C16 Cooperation

In ancient times, natural disasters were one of the most important factors affecting the land harvest.

Droughts, floods, locusts, and other disasters can even cause a year's hard work to be destroyed once and for all.

If the central government were willing to give out silver grains for disaster relief, they might survive the year of disaster. However, if they were unlucky enough to encounter a feisty monarch or a corrupt official, then they would be completely starved, and the sight of peddlers selling women would be everywhere.

Hearing Wei Shuyu's question, Qiao revealed a worried look. "Your village is doing fine, we're close to the Jinshui River, and the situation isn't serious. This year, it is already July, and there is still not a drop of rain. On the way here, we have already seen quite a number of people preparing to move their families. "

Wei Shuyu thought for a moment. "If Uncle and Aunt have nothing important to do, you can stay here with me first. Even though it's a little small, it won't be a problem to squeeze them."

The two nodded gratefully.

Qiao thought of something and said mockingly to Wei Shuyu, "Before we came, we didn't know that you had already come out to live alone and went to Old Third's place. But when Lady Wu saw us, her nostrils almost rose to the sky.

Uncle Wei revealed a bitter expression.

Qiao was also a bit guilty. "I knew that Lady Wu was not a good person, but I knew that your Third Uncle could protect you at least. Looks like you've suffered a lot in the past few years. Good thing you don't need to look at her eyes anymore. Otherwise, we would have to take you out no matter what!"

Although these words were spoken a little late, Wei Shuyu was still very happy as it showed the attitude of the Wei family's uncle and aunt.

"You guys rest first, I'll go buy another bed." She hadn't prepared any extra items before, but she didn't expect that a customer would come and ask for it now.

The two of them quickly pulled Wei Shuyu along. "We prepared it ourselves, on the oxcart. I didn't expect that we would be so engrossed in chatting that we almost forgot."

Wei Shuyu followed the two of them out. They saw a seven or eight-year-old boy sitting on a simple wooden cart pulled by a cow. The boy was bored to death, so he used his hands to shake the weeds by the side of the road and obediently looked at the things in front of him. When he saw his parents coming over, his eyes immediately lit up.

"Brother Ze, come here." Qiao greeted.

"Father, Mother." Wei Ze jumped off the oxcart and walked over. He looked at Wei Shuyu curiously.

"Call me sister." Qiao instructed.

"Elder sister!" Wei Ze smiled and greeted him politely.

Wei Shuyu suddenly thought of another person who also called her sister and couldn't help but laugh. Looking at the confused Wei Ze, Wei Shuyu patted his head and said, "Be good, I'll make you something nice to eat in a while."

Looking at the cow pulling the cart, Wei Shuyu asked Uncle Wei, "Is this cow raised by our uncle?"

The silent uncle stroked the head of the cow lovingly. "That's right, this cow is more important than food. It's the main force that cultivates the land."

Wei Shuyu thought for a moment and told them about the 4 mu of land she had, "I wonder if Eldest Uncle can lend it to me for my use, or if I can pay the rent."

Eldest Uncle quickly waved his hands. "No need, no need. We still need to trouble you for a while. How can we ask you for money? If you want to use it, just use it."

Qiao rolled her eyes and also advised Wei Shuyu, "You're just a girl, how can you have any experience farming? How about this, leave the farming work to your uncle and me, how can we just sit here and let you eat and drink for free."

Wei Shuyu was indeed not very good at agriculture. Seeing that the two of them seemed to be very good at it, she did not decline. "Then, I'll be troubling uncle and aunt."

Wei Shuyu frowned as she looked at the person standing in front of her. "What business do you have with me?"

Since there was someone taking care of her, Wei Shuyu decided to go to the market to see if there were any cheap shops to rent. After thinking for a moment, she decided to open a barbecue shop first and then slowly push out the other delicacies.

"Miss Wei, why do you look like you're facing a formidable enemy? Are you afraid that I'll eat you?" Yan Xuyao was waving his folding fan in a natural manner, which attracted passers-by to look at him frequently.

The corner of Wei Shuyu's mouth twitched. She turned around and was about to leave, but she was quickly stopped.

"What are you trying to do!?" Wei Shuyu asked in a low voice.

Yan Xuyao was no longer a foppish young lord. Instead, he stared at Wei Shuyu with a serious expression and said, "I want to talk about a business deal with this lady."

Wei Shuyu rolled her eyes. He actually wanted to talk business with her?

Laifu Street, Tint Fragrance Pavilion.

Wei Shuyu sipped her tea and returned her gaze from the bustling street to the man opposite her. She looked at him with a smile that was not a smile and said, "You said you want to help me open a restaurant for free?"

Yan Xuyao chuckled, "You seem to be looking for a shop when you see the girl earlier. Instead of opening a small restaurant, wouldn't a restaurant be able to show the talent that a girl can have in business?"

Wei Shuyu leaned back in her chair and snorted. It was obvious that she did not believe his words. "You are not a saint, and I am not an idiot. Why would you do something that is obviously not beneficial to you?"

Yan Xuyao played with the folding fan in his hand. Hearing Wei Shuyu's straightforward reply, he did not beat around the bush anymore, "Lady is a straightforward person, so I'll be frank. I hope that if the method she comes up with in the future is effective, she can use the one under my name first."

If that was really the case, although she had her own restaurant, it was equivalent to the little white mouse in Yan Ning's hand. If her restaurant had a good profit, then Yan Ning would only be better than her. If her profit was bad, then the other party would not lose anything.

After weighing the pros and cons, Wei Shuyu still decided to agree, but …

"I can agree to your proposal, but I have a condition. I want you to use the profits from my idea. I want ten percent."

Yan Xuyao's eyes narrowed, he stopped the fan he was playing with and smirked, staring at Wei Shuyu on the other side of the table. He felt oppressed: "Miss Wei thinks too highly of herself, do you know how much 10% of the profits my industry has?"

Wei Shuyu smiled calmly, seemingly unaffected by his words, "I don't know how much it is, but you've seen the effects in the Tender Fragrance Teahouse. I'm sure that you'll only get a lot more than you currently do, since I don't think I'll have much of an impact on you if I get a bit more, right?"

"Miss Wei, aren't you afraid that you'll be able to hold on after eating so much in one go?"

"I've always had a good appetite. I can eat more or less."

Yan Xuyao stopped laughing and looked at Wei Shuyu with a serious expression.

Wei Shuyu rolled her eyes, "Besides, I still have many things that are not available in the market. I can promise you that I will give priority to you when I want to sell them. Even if you do not use them, I will not sell them to anyone else. The exclusive secret recipe, how about it? "

"Words have no basis, how can you prove it?"

Wei Shuyu called the waiter and took a pen and paper.

After thinking for a moment, he wrote down the production process of the soap. People still use soaphorn, baths beans, only the rich can use the pancreas, but unlike the ancient pancreas, the foam is less, and the cleaning effect is worse.

Wei Shuyu passed the prescription to Yan Ning and smiled, "Young Master Yan, take a look, is this a proof?"