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Li Ershi was unsure about going alone, so he took Li Shiwu with him.

The eldest sister is no longer the same one she used to be. She feels confident with people following her around. She made a fuss for a long time before being persuaded back by a group of people.

The food was moved out by the eldest sister and brought back by everyone.

Li Laosi also came in person!

Li Ruyi welcomed the person in and chatted with him for a few words before sending him away, just like he did with Li Laoliu just now.

Before Li Laosi came in, the bowl that Li Laoliu used to drink water had been picked up by Li Ruyi, which had been washed clean and given to Li Laosi to use.

After Li Laosi left, she placed the bowl on top of the bowl rack and used it exclusively to entertain the two old brothers.

Since they wanted Han Shian to give up his place this time, Li Ruyi estimated that these people would come again in the future.

However, Li Ruyi still has no reliable idea about this matter. She has to wait until Han Shian comes back to discuss how to proceed.

Han Shian's food has been moved to Grandma Ding's yard, and Grandma Ding helps him keep an eye on it when she has nothing to do.

Han Shian just came back the day before yesterday, and it’s unknown when he will come back next time, so Li Ruyi is not in a hurry.

Li Ruyi opened the room where salt was stored and asked Li Shiwu and Li Ershi to move the grain in.

There was a shelf inside. Li Ruyi had already stored a lot of food there, so he put these on it as well.

If it weren't for Li Ershi, this food would probably be enough for the three sisters and Grandma Ding to eat for a year.

But adding Li Er is not enough.

Li Ruyi remembered that the weather had been good in the past two years, but there was a flood when she was fourteen. Although the harvest was not a complete loss, the grain production was reduced terribly.

It was for this reason that Li Ruyi was sold out by Li Zhuzi.

At that time, every household lived a hard life, and only those lower-class places could give more money...

Li Ruyi looked at the grains and felt relieved, but the road to stockpiling grain was long and arduous. She had to take advantage of the cheap food in recent years to store more.

She has no ability to care whether others are hungry or not, but she always has to make some preparations for her own family.

In the evening, she invited Li Shiwu to have dinner before letting him leave.

Night slowly fell and Sanjia Village gradually returned to peace.

However, if Li Ruyi sleeps well, someone will not sleep well!

Zhao Laonian had a fight with someone and returned home in the dark.

He was in a bad mood and kicked his son as soon as he entered the house.

What the hell, he’s seventeen and still not as good as Li Er, a kid in his teens!

His son was confused by the kick and wanted to ask why, but was scolded by Zhao Laonian again.

When he got home, his wife had already made the quilt, but there was food on the table on the side, and the food was still hot.

Zhao Laonian felt a little better and finished his meal while sitting there. After waiting for others to pick up the dishes and chopsticks, he lay on the kang, feeling uncomfortable.

Because of the huge sunk costs he has invested, he is now in a situation where it would be painful to stop, but even more painful not to stop.

Seeing that he tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, his wife gave him some advice.

"Why don't you go ask your eldest brother? Maybe he has an idea!"

When Zhao Laonian heard this, he became even more upset! He spat out a lot of saliva.

"He has no idea. Last time I borrowed salt from him, he even settled the bill with me!"

"Do you know how much he asked me for? He asked me for fifty cents!"

"If I didn't give him those, he got angry and said he wouldn't let me go to worship the ancestors during the New Year!"

"Tell me if he is a human being! I bought the salt from him for fifty cents and sold it to the peasants in the village for forty-five cents!"

"Who am I doing that for?"

When he spoke with great force, the corner of his mouth was pulled and he almost cried because of the pain.

Only then did his wife realize that there seemed to be something on his face. She picked up the oil lamp from the table on the kang and looked at his face carefully.

"What's wrong with your face?"

Zhao Laonian was annoyed and guilty. He pushed the oil lamp away and scolded her impatiently.

"Go away! You blind thing, it took me so long to see it after I came back!?"

His wife slapped her thigh.

"Ouch, what happened to your face? It looks blue..."

Zhao Laonian waved his hands, trying to suppress the other party's voice.

"Keep your voice down! Are you afraid that others can't hear you?"

The couple slowly lowered their voices.

Zhao Laonian did not say why he was beaten. Being beaten was indeed quite embarrassing for him.

The oil lamp illuminated the window paper slightly, and a figure swayed for a moment.

No one knew what they said. After a while, Zhao Laonian put on his clothes and walked out of the house.

Now that it has come to this, Zhao Laonian is still not going to give up.

Since it is difficult for him to accomplish anything on his own, he should go and discuss it with his brothers.

He went to Mr. Zhao's house, and soon, a child ran out from there. Half a minute later, the child brought back Zhao Er.

The three brothers got together to discuss the matter.

"Laonian, look at you, you are such a grown-up, is it really that serious? And you're still fighting with others!"

Zhao Laonian wanted to cover the wound on his mouth, but it was just like trying to cover up the wound, which was meaningless.

Zhao Er sat on the edge of the kang, looking taciturn, honest and dull, listening to Zhao Lao Da ridiculing his younger brother.

"Don't talk about this! That Li Er came to our place to sell salt. Are you really not going to care about this?"

Zhao Laonian said he was excited and the corner of his mouth hurt again. The pain made his saliva almost overflow. He sucked hard.

Boss Zhao didn't lose anything, he was just here to watch the fun.

"You did a good job. I think you should add something more to the salt. One of my brothers said he swept up the white soil from the saline-alkali land and mixed it into the salt. If you don't taste it, you can't tell the difference!"

Hearing that something new had been added, Zhao Er looked up and asked seriously.

"Did you taste it?"

Boss Zhao chuckled.

"It tastes bad, it makes my tongue a little sour."

Zhao Er frowned and disagreed with this approach.

"It would be better to mix it with sand. The sand along the river is pretty good. When washed with water, it becomes almost like salt grains and it also weighs less."

Boss Zhao curled his lips in disdain.

"You're still using water to wash it. I think you have nothing to do!"

Zhao Laonian sighed.

"You two are almost done. I don't know what to do about Li Er's situation!"

Boss Zhao snorted twice.

"What else can we do? There's no benefit."

The implication is that Zhao Laonian has lost so much money now, so what if he really squeezes Li Er out?

There's not even a hint of a price increase yet!

Besides, Zhao Lao Da had seen more than Zhao Laonian. He had also waited in front of the county government office before, wanting to ask if anyone was selling salt stickers.

He knew better than Zhao Laonian how many salt merchants there were in the county.

When Zhao Laonian came up with this stupid idea, he knew it was nonsense.

When Zhao Laonian came to borrow salt, he was even more reluctant.

He would never get involved with Zhao Laonian!

So he finally asked for fifty cents and sold the salt all at once, so he didn't lose money.

Zhao Laonian couldn't come up with any good ideas. If he had a good idea, he would have thought of it a long time ago!

At this time, Zhao Er, who was sitting on the edge of the kang, spoke.

"It may not be without benefits..."