"My brother-in-law is doing well in another grain shop. It may not be appropriate to ask him and Manager Zhou to go to Danzhou rashly. After this batch of grain is sold, our grain shop will be closed and it won't last long." Yu Jiao did not agree immediately.

Yu Fuling poured a cup of tea for Yu Jiao and said a little embarrassedly, "Zhao Yu was driven out of the Zhang family grain shop. There was a flood and many people were looking for work. They were willing to work as long as they were given a meal. The shopkeeper of the Zhang family grain shop brought his relatives into the grain shop to replace Zhao Yu's work."

Yu Jiao originally thought that Zhao Yu did a good job, but after hearing what Yu Fuling said, she said, "Then ask your brother-in-law if he is willing to come and work."

Yu Fuling smiled and hugged Yu Jiao, "Do you agree?"

Yu Jiao nodded and chuckled, "Brother-in-law originally worked in the grain store. He has experience and strength. Why shouldn't I agree? But you have to make it clear to brother-in-law that we can't do this job for long. He has to follow Manager Zhou to Danzhou, and I'm afraid he won't be able to go home for more than a month."

"I'll tell him when we get back to Changkui." Yu Fuling knew that Yu Jiao was afraid of trouble and didn't want to tell her family about the sale of grain. She also didn't plan to find someone she knew to come and work.

But the Zhao family was poor to begin with, and they encountered a flood and their house collapsed. Zhao Yu was driven out of the grain store, and he had been hiding it from her and refused to tell her. It was not until the Zhao family's sister-in-law let the cat out of the bag that Yu Fuling found out.

She had two hundred taels of medical fees given by Yu Jiao, and she had secretly given the money to Zhao Yu once, but Zhao Yu, that stubborn man, refused to accept it.

Yu Fuling has always been worried, and now that Yu Jiao is willing to let Zhao Yu come to work, it couldn't be better.

Seeing Yu Fuling's happy face, Yu Jiao smiled and joked, "I was wondering why you were so depressed these past few days. Are you worried about your brother-in-law?"

Yu Fuling blushed and nodded without denying it.

Yu Jiao thought for a moment and said, "We need to find some reliable people. If there is anyone who knows my brother-in-law well, keeps his mouth shut, and is strong, just come along."

The matter of the grain store was kept secret from the Yu family because Yu Ruhai was too greedy, and she didn't want to create any trouble. Otherwise, she could have called her uncle and Yu Zhixing to help.

Yu Fuling agreed and said, "Don't worry, I will tell Zhao Yu to keep the fact that you opened a grain store a secret."

The two chatted for a while, and Yu Jiao continued to see patients. In fact, there were not many people seeking treatment. Yu Jiao only saw patients and prescribed medicines, and did not give away free medicines. The price of medicines was also skyrocketing at the moment, and many people could not afford them.

Yu Fuling was worried about Zhao Yu and did not stay in Xixun County for long. Yu Jiao asked someone to drive her back to Changkui County.

Yu Jiao's grain shop sold grain at low prices, and its reputation soon spread throughout the two counties. More and more people came to buy grain, and there were also many beggars around the grain shop. Although these people often came up to beg, they did not cause trouble. When the grain shop closed at night, Yu Jiao would ask people to cook more porridge and distribute it to them.

On this day, Yu Jiao wrote a prescription for a patient. Seeing that no one was seeing the patient, she was about to get up and go back to the room when a shadow suddenly fell over the consultation table.

Yu Jiao looked up and was a little surprised to see that the person coming was Chen Yu, whom she hadn't seen for many days.

"Mr. Shen, what can I do for you?" Yu Jiao restrained her expression and asked.

Chen Yu narrowed her starry eyes and chuckled, "I thought someone opened a grain store, it turns out to be Miss Meng, why don't you invite me in to sit and have a cup of tea?"

Yu Jiao said indifferently, "My temple is small, and cannot hold such a big Buddha statue as yours. If you are thirsty when passing by, there is a tea stall over there." She pointed to a stall selling herbal tea not far away.

Chen Yu came a little closer, his handsome face approaching Yu Jiao, and said with a playful look, "Miss Meng, we are old acquaintances, you can't be reluctant to even give me a cup of tea, right? You have transformed yourself into a big grain seller, how can I, Chen Yu, not be able to marry you?"

Yu Jiao was too lazy to argue with him. After all, Chen Yu couldn't just happen to pass by here. He must have a purpose in coming here.

Seeing that Yu Jiao ignored him, Chen Yu said to Dayong, the servant beside him, "Go, buy a pot of good tea."

He looked at Yu Jiao again, with a lazy smile on his handsome face, "Miss Meng didn't invite me for tea, but I, Chen Yu, am not such a stingy person, I will invite you for tea."

Not long after, Dayong came back with a teapot and teacups, placed them on the table, poured the tea, and then hurried to the tea stall to borrow a chair.

Chen Yu sat on the chair with great enjoyment, took a sip of tea, and frowned at Dayong.

Seeing this, Dayong knew that his young master must find the tea unpalatable, so he hurriedly explained, "What I want is the best tea. The tea leaves in that tea stall are too inferior. Young master, please bear with it."

Seeing him posing in front of her grain shop, Yu Jiao said sarcastically, "Master Chen wants to drink good tea, so he should go home."

There were so many refugees starving nearby, but Chen Yu was here worrying about whether a bowl of tea tasted good or not, and he was not afraid of being beaten.

Yu Jiao doesn't hate the rich. The rich also earned their money through hard work. It's just that Chen Yu is too pretentious.

"Let's discuss a deal." Seeing that Yu Jiao was still giving him the cold shoulder, Chen Yu put down his tea bowl and put away his nonchalant demeanor.

"What deal?" Yu Jiao already had some guesses in her mind. She remembered that Zhang Zhuangtou said that the Zhang family gave two grain shops as a dowry to the Shen family, which made the Shen family agree to the marriage.

Although the Shen family runs Huichuntang, they also seem to be interested in getting involved in the grain shop business.