After rebirth, I win people's hearts by being cute

When they heard that it was Liu Huan who did it himself, everyone's opinion of Liu Huan rose to a higher level.

"She is capable of both being a lady in the living room and a cook in the kitchen. Madam Su is truly a remarkable woman."

Liu Huan responded generously, without being arrogant or impatient, and his gentle and generous appearance made everyone nod their heads repeatedly, and even said that a husband could ask for nothing more than a wife like this.

Yan Yuanpan was in no hurry to leave. He visited all the towns and streets, bringing the imperial doctors to provide free medical treatment to those people.

It was not until winter quietly approached that they packed their bags and prepared to return to Beijing to report.

Before leaving, Qi Mu came to the prefectural government and talked with Su's father and mother about the situation of Su Cheng and his sister.

"Xiao Feng is very naughty and well-behaved, and he often misses his grandparents. You will definitely like him when you meet him."

Mother Su nodded with tears in her eyes, took out the things she bought and handed them to Qi Mu, "This is something we old couple gave to the child. Please take it to him, nephew."

It’s a big bag of small toys of various sizes from Nanchang County.

Qi Mu took it respectfully and bowed to the two elders, "I would like to thank you on his behalf first."

On the day they left, citizens from all over the city came to see them off. A famous opera troupe in the city even set up a stage outside to see them off, and they didn't stop until they had walked several miles.

"Master Su, please don't see me off. We'll meet again when you return to Beijing."

Su Yi: "See you later"

The epidemic has been resolved, but what followed were the aftereffects of the epidemic and a series of chain reactions.

For example, the vegetables and meat we eat.

All the poultry and livestock are gone, and without income, it is even a problem for ordinary people to celebrate the New Year.

Once when Liu Huan went out on the street, he saw many people begging on the street.

No longer in the mood to wander around, she took Qiu Rong back home.

I took out the disaster relief grain booklet and found that the amount of grain recorded on it was not much left.

"Master, the epidemic has been brought under control, why are you still worried?"

Liu Huan explained, "There are so many people out there without food, and winter is coming. If they don't have food, I don't know how many people will starve to death or freeze to death."

Qiu Rong had no idea what Liu Huan was thinking, and for a moment she didn't know what to say.

"Go and have a rest. I'll think about it."

After Qiu Rong left, the light in Liu Huan's room was on all night and went out at midnight.

Su Yi has gone to other places for inspection these two days and is not at home.

When he came back and heard that Liu Huan was still sleeping, he nervously asked him if he was feeling unwell. After getting the answer, he was still worried, so he changed his clothes and went into the room to check.

Seeing the quilt slightly raised, he got closer and saw a peaceful sleeping face, which made him feel particularly at ease.

When he was about to sneak out, the person on the bed woke up and muttered, "Shi Tou is back?"

Su Yi heard the soft voice and went over to her, took her hand and kissed her, "I'm sorry for waking you up."

Liu Huan placed his head on his palm and said, "It's okay."

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Liu Huan reached out for Su Yi to pick her up. Seeing her like this, Su Yi smiled lovingly, "How old are you?"

Liu Huan closed his eyes and answered: "Four years old!"

Su Yi did not refute, picked her up, supported her and opened the door, "Bring a basin of water, Madam is awake."

Everyone was not surprised by this name and went to fetch water happily.

Liu Huan didn't care. She swore when Su Yi was critically ill that as long as he could wake up, they would be together happily.

Time is unforgiving, they are no longer young, and there is not much time to waste. Since they still have each other in their hearts, she is willing to give each other another chance.

Besides, even if people scolded her for being useless, she could never bear to be cruel to Su Yi because she was too greedy for the Su Yi of the past.

After a quick wash, Su Yi accompanied Liu Huan for dinner and asked her, "I heard from Qiu Rong that you didn't sleep all night last night. What were you doing?"

Liu Huan swallowed the food in his mouth before saying, "Have you seen a lot more beggars outside?"

Su Yi thought carefully and seemed to have seen him outside in the past few days.

"how come?"

"The mountain torrents have left the people in the villages outside with no food, poultry or livestock. Now that it's getting colder and it's almost New Year, if we don't beg, we may not survive the winter."

Su Yi's heart sank when he heard this. He had not thought of this.

After thinking for a long time, he said weakly, "Even now, I don't have the ability to save the people from hunger and cold."

As the local official, the county magistrate not only has to resolve family disputes among the people and redress grievances for them, but also has a responsibility to help the people live a good life.

This is also the point at which every county magistrate is evaluated at the end of his three-year term. If he fails, he will not be eligible for promotion. Su Yi will return to the capital to take up his post in three years, but his current job is to make the people live a good life.

The imperial court had provided aid to Nanchang County many times over the past few years, and he was too embarrassed to submit a petition for food aid again.

After the two of them finished their meal quietly and sat drinking tea, Liu Huan took out the plan he had written last night.

Su Yi looked at it carefully and asked, "What is soap?"

"It's something used for washing clothes. It's not worse than scented soap, but it's cheaper. Ordinary people can afford it."

Su Yi never asked her how she knew it, just like he didn't want to understand the relationship between the mysterious white wolf and Liu Huan.

"You mean you can come to the workshop and invite them to work?"

"That's right. My brother-in-law sent someone to deliver the dividends, and some from Han You have also arrived. His down jacket business has been growing over the years, and the dividends are increasing. It's not bad for him to open a workshop."

Su Yi was moved and hugged her in his arms, "What else could a husband ask for with a wife like this?"

Liu Huan leaned against him and said, "I'm also bored at home every day, so I wanted to do something."

In fact, she had always had a plan for the soap business, which was just not to move. Especially after having a child, she became even more lazy and didn't want to do anything.

Why not help others to the end and make money for yourself at the same time?

The method of making soap is very simple, just add oil, alkali and a little table salt to make it. Finally, let it air dry naturally for a few months before use.

Although the initial investment is a bit large, the profits in the later stage are still considerable. This is also the only way she can think of to help those in need.

"Let Changbai and his men go and visit secretly to see which families are really poor. Hire one person from each family to build a workshop, and later hire them to make soap. Pay them the same wages as those in Nanchang County, and let them get through the winter temporarily."

Su Yi stood up straight and clasped his fists towards Liu Huan solemnly, "On behalf of the people of Nanchang County, I would like to thank you for your great kindness."

Liu Huan happily accepted it. "You go and make the arrangements first. Just choose a location outside the city. I'll draw a design and you can build it according to my drawing."

Su Yi did not delay any longer and went out to find Changbai and Changyun to act separately, one to find a venue and the other to conduct a secret visit and registration.

The weather was getting colder day by day, the whistling wind was painful, and the city was full of people carrying loads on their shoulders to buy firewood.

Even if a bundle costs only four cents, it can make them happy for a long time.

As Liu Huan was about to go out, someone called her, "Madam, I cut two bundles of firewood in the mountains today, and I was just about to send them to you."

Liu Huan saw that there were two bundles on the ground next to them, guarded by a thin and dark woman.

How could she bear to ask for it? "No, my family has already bought it, you can buy something delicious for yourself."

The man smiled innocently, "The price of firewood has dropped significantly in the past few days, and I can't sell it for much money."

After saying that, he felt that he had said something wrong. He was afraid that Liu Huan would think that he gave it to her because he couldn't sell it. For a moment, Huang Hei's face turned red.

"I'm not……"

"I know what you mean. How about this? You can send it to the prefectural government and tell them that I bought it. Ask the people inside to pay the money."

"How could that be possible? This is a small gift from my husband and me. How can I ask for money for a gift to my wife?" The man said with relief, picked up the firewood and walked towards the prefectural government.

Liu Huan said to the maid next to her, "Go back and watch over them, don't let anyone suffer any loss."

The maid bowed and left, and Liu Huan strolled around casually and went to the academy to pick up the child.

A few days later, Changbai and his companion brought back news that they had found a suitable place a few miles away from Nanchang County.

There are mountains behind and water in front, which makes it convenient to use water and go up the mountain to chop firewood.

After Liu Huan sent his two children to school, he went to have a look. The place was really nice and the price was not expensive, so he bought it directly in his own name.

There were hundreds of families who could not even afford the food collected by Changbai. The poorer the ancients were, the more they had children, and a family of seven or eight people were starving.

“Changbai, go find a Feng Shui master to pick a date and gather the dozens of people in front to repair the house.”

Changbai took the blueprint and said, "Okay, ma'am."

The dozens of people leaning in the front were overjoyed when they heard that there was still work to do and they could earn twenty copper coins a day.

I originally thought that my family would not survive the winter, but I didn’t expect that a savior would come at this time.

"Excuse me, sir, whose family are you working for?"

Changbai kept it a secret: "She is my wife. You don't need to know her name. Don't worry, you will be well taken care of. It is up to you to decide whether to go or not."

The man didn't even have time to think before he said, "I will go, I will definitely go, thank you so much."

After Changbai left, the man was still immersed in excitement, "Fuck, there's work to do."

The woman wiped her tears and said happily: "Yes, we can celebrate the New Year this year."

The man has already started planning to buy rice. "Now black flour is only two cents a pound, and brown rice is one cent. I'll go and get a day's wages in advance to buy them."

This price is the relief grain that is withheld by the government, and each household is also subject to a purchase limit. Other shops that are open normally are one or two cents more expensive than this.

The woman was both happy and worried when she heard this. She advised, "If you can't get an advance, forget it. There are still wild vegetables out there that can barely fill your stomach. Don't offend your boss and lose your job."

The smile on the man's face faded a little, "I saved it. From now on, I will leave this house to you when I go to work."

There are many people like the couple, and they are also talking about the same thing.

Two days later, they set out early to go to their work places. Some people cut trees, some dug foundations, some broke stones, and some carried bricks.

Full of energy and hope, I had brown rice steamed buns and tofu and bean sprout soup for lunch.

The men all stuffed their steamed buns into their inner pockets, preparing to take them back to feed their children.

After lunch in the afternoon, Changbai gathered everyone together and said, "The master said that today's wages will be paid to everyone first, but in the future, they can only be paid once a month. Now everyone come and collect your wages."

The man suppressed his excitement and lined up to receive his wages according to the rules. The small string of copper coins in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand pounds.

His family finally no longer had to go hungry.

On the way to buy rice, I heard someone say, "Do you know that the county magistrate's wife wants to build a workshop outside the city? It seems that she saw that many people could not eat, so she built a workshop so that everyone could work and have a good New Year."

"I've heard that my eldest aunt's cousin's sister-in-law married a poor man, so his family has a quota."

"Yes, I heard that everyone secretly investigated whether each family was poor or not, and even slightly wealthy families couldn't get in even if they wanted to stuff money in."

"The county magistrate's family are all good people."

"Yes, it would be nice if I stayed in Nanchang County forever."

"He is a Beijing official, highly valued by the Emperor, and will be returning in two years."

The man took out the copper coins and bought a few kilograms of brown rice and black noodles, and wrapped the remaining money tightly and took it home.

As soon as he got home, he put his things down and went to chop wood. When it was dark, he came back with two bundles of wood on his back and told his wife, "Send this wood to the prefect's house tomorrow."

The woman didn't ask why and distributed the food to the family.

The porridge made from brown rice also contained wild vegetable leaves, and the whole family enjoyed it with gusto.

Everyone worked very hard and the room was built quickly. No one was lazy because they were worried about finishing the work.

When everyone was envious of these people for having jobs, a new job emerged: picking sea shells.

They are available at the docks and by the river, and one pound can be exchanged for four cents.

This time, anyone who picks up the items can exchange them for copper coins, regardless of the group.

All of a sudden, the whole family, including adults and children, went out to pick up the fish. Some even went into the water to pick them up. They only stopped when they saw several people catching a cold.

There was a yard outside the city where someone was collecting the goods at the door, and there was a long queue outside waiting.

When the people behind saw the people in front exchanging money, they all smiled happily.

One day, Qiu Rong came back limping, covered in mud, scaring everyone, especially Changbai, who immediately stepped forward to support her.

"What's going on here?"

Qiu Rong said depressedly: "I don't know what happened to the bamboo forest in the backyard. Several pieces of it are bulging. If you are not careful, you will trip."

Su's mother was a little worried: "Why is the bamboo forest bulging for no reason? Hurry up and ask someone to dig it out. It would be bad if the child falls."

Changbai didn't waste a moment and went back with his hoe. When he came back, he had a few more lumps in his hands.

"It's bamboo shoots. I didn't expect bamboo shoots to grow in winter."

A word of advice may wake you up. Winter bamboo shoots only come out in winter.

Many people don’t like to eat winter bamboo shoots because they think they are bitter. In fact, the taste is still good as long as they are cooked, especially the pickled bamboo shoots with pickled peppers. A plate of them is especially appetizing when you have no appetite.

In a flash, Liu Huan immediately asked Changbai to buy a yard to use as a workshop, and also spread the news to harvest winter bamboo shoots.

Those people who had bamboo forests were extremely happy. They didn't expect that winter bamboo shoots grew in the soil and needed to be dug out.

Some people think that it is delicious and that is why others buy it, but when they eat it themselves it tastes bitter and astringent.

They were afraid that the buyer would go back on his word and gather the whole family to dig, so they all wanted to sell it as soon as possible.

Liu Huan took as many as they wanted, and the yard was almost full.

Liu Huan also specially asked someone to make bamboo tubes to store the bamboo shoots.

He picked a dozen women from the list to process the winter bamboo shoots and boil water.

The final recipe was made by her herself. After the bamboo shoots were processed, she asked someone to bring the prepared seasonings over for pickling.

A series of operations cost a lot of money but no money was recovered yet, but Liu Huan was not panicked at all, as good things are worth waiting for.

With her fighting spirit, she is bound to boost the economy of the entire Nanchang County.