She tried to take the token again and went over. This time, the guards respectfully invited her in, and she soon met the magistrate.

The magistrate was taking a nap in the backyard when he heard that General Xie had sent someone over. He hurriedly put on his outer robe and rushed over.

He straightened his official hat, glanced at the person next to him, and nervously approached, asking, "General Xie, what are your orders?"

The border troops and he had always kept to themselves.

Wang Yiyi originally wanted to directly mention the magistrate's daughter, but seeing the magistrate's attitude, what she was about to say turned out to be: "Magistrate Li, you have raised a good daughter."

Magistrate Li's legs nearly gave way, and he lowered his head even further, wiping the sweat from his brow. "This humble official does not understand; please enlighten me, General."

He had already cursed his daughter in his heart several times. Why did this girl cause trouble everywhere? This time she even offended General Xie. He felt that his official hat was in jeopardy.

Wang Yiyi cleared her throat, her face serious: "I'm sure you're aware of the situation in the army, sir. Some military households want to start small businesses to supplement their income. What is the meaning of the county magistrate's daughter's obstruction?"

Magistrate Li's legs went weak, and he knelt on the ground: "This humble official would never dare to do that. I will definitely discipline my family properly."

Wang Yi helped the man up, saying, "Sir, there's no need for that. I'm just a messenger."

Then he changed the subject: "Sir, you admit your mistake and correct it, which makes you a good official. So I'll give you some news. I just arrived and saw that your daughter has been kidnapped by villains."

Magistrate Li was surprised: "Is that so?"

The emperor was far away, and although he was just a county magistrate, the border troops, despite their great power, never really cared about matters in the city.

In other words, in Shi County, he was a local tyrant, so how could any criminals be so bold?

"Your Excellency, please take your men and go quickly, lest you regret it later." Wang Yiyi cupped his hands in farewell and took his leave.

Magistrate Li, whose mind was filled with thoughts of villains, heard this and quickly and respectfully escorted the man out.

Upon reaching the gate, Magistrate Li finally asked the question he had been wanting to ask: "What kind of business do these military households engage in?"

"Tofu."

Tofu?

His daughter actually went to manage a tofu seller?

His face darkened; he really didn't care whether this rebellious woman lived or died.

In the end, they still recruited some people and hurriedly went to the place Wang Yiyi had mentioned.

Wang Yiyi waited at the door until she saw the magistrate leading his men toward Jiang Chengzong's courtyard, then quietly followed them.

Soon after, the magistrate's furious shouts and Jiang Chengzong's pleas for mercy could be heard from inside the courtyard.

Wang Yi left satisfied.

Looking at the token in her hand, she couldn't help but sigh. Power is really useful in this world. With just one word from the county magistrate's daughter, her tofu could go unsold. She paraded around the city with the Xie family's token, and even the county magistrate had to bow his head.

It's a pity that these powers don't belong to him.

It's okay, she'll have power too!

After going to Liangping County and then to Shixian County, it was already dark when Wang Yiyi returned to Shangyun Town.

Fortunately, there weren't many people along the way, so she didn't deliberately slow down.

Upon reaching the town entrance, we had just folded up the RV and taken a few steps when we spotted Wang Dashan and Daya.

"You're waiting for me here?" Wang Yi greeted them with a smile.

It feels so good to be remembered!

Upon hearing her voice, Daya burst into tears and hugged her tightly, saying, "Where have you been? I was so worried about you."

"I just went to the city with the buyer. There were no cars coming back, so I walked back, which is why I was delayed. Didn't I send someone to deliver a message?" Wang Yiyi quickly pulled her face away. Da Ya's force was too strong, and she almost couldn't breathe.

Wang Dashan chimed in from the side, "If it weren't for the message, your mother would have reported it to the authorities."

"I'll come back earlier next time," she said, raising one hand as if to make a vow.

Daya lightly slapped him: "Stop joking, hurry back. I don't know which way you're coming back. Your mother and the others are still waiting at the village entrance."

When the group arrived at the village entrance, Li and the others were waiting for them.

Li's reaction to seeing Wang Yiyi was exactly the same as Daya's; she almost burst into tears, but in the end, she only wiped away her tears and said, "You must be starving. I bought some fish today."

Er Tou chimed in from the side, "The stewed tofu smells amazing."

Wang Yi had only casually mentioned it yesterday, and today he was eating it. He kept saying he was hungry, and he even quickened his pace.

During the meal, Wang Yiyi mentioned that someone had ordered another forty catties of tofu: "However, this person is from Liangping County, and he wants us to deliver the tofu to Shi County every day, and then he will come to pick it up."

Li picked up a piece of fish for her: "That's easy, just have your father get up earlier from now on."

"No need. I'll just follow Boss Su's car from town every day from now on. Dad, you can just carry the tofu out of town as before."

"And what if you come back?"

"Just come back in Boss Su's car. He has an elderly mother at home, and he has to go back to town to stay every day." Wang Yiyi didn't even blink, and the lie came out of her mouth without batting an eye.

Only then was Mrs. Li relieved and she no longer objected.

"How about I go instead?" Big Head suggested from the side.

Wang Yiyi: "Brother, doing business is very complicated. Besides, we need help with things at home. Even a mother can't push this millstone."

Big Head said "Oh," admitting he didn't really understand business. He figured the younger sister was definitely more capable than him to close so many deals.

Wang Yiyi then said, "Father, Mother, there's something I want to tell you. I sold my goods in Liangping County for four thousand coins, and this Boss Su even takes me back and forth every day. I'm thinking of paying him four coins from now on. What do you think?"

Today, her trip has given the county magistrate backing her up, so she doesn't have to worry about anyone coming back to retaliate. She wants to take over the business of all the restaurants and eateries in Shi County, so lowering prices is necessary.

Li chuckled and said, "I always thought five copper coins a pound was too expensive."

Wang Yi nodded and handed over the money from today's sales to Li: "This was sold for four coins per pound."

Because they added another forty jin, Li planned to make another pot. Wang Yiyi told Daya not to go to the stall to sell tomorrow, but to do this kind of supply business from now on, which is stable and convenient.

All told, they're now ordering 100 jin (50 kg) of goods every day, so Li naturally agreed.

Daya said, "From now on, I'll help my mother make tofu at home."

The family worked until midnight before finally resting.

The next day, when Wang Yi got up and did his usual exercise, he saw Li Shi run back with a strange expression on her face.

Every morning, Li would go to the fields to work for a while, and she would usually return when Wang Yiyi was almost finished with her training. Today, she returned a little early.

"Jiang Chengzong came back last night. I heard he was beaten up and now he can't even get out of bed."

Before even putting down the basket in her hand, Li announced this bombshell news to the people in the courtyard.

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