My humble days in ancient times

The next day, Xu Ruyi woke up feeling relieved. No longer having to boil chili oil or get up early to prepare ingredients for egg pancakes and rice balls, she felt much more relaxed.

From now on, I can sleep early and feel at ease. Xu Ruyi was so happy in her heart.

After making a simple meal for the four siblings, Xu Ruyuan and Xu Qingyan went to school.

The weather is getting colder now. Looking at the situation, there might be frost in a few days, and then the vegetables in the garden will be frozen to death.

Xu Ruyi didn't dare to delay and called Xu Qinghe to go to the vegetable garden to pick beans and eggplants.

She sliced ​​the eggplant and spread them out to dry. She also blanched the beans in boiling water and laid them out neatly in the yard to dry. She had done this several times before, but when it comes to vegetables, the more the better.

Xu Qinghe had finally calmed down, but he still felt a little uneasy. So he drove the carriage towards town, intending to go to the blacksmith shop to order the ingredients needed to make egg pancakes and rice balls.

After arriving at the blacksmith shop, he immediately headed to the fast food restaurant in the county town. When he got there, he saw Lei Da and his friends busy washing vegetables. He chatted with them briefly and then left in a hurry.

Then, he wandered around the streets of the county town, searching for shops for rent or sale. He was busy like this for a long time before finally setting off on his journey home.

In the evening, Xu Ruyi accidentally discovered that Manager Zhao's carriage was heading towards the new house, so she hurried over again.

Du Lei was watching Shopkeeper Zhao's men loading the truck intently. Shopkeeper Zhao and his family were already very familiar with each other.

As soon as the Du Lei family saw Xu Ruyi, they hurriedly called out, "Hello, Miss."

Shopkeeper Zhao heard the voice and turned around to see Xu Ruyi approaching. He said, "This new house is really nice. It will be perfect for producing chili oil in the future."

Shopkeeper Zhao had been worried about Xu Ru's long-term prospects, and he'd even secretly planned to find a suitable opportunity to talk her out and persuade her to build a new factory. After all, the place she lived in was a bit too shabby. Unexpectedly, she was so quick-witted that she'd already built the new factory.

Xu Ruyi smiled slightly and said, "Once you, Shopkeeper Zhao, open up the market, the demand will surely increase. How can I not build a large factory?"

Shopkeeper Zhao also smiled and said, "Thanks to you, little girl, I can also earn a stable living."

The two smiled at each other. At this time, the guys had already loaded the car.

Du Lei just needed to carefully count how many wooden barrels Manager Zhao had. Manager Zhao's wooden barrels all had fixed weights, and under normal circumstances, each barrel weighed 300 pounds.

This time, Shopkeeper Zhao still took away 3,000 kilograms.

Shopkeeper Zhao paid the money readily and then drove away.

After leaving the yard, the clerk couldn't help but say to Shopkeeper Zhao, "Shopkeeper, I really didn't realize this girl was actually quite capable. Just now, I heard them calling her 'Young Miss', and I couldn't help laughing. You see, she's just a little girl from the countryside, and her looks are okay, but compared to the young ladies of wealthy families, she's still far behind! This is really interesting."

When Shopkeeper Zhao heard the clerk's words, he immediately scolded him sternly, "Shut up! Don't talk nonsense like that."

Xu Ruyi saw that Du Lei's family was well-organized and performed well, so she praised them generously: "It seems that I really didn't make a mistake in choosing them. Brother Du and his family really put my mind at ease."

Du Lei smiled heartily upon hearing the praise and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Miss. We will work wholeheartedly and will not let you worry about this. By the way, Miss, I have something to tell you."

Xu Ruyi looked puzzled: "Oh? What's the matter?"

Du Lei said slowly, "Last night, I found two people climbing over the wall into the yard. They introduced themselves as Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang."

Xu Ruyi was confused when she heard this, so she quickly asked, "What's going on? Don't be anxious, explain it slowly."

Du Lei continued, "I'm not too sure about the specifics. It seems they discovered we were living here and came to check us out. They kept asking me why I lived here, claiming it was my house, and even mistook me for a thief."

Xu Ruyi nodded thoughtfully: "Oh, I see. But are they really Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang?"

Xu Ruyi thought to herself, "Shouldn't it be Xiong Da and Xiong Er? Why is it Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang?" It seemed the village rumors were true; the three of them were indeed close friends and often visited.

Du Lei replied, "They said they were from the same village as you, but to be on the safe side, I drew their portraits. Please take a look, Miss."

Du Lei took Xu Ruyi into the house, only to see two portraits posted on the headboard of Du Lei's bed. The people in the portraits were indeed Xiong Da and Zhou Qiang.

Xu Ruyi couldn't help but laugh when she saw the portrait, simply because it was so comical. Big Bear in the portrait had a face full of flesh, his nose blowing and his eyes glaring. Zhou Qiang, on the other hand, looked a bit stunned. His mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg, and his eyes were filled with confusion, a face full of question marks.

Of course, Du Lei's painting skills are still good, and the facial features are quite similar.

Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "It really is them. They are right, we are indeed from the same village."

Du Lei frowned and asked, "These two seem to have some martial arts skills. Could it be that they want to..."

Xu Ruyi understood what he meant and replied, "It's true they have martial arts skills, but they're just people who live decent lives. The two brothers, Xiong Da and Xiong Er, often go hunting together in the mountains, and their prey supplements their family income quite a bit. Zhou Qiang works in a gambling house in the county town. Although that place is full of good and bad people, he's a decent person. They live a decent life, and I've never heard of them stealing anything from anyone. I can still trust their character."

Du Lei nodded thoughtfully.

Xu Ruyi continued, "But there are indeed some thieves in the village. Her name is Huang Guiyun, and there's another one called Wang Erdan. These two are not very clean. As for the others, I'm not sure about them yet."

Du Lei nodded.

Xu Ruyi thought that Du Lei didn't know Huang Guiyun and Wang Erdan either, so she picked up a piece of charcoal and carefully drew their portraits for Du Lei.

Xu Ruyi said, "You have to be careful with these two people. They are very shameless. If you find them hanging around nearby, be careful."

Du Lei looked at them carefully and said, "The lady's portrait is so similar. I have a photographic memory and I will definitely remember what these two look like."

Xu Ruyi thought to herself: This is a sketch, so it must be a realistic image.

Xu Ruyi looked at the account book carefully and saw that the accounts were well organized and the income and expenditure were recorded clearly, which seemed to be done well.

Then she went into the kitchen and saw that the chili oil in the vat had been sold out. Ye Mei and Song Ping'an were also busy washing and tidying up the kitchen. Xu Ruyi was very satisfied with this scene and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Finally, Xu Ruyi left with the silver in her pocket, feeling satisfied.

Du Lei's family, after seeing Shopkeeper Zhao come to buy chili oil several times, grew increasingly trusting of Xu Ruyi. After all, the real money was right before their eyes: it seemed this young master was a money-maker. Thankfully, they had chosen the right master; their future would only improve.