When Liu Zhao came over, Su Wenyue had just asked her servants to send away several silversmiths. She recognized one of them, who had made jewelry in that silver shop before, so she took a few more glances at him.

"Sister-in-law, you're here. I haven't seen you for a few days. You look so rosy. Is there any good news? Tell me about it." Su Wenyue joked with a smile

"It's not a good thing for a man to come back safely. I was always worried when he went out to do dangerous things. Especially this time, he was framed by those sinister guys and went to fight those vicious bandits. It took him so many days to come back. I was very worried. Now he is finally back safely."

"That's right. I was worried when our Han Yu went out. Now he's finally back, but he's still so busy that I can't see him anywhere. Aren't all men like this? They don't think about us at home, missing us and worrying about us." Su Wenyue said with some complaints, but she was just following Liu Zhao's words. She didn't mean to blame him. At this age, men should be working hard to make a career and earn a future. They can't just sit around at home. Otherwise, they would be considered idle. How could they have so much time to stay at home with you? As wives, they can only understand.

"What can we do? Once a man joins the army, his life is no longer his own. What's more, this world is so chaotic. If a war breaks out, it will be even more dangerous. We can only burn more incense and pray to the Bodhisattva, asking the Bodhisattva to bless us men to be safe." Liu Zhaoshi was worried when she spoke of this. Who doesn't hope for a peaceful and prosperous era so that the people can live a better life? Now the court is in chaos both inside and outside, and even the common people know that chaos is a matter of time.

Speaking of burning incense and worshiping Bodhisattva, Su Wenyue remembered what she had promised Feng Susu. She had said before that she would go to Lingyin Temple to pray to Bodhisattva regarding Feng Susu's husband. Now that Han Yu was back, it was time to fulfill her promise. She made an appointment with Liu Zhaoshi and asked someone to notify Feng Susu that they would go to Lingyin Temple the day after tomorrow.

Feng Susu was also thinking about this matter in her heart, but she didn't dare to mention it to Su Wenyue. She didn't expect Su Wenyue to be so concerned. She just kept saying yes, and she felt more and more grateful in her heart.

Liu Zhaoshi and Su Wenyue were talking about the silversmith they had just met. Their family also got a lot of things from the bandit suppression this time. In the past, they always watched others get things. Now their family is well-off for once and they don't have to live a tight life for a while.

"Yueniang, I just saw the master craftsman from the silver shop coming. Do you want to make jewelry?" This was not a secret, so Liu Zhaoshi asked as soon as she thought of it.

"Yes, I want to make a few sets of jewelry. The craftsmanship of the silversmiths in the county is too poor, so I had to send someone to invite someone from the prefecture. Do you want to make a few sets?"

"No, no, it's hard to make a living in this world. You know my family's situation. How can we have spare money to buy this? Although Liu Cong gave me a lot of things this time, we still have to live frugally. Besides, I just made a set not long ago, so I don't really need it. But I know the master craftsman just now. He has excellent craftsmanship. Many wives of wealthy families in Yiyang Prefecture have their jewelry made by him. It must be good to ask him to make jewelry. But I'm afraid it's difficult to hire that master craftsman, right?"

Liu Zhao felt that Su Wenyue was really wealthy. Even if they went to make jewelry, they would go to a jewelry store to make it themselves. It would cost a lot to invite someone to do it. This was something only the ladies of wealthy families would do.

"It's not that difficult. Nowadays, the business of silver shops is not as good as before. It just costs some grain. In addition, the currency reform has stopped privately minting silver coins. Gold and silver have become worthless. On the other hand, the price of grain changes every day. The increase is a bit outrageous."

"That's true. I have now exchanged all the money in my family for food, because I am afraid that the money will become less and less valuable if kept at home. Not to mention the silver shops here, even those in Chang'an are in a recession. It's not just the silver shops, but also some other industries. I heard from a lady that it's very cheap to pick people from the pawnshops now. Ordinary slaves can be bought for one or two taels of silver, and those who have some skills usually don't cost more than five taels. These days, it's a burden to support one more person at home. I originally wanted to pick an embroiderer, but later I thought about it and gave up."

When Liu Zhaoshi said this, Su Wenyue had an idea flashing in her mind. Why didn't she think of taking advantage of this opportunity to buy back more servants with skills? It was hard to find such an opportunity normally. After all, it was just a matter of food, so she could afford to hire as many people as she wanted. She could just settle them in the manor. It would be even better if there were servants with skills like gold and silver craftsmanship.

Su Wenyue dared to think and act. As soon as Liu Zhaoshi left, she immediately called Nanny Li in to discuss the matter.

"Madame Li, what do you think of my idea? Anyway, our family is not short of food. I will send someone to the county town to tell the pawnbroker and ask them to send all the suitable candidates over. As for the prefectural city, it is not easy to travel back and forth from such a long distance. You can go there in person to select them. It doesn't matter which branch they are from. As long as they have a skill and good character, buy them. But you have to buy those who have signed a death contract. In this way, their lives and property are in our hands, and we don't have to worry about them betraying us. Of course, if this person has extraordinary skills and is different, I will leave this matter to you. You can handle it in person and deal with it as appropriate."

Su Wenyue could not go in person, so she could only leave such matters to Nanny Li. Nanny Li was experienced and had a sharp eye. Even Madam Su often left the task of selecting servants to Nanny Li.

"Yes, I'll do it right away." Nanny Li knew that her wife was no ordinary person and that any effort would be beneficial. She didn't waste any time and immediately took a few servants with her to the provincial capital, hoping to get things done for her wife as soon as possible.

When Han Yu came back in the evening, he didn't see Nanny Li, and felt a little strange. After asking, he found out that Nanny Li was sent to the provincial capital by Su Wenyue to do some work. It seemed that his wife was up to something new.

"Madame Li is more useful for this kind of thing, so I sent her. Under normal circumstances, such talents would have been bought by others. I don't want to miss such a good opportunity now. However, there are ordinary talents, such as gold and silversmiths, which are rare and usually won't sell themselves."

Su Wenyue thought that the value of gold and silver would plummet in the future. When it reached the lowest point, she would exchange them for food and hoard them. When the world was peaceful, it would be a huge fortune. She knew from her experience in her previous life that gold and silver would not always be worthless. It was only because of Wang Mang's currency reform that led to that situation. When the new emperor ascended the throne, everything would stabilize.