Good luck every time

Before dawn, Li Ruyi called Li Er, who came to practice martial arts, aside. She explained the matter to Li Er, then packed her things, carried her bag, rode on a horse, and went out early.

The horse ran quite fast, and as soon as the city gate opened, Li Ruyi entered the county town.

As soon as she left, the village head came over quietly.

He also wanted to persuade Li Ruyi that distributing grain was a big deal, and the clan leaders of each family had their own little thoughts, so it would not be easy for him to accomplish anything.

He hopes Li Ruyi can help him.

Li Ruyi was obviously also afraid of this.

When the village head heard that Li Ruyi left overnight, what else was there to understand?

But he could also understand that Li Ruyi had done enough for the people of Sanjia Village, so there was no reason for him to take this job.

People avoiding others is just an attitude.

The head of the village left with a sigh, and Li Jixiang felt sad for him.

However, even if she asked her elder sister to help, she would not go!

Again.

In their family, Ruyi is the boss!

Since Ruyi hadn't told her to go, she wouldn't go.

However, the village head already understood Li Ruyi's meaning and did not force him.

Li Ruyi arrived at the county town, leading the horse, and many people watched her along the way.

Her horse looked very majestic at first glance, and someone even came up to ask about the price. Li Ruyi said she would not sell it, but the man still wanted to harass her, but she pulled out a knife and scared him away.

Li Ruyi decided to come here at the spur of the moment, so naturally she didn't inform Han Shian. She only asked someone to call for help when she arrived at the gate of the county government office.

Many people in the county government knew her. Not only did she come to collect salt every month, but the gangster who massacred the village was killed by her, which also caused a sensation. Li Ruyi was quite famous in the county.

She waited at the gate of the county government office for a while, but instead of Han Shian, the bailiff who helped her call for help came back.

Tell her that Han Shian is not in the county government office now. He got up early and took people to collect taxes!

Li Ruyi didn't expect that Han Shian would also do the work of a tax collector. After thinking about it, she asked where Han Shian was now.

In the end, the bailiff didn't know either.

Han Shian has been collecting taxes very frequently recently. He also has connections, and I heard that he has dug out the account books of many people.

The county magistrate is not good at accounting, and the legal advisor is powerless and afraid of trouble. When the two of them get together, they can only come up with ideas to exploit the people's wealth.

But Han Shian is different.

He was extremely familiar with the laws of the Great Qi Dynasty, and was particularly clear about taxation.

How much money can you make by plundering ordinary people! ?

Isn’t he taking people to collect taxes?

It is said that the county magistrate who exterminates an entire family and the prefect who destroys a family's wealth, so one can imagine the power of the county magistrate.

In the past, taxes could not be collected because the county magistrate was incompetent.

Now with Han Shian, the other party's shortcomings were made up, and in just a few months, they had already made a fortune.

The county magistrate also trusted Han Shian more, and he handed over almost all the tasks that could be entrusted to Han Shian.

It would be reasonable for Han Shian to personally lead people to collect taxes!

Li Ruyi asked for the approximate location and then mounted his horse.

Horse racing is not allowed in the county town, but you can ride slowly, so she wandered around the county town.

While walking, he asked about Han Shian.

However, Han Shian is indeed very low-key. It seems that apart from those people in the county government, no one else knows who Han Shian is!

Li Ruyi wandered around the approximate location given by the yamen runner, but couldn't find any trace of Han Shian.

After walking around in circles for a while, Li Ruyi made sure that Han Shian was not there, and then he walked back.

Since she couldn't come here for nothing and couldn't find anyone, she went to the grocery stores to have a look, hoping to replenish the missing goods at home.

The grocery store opened very early and everyone here knows Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi's horse was tied in the backyard of his house.

After replenishing a lot of things, she left the horse here and went to the next store...

Li Ruyi waited until the rotation was almost complete before he went to check on the food.

Her family still has enough food, but she doesn't know what the price will be after the granary is opened and the grain is released.

The grain shops in the county are scattered in several places, and the grains they sell are not exactly the same depending on their locations.

Li Ruyi now chooses some ordinary coarse grains, as long as they are not moldy.

However, many people also buy moldy grain, and even grain shop owners will deliberately sell moldy grain from previous years.

With today's grain prices, these inferior grains are comparable to the prices of good grains in the past.

Instead, those who sold grain made a lot of money.

Li Ruyi couldn't change anything.

In fact, it’s not just the grain shops in the county that are like this; grain shops in many places are the same.

Those grain shops that sell cheap grain to ordinary people may not be able to hold on until this time and have to close down.

If anyone knows where to find cheap food, wouldn’t they call their friends over there? ?

The grain store only has so much grain in stock, and once it’s all sold out, it’ll be gone!

Li Ruyi might not buy anything today, she just wanted to go and take a look, so she chose a grain store that she rarely went to.

It was already past mid-morning, but the county was still more deserted than before, and there were not as many people traveling on the streets as before.

Without any money, it is boring to run any small business.

On the street she went to, there were several grocery stores and cloth shops. The things they sold were good and the prices were great.

Li Ruyi doesn't need such good things when delivering goods to the mountains. She would only come twice if someone asked her to bring them.

However, today it is much more lively here than usual.

When Li Ruyi walked over, he saw a group of people who seemed to be surrounding something.

The cobblestone street was not very wide, and those people blocked the road tightly.

Li Ruyi also went over to take a look.

There was a mixture of crying and shouting in the crowd, and even with Li Ruyi's poor hearing, he couldn't immediately figure out the cause of the quarrel.

She squeezed into the crowd and found that this was right in front of the grain store.

When she reached the front of the crowd, she discovered that many yamen runners were holding sticks to stop the people who were watching the excitement outside.

There is a space of medium size inside.

Several yamen runners protected Han Shian. They seemed to want to go in, but were stopped outside by several strong farmhands.

"Even if you are bailiffs, you can't force your way in! You said you wanted to check the accounts, so you did? Now that the county magistrate is here, you have to be polite to me!"

"Go away! Just because you're wearing skins, you think you're somebody!"

"Oh, my life is so miserable... I work so hard to do business. Just ask the people around me. Everyone knows that I, Zhang Wu, am honest and kind. Everyone says that the price of our food is fair..."

"..."

Some time ago, the yamen runners would have been at a loss, but they have experienced so much during this period of time that they have now calmed down.

Han Shian said nothing and didn't refute a single word, but the fact that he stood among the crowd seemed to give all the yamen runners a reassurance.

These people rushed forward desperately.

You can tell whether the account book is real or fake by just taking a look.

There was also a crackling noise in the room, as if someone was searching for and destroying evidence.

The evidence is not just deeds and account books, but also the moldy grains left outside, and the records of inbound and outbound storage, etc...

The yamen runner was a veteran, and after failing to rush in several times, he simply showed his weapons to the people.

"Get out of the way! Don't stop the court from doing its work!"

The farmhands were a little afraid and glanced at the fat shopkeeper who was rolling on the ground.

The fat shopkeeper looked a little fierce.

The profits from the grain store were enough for him to take such a risk!

At that moment, Li Ruyi suddenly felt a chill on her back. A warrior's perception was extremely sharp, and when she felt the murderous aura, she realized something was wrong!

"Han Shian, be careful!"

As she gave the warning, she had already taken out two three-edged hidden weapons from her belt.

At the moment the hidden weapon was thrown, two of the farmhands suddenly threw out something.

One ran straight towards the yamen runners, and the other rushed towards Han Shian.

Han Shian did not have much practical experience, but he seemed to hear Li Ruyi's voice in a trance.

He didn't look back, but took off the folding fan from his waist and shook it open.

The folding fan opened and closed, and two flying knives appeared on the fan surface in a flash.

The flying knife got stuck on the fan, and Han Shian kicked it out, trying to create some distance between him and the person.

But the moment his eyes met that man's, his heart began to beat wildly.

There was an icy coldness in that man's eyes, a cold expression that didn't look like that of a normal person, but more like that of a ruthless killer.

Perhaps, this man was the killer. The next moment, his hands trembled, as if he was about to throw out some powder.

The two were too close to each other, and Han Shian didn't have time to dodge.

Thoughts flashed through his mind, and Han Shian immediately decided to take it and then fight back!

He did not dodge or evade, and his foot had already landed on the man's chest. At the same time, he covered his mouth and nose, trying to minimize the damage.

However, what he expected did not happen. A triangular dart hit the man's arm, causing all his movements to be distorted.

The powder was sprinkled on Han Shian's clothes, but nothing unusual was noticed.

Han Shian didn't have time to think about why the opponent failed this time. Instead, he took advantage of this opportunity to draw his sword and chopped the man to the ground with two strokes.

The bailiffs over there had already pinned down another person, but that person had also used poison, and one of the bailiffs still fell into the trap.

"Catch all of them and take them back."

He had to quickly interrogate them to find the antidote, otherwise if time went on for too long, these bailiffs wouldn't be able to hold on.

At this moment, a man rushed out from the crowd, passed through the defense of the yamen runners, and entered the open space.

Han Shian was startled at first, thinking that the other party had an accomplice, but he immediately recognized that the person was Li Ruyi.

His serious and somewhat angry expression suddenly softened.

"Are you really here?"

Only then did he remember all the details about Li Ruyi just now.

Li Ruyi nodded slightly, and then helped the yamen runners knock all the people in the grain shop to the ground.

With her joining us, everything became easier.

The yamen runners looked at Li Ruyi with enthusiasm in their eyes.

I've heard before that Li Ruyi is good at martial arts, and I also know that she can even kill criminals, but this is just hearsay!

Now that I have seen it, it really lives up to its reputation.

After everyone was restrained, Li Ruyi took out a small porcelain bottle and gave it to Han Shian.

"I have antidote pills here."

Only people in the underworld can understand the tricks of the underworld better. Granny Ding was worried that she might get into trouble when she went out, so she prescribed a lot of medicine for her early on.

Detoxification pills are one of them.

However, the efficacy of this medicine is average. The only advantage is that it is applicable to many poisons and will not aggravate the poisoning situation.

Han Shian took the small porcelain bottle and quickly handed it to the person next to him.

"Give them the medicine, and then send them to the clinic as soon as possible. Dashun, you and your men will stay here!"

After saying that, Han Shian looked at Li Ruyi.

"I have to go back to the government office. I may need your help to guard this place."