Be a small county magistrate in ancient times

Chapter 139 Don’t divide my money

"No trouble." Luo Yu looked outside again, "Then you serve a piece and I'll send it over now."

"well!"

The shuerhua was carefully cut into long and nice strips for the convenience of the tasters, and a full plate was put in it, put in a basket and covered with something, and then handed over to Luo Yu.

She watched Luo Yu leave the house and waited anxiously for a long time.

Wang Lamei, who lived not far away, heard the news from someone and wanted to rush into her house.

Fortunately, Shu Erhua acted quickly. When she saw her coming, she immediately closed the door and bolted the door, so Wang Lamei could not come in.

But that person obviously didn't intend to go all the way in vain. Although he couldn't take action against Shu Erhua, he still had to scold her.

I heard her standing at the door and cursing for half an hour.

When Shu Erhua first heard these words, she still felt harsh and heart-wrenching, as if a vast fog was covering her path along with the curse.

But now it's different.

She only cares about the evaluation of the plate of millet cake that Luo Yu took away. Others' opinions of the millet cake seem to be more important than her personal opinion.

She expected what Luo Yu would bring back, but the scolding outside didn't even register.

Finally hearing Luo Yu's voice from outside, Shu Erhua immediately went to open the door.

"I called the aunt next door to come out and persuade her to go back." Luo Yu thought about comforting her, "Don't take what she said to heart. Everyone knows why you divorced."

But Shu Erhua didn't care about this at all. She only asked: "What did Master Ba say?"

"Master Ba said it is very delicious, and I think he can sell it, but he can't say the price." Luo Yu relayed: "He asked you to calculate the cost price of each piece of millet cake, and then add your own wages appropriately. , try to sell it first.”

Shu Erhua nodded after hearing this, "That makes sense." She didn't dare to say it. She was afraid that she would make a miscalculation and lose her money. She was also afraid that her price would be too high and no one would come to buy it. She was also afraid that she would be close to the city wall. Seeing so many people, I didn’t dare to speak.

There were so many things she was afraid of, which made Wang Lamei's insults nothing.

"you……"

When he came back to his senses, Luo Yu looked at her and hesitated, "It's getting late, I have to go back to the post house to keep watch. You lock the door yourself, and you can put this plate away."

"If you're tired, please go and run." Shu Erhua said, "I'm going to go to the wall tomorrow to see if I can sell it. I'll probably lock this door."

Luo Yu understood what she meant, "Oh okay, I won't come over tomorrow."

He walked out for a while and then suddenly turned back, "I'm a little worried about you going there by yourself. How about this? I'll go to the county office and ask if I can have someone take care of me for a day tomorrow. I'll go with you."

"No." Shu Erhua quickly refused, "How can I delay your business? Besides, if I want to really build this business, I have to go there every day, and you can't accompany me every day."

"On your first day, it's good to have someone accompany you to find your way and carry your things." Luo Yu insisted.

"No need." Shu Erhua also insisted, "I'm already very embarrassed that you usually come to help me with things. If you help me with this business matter, I..."

"I don't know whether I should share the money with you or how much I should share with you."

Luo Yu: "I definitely don't want your money."

"Then I can't ask you to help." Shu Erhua said, "I have to do this business myself. If I can't do it by myself, it's because I don't have the ability, and I can't blame anyone."

Luo Yu didn't have a very firm personality. Seeing Shu Erhua acting like this, he could only retreat, "Okay, but if you can't do it alone, remember to come to me. I'll be waiting at the post office." , you can hear it inside if you call at the door."

"Thank you!" The morning after the turn of the day, the sky was just getting dark, and there was a knock on the door of Luo Sanmu's house.

Luo Sanmu thought something was urgent outside the door, so he responded, put on his clothes and ran to open the door. The door opened, and there was a surprising person standing outside.

It turned out to be the little daughter-in-law who divorced Wang Lamei's family. Her name was Erhua.

"Is something wrong?" Luo Sanmu asked. Taking into account the differences between men and women, he was afraid that the other party would have something to say to him, so he turned sideways and loudly asked Jiang Chan to come out.

Jiang Chan ran out in a hurry without even putting on her coat. When she saw Shu Erhua, she was very surprised and said, "Come here this early in the morning. What can I do?"

"I'm sorry, aunt, for bothering you. I want to ask your family to borrow a cart for use." Shu Erhua said, "I need to pull something. I won't use it in vain. I will give you three pennies a day."

She was worried that if the price was too low, the other party would not be willing to lend it.

"We live so close, so what's the point of money?" Jiang Chan said, "What do you want to pull? I'll ask your uncle to pull it for you, so that you won't be unable to pull it yourself."

"Thank you, auntie. If I can pull it, I'll ask your family to borrow a cart."

Luo Sanmu reacted, "Why are you asking our family to borrow it? Doesn't Luo Yu's family have a cart?"

"You forgot!" Jiang Chan pushed Luo Sanmu, "After his grandfather died, wasn't the cart bought by someone else, and they exchanged a few dollars for it."

Shu Erhua stood at the door and smiled awkwardly, "I asked a few families just now, but they didn't lend it to me."

Luo Sanmu frowned and asked, "What on earth are you trying to pull? I'll just pull it to your position and it'll be over."

"No, I'm going far away."

Luo Sanmu understood why those people didn't lend it, because they were afraid that she would exchange a few pennies for the cart and never come back.

"You have to be sure about the place, otherwise no one will dare to lend it to you."

Shu Erhua had no choice but to answer: "Near the city wall of Beishan County."

"What are you doing there?"

"I don't have any money at home, so I'll try to see if I can sell some food."

"Where can those who come to work buy food?" Jiang Chan and Luo Sanmu stood at the door and persuaded them for a while.

Seeing that I really couldn't persuade the people in front of me, I had to let her go. After all, strength would be there again after it was used up, and even if the food could not be sold, it could be brought back.

Luo Sanmu handed the cart to her.

Shu Erhua gritted her teeth and moved all kinds of things to the cart, tied them with ropes, and pulled them down to the edge of the city wall with great effort.

During this period, I kept thinking about whether to ask someone to help me. It didn't seem like it would be life-threatening to ask someone.

But when I think about it, if others come to help, should I share the money I earn with others? If you don't tell me apart, you'll look stingy, and if you tell me apart, you'll be heartbroken, so you might as well try harder on your own.

When I arrived at the place and saw people coming and going, I thought I would be embarrassed, but when I thought about my efforts these days and the hard work I had gone through along the way, I didn’t want to give up on this so-called face!

She opened her mouth and shouted, immediately attracting many people to look over.

Zuo Datou had noticed her a long time ago. The county government had greeted her before, so as soon as she arrived, he sent two government officials to keep an eye on her.

(End of this chapter)