“I don’t know when this corvée labor will end.”
“I heard from my eldest brother-in-law that the court has begun to abolish corvée labor, and the prefectures and counties near the capital have already implemented it. I think it will come to us soon.”
When the people around heard this, their faces were full of joy.
“That’s a really good thing.”
“Isn’t it?”
“I heard from my eldest brother-in-law that this is the result of the Eldest Prince’s strong recommendation. If it weren’t for him, I’m afraid we ordinary people would have to suffer from this corvée labor.” The man sighed. His tone was full of respect and admiration for the Eldest Prince.
“The Eldest Prince is not only virtuous and talented but also has a heart that cares for the people. He is truly a sage.”
The people around nodded in praise after hearing this.
In the eyes of ordinary people, as long as someone treated them well and gave them plenty of food and clothing, they would remember this person.
Bei Yutang quickly thought of her past life when she heard their discussion. When she was with Gu Pianran, Gu Pianran and the Eldest Prince once mentioned the way to win the hearts of the people so that he could ascend to the throne.
Before, she had always been in hatred. Now, thinking carefully about every word that Gu Pianran said, her thoughts, and what she said, people would marvel at her wisdom.
Now it seemed that it was not her thing, but she borrowed it from ancient times.
Although she was not sure yet, there was a high probability that Gu Pianran was a person who traveled here thousands of years in the future, and that unknown wandering soul had replaced the original Gu Pianran.
Bei Yutang first went to the restaurant to deliver the recipes and at the same time took away last month’s dividend. When she came out, she had two hundred taels of silver in her arms.
Before she even got close to the Lei’s rouge shop, she saw a long line from the street to the door.
Bei Yutang had just walked toward the door. Before her feet touched the door, she heard people in line shouting: “Hey, hey, fat woman, go to the back to line up. Don’t you see that everyone is lining up?”
Bei Yutang looked at the person who spoke. The woman was about fifteen or sixteen years old and well-dressed. Judging from her outfit, she should be a maid from a wealthy family.
“I’m not here to buy anything.” Bei Yutang said to her and also to others to avoid misunderstanding.
The maid sneered, “Your excuse doesn’t work. Someone has already used it.”
The people next to her also echoed: “You should just go to the back and queue up. We all came here early to queue up. You can’t jump in line.”
“Go to the back and line up.”
“If you don’t go, we won’t let you in through this door.”
A group of people stared at her with unfriendly eyes, and if she didn’t obey, she would definitely be in trouble.
“You can bring the clerks inside. They all know me. I’m really not here to buy anything. I’m just here to meet the shopkeeper.” As soon as Bei Yutang finished speaking, a clerk happened to come out and call out the number.
The maid took the opportunity and asked the clerk: “Do you know this woman?”
The new clerk glanced at Bei Yutang and heard the maid’s question. She immediately understood Bei Yutang’s intention and said to Bei Yutang, “If you want to buy something, go to the back and line up.”
As soon as these words came out, Bei Yutang immediately received a wave of looks of contempt and ridicule.
Bei Yutang looked at this unfamiliar clerk with helplessness.
Forget it, she had better queue up obediently.
If she didn’t queue up today, these people might not let her in.
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