The Story of a Destitute Noblewoman Farming

Lu Linlang saw the servility of the shop assistants and the shopkeeper, and knew that these people were not truly changing from the heart, but were only forced to do so because of the threat posed by power.

"I won't pursue this matter any further. We are just passing through. I just hope the shopkeeper can teach his servants well. Who knows if the lesson of not taking advantage of the young and poor will one day fall on my head? That's all I have to say. Goodbye."

Seeing that Lu Linlang didn't drink the tea and left with her people in a cool and neat manner, the shopkeeper came to his senses and slapped Li Si on the head: "You are always causing trouble for me. Next time, be more careful and don't offend anyone."

"Yes, yes, boss, I will definitely change it." Li Si said with a grin. He felt relieved that he could continue to work. As for the saying "Don't bully the young and poor", in his opinion, it was just a lie. The stinky beggars on the street also wanted to enter the shop. Did he have to greet them with a smile?

"Uncle Dashui, we're going back the day after tomorrow. You can go walk around the streets and see if there's anything you want to buy for your family, or if you have some extra money and want to buy some goods to sell, you can go wherever you want."

"Boss, we'd better follow you. Please give us some advice. We don't know anything. We're afraid that we don't have good judgment and it will be a pain in our hands to take him back." Lu Dashui and others said this. They were still a little unsure in their hearts, for fear of meeting someone like the guy today.

"Okay, let's go and have a look. I've discovered that Zhuozhou has a wide variety of things, many of which Chongshui doesn't have. If I get to know more people, I'll be able to get to know them better when I plan to do business in the future."

Lu Linlang also planned to take some tea back with him. Young Master Zhang brought a lot of silver and money this time, and their family had other business partners in Zhuozhou, so they could use them in an emergency if they couldn't make ends meet. Since Lu Linlang had helped him this time, he took out a silver note of 1,000 taels to express his gratitude to Lu Linlang. However, Lu Linlang did not accept his gift. Instead, after knowing that he had some spare money, she borrowed a total of 2,000 taels, saying that she would pay it back after this business trip was done.

"Uncle Dashui, actually, these needles and thread are not worth much if we sell them, but it is cheaper to buy them here than in Chongshui. We can buy some back. The villagers have started to sell goods, so we can sell them ourselves or sell them to them to earn some travel expenses.

There are also some hair ties and hair flowers and the profits from these small things are actually not bad, but many people think that these businesses are too small and don’t look down on them. It doesn’t cost much to purchase these goods and you can make more money, so why not do it?

If you want to buy but don't have enough money, I can lend you some, but you have to do your best. It's best if everyone chooses something unique, otherwise it would be hard to sell them all if everyone were to sell the same thing."

Lu Linlang brought them out not only to make them her bodyguards and thugs, but more importantly to cultivate the villagers' foresight and vision, so that they can see the outside world, reshape their own values ​​and enhance their own value.

That's why she borrowed money from Young Master Zhang, not only to allow herself to bring back more goods, but also to have extra money to lend to the villagers to make money.

"Thank you, Boss. You've thought of everything for us. Anyway, we've gained a lot of experience on this trip. Don't worry, Boss. We will make a careful selection and discuss it with you. We will also pay you back the money we borrowed when the time comes."

After they discussed it, no one dared to borrow more. Borrowing a few dozen taels each was already a huge sum for them. Following Lu Linlang's suggestion, they finally plucked up the courage to go shopping in Zhuozhou City, and each of them bought a lot of things.

At this time, the advantages of living in a single room in the inn are reflected. You can live with your own people and don’t have to worry about your things being stolen as you would if you were sleeping in a large dormitory.

Aunt Qiao brought people from her mother's village to deliver the goods, but just as she said, there was not much cloth left. The families in the village who could not bear the pressure had already sold their cloth to the big cloth merchants in the capital, and there was not much left.

Before leaving, Young Master Zhang invited Lu Linlang and the others to have dinner together at the restaurant next door. Everyone was about to go back to the house to rest when suddenly, a group of people dressed as beggars rushed to the door of the inn.

"Miss, we finally found you!" They rushed towards Lu Linlang with joy on their faces, but Lu Linlang did not recognize them. Lu Dashui and others all stood in front of Lu Linlang, blocking these people from rushing over.

"Who are you? Do we know each other before?" Lu Linlang didn't expect that someone would suddenly find her in Zhuozhou.

"Miss, I'm Zhong Fan, General Lu's personal guard. Do you remember us? We are Chen Si, Fang Li, Tang Kui, and Xia Jie." Zhong Fan pushed his hair away from his face, revealing his face. Lu Linlang recognized him immediately.

"Uncle Zhong, it's you. Why are you here?" Lu Linlang looked at the people in front of her. They were all her father's personal guards. It was they who brought her father's body back. Later, the family lost its title, and several of them planned to stay with Lu Linlang and her siblings to protect them.

However, Lu Linlang was immersed in the sorrow of losing both her parents at that time, and she advised them to continue serving in the army or return home. However, several of them refused the money Lu Linlang gave them and finally decided to return to the army.

Lu Linlang really couldn't remember where their hometown was. Were they all from Zhuozhou?

"Well, this is a long story. We were originally in the army, but because we were General Lu's men, we weren't given important positions. Plus, Zhang Yang got in the way, so we were beaten with military sticks and kicked out. We had originally planned to seek refuge with the young lady, but when we returned to the capital, we found out you had already returned to your hometown. We had no choice but to travel all the way south to look for you."

Looking at their attire, Lu Linlang knew they had no money left. It was already dark, so she did not ask any further questions. She went straight to the inn's waiter, opened a room for them, and asked Ma Da to buy some ready-made clothes. After washing up, they changed into clean clothes.

During this period, Lu Linlang also recalled what happened after Old Man Lu died in battle. Back then, Old Man Lu led his men to charge forward. In order to prevent the enemy from successfully attacking the city, he risked his life and finally saved the city before the arrival of reinforcements.

At that time, Old Man Lu's deputy general Zhang Yang was guarding the city gate, and Zhong Fan and others charged with the army. In the end, among the dozen or so personal guards, they were the only ones who remained alive, but they were all seriously injured. Later, they took Old Man Lu's coffin back to the capital, and the original owner paid for a doctor to cure their illnesses.

Lu Linlang and her brother had been to the border before, so they were familiar with them and their character was trustworthy. However, although Lu Linlang wanted to understand why they had fallen out with Zhang Yang and left the army, in this unfamiliar place, they were hesitant to speak, and Lu Linlang guessed that they might have something to hide.

"Uncle Zhong, what are your plans next? Are you going back to your hometown or coming back with me?"

"We brothers have agreed to go back with the eldest lady. Before we came to look for her, we went back home. We are all still married. Our brothers all have children, and our parents are gone. We don't have any land to farm back home, so we all wanted to come and live with the eldest lady. All we need is food to eat. Please take us in."