Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Xu Jinyu looked at the sheep in the animal pen. These sheep were dirty, with yellow and black fur, and mixed with all kinds of debris.

And the hair is not very long, so it is not particularly suitable for making sweaters.

But this is normal. In ancient times, sheep were originally eaten as meat. Without special breeding, their wool was definitely not long, but it was enough.

"Boss, how much is this sheep?"

The sheep seller glanced at the housekeeper following behind Xu Jinyu, and wondered whose young master this was who came out to experience city life.

He came forward with a grin on his face, as flattering as he could be, "My dear, my sheep costs eight taels of silver each."

"Why don't you go and rob it!" Xu Jinyu blurted out.

A pound of slaughtered mutton costs only 15 cents, and this sheep weighs at most pounds. How dare this person quote this price?

"How could that be, young lady? Our sheep are all sold at the actual price."

Xu Jinyu was too lazy to argue with this boss. He felt at first glance that he was trying to rip her off because she was young and came from a wealthy family.

"Butler Liu, let's go."

Xu Jinyu turned and left.

Go find the next sheep seller. This mule and horse market is the largest livestock trading place in the entire capital, and there are many sheep for sale.

[I'm so mad! I'm so mad! Why did you trick me? ]

Butler Liu listened to Xu Jinyu's mumbling and hurried to catch up, observing the actions of the people around him.

These people did not seem to be panicked, and it seemed that they could not hear what Lord Xu was thinking.

But some of the palace maids and eunuchs could hear it. How does that make sense?

Soon Xu Jinyu found the next sheep seller.

"Boss, how much is one of your sheep?"

"Three ounces of silver for one."

This boss was quite honest and quoted the full price.

"What if I only want the wool from the sheep?"

The sheep owner was stunned for a moment by Xu Jinyu's request. The sheep here are usually bought to eat, and no one has ever made the strange request of only buying the wool.

“Wool is not sold alone.”

"Boss, people who eat meat don't want wool anyway, so just sell it to me."

“They don’t want wool, but they want sheepskin.”

"Then you can sell the woolless sheep to people who only want the meat. You can sell one sheep twice, which is a very profitable business."

Boss Yang hesitated a little, looking at Xu Jinyu's tentative bid.

"The wool of that sheep is 200 wen."

"No problem." Xu Jinyu agreed readily.

An hour later, all the sheep in the mule and horse market were shaved clean by the people hired by Xu Jinyu.

Anyway, the wool has been sheared now and will grow back before winter, which gives the sheep in the Mule and Horse Market another way to make money.

Xu Jinyu and Butler Liu met Butler He with a group of young men carrying sacks, facing the strange looks of the merchants in the Mule and Horse Market.

Butler He has already rented a yard, hired good people, and is just waiting for Xu Jinyu.

The young men put down the sacks and left. Butler He looked at the sacks in half of the yard and didn't know what Xu Jinyu was going to do.

"Miss, the people have been hired, what are we going to do?"

There were ten female workers hired by housekeeper He to do rough work. None of them were well dressed, and some of them looked sallow and obviously malnourished.

Seeing Xu Jinyu looking at them, some of them showed flattering smiles, while others stood there and dared not move.

Xu Jinyu sighed in her heart. It was difficult for common women in ancient times to have a good life.

He turned around and said directly to Butler He: "Let them boil water to wash the wool first, and then I will tell you what to do next."

After Butler He gave the instructions, the female workers immediately got busy.

Next, Xu Jinyu taught Butler He how to wash wool, how to separate wool and cashmere, how to turn wool into yarn, and how to knit sweaters.

The more Xu Jinyu spoke, the brighter the eyes of Butler He and Butler Liu became.

As expected of Lord Xu, he can come up with potatoes and sweet potatoes. He has so many ways to do it.

There is only one sheepskin for a sheep, so how can there be as much wool as can be sheared repeatedly?

Xu Jinyu also took out a crochet book and handed it to Butler He.

Butler He opened the book and read a few pages, then hid it in his arms, looking around to see if anyone was peeking.

He whispered, "Miss, this is a unique secret recipe. How can you show it to me so openly?"

"Maybe I can't do it all myself. Tomorrow morning, I will report the wool issue to His Majesty, so you can go buy some more wool in the afternoon."

"Yes."

"Then you guys are busy, I'm going back to the palace."

"Wait, I'll take you there."

Butler He gave Butler Liu a wink and quickly caught up with Xu Jinyu to send her back to the palace.

After Xu Jinyu left, Butler Liu grabbed a vagrant outside the yard.

“What do you do?”

Butler Liu had long discovered that after he left the palace, he was followed by someone.

"Butler Liu, let go, we can talk it out."

Butler Liu could tell the identity of this person at once by the shrill voice.

"From the palace? From that palace?" Butler Liu frowned. Ordinary people would not dare to follow Xu Jinyu's identity.

This person did not try to hide himself on purpose. Both Butler He and I noticed that someone was following us, so he probably had no ill intentions.

The idle man pried open the butler Liu's hand and said with a smile: "I am the subordinate of Eunuch Liu. It was not that Lord Xu was talking mysteriously about sweaters and wool in the morning court. Your Majesty is curious and wants to see what Lord Xu is doing."

"You've seen it. Just leave. I'll report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince later." Butler Liu drove the eunuch away without any hesitation.

The eunuch saw what Xu Jinyu was doing and completed his mission, so he left quickly after being driven away by Butler Liu.

As soon as Xu Jinyu and Butler He turned out of the mule and horse market, they saw a large number of people rushing in one direction.

This was something interesting to watch, and Xu Jinyu immediately became interested.

He grabbed a person on the side of the road and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

The eldest brother turned around and saw that it was a little girl who pulled him. He said bluntly, "Hey! You little girl, this is not something you can watch."

After saying that, he walked faster.

What excitement can't I watch!

Xu Jinyu became even more curious, so he simply stopped asking and followed the crowd.

The houses on both sides became more and more orderly as they walked along. Xu Jinyu asked curiously, "Butler He, where is this place?"

Butler He was also a little confused: "This is the east of the city, and most of the people living here are officials and their families. Who has such a big event going on?"

"Hurry, hurry, let's go."

Hearing what Butler He said, Xu Jinyu grabbed Butler He's sleeve and ran away.

Poor housekeeper He, who usually lives a life of luxury, was so out of breath after being dragged by Xu Jinyu to run.

When they arrived, they saw a bunch of people crowded in front of a house. Xu Jinyu was so thin and small that she couldn't even squeeze in.

She was so anxious that she almost jumped up.

Xu Jinyu raised his head and looked around, and immediately saw Zuo Yuanying sitting on the wall.

His neck was stretched out and his face was flushed with excitement. It was obvious that he had seen something interesting.

If he’s an acquaintance, then it’ll be easy.

"Zuo Yuanying, Lord Zuo." Xu Jinyu called in a low voice.

Zuo Yuanying was watching the fun with great interest. It was only after Xu Jinyu called out to him several times that he reacted.

When he looked down and saw it was Xu Jinyu, he became even more enthusiastic.

With a wave of his hand, the servant set up a ladder and helped Xu Jinyu and Butler He up the wall.

Xu Jinyu carefully sat on the wall, and then asked curiously: "What happened? So many people came to watch the fun."

Zuo Yuanying pouted and said, "This is the home of Xia Wenjun, the Left Censor-in-Chief."

Without having to recall, Xu Jinyu immediately remembered the adult whose face was deformed after being beaten during the morning court session.

“It means women cannot be officials.”

"Yes, yes, yes." Zuo Yuanying nodded frantically.

Of course, the fun would be more enjoyable only if Xu Jinyu could explain the story on the spot.