Trade it for something?
Upon hearing this, many people's eyes lit up with excitement, especially those who didn't have much money.
I'm out of money after buying expensive grain, but I still have some leftovers.
Everyone rummaged through drawers and cabinets looking for things. As night fell, a very ordinary carriage arrived outside the Zhou family's gate.
The servant let them through without any problems, and the carriage entered the mansion smoothly.
"Han Yuchen? Han Luoxue, you've finally arrived."
Upon hearing the news, Zhou Yuan hurriedly ran out to greet him.
"Sorry, something came up at home, so I'm a few days late."
Han Luoxue smiled apologetically, but Zhou Yuan didn't mind.
“You don’t know, as soon as I posted the notice that we could exchange goods for food, everyone outside went crazy.”
"Many people have no money left, so they are very happy to be able to exchange it."
"Brother Zhou, we'll start selling grain tomorrow. But are you ready with guards? Even though this is the capital, we can't guarantee that no one will come out to steal our grain."
"Just send some of the guards from the house over."
Zhou Yuan had personally witnessed the town's madness. The town only had a small population, while the capital city had dozens of times that number.
"I have some sweet potatoes here, would you like to sell these?"
The yield of these sweet potatoes is too high; we've already harvested seven or eight thousand kilograms.
"This tastes good too, but could you make the price cheaper?"
It wasn't that she was competing maliciously; it's just that the yield of sweet potatoes was really too high.
However, there is no competition at all. Who else in the world can produce so much food all at once?
"this?"
Zhou Yuan looked at the sweet potato that Han Luoxue handed him. Although it was sold before, the grain store didn't sell it.
"Hmm, not for sale?"
Seeing that Zhou Yuan didn't immediately agree, Han Luoxue asked curiously.
"Um, we haven't sold this before."
"You've never sold potatoes or cabbage before, have you?"
Han Luoxue smiled, then suddenly thought of something. In the past, people grew sweet potatoes just for their own consumption, and even when they did sell them, it wasn't on a large scale. She could find someone to sell roasted sweet potatoes.
But when it comes to taste, sweet potato definitely tastes better.
I secretly checked my sweet potatoes on my social media; they probably won't be ripe until tomorrow. Time is too tight, and hiring someone to cook them myself isn't really practical.
After all, Brother Chen also said that things are very urgent on the frontier. Many soldiers there are not getting enough to eat, and they must get there as soon as possible, so they will not stay in the capital for more than three days.
She could tell Zhou Yuan what to do and let him figure it out himself.
"There are other ways to sell this sweet potato. Can you make something for me? I'll draw up a blueprint for you and make it as soon as possible."
Zhou Yuan was also very curious, and wasn't Han Ruoxue just a country girl? How could she draw blueprints?
After arriving in Beijing, Han Yuchen was very busy. He disappeared after arriving at the Zhou family's residence, and Han Luoxue didn't even see him.
Besides Zhou Yuan, she was accompanied by a young girl, also about fifteen or sixteen years old.
"Sister Xue, my name is Zhou Jie. If you need anything or if there's anywhere you'd like to go, just let me know."
Zhou Jie has a wonderful personality; she is cheerful, generous, and has a sweet voice.
"This is my first time in Beijing."
Zhou Jie sized up Han Luoxue; she was truly beautiful, but her clothes…
Han Luoxue came from a village after all. Later, she went to town and bought some fabric, but for the sake of convenience, she wore coarse cloth clothes.
It certainly can't compare to the refinement of the ladies from the capital.
Zhou Jie knew she wouldn't be staying in the capital for long, so she took her out to buy some ready-made clothes.
"Xue'er, let me tell you, this Sixiu Pavilion is the most famous embroidery workshop in our capital."
Zhou Jie led Han Luoxue to Sixiu Pavilion.
"The economy is bad now, and fewer people are buying clothes. A few years ago, if you wanted to order a piece of clothing here, you had to do it six months or a year in advance."
Looking at the almost empty Sixiu Pavilion, Zhou Jie explained.
"Wow, business is so good?"
Han Luoxue never expected that custom-made items existed in ancient times; such thinking was quite advanced.
"Yes, but business isn't good right now. They do have some ready-made clothes inside, see if there are any styles you like."
"I don't think we need that."
Han Luoxue waved her hand and quickly refused:
"I don't have many opportunities to wear it for the time being."
She's been spending most of her time on the road lately. Besides, what's the point of wearing such nice clothes back home? It's a waste.
"Just take a look. If you like it, buy it; if not, that's fine too."
That makes sense, Han Luoxue smiled and didn't refuse again.
As soon as the two entered, an embroiderer came to greet them:
"Miss Zhou, you've arrived?"
It seems Zhou Jie is a regular here.
"I brought my sister here to take a look."
The embroiderer was quick-witted; she immediately greeted Han Luoxue with a smile.
"May I ask your name, miss?"
"Han".
"Miss Han, you have a great figure. You can wear most of our clothes."
Hearing the embroiderer's exaggerated words, Han Luoxue's lips twitched violently.
She looked down at her figure. Wasn't it pretty good? It was dry and bony, like a bean sprout. The most attractive thing about her was her face.
With her current clothes, only children's clothes are too small for her.
"Oh dear, Zhou Jie, where did you bring this poor relative from?"
Just as Han Luoxue was about to take a closer look at the clothes in the store, several figures walked in with small, quick steps.
The woman at the head of the group was stunningly beautiful, with a delicate nose, cherry lips, and rosy cheeks; she was truly a beauty that could topple kingdoms.
The two women beside her were also quite beautiful, but not quite as pretty as the one in the lead.
"Yu Xiaoxiao, how can you talk like that?"
Hearing the woman's words, Zhou Jie replied irritably.
"What? Isn't that right? Oh, look at my memory, birds of a feather flock together, you can only hang out with poor bastards like this, right?"
Does this person have a grudge against Zhou Jie? Hearing this, Han Luoxue knew that she had been implicated.
However, Zhou Jie is a good person. She can't say anything right now, so she just watches quietly.
"What poor relative? Do you even know who she is?"
When Zhou Jie heard that Han Luoxue was being called a poor relative, she almost laughed.
Her gaze moved from Yu Xiaoxiao's face to the woman in the lead, giving her a meaningful look.
"Xiaoxiao, how can you talk like that?"
The woman in the lead was named Mengyao. Not only was she beautiful, but her status was also beyond the reach of most people.
"Sister Mengyao, I..."
"Alright, we're here to look at clothes."
Mengyao glanced at Han Luoxue only once. Han Luoxue's clothes were a bit shabby, but she was really good-looking.
"Okay, Sister Mengyao, but I don't want to watch it with a poor guy."
Yu Xiaoxiao glared at Han Luoxue as she spoke.
After she finished speaking, she looked at the embroiderer waiting to the side and said arrogantly:
"Did you hear me? Throw her out of here!"
That was a bit much. The embroiderer hesitated for a moment. Their shop had never ever kicked customers out.
But the identity of the person in front of me...
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