was quickly served.

Several people were really hungry, but they had lived a good life for too long and had seen many good things. People's temperament and behavior would change with the environment. This is probably what the book says "where you live, your temperament changes, and what you eat changes your body"!

They ate quickly but not rudely. Because they wanted to gather information from the surroundings, no one spoke. Although they seemed to be eating seriously, their ears were actually perked up.

The meal did not take too long, about half an hour. The guests who had arrived earlier had finished their meal and left, but more people came in one after another.

The few people basically just listened to the "gossip" of the two groups of people, and after eating, they didn't stay for long, packed up their things, paid the bill and left.

"I finally understand what it means to be happy despite being poor. The people here have a really good attitude." Zhao Xian couldn't help but complain as soon as he got on the carriage.

"I thought that those who could come to this kind of restaurant to eat, if not all of them were wealthy, at least had a stable property and were content with a small fortune. It seems that I was too narrow-minded." Qin Chu also said.

"The rich have their own way of living, and the poor have their own way of living. Life is short, only 30,000 days, so it is important to enjoy it while you can!" Brother Xin also replied with a smile.

Xin Baoer shook her head and said helplessly: "Everyone, everyone, it seems that there is something wrong with your focus. Apart from these meaningless gossips, haven't you heard any valuable news?"

The three of them immediately shut up, looked at each other guiltily, and thought about it carefully, only to find sadly that there was indeed no useful information.

"The border garrisons are short of food, so the king ordered the Ministry of Revenue to collect grain from the people and made a solemn promise that those who donated more grain would be directly appointed as officials in the court. Does this count?" Wei Yu suddenly said slowly.

"My Ayu is still the most reliable." Xin Baoer praised, making the others feel even more ashamed.

"We have food, so we can donate money to get an official position." Zhao Xian cleverly changed the subject.

"Yes, yes, yes. I wonder if the king will let Baoer become an official." Qin Chu quickly replied.

"I'm not interested in being an official, and even less interested in being an official of the Seabuckthorn Kingdom. Let's go and find Manager Qian first." Xin Baoer was really speechless by these three guys who sometimes ran away from home, and shook her head.

The three of them laughed awkwardly, trying to get away with it, and Xin Baoer was once again made to laugh by these three guys.

Shopkeeper Qian has been in Seabuckthorn Country for nearly three years. The officials of Seabuckthorn Country are indifferent, so he has been doing very well here. Now he has moved into the inner city, although it is just a marginal area, but being able to move into a place where every inch of land is worth a lot of money is a skill.

Right now, Shopkeeper Qian is scratching his head in his house. The emperor wants to collect grain, and naturally, the wealthy businessmen in the inner city will be the first to be affected. He had already received news that his master was coming today, and when he was about to go to greet him, he was blocked by people from the Ministry of Revenue. Now he can't leave even if he wants to, which really makes him anxious.

"Brother Qian, you have to help me this time. If I fail to complete the task assigned by the superiors, my official position will be in danger." The head of the Ministry of Revenue pulled the shopkeeper Qian and started crying.

"Mr. Chang, your business is my business, how can I just ignore it? But I'm really busy now. If I don't leave now, my position will be lost, and I won't be able to help you then." Shopkeeper Qian advised earnestly.

How could Master Chang believe it so easily? He guarded the door and refused to let him out. The two sides were once again in a stalemate.

Just as the two sides were about to enter the next round of tug-of-war, the voice of an old servant was heard at the door, "Master, there is a young master Xin and his friends visiting the door."

When Shopkeeper Qian heard the last name Xin, his eyes suddenly lit up. He didn't even hear clearly whether it was a young master or a young lady. While Manager Chang was distracted, he pushed the person away and ran away. His speed was as fast as if he had Hot Wheels on his feet.

By the time Chang reacted, he had lost sight of the man when he turned around, so he quickly lifted his clothes and started chasing after him.

Just as Xin Baoer was about to get off the carriage, she saw a round spherical object rolling towards her. Her foot, which had just stepped forward, suddenly retracted. Because she moved too quickly, she was unsteady and almost fell. Fortunately, Zhao Xian was following her and helped her up, thus avoiding her embarrassment.

By the time Xin Baoer had stood firmly, Wei Yu had already drawn his sword with a murderous look on his face and pointed it at the ball.

"How dare you... who are you? How dare you assassinate an official in the street." After waiting for a long time, Yuanqiu stretched out his head and hands, pointing at Wei Yu with trembling and fear.

"It's a misunderstanding, misunderstanding. Master, please ask Miss Wei to show mercy!" Shopkeeper Qian came late and said breathlessly.

Xin Baoer frowned slightly, and with the help of Xin Chengzhi, she slowly got off the carriage and waved to Wei Yu. Wei Yu immediately put away his sword, turned around and stood behind Xin Baoer.

"Qian Hongda is late in coming to greet the master. Please forgive me." As he said this, he was about to kneel down, but was stopped by Xin Baoer.

"No need to be polite, Shopkeeper Qian. Just go in first and talk."

People living in the inner city are either rich or noble, but each household also has many servants. The farce here has attracted the attention of other people. Xin Baoer doesn't want to be watched as soon as she arrives, so she quickly urges people to come in.

Shopkeeper Qian naturally responded. He bent down and invited everyone in one by one. Finally, he helped up the Boss Chang who had fallen to the ground with a dazed look on his face.

Shopkeeper Qian didn't know what to say. He was obviously running very fast, but Master Chang was able to surpass him and arrived at the door before him. This guy is really... he will not give up until he achieves his goal!

"Brother Chang, come here, be careful, let's go in first." Manager Qian sighed.

"Brother Qian, what did you call that little girl just now? Did I hear it correctly?" Manager Chang asked in surprise, as if he had just recovered from a shock.

Shopkeeper Qian nodded and said, "Brother Chang, let's go in first. I have to report this to the master, but don't worry, we have been friends for so many years, I will definitely say good things for you, just be patient and wait."

"Well, okay!" Manager Chang hadn't yet digested this shocking news. He couldn't understand why Manager Qian, who was so capable, was just working for others.

After arranging things for Master Chang, Shopkeeper Qian hurried to see Xin Baoer.

"Master..." When Shopkeeper Qian wanted to kneel down again, Xin Baoer hurriedly said, "Shopkeeper Qian, no need to be polite. Tell me what happened just now?"

At Xin Baoer's signal, Shopkeeper Qian leaned forward and sat on the chair, and told Xin Baoer everything about the king's plan to collect grain from the people and how the Ministry of Revenue delegated the task to its subordinate employees.

After Xin Baoer heard this, she did not make any comments, but asked: "How much food do we have now?"

"There are more than a dozen granaries, large and small, with each granary ranging from 400 to 900 dan. This is the detailed account book." Shopkeeper Qian was not vague and actually carried the account book with him.

As the chief financial officer, Zhao Xian took the bag first, flipped through it, and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow! We actually have so much food!"