The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

The next day, early in the morning.

The streets of Laigu County are filled with pedestrians and merchants, most of whom are traveling merchants who are looking after their caravans and resting here.

Now the county town has lifted the curfew, and the city gates are open all day long. Most of the merchants passing by will stop in Laigu County.

What Xie Shuting wants is nothing else but the crowds of people.

She knew very well that the foundation of business was people, and if she wanted to revitalize Laigu County, this was only the first step.

Her ultimate goal is to wait until the flow of people to Gu County increases again and merchants from other places establish trade here.

In the back hall of the county government office, after Xie Shuting had her breakfast, she sat in the yard basking in the warm autumn sun and checking out the recent changes in Laigu County.

Xie Shuting was flipping through the files in her hand when she suddenly saw a list of names and was startled.

"Xi'er! Go and call the new head of the Household Affairs Office over here right now. I have something to discuss with him."

While speaking, Xie Shuting was still flipping through the files in her hands, and did not notice the discomfort on Lian Xi's face.

After waiting for a while, there was no response from Lian Xi.

Xie Shuting couldn't help but frowned, raised her eyes and asked: "Why aren't you going yet?"

"Miss! This is the back hall, outsiders are not allowed to enter. How about we go to the front hall living room..."

"Call your brother over here. Everything will be fine with him around. I just happen to need his help with something." Xie Shuting waved her hand and said.

Seeing his young lady's persistence, Lian Xi stopped hesitating and hurried to the several office spaces in the outer yamen.

The yamen runners who were passing by knew Lian Xi's identity, and they all greeted her with a smile, nodding and calling her "Miss Lian Xi".

Lian Xi nodded in return very politely without making any gestures.

Soon! Lian Xi was led by the yamen runners to the office of the Hu Ya. Compared with other halls, the Hu Ya was very lively.

Lian Xi looked at the yamen where he could no longer get in, leaned over and whispered a few words to a yamen runner beside him, who nodded repeatedly and quickly squeezed through the crowd.

Lian Xi stood outside the door in a proper manner, and from time to time he glanced around the halls where the six yamen were doing business. Except for the Household Department, there were only two or three scattered people in the others.

At this time, in the main hall of the Household Affairs Office, a middle-aged man heard the report from the yamen runner, glanced at Lian Xi who was standing outside the door, and instantly became alert.

He pushed his way through the crowd, smoothed his sleeves and said, "I am Shen Yancheng, the new head of the Household Affairs Office. I wonder what Miss Lian Xi is here for?"

"Lord Shen! Miss wants to see you?" Lian Xi bowed.

Although the other party was just a clerk, he was in the county government after all, so it was not an exaggeration to call him "sir".

What's more, Shen Yancheng and she both came from business families and were struggling at the bottom of the society, so no one dared to look down on the other.

"Miss!~" Shen Yancheng was suddenly shocked.

He raised his eyes, inadvertently revealing the unique look of a businessman, and stroked his hand and said, "Miss Lian Xi! May I ask why you are looking for me?"

"Master Shen, please don't worry. It should be something about the business trip to Gu County in recent days."

Shen Yancheng understood and immediately took out a banknote from his pocket and put it in Lian Xi's hand. He said softly, "Thank you for reminding me, Miss Lian Xi. I will sort out some information and come right over."

"Okay! Don't keep the young lady waiting for long." Lian Xi hid the banknotes into his sleeves while talking and laughing, then turned around and left the hall of the Sixth Yamen.

Looking at Lian Xi's departing back, Shen Yancheng did not dare to delay and squeezed into the crowd again, and took out the files of recent days from the desk.

After a quick glance, he took it all in his arms, squeezed through the crowd and walked out quickly.

Lian Xi was naturally waiting for Shen Yancheng at the door. When she saw his panicked expression and the papers in his arms, she smiled knowingly and nodded.

"Let's go!"

"Yes!~" Shen Yancheng bowed his head.

Lian Xi led Shen Yancheng and went straight to the back yamen without any obstruction. During the long journey, the two of them were silent all the way.

Lian Xi had just walked through the corridor when he saw a graceful figure standing outside the moon gate in the courtyard, and he knew that the young master had arrived first.

"Forsythia!"

"Sister Lian Xi."

The two looked at each other while talking, and Lian Qiao noticed the man behind Lian Xi. Seeing that the man was wearing a green and black suit, she knew that he was the head of the Sixth Yamen.

"Sister Lian Xi! The young master came here as soon as he received the news. He just arrived. Come in quickly!"

"Yeah!~"

Lian Xi nodded, and led Shen Yancheng in quickly. The heavy footsteps coming from behind naturally attracted Xie Ningzhi's attention.

Xie Shuting glanced at the two people who came in from outside the door and said softly, "Brother! Please follow up on the follow-up matters of Huichun Hall. It would be best if it can be opened in three days. The private school can also be completed in three days. It would be better if it can be opened one day later."

"Okay! You have always had your own ideas, brother just do as you say." Xie Ningzhi agreed.

As soon as the two finished talking, Lian Xi walked forward slowly, bowed and said, "Miss! This is the new head of the Household Affairs Office."

Shen Yancheng understood what he meant and bowed his head quickly, saying, "I, Shen Yancheng, greet the young lady and the young master."

"Master Shen, there is no need to be so polite."

Xie Shuting stroked her hand to signal the other party to stand up, then spread the file in her hand on the table and pointed to one of the items.

"I came here today to find Lord Shen because I wanted to ask you, Lord Shen, what have you seen?" As Xie Shuting spoke, she pointed at the red comments written in vermilion ink on the file.

Shen Yancheng leaned forward slightly and saw the red-ink annotation that read "At 9:00 p.m. on October 3rd, 47 Hu merchants entered the city from the south gate and left at 7:00 p.m. on October 6th. No goods were exchanged."

It was just an ordinary record in just one line, but Shen Yancheng saw business opportunities in it. This is the unique keenness of a businessman.

"Miss! But I am a clerk now. If I go doing business, I am afraid someone will criticize me." Shen Yancheng said worriedly.

Xie Shuting naturally understood the hidden meaning in his words. She was just worried that people would spread rumors that she had taken bribes while doing business, which would not bring honor to the businessmen but would instead bring discredit to them.

Knowing the other party's concerns, Xie Shuting sighed and said, "Alas! Father made an exception and appointed merchants to serve as the heads of the Household and Works Offices in order to create tax revenue. If you follow the previous example and proceed step by step, anyone can do this job. You understand."

"Your humble servant! I... understand." Shen Yancheng responded with some stammering.

"You are in charge of the household registration office, and you control the lifeline of the county's money and grain. You should play to your strengths and make use of your official status to ensure that Gu County's granaries are full in the future. This is your primary responsibility." Xie Shuting said earnestly.

Xie Ningzhi naturally understood Xie Shuting's intention. She was clearly asking the head of the household office to do business in order to enrich the granary.

Shen Yancheng also understood Xie Shuting's thoughts. He pondered for a moment and asked with a tone of inquiry: "Miss! Is the master clear about this matter?"

"Father has understood, Lord Shen, just carry out the order."

"Yes!~"

Shen Yancheng leaned forward and responded, then raised his eyes and asked awkwardly, "Miss! Do you have any good plans?"