Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm-Chapter 1567 - 1566: Greatly Affected the Business_1

For a moment, the cruel reality before their eyes filled their hearts with deadened spirits, and they dispersed from the meeting listlessly, like frostbitten eggplants.

Together, their families had no hope, which meant there was utterly no hope at all.

If they were to submit, they would have to demonstrate their sincerity.

But with what could they demonstrate it?

Unable to come up with a good idea for the moment, they opted to lay low and endure in silence.

Don’t stir up trouble, absolutely don’t stir up trouble, especially at a time like this, don’t go provoking Yang Wenxiao.

And what’s the best way to avoid causing trouble?

Stay indoors and keep the doors shut.

If you stay at home, you can’t cause trouble.

Once these leading aristocratic families became inconspicuous, the medium and small-sized ones that always looked up to them also started to keep a low profile. The heads of these families decreed that no one was to go out and make trouble; if there was any matter, it had to be brought to them for permission before leaving the house.

Under such oppressive policies, the streets became significantly quieter, and the previously bustling Zuixian Building, which catered to the wealthy, saw its business grow desolate, with revenue dropping by more than half.

Although everyone’s business was suffering, Zuixian Building still had the bluestone road and the canal to maintain. With such a sharp decrease in revenue, what could they use to maintain the road and canal?

Shopkeeper Hong, in a fluster, sought out Qiao Xiaomai to brainstorm for solutions.

Qiao Xiaomai’s Floral Dew business also hadn’t received any new orders recently, and she was worrying about that, too.

When Shopkeeper Hong came to her, she really didn’t have any solutions.

"This needs to be resolved!" Shopkeeper Hong said anxiously.

It did need to be resolved, but all those rich and powerful people were holed up at home and not coming out. Surely they couldn’t just go door-to-door selling, could they?

Neither Floral Dew nor Zuixian Building’s dishes were essential goods; people wouldn’t die if they didn’t buy them for a while.

People wouldn’t die, but Zuixian Building was on the verge of dying.

Qiao Xiaomai was so worried that her own appetite had lessened.

Seeing this, Tong Sanlang spoke up, "How about we really do go door-to-door selling?"

Just like those silk, jewelry, and pastry shops that had long-term cooperation with the wealthy, whenever they had anything new, they would actively deliver it to their mansions.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiaomai immediately shook her head like a rattle-drum, "No, no, that won’t do. Zuixian Building is currently under my name, you are a lord, and I am the well-known Qiao Xiaomai. We cannot lower our status."

Maintain the pride, they must maintain the pride.

Upon hearing this, Tong Sanlang laughed helplessly. Even in such times, they were still concerned about status. ƒreewebηoveℓ.com

"Let’s wait and see," Qiao Xiaomai said.

For her to go out like a salesperson and peddle goods, she really couldn’t bring herself to do that. It had not been long since those noblewomen ran to her begging. It was imperative not to have their roles reversed.

Anyway, there were still some orders from before that hadn’t been fulfilled. They would take it slow and finish those orders first.

Summer was nearly upon them. When the watermelons and crayfish ripened, would these people be able to resist the temptation?

Qiao Xiaomai wasn’t sure.

Truly unsure.

Because neither watermelons nor crayfish were essential goods. Having them would be an added luxury, but not having them wouldn’t impact one’s life.

What to do...

Was last summer’s frenzied scene of watermelons and crayfish being hard to come by about to disappear?

This year she had grown so many watermelons and raised so many crayfish!

Qiao Xiaomai’s business was severely affected, but Bei Yun’s business was still fair. People consume grains which bring forth all sorts of diseases, and "illness" is something hard for anyone to control. No one wishes to fall ill, but diseases come as they will. There was no choice; one had to leave the mansion to seek treatment if they were ill.

Although Bei Yun was rather adept at causing harm, as long as they only sought medical consultation and disregarded his other talk, they would still be alright.