For him, it was impossible for the imperial court not to repay the money! Only the rich were unwilling to lend money!
He stood up and bowed deeply to Xiao Youran, "Hehehe, I told you, you little lucky star! I helped you out last time, and you got promoted! This time... hehehe..."
The two officers nearby immediately surrounded her, "Oh dear! Young lady, what do you need me to run errands for?! Tell me right away!"
"Get out of the way, get out of the way! Didn't she just say she wanted to distribute porridge? Come, come, little girl, I'll go get you the official permit for distributing porridge right away! I'll definitely have the porridge stall set up for you first thing tomorrow morning!"
"Boss, I'll be right back!"
"Stop right there, you little brat! You're not the one who can curry favor with Military Advisor Lu!"
Xiao You Ran: ……
Sister-in-law Shen: ...
...
Xiao Youran returned to her seat, and Yueyue excitedly grabbed her hand, saying, "Youran, you know so much!"
“That’s what my mother told me!” She quickly found the next scapegoat.
"Can I go with you to distribute porridge tomorrow? I may not have any food, but we can contribute money!"
Xiao Youran smiled and said, "Sure!"
Tsk tsk tsk, one point of gratitude per person, and tomorrow will be another great harvest!
...
Back at the manor, Xiao Youran told Madam Su about the porridge distribution, which received Madam Su's strong approval. She then wrote a detailed recruitment manual outlining the model of government bonds from later generations that she had just discussed with Wang Wu, and then explained it thoroughly to her mother.
As expected of a daughter raised in a wealthy merchant family, Madam Su immediately understood some of the concepts she heard her say and praised them highly.
“Daughter, this is indeed a good way for the court to raise funds, but... without someone to act as a go-between, we cannot offer this plan to the court.”
Xiao Youran smiled and said, "Mother, in less than three days, someone will come to ask for your advice. At that time, you don't need to hold back; just tell me everything."
"Won't revealing everything make people suspect we have ulterior motives?"
Xiao Youran twirled the end of her hair in her hand and smiled mischievously, "Just say that we came up with this plan after much thought at the request of the Princess. If she is suspicious, we don't have to use it."
...
The next day, Xiao Youran and Yueyue, under the protection of Wang Wu, the deputy commander of the Central City Division of the Five Cities Military Command, went to the west of the city to distribute porridge.
With the protection of the Five Cities Garrison, and Yueyue revealing her identity as the Princess of Jining when she left the city, Madam Su felt quite at ease. She would wait and see in the manor to see if the person Xiao Youran mentioned would come to find her within three days.
Last night, Xiao Youran had already exchanged 1 ton of white rice and 1 ton of flour from her little notebook and stored them in her spatial dimension. This morning, before setting off, she went into the rice and grain warehouse and took out some of the rice and flour, piling them on top of the rice and grain she had stored before.
Then Lao Feng had his guards come in and load more than a dozen bags onto the car, without arousing any suspicion.
Zhao Mama was in charge of purchasing in the mansion, and no one else knew exactly how much grain was stored in the granary.
Zhao's mother felt quite distressed watching bags of rice being taken away.
She had noticed something amiss when Xiao Youran had rice and flour delivered to the restaurant earlier. The young master wanted to provide the restaurant with rice and flour free of charge, but hadn't discussed the purchase with her, so she became suspicious and secretly went to find the young master.
Xiao Youran smiled and said, "Aunt Zhao, you see through it but don't say anything. If anyone asks, just say that someone else from the Xuanwang Mansion is helping you."
From then on, Zhao's mother dared not ask any more questions.
Actually, back in Sanyang Village, the rice and flour used in that instant noodle workshop were supposedly purchased by Young Master Wen, but she had never seen any grain trucks enter the village.
So, it was the young master who did all that back then?
Standing in front of the granary, Zhao's mother looked at the few bags of rice and flour that were slightly different in color. She thought to herself, "No wonder the young master has gone from being a spendthrift to becoming the little god of wealth in the eyes of Sister-in-law Shen. He must be blessed by a lucky star."
If all this rice and flour were sold in the market, wouldn't we make a fortune?
well……
Although she thought this way, she never had any ulterior motives.
Xiao Youran led a large group of people to the west of the city, where she directed the guards and soldiers of the Five Cities Garrison to set up a porridge stall, a stove, a large pot, and put in white rice.
Yang and Xiu'er started kneading the dough, preparing to steam large white steamed buns.
Zhao's mother took Xiu'er to wash the pots and rice.
Hearing the noise, some of the disaster victims who were sleeping against the wall nearby got up and gathered around.
When they saw Suyue pouring the washed rice into the large pot, basin by basin, many wept with joy. "Heaven has eyes! We've waited for half a month! Finally, kind people have come to give out porridge!"
Others rushed back to their families who were sleeping against the wall, shouting, "Kind people are giving out porridge! Get up! There's finally food! We don't have to wait to starve to death!"
Some cautiously asked the soldiers and guards beside them, "Brother, are we really going to distribute porridge here?"
Wang Wu smiled and replied, "Yes, grandma, go back and prepare a bowl of porridge. You can line up in a bit and I'll serve you some."
The old woman's eyes filled with tears. "Good! Good young man! I saw you here a couple of days ago! You've brought us good news! Thank you, young man, thank you, kind person, thank you, God!"
She was about to kneel down when Wang Wu quickly helped her up.
The old woman wiped away her tears as she walked back, "My dear granddaughter, you won't be sold! Waaah..."
A moment later, she walked to the wall and said something. Then a woman and a little girl hugged the old woman and burst into tears.
Wang Wu's nose tingled with emotion as he read this.
Seeing that Yang Shi was kneading the dough for a long time and looked tired, Xiao Youran thought to herself, "How long will it take to make one steamed bun for each of us?" So she quickly called over Zhao Mama and whispered a few words to her.
Zhao's mother's face lit up with joy; it was indeed a good idea.
She called out to the crowd, "Are there any aunties who know how to knead dough and make steamed buns? A few of you could come and help! You can get two extra steamed buns a day if you help!"
Five or six old women immediately rushed over, saying, "You just want to make steamed buns? Use me, I can do anything!"
"I can do it too! And I'm quick!"
Inside, Yang was kneading dough while tears welled up in her eyes. Once upon a time, she had almost fallen to this state, but it was Xiao Youran who gave her and her daughter a new life!
Zhao Mama selected six women who looked clean and had strong hands and feet, and asked them to go to the back of the porridge stall to fetch water and wash their hands clean with their hands.
Xiao Youran thought for a moment, then climbed into the carriage. When she came out, she was carrying more than a dozen white blouses and hoods, which she distributed to the people who had helped her.
Soon, the women helping in the kitchen all put on clean, brand-new smocks, tied their hair up and tucked it all into their wigs, and then began to quickly knead the dough.
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