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

"I didn't intend to take over his business, I just can't stand being bullied. It's fine if the government is suppressing me, but why should a flower shop be bullied by them?"

"Boss, have you ever considered that the Qi family is taking advantage of the situation and handing you this hot potato? You've already stepped forward, and there's no turning back. And if he continues to do bad things behind the scenes, you'll be exhausted from dealing with it, and nothing good will come of it."

"Uncle Zhao, are you worried about me?"

"Better safe than sorry. Since I work for the Xu family, I naturally hope that their business will be prosperous and long-lasting."

"Then you just wait, the Xu family will have another business." Xu Siyu was very angry, and Zhao Bo shook his head slightly when he saw it.

Xu Siyu gave County Magistrate He two options. One was that he still trusted the Qi family, but with Xu Siyu's fuss, the Qi family had to sign a military order in order to get the support of the county government. Otherwise, County Magistrate He would definitely choose option two and let Xu Siyu, who could produce lotus buds in a month, get a share of the pie.

What a pity, County Magistrate He chose one.

The Qi family was quite capable. The flowers that the yamen runner brought back were divided into pots by his family, and two pots bloomed overnight.

Therefore, the Xu family workshop received a large plum blossom usage order of 200 pieces per day, a total of 4,000 pieces, and a silver note of 800 taels in full paid by the Yuan family.

The Yuan family steward handed over an invitation and said, "Miss Xu, my master said that he knows that Miss Xu is a flower lover, so he asked the county magistrate to send him an extra invitation, asking Miss Xu to attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet."

The cunning aura in his smile was completely different from the last time when he fled in panic. Xu Siyu accepted it very politely, and then left in the name of rushing to finish the work.

Two hundred pieces a day, even if Xu's workshop works day and night, the output is only one hundred pieces, which cannot be caught up.

The only person who knew so clearly, apart from the people in the workshop, was the person who heard Xu Siyu confess to Mrs. Hong that day that she couldn't do it.

However, Xu Siyu had already made preparations.

……

That night, Xu Chengjie and Xu Siyu went out to conduct a secret transaction.

Xu Siyu told him that she had someone make a batch of coal briquettes, which were no different from theirs except that they added a little more plant growth inhibitory medicine.

"Auntie, is this okay?"

"In the Records of the Grand Historian, it's recorded: 'King Gou Jian of Yue gave cooked rice to the soldiers of Wu, who ate it and became ill.' The business world is like a battlefield. When lives are at stake, there should be no mercy."

Xu Siyu also wants to be a purely good person, but it seems not so easy.

Xu Chengjie didn't quite understand, but that didn't stop him from listening to his aunt.

The cemetery is Xu Siyu's favorite trading place. It is spacious enough and inconspicuous.

2000 pieces, Xu Siyu bought a total of 4 kilograms. The two of them worked all night, pulled them back to the warehouse and placed them in a separate place.

The workshop was brightly lit and everyone was working hard. Only Xu Chenglin knew the changes brought about by his elder brother and younger aunt.

He had a good ability to accept things and did not need Xu Siyu to explain anything to him. He modified the account book on his own initiative.

From now on for the next twenty days, two hundred coins will be put into the warehouse and two hundred coins will be taken out every day.

……

When the Flower Festival came, Xu Siyu of course went to the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but she did not go to the seat arranged for her by the Qi family, but to take advantage of Mrs. Hong's face.

For some unknown reason, the play "Xi Shi Washing Silk" originally planned to be performed at Jiahe Boat House was not performed. After a month of hard work, only a few pots of lotus flowers were placed sporadically on the river bank in February.

Xu Siyu was still looking around for someone, but was teased by Mrs. Hong: "Don't look anymore. The Qi family is just a worker. How can they be guests of honor at the Baihua banquet?"

After several interactions, Mrs. Hong treated Xu Siyu as her own and knew everything about how she had challenged the Qi family and how she had been bullied.

When the Qi family signed the military order with County Magistrate He, County Magistrate Hong was also present. Thanks to his presence, the Qi family did not place an even more outrageous order.

"My husband had the yamen runners closely monitor the activities of the Qi Family Flower Shop and promised that if he needed any resources, he, as the county magistrate, would personally help him get them. But there was only one condition: make the best use of them. The yamen runners would closely monitor and report the number of coal cakes used for each flower, and they would not waste too much time and money.

The coal briquettes you make are of good quality. One day's supply was delivered to the greenhouse, and his gardeners were so hot that they couldn't stand. I heard that the water in the lotus pots was boiling.

This isn't gardening; it's making lotus root soup. Luckily, these fresh lotus root seeds were rushed over from the south.

The magistrate also knew about these evil deeds and taught the Qi family a lesson, asking them to grow flowers honestly.

Look, these scattered little flowers are growing well, right?"

Mrs. Hong saw that Xu Siyu didn't laugh with her, but was in a daze, so she asked, "What are you thinking about?"

"Have I ever offended the Qi family?"

Mrs. Hong shook her head and looked towards the pots of flowers. "Well, isn't that it?"

Xu Siyu didn't think so. "The county's top flower shop has stopped raising flowers properly just to hurt me. This isn't a new grudge."

Mrs. Hong paused and said, "You have a point. I'll ask my husband to find someone to check for you later."

"Thank you very much, Madam Hong. I have a pot of Luoyang Red, and I would like to give it to you for your consideration."

Mrs. Hong was so delighted that she raised her eyes and asked, "Are you really planning to start a flower and plant business?"

"Yes. The Xu family all grew up in the fields. If they can take care of crops, why can't they grow flowers? Isn't it just putting the energy we used to deal with an acre of land into a single flower? Now there are some literate young people in the family. They may not be able to take the exams, but they can always summarize some farm rules."

Xu Siyu leaned close to Mrs. Hong's ear and whispered, "When delivering goods to the Qi family, I asked them to take note of the situation of the Qi family flower shop. As for me, I will take my time and learn the skills of the first flower shop first."

Her ears were burning from the heat, and Mrs. Hong pointed at Xu Siyu's forehead and asked her to leave.

"You're so smart. Send me a few more pots and I'll give them all away to you." Mrs. Hong meant that she would help her recommend buyers.

"Hehe, thank you, ma'am." Xu Siyu used the coquettish skills she had learned from Xu Wangshi on Madam Hong.

Mrs. Hong, who only gave birth to a son and had no one to take care of her, was very happy.

"By the way, the county exam is on the ninth day of the first lunar month. Has your nephew made all the arrangements?"

"Yes. Xiangyun Inn on Wenmiao North Street."

"Well, if there's anything you need my help with, just come to me."

The county examination began and Xu Chengzi went.

The Xu family was eagerly waiting, and finally on the third day after the test, when they saw Xu Chengqi driving the carriage to take their younger brother home, they knew from the look on his face as he happily cracked the whip that he had passed.

"The boss is celebrating a happy occasion, and we should give everyone some money." Uncle Zhao was checking the accounts with Xu Siyu on an abacus. When he heard the noise outside, he reminded Xu Siyu.

"Okay, you decide. I asked Nianyue to make some steamed cakes. When they start to steam, you can announce it together."

Steamed cakes represent prosperity.

After passing the county examination, the next step is the provincial examination.

It is only a three-day journey from Yunyang Town to Heqing Prefecture, but as long as he thinks about the prefectural examination, he can't relax. Xu Chengzi still has two more examinations to take before he can embark on his path to becoming a scholar.

Master Du asked Xu Chengzi to recite the article and, after giving him some comments, he asked him to go to the city early to prepare and borrow some manuscripts to read.

I offered him a pot of tea, hoping he could reach greater heights.