After leaving the teahouse and returning to the grain shop, Butler Gu had already brought people to pack the grain and was just waiting for Lin Jiuyue to come back and give him some instructions before leaving.
"Miss Lin, the food has been packed. I was just about to send someone to tell you."
Lin Jiuyue smiled.
"Butler Gu is quite quick. It only took a short time to install it."
Butler Gu smiled awkwardly.
"Haha, this is all the master's orders. We servants just do what the master tells us to do."
"Oh, Miss Lin, my wife said that we can't take this food from you for free. Please go to the general's mansion when you are free, and she will calculate the silver with you."
Lin Jiuyue hadn't originally thought about how much silver this batch of grain could be sold for, but when she heard Butler Gu say that he wanted to calculate the silver with her, she felt a little happy.
After all, the disaster year had just passed and war broke out again, and the treasury of the Nanyue Kingdom was not full.
If they met an incompetent king, at this time, even if they took the grain away without paying a penny, they would not dare to confront them openly.
"I understand. Please tell Mrs. Gu that she will go when September is free."
After seeing off Butler Gu, Lin Jiuyue looked at the empty grain shop and still felt a little uncomfortable.
However, I soon figured it out.
Grain is grown for human consumption, and now we can transport it to the border to replenish the physical strength and nutrition of the soldiers fighting on the border. This can be regarded as making the best use of resources.
"Uncle Li, tidy up the shop. Starting today, our shop will be closed. Everyone, take a good rest."
The grain in the shop and warehouse had been emptied. Lin Jiuyue was afraid of arousing suspicion and didn't dare to take out any more grain for a while. He had no choice but to close the grain shop for a while.
"Miss, is this closed now?"
Seeing that Uncle Li looked reluctant to leave, Lin Jiuyue said with a smile.
"What? I gave you a day off, but you're not happy about it?"
Uncle Li smiled embarrassedly.
"Miss, since the day I was sold as a servant, I never thought I'd have a day off. Now that I suddenly have nothing to do, I'm really not used to it."
People who work all year round may feel great at first when they suddenly don’t have to work one day, but after a while, they will find the days without work boring.
However, Uncle Li just had his holiday and he already felt uncomfortable. Is this what they call a 'life of hard work'?
"Uncle Li, our grain shop is only closed temporarily. We'll reopen for business after the grain is shipped back in a few days."
Lin Jiuyue said this to comfort Uncle Li, and of course, to comfort herself as well.
I don’t know what the current situation of Nanyue is, and I don’t know when the war will end. These are all unknown factors. If the grain shop wants to reopen, it will probably have to wait until the situation stabilizes.
Uncle Li felt a little better after hearing this.
"Miss, there's nothing much to do at the grain store. How about I go with you to the village? I can help out a little bit there."
Lin Jiuyue frowned and thought for a while before speaking.
"Uncle Li, you really can't sit still! Since you feel it's boring to stay in town, let's go back together."
There wasn't much work to do in the village. There was plenty of work to do in the fields, but Uncle Li and the other three couldn't handle it all. It would be better to hire someone to do it ourselves.
When Lai Fu and Lai Cai heard that Uncle Li was going back to the village with their young lady, they looked at Lin Jiuyue with anticipation.
"Miss, let's go back to the village together!"
Before Lin Jiuyue could speak, Uncle Li spoke.
"Laifu, Laicai, how about you stay here? Even though there's no more food in this store, someone still needs to look after it, right?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled when she heard Uncle Li's words.
"The grain store and warehouse are empty. There's nothing inside. No one needs to watch over them."
"How about this, during the day, you all go back to the village together, so that everyone doesn't have to light a fire to cook. At night, Lai Fu and Lai Cai will go back to live in the town."
The house in the village did have extra rooms, but Lai Fu and Lai Cai's daily necessities were all in the backyard of the grain store, and moving them back and forth was troublesome.
Although there is no food in the shop, someone still needs to guard it at night.
"Yes, miss."
Lai Fu and Lai Cai were extremely happy when they heard Lin Jiuyue agreed.
"Okay, go pack your things. Once you're done, we'll go back to the village together."
As soon as Lin Jiuyue finished speaking, Lai Fu and Lai Cai returned to the backyard and started cleaning up.
They didn't have much stuff, so they finished packing it up in no time.
Before reaching the door of his house, Lin Jiuyue saw the village chief waiting at the door from afar.
"September girl, you are finally back."
Lin Jiuyue jumped off the carriage.
"Uncle, when did you come back? Is there something you want to talk to me about?"
"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to ask you, did the Lin family really return the silver to you?"
Lin Jiuyue nodded.
"Yes, I have. Not only did you pay back the 40 taels of silver you lent me, but you also paid me an extra 10 taels of silver in interest."
The village chief was stunned after hearing this. It took him a while to react.
"You just said that the Lin family not only repaid the borrowed money, but also paid ten taels of silver in interest?"
Lin Jiuyue said "hmm".
"Yes."
village head:……
Is this a sign of a change in fortune for the Lin family? They borrowed forty taels of silver, and within a few days, they paid back fifty taels. This is even worse than usury.
If he hadn't had a little common sense, the village chief would have asked Lin Jiuyue to ask if the Lin family still needed to borrow money.
"Jiuyue girl, has the Lin family become rich? They paid back the forty taels of silver so quickly?"
Lin Jiuyue smiled meaningfully, but didn't make her words too clear.
"That should be it."
The village chief smacked his lips.
"I didn't expect the Lin family to be so capable. They are indeed your relatives, Miss Jiuyue."
Lin Jiuyue: ...
Although he earned so much money by relying on the space, he was not on the same path as the Lin family.
The money from the Lin family came without any effort. I can't learn it myself.
"Uncle, I earned this money through hard work, unlike the Lin family."
Originally, Lin Jiuyue didn't want to explain to the village chief, but when she heard the village chief comparing herself with the Lin family, she felt a little unhappy. After thinking about it, she decided to say a few more words.
"Uncle knows that you earn your money through hard work..."
The village chief said with a smile, but halfway through his words, he realized something was wrong and asked.
"Jiuyue girl, are you saying that the money earned by the Lin family is not hard-earned money?"
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