Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Liu's words were very sincere.

One of the reasons was naturally that Lu You was injured while seeking revenge for him.

But more importantly, it is for yourself!

These days, thanks to a small sesame cake, Shuxiang Restaurant's business has been growing steadily.

Originally there was only one waiter, but now, four more have been hired, and he is still too busy to handle the work.

Although Liu knew that having ten tables of diners paying two cents of silver per day would allow her to make a lot of money.

But she overlooked the restaurant's most important source of income.

Drinks!

Since ancient times, alcohol has been a source of huge profits.

The guests spent three cents of silver to pick the bells, one cent was for the pancakes, two cents was for the food, but the drinks were paid for separately!

Moreover, because those who pick the bells are all prominent figures, when they order drinks, they never order the cheap Shaodaozi, yellow wine or rice wine.

All of them are Bamboo Leaf Green, Nv'erhong, Jiuniangchun, Qiulubai...

Although these wines taste good, they are very expensive and are usually sold in brothels to patrons of the upper classes.

A small restaurant like Shuxiang Restaurant can only sell a few jars throughout the year.

But now, in just a few days, nearly twenty jars have been sold.

The profit from selling wine alone is nearly three taels of silver!

And all of these were brought by Lu You’s sesame cakes.

Not to mention lending a yard to Lu You to live in, as long as Lu You can provide a stable supply, Liu would never hesitate to give the yard to her.

As she spoke, Liu reached for the secret pouch on her waist, then took out a piece of silver and handed it to Lu You.

Looking at the silver in his hand, Lu You looked at Liu in confusion: "Aunt, what do you mean?"

"This is one tael, the money for today's golden pastry."

"Not only today, from now on, as long as you sell this golden pastry in my restaurant, no matter how much you earn, I won't take a cent."

Having said this, a trace of shame appeared on Liu's face.

"If I were to tell you that I don't love money, that would be a lie. After all, the reason we do business is to make money."

"But people should learn to be content."

"I am content with the money I earn now, and I can't be greedy for your share."

Seeing Liu's genuine feelings, Lu You bowed.

"In that case, Luyou would like to thank Auntie."

"Please rest assured that this golden pastry will only appear in your restaurant. There will never be another one in Qingshi Town."

This is exactly what Liu was waiting for.

Upon hearing this, Liu directly called Xiaodouzi next to her.

"Xiao Douzi, I have to go out for something. You stay here and keep an eye on the golden pastry. If anything goes wrong, I won't forgive you!"

As she spoke, Liu took Luyou's arm and walked out.

"Aunt, what do you want to do?"

"Show you houses and settle down in town!"

…………

In the Lu family courtyard, Lu You and her two siblings sat around the table, all looking at the key placed in the middle of the table.

"That's probably what happened."

"I've got the key to the yard. What do you say?"

"Should we move this house or not?"

Lu You looked at his two younger brothers and asked with a smile.

Although she is now the actual head of the family, moving is a big deal after all, so she still needs to listen to the opinions of the two.

"I listen to my second sister!"

Lu Ming said without any hesitation.

Lu Yi next to him frowned.

"Second sister, according to what you said, there are still roaming soldiers and bandits in the mountains. We can move to the town, but what about grandpa and grandma?"

Hearing Lu Yi's words, Lu You sighed helplessly.

"I've thought about the problem you mentioned, but there is no good solution at the moment."

"Although we have made some money recently, it is still not enough for the whole family to settle down in the city."

“I don’t know if you’ve heard this saying: If you are rich, you should help the world; if you are poor, you should take care of yourself.”

"Whether it's grandpa and grandma, or my third uncle and aunt, or my eldest sister and her family, even if I bring them to the city now, they can barely squeeze into that yard."

"But they don't have the ability to survive in the town."

"If I were the only one to support so many people, I wouldn't be able to afford it!"

Lu You’s words are very straightforward, but the truth is there.

Although Lu Yi was unwilling, he could only nod slightly.

"I understand, second sister."

Seeing Lu Yi looking worried, Lu You thought for a moment and then spoke again.

"Lu Yi, I understand what you mean, but you don't have to worry too much."

"According to what the one-eyed man said, although there were many soldiers who fled, not all of them may have become bandits."

"Ningguan County in Xijiang Prefecture is extremely far from Jianhe County. Even if we take the official road, it takes more than 200 miles to get there, not to mention the mountain roads."

"According to my estimation, the bandits who escaped to our Jianhe County should be only Duyan and his gang."

"As for the two guys who ran away, they were already scared out of their wits by Zuo Yunfeng. They probably won't dare to come out and harm anyone again."

"Also, the county government has issued an order for each village to form a patrol team to prevent any accidents from happening. There shouldn't be any major disturbances in the short term."

At this point, Lu You smiled slightly.

"Second sister promises you that we will go into the city first. After we have established our foothold, I will find a way to make some arrangements for eldest sister and the others. What do you think?"

"I'll follow your instructions, second sister." Lu Yi said respectfully.

Seeing that Lu Yi agreed, Lu You finally felt relieved.

"Since you all have no objections, let's pack up and move into the city tomorrow morning."

"Once you're settled, I'll take you to start the next step of your money-making plan!"

Hearing this, Lu Ming and the other man looked at Lu You with their eyes wide open.

"Second sister, do you have any other way to make money?" Lu Ming asked in disbelief.

At this time, because of the sesame cakes, they could earn one or two taels of silver a day, which in Lu Ming's view was already enormous wealth.

With more than three hundred taels of silver a year, one can eat white rice and dishes cooked with meat oil for every meal.

In Lu Ming’s understanding, it was the days of Emperor Wu, and that was the most.

But who could have thought that the second sister was still not satisfied?

"Second sister, do you really have a plan to make money?"

At this time, Lu Yi couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Although he had long guessed that the second sister in front of him was not her original self, he silently accepted Lu You's various strange methods.

But even so, the strangeness of this new second sister was still beyond his tolerance.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just talk about Lu You’s marketing of sesame cakes a few days ago.

Whether it was the banners, the copper bells, or the waiter's shouting, they were all extremely simple means, but when combined together, they could make a small pancake spread throughout Qingshi Town within a day.

When he heard again that Lu You had a new idea to make money, he was really curious about what kind of trouble this second sister would stir up again.

Looking at the expectant eyes of his two younger brothers, Lu You smiled.

“It’s just an idea now!”

"But I think that compared to Golden Crisp, the new method will definitely make more money!"