Good luck every time

Li Ruyi put the copper coin in his hand, turned around and sat on the stone where he usually sat.

"What do you want to tell me?"

Han Shian stuffed the money into his arms and asked Li Ruyi directly without saying a word.

"There is a risky but profitable business. Do you dare to do it?"

Li Ruyi asked him.

"What kind of business?"

As soon as Han Shian opened his mouth, Li Ruyi was startled.

"Salt!"

It is a recognized fact that everything related to salt is profitable in Da Qi.

But again, all business involving salt is dangerous.

Li Ruyi frowned and looked at Han Shian carefully.

In her previous life, she didn't realize that Han Shian was so radical.

However, Li Ruyi was still shamefully moved.

Money!

She is so short of money now.

Not only do they need money to redeem themselves from labor service next year, but they also need money to practice martial arts.

If they had money, they could eat meat, buy medicinal herbs to aid their practice, wouldn't have to worry about food for the winter, and could buy some cotton to make winter clothes.

"You mean...selling salt privately?"

Li Ruyi looked at Han Shian uncertainly.

Han Shian realized that Li Ruyi had misunderstood and laughed out loud.

"Of course not! Last time I heard you wanted to be a peddler, I thought I'd find out which things were cheap and fresh."

"It just so happened that a classmate told me about the salt trade."

Han Shian broke off a branch from the bush behind him and wrote a few words on the loose soil on the ground.

"The county government can provide salt subsidies to registered peddlers."

"A small peddler like you who walks the streets can buy at most two tickets, each ticket is 17 strings of cash, and you can get 500 kilograms of salt. In addition, you have to pay a salt tax of 3 strings of cash at the end of the month."

Li Ruyi also quickly turned around, broke off a branch, and wrote the numbers on the ground.

"Wait a minute, let me do the math. Seventeen strings of cash, that's 17,500 cash, plus the salt tax of three strings of cash..."

"Three strings of coins equals three thousand coins..."

"The total is... 21,000 coins, or 21 strings of cash."

"Five hundred kilograms of salt, each kilogram of salt..."

Li Ruyi was scratching her head as she calculated. The number was too big for a semi-illiterate person like her.

She muttered calculations and scratched her head.

Han Shian leaned over to look at her, and as soon as he opened his mouth, Li Ruyi reached out to stop him.

"I can do the math myself!"

She had learned the formula in her previous life, but she didn't have much property and didn't need to manage it. All she needed to do was know how to add and subtract.

But this life is different. After she became a peddler, she discovered how important arithmetic is.

She can calculate everything by herself.

"So a pound of salt will cost 42 wen in the end. If we calculate it based on 50 wen per pound, we can earn... 8 wen."

"Four kan?"

Li Ruyi was shocked. One salt sticker could earn him four strings of cash a month.

If you can get two salt coupons, you will earn eight strings of cash a month.

If she sold the salt farther away and got fifty-two wen, she could earn ten strings of cash a month!

What is the concept of ten strings of cash?

Li Ruyi only received five taels of silver to redeem his labor service in a year, which was less than six strings of copper coins.

And she can earn this much in a month!

She took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down as quickly as possible.

For the time being, this matter can only remain in her own imagination.

She had no capital, so if she wanted to earn this money, she had to spend 42 strings of cash a month to buy the salt sticker.

The forty-two strings of cash made Li Ruyi sober up instantly.

Moreover, such a livelihood is certainly not something that everyone can do. She is a woman, and no one cares if she carries a box around on weekdays. But if she wants to make a living, it is extremely difficult, and she has to make some arrangements.

Li Ruyi had dealt with those petty officials in the county government, and it cost him at least two strings of cash every month to get through.

And this is just the beginning.

There is more to come.

Let’s not talk about the far distance, just say how is she going to carry a thousand kilograms of salt back this month! ?

Who can she sell it to after moving back?

She was just a peddler, with only a pair of shoulders and a carrying pole.

The two boxes and the goods together weighed nearly 40 kilograms, plus 30 to 40 kilograms of salt...

Not to mention that she is only eleven years old now, even when she grows up, she may not be able to carry it!

Unless she has a cart.

Li Ruyi's brows were getting tighter and tighter. No wonder most people couldn't earn this much money.

Han Shian saw that Li Ruyi hadn't written for a while and guessed what she was worried about recently.

He cleared his throat to get Li Ruyi's attention.

"Ruyi, I know your difficulties, but do you know my difficulties?"

Li Ruyi raised her head and looked at Han Shian.

"What's your problem?"

Li Ruyi's talent in observing people's expressions was much stronger than her talent in arithmetic, and she reacted in an instant.

"You mean you want to make this money?"

Han Shian nodded.

"Yes! But not entirely. I don't have the time and I can't."

"For me, studying is the best way out. I can't give up studying to make money."

"But studying does cost money. My land is now cultivated by my second cousin, who can give me 500 to 600 kilograms of grain every year."

"The grain shop sells grain at a lower price, and I can only get four or five strings of cash, which is only enough for me to eat in the county for a year."

"Besides that, I have to find ways to read books and practice calligraphy on my own. If this can be accomplished, I won't have to look for a job, and I will have more time to read books and practice calligraphy."

Li Ruyi understood Han Shian's current situation, but did not understand the meaning of his words.

"You want my help?"

Han Shian shook his head.

"I want to work with you. You don't have money, but I do! I don't have time and energy, but you do!"

Li Ruyi suddenly realized and breathed a sigh of relief.

Of course, she didn't think that Han Shian wanted her help. She was worried that Han Shian would ask her to do work, and then she would be trapped by him.

She has no money now, but she has a lot of time and can save money. If she ties herself up to two salt stickers, it can certainly solve the trouble in the short term, but it is not cost-effective in the long run.

Although Li Ruyi was moved, she was not pushed into a desperate situation.

But if it’s collaboration, that’s another story!

"You mean, you pay the money, I do the work, and we split the money equally?"

Han Shian shook his head.

"An equal split is not an option. The risk is too great and I don't want to take it."

Li Ruyi was choked by Han Shian.

She looked at the words she had written on the ground, stretched out her hand and gestured several times before she suppressed all the thoughts in her mind and asked Han Shian.

"What do you want?"

Han Shian saw that she was speechless and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.

"I want money. You have to give me five strings of cash every month. No matter how much you earn, it's up to you to earn more. No matter what happens to you, or whether you can't get your money back, I want a fixed amount of money."

After hearing this number, Li Ruyi slowly showed a thoughtful expression.

Frankly speaking, Han Shian didn't ask for much.

If it can really be sold at 52 wen per catty, Li Ruyi himself will also make a profit of 5 strings of coins.

But Li Ruyi has to bear all the risks.

Just like Han Shian said, he just wants money regardless of anything else, so Li Ruyi must make sure that she does not make any mistakes in the early stages.