I rely on the system to support my eighteen brothers and sisters

"Don't worry, money is not an issue."

Qiao Linxi had money in her hands, and she was more confident. Since she wanted to take root here, she had to build some connections. This official who was paid by the government was her target. As the old saying goes, it is easier to get things done if you have someone in the upper echelons.

When you do business in the future, you will have the protection of the officials, so if others want to cause trouble, they will have to think twice.

"That's easy. If you want to gain a foothold in Lanqing City, you should look for me. I was born and raised in Lanqing. I know exactly how many streets there are in Lanqing City, what shops are on the streets, and how many bricks there are on the ground."

The officer's words were a bit exaggerated. He knew how many streets there were, but it was impossible to know how many bricks there were on the ground unless he went out of his way to count them.

"Then I'll trouble you, sir."

Qiao Linxi is very good at being tactful in the business world. She was previously a hotel manager and has a lot of experience in dealing with people.

The officer's impression of Qiao Linxi increased instantly when he saw that she was pretty, had money in her hands, and was humble.

He gave up the idea of ​​ripping Qiao Linxi off severely. He even felt that it was not easy for a girl to take care of this group of brothers and sisters, so he took them to find the owner of a cloth shop he knew.

When they arrived at Lin's Cloth Shop, the owner of the shop originally wanted to chase away Qiao Linxi and his group, who looked like beggars, but when he saw the official, he smiled and greeted them.

"Here comes Li. Come in and have a glass of water. It's hot outside."

Although Lanqing City was also affected by the disaster, it was not very serious. It was just that the weather was a little hot and water was relatively scarce. Unlike Qiao Linxi's village, all the crops were directly sun-dried to death and could not be planted for two to three years.

"Lao Lin, let me introduce you to a business. Go and prepare suitable clothes for these children."

The owner of Lin's Cloth Shop was named Lin. He looked at the dozen or so children, then looked at Officer Li and said, "Captain Li, are you kidding me? These children are all beggars. Lin's Cloth Shop is not a charity."

"Boss." Qiao Linxi spoke before Li Guanchai: "We may be wearing tattered clothes, but we are not beggars."

Only then did Boss Lin notice Qiao Linxi, who was wearing a gorgeous dress. The material of the girl's clothes was not ordinary. He had never seen such fabric before. At first, he thought that this gorgeously dressed girl was not the same kind as these little brats.

"They are all fleeing famine from other places. Just help them prepare clothes. The money issue can be discussed later."

Li Guancha was also guaranteeing Qiao Linxi and the others. Apart from anything else, the half piece of silver in Qiao Linxi's hand was enough to pay for their clothes. As for why Li Guancha knew that Qiao Linxi still had silver in his hand, it was because he saw Qiao Linxi cutting the silver from the ingot.

"Boss, the clothes don't have to be too nice, just clean and comfortable."

According to Qiao Linxi's request, the boss actually found clothes suitable for them.

"Girl, there must be no problem with the quality of these clothes. These are the ones that were made before but never sold. There are large and small ones."

Qiao Linxi looked at the clothes. They were made of the worst quality fabrics and smelled of dust. "How much do these clothes cost?"

"The girl was brought here by Li Tou, so I'll give you a discount, a total of five taels of silver."

When the officer heard this, he was about to speak when he heard Qiao Linxi burst into laughter.

She had a rough idea of ​​the prices here. A steamed bun cost only one or two wen, which was one or two yuan in RMB. The entrance fee was ten wen, which was ten yuan. In her world, this kind of cloth was the kind of street stall goods, and was only worth a few dozen yuan. If it was one hundred wen per piece, eighteen pieces would only cost one thousand eight hundred wen, two taels of silver.

This boss is so evil that he is trying to earn beggars' money by violating his conscience.

"Boss, we should be conscientious. Although we are children from poor families, it doesn't mean we are stupid. Your clothes are worth at most two taels of silver, so you can still make a profit. You asked me for five taels of silver right away, I guess you don't want to do this business."

Boss Lin saw that this girl was so smart and it might be difficult to fool her. But the boss still bargained for a while.

"Girl, prices are rising now, and everything is expensive. This dress is only so cheap here. If you go to other cloth shops, they won't sell it to you unless they charge you eight or nine taels."

"I know prices are rising, but your clothes are not made of new cloth. They have been stored for a long time. Look, they are covered with dust. It's a bit unfair to charge you five taels of silver. If it weren't for us kids, your clothes would be a waste and would have to be thrown away after a while. If you sell them to me, we will remember you."

Boss Lin thought about it and agreed after seeing Qiao Linxi's good talk and that she knew Li Guancha. Just as she said, without them, these clothes would be thrown into his hands, and he would not get a penny, and would have to pay for the fabric and labor.

"Come and thank Boss Lin."

When the children saw the new clothes, they were all happy and came to thank Boss Lin, which made Qiao Linxi gain another wave of gratitude points.

Looking at the innocent and lovely children, Boss Lin felt a little guilty. How could he be blinded by the benefits? They were all children. How could he earn money from them?

The agreed price was two taels of silver, but Qiao Linxi cut off more than he needed. Boss Lin weighed it on a small gold scale and found that there was almost one tael more. The boss wanted Qiao Linxi to cut off the extra weight, but Qiao Linxi said it was not necessary.

"No, the extra money will be used as a thank you to the boss. I would like to ask Boss Lin to prepare a room for us for the children to change clothes. If possible, please prepare some water for the children to wash."

"No problem, no problem..." Boss Lin took the money and understood clearly what this girl was doing. The extra money was for her to exchange for a room and water.

Qiao Linxi did not go with them. She knew that the older children would take care of the younger ones and she could just sit back and do nothing.

Boss Lin prepared the house and water, and made tea for Qiao Linxi and Li Guanchai, and started chatting with Qiao Linxi. He couldn't help but sigh when he learned that Qiao Linxi's parents had both passed away.

"This God really doesn't give us any chance to survive. It's been drought for several years. Miss Qiao, you are amazing. You were able to lead your brothers and sisters so far, and everyone is still safe and sound without any injuries."

Qiao Linxi smiled modestly: "No, no, I'm just an ordinary person. We can walk this far safely, and it's all God's blessing."