Dressed as a young lady, she became rich by relying on Pinxixi

Xiangmanlou has seven or eight helpers, none of whom are servants of the Lin family, so the boss will not hire them.

Manager Yu also asked these people to stagger their service times so as not to affect Xiangmanlou's business.

The Yang family looked around and found that every family had difficulties. They had no choice but to let Xu Si Nong go back to the Xu family for help.

"Mother, Siyu is familiar with Master Lin. Can you find some help and sell us some food?"

"Why? Your family doesn't have enough either." Yang Li knew Xu Wang's situation well, and Xu Wang also knew Yang Li. Unlike her, who was reluctant to eat and drink, Yang Li liked to buy food and store it so that she wouldn't go hungry.

Otherwise, why would she be willing to send Xu Siyu to foster care?

"My mother-in-law has stored a lot of old rice and flour. She has six dou of it, but this year the government only accepts the new grain within a year, so we can't use it at home."

"What? You closed the shop, but you still want new rice and new flour? Damn it, you're asking for my life." Xu Wangshi howled again.

The official order was written there, and it had already been decided who would receive grain as compensation and who would have to serve obediently.

The corvée labor in Changjia County was based on the number of males, with one male serving for twenty days.

One becomes an adult at the age of 15 and is exempt from corvee labor only after the age of 55.

Having many sons at this time is not a good thing.

To fill the gap in grain, each man needs two dou, the Yang family needs six dou, and the Xu family needs one shi and four dou, so the two families together need two shi of grain.

At this time, Xu Wangshi didn't know which son had been separated and was not at home. They were all her children and grandchildren, and she couldn't let them go.

The pressure was put on Xu Siyu. Although she delivered pastries to Xiangmanlou, she was not familiar with the Lin family.

After the business officially started, Manager Yu was no longer seen. The Lin family arranged people from the county to come and place orders and pick up goods once every two weeks.

It was only the fifth day of March. Even if he wanted to borrow grain by delivering goods or sending messages, it would be too late to make it to the tenth day of March, the date when the first batch of corvée laborers would depart.

Changjia County is a prosperous market.

Cars and horses are coming in a constant stream, and pedestrians are flowing in an endless stream.

Xu Siyu is here. Whether she wants to borrow food from others or use Pinxixi to cover up the truth, she has to go through this trip to find the source.

Not wanting to wander around, Xu Siyu found out the location of Lin's house and went there.

A memorial archway separates the Lin family residence from the noisy street, and it sits quietly on the east side of the long street.

The bluestone road under the archway extends out, with two mansions lined up parallel to the north and south.

"Is this all Lin's residence?" Xu Siyu asked.

"Ah?" Xu Huaize and Yang Dali who followed didn't know.

These two people claimed to be the most experienced in the family. They came to help Xu Siyu, but the result was "Ah?".

Xu Siyu was unhappy to see these two burdens. They were of no help and hindered her from "doing things".

"Third brother, brother-in-law, you guys find a tea stall to rest, I'll go find one myself."

"No, little sister." Xu Huaize had seen his sister's recklessness, but he didn't dare to leave her alone.

The last time, it was someone else who came to the Xu family, and they were still able to make the decision.

This time I went into the Dong family compound, deep in the inner courtyard. I got into trouble and I wonder if I can get out safely?

Xu Siyu still showed up in public for the sake of her brother and nephew at home, and Xu Huaize couldn't let anything happen to her.

Yang Dali is tall and strong, and has a murderous aura, which always has a deterrent effect.

Seeing that she couldn't get rid of it, Xu Siyu could only give up and take it one step at a time.

Just as she was hesitating about which door to knock on, several people dressed as servants came out from the end of the bluestone road.

When they got closer, Xu Siyu found out that Lin Yiqing should be living in the south house.

A servant was kind enough to point out a door on the side. "That's the side door closest to the Second Young Master's courtyard. If the Young Master wants to see you, this door is the most convenient."

Oh, the main entrance is out of place.

Xu Siyu understood what he said and was very grateful to the servant. She handed him ten cents and invited him to have tea.

The money wasn't much, but after the servant got it, he added some kindness, reminding her that the Second Young Master rarely met strangers.

Xu Siyu felt that she was no longer a stranger and it should not be difficult to meet him, but unfortunately, it was difficult.

The doorman at the side door kept chasing them away as if she owed him money. Even after she moved out of Xiangmanlou in Yunyang County and told him that she was a pastry master, he still refused to let them in.

Xu Siyu was discouraged and didn't want to get entangled anymore, so she said to Xu Huaize: "Forget it, Third Brother, I'll go somewhere else."

Xu Siyu took the "burden" and went to the grain and oil shop that said it would buy her pork ribs and sausages. The shop was open, but there was a sign that said "No rice or flour".

"What do you need, young lady?"

I didn't see the kind-looking old shopkeeper. The shopkeeper who was greeting me was probably about the same age as Xu Huaize.

Xu Siyu asked: "Boss, where is the old boss of this shop?"

"Are you looking for my father?" Zhou Licai is the owner of this shop. His father is already semi-retired and only appears in the shop every month to check the general ledger or when his cousin has something to do.

"Oh, you are the old man's son? Excuse me." Xu Siyu saluted Zhou Li, and the "left and right protectors" behind him also clasped their fists.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it." Zhou Li waved his hand, asking Xu Siyu and the others not to be so polite.

"Young lady, is there something wrong?"

"Boss, can you please lend me a hand?"

After all, the signs all said that there was no rice, and the grain merchants in the county probably didn't dare to disobey the order of the county government.

Xu Siyu naturally had to ask people to go to a corner before she could ask for food.

"Young lady, you want to buy some food? Angry Zhou Li can't agree to that." Although Zhou Li refused, like the old shopkeeper, he always patiently explained to her.

"The government is ostensibly collecting corvée labor, but in reality, they're also collecting grain. Grain merchants like my employer have all their grain reserves in the county taken away by the government."

"Going?" The word was used neutrally, but Xu Siyu understood the meaning. "All?"

Zhou Li nodded, "All!"

"So there's really no place to buy food? Even connections won't work?"

"There's no store, but the wealthy families always have some. For example, our host family has new rice and flour every year, and I've never seen anyone who doesn't have enough to last for three years. If you have such connections, you could ask for it."

Xu Siyu was speechless. There was only one such connection, and she hadn't even met him yet.

"Manager Zhou, is your boss a kind person?" Xu Siyu's concept of dealing with people is still like that of a modern person. He dares to ask questions and take risks. Unlike the people of Li Chao, he does not use visiting cards, middlemen... He first establishes familiar relationships before starting to talk about business.

She asked so suddenly that Zhou Li almost couldn't answer.

"I do think it's good. But it's hard to tell whether it's good or not for the young lady..." Zhou Li felt that he had said everything, so he asked Xu Siyu and the others to find another way.

After a day of wasted time, the three of them didn't say a word on the way back.

The people waiting at home saw that they were all listless and knew that they had not borrowed any food.

"How could this happen? Didn't Manager Yu say that Young Master Lin values my younger sister very much?" Xu Sinong felt very sad when she thought about the men and sons in her family who had to go to repair the dam. She burst into tears without noticing.