The concubine wants to farm: the alluring wife raises the emperor

Chapter 173 How about being a cloth shop?
Facts have proved that Xu Yuan's conjecture is not wrong.

It was only the second day that the three major grain workshops delivered food, and the passenger flow of Chunsu had almost returned to the first two days, and their measures did not seem to have any effect.

Although Xu Yuan was prepared in her heart, she was still a little surprised. Why did these people come back after only one day?
Chen Yan pretended to be a grain buyer and mixed into those teams to ask, and asked the reason of the matter without any effort.

Although the three major grain workshops said they were going to send food, the things they donated were all defective products. Wait a little bit more, they were the things that rich people used to feed pigs and dogs. They were cheated for a day, and the news must have spread fast.

People who have never been to the Three Great Grain Workshops naturally turned their heads and ran towards Chunsu after hearing the news.The food bought by those who have been there can't be eaten, so naturally they have to come back to buy it.

Xu Yuan shook her head when she heard this, she really didn't know what kind of brains the stewards of the three major grain workshops had, this kind of thing could be used to deceive people, wouldn't it ruin her reputation?

"Then do we still have a limited amount of food today?" Chen Yan glanced at his bill, and it was close to a stone of food now.

"Limited, of course." Xu Yuan replied decisively, this is a good opportunity for her to buy time to transport food.

So Chunsu closed the door early again that day.

Xu Chi's recruiting work was in the middle of it, and Xu Yuan's requirements were as many as possible, and it was feasible to choose again after being selected, so Xu Chi took nearly 30 people to the inner courtyard of the grain store in the evening and waited for Xu Yuan to come to check.

It was rare for Li Yin not to follow Xu Yuan out noisyly today, so it was much more convenient for her to do things today.

"All of these?" Xu Yuan stood on the platform and scanned the crowd below.

"Yes, they were all recruited at the market today." Xu Chi nodded, "There are still a lot of refugees here. I asked when I was recruiting today, and most of them listened to us when we were giving out porridge. The reputation of the store has swarmed over."

"Where do they all live?" She frowned, living here from the north of the county, she must have no place to live.

"There is a dilapidated temple on the back street, crowded with hundreds of people. I have already asked people to see it. There are all old and young, women and children."

"Our store is not a refugee shelter. So many people, how can we accommodate them here?" Xu Yuan wanted to recruit them all, but she was really limited, and the size of her store now couldn't accommodate so many people. .

"Girl, as long as we can have a bite to eat! We can do the rest!" Someone shouted from below, and then there were echoes one after another.

Xu Chi waved his hand to signal them to be quiet, and it took a long while before the noise finally stopped.

"Do you know what we recruited you for?" He suppressed his steady voice.

"I don't know."

"I'm going to the village to do the work of transporting grain. This trip back and forth will take at least ten days and a half a month. What about your family members in the ruined temple? You are the pillars. When you leave, who will come? Take care of their lives?" Xu Chi actually wanted to tell them this practical problem all the time, but he never found an opportunity when he was outside, and now he finally said it when he got together.

Xu Yuan was listening to Xu Chi's talk, and his thoughts coincided with hers.

This is the reason, the most important pillar of the family is gone, what about the remaining women and children?
There was a sudden silence underneath, yes, what about their family members?
"Brother, let's discuss it first." Xu Yuan dragged Xu Chi and Chen Yan into the room.

If she wanted to advance their wages in advance, she could afford to pay them in advance, but there was no guarantee for what happened after that.She couldn't be sure that these people wouldn't become inert.

But if they are allowed to live on the streets, they are afraid that they will starve to death on the streets one day because they have no money.

"Yuanyuan, what should I do?" Xu Chi patted his forehead anxiously, and blamed him for bringing them all back because of a moment of soft-heartedness. In the current situation, he couldn't just drive them away.

"Don't worry, there is always another way." Xu Yuan looked at Chen Yan, "Sir, what can young women do?"

"Embroidery... and weaving..." After thinking about it, Chen Yan realized that the scope of work that women can do is much less than that of men.

Xu Yuan frowned. Embroidery is not an easy job. If the embroidered things are good, then it's okay. If they are not good, then they have to fall into her hands.

Textile...

"How many cloth houses are there in Yonghua City now?" She raised her eyes to look at Chen Zhen.

"Not many, five, all on a relatively small scale." These are all calculated bit by bit after he came to Yonghua City.

"What if I take in all those women and make a cloth shop?" Her eyes brightened.

Chen Yan lowered his eyes: "Then we have to see how the market of this cloth village is going to be."

"Okay, let's make a quick decision." Xu Yuan regained her composure, "Brother, you go and tell them to come back tomorrow. Let's go to the cloth village now."

Xu Chi heard that she seemed to have a solution, and felt relieved, that would be good.

When he went out to inform those people that they would come back tomorrow, some of them didn't want to leave, and delayed until the end to come up to intercede with Xu Chi.

He cruelly didn't answer, and told them to go back first. These things are uncertain now, and he has no way to give an answer.

"Yuanyuan, this cloth shop, loom, site, and raw materials all have to be considered, are you really sure?" Chen Yan was a little worried. He knew that Xu Yuan had a kind heart, but he couldn't take the risk of doing something that he had planned. outside things.

"Don't worry, if I'm sure about it, I'll be ready." She patted him on the shoulder, "Let's go."

The three of them went out to see the cloth village full of confidence, but they were shut down. It was a little late, and the cloth village had already closed.

The three had no choice but to go to Sanxian Pavilion together again. Xu Yuan remembered the man surnamed Zhao whom he met yesterday. At that time, Xu Chi was busy working in the grain store and didn't see him, but he didn't know if Xu Chi still remembered him.

"Brother, do you know that Dad has an old acquaintance named Zhao?"

Xu Chi was taken aback: "Why did you suddenly ask this?"

"I met one outside the Sanxian Pavilion yesterday, and my father said it was his old acquaintance." Xu Yuan looked at the expression on his face, and there was no abnormality for the time being.

"I remember, but Dad later said that the man's character was not good, so he broke off the friendship."

It is consistent with Xu's father's statement.

Xu Yuan nodded and changed the subject again.

She originally wanted to let the Xu family move there together after redeeming Shilixiangju, but now she feels that the matter of Shilixiangju cannot be rushed.

The person who caused the decline of the Xu family was able to bring down the well-established father Xu, so she, a person who has nothing in Yonghua City now, is probably even more incomparable with that person. It is better not to rush to do this now. it is good.

(End of this chapter)