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Li Ruyi hurried to defend the Li family.

"He said he would give it to me, but I didn't take it."

When the headman's wife heard this, her eyes widened three points.

"Are you stupid? You don't even want the land?"

Li Ruyi shook her head.

"I've learned a lesson from my brother's experience. If we are included in the clan, we will have to listen to others when it comes to marriage in the future."

"I've had enough of living in fear. I might as well be the boss of my own house!"

The headman's wife wanted to say something to her, but when she opened her mouth, nothing came out.

The room suddenly fell silent.

After a moment's silence, Li Ruyi asked her.

"When will my cousin come back? Am I delaying things here?"

The headman's wife seemed to remember something and waved her hand.

"No! I have nothing to do at home. My children are all working in the fields. What do you want to talk to your cousin about?"

Li Ruyi did not hide her plan.

"I'm still young and want to travel outside for two years. I want to do some small business and ask about the road sticker."

After hearing this, the wife seemed to realize something. She reached out and pushed Li Ruyi away, looking at her carefully.

"Oh, don't say that. I just realized that you are going to be a peddler?"

Li Ruyi smiled embarrassedly.

"We still have five taels of silver to redeem our labor next year! We have to make some money! My eldest sister is diligent and wants to stay at home to cultivate the land, so I'm thinking of going out to make some money."

"I can't do hard work, so I thought of doing something easy. My master has some money, so she gave it to me. I will pay her back when I make money."

When the village head's wife heard her say this, she asked her questions without any limits.

"How much money did your master give you?"

Li Ruyi seemed to be defenseless against people.

"It's more than one or two taels. She doesn't have much money. In previous years, she would go to the mountains to catch something and sell it for money."

"But her eyesight is not good, and it is not convenient for her to go back and forth."

"I received her kindness when I was in the most difficult time. There happened to be no elders at home, so I accepted her as my master. From now on, I will go out and earn money to support her in her old age."

After hearing this, the headman's wife also felt sad and touched Li Ruyi's hair.

"Oh you kid!"

Li Ruyi didn't hear any advice from the people, and she felt much more relaxed.

In fact, the headman's wife did not want to persuade her, but she really did not have the ability to do so.

If you want to give someone some advice, you have to give some advice, right?

What ideas could she come up with?

Does that mean she wants Li Ruyi to marry her elder sister off in exchange for a dowry?

Not to mention that the wife of the village head is incapable of doing this, even if there is someone who can really do it, she would have to consider whether Li Jixiang's conditions are worth it.

Marriage is a bond between two families.

No one is a fool, and no one doesn't consider the conditions.

For a girl like Li Jixiang, whose parents died at the age of thirteen and who has no family background and no dowry, no man who comes to her will be a good match.

The best one is a man who is too poor to have a wife, has good character, but struggles between life and death all his life.

I don’t know how far the worst one is from here.

Anyone whose family is well-off wants to find a girl with good conditions.

The headman's wife also has a son. If she had a choice, she would never let her son marry Li Jixiang.

Why would she bring up something she couldn't even do herself?

Li Ruyi waited for a while and came back after strolling in the fields.

As soon as I entered the door and saw Li Ruyi, I felt complicated.

Li Ruyi was quite friendly. She and the headman's wife talked at once about their plan to become peddlers.

The head of the village frowned tightly.

"This is too dangerous! What if you are a child out there and someone robs you?"

Although Da Qi seemed peaceful, highway robbery was sometimes done on a whim. After stealing the things, the robbers ran away, and most of the time they could not be caught.

Li Ruyi has thought about this issue.

"Rob it if you want! I have to try, or else where will I get the money to redeem myself next year?"

"I don't sell anything valuable anyway. I earn my money through hard work. He wants money to rob me. I don't have money, so he can't rob me even if he wants to!"

The head of the village was shocked by Li Ruyi's confidence that "I am poor, but I am right."

"Then...then...what if a little girl like you sells you out?"

Li Ruyi jumped off the kang and showed it to the head of the village.

"Uncle, look at me. What's the difference between me and those helpers selling steamed buns in the county? If I run out and tell people I'm a woman, they may not believe me!"

The head of the village had nothing to say.

Li Ruyi sighed.

"If I hadn't made so little money as a helper in the first two years, I would have actually wanted to work as a helper."

The village head had even less to say.

When he heard about Li Ruyi's inquiry about the road sticker, he told her what he knew.

"If you sell something in our county, no one will care. If you go out of the county, you have to buy a road permit, which costs one guan of money a month."

Perhaps the imperial court system did not require so much, but the county magistrate also had to live, and he wanted some money for both big and small matters.

Li Ruyi estimated that if this matter was to be completed, he would have to give some money to those petty officials, and the road might become even more expensive.

However, at that time, it could be done for a longer time.

"That's too expensive. I'll just walk around the county for now!"

The head of the village laughed at her.

"You! You have big eyes and a small stomach. You haven't even eaten a single bite, but you're already thinking about walking away."

"For example, there are many peddlers coming to our village for this small piece of land in our county. If you do this, you will inevitably have to compete with them. You haven't even figured it out yet! You're thinking about going to other counties first!"

“Then people from other counties also stick together.”

Li Ruyi naturally understood that cutting off someone's financial resources was like killing their parents. If she wanted to enter a business, she would inevitably be ostracized and targeted.

"I understand! We can talk about the future later. Let's get through this first!"

The head of the village nodded. He couldn't help much, so he could only speak.

"Okay, our village has its own peddler. If we need anything in the future, we will come to you."

Li Ruyi smiled even more happily now.

"Okay! I'll bring back some fresh stuff."

The head of the village felt helpless seeing her shameless look and was about to give her some advice when he suddenly heard someone shouting outside the yard.

"Second sister, second sister! Our sheep has given birth! Second sister..."

Li Ruyi immediately recognized that it was the third brother's voice. She quickly stood up and agreed before the man even left the house.

"Hey! I know!"

After saying this, she quickly said goodbye to the village head and his wife.

"Uncle, aunt, I'm going back first!"

The head of the village saw how anxious she was and chased after her, shouting.

"Take the things back! Kid! Why are you running? Watch your step!"

Li Ruyi agreed loudly, and the noise made the village head's ears buzz.

The village head's wife sat there with nothing to do, so she turned around twice on the ground and thought about it.

"Ouch! I don't know if this baby can be delivered. I better go and take a look!"

The head of the village glanced at her.

"I think you are a good believer!"

The headman's wife glared at him.

"You know nothing!"