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Li Ruyi brought back a lot of meat. She asked the third brother to go to the village to ask if anyone had any sauerkraut and buy some from them.

The third brother took the money and the basin and ran out. He walked around the village and brought back a basin of chopped sauerkraut.

The summer in Sanjia Village is also quite hot, so you can’t pickle a whole head of sauerkraut as it might rot before it’s fully pickled. So you have to cut it into shreds and pickle it, then eat it while pickling.

Li Ruyi burned the hair on the pig skin with a piece of burning wood, brushed it clean, put it in a pot with cold water, and threw in a scallion and a few slices of ginger.

She washed the sauerkraut, squeezed it dry and set it aside.

Wait for the water in the pot to boil, skim off the oil foam on the water, then cover the pot and cook slowly.

When it is almost cooked, poke it out with chopsticks and soak it in cold water for easier cutting.

Then clean the pot, add water and stir-fry the sauerkraut, put the sliced ​​meat in, add salt and cook.

Once the pot boils, it will be a delicious dish.

While Li Ruyi was cooking, her eldest sister was busy on another stove.

The third brother helped them to make fire while Han Shian was beaten in the yard.

Although he only studied with Grandma Ding for one morning a month ago, after Grandma Ding found out that he had also been practicing on his own during this period, she asked him to do it for her as required.

Han Shian didn't expect that just when he dodged the fish, Granny Ding in the yard would hear so much.

In order to urge Li Ruyi and her sisters to practice martial arts, Granny Ding had her own bucket with willow twigs soaked in it all day long so she could use them whenever she wanted.

Han Shian was severely beaten until the village head and others came over.

Li Ruyi invited their whole family, but the head of the village refused to turn them away. Anyway, the children in the family were all married and would not starve to death, so he only came with the head of the village's wife.

Instead, Third Aunt and her whole family came.

The table was not big, but there were still two people sitting at it.

It was the first time that my third uncle had dinner at the same table with the head of the village. He was smiling and very kind, and there was no sign of his usual stingy nature at all.

The village head was not familiar with him, and started talking to Han Shian instead.

He had a very vague impression of Han Shian. It had always been rumored that this child was the reincarnation of a disaster star. The Han family was quite nice to Han Shian and there was no need for the head of the village to take care of him, so the two of them basically did not see each other throughout the year.

Li Ruyi sat at the same table with the headman's wife and told her why Han Shian came.

"I've been doing some small business lately! I've met some people. Han Shian's schooling is expensive, so he wants to make some money with me."

"He had some spare money, and I happened to have some time, so we bought road and salt stickers from the county government office and prepared to sell salt together."

The headman's wife was very surprised.

"This job is not easy to find, is it? Whose connections did you two use?"

Li Ruyi did not hide anything.

"This matter was arranged by Brother Han. He paid for it and I did the work. I don't know whose connections he used."

The headman's wife turned her head and looked at the other table, and saw Han Shian talking to the headman.

The village chief listened with a frown, wondering if he was also talking about this.

She turned around and asked Li Ruyi.

"It's not that I'm worried about you, but you can't easily get involved with salt. Can this be done?"

Li Ruyi understood the concerns of the village head's wife and did not hide too much.

Han Shian is not welcome in the village, but he is a member of the Han family after all, which is enough to intimidate some people to some extent.

The only thing left that could worry the village head's wife was the source of the salt.

"Yes! I went to the county government office with him and carried salt together. From now on, I will also go to the county government office to carry salt. The route is safe."

After saying that, Li Ruyi sighed.

"However, because the source of income is too safe and the profit is not high, it is just hard-earned money."

The headman's wife felt relieved after hearing this, and she lowered her body and whispered to Li Ruyi.

"We are relatives, but I have to remind you that you cannot smuggle salt. If you are caught, you will be killed!"

Li Ruyi quickly comforted her.

"Don't worry, I understand. I don't have the dream of getting rich. I just want to make a living."

The headman's wife felt relieved to see that she really knew what was going on. She remembered what Li Ruyi had just said and asked her again.

"Have you brought back all the salt?"

Li Ruyi nodded.

"It's back! One thousand jin, but it hasn't been weighed yet. The county government gave me twenty-three dou, and I calculated that there might be a shortfall. I don't know how much it's missing yet!"

The village head's wife nodded after hearing this.

"Where did you put it?"

Li Ruyi raised his chin.

"It's right next door!"

When the head of the village's wife heard that the person was next door, she wanted to get up and take a look.

Li Ruyi was about to say something when she heard Third Aunt say.

"Sister-in-law, can you eat the food here?"

As she spoke, she picked up the plate of food beside her and wanted to give some food to the headman's wife.

The headman's wife's attention was drawn back, and she remembered that it was not convenient to go over now. The salt was there anyway, and it would be the same if she waited until she finished eating to look at it.

"No, no, I can eat it. You eat quickly! Can a child eat meat?"

She wanted to pick up some meat for her third aunt's child, but her third aunt refused and picked up two pieces of meat for her own child.

Her children usually don't get to eat meat, so when the meat slices are placed in the bowl, they immediately slurp them up along with the mixed grains and rice.

The third aunt felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously looked at Li Ruyi and her sister.

The eldest sister listened very seriously to what Li Ruyi was saying to the headman's wife. The third sister was picking up some food for Grandma Ding, and she also kept an eye on Grandma Ding's bowl while she was eating.

The third aunt felt a little relieved, but also a little uncomfortable. She had watched the child grow up since childhood, but suddenly he had gone further than her. It was impossible for her not to feel disappointed!

The heartfelt sincerity in the past was real, and the slight sadness and bitterness now are also real.

After everyone finished eating, the eldest sister, the third sister and the third aunt helped to clean the table.

Li Ruyi led people to look at the salt.

The head of the village was also worried that the two of them were selling illegal salt, so he checked Han Shian's receipts and personally checked the quality of the salt.

The official salt is very obvious. Not only is the quality of the salt better, but there is also red paper pasted on the sacks.

After the village head finished his inspection, he felt very emotional when he saw the huge pile of salt.

Although Li Ruyi's business doesn't look big, it already has a basic framework.

After such a long time, the village head watched Li Ruyi walk towards him step by step.

Probably no one in the village knew Li Ruyi's difficulties better than him.

He also felt very emotional.

After expressing his emotion, he stood up and looked at his third uncle.

"Hey? Her third uncle, the child hasn't weighed the salt yet. We two can't just eat and do nothing when we have a good meal, right? Help the child weigh it!"

The head of the village is older than my third uncle, and he said this with a smile, showing great respect for the other party.

The third uncle was flattered and agreed immediately.

He looked at Li Ruyi's pile of salt and felt very hot in his heart.

With two grown men, weighing the salt became easy.

The salt was hung on the hook, and two people, one on the left and one on the right, carried the iron rod to lift the salt, and the weight hanging on the scale bar tilted up.

Li Ruyi tiptoed to move the weight.

She used a 100-jin weight. Each bag of salt weighed less than 100 jin, so a 100-jin weight was definitely enough.

Han Shian was recording and weighing the bags one by one. Including the weight of the sacks, there was a shortage of fourteen pounds. If the skin was removed, there would be a shortage of about twenty pounds.