When the two arrived in Xixun County, it was already dark. Many shops along the street had closed, and the warm yellow candlelight shone faintly through the paper windows.
Yu Jiao poked her head out of the carriage, pointed to a shop not far ahead with two wooden doors still open, and said, "That's the grain shop I opened."
Yu Zhizhou looked up and drove the carriage to the door of the shop. He grabbed the reins and stopped the carriage. He jumped off the shaft first, turned around and stretched out his hand to Yu Jiao, wanting to help her get off the carriage.
Yu Jiao inadvertently avoided his hand, held the shaft, and got off the carriage.
Yu Fuling, who was in the shop, heard the noise, looked out, and walked out of the shop quickly, "Third brother... why are you here too?"
Yu Zhizhou retracted his hand, turned around and looked at Yu Fuling, "I was idle at home and wanted to find a job. Sister Yu Jiao asked me to come and help her, so I came."
The shop assistant came forward, took the horse from Yu Zhizhou, and drove the carriage into the house through the east gate.
After entering the grain shop, Yu Fuling quickly poured hot tea for the two of them. Yu Zhizhou did not drink the tea, but walked around the grain shop, looking around curiously.
Yu Fuling said, "It just so happens that the shop is about to close. Let's go back to the house and talk. I'll go cook first."
Yu Jiao stood up and closed the door with Yu Fuling, and Yu Zhizhou stepped forward to help.
Holding candles, the three of them went through the small door behind the counter and went to the house at the back.
Yu Zhizhou looked around the brightly lit house. He didn't expect that there was another world behind this shop facing the street, which was actually connected.
"The boss is back!" When the waiters in the front yard saw Yu Jiao, they hurriedly greeted her.
A man stepped forward and took out two thick letters from his sleeves, "Boss, this is the reply letter sent by Manager Zhou."
Yu Jiao took the letter, glanced at the word "Gu" on it, and put the letter in her sleeve, "Thank you for your hard work. Please clean up the room. This is my brother. He will also work here in the future."
The waiter responded quickly, said hello to Yu Zhizhou, and went downstairs to clean the house.
The three of them walked through the wall and entered the inner house. Yu Zhizhou politely withdrew his gaze. Although he had never lived in a large house, he knew the difference between the inner and outer houses and should avoid suspicion, so he did not look around again.
"Have you told everyone in your family?" After entering the hall, Yu Fuling lit up all the candles in the hall, and the whole hall became bright in an instant.
Yu Jiao shook her head and said, "I only told Aunt Song and Uncle Mengshan, and my third brother also knows about it."
Yu Zhizhou sat on the chair stiffly and said hurriedly, "I won't tell anyone. I promise to keep it a secret. I will keep it a secret from my family."
Yu Fuling smiled and said, "Third brother, that's not what I meant."
Yu Zhizhou nodded, "I know."
Yu Zhizhou was well aware of his grandfather's attitude towards Yu Jiao. How could he tolerate Yu Jiao secretly opening a grain shop outside? If it were him, he would also keep it a secret.
"You guys take a rest first, I'll go cook." Yu Fuling knew that the two of them had been in a hurry and were still hungry, so she didn't bother to say hello and hurried to the kitchen to cook.
Yu Zhizhou glanced outside the hall with a dazed look on his face. He had just counted and found that there were seven or eight waiters in the front yard. Yu Jiao was really doing business and it was not the small business he had imagined.
"Don't feel constrained, Third Brother." Yu Jiao said, "The house is small, and there are some clerks living in the front yard. They are all helping with the work in the shop. Is it okay to arrange for you to live with them?"
Yu Zhizhou came back to his senses and hurriedly shook his head, "It's okay, as long as there's a place to stay."
He licked the corners of his dry lips and asked with a tight throat, "I forgot to ask, how much land did you buy in Qiyun County?"
Yu Jiao poured him a cup of tea and said, "Less than 400 acres of fertile land and more than 100 acres of poor land."
Yu Zhizhou's eyes widened, and he even forgot to drink the tea he had picked up. "Five... more than five hundred acres of land?"
Yu Jiao smiled, nodded, and explained, "The fields near the Zhiyuan Canal were severely damaged, and the price of the fields was much lower, so I bought some more."
Yu Zhizhou looked at Yu Jiao with his eyes shining. At this moment, Yu Jiao, who was petite and had not yet reached the age of marriage, became tall and majestic. She was a local tycoon who owned 500 acres of land!
He never dreamed that there would be a local rich man in his family! The local rich man who owned 500 acres of land turned out to be his fifth brother's wife who married him for good luck!
After being shocked for a long time, Yu Zhizhou asked, "Fuling also knows that you bought 500 acres of land?"
Yu Jiao nodded, "I know."
Yu Zhizhou closed his mouth. Well, he was just curious because he had never seen the world.
He thought that Yu Jiao wanted to grow hucai and would buy a few dozen acres at most, but he didn't expect that she would buy 500 acres. No wonder she said she had found someone to help her grow it!
Yu Zhizhou, who had been somewhat nervous at first, now had no worries at all. He just wanted to work steadily under Yu Jiao. Following the local rich man, he firmly believed that he would be able to make a name for himself one day.
Seeing that Yu Zhizhou's expression changed every now and then, Yu Jiao stopped talking and took out two letters given by the waiter from her sleeve.
Unfolding the paper, the vigorous and flamboyant handwriting comes into view, and the writing is as wild and unrestrained as the writer himself.
In his reply, Gu Yun not only readily agreed to lend the money, but also let Yu Jiao use the money from selling grain as she pleased, and also gave her another five thousand taels of silver notes.
In another bulging envelope was a thick stack of silver bills.
Holding the banknote, Yu Jiao frowned slightly. She felt a little strange that Gu Yun was so generous.
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