Good luck every time

Li Ershi was really helpless against her endless tricks.

Li Ruzhi saw his shoulders drooping and realized that the man had calmed down.

She then continued.

"Li Ershi, I don't mean to embarrass you. This matter is very important to me, but it is also a good thing for you."

Li Er clenched his fists tightly.

"I don't like the way you put it."

Li Ruyi understood why he was in pain. This was what she had experienced in her previous life. Even if they were all good things, no one wanted to be pushed into making a choice.

"It would be hypocritical of me to say that I understand your feelings. Okay, Li Ershi, I am threatening you."

"Besides me, there are two other people who know about your kidnapping. If anything happens to me, these two people will definitely spread the news and will not let you and your family go."

"You have to know that if you look into what you did that day, it's not just your fault. Your brother was also involved. It's impossible for you to just put an end to it and take the blame!"

"You have no way out. You must find a way to come with me tonight! You can only choose to listen to what I ask you to do for me now, or to find an excuse to tell your mother about going back, and then listen to me asking you for help on the way back."

Li Ershi took a deep breath.

What kind of choice is this?

His road was completely blocked!

However, it must be said that Li Ruyi grasped his thoughts very accurately. The rebellious spirit that had just arisen in him was gone, and now only a strong feeling of powerlessness remained.

"You tell me! Then I choose to listen now."

Li Ruyi did not hide it either.

"I found a business selling salt..."

Seeing Li Er's gasping expression, she knew that Li Er had misunderstood and hurried to explain.

"Don't worry, we have passed the village head's clear path, and we got the official salt from the county government with the salt stamp."

After hearing this, Li Er's frightened expression did not subside, but became even more subtle.

Before Li Ruyi explained, he thought Li Ruyi was going to kill a thousand people.

After Li Ruyi's explanation, he felt that Li Ruyi was bribing the head of the village while doing a murderous business.

The corners of his mouth twitched twice, and although he didn't believe it at all, he still said helplessly.

"I'm relieved!"

Li Ruyi didn't know how to explain to Li Er. She hesitated for a moment, but felt that it was useless to explain, so she had to bite the bullet and skip this part and continue.

"I had already found a good sales channel, but recently someone tried to steal my business."

Li Ershi's eyes widened instantly and he wanted to say, "I will not do business involving murder and arson," but when the words came to his lips he fell silent again.

He was a little scared.

He was afraid that he would know such a big secret and be killed by Li Ruyi, and the other party's crossbow was pointed at him!

Li Ruyi spoke to herself.

"I have to get my batch of salt out before him, but my strength is limited, so I need you to help me deliver the salt."

When Li Ershi heard that they were just carrying salt, he found it hard to believe.

His eyes moved around Li Ruyi.

"Are you serious? You just want me to carry salt?"

Li Ruyi: …

"What else? How can I let you kill someone? Are you sick or am I sick?"

Li Er: ...

"Tomorrow, then?"

Li Ruyi raised an eyebrow. Tomorrow? Are you kidding?

"I'm afraid not. I need someone to come with me, and you're the perfect person."

Li Er: ???

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand."

Li Ruyi explained to him.

"I will continue to do the salt business in the future, and you have to keep helping me."

Li Ershi was almost laughed out of anger by Li Ruyi.

"Do you think you can use this as a threat to blackmail me for the rest of my life?"

Li Ruyi shook her head.

"Why should I blackmail you for the rest of your life?"

"You're not going to eat, drink, or make money for the rest of your life?"

"Your family has little land and many children, and now it's hard to even get food. You're young now and can still hang around at home, but in two years when you're old enough, you won't have a house to marry, and you won't have money to live on, so won't you have to find a job?"

"Follow me and I'll give you money when you become successful! Even if you don't make money from me, you'll become familiar with me, so it can be a way to make a living!"

Li Ershi looked at Li Ruyi with his mouth open.

This was an angle he had never imagined.

He felt that the relationship between him and Li Ruyi was simply that of victim and perpetrator. He never thought that he could still find a way out with Li Ruyi.

Having said that, Li Ruyi slowly put away his crossbow.

"How about this! Just consider it as a threat. You work with me for half a year. During that time, I will provide you with food and drink, and buy you two sets of clothes. One set is for this time of year, and the other is for winter."

"When you stop working, I'll give you clothes."

Sure enough, there is always room for compromise in everything.

Li Ruyi asked Li Er to work for her for a lifetime, but Li Er refused to agree. But after changing his mind, a lifetime was reduced to half a year, and he was given two extra sets of clothes. Then things became easy and comfortable!

Li Er pursed his lips and bargained with Li Ruyi.

"No! You have to promise me that you won't blackmail me again!"

He learned his lesson this time and even took Li Ruyi's carefully worded oath into account.

Li Ruyi didn't care whether he swore or not, and he also put forward his own request to Li Er.

"I don't want to threaten you, but you have to promise me that you won't be lazy or slack when you work, and you have to do your best!"

"As long as you work hard for half a year and don't leave after half a year, I will discuss the monthly salary with you. If you want to leave, I will give you two sets of clothes, and I will never use these things to threaten you again in the future."

Li Er shook his head.

"It's not that you won't use these things to threaten me, but you can't threaten me again!"

Li Ruyi disagreed with such nitpicking.

"That's too broad. What if you don't work hard after half a year, and I use our contract to restrain you? Wouldn't you think that's a threat?"

Li Er: ...

"A contract is a contract. Anything related to the contract is not a threat!"

Li Ruyi thought this was reasonable and nodded.

"Okay! As long as it involves the contract, it's not considered a threat. I can promise you that I will never threaten you again. No matter what happens, we can discuss it."

Li Er looked at her.

"Please swear an oath!"

Li Ruyi doesn't care.

"I, Li Ruyi, swear on my life that as long as Li Er works for me for half a year, you will never threaten him at any time in the future. If you break this oath, you will be struck by lightning and die miserably!"

Li Ershi's uneasiness was finally relieved a lot, and he showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

"Do we have to leave tonight? I…I don't know how to tell my mother about this."

Li Ruyi was calm.

"Your Fifteenth Brother didn't come with you, and you asked him to lie for you! You said you were going home early tonight, but you can't tell him why. You can explain it to him when he gets home."

"If he's worried about you, just tell him that your friend is here to see you, and you're going back with your friend, so he doesn't have to worry. If he insists on following you, just tell him that he's worried about your mom going home alone, and ask him to go back with her. You're a grown man, and you won't get lost!"

Li Er: ...

Looking at Li Ruyi's calm appearance, he suddenly felt that the oath he had just made was not that reassuring!