It's hard for my elder sister. I rely on the mountains to farm and pay off my debts.

The brother and sister found the grass market in the east of the city, and Song Zhi immediately saw the stall with the most prosperous business in the market.

She had never been to this grass market before.

But when she saw it today, she found that there were quite a few people setting up stalls here.

Although there are still some empty seats in Caoshi, they are in the corners.

Song Zhi withdrew her gaze and walked straight to her brother's stall.

This stall is located in the heart of Caozhong City, and is surrounded by crowds of people and is very lively.

At this moment, Song Ping was very busy.

While warmly entertaining the endless stream of customers, he was also skillfully cutting food and collecting money. From time to time, he had to hear a few words of urging from customers, and Song Ping was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead.

He had never seen such a scene before.

Seeing this, Song Zhi and Song An immediately walked through the crowded crowd and came to the stall to help share the pressure.

With someone's help, Song Ping's pressure was relieved and his tense expression gradually relaxed.

This is what it’s like to set up a stall. It’s very quiet when there are not many people.

If someone comes, there will be no time to breathe.

Song Ping had a deep understanding of this today.

The three siblings worked together and quickly sold out all the more than 100 pieces of jelly they brought.

The people at the end of the line couldn't help but ask, "Are there any more today?"

Song Ping nodded. "Around the end of the Si hour, my family will send someone to deliver jelly. You can come back later, or go to the other two grass markets. They also sell jelly there."

"Forget it, forget it. If I go now, it will be gone. I'll come back later."

Others also agreed. Those who didn’t buy anything either went back temporarily or continued to buy some vegetables in the grass market that were brought into the city by people outside the city.

The vegetables at the market are all very fresh. They are all picked by people from outside the city from their own vegetable gardens before dawn. Radishes, spinach, green onions...

There were still drops of morning dew on it, and the sunlight reflected on it, making it look fresh and juicy, and very tempting.

While the people in the city benefited, the people outside the city also earned money. Both sides were very satisfied with the construction of the grass market at their doorstep.

It was still early at this time. If we waited for Chief Song's ox cart to arrive, we would have to wait for at least an hour.

Song Zhi then said to Song Ping, "Brother, I won't wait here anymore. I'll go back and make tea."

Song Ping also felt that it was not worth it for his elder sister to waste her time here, so he packed up his things and said, "I'll take you out of the city."

Song Zhi knew that her elder brother was worried about her walking alone on the street, so she did not refuse his kindness and nodded in agreement.

Song Ping sent the person to the ox cart of an acquaintance's family, and asked Xiao An to go back with him.

Song Zhi didn't give in to this matter. "Brother, I might be busy soon. Let Xiao An help collect the money here. This way you don't have to be so busy."

My eldest brother used to be just an honest man who only knew how to farm. Now when he was asked to deal with customers, he was a little nervous at first, but after two days he was able to adapt.

But I am still a little sensitive and need more practice to adapt.

Song Ping also thought that the chaotic scene just now did not reject his elder sister's suggestion.

Song Zhi followed the ox cart out of the county town, while Zhou Yu frowned as he looked at the account book in his hand.

But looking at the tax revenue collected by the county government this year, it is much better than before.

But let's look at the current expenditures of the county government, the salaries of the runners, the daily office work of the county government, the expenses of pens, ink, paper and inkstone, as well as some projects that rely entirely on financial support, such as the expenses of the orphanage.

When comparing the two, the current income is totally inadequate.

Moreover, due to the frequent border wars in recent years, the county government's residence, city walls and gates, and river dredging have been delayed because the county government has no money.

There was also a granary behind the government office, which had been in disrepair for many years and had several holes in its roof.

It’s okay that there is no grain stored in it now, but after the summer harvest, the people will definitely hand over the grain.

He was very worried about storing the grain in such a warehouse.

Zhou Yu put down the account book in his hand and rubbed his swollen eyebrows.

Alas, in the final analysis, the area under our jurisdiction is too poor. Life is already difficult for the people, and we cannot increase their burden any further.

However, relying solely on the meager taxes collected from passing merchants was already insufficient to maintain the daily operations of the county government, not to mention the urgent livelihood projects that needed to be addressed.

The warehouse repair could not wait, so he decided to allocate some money from his own pocket to find someone to repair it.

Zhou Yu had a plan in mind, so he asked his attendant, "Liangtian, can you tell me how much silver I have left?"

Liang Tian heard this and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face. "Master, most of your salary has been donated to the Orphanage and to support those who are struggling to make ends meet."

"The little money left is only enough for the young master to buy writing brushes, inkstones, and to cover his daily expenses."

Liangtian could only complain about the last sentence in his heart. If it weren't for the fact that the lady felt sorry for you and sent a steward to follow you, we would probably have to live a very tight life.

Zhou Yu frowned. He didn't expect that he, who had never worried about money before, would be troubled by money again.

Seeing that his young master was troubled by money again, Liangtian couldn't help but think of what Manager Zhou had said to him today.

So Liangtian took the opportunity to tell his young master about what Manager Zhou had just proposed.

Zhou Yu sat up straight after hearing this, his eyes brightening as he asked, "Who told you just now that the clinic was lowering the price of herbal medicines and asked me to contact foreign drug dealers to develop local herbal medicines?"

He knew his servant well enough to know that he would never say such a thing.

Sure enough, Liang Tian said, "It was Shopkeeper Zhou who told me. He asked me to find a suitable time to bring this up with you."

"I had almost forgotten about it until I was worried about money."

Zhou Yu was very interested in what Liangtian had just said. He didn't let the servant go look for anyone. He stood up and walked out of the county government office and went to his own pastry shop.

When Zhou Yu arrived at the shop, Manager Zhou was busy greeting customers.

When she looked up and saw her young master, she was so scared that she almost dropped the cake in her hand.

Zhou Yu made a gesture to keep quiet and walked towards the inner room on his own.

Shopkeeper Zhou came to his senses and hurriedly threw the work in his hands to the waiter.

She quickly brewed tea, brought out the young master's favorite pastries, and trotted into the inner room.

Shopkeeper Zhou carefully put down the tray in his hand and asked apprehensively, "Master, why did you come here in person?"

Zhou Yu didn't waste any time talking and went straight to the point, asking, "Who made that suggestion you mentioned to Liang Tian today?"

When Shopkeeper Zhou heard the young master asking this question, he felt relieved and hurriedly reported everything Song Zhi had said in the shop today.

"It's her!" Zhou Yu murmured.