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

"Why are you crying? Even if I go out for twenty days and get skinned, I'll still be back. Are you crying to curse me to death?"

"Pa!" Madam Xu Wang raised her hand and hit her son-in-law. "She's crying because she doesn't care about you or her son. If you can find the food and stop her from worrying, she'll stop crying."

……

This time, Xu Wangshi had some reason and Yang Dali had nothing to say.

"Don't worry, the deadline is still five days away. We still have time." Xu Siyu took her sister's arm and comforted her, "I didn't see Master Lin today, and the old shopkeeper of Zhouji wasn't here either. I'll go look for him in a couple of days. Anyway, I'll definitely find a way to see him and get the food."

Xu Sinong's crying is really the performance of the lowest class of people. The smallest thing can overwhelm the whole family.

Except for the Zhang family who had a scholar, everyone in the village who had a little wealth wanted to spend money to ward off disaster at the beginning, but since there was no way to ward off disaster, most people accepted their fate.

There are not many people like the Xu family who are still looking for a way out.

"Big brother, third brother, brother-in-law, go do what you need to do. No matter how upset you are, life must go on."

Xu Siyu felt calm because she knew she could handle it.

She waved her hand and called the only "lucky one" Xu Chengzi to the hall, "Chengzi, when the family was divided, you said you didn't want to study anymore. I'm here to tell you, it's not possible."

"Sister-in-law?"

"You're young and have escaped the corvée this time. But you'll eventually grow up to be fifteen, and there will always be a day when you'll be drafted. Only if you pass the imperial examination can you help your family avoid the service. You have to work hard to pay back the money you've spent on studying over the years. Do you understand?"

Xu Chengzi has no special talents, he is just an ordinary child.

It doesn't matter if you're ordinary. As long as you work hard, you can always hope to become a scholar. You're not a juren or jinshi.

Xu Siyu doesn't like this era. The class distinctions are too obvious and it makes people feel too insecure.

If she wants to live in peace, it seems that there are many things she needs to change besides food, clothing, housing and transportation.

"Okay, okay. Siyu is tired too, let's go home. Old family, let's have dinner."

……

In order to save food, Xu Wangshi unreservedly drove away San'er's family and her eldest daughter and son-in-law.

Xu Siyu was indeed a little tired, and did not say anything to keep anyone.

The Xu family’s dining table, which once seated more than ten people, now only seats seven.

There was no good news, so everyone ate in silence. However, He Xiangmei was thinking about her duvet and said, "Siyu, you went to the county town today, but didn't you go to the cloth shop?"

"Cloth shop?" Xu Siyu was stuck for a moment and didn't react to what He Xiangmei meant.

Xu Wangshi was annoyed by He Xiangmei's inability to see the situation clearly, and was obsessed with the petty nature of small amounts of money and small things. She put the bowl down angrily, deliberately making a banging sound on the table to remind He Xiangmei.

Seeing that the man had calmed down, he picked up the bowl again and said, "You will not be short of what you owe. Two pieces of cloth are not as important as your husband and son. This is not the time to be anxious."

He Xiangmei knew that she had made a mistake again, so she put away her bowl in disappointment and prepared to leave the table.

"Sister-in-law, I'll remember it. I'll go to the city in two days and bring the cloth back."

Xu Siyu planned to go to the county town again the next day and didn't want anyone to follow her.

At night, she persuaded Xu Wangshi that she would go alone to ask for help next time.

"Mom, for things like this, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Too many people would be inconvenient."

"That's right. The third brother has good looks in every aspect except his eyes. You can tell at a glance that he is cunning. As for Yang Dali, he looks like a pig-killer. I don't want to say much to him, for fear that he will use brute force on others." Mrs. Xu Wang agreed with her daughter.

"But, my dear, I'm really worried about you going alone. Why don't you have them follow you from a distance? If anything happens, just call them and they can help you in time."

"No, mother. The oxcart costs four cents, and the entrance fee to the city gate is two cents. They spend twelve cents just for one trip. But they are useless except for being a background. When they see people, they either bend over and keep silent, or try to intimidate them."

Xu Siyu did not have the awareness of the common people. She always walked with her back straight. People who did not know her background often thought that she had relatives who were officials and did not dare to look down on her.

But no one else in the family is as bold as her. Even Xu Wangshi is domineering only in Xinshan Village. When she goes to Yunyang Town, she will look at the people around her before acting.

Unable to persuade Xu Siyu, Xu Wangshi finally agreed to let Xu Siyu go to the county town alone, but she would let Xu Chengqi pick her up at the county town gate.

In this way, Xu Chengqi did not take a car or enter the city gate on his way, saving money and being able to pick up Xu Siyu as soon as possible.

The next day, Xu Siyu boarded the ox cart again and headed for the county town.

After entering the county town this time, Xu Siyu spent forty cents to rent a mule cart and followed her around the streets.

During the journey, they passed by the Lin family, stopped at Zhou Ji's grain and oil shop, and ran to the alley where Feng Ji's cloth shop was located, the vegetable market, etc. At each place, Xu Siyu got out of the car, pretended to get out, and then stopped the car outside the city gate to find Xu Chengqi.

When Xu Chengqi saw his aunt, he rented a mule cart and ran towards it happily.

"Auntie, did you borrow it?"

"Yeah." Xu Siyu lowered her chin and answered in a humming voice.

"Did you bring the cloth bag?"

"I brought it. I brought here everything I have at home." Xu Chengqi carried a shoulder pole on one side, with two stacked baskets and a stack of cloth bags on one end.

"Give it to me." Xu Siyu took out the cloth bags and said to him, "Drive the car around over there and find me in the bamboo forest later."

Xu Siyu was pointing to a bamboo forest in the west near the cemetery. It was already past noon and not many people would be there.

"Ah, Auntie, I'll go with you."

Xu Siyu raised her hand to beckon Xu Chengqi closer, then lowered her voice and said, "It's inconvenient. Especially we can't let the driver see us."

"Oh, I understand." Xu Chengqi had always been accommodating to Xu Siyu, and Xu Wang had told him many times at home that he should follow his aunt's instructions.

Xu Chengqi obediently led the driver eastward, while Xu Siyu entered the bamboo forest in the west.

The cheapest rice on Pinduoduo is 90 wen for 50 jin, and two dan is jin. Xu Siyu quickly bought five bags, changed the packaging, and bought two pieces of plain cloth to pile on the rice bags.

Find a more empty space, pile up some stones, and burn and bury all the Pinxixi packaging.

At about this time, the mule cart also turned around.

"Aunt! Can you come over?" Xu Chengqi was quite smart. He sent a "signal" to Xu Siyu from a distance.

"come on!"

Xu Chengqi looked at the bag on the ground and was startled for a moment, but quickly picked it up and put it into the mule cart.

Xu Siyu held two pieces of cloth and got on the mule cart, waiting for him to move.

The two stones were carried in two loads. The first load was done quickly, but for the second load, Xu Chengqi took a long time to get back to the car.

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, Auntie, there's a lot of rice on the ground. I can't let it go to waste. I picked it all up."

After Xu Chengqi finished speaking, he took the carrying pole in his hand and sat next to the driver, looking ready to hit the bad guy at any time.

He was a little worried about having so much high-quality white rice.

Feeling threatened, the driver naturally did not dare to make any small moves. He drove the car to Xinshan Village honestly, collected the remaining rent, and left quickly.