Good luck every time

"Hey! Boss! You're back! Guess who I saw just now?"

Zhao Laonian rolled his eyes at her.

"If you have something to say, say it now. There is still work to do in the fields!"

Zhao Laonian's wife pulled him into the house.

"Don't worry, listen to me, I just saw that Li Er!"

The name Li Er was too common, and Zhao Laonian was unable to react for a moment.

His wife patted his arm.

“The one who sells salt!”

Zhao Laonian instantly perked up.

"Who are you talking about? Li Er, the salt seller? What is he doing here?"

Zhao Laonian's wife stretched out her hand to block it, as if she was afraid that others would hear it. Zhao Laonian was very annoyed by her behavior and pushed her.

"speak nicely!"

Only then did Zhao Laonian's wife put down her hand.

"I saw him working as a peddler! Oh, by the way, I saw him working as a peddler last time at my mother's house. Do you think he is no longer selling salt, or is he just free after selling all his salt?"

Zhao Laonian frowned.

“It’s hard to say, maybe they’re sold out!”

The market is not open all day long. In the past, Zhao Laonian could not sell salt at the market for more than a month.

After saying this, he thought of the group of people who sold salt a while ago and his eyes narrowed.

"He didn't come here to ask about me, did he?"

Zhao Laonian's wife also showed an anxious expression at the right time.

"Oh! It's hard to say. You know the people in our village are jealous of us. Maybe someone will say something to him!"

When Zhao Laonian heard this, he turned around quickly.

"No, I have to go find out."

His wife chased after him for two steps.

"Hey! Hey! Boss, how about I go...I..."

Before she could finish her words, Zhao Laonian had disappeared.

After a while, Li Ruyi came over and asked him about something, and he found out everything about it.

Even if Li Ruyi's original intention was just to chat, in the eyes of those who were interested, she came here specifically to inquire.

This time Zhao Laonian was really angry!

He felt that Li Ruyi was being sincere to him, and this was just showing off after having captured the market.

Zhao Laonian squinted his eyes, and after thinking it over, he felt that he couldn't just let it go like this!

As he mixed the ingredients into the salt, he was figuring out what he should do.

Zhao Laonian remembered that he had focused on price reduction last time, and this time he could focus on Li Ruyi's background.

He decided to publicize Li Ruyi's unlucky background this time, and let them put the blame on Li Ruyi no matter what others were going through.

By the way, he also wanted to know the background of Li Er.

It’s not possible to say that others know him so well, but he knows nothing!

Zhao Laonian had an idea. The next day, he didn't even bother to supervise the work. He asked his children to watch over the fields while he went to the mountains to inquire.

He felt that if he wanted to know Li Ruyi's identity, he could find out by following a clue.

In this way, he inquired for seven or eight days and finally found the family who first brought Li Ruyi into the mountains.

Uncle Chen was still a little confused when he saw Zhao Laonian.

When they got here, they could no longer buy Zhao Laonian's salt. They only bought salt from other salt dealers and really didn't know who Zhao Laonian was.

However, when they heard that he came to inquire about Li Ruyi's news, the couple became alert.

Li Ruyi also has contacts with the Chen family. If she wants to go up the mountain from here, she will have to pass by here.

Every time she comes, she brings some small gifts. They are not valuable, but just a token of her appreciation.

Everyone in the Chen family likes her very much.

Zhao Laonian is not good-looking. He is tall and thin, with white sclera in his eyes and no fat on his cheeks. In addition, he has been doing immoral things for many years. His selfish temperament and appearance make his originally ordinary appearance even less attractive.

When he's not smiling, he looks like a snake, and when he's smiling, he looks like a frog.

Compared to someone who has nothing to do with him, the Chen family probably prefers someone like Li Ruyi who is kind and amiable, and who speaks and acts in a proper manner.

Zhao Laonian didn't get any benefits from the Chen family.

He said that he was from the mountains and that he bought fake salt from Li Ruyi. He wanted to settle the score with Li Ruyi. If the Chen family did not tell him where Li Ruyi was, he would report to the authorities and let the county magistrate deal with the Chen family.

Don’t mention it, Uncle Chen was almost fooled by his words!

But Aunt Chen pointed at Zhao Laonian's nose and scolded him.

He said he could report to the authorities if he wanted to. Anyway, they didn’t know who Li Ruyi was, so even if the Jade Emperor came, they wouldn’t know!

Zhao Laonian didn't expect that Aunt Chen was not afraid of this. He wanted to scare her a few more times, but was swept away by Aunt Chen's big broom.

He was very angry, but there was nothing he could do.

The county magistrate had indeed been to his house and had indeed treated them very well, but the quota for the salt stamp was for the county magistrate to settle the cause and effect.

The past affection was long gone, and he never saw the county magistrate again since that meeting. Even the New Year gifts he sent to him fell into the sea.

Later they decided not to send it in the future to test the county magistrate's attitude, but it turned out that he had no attitude either.

Zhao Laonian has deceived many people over the years by relying on the influence of the county magistrate, but this influence obviously does not extend to the Chen family.

After he went back, he became angrier and angrier.

He always felt that Li Ruyi knew everything and came to provoke him.

He packed up and went back into the mountains, and this time he sold the salt at the price of forty-five cents.

When the salt was later sold to the village, the eldest boss was afraid that he would recognize the person who sold the salt before, so he asked his father-in-law and his family to hide well.

Zhao Laonian didn't know all this, but he was still unhappy when he saw the boss looking down on everyone.

"I brought 400 kilograms of salt this time."

When the boss heard this, his brows furrowed.

"Were you to give me 400 kilograms first, and the remaining 1,600 kilograms to be delivered in two days?"

In order to separate Zhao Laonian and Li Ruyi, the boss found a smooth but long mountain road for Zhao Laonian.

Zhao Laonian has always promised that he can help people deliver the salt like Li Ruyi.

The same is true when we arrive at the village.

There is no reason for the boss to give away such a good deal. If he wants to give it away, let him give it to you.

Zhao Laonian felt suffocated after hearing this.

"No, just these 400 kilograms! You are too far away, so normally you should pay extra. I am charging you this because we have never worked together before."

"If you want another 2,000 jin, you'll have to pay more for the rest, up to fifty-three cents."

When the boss heard this, he laughed instantly!

"No way, Brother Zhao! We agreed on this last month, and you're going back on your word in less than a month?"

After saying that, the boss slammed the table and glared, which scared Zhao Laonian.

Zhao Laonian opened his mouth, took a deep breath, and took back what he had just said.

"I...I don't have that much salt left!"

The boss’s expression became even uglier!

"What? Who did you give my salt to?"

Zhao Laonian: ...

"This... How can this be your salt... You didn't pay me..."