Good luck every time

After Li Er finished his medicinal bath, it was Lao San's turn.

The third child’s medicine is the most expensive!

Li Ruyi spent more than 130 strings of cash, and the Li family's assets were almost emptied.

But Li Ruyi still gritted his teeth and endured it.

What do you do to earn money?!

It's just for flowers...

When she tossed and turned in the middle of the night, she often patted her heart and asked herself, Li Ruyi, can you beat a master at his peak?

No matter how she thought about it, she felt it was impossible!

Therefore, the burden of growing into a top-notch master fell on the shoulders of the third brother.

Even though her internal strength increases slowly, this is the result of Granny Ding's deliberate suppression.

She wanted to give the third child an extremely stable foundation.

The third sister will reach her peak in a few years, and that is when her martial arts skills will improve the fastest.

By the time the third child finished his medicinal bath, most of the summer had already passed.

The crops in the fields became diseased, and no one from the imperial court cared. So the clan leaders and village heads of each village went to the county government office to ask the county magistrate if there was any way to solve the problem.

The county magistrate was still as bloated as ever, and whenever any of the people in the city were short of food, he would never be the one to be blamed.

Not long after, the county magistrate levied a blessing tax on every household, ten cents per person.

Ten cents is not a small amount of money. The Li family has a large population, so they take out nearly half a dozen yuan at a time.

There are so many people in a village. After the money was paid, the county immediately started to build an altar.

However, this altar was just a showpiece. On the day it was completed, it rained heavily in the county all night, and early the next morning, the altar collapsed!

At this moment, many people flocked to the county government office, blocking the roads in the county.

The bailiffs in the county government were trembling with fear and did not drive the people away until the garrison troops guarding the city arrived.

Although the county magistrate was a petty corrupt official and did nothing on a daily basis, the power of the imperial court was there, and everyone could still live. Although it was difficult, no one wanted to rebel.

As soon as the garrison displayed their weapons, all those who wanted an explanation were scared away.

Apart from running too fast and injuring a few people, nothing serious happened.

The county magistrate was not a courageous man, and he issued a notice the next day, saying that a natural disaster was approaching and divine punishment was coming, and that a small sacrifice could not solve the problem, so a large sacrifice was needed.

He did not dare to ask for any more money, but only asked every village to offer sacrifices.

The altar was rebuilt, and the county magistrate went to supervise the construction every day in a sedan chair carried by eight people.

This time the altar was indeed much stronger, and there were no more problems despite wind and rain.

The offerings from each village must be unique and must total 108.

The clerks in the county government were so angry that they cursed, but they still assigned tasks to each village according to the population size.

There are many people in Sanjia Village and they need a cow.

The village head was so worried that a lot of his hair turned white overnight.

Killing a cow is also against the law. Where can he find a cow?

Cows are not like sheep. If that doesn't work, you can go to the mountains and catch one.

But where could such a thing be found in the mountains around them?

The villagers’ cows are treasures, and cows are indispensable for plowing the fields in the village.

It’s not about the money!

The village head had no choice but to gather the heads and elders of the three families together to discuss the matter.

After everyone arrived and heard about this, someone suggested calling Li Ruyi over.

It was the first time for Li Ruyi to attend such an important meeting in the village. She looked at this and that, each of them was older than her. She lowered her head and wanted to pretend to be dead.

But it didn't work out.

"Ruyi! You have traveled a lot and met many people. What do you think should be done about this matter?"

It was impossible for Patriarch Han to let her get away with it. From the moment she entered the door, this guy was trying to drag her into trouble!

Li Ruyi was extremely terrified.

"I am a junior, and I don't deserve such love from Chief Han. However, I think this matter is just about scraping together some money to buy a cow."

Li Ruyi's answer was quite standard, with neither mistakes nor highlights.

Patriarch Han was not satisfied.

"Then tell me, where can we buy cattle?"

Li Ruyi looked innocent.

"This... Although I have bought a donkey, I have never bought a cow. I don't know where to buy one."

There are people in the county town who buy cows, but they are all working oxen. If anyone buys one and kills it, the responsibility will be huge!

Li Ruyi would never leave room for criticism, so as to avoid being held accountable someday and being blamed for something else!

Patriarch Han was not satisfied.

"How could you not know who is selling the cow? I see that businessmen like you are the best at telling lies to different people. What news can be hidden from you? Don't you want to help the village?"

Li Ruyi doesn't buy it.

"I'm not a businessman at all. I'm just a peddler at best! After spending money on food, drink and feeding my family, it's a lot for me to have a little left. If I hadn't caught a group of criminals last year, I wouldn't have made it this far!"

"Ah... I'm not having a good time these days. Food prices have risen too fast these days, and food and drink are the biggest expenses."

"We martial artists cannot starve. You don't even know how hard my life is... I don't have the energy to ask for information!"

"If I really had the ability to get information, I wouldn't ask who has a cow. I would definitely ask who those portraits posted at the city gate belong to!"

Li Ruyi seemed to be playing the victim, but in fact she was telling Chief Han that her whole family practiced martial arts, and she had even killed a group of bad guys!

Although Chief Han still wanted to embarrass her, he held his words back after hearing this.

Sometimes a strong fist is justified!

The village head felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and secretly he also wanted Li Ruyi to give him some advice.

But Li Ruyi shrank back, so he didn't say anything.

After all, the relationship between the two is closer, and they will not become estranged because of this matter.

The group of people discussed the matter for a long time but could not come to a conclusion. When the crowd dispersed, Li Ruyi stayed behind and spoke quietly to the head of the village.

"The government didn't ask us to steam the cow and send it over. We bought the cow and brought the red silk. If they want to deal with it, they can do it themselves! If they say this is not okay, then that's great. We can ask them for a document to prove that this is really needed for the sacrifice and not that we killed it privately!"

Li Ruyi's words woke up the village head.

He suddenly realized that Li Ruyi was not the only one who thought of this, but no one else said anything, which showed that everyone wanted to take responsibility.

The head of the village was not a fool and spoke immediately.

"I owe you this. No matter what the outcome is, it's still a good idea!"

Li Ruyi didn't admit it.

"What polite words are you saying, cousin? If you want to buy a cow, I actually know someone who wants to sell a cow!"

The village head was very happy to hear this.

"Really? You're willing to sell your oxen?"

Li Ruyi sighed.

"We have to sell the oxen too. Everyone in my family is starving to death!"

Cows can’t eat it.

But people still have to live!

After hearing this, the head of the village also sighed. It was already a time of shortage of food, and the grain was so expensive in the county. Those who had surplus grain were worried about the coming year and dared not sell it.

Food is scarce and expensive. In previous years, we could get by by doing some work, but this year it is difficult to cope!

After all, eating wild vegetables won’t satisfy your hunger.