Good luck every time

The number of 300 kilograms was not something Li Ruyi made up, but was the result of her observation of the village today.

Of course, this has to be within her own tolerance.

If the deal here is negotiated, Li Ruyi might give priority to delivering salt here before sending it to other places. He will definitely give priority to keeping big customers.

If she was short of ten or eight kilograms, she could go to the county and buy some for fifty cents.

There was little good salt in the county. You had to show your household registration to buy it, and you had to hurry early. The other party decided how many pounds you could buy. Fifty cents was enough to buy ten or eight pounds. It was really meaningless to go through so much trouble to deliver the salt to the mountains just to earn two or three cents.

Li Ruyi could only try his best to weigh the pros and cons.

It will be fine once you get used to running.

I heard that the people at the 300-jin table looked at each other.

The price and quantity are within their plan, but they think the price can still be negotiated.

The boss laughed. His toughness and sharpness were diluted a lot by this laugh, but he became more confident!

"Little Brother Li is honest, but we can't say what this deal is. We still want to talk to you about it."

After hearing this, Li Ruyi did not speak rashly. At this point, he was not in a hurry.

She wanted to hear whether the boss was sincere, so she looked at him, but did not smile, just nodded slightly.

"Boss, you can say whatever you want."

The boss had drunk a lot of wine, and his eyes didn't seem as clear as before. He couldn't see Li Ruyi's face clearly, so he leaned forward slightly and told Li Ruyi a number.

"Three hundred and fifty kilograms, eighteen strings of cash. Our village needs three hundred and fifty kilograms of salt every month. I'll give you eighteen strings of cash in total. What do you think, little brother Li?"

Li Ruyi didn't expect that the other party could actually increase the quantity.

This was beyond her expectations, and she might have a shortage of hundreds of kilograms of salt every month.

Of course, it is too early to say that there is a shortage now. When the salt is actually delivered to those mountain villages, it is not certain whether people will want it or not, and it is not certain how much they will want!

Li Ruyi quickly calculated in her mind what the unit price would be for eighteen strings of cash and three hundred and fifty kilograms.

She frowned and calculated quickly, a series of numbers flashing through her mind.

Three hundred catties of salt and fifty wen is fifteen strings of cash, fifty catties of salt and fifty wen is two and a half strings of cash, and the extra two wen is seven hundred coins, for a total of eighteen strings of cash and two hundred coins. They wiped out her profit of two hundred coins.

These two hundred coins are equal to more than five cents and less than six cents when spread out on three hundred and fifty kilograms of salt.

The unit price of eighteen strings of salt is more than fifty-one and four cents.

While Li Ruyi was calculating, everyone at the table was looking at her.

This price was not in Li Ruyi's plan, because she didn't think these people would want 350 kilograms of salt.

But no matter what, having business is always better than having no business. Having come to this point, Li Ruyi cannot refuse this price no matter what.

She took a deep breath, and when she looked up, the solemnity on her face had disappeared.

Everyone at the table, whether the head of the household or the old man, relaxed a little as she did so.

Sure enough, the first thing Li Ruyi said was what they wanted to hear.

"Now that the big boss has said this, it would be petty of me to continue to argue."

The boss also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then it's settled! Brother Li, tell us a time and we'll send someone down the mountain to get the salt."

Li Ruyi didn't dare to agree too quickly. She was afraid that something might happen at the government office. If she had to wait three to five days to get the salt, wouldn't that be a hassle?

She and Han Shi'an agreed to meet on the 18th, and it would take several days to implement the plan. Today was already the 16th, so if it was safe, it would be more appropriate to set the date at the 25th or 26th.

"Then let's set it for ten days from now, on the twenty-sixth. What do you think, Master?"

The boss didn't care at all. Whether it was ten days later or half a month later, it was all the same to them.

"That's great. Tomorrow when Brother Li goes down the mountain, I will personally see him off. We can decide the location after we get to the foot of the mountain."

Li Ruyi thought this was no problem.

"As it should be."

An old man sitting nearby laughed out loud after hearing this.

"That's a good thing, let's have a drink to celebrate."

Li Ruyi quickly stood up and picked up the wine jar to pour wine for people.

The big boss also hurried to give way, and they poured the food to each other. The old men around also stood up and fought for it.

The wine bowls were filled and everyone raised their glasses to clink.

"Dry!"

"Dry!"

Li Ruyi also followed the others and shouted "ton ton ton" and drank it.

After the serious business was over, the atmosphere at the table relaxed. The man who had just scolded the salt merchant had been dragged away, and Tian Laoer sat over.

As soon as he sat down at the table, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

Chatting was no longer enough to satisfy him, so he started playing finger-guessing games with others.

Li Ruyi was young and couldn't drink much, so she just sat aside and watched others drinking, and no one tried to persuade her.

Then she saw the drinking atmosphere in the village.

The people who were having the feast over there had already left the table, and the next round of people had sat down again. The old dishes were taken down and new ones were placed in their place.

Some people who had finished eating went home, but some stayed and came to play with us.

Everyone was urging people to drink and make a fuss, and someone grabbed the groom over.

The groom had a good alcohol tolerance and could hold on after two rounds of drinking, but he was eventually replaced by his brother.

I heard that there was a bridal chamber prank in the bridal chamber, and many children ran over there.

The situation here is not serious. Many people are still catching children back and asking people to be quiet and not cause more trouble.

Li Ruyi had seen a very violent bridal chamber prank in which two or three people hid in other people's kang cabinets and suddenly jumped out in the middle of the night, almost scaring the newlyweds to death.

Gradually, the people who were having the banquet dispersed. Lights were lit in the backyard and people were cleaning up. The host was also distributing food to the people in the village.

After dividing, you have to wash the dishes.

When the work was done, someone came to call us back home.

Those who fell down after drinking were carried away by their families, while those who drank happily and did not want to leave were urged and invited to leave.

First, let the children at home come over and call them. If the children can’t call the elderly away, then ask them to come over.

Some men didn't get called away and found another father.

But most people went home.

It was late at night and the Ghost Festival was approaching. The moon in the sky was bright. Li Ruyi felt a little sleepy. Remembering that he had to get up early the next morning, he went to the backyard under the pretext of going to the bathroom.

Most of the people in the backyard had left, and only the aunt who had spoken to her today was still there.

Li Ruyi saw her moving a wooden barrel, so she went over to help and joined her.

"Where are you going to put this, sister-in-law?"

When the aunt saw Li Ruyi, she didn't refuse.

"Just put it in the back room."

There is a shelf in the big house at the back, with some things placed on it, not many, all of which are buckets used to store rice and steamed buns. These things should be shared by the village, as ordinary people would not need such big buckets to store things.

Li Ruyi helped her move back before asking her.

"What about them? Have they all gone back?"

My aunt bent her waist and slowly stood up.

"Well, they all went back! They said they would do the remaining work tomorrow, but I'm just sitting here doing nothing, so I'll just do some work for a while. Why aren't you playing with them in the front?"

Li Ruyi didn't stop moving his hands.

"I can't drink either, so I'll just make room for them."

The aunt looked at her and smiled.

"Hey! I heard it in the backyard. Even though Li is young, he drank three or four bowls of wine in one breath!"

Li Ruyi tilted her head.

"Oh my! Sister-in-law, please don't embarrass me with this. I see that everyone drinks from the jar!"