When I saw her, I was a little surprised.

"Why did Yuanniang come here at this time, is there something going on at home?"

There are more watermelons planted, and Li Yuan has also learned to look at the maturity of watermelons during this time.

She glanced at the watermelons on the vines in the courtyard and said, "Third aunt, it's very chaotic outside now, Canniang and Uncle Niang almost didn't come back from Fucheng this time." Sister Su came to collect the watermelon, and I told her, this time you and the third uncle and the third brother and sister will follow her. As for the watermelons in your field, it takes a bit long, and she can't collect them. At that time, I will give you two taels of silver according to the price she gave. After a few days, with mine, I will sell to Lord Xu. ”

Ma Shi knew the price of Brother Cao's watermelon, and when he heard about two taels of silver at this time, he was a little worried: "The price given by Miss Su is two taels a tael, but Cao Dong's side is only 100 wen per catty." Yuanniang, you give it to me by two or two, don't you have to take it yourself? ”

"No, my watermelon will definitely rise as appropriate, don't worry, third aunt."

Ma has been setting up a noodle stall in the county for a few months, how can he not know that there is no reason to change the price that has been negotiated.

What's more, it is very likely that the person who will do business with her at that time will be Xu County.

How can there be a reason that selling to Cao Zhi is one hundred Wen, and selling it to Xu Xian Ling will cost two taels.

It's just that she also knows that Li Yuan should see that her house is difficult and want to make up for them, but she is afraid that she will not accept it, so she is like this.

While she was moved in her heart, she silently kept this in her heart.

Even fortunately, this is just a courtyard, even if the area is large, it is limited, and she doesn't plant so much.

In this way, there is no need for Yuan Niang to make up too much!

"Okay, then I'll go back with your third brother and sister in two or three days, and I'll leave it to you here."

"Hmm!"

After the two said this, because there were no outsiders at home and the door was closed, Ma took the opportunity to ask about Li Yuanling's return.

"Yuanniang, didn't your eldest aunt take your two sisters-in-law to Fucheng, why did you come back? Also, you just said that you almost didn't come back, what happened on the way? ”

Cheng Xuejiao, who didn't speak on the side, looked at her with the same curiosity.

Li Yuan didn't hide it from them, and told Wang Can what he learned from Yan Jiao, and even said that they were stopped on the way back to ask for tolls.

Of course, she didn't say anything about Wang Can and Ling's being stripped of their clothes, she felt that it was not a glorious thing, and there was no need to say it everywhere.

As long as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law know that it is very chaotic and dangerous outside.

Sure enough, after Li Yuan finished speaking, Wang Can came back all the way, and before he was halfway there, he was asked to walk more than ten taels of tolls, and the Ma family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law changed their complexions.

After their noodle stall did not do well, the daily profit was not as good as before.

In the past, when everyone came to eat, they asked for noodles with meat sauce and soup, but then they basically didn't order soup anymore, at most they drank a bowl of water.

And the noodles are just simple cold noodles.

In this way, fewer and fewer people came to eat.

Coupled with the hot weather, they are not like before, they do it for a day, and many times even if they set up a stall, they will just take it after a morning meal.

Ten taels of silver, according to the income of their current noodle stall, they may not be able to have it in a year.

Li Yuan saw that the focus of her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was on the silver, so she asked Cheng Xuejiao: "Third brother and sister, I remember that your mother's family is unwilling to go with you." You see that the situation outside is not very good now, and the aunt's mother's family is not willing to go, so she deliberately ran back, do you want to go back and persuade your mother's family? You can't, stay and die, right? ”

Cheng Xuejiao shook her head: "Don't persuade me!" They said that they would not leave, and that Lord Xu was a good official, and if it was really like what I said, Lord Xu would not ignore everyone, and it would be a big deal to go with everyone when the time came. ”

Li Yuan didn't know this, she was stunned when she heard this, and then she didn't persuade again.

"That's it, anyway, I've brought the words to me. By the way, Aunt San, since you have decided to go along, you can clean up now. Those grains, and all that at home. ”

"Well, I'll go to the carriage shop and ask later, if I can hire one to follow Miss Su and them with them at that time, it will be safer."

She said, hesitated and asked Li Yuan: "Yuanniang, it's twenty-five today, and the list of the government exam should also be out, right?" On your side, do you know how Zhengzi did in the exam? ”

Li Yuan shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't been to the county seat these days." The list of the government exam, why don't I go to the yamen and ask? ”

Cheng Xuejiao immediately echoed when she heard this: "Eldest sister, I'm with you." ”

"Alright, let's go!"

In the yamen, Xu Chongguang during this period of time, because of the weather, there were fewer and fewer merchants, and the rich merchants walked more and more, and they were so worried that they couldn't eat well, they couldn't sleep well, and they even lost a lot of hair.

However, he was also very glad that he had listened to Xie Yanzhi's advice before, and during spring ploughing, he informed the people under the rule of Liuyun County that rice was not allowed to be planted, and only drought-tolerant crops were planted, such as sweet potatoes, corn and potatoes.

Otherwise, he doesn't know how to solve the problem of diversion for irrigation.

When Li Yuan came over, he rarely squinted for a while, so it was Master Bai who received her.

"Sister-in-law came over today, is the watermelon ripe?"

Master Bai is also thinking about watermelons.

The watermelon money prepared by Xu Chongguang, he took out all the silver that the merchants had honored him before, and participated in one percent.

He heard that Cao Zhi's watermelon was sold to the Guo family for four taels of silver.

As for the Guo family, he also got the news that one was sold for ten taels.

He discussed with Xu Chongguang, anyway, the money was sent back to the Xu family to the third prince, so it was better to spend the least money and do the biggest thing.

For example, after spending three or five hundred taels to buy a watermelon, after it is transported back to the capital, let the Xu family find a way to send it to the palace, or operate it through the three princes, and then sell it at a high price.

A watermelon costs thirty or fifty taels.

In this way, even if there are only two or three hundred watermelons, they can sell tens of thousands of taels.

And the one in which he participated in the shares, in fact, was owned by him and Xu Chongguang, so he let his Bai family sell it at a slightly lower price.

And they kept a portion of the money from the sale to their respective homes, and sent the rest back to them.

It can be said that he has made money, but it is through his own smart brain, not through corruption and bribery.

Whether they should be good officials or good officials, and whether they should have political achievements or achievements, the two are not in conflict at all, and they are still good adults in the eyes of the people.

How did Li Yuan know the total of Master Bai and Xu Chongguang, and when he heard his words, he said: "Your watermelons, in half a month, I promise that there will be no less than five hundred, you just need to prepare the silver." I came here today for the sake of the government examination. I don't know if Master Bai knows about this government test, how many people have passed in Liuyun County? ”