Good luck every time

(The date of the previous chapter has been modified)

There was not much work left, and Li Ruyi and her aunt couldn't finish it after a while. Finally, several people in the front yard fell down, and they finally dispersed.

My aunt went to clean up the food, and several men who were able to stand helped her.

Li Ruyi also helped to clean the table. With three or two bowls per person, the front yard was cleaned up.

Everyone dispersed. Li Ruyi opened the door with the help of the moonlight and returned to the room where he had kept his box.

Everything in the room remained the same. There was a fork on the door. She locked the door, put the boxes together, and prepared to spend the night like this.

But just as she lay down, she heard footsteps in the yard, and soon someone knocked on her door.

"have you slept?"

It was the aunt from before. Li Ruyi stood up quickly. She did not open the door directly, but asked while walking.

"No! What's wrong, aunt?"

"It's cold in the mountains at night. I'll bring you a bed and bedding."

When Li Ruyi opened the door, she saw the quilt she was holding.

Without coming in, her aunt gave her the bedding at the door.

Li Ruyi took the quilt and was about to say thank you when the aunt raised her hand and placed a bamboo tube with a handle on it.

"Here is some boiled water. You can drink it if you are thirsty at night."

Li Ruyi quickly pulled out a hand and pressed the bamboo tube.

"Sorry to bother you, sister-in-law! You still have to worry about me at this time."

My aunt tilted her head and smiled, revealing a row of teeth.

"It's okay, go to bed early! Lock the door, or you might get cold if the wind blows it open at night."

Li Ruyi agreed readily.

"Okay, sister-in-law, go to bed early too."

The aunt nodded, and when she saw her take a step back to close the door, she turned around and left the yard.

Li Ruyi closed the door with his foot, placed the bamboo tube on the ground, and only spread the bedding after it was firmly placed on the ground.

Lock the door and go to sleep!

Mrs. Tian, ​​who had just delivered something to someone, left the yard, and did not forget to close the gate when she came out.

The boss waited on the side, and the couple walked home side by side.

"I see you're all very happy, have you reached an agreement?"

Seeing that the boss was still in good spirits, Mrs. Tian joined in the chat.

"Well! It's settled. Eighteen strings of cash and three hundred and fifty catties of official salt. Although it's five hundred coins more expensive than what we buy at the market, I estimate that the salt we boil will be more than the salt we buy at the market."

Although Mrs. Tian liked Li Ruyi very much, from a business perspective, she was not as reassured about the matter as it seemed.

"We don't eat much of this official salt, so it's hard to say whether it's good or not."

The boss understood what she meant and comforted her.

"It's okay, let's buy it and try it out. It only costs an extra 500 coins. If it's really good, we'll make a profit. If not, we won't buy it next time."

Mrs. Tian was not too relieved after hearing this.

"I talked to him about his family affairs today. His parents are both gone, and this business belongs to his clan. What kind of family is this? They let such a young child go into the mountains alone! He also said that the clan took a liking to him, but I don't see that they took a liking to him."

The boss didn't react much after hearing this.

"It's good that they don't think highly of him. I think he's smart and knows how to speak and act. He must understand that the less he is valued by the tribe, the more he has to hold on to us."

"Anyway, he has salt and we have money, so we don't want anything that's not good!"

The boss understood that every family has its dirty deeds, and they were not going to live with Li Er, so why did they care what his family was like.

Pay upon seeing the goods, and once both the silver and the goods have been settled, it's fine as long as the goods are in good condition.

Mrs. Tian glanced at the boss with a smile.

"Aren't you afraid that he won't be able to provide salt when the time comes?"

The boss also turned around and looked at her with a smile.

"It's just a matter of running errands. If it works, it will be a convenience in the future. If it doesn't, it won't be a big loss."

"Besides, didn't you see him today? He even gave fifty coins as a gift to someone at the banquet. If he's worried about being cheated, I think he's the one who's more worried. We just wasted some time, but this kid paid real money!"

The figures of the two people gradually faded away with the moonlight, leaving only some scattered flowers in the wind.

"Business is business, and personal relationships are personal relationships. The amount of salt must be carefully checked every time..."

When the couple arrived at their home, the family had already gone to bed and left the door open for them. The main gate of the village was already closed. All the people living there were familiar faces, and they did not lock their doors at night and did not pick up things on the road, so there was no danger in leaving the door open.

The moon that had accompanied them all the way slowly slid towards the horizon.

Li Ruyi was awakened by the crowing of a rooster.

She got up with dishevelled hair and a dirty face, tidied up the other person's bedding, lit her lantern and checked it over to make sure it was not dirty, and then folded it up.

There was a well in the yard. She drew water from the well, washed herself, and combed her hair again.

Just when I was wondering whether I should wait here for the boss to come or go out for a walk, the door in front opened.

Li Ruyi stretched her head over to look, and soon saw a little child running in, also sticking his head out to look at her in the front yard.

"Second Brother Li!? Are you Second Brother Li?"

Li Ruyi agreed.

"Correct!"

The child was happy.

"My mother told me to invite you to my house for dinner!"

Li Ruyi didn't know who his mother was, but he had some guesses in his mind, so he agreed.

"Okay! Wait for me for a moment."

She hurried to put things in the house back in place, put the bedding on the box, and went out carrying a shoulder pole and a bamboo tube.

As soon as she came out, she saw the child lying on the door looking at her.

"Please lead the way!"

The child laughed and skipped out of the door.

There were many people who got up early in the village, and sounds could be heard from every household.

The child led Li Ruyi around two corners and arrived at her home. Her family was already busy, and the eldest boss was chopping wood.

Saw Li Ruyi nodded.

They said that when they eat, they really eat, and there is little greeting.

The family is large, including an old lady, the couple who head the household, and four children.

The one who asked Li Ruyi to come for dinner was the youngest child, who is five years old this year.

Li Ruyi said a few words to the old lady.

But before we had chatted for long, someone came to the door.

The person who came to the door was none other than Tian Twelve.

He was dressed very neatly, obviously planning to go down the mountain with the boss.

As a result, time became tight, so Li Ruyi finished his meal quickly, and the boss also finished his meal quickly.

Several people were preparing to go out. When they were leaving, Mrs. Tian took out a bag of dry food and forced it on Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi didn't want it very much. He originally came here to discuss business, but not only did he come empty-handed, he also had to take food and things.

It was the first time for her to take on such a heavy task, but she persevered.

The big boss and Hetian Twelve both carried empty baskets.

When Li Ruyi went out, she thought they were planning to go down the mountain to buy some things!

As a result, after walking for only half an hour, she knew the function of the basket - to carry her boxes and shoulder poles.