The people here have not yet discovered the uses of wool. Only the Hu people know how to make wool blankets. Wool blankets may be useful to the Hu people, but for the Central Plains with a developed textile industry, they are dispensable.
So the Hu people sold their wool very cheaply, only one penny per pound, but no one bought it.
Li Yu stepped forward and said, "I want all you have."
When these words were spoken, not only the Hu merchant was surprised, but even Lin Mei was surprised. She didn't understand why her mother bought so much wool.
But she was smart enough not to ask.
The Hu man was surprised and then delighted. He had brought the wool here just to try his luck. He didn't expect that someone would actually buy it.
He stammered in his unfamiliar Central Plains dialect, "Madam, I don't bring much wool this time, only two hundred kilograms, but if you want, I'll bring it back next time."
"How about this, I'll take whatever you have, and you can sell it to me when you have more in the future. Just go to the town and find the place that sells roujiamo on that street." She raised her hand and pointed to the street where breakfast was sold.
The man agreed with many thanks.
Li Yu was stumped as to how to take 200 kilograms of wool back home. A boy's voice came from behind him. "Auntie, let me help you take it back," he said.
Li Yu looked back and saw that it was the boy who sold her fish last time. If Lin Hai had not brought back a fish every two or three days since then, Li Yu would have forgotten about this person.
There was a timid girl beside him, probably the sister of the boy who sold fish to buy medicine.
Li Yu always thought that Lin Mei was pretty enough, but he didn't expect that she was the standard ancient beauty.
Her eyes were as clear as autumn water, revealing a subtle intelligence that was full of insight into the world and also concealed a deep unknown.
There is also a kind of childish innocence.
Although she only looks eight or nine years old, Li Yu can imagine how stunning she will be when she grows up.
The boy saw Li Yu looking at his sister. He quickly introduced her, "Auntie, this is my sister Tian Suining. My name is Tian Yuning. Thank you for helping me before."
"Nice names," Li Yu said. She felt she had said that because she truly thought the names didn't seem like something a country person would choose.
Tian Yuning quickly said, "Auntie, this was given to us by a fortune teller in the village when we were born."
No wonder.
Tian Suining bowed to Li Yu and said, "Auntie, thank you for saving my life."
How could Li Yu dare to take responsibility for saving your life? "What are you talking about? I just bought your fish. I can't take responsibility for saving your life. The most I can do is to help you out of your urgent need," she said.
"You guys go and have a look around, I'll figure it out here on my own."
"That's right, what can you two kids do to help? I'll go get my brothers to get it. You guys can leave quickly." Lin Mei didn't like this girl very much. She always watched what she did.
In fact, Tian Suining was just looking at the pendant on Lin Mei's ear. She had never worn it in her life and was very envious.
Li Yu didn't notice Lin Mei's emotions or Tian Suining's eyes. She just wanted to quickly move the wool onto the ox cart.
She originally didn't want the child's help, but unexpectedly the child didn't argue with her and just walked forward carrying a big bag of wool weighing about 100 kilograms.
"Hey! It's too heavy, put it down quickly." Li Yu shouted at him.
"Auntie, don't worry. Even though my brother looks thin, he has been very strong since he was a child. It's okay." Tian Suining said and followed her brother away.
Li Yu and Lin Mei were left looking at each other, and helplessly followed with another bag of wool.
After Tian Yuning helped Lin Mei put both bags of wool on the ox cart, he spoke: "Auntie, I'm leaving now. We may never see each other again. I came to the city today mainly to take my sister to see my benefactor. Thank you."
"Huh? Gone? Where to?" Li Yu hadn't reacted yet and didn't notice that he called himself a benefactor.
"My grandmother saw that my sister was pretty and wanted to sell her to support my cousin's education. In order to prevent this, my parents left the house with nothing," he said softly.
Tian Suining bit her lip and cried silently.
"My parents had no means of livelihood and no land, so they had no choice but to build a thatched hut in the village where my maternal grandparents lived.
I heard the Japanese pirates are rampant in the south, so I plan to sign up to fight them. The county will give me ten taels of silver, which should be enough to support my parents and sister for a while, and I can also buy two acres of land. I also get a monthly military salary."
Li Yu was very angry when he heard that the grandmother sold her granddaughter, but then he felt ridiculous. What kind of era is this? This is an era when human trafficking is legal.
What a fucking CD.
Although she really wanted to help the Tian brothers and sisters, Li Yu knew clearly how weak she was and she had no interest in money or power.
She suddenly understood the significance of many time-traveling protagonists working hard to build their own business empires and stand at the pinnacle of power.
In this era, the lower classes have no say at all.
Li Yu wondered if she could be as successful as other time-traveling protagonists. Even though she didn't have a golden finger, it didn't matter if she was a little slower.
Take your time.
She took out 100 coins and gave them to Tian Yuning. "Use this to buy some rice. Be careful on the battlefield. I can only help you this much. Although you are strong, you are still a child after all. It is better not to stand out if you can."
Tian Yuning didn't refuse the 100 coins, as their family was truly broke. He clutched the 100 coins tightly in his hand, tears welling in his eyes.
Suddenly he knelt down in front of Li Yu and kowtowed, then stood up and without saying a word, took Tian Suining and walked away quickly.
This was the first time in Li Yu's two lifetimes that someone had knelt down. By the time he realized what was happening, the brother and sister had already disappeared into the crowd.
Lin Mei then said slowly: "Mom, do you like the Tian brothers and sisters very much? I don't like them."
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