I played as an assistant in ancient times

Chapter 120

"You can only come at the hour of You, but I declined." Shen Changsui smiled and said, "Actually, I don't need acupuncture every day.

It's not good to trouble him to come and change the medicine. How about you help change the medicine?"

"I am happy to serve my uncle." Shen Xiaoye had been helping the old imperial physician for the past two days.

Shen Changsui couldn't help but be amused by her: "You, I will definitely go home during the Chinese New Year. If you think that business is good here before the New Year, why not think of a way."

“The solution is very simple, just ask my cousin’s family to help sell it.

The outer city has not yet built a wall, so stalls can be set up without restrictions. "Shen Xiaoye had already made plans.

Shen Changsui: "Tian Zhen, the outer city is also managed by someone, didn't you go and take a look?"

"Has your uncle been there?"

"No."

"The eldest brother doesn't talk about the second brother."

"..."

Not long after the nephew and uncle had been arguing, they heard Lu Guan shouting outside: "Come over and help."

Shen Xiaoye put down the external medicine and went out. He saw his grandfather and him carrying a long piece of wood in, and the cook also helped to carry it.

She asked: "Where did it come from?"

Lu Guan glanced at the neighbor next door and knew that it was the neighbor who paid the compensation, "It's a pity to put this in the stable.

How did you carry it in by yourself? Is it appropriate to accept this?"

He shook his head and said, “I don’t want his family to come in.

There's nothing inappropriate about it. I exchanged it for the golden snake that his family requested.

Actually, this piece of wood is not as expensive as the snake. "In fact, the person who delivered the wood to Geng's family said that he wanted to make a cabinet for his wife, and he would not accept it.

But the servants quickly dropped the wood on the ground and ran away.

Combined with what Mr. Bai told him a few days ago, Lu Guan seriously suspected that he had a weird neighbor living here. He said, "What do you think? Should I sell my house and move to the street next to the Imperial College?"

"Master Lu, there are no residential houses on Chengxian Street." The cook couldn't help but remind him.

Shen Xiaoye also said: "Can the house bestowed by the emperor be sold?"

"No." Shen Changsui gave a clear answer.

Lu Guan's plan failed just as it took shape. He sighed for the whole afternoon. Why couldn't he accomplish anything he wanted to do?

Shen Xiaoye and her grandfather left the next day. He was still listless. She looked at the sky and said, "If it's any later, you'll be late for school."

Then, Lu Guan suddenly realized that he still had to go to school.

Seeing him hurriedly preparing, Shen Xiaoye happily drove away with his grandfather. Along the way, they saw many carriages and pedestrians hurrying by, probably people returning home.

When they got home the next day, it was already dark. As soon as the father and son's car arrived at the door, a little leopard jumped out.

It growled and looked for the little black cat but couldn't find it, so it whined and got angry at Shen Xiaoye.

It didn't run back to the room until my grandfather scolded it coldly.

The uncle who came out to greet him said, "The little leopard has become more and more irritable. We can't take care of him anymore."

"Send it away in the spring." Shen Shanyou knew that it was wild and difficult to tame.

Then the eldest son said, "Brother Changshun and his family came back to celebrate Laba Festival. When they left yesterday, they took away 300 rolls of cloth from home, saying that they would sell them in his grocery store.

I don't know how much to charge, so I'll just wait until he finishes selling.

My uncle and aunt also went to the capital, saying they would celebrate the New Year there."

"Could it be that my great-grandfather is going to transfer Uncle Changshun's household registration?" This was the first thing Shen Xiaoye thought of.

Grandpa sighed and said, "Just move it, so that we don't have to find people to replace us when we need to recruit laborers again.

That shop belongs to his father-in-law. Changshun, your heart has gone to Yue's family. I guess my elder brother and his wife won't stay here for long and will have to come back."

Although there has been no notice to conscript corvée labor yet, people in the capital have long been saying that the emperor will have to lead the army himself, and that civilians will inevitably be used.

Shen Xiaoye didn't have time to think about it anymore, because her aunt had already grabbed her hand and told her to go into the house and warm herself by the fire.

After a while, the family sat around grandma's warm kang and chatted. When grandma heard Xiaoye say that he would leave tomorrow, she felt very distressed.

When she heard that she wanted to ask the Erniu family to help sell cloth, Lin waved her hand and said, "That's not appropriate. They can be relaxed at the market, but they will be timid in the capital.

And look at the sky, it's going to snow soon.

So Xiaoye, don't be greedy. Let your uncle go with you this time. Bring 1,000 horses and sell them all."

"Grandma, it's because it might snow that I want to bring more cloth into Beijing. There are more than a hundred thousand people living under the emperor's feet. After this year, we won't be able to sell it in the spring." Shen Xiaoye was thinking that after the war, the number of merchants doing business outside the Great Wall would certainly decrease, and she couldn't rely solely on retail.

Grandpa also said: "If she wants to sell, let her do it. Just rent two more cars and hire two more people from Beijing to look after the stall."

"It would be better to find Da Niu and his son. Er Niu is still in school and can't go, and my niece-in-law has a lot of work to do." In this case, Lin would rather her nephews and grandchildren go to gain some experience.

Shen Xiaoye secretly gave her grandfather a thumbs up, but her grandmother saw this and glared at her fiercely.

She had no choice but to coax the old lady in every possible way to make her happy, and her aunt quickly gave them the cooked eggs, but the little leopard came over and meowed to please them, wanting to eat them.

The grandmother was amused by its cuteness and stupidity, and she stopped pretending to be angry with her granddaughter.

The family gathered around the fire and chatted at night. The eldest uncle told us that someone had come to the house to get cloth recently, and reported the current number of cloth of various colors.

Before going to bed, Shen Xiaoye suddenly felt a little uncomfortable without the little black cat around her. The little leopard had been following its grandmother recently and didn't care about her anymore.

She stared at the layer upon layer of cloth, thinking that since her uncle had counted the cloth this time, she would not be able to smuggle more into the space. Fortunately, she would ask her cousin Lin to come tomorrow so she could take more away.

Unexpectedly, when my uncle asked my cousin Lin and his son to come over, not only was my cousin's aunt there, but there was also another person following them.

"Why are you here, Aunt Tu? Come in and warm up for a while." Shen Xiaoye welcomed her warmly.

Aunt Tu bowed to Lin first and said, "Cousin Lin, I have come to you to ask for help because I am in trouble."

"Don't worry, don't worry, let's go inside and talk first." Grandma Lin signaled her niece-in-law to help the other person up.

After several people sat on the kang and explained the whole story, Shen Xiaoye realized that although Aunt Tu's husband came back alive, his two arms were injured and he would never be able to lift heavy objects again.

Aunt Tu's mother-in-law also fell ill. The family had spent all their savings and wanted to sell the cloth she had woven before. "Cousin Lin, I not only have cloth, but I also have 300 kilograms of cotton at home. Erniu's mother knows it all.

I just want to ask your family, can you pay me according to the price of cloth and allow me to weave the cloth in the spring?"

"Yes." Lin nodded and said to Shen Xiaoye, "Go get the money."

"Thank you, cousin Lin, for your mercy." Aunt Tu quickly got off the kang and bowed again.

Lin asked to help her up: "Everyone has difficulties."

Shen Xiaoye went to the yard to take a look at Aunt Tu's cloth. Although it was not top-grade, the quality was impeccable.

When she handed the silver to Aunt Tu, she asked, "How long does it take you to weave a piece of cloth?"

"I have quick hands and can weave a piece of cloth in a day." Aunt Tu was not bragging. She was among the best in the surrounding villages.

Shen Xiaoye considered and said, "If I give you several hundred kilograms of cotton, can you weave high-quality cloth?"

Aunt Tu: "Yes, but I can't weave a whole piece in a day."

My aunt-in-law next to me wanted to say something but stopped herself, but was reassured by a look from my mother-in-law.

Shen Xiaoye smiled and said to her cousin Lin: "Cousin, can you take some time to collect cotton from the nearby villages and help me weave it?"

Before she finished her words, she heard a noisy sound coming from the yard.