The Little Lucky Girl

Ming Youyou said angrily: "You took too many eggs."

They had clearly agreed that each person would only eat one egg a day, leaving out the ones for five days, for a total of twenty.

But there were at least sixty or seventy of them in the basket in front of Feng Xu.

Feng Xu held the basket tighter, "We have saved money for five days, shouldn't we get a chicken as a reward?"

Well, that seems to make sense.

"But we don't have enough money to buy paper and pens." Ming Youyou still had a little bit of rationality left after being seduced by the chicken.

"Even if you take all these eggs, it won't be enough. We're still short of two hundred coins."

Ming Youyou's little shoulders slumped down. Yes, where could she go to earn another two hundred coins?

Guo Ren suggested that they go to his grandparents' village, where they would surely be able to harvest another batch of eggs. However, they had almost used up all the ink in their stomachs, and it would be repetitive to give people names again.

Alas, I should read more.

Feng Xu quietly moved the basket away and put it where Ming Youyou couldn't see it. He also said worriedly: "It would be great if a fool could come and just spend two hundred coins to buy a name."

Ming Youyou went through the people she knew in her mind. There was no need to think about the people in the village, as the stupid and wealthy ones were all in the county. However, there were also many educated people in the county who would steal her business...

After much thought, there is only one person who is the most suitable.

She said seriously, "I want to sell my name to Lord Tao."

Feng Xu was extremely horrified. "Is the Lord Tao you are talking about the Lord Tao we know? If you dare to lie to him, believe it or not, he can cheat you out of all your money in return."

"How can it be a lie? I want to help Mr. Tao make money and let him buy a name at the same time."

Feng Xu looked incredulous.

Ming Youyou ignored him, asked the village chief to exchange the eggs in her hand for copper coins, and immediately went back to find Jiayi.

Life is good without Captain Jin, she said, and Jia agreed after a moment of hesitation.

Zheng Huan and the other two were handed over to Jia Er for custody, and Jia Yi took her into the county town.

Ming Youyou felt that she had too many acquaintances in the county town and it would be a bit embarrassing to be asked, so she asked Jiayi for a mask to wear.

The two people entered the county town one after the other. As they walked, Jia Yi found that something seemed to be wrong.

"Why aren't people in your county curious about us?"

You have to know that when they passed through large and small counties and towns before, the masked people were looked at by everyone in various ways, both openly and covertly.

But the people from Yuqing County just glanced at them and then went about their business.

"What's the big deal? There are always some weird people coming to our county. We're used to it." Ming Youyou said disapprovingly.

Jiayi still didn't understand, but as they got closer to the center of the county, he slowly began to understand.

A man with tattoos all over his body and a nose ring passed by them; looking ahead, they saw another red-haired man in a skirt bargaining with a vendor, and among the onlookers there was a young man with frighteningly pale skin and a feather decoration on his face.

Compared to this, they are really insignificant.

At this time, Magistrate Tao and his advisor were watching the people coming and going on the street, and they sighed, "I didn't expect that this small Yuqing County would be a must-go place for several trade routes."

There were caravans from Da Qi and Daliang, both openly and covertly, as well as some surrounding foreign countries and even traveling merchants from the grasslands.

Master He also said: "If it weren't for the many mountains around here, Yuqing County would have developed long ago, and it might even become a prosperous county that is no less prosperous than Yangzhou City."

Lord Tao held his chest and nodded, watching the caravans passing by without leaving much money behind. As the county magistrate, he felt very sad.

Just as I was feeling the pain, I saw a little man wearing a mask running up to me, "Master Tao, so you are shopping too."

Tao County Magistrate said happily: "So it's you, why are you here in the county town today?"

Ming Youyou chuckled, "I came to see you because I want to discuss a big and profitable deal with you."

Magistrate Tao laughed out loud, "Oh, then let's talk about it. Let me hear if it's really possible to make money."

Ming Youyou scratched his head. Shouldn't we go to a restaurant to discuss business while eating? Why was he standing on the roadside?

It's a pity that she even came here with her belly full. Lord Tao is so stingy.

She rolled her eyes and said, "I haven't seen Madam Tao for a long time. I must pay my respects to her first when I arrive in the county."

Then he urged Magistrate Tao to return to the county government office.

Mrs. Tao was still the beautiful, kind-hearted and generous Mrs. Tao. She was particularly happy to see Ming Youyou and with a wave of her hand she had several plates of snacks served.

Seeing that one of them was happily feeding the other eating, and that he looked almost invisible to the elder, Magistrate Tao could not help but knock on the table and said, "Tell me about your business that can make a lot of money."

"Oh, yes." Ming Youyou patted the snack residue on his face and finally remembered the business. "First, tell me, has the Longxi caravan set out?"

Magistrate Tao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you still know about the Longxi caravan?"

Ming Youyou nodded proudly, "Of course, they go to the grassland from here every year, and every time they come to our county, it gets busy for a while. Where are they now?"

Seeing that the child really knew, and that the Longxi caravan was not a secret of the imperial court, Magistrate Tao did not hide it, "They have passed Yunheng Mountain and are expected to reach Pingyang in half a month, and will be in our county in a month."

"Then do you know which company is leading the team this time?"

Magistrate Tao actually knew, "It is said that it is the Li family in Guanzhong and the Zhao family in Longyou."

"Oh, it's their two families," Ming Youyou squinted his eyes and thought for a while, then waved to Magistrate Tao, asking him to bend down and put his ear closer, "Listen to me, now go and stock up on a large amount of fine cotton and silver jewelry, and some good wine, too. I guarantee you'll make a lot of money."

Magistrate Tao asked with a suspicious look on his face: "Can I ask why?"

Ming Youyou sternly refused with a stern face: "No, this is my father's long-standing business secret."

Then after a while, she was happily eating at the dinner table and revealed her father's secret.

It turns out that the Longxi caravan was not a fixed caravan, but a team formed by some prominent families in Guanzhong.

Their routes were not fixed. Some would go as far as the Western Regions, while others would go to Da Qi and Daliang. However, they could basically take a trip to the grassland every year, and Yuqing County was the first stop for entering the grassland.

These noble families all have their own friendly tribes on the grassland, so the leader of each team is different, the route will be different, and the goods carried will also be very different.

For example, the Guanzhong Li family who came this time likes to do business with the Amersu tribe.

The Amersu tribe is a newly emerged large tribe and is not that rich yet, so they prefer fine cotton rather than silk.