Good luck every time

Li Ruyi followed her elder sister into the room and looked around.

There were curtains on several shelves in the room. They were the coarse cloth that Li Ruyi had brought back when he purchased the goods earlier.

The kang cabinet has been set up, and on it are placed the needlework of a woman, the soles of shoes made by my eldest sister, and an old bronze mirror the size of a palm.

The mat that was laid out earlier had already been spread into Grandma Ding’s small compartment.

The three sisters now sleep on straw.

The bedding was pressed on the straw, taking up half of the large kang.

This kang is really big!

The three of them can sleep in a circle.

Li Ruyi came out of the room here, walked through the kitchen and went to another room. As soon as she entered the room, she saw a room full of hair ornaments.

The scraps of cloth she brought back were only left with scraps that were of no use other than for burning.

The eldest sister put the dishes and chopsticks in the dish rack in the kitchen, lowered the curtain and came to see Li Ruyi.

"I have finished making all the cloth you brought back. You can take a break for two days and bring me some more cloth in two days. I can make this very quickly now."

Li Ruyi didn't know what to say for a moment. Should she say that she was not planning to sell hair flowers in the near future?

The eldest sister always felt that she owed her something and tried every possible way to help her share the pressure of supporting the family.

Or during the days when she is not at home, only these hair flowers can ease the guilt in her elder sister's heart.

Li Ruyi agreed.

"Okay, wait until I'm done with this part! We have to prepare a housewarming party today when we move, right?"

She changed the subject so that her elder sister had something else to do.

Sure enough, when my eldest sister heard about the housewarming party, she started to get busy again.

"You're right. I'll ask Lao San to go to the river to see if there are any fish. Do you think we should buy some meat?"

Li Ruyi agreed that although the dinner didn't need to be grand, it couldn't be too perfunctory either.

"Buy! We don't have many good relatives or friends in the village. I think we can invite our third aunt and then our cousin."

After saying that, she thought of Han Shian. Today was the day they had agreed to meet, and she didn't know when he would come back.

"Han Shian might come too."

The eldest sister nodded repeatedly.

"That's fine, let's not accept any gifts, just invite people over for a simple meal and use it as a warming house, what do you think?"

Li Ruyi naturally agreed.

"I think so too. Let's invite everyone, my cousin's family and my third aunt's family, and split them into two tables."

After returning to Sanjia Village, Li Ruyi was no longer Li Er.

The eldest sister agreed.

Although my third uncle is quite stingy, no one can live in the village without anyone they are close to. They have to show that they are sociable!

The eldest sister started to prepare dinner. Li Ruyi asked the third sister to go to the river to check on the fish, and specifically reminded her not to go into the water alone.

The third brother had learned his lesson from the last incident and agreed readily.

Over there, Li Ruyi also packed up and prepared to go to the county to buy meat, and at the same time, he informed his third aunt and the head of the village to come over for dinner in the evening.

She didn't buy any goods, nor did she carry a shoulder pole; she just carried a backpack.

Now that she had regained her balance, she could walk quickly and steadily, and it didn't seem like she had put much effort into reaching the county.

She went to buy some meat first, then went to the market to have a look. The market was not closed yet, and there were still some people selling vegetables inside.

Li Ruyi was not interested in vegetables, but there were some in the village, and it would be cheaper if she bought from the villagers.

She wanted to see if there were any chicks or ducklings for sale.

As a result, I looked around but didn't see any. The autumn heat is no joke. It's still too hot these days. Most people won't let the hens sit on roost at this time. It seems I can only wait until next year.

Li Ruyi walked around the market and bought a few bowls and plates before preparing to return to the village.

Unexpectedly, she heard someone calling her as soon as she reached the city gate.

Li Ruyi turned around and saw Han Shian who was about to return to the village.

"Ruyi, why did you come to the county at this time?"

Li Ruyi looked at Han Shian and felt that this man had grown up a little.

"My family is moving to a new house today, so come and buy some meat. Oh, and you can also come to my house for dinner tonight! I've invited my cousin and my third aunt's families."

Han Shian took a deep breath and looked at her with a smile.

"Okay! Are you in a hurry to go back now?"

Li Ruyi thought about it for a moment.

"Not in a hurry."

You can leave the stew to the last, so you will still have time to cook it when you go back later.

After hearing this, Han Shian looked around and pointed at a wonton stall at the city gate.

"Then I'll treat you to some wontons! It's a good opportunity to talk about salt."

Li Ruyi did not refuse. She followed Han Shian and sat at the table at the wonton stall.

Han Shian greeted the shop owner.

"I want two large bowls of wontons."

The shopkeeper readily agreed.

"okay!"

While agreeing, he picked out the wontons and put them into the pot.

Li Ruyi took off her straw hat and covered the backpack with it. Without waiting for Han Shian to speak, she thanked him first.

"Actually, this meal should be my treat. I haven't thanked you for your crossbow yet!"

Han Shian did it properly. He took out four chopsticks from the chopstick cage, rinsed them with the coarse tea on the table, and then handed a pair to Li Ruyi.

"You're welcome. I'm waiting for you to help me make money!"

This time, Li Ruyi was no longer as nervous and hesitant as last time. There was a gleam in her eyes, and even her smile revealed a sense of pride.

"Okay, okay! Then we have to talk about it."

She took the chopsticks Han Shian gave her and put them aside.

"Also, you can tell me whatever you think."

Li Ruyi has no objection to the distribution of benefits; her thoughts are more on the details of implementation.

"First, I think we need a big scale, and I hope you can provide it."

Han Shian did not agree directly. He was waiting for Li Ruyi's next move.

"I'll pay for the small scales and balances other than that. Although these things are kept by me, whoever buys them will own them. If we can't continue and break up in the future, we'll divide them according to this."

Han Shian didn't show any strangeness when Li Ruyi suggested to break up, and he agreed calmly.

"it is good."

Li Ruyi continued.

"You are responsible for finding someone to deliver the salt from the county to Sanjia Village, and I will be responsible for the storage."

Han Shian hesitated slightly. He didn't have much time and it was difficult to guarantee that he would have time on a fixed day every month.

He shook his head.

"I can't guarantee that. How about this? You can hire a car and some people on this day, and I'll pay for it."

The money would not be much. Labor was not valuable these days. Carrying bags for someone for a day could only earn fifty cents. One hundred cents was enough for Li Ruyi to hire a car and find someone to deliver the things back to Sanjia Village.

That's what Li Ruyi said, whatever can be recovered is better.

She was satisfied in her heart, but she could only agree reluctantly.

"Well... OK! By the way, how about the sacks? Do I need to bring my own sacks when I go to get the salt?"

Han Shian shook his head helplessly.

"Do you have to calculate so carefully?"

Li Ruyi finally reacted after hearing this.

"Yes! They must include the sacks in the calculation, otherwise where can we sell the sacks to get the price of salt?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the wontons were cooked and brought out from the back.

Han Shian lowered his head and took money out of his belt.

Over there, Li Ruyi had already taken out ten cents and put it in the shopkeeper's hand.

The shopkeeper took the money and left, and Li Ruyi pushed one of the bowls of wontons to Han Shian.

"Are you really treating me to a meal?"

Han Shian withdrew his hand that was grabbing the money, and Li Ruyi rolled his eyes speechlessly.

"Please stop being so arrogant. You owe me ten cents, you know that!"

Han Shian shook his head and pretended not to hear.

The two of them joked around and the atmosphere became a lot more relaxed.

After drinking the wonton soup, Han Shian raised his head and said.

"That's perfect. You're here and I'm here too. Let's go buy a scale and then go to the county government office to get the salt!"