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

Ma was worried that her enthusiasm might frighten the other person, so she continued to explain, "I think this jelly is refreshing and helps to reduce greasiness, and it goes really well with the skewers I have there."

Ma invited her generously, "Madam, why don't you set up a stall at my place? That way, maybe both of our businesses will improve."

Qishui County is adjacent to the border, and those Hu merchants would bring livestock from the grassland to sell from time to time, so the kebab business in this county is also very competitive.

If your own skewers have nothing special, it will be difficult to retain repeat customers.

Mrs. Ma was also a very smart person. As soon as she tasted the jelly, she had an idea about eating it.

Seeing that she couldn't buy the prescription, she simply changed her strategy and lured the person over.

In this way, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first, which is still beneficial to his kebab stall.

After hearing this, Song Zhi became very interested, as this coincided with her idea.

Doing business does not have to be a life-and-death struggle. First of all, we are not making the same kind of food, so there is no homogeneous competition. On the contrary, because of each other's characteristics, different sparks can be created.

Song Zhi didn't hesitate too much and asked, "Where is Aunt Ma's stall?"

Seeing that Song Zhi had been persuaded, Ma happily pointed ahead and said, "Not far, not far ahead."

After saying that, he walked hurriedly in front to lead Song Zhi.

What Song Zhi didn't know was that the argument she had just had turned into a light breeze, quietly blowing into a corner of the box on the second floor, and was seen by a man standing in front of the window frame.

The man had an upright figure, a handsome face, and a pair of narrow, long, almond-shaped eyes that seemed to be able to see straight into people's hearts.

His clothes were based on a light blue-gray color, with fine bamboo leaf patterns embroidered on the lapels. The fabric was soft and fluttered gently in the wind. The collar and cuffs were lightly tied with thin ropes of the same color, which was simple yet elegant.

Although he was wearing a plain and elegant casual suit without any fancy decorations, the temperament he exuded from the inside out could not be ignored.

He just stood there, his eyes deep and sharp. Ever since the argument between the two sides started, Zhou Yu had been standing in front of the window watching.

It was not until the woman started to make unreasonable demands that he called Liangtian and asked the patrol officers to come forward to settle the dispute.

dong dong dong....

There was a knock on the door, and Zhou Yu turned around and said, "Come in!"

Liangtian came in with a tray in his hand and carefully placed a bowl of green jelly on it.

There was another person following behind him, and that person was none other than the black-faced officer Li Wen.

Li Wen first bowed to Zhou Yu, then briefly explained the dispute: "I have already warned that woman. I believe she will not dare to embarrass the stall owner again."

Zhou Yu listened, his brows still furrowed as he spoke sternly, "Years of war have brought hardship to the people. While today's incident may be easily dismissed, similar incidents are common in the hidden corners of the county."

Zhou Yu paused and instructed Li Wen, "You are familiar with the county. Find some vacant land quickly and report it to me."

It has been a year since Zhou Yu came to the county government. He worked hard to govern the county, opened up more trade routes, increased tax revenue in the county, and paid the officials their long-overdue monthly wages, which alleviated the urgent needs of the county government.

You have to know that when he first took office, there were only a few officials on duty in the county.

The county government has been in arrears with their salaries for too long, and these officials also need to support their families.

For this reason, when Zhou Yu arrived, he first used his own money to buy rice and grain, and then brought his subordinates back and paid some of their outstanding wages so that he would have people under his command to use.

The officials received food to survive and returned to the county government office.

Last spring, the war had just ended and it was the time of famine. The price of grain in the city skyrocketed, and the people in the county were in panic.

In just a month, grain-carrying caravans began to flock to the county town, stabilizing the skyrocketing grain prices.

But in just one year, Qishui County went from being desolate and dilapidated to being a bustling commercial county.

There were restaurants, inns, grain stores, drug stores, cloth shops, escort agencies, and even two money houses in the city.

Seeing that he was a capable person, everyone had more faith in the new superior and worked more diligently.

Li Wen bowed and replied "yes", then left and immediately started to take people to do it.

When I first came to Qishui County, the county was extremely poor and there was not even a grain of rice in the warehouse.

There was no other way. In order to maintain the normal operation of the county government, he had to raise money as quickly as possible and pay the unpaid wages.

But where will the money come from?

--tax.

However, the county has been suffering from the ravages of the barbarian cavalry in recent years. No matter whether it is the rich or the common people, they have all suffered losses to varying degrees.

He also didn't want to put these heavy burdens on the people anymore.

Since it was difficult to collect land taxes, he found another way and collected business taxes.

Qishui County happened to be adjacent to the border, and during the early days of the Xin Dynasty, in order to consolidate relations with the grassland royal court, a trade route was opened.

He took advantage of this convenience and collected tolls.

After a year, it seemed to be quite effective and the county government's predicament was alleviated.

But the scene he saw today reminded him of the people under his jurisdiction.

The people in the city have more or less some ways to make money because of the passing merchants, but the people outside the city rely on their one and a half acres of land to support their families.

In addition, there is an entrance fee to enter the city, which more or less hinders people outside the city from entering the city.

The original reason for setting this entrance fee was mainly due to the serious financial deficit in the county government.

The situation is much better now than before.

Perhaps we can provide a fixed place for people outside the city to make a living?

Zhou Yu frowned in deep thought while tapping the table with his big, bony hands.

Liangtian knew that this was his young master's usual habit when thinking.

He didn't dare to disturb him and just stood quietly by waiting for the young master's instructions.

After a moment, Zhou Yu came back to his senses from his thoughts and looked at the crystal green jelly in front of him.

Even though he was knowledgeable and experienced, he had never seen such food before. It was really as the young lady said, it was the first of its kind in Qishui County.

He couldn't help but think of the girl's cunning and couldn't help but smile.

He raised his hand and scooped out a small spoonful, and put it into his mouth. The icy jelly was smooth and sweet, refreshing and refreshing in one bite.

Zhou Yu was feeling a little depressed, but after tasting the mung bean jelly, he felt relieved. He took one mouthful after another and inadvertently finished the whole bowl of jelly.

Liangtian, who was standing by, was also slightly surprised when he saw this. His young master was very picky about food. Even if the food was delicious, he would only taste a few pieces. He didn't expect that the young lady's food could win the young master's favor.

As a competent servant, Liangtian silently took note of this matter.