Surviving the famine: I made my fortune by helping others

In the end, all the calculations turned out to be true. Ye Chuyi had bought more than a thousand kilograms of grain at the grain shop, most of which were brown rice and whole grains, and he actually spent nearly a hundred taels of silver.

Now the cheapest old and moldy rice in the grain shop has risen to thirty cents per pound, not to mention other things.

Li Laixiang was very fast. As soon as Ye Chuyi paid the money and came out, he saw him coming back pulling the donkey.

"This donkey is quite spirited." Ye Chu looked at it with curiosity. This was the first time she had seen a donkey in two lifetimes. She didn't expect that it looked silly and cute, but it was quite good-looking.

"Hehe, my brother takes good care of this donkey. Other donkeys' are not as good as mine."

Li Laixiang raised his head proudly, and the donkey cooperated by braying. It turned out that the two men looked quite similar.

"Then why don't you feel sorry for pulling this donkey over to me?" Ye Chuyi wanted to tease him deliberately. He seemed to be suddenly relieved since he saw him.

She couldn't describe the feeling. It was like a balloon that was about to burst but suddenly some of the air was let out. Her heart was no longer tense and she felt relaxed.

"If my brother knew that you, my lady, were using it, he would definitely be very happy. My brother likes you very much." Li Laixiang pretended to be mysterious and revealed his brother's secret.

"You don't even know it. My brother praises you to everyone he meets now, like he's possessed by a demon."

Ye Chuyi was stunned. It seemed that she didn't do anything. She only had contact with Li Laihu for a short time. How could it be so magical? She didn't have a special physique that made flowers bloom and everyone praised her, right?

Before Ye Chuyi could figure out what was going on, Li Laixiang and the others had already helped move all the things onto the cart, and the small donkey cart was filled to the brim.

"This donkey cart of ours can raise the shed, so it is no problem to keep out the rain when it rains. The tarpaulin is new and very sturdy."

Li Laixiang talked as he walked, and they soon arrived at the city gate.

"Miss, which village do you live in? Do you want us to send your belongings to your home? There are many refugees outside right now, and it's definitely not safe for you to carry so many things by yourself."

"It's ok. The person I'm waiting for will be here soon. You two can go back to work. I'll say hello to your brother and thank you for your donkey cart. I like it very much."

As Ye Chuyi spoke, he pushed Li Laixiang and slipped a hundred-liang silver note into his hand.

It was not that she wanted to give more, but the silver ingots were too big. If there were smaller denominations of silver notes, she would just give them as a thank you to the two brothers.

Li Laixiang wanted to return the favor but his hands were held down and he couldn't move.

"I can't take your donkey cart for nothing, nor can I let you follow me for nothing. I'll give you some wine with these few ounces of silver."

After Ye Chuyi finished speaking, she got on the donkey cart without looking back. She didn't have much change on her, so she stuffed it all in.

The donkey cart that Li Laixiang sent over was quite unusual. Although it was not the kind of horse-drawn carriage that he had heard of before, it was also not an ordinary donkey cart. It was something more advanced.

The donkey cart is ventilated on all sides, with four supports at each corner, a wooden board on the top, and a shed at the back of the cart. When the shed is raised, it can tightly cover the entire carriage. No one outside can see what's going on inside, so it can be said to be very private.

Now, Ye Chuyi raised the carriage shed, and Yaya sat obediently on the side, pulling at her aunt's skirt, and was rarely well-behaved. Even when she saw the things on the carriage suddenly disappear, she did not make a fuss.

"My aunt has transformed all the food away. Is that amazing?"

"Awesome!" The little girl clapped her hands out of respect.

The two had just talked for a while when they heard a noise coming from outside. It sounded like the voice of an old man, and it seemed that there was more than one person.

Ye Chuyi quietly pulled open the rain cloth that served as the car window and looked out, and saw the old man arguing with a woman who was about fifty years old.

Yaya also poked her head out, and when she saw the people outside, she opened her mouth to shout. Ye Chuyi quickly put down the rain cloth and put his index finger to his mouth, "Shh!"

The little girl covered her mouth with her hands and nodded obediently, but there seemed to be a gleam in her eyes.

"We'll watch quietly."

The two men tore open the tarp again, revealing four eyeballs rolling around.

"What are you pulling and tugging at? Let go." The old man was furious but he couldn't pull the woman's hand free.

"What are you afraid of? No one is going to eat you." The woman looked around but didn't seem to let go. "Where is the person you're talking about? Are you deliberately trying to trick me?"

"No one has arrived yet, you should go back quickly. Do you still want to open the herbal medicine shop?"

"You are leaving soon, so why should I open a herbal medicine shop? If you don't tell me where you are going today, I won't come back."

After the woman said that, she actually pulled the old man's clothes and sat on the ground, not caring at all whether it was dirty or not.

Wow, the old man can do it!

Ye Chu looked at her with great interest. It's worth mentioning that although the woman didn't look particularly pretty, she was not bad either. The clothes she wore looked like new cotton cloth, which matched the old man perfectly.

I don't know how long the two of them argued, but the girls came back one after another, each carrying at least two packages, and even the group of half-grown children took things.

"Uncle Zhang, the young lady hasn't come yet?"

"She's not here yet. I don't know where that girl is going. It's almost the beginning of the evening hour and there's still no sign of her. I'll tell her when she comes back."

While the woman was not paying attention, the old man broke free in an instant and mixed in with the girls in the blink of an eye. His speed was so fast that it was unmatched by ordinary people.

"Uncle Zhang, is this you, Madam?" Miao Ying looked at the two of them, but couldn't make out anything, so she could only ask.

If it's really my aunt, isn't it wrong to do this?

"What madam? This is a friend of mine who came to see me off." The old man quickly distanced himself from the matter and waved at the woman, "You can go back now."

The woman looked again and again, and finally had to leave reluctantly.

Seeing that there was nothing to watch, Ye Chuyi had no choice but to slowly get off the donkey cart and said to the old man in a teasing tone, "The old man is still strong despite his age."

"Stop talking nonsense and ruining other people's reputation for no reason." The old man glared at her, and without showing any emotion, he carried a few packages and put them on the donkey cart, and then he sat on it himself.

Ye Chuyi curled his lips, helped the girls put the heavy packages on the carriage, and led the donkey cart out.

As soon as they walked out of the city gate, they were met with countless gazes, but seeing that they were out of numbers, no one took any action.

[Ding——, please help the villagers subdue the robbers. If you succeed in the mission, you will be rewarded with 20 taels of silver.]

[Ding——Host, please complete the daily collection task in time.]

“Why are they issuing the mission all of a sudden?” Ye Chuyi complained and looked at the crowd warily.

There were a lot of people gathered near the city gate, gathered in groups, their clothes were all tattered and it was impossible to tell who were the refugees who needed to be guarded against.

"Bai Zai, can you scan the location of the refugees mentioned in the mission?"

[Yes, but it costs points.]

The white cub's listless voice was heard, and its virtual shadow slowly emerged in the air, with its tail drooping and looking listless.

"How many points are needed?"

Ye Chuyi pulled the donkey cart slowly towards the woods where she came out that morning.

There were many more people outside the city gate than when she entered the city in the morning. Even the woods that had been deserted before were now crowded.

It was really not easy for her to find Zhao Wenzhu in the crowd.