Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

The shopkeeper's face was a little ugly, and he took two steps forward without leaving a trace. After confirming the authenticity of the sign, he clenched his fist instantly.

Fortunately, it was right for him not to participate. He cannot be blamed. The only thing is that Dongzi will definitely not be saved.

Ye Chuyi saw the expression on the shopkeeper's face clearly. People who change with the wind are the most shameless.

"So you are the newly registered county magistrate today. You are just as beautiful as our Tiger brother said."

The chief of the yamen runners smiled and leaned forward, "I wonder if County Magistrate Ye needs any help from you brothers?"

Ye Chuyi raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect the news to spread so quickly.

"I just wanted to come here to buy food, but I didn't expect to be bitten by a dog. What do you think I should do?"

After she finished speaking, the faces of the people in the grain shop turned ugly, and Dongzi even collapsed to the ground.

"Young lady, you are joking. Where did the dog come from in our grain shop? This clerk is ignorant. I will deal with it now." The shopkeeper smiled apologetically, trying to cover up the matter.

If he really gave the grain store a bad reputation, his job as a shopkeeper would probably be over.

There are so many people watching this position. Once he goes down, he will never be able to climb up again. This is definitely not acceptable.

Thinking of this, the shopkeeper's face changed immediately. He didn't even care about the little bit of friendship he had with Dongzi, and just bowed to the yamen runner.

"The grain store clerk Dongzi has falsely accused others and smashed things in the grain store repeatedly. He has shown no remorse and even tried to abduct and sell decent girls. I am willing to go to the county government to testify."

Dongzi looked at him in disbelief, with deep hatred in his eyes, "Boss, I am doing things according to your orders, you can't do this to me."

"Don't make random accusations here. The shopkeeper doesn't know what you did. You should admit what you should admit, so as not to implicate others."

The implication in the shopkeeper's words was too obvious for Ye Chuyi to miss.

As expected, Dongzi's expression changed again. "Boss, you can't treat me like this. You can't treat me like this."

"Tell us clearly what you have done as soon as possible to avoid physical pain." The shopkeeper had a blank expression on his face. Another person behind him jumped out almost instantly and covered Dongzi's mouth.

"Does County Magistrate Ye have anything to say?"

The head of the yamen runners didn't care what the shopkeeper did from beginning to end. As long as the new county magistrate gave the order, he could put the shopkeeper in jail.

As for the truth of the matter, if you offend someone you shouldn't offend, you should be prepared to die.

"There's nothing to explain." Ye Chuyi waved his hand casually, leaving a way out for himself so that they could meet again in the future.

It is easy to block an open attack but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow. Who knows if the shopkeeper has any backup plan? There is no need to leave trouble for the sake of momentary pleasure.

"Boss, please hurry up and load the food with me."

The topic changed so quickly that everyone in the room was stunned.

“I wonder what kind of food the young lady wants, and how much of each?” The shopkeeper reacted and finally bent down respectfully.

The chief yamen runner gave a few instructions to his men, left two yamen runners beside him, and quickly walked out. Dongzi was also taken away tied up.

"Aren't you in a hurry to go back to do your work?" Ye Chuyi asked casually as he watched the shopkeeper bring out a tray of various kinds of rice and flour.

"Our boss said that the young lady is alone with a maid, and she might not be able to carry so many things, so he asked us young men to help her. Don't worry, young lady, we have plenty of strength."

The yamen runner who spoke was not very old, and he looked quite likable given his chubby figure.

"What's your name?" Ye Chuyi couldn't help but ask, and Yaya also looked at him curiously, blinking her big eyes.

"I'm Li Laixiang, and Li Laihu is my brother." Li Laixiang responded cheerfully and swiftly took the cloth bag weighed by the shopkeeper.

"Miss, how are you going to take these things away? Don't you have a cart?" Li Laixiang carried the things and walked around, but didn't see any horse-drawn carriages or ox-drawn carts, so he ran back with the things on his back.

Ye Chuyi laughed so hard that he fell backwards. "Oh, you are so quick. I didn't bring a car with me."

She really didn't prepare anything. She originally thought of buying it herself and putting it directly into the space. She didn't expect to meet someone so willing to help.

"If you only buy two or three bags, I can carry them for you. If you buy more, I can't carry them."

Li Laixiang scratched his head embarrassedly. He was not as strong as his brother and could not lift too many things.

"It's okay, it's okay. You just reminded me. Do you know where I can buy a carriage?"

She just happened to have three horses outside the city. If she had money, a whole carriage would be pretty nice. Then Yaya would have a place to play. But she didn't want to ride the horses at all.

"Ah?" Li Laixiang scratched his head. "Our county town only opens for business on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. There is no place to buy something as precious as a carriage at this time."

"I have to choose the day to buy it? What about other counties?"

You can't stay in this county town for a few more days just to buy a carriage, right? !

"Horses are precious things here, and few people sell them. But there are ways to get small animals like cows and donkeys."

Li Laixiang moved closer to Ye Chuyi and lowered his voice, "I have a donkey cart at home. If you need it, I can drive it over to you. My home is not far from here."

"Aren't you afraid that your brother will find out and beat you up?" Ye Chuyi was almost laughing to death. This kid was not only outgoing, but also quite funny.

"My brother doesn't dare to beat me, my mother protects me." Li Laixiang puffed out his chest with a little pride, then quickly rushed out, and his voice came from afar, "Miss, I will pull the cart for you right away."

"Go and check on him." Ye Chuyi shook his head and said to the runner next to him, then continued to check the samples that the shopkeeper had brought out.

"I want 50 kilograms of each of these, and 200 kilograms of these mixed flour and brown rice."

The shopkeeper said nothing and went to weigh the grain with his clerk respectfully.

Ye Chuyi pulled Yaya's little hand and walked slowly. When he saw the tied cloth bag, he wanted to open it to take a look. She actually found a few bags of things in the corners.

"What's that in the corner?"

The shopkeeper picked up the thing and looked at it carefully again and again. He searched his mind for a long time before he could barely remember some of the content.

"These are sold by some traveling merchants. I heard they are edible, but we have never seen them here, and no one is willing to buy them."

Ye Chuyi gently rubbed off the dirt on the surface, gradually revealing the structure inside. It looked quite similar to a potato, but much smaller than modern potatoes.

The largest one looked only the size of an egg, and each small surface was covered with a thick layer of mud.

"It looks quite fun." Ye Chuyi said as he rolled on the ground. Yaya saw it and instantly became interested, and had a lot of fun playing.

"You can't sell it anyway, so just give it to me."