Chapter 542 Fundraising

"Miss Xue family came to look for you sisters today. When she saw that you were not there, she went to sit in your eldest sister's room." Li Xuemei pushed the child's small bag into the kang. Little Ya'er was unconscious and slept soundly. .

"After she left, eldest sister came over and said that the Crown Princess intends to take the lead in calling on the wealthy households in the city to donate some money, food, ginger and charcoal."

Yan Yu blinked, tilted his head and asked, "Jiang?"

"It's just ginger. Our family makes ginger soup every day. The teahouse next door is the property of the prince's palace. You'd know if the smell wafts over. Otherwise, how could it find its way to us?"

Yan Yu felt that Jiang and Tan were both involved.

She stopped selling goods, not to hoard and make a lot of money, but because she was worried that there were not enough people in her village.

It's not like they haven't tried it in the past few days. After the sharp drop in temperature, the difficulty of burning charcoal has doubled. The original mounds are not enough to cope with such extreme weather.

In fact, it can't be called a mound. The charcoal has been burning for so long. They have already upgraded it and put cement on it.

But now, it was so cold that it had several cracks.

Master Lu was either busy helping various families think of ways to repair their houses, or he was squatting at the end of the charcoal field, thinking about how to improve the charcoal kiln. He was running back and forth, and he lost weight visibly to the naked eye, and the sheepskin jacket on his body was a little swaying.

Li Xuemei: "The last Plum Appreciation Banquet caused so much trouble, and the Imperial Concubine was too embarrassed to make a big deal about it, so according to Miss Xue's wishes, we don't plan to make any publicity about the donation this time. We will publicize it to the outside world after the event is completed. Family kindness and kindness.”

Yan Yu immediately understood: "Just do things in a low profile first, and then become famous after you succeed."

The fear of an accident...is right.

Once money, food and finance are involved, especially when dealing with so many households, it can be a headache.

Your family has a lot, and my family can’t afford less...

Your family has so little, why should my family pay more?

Money is relatively intuitive, but donating materials is more troublesome. For example, is there anything mixed with the rice and noodles? Is the shelling clean? Is it the new rice of that year or the old rice...

Are used clothes single or with cotton? How thick is the cotton?

Even charcoal, big and small, can be considered in pieces for a long time...

The Crown Princess has good intentions, but she is not very lucky. She has come to Guanzhou to marry at this time and see what happens to her one after another.

No matter, she is the only mistress in the palace. Tube? The Plum Appreciation Banquet is an example.

Accidents are everywhere. If he wants to do things carefully and without making mistakes, Yan Yu feels that the Crown Princess is still a little immature, so it is best to have strong and seasoned people to assist her. Plus the Crown Princess's reputation, this matter So that it can proceed smoothly.

Two people naturally flashed into Yan Yu's mind.

The first one is naturally her uncle, who is invincible and omnipotent in Yan Yu's heart.

The second one is her godfather, who is full of wisdom.

For example, when her family had nothing to do, she gave her godfather some home-cooked food. His godfather actually used such a small amount of things to get them registered with the King of England. The impression was quite good. She was now treated well by the prince's palace. It's becoming more and more different. Menzi treats her much more politely.

There was also the idea given by her godfather to her father, asking him to take the exam for merit first and then be promoted in the army.

From literature to martial arts, whether you are a scholar or a young student, your starting point with fame is unusual.

Let’s talk about that day at the plum appreciation feast, how quick her god-father’s reaction was. It was clear that the Beirong was dead at her feet, ahem, but she forced him to pretend that he fainted. In the end, the whole city was spreading the gossip about the Prince of England’s palace. , whether it was the Crown Princess, her concubine, or the Zhao family, the mother family of the King of England... there was no one who was not talked about. On the contrary, it was her, the kid who stole the show at the shooting range that day, who was mentioned a few times. No one says anymore!

Beirong's death was also said to be due to excessive torture.

Up and down, inside and out, it was so hidden!

At that time, she felt that her godfather had made a lot of money!

After that, Yan Yu kept observing her god-father and found that her god-father was an unassuming person and was firmly positioned as the number one servant in the Royal Palace of England.

At the top, he is favored by the leaders. The King of England always asks questions when he sees no one. At the bottom, he is respected by the masses. It means literally, he is respected and feared at the same time.

After the incident of sneaking into Beirong, it was her godfather who was responsible for the self-examination of the Prince of England. All the people in the Prince's Palace were replaced, and in many places they were replaced by unfamiliar faces. However, there was still no movement outside. .

Comparing the conduct of the Crown Princess with her godfather, they are... much different!

"Our family's little wealth can be targeted. It seems that this white disaster is more serious than I thought." Li Xuemei frowned slightly.

She was confinement at home and could not go out. The two channels for obtaining information were Madam Cui and Madam Qi.

Mr. Cui returned to the village to treat the injured villagers. The big dog and the little dog also went there, but Mrs. Cui stayed. In her words: What am I going to do when I go back? There is no place for me to stick a foot in the house. Let them live here for now. I will live in the city for a while and visit you every day. My second brother will keep him busy. I have a sister, so I will take care of you for him...

Li Xuemei was quite moved.

Mrs. Cui really did what she said. When Grandma Rong took care of the little one, she took care of Li Xuemei. She carried the spittoon around and never disliked it.

The Qi family bought a house nearby. The house was a bit small, but there were many neighbors around it.

After the three brothers of the Qi family showed off once, no one dared to look down on the Qi family who had just moved in. Mrs. Qi was particularly good at being a good person and managed the relationship with her neighbors very well. Winter was always in Cat Winter, and the women did not do anything but necessary shopping. , most of them don’t go out, and at most they visit nearby neighbors’ houses.

The Qi family had just moved in, so people were naturally curious. Old Lady Qi was not stingy in giving them tips on embroidery, so they gradually gathered together.

After Madam Cui came to stay at the Qi family, the exchanges became more frequent.

Later, Madam Cui looked after the shop in front, and she knew more people.

Li Xuemei admired her. How could she be so eloquent? She became familiar with everyone she met once, and the second time she met them, it was like sisters who had not seen each other for many years, with endless things to talk about.

Madam Cui talked about it every day, and Li Xuemei got used to it.

Yan Yu was surprised at first.

Her mother's words were really getting more and more down-to-earth.

"I'm afraid mother has some misunderstanding about our family's financial situation." She was silent for a moment and said, "What do you think about our charcoal business?"

"I've heard from your aunt about the charcoal dealers in the city. They have been doing this for many years, and have been passed down from father to son for several generations. Some of them have gradually become successful by burning charcoal. It is said that there are two or three companies that have bought several hills and hired people to burn charcoal all year round. I'm afraid you can't compete with them in the charcoal business. As for firewood, isn't this Yongning City monopolized by you? They are definitely not as good as you."

"What mother said is right and wrong." Yan Yu said seriously. Said: "Before the New Year, they sold better than me, shipped more than me, and naturally earned more, but after the New Year... the rich families have already stocked up enough charcoal, and ordinary people are reluctant to put down money, and they also know that the price of charcoal will drop a few cents after the New Year. If I open the market and ship in small quantities, they will definitely not be able to sell more than me."

"It's not because of the price, but...they don't have much charcoal in hand."

The second update is here, just released this morning, it was reviewed last night...I haven't corrected the typos ⊙﹏⊙Please help me pick them out if you see them. I'm going to be lazy today, so I'm going to sleep first.