Transmigrated into a concubine, the main task is to make money

When the old lady heard that Lin Yuxi had sprained her ankle after being pushed down by Lin Yu, she scolded Lin Yu and ordered people to send a bunch of supplements over, such as bird's nest and ginseng. Lin Yuxi thought it was an overreaction, as ginseng can replenish qi, but she did not refuse. Her body was much better than before, but it was not enough. Strengthening herself a little would only do good and no harm.

Back to the hamburger shop, after receiving some orders, things have improved a bit, with seventy to eighty hamburgers sold every day. But Lin Yuxi roughly calculated that she had to sell at least one hundred to twenty hamburgers a day to earn back the rent and wages in a month, otherwise it would still be in the red.

Lin Yuxi was considering whether to add a few more styles. Twenty-five cents seemed too expensive, so she decided to sell some at a slightly lower price, making small profits but quick turnover.

Just as I was thinking about it, Cuiping came running in, sweating profusely: "Oh no, girl, something big has happened."

"What happened? You look so flustered."

"Fifth, Fifth Young Master was, was kidnapped!" Cuiping panted and finally finished the sentence. Lin Yuxi's hands trembled and she jumped up, anxiously asking what was going on.

"I didn't know that the driver who usually picked up the Fifth Young Master from school was knocked unconscious and thrown into the alley. When he woke up, he found that the Fifth Young Master was gone..."

Before Cuiping could finish, Luyun interrupted and said, "Did the young master go out to play somewhere? You can't say that casually."

Luyun's heart was also lifted up. The young master being kidnapped was a big deal. Cuiping would be punished if she spoke nonsense. Even the young lady couldn't protect her.

Cuiping shook her head, looked at Lin Yuxi and continued: "I didn't say anything wrong. The driver just came back to report that someone had sent a letter to the door. If I hadn't really had a hundred guts, I wouldn't have dared to say anything. Now the old lady and the concubines are all in the front hall. Concubine Zhou fainted when she found out that she had disappeared."

a bolt from the blue!

What happened? Accidents happen one after another. It's been a troubled summer!

Lin Yuxi hurried to the front hall, and Aunt Zhou had already woken up. She went to confront the coachman, saying that he had not taken good care of the young master.

The coachman knelt on the ground and trembled. He was knocked unconscious and didn't know what happened. How could he look at the young master? He felt wronged in his heart but didn't dare to say it out loud.

Lin Yuxi walked into the room and bowed. Aunt Zhou knelt down when she saw her and said, "Second Miss, please, please think of a way to save Yu'er."

Lin Yuxi turned aside to refuse her greeting, frowned and helped her up, "Auntie Zhou, Yu Ge'er is the only bloodline of the Lin family, and he is the future head of our Lin family. The old lady and the mistress will definitely not let anything happen to him, and they will handle this matter."

Aunt Zhou refused to get up, and held onto Lin Yuxi's sleeve, crying, "Isn't the Second Miss engaged to Second Young Master Yang? He will definitely not refuse if you ask him for help. Since Brother Yu is close to you, please save him."

Seeing that she refused to get up, Lin Yuxi stopped helping her, pulled back her sleeves, and glanced at the old lady, who looked haggard. Too many things had happened recently, and each one was exhausting.

Lin Yuxi walked over and picked up the ransom note on the table: Prepare a silver note of 10,000 taels immediately and meet under the stone pier of the screen wall in Wuyuan before 3:00 p.m. If you are not seen after the time limit, sink the hostage's body to the bottom of the lake.

It is already noon. The Shen time is from 3 to 5 pm, and there is only one hour. How can one raise 10,000 taels in such a short time?

"What do the old lady and the wife think should be done?"

"What else can we do? We must pay the ransom. This is a matter of life and death." Liu said first.

The old lady and Mrs. Liu both agreed to pay the ransom, and they had already asked people to raise the money. However, 10,000 taels was not a small sum, and it was unknown whether it could be raised in such a short time.

"No, we can't pay the ransom." Lin Yuxi disapproved of their approach.

Lin Yuxi has seen a lot of kidnappings in modern times. Her second brother is a police captain and he knows some of the tricks from what he has seen and heard. If the ransom is not paid, the kidnappers will kill the person.

When Aunt Zhou heard that Lin Yuxi disagreed with paying the ransom, she burst into tears even more fiercely. She pulled Lin Yuxi's clothes in confusion and asked: "Sister Xi, why... I know that he offended you a few days ago and caused you to sprain your ankle, but you shouldn't be so cruel and stand by and watch him die..."

Lin Yuxi was speechless after hearing this. She had thought that Aunt Zhou was a smart woman who had never taken the matter to heart. She was a little angry, but not because he caused her to sprain her ankle. She was angry that he pushed the blame onto others without any evidence and did not know himself well.

It is understandable that Aunt Zhou is worried about Lin Yu, but it is not a smart move to speak without thinking because of this. The old lady couldn't stand it anymore and scolded Aunt Zhou to shut up. Aunt Zhou could only shut up obediently, but the sparks in her eyes could not hide her anger and worry.

The old lady had other ideas, so she asked Lin Yuxi: "What do you think?"

Lin Yuxi nodded and said all the aspects she had considered: "I don't think this happened by chance. First, the bandits kidnapped Yu Ge'er when he was leaving school. The ransom letter was sent to the mansion right away, which shows that the kidnappers knew Yu Ge'er's identity and it is very likely that they had planned it in advance."

The Lin family has only one son for three generations, without even an uncle. After Mr. Lin got into trouble, there was no relative to take care of him, which inevitably gave the criminals an opportunity to take advantage of him. They targeted a group of ignorant women and children who could not handle the big situation, and expected that they would immediately pay the ransom because Lin Yu was the only male.

"Secondly, we are in the open while the other party is in the dark. We don't know their background. If they are only after money, it would be best if they release us as promised after paying the ransom. But if they are a group of desperate criminals, as soon as we pay the ransom, not only will they not release us, they will also kill us to avoid future troubles. Yu Ge'er is the only bloodline of the Lin family. There can be no room for any mistakes. Such risks are even more unacceptable."

The more the old lady listened to Lin Yuxi's analysis, the faster her heart beat. That was right. She was confused and didn't even think of this.

Everyone in the hall gasped when they heard this. They were not young and inexperienced, so they naturally understood whether Lin Yuxi was exaggerating or not. Aunt Zhou was even more disheartened and wished that she was the one being tied up. She had endured so much hardship for so many years, wasn't it just for Brother Yu? If something happened to him, what would she rely on for the rest of her life.

Aunt Zhou cried and begged Lin Yuxi to let her go and beg the prefect to send more people to search for Lin Yu's whereabouts. Everyone's eyes fell on Lin Yuxi. Now she was their only hope. She shook her head:

"It's not that Yuxi is unwilling to help, but it's not appropriate to alert the government about this matter. Although they are seeking money, if we provoke them, they may not even want the money."

This was one of the reasons why Lin Yuxi refused to seek consent. Another reason was that they were now under the other party's nose. Too much noise would easily alert the other party, and if they wanted to investigate, they could only do it in secret.

The old lady did think so. Reporting to the police would only annoy the other party. The other party's identity was unknown. If they were really a group of desperate criminals, they would at most break up, kill people and flee far away if they couldn't get any money. At worst, they would continue to flee and continue committing crimes in the next place. They would not suffer any loss.