Good luck every time

Zhao Qi fled again.

Zhao Yan chased after him, and the two of them went out one after the other.

Han Shian chased for a few steps and wanted to see him off, but was ignored by Zhao Qi.

He was sitting in the carriage, but he still couldn't calm down.

After returning to the Zhao family, Zhao Qi locked himself in the room and stayed there for a whole day.

When someone came to call him to eat, he didn't even move.

It was not until the evening that Zhao Qi realized that something was wrong.

He thought of Li Ruyi's casual yet slightly perfunctory attitude, and he suddenly felt that perhaps Li Ruyi said those words just to disgust him and drive him away as quickly as possible!

If I leave like this, wouldn't that be what she wants?

The more Zhao Qi thought about it, the angrier he became.

He felt that Li Ruyi was playing tricks on him from the beginning to the end.

When had Young Master Zhao ever suffered such a great loss? How could he still be his master? It was ridiculous.

What can Li Ruyi, a man who can't even scrape together five thousand taels from his entire body, teach him?

How could he be reborn into a poor family, where the money he saved for a lifetime under the wind and sun was still less than a fraction of the Zhao family's daily income?

Zhao Qi was so angry that he walked around the room, feeling that this matter couldn't be let go like this!

Things can only happen once or twice, but not three times. Since Li Ruyi has played a trick on him like this, he has to retaliate!

Zhao Qi thought for a while and had an idea in his mind. He called Zhao Mo in and whispered a few words in his ear. Zhao Mo looked embarrassed, but still nodded vigorously.

"Don't worry, sir. I will definitely do this beautifully!"

Zhao Mo said this, but the pain on his face seemed to become real.

Zhao Qi snorted and took out some money and gave it to him.

Zhao Mo's eyes lit up, and his embarrassed expression disappeared instantly. He ran away happily with the money.

Li Ruyi naturally didn't know what was going on with Zhao Qi.

She and Han Shian moved out the furniture that had been painted with tung oil to dry, and then placed the dried furniture in the place that had been prepared earlier.

The third sister was busy with them, while the eldest sister and A Cai were preparing the ingredients.

A Cai has been very busy recently because she is going to get married with Li Shiwu after the Chinese New Year.

Although she had been married once, Li Shiwu was getting married for the first time. As the first child in the Li family's generation to get married, everyone in the Li family wanted him to have a grand wedding.

A Cai didn't want to make it public, but the matter was not up to her and Li Shiwu.

Not to mention that the Li family wanted a grand wedding, even Li Ruyi didn't want Acai's wedding to be too shabby.

This is also for Ah Cai's own good.

Li Shiwu will not leave Sanjia Village in the short term, and even Li Ruyi's plan does not allow much room for him.

In this way, Acai will have to live in the village for a long time in the future.

Life will be much better with someone's support.

The imperial court had already opened its granaries to release grain, and Li Ruyi's family members had to go to the provincial capital to celebrate the New Year, so the matter of exchanging grain for people was put on hold.

However, before Li Jixiang and his companions came to the provincial capital, they exchanged most of the food in their home with others, so that the people in the village could have a good year with enough food and drink.

People say that a prosperous New Year will lead to a prosperous next year, and being able to have enough food to eat is a good sign.

The New Year in the city was much more lively than in Sanjia Village. That night, several wealthy families in the city set off fireworks.

Li Ruyi stood in the yard and watched, but couldn't see clearly.

Han Shian took the clothes and walked over to her and helped her put them on.

Li Ruyi turned to look at him. Han Shian stood beside her. The two stood side by side, very close to each other.

"I'm not cold!"

Li Ruyi had internal energy to protect his body, so he didn't feel very cold even in winter.

Han Shian naturally knew it and smiled as he watched Li Ruyi explain.

"I just want to get closer to you, but I'm afraid to get too close and make you defensive."

Li Ruyi rolled her eyes at him, but the next moment, she tilted her head and leaned on Han Shian's shoulder.

Han Shian lowered his head and was able to see her eyelashes and the tip of her nose.

"Han Shian!"

The night sky was filled with the tinkling sound of firecrackers, but between the two of them there was a kind of silence that no one else could ever join.

When Han Shian heard Li Ruyi calling her, she also responded softly.

"Ok!"

Li Ruyi called him again, this time her voice was gentler.

"Han Shian..."

Han Shian burst into laughter at her sudden childishness, but in between his laughter, he still responded.

"I'm right here."

Li Ruyi stretched out her hand, patted his cotton coat, making it into a comfortable shape, and leaned in again.

Han Shian didn't move, just looked at Li Ruyi quietly.

Seeing her rare childishness and rare relaxation, I imitated her and started talking.

"Li Ruyi!"

Li Ruyi agreed just like him.

"I'm here too."

Han Shian's heart calmed down in an instant, and his soul seemed to have found a place to rest.

He leaned his head against Li Ruyi's head, and didn't feel uncomfortable feeling Li Ruyi's hair brushing against his neck.

Han Shian shouted again.

"Li Ruyi..."

Li Ruyi snorted in a muffled voice.

"Ok!"

A gorgeous firework exploded in the sky. Li Ruyi suddenly became happy and pointed at the firework to show Han Shian.

"The fireworks are so close! They look so beautiful!"

Han Shian looked at the fireworks that were so close, and then looked at Li Ruyi's suddenly deep eyes. He understood that they were both thinking the same thing!

On the front street, Zhao Mo was jumping around timidly, he was freezing to death, it was too cold tonight!

Moreover, on New Year's Day, people are not allowed to stay at home, but travel thousands of miles to set off fireworks for others.

Just put it up, maybe Miss Li won’t even watch it!

Zhao Mo felt that his eldest young master was becoming more and more redundant the more he looked at him.

But he didn't dare say it. It was because he told the truth too many times that he was assigned to do such crappy jobs every time.

Next to them, Zhao Mo brought his two younger brothers. The little boy was very excited to be able to set off fireworks, and had no idea what his brother was complaining about in his heart.

After the fireworks were set off, many people from the surrounding area came out to watch.

Fireworks are very expensive nowadays. Ordinary people can't afford to buy them. They just go to other people's homes to borrow some to enjoy the light.

For many people, it was the first time they saw fireworks being set off, and they poked their heads out from the courtyard walls or the gate to watch.

Zhao Mo's younger brother was so excited that he was also jumping up and down, but he was far from being as cold as Zhao Qi.

After finishing his work, Zhao Mo jogged back with his two younger brothers, and only then did he recover a little.

It's a pity that no one really understands him.

When he saw Zhao Qi again, Zhao Qi was still asking him about Li Ruyi's reaction.

Zhao Mo thought to himself, how would I know Li Ruyi's reaction?

I didn't go to ask.

But he couldn't say it, so he could only shake his head.

"Miss Li doesn't care about that. I heard she's still eating at this hour!"

Zhao Mo was talking nonsense. Anyway, Zhao Qi would not confront Li Ruyi over this matter. He had plenty of time to deal with the follow-up issues.

Zhao Qi was a little disappointed when he heard that Li Ruyi did not respond.

He had gotten over his initial anger and now had gathered up some courage. In recent days, he always dreamed of Li Ruyi, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

He asked Zhao Mo again.

"How are you doing with what I asked you to do?"

Zhao Mo came over and explained the progress.

"The people have been found and everything has been arranged."

Zhao Qi was still not reassured after hearing this and gave another reminder.

"Clear up the beginning and the end, or else you will be traced back to me!"

"Or I'll beat you to death!"

Zhao Qi gave Zhao Mo a mild warning.

The two were talking when they heard the noise of the maid outside.

"Master, the mistress wants you to come over to stay up all night!"

Zhao Qi stopped talking and agreed with some frustration.

"I know, I know!"

After saying that, he stood up helplessly and gave Zhao Mo another reminder.

"Take care of what I told you to do and do it well."

Zhao Mo bowed and nodded to see Zhao Qi and Zhao Yan off, then turned around and went home.

It is the same bright moon every year, but during the New Year, the full moon has become a crescent, like a smiling eye.

Under the same bright moon, there are people like Zhao Qi, and naturally there are also people like Li Shiwu.

The New Year was still too boring for Li Shiwu.

This year, he had no interest in the fun he had in previous years.

The closer it got to the wedding date, the more excited he became. These past few days, he missed A Cai and was so anxious that he couldn't sleep.

He got up and walked next door. The gate of Li Ruyi's house was closed, but Li Shiwu knew that there was someone inside.

Li Ershi and Li Shiliu were both watching things here.

However, the people here were not what he expected.

He stood at the door for a while, and when he turned around, he saw Old Man Li standing at the gate of his house looking at him.

The lantern at the door made Old Man Li's face red, and also allowed Li Shiwu to see the other party's disgust.

"Wait until tomorrow, the second day of the New Year, and go to the capital city! Don't go alone. I think I can let Twenty ride a horse with you, and you two can arrive that day."

Li Shiwu shrank his neck.

Old man Li shook his head and went back.

A day seems long for someone who misses someone, but at least there is hope.

Early in the morning on the second day of the New Year, Li Shiwu and Li Er went out early together.

Li Shiliu called Li Shiba over, and the two of them slept in Li Ruyi's warehouse.

The small kang outside the warehouse was covered with cat hair, and as soon as the two of them lay down, they were surrounded by cats.

Cats don't like to move, so Li Ruyi brought two to the city, but because the yard was small, they almost ran away and got lost.

She had no choice but to send him back to the village.

Li Er was not as smooth on horseback as Li Ruyi, but because he had been with the horse for a long time, they had a tacit understanding with each other and were able to ride quite fast. Before evening, the two brothers had arrived.

Li Ruyi was also packing her things. She would wait until Li Ershi arrived before returning to the village.

She also has to visit relatives.

Even if he didn't have much contact with Li Laoliu and Li Laosi, he still had to go and see the village head.

Seeing Li Shiwu coming over at this time, Li Ruyi was speechless.

Hearing the sound of Li Er's horse hooves, the third brother jumped down from the courtyard wall to open the door.

"Second sister, second sister, the fifteenth brother and the twentieth brother are here!"

The third brother called out to the yard, and his voice blended with the noisy noises of other homes.

Li Er also brought some odds and ends with him, and he wasn't surprised to see Han Shian.

He is not blind, and he can make some sense of what is going on between Li Ruyi and Han Shian.

However, he accepted the fact that his junior fellow apprentice would become his 'brother-in-law' quite well.

One is that Li Ruyi knew Han Shian before he did, and the other is that Han Shian gave Li Ruyi the salt stickers, which allowed Li Ruyi to have what he has now.

Of course, the most important point is that since Zhao Qi appeared, Han Shian has become more suitable for Li Ruyi.

He doesn't care about a woman's reputation, doesn't restrict Li Ruyi's behavior, and won't bring too much pressure to others just because he likes her. In today's world, this can't even be described as "rare", it can only be described as "uncommon".

Li Er brought some things given by the villagers to Li Ruyi.

Most of the good people in the world are silent.

Many people are grateful for everything Li Ruyi has done, but are too tongue-tied to express it. It seems as if Li Ruyi does not exist at ordinary times, but when the New Year comes, there will suddenly be many holiday gifts.

The third child loves to look through these holiday gifts the most!

Li Shiwu hurried into the house to look for Acai, while Lao San followed behind Li Nian to help him get things.

Li Ruyi came out of the house and was not surprised to see them.

"Sister Acai is in the back kitchen."

Li Shiwu was about to enter the house when he paused and turned around to go to the back.

Li Ruyi smiled and shook his head seeing this.

But she soon stopped laughing because she saw her elder sister quietly lying at the kitchen door and looking inside.

Li Ruyi: …

Li Ruyi had never expected that her elder sister could be so gossipy. Since this concerned Sister Acai's privacy, Li Ruyi still went over and captured the person.

Li Jixiang felt a little disappointed.

In the past, she always thought that marriage could be delayed a little longer, since Sister Acai was still around!

But now, Sister Acai is getting married, and she has reached this age, and it seems that this matter can no longer be delayed.

Li Ruyi could more or less understand her loss. She and Acai got along best with each other and they had so many similarities. She found many ways forward in Acai.

All of Ah Cai’s miserable past seemed like trial and error for her.

But this kind of trial and error will never happen again in the future.

Li Jixiang has met everyone in the village during this period and has heard countless gossips.

She found that the men who were praised by everyone in the village were no different when they returned home.

What a woman says about being loved by a man is far less important than what Li Ruyi calls her "selfish".

She knew that Li Ruyi was not really selfish, he just used more affection to love her.

After this long winter, Li Jixiang went from being unfamiliar with the daily accounting to gradually adapting to this job.

The eldest sister began to understand Li Ruyi.

She had a vague feeling that as long as people did not place their expectations on another person, it would be difficult for them to be disappointed.

Whether it is work or occupation, persistence will always bring rewards.

Only in love, many things that you don’t like or are not satisfied with at first, you still don’t like or are not satisfied with them in the end.

It won't change at all because of the effort.

So Li Jixiang understood that the relationship between Acai and Li Shiwu was something that could only be encountered by chance.

A Cai is a good person, but Li Shiwu is not bad either.

This is how we have developed to the current situation.

If one of them retreats even a step, they will probably not be able to survive.

Moreover, the unknown is the most uncontrollable.

No one knows what the two will experience in the future, and no one knows whether they will be together until the end.

Li Jixiang was also worried about Acai. She was even more worried than Acai because she could not feel Li Shiwu's emotions.

Li Jixiang was not very happy when he was captured by Li Ruyi.

At this moment, Li Ruyi saw a little bit of the third brother's shadow in her expression.

Li Jixiang is like a sponge, absorbing a lot of interesting things from the people around him.

Her world is also gradually becoming richer.

It just so happens that the richer the world is, the more it can hold one's soul.

Li Ruyi didn't try to persuade her, and it was impossible to persuade her in this matter.

"Big sister, you don't need to look at how Sister Acai lives. She is her and you are you. Your paths are different."

Li Jixiang listened a little bit and nodded.

But she was still conflicted. The ideas that Sun had instilled in her would eventually have to be broken down and rebuilt bit by bit by her.

This is an endless, long and extremely painful process.

How many of those fragments are good and how many are bad? Every screening is like building a wall, accumulating brick by brick slowly. If it is crooked, it has to be torn down and rebuilt.

"Ruyi, you said..."

She wanted to ask Li Ruyi which path she should take in the future.

But the words were not spoken and became blank again.

Li Ruyi understood her anxiety and patted her shoulder.

"Big sister, you still have me! As long as I am the head of the household, no one in this world can hurt you without me!"

"You can do whatever you want as long as you don't hurt others. Of course, don't hurt yourself."

While the two of them were talking, they had already reached the door. Li Er was sitting at the table, unpacking things with the third brother, while Han Shian and Grandma Ding were sitting at the kang table, sorting through the medicinal herbs she had already picked.

The house was peaceful.

Li Ershi saw that they came back so quickly and didn't find anything wrong, so he invited them to come together.

"Come over here and see what needs to be sorted!"