Good luck every time

Li Ruyi has met more people recently and has found the feeling of talking to people.

Sometimes she only needs to take one look to know whether this person is someone she can chat with.

She found a young servant, who was very enthusiastic when he heard that Li Ruyi was just looking for someone.

"When the person who opens the door comes out, give him two copper coins and ask him to go in and help pass on the message."

After saying this, he lowered his voice and gave Li Ruyi some advice.

"You still have to give the copper coins, otherwise they will be unhappy, and your brother will be easily bullied in there."

Li Ruyi nodded repeatedly.

"Brother, you are right! I remember! Two copper coins will do?"

The servant tried to reason with Li Ruyi very seriously.

"Two is enough. If you give more, they will think your brother is rich and try to curry favor with him!"

After saying that, he looked at Li Ruyi.

"I see your family isn't very wealthy. If you need to see someone in the future, you probably won't come often. Otherwise, it would be better to make an appointment."

"The concierge at the back door is a relative of the academy's president. Oh..."

He showed a slightly disdainful expression, thought about it, and shook his head, worried that people around him would know that he was talking about these things and causing trouble for his master in the academy.

“It’s hard to say!”

Li Ruyi understood instantly that this meant having a backer and great power!

It is not appropriate to please or be cold to such a person who has no ability but is full of thoughts.

The best way to deal with it is to follow the usual practice and not draw his attention to it.

Li Ruyi thanked the servant repeatedly.

As the two were talking, the back door opened with a bang.

After a while, some people came out in groups.

There is only one academy like this in this area. Even if there are few scholars, there are at least two or three hundred people.

These people are of different ages, the oldest are in their twenties or thirties, and the youngest are probably only eight or nine years old.

Many people who fail the exam are unwilling to go home and farm, so they are willing to take the support from their family, and will not stop until they have drained their family members dry.

After people came out, the back alley became lively.

Some people stopped to eat at the soup stalls, while others got into their own carriages or rented cars to leave.

Li Ruyi was not in a hurry. He stretched his neck and waited at the door for a while.

She remembered that there was a public kitchen in the academy. The price was not cheap and the taste was just so-so, but it was safe and clean.

When fewer people came out of the back door, she was sure that Han Shian really had eaten in the public kitchen today.

Then he walked to the door and took out two cents to give to the doorman who was blocking the door.

He was a man in his forties, thin, with gray hair and droopy eyelids. When he looked at people, his eyes were full of scrutiny and examination.

"Excuse me, I want to find a student named Han Shian. He should be eating in the public kitchen right now!"

The doorman took the money from Li Ruyi and stuffed it into his belt, then snorted something.

"Who are you?"

Li Ruyi did not reveal too much emotion because of the other party's expression, and spoke in a friendly and neither humble nor arrogant manner.

"I'm his second brother! Just tell him and he'll know!"

The doorman glanced at Li Ruyi again, turned around and waved his hand, and a little boy of six or seven years old was called over.

"Go, find Han Shian and tell him that his second brother is waiting for him at the door!"

The little boy had two small buns on his head, was dark and thin, and looked 50% similar to the doorman.

"Hey!"

The little kid jumped and ran away, a qualified little commander.

The doorman then blocked the door, apparently not allowing anyone to come in!

Li Ruyi was not in a hurry. She stood where she would not be in the way and waited for Han Shian to come out.

This wait lasted more than a quarter of an hour.

When Han Shian came out, he did not forget to bow to the doorman. When he looked up, he saw that it was Li Ruyi, and there was some worry in his eyes.

He asked straight to the point without any greetings.

"What happened to you?"

Li Ruyi raised her eyes and saw the food stains at the corner of his mouth, so she stretched out her hand and gestured at her face.

Han Shian felt relieved when he saw that she looked relaxed. He took out his handkerchief and wiped his mouth slowly.

"The academy has a rule that no leftovers are allowed, and I ate in a hurry."

Since he is in the academy, he can't just ignore it.

Li Ruyi didn't feel that he was being neglected, as he had come here on his own accord.

Besides, Han Shian no longer had any close relatives in Sanjia Village, and Li Ruyi was protected by Granny Ding. They both knew very well that they sisters would definitely not encounter any life-threatening incidents.

Even if I really meet him, I won’t come to the county to find him!

"I have two things to tell you."

Hearing that Li Ruyi had two things to say, Han Shian's expression became very serious. He folded his handkerchief and tucked it into his lapel, then looked around and spoke to Li Ruyi.

"Have you eaten? Why don't we find a place to sit down?"

Li Ruyi didn't refuse either.

After a while, the two of them sat in front of a noodle soup stall.

Han Shian greeted the shop owner.

"Excuse me, a big bowl of dragon beard noodles!"

He had just eaten and choked badly, so he didn't need to eat anymore. However, he still picked up a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder and rinsed them twice for Li Ruyi with the hot water on the table.

While he was rushing his chopsticks, Li Ruyi had finished talking about both things!

"The first thing is very important. Li Laoliu came to me and said that Li Xi and Li Bing wanted your place in the city to study."

"The second thing is, I want to ask if you have any connections to borrow two salt stickers from someone."

Han Shian lowered his eyes, his gaze fell on the chopsticks, his eyelashes trembled slightly, but the worry between his brows disappeared, and his whole person became gentle again.

The sound of running water stopped, and he handed the chopsticks to Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi also took it over.

Han Shian then looked up at Li Ruyi's expression. His eyes were firm and bright, with a calmness that ordinary people did not have.

"Don't worry about the salt stickers. I have two more."

Li Ruyi was a little surprised, but in an instant, she understood where Han Shian's two salt stickers came from.

"When you first came to me, you already had two salt stickers in your hand?"

Han Shian agreed.

"Ok!"

Since Li Ruyi needed to think about it, he didn't take it out and kept it in his hand for emergency use.

"Then you have deposited another forty-odd strings of cash?"

Han Shian shook his head.

"If you don't get salt, you don't pay taxes."

The tax must be paid after receiving the salt. If you don’t receive the salt, you don’t pay the tax.

But Li Ruyi still felt a little painful.

"Thirty-five strings of cash! Are you out of money?"

Han Shian was indeed penniless. All his belongings were not enough to fill the gap, and he even borrowed 20 strings of cash from a classmate, which he still hasn't paid back.

"I really have no money, but this is how business is when you do business together. I have my risks, you have your difficulties, it's all normal!"

It was he who decided not to tell anyone about these things, so there was no need to push the favor onto the other party.

Han Shian never shirks his responsibilities.