Good luck every time

Picture what?

Of course it’s to make money!

Li Ruyi smiled and did not directly answer the boss's question. Instead, he talked about the recent situation in Sanjia Village.

"Since last year, I have been exchanging food in the village. According to the price of food before the disaster, no matter what the value is, each household can exchange half a catty of food every day."

"Everyone is having a hard time, but we can get by. You and the boss have been friends for many years. Besides the benefits, there is also favor. I don't want anything but the kindness of the boss and me since we met when we were little."

This is really nice to say. After all, Li Ruyi paid real money. If this is still considered hypocrisy, then what is considered sincerity! ?

The boss opened his mouth and felt dry.

He was moved!

Even though there might be a trap ahead, he was still tempted.

Li Ruyi sighed.

"I don't have much food left!"

Hearing this, Li Shijiu looked sideways, as if he had heard this somewhere before.

"If the boss needs it, I will do everything I can to help you get three thousand kilograms."

“Although it is old grain, it is definitely good grain.”

In this day and age, who cares whether the food is old or not! ? It’s good enough to have something to eat and not starve to death!

Three thousand kilograms!

What concept? !

There are more than a hundred households in the village, and each household can get more than 20 kilograms of food.

Even if it is corn, with water and dried vegetables, it can last for another month.

Not to mention, this grain is 30% lower than the current market price...

The boss couldn't think too deeply about it, because at this moment, he could already feel countless burning gazes falling on him from behind, burning his neck.

All the people he brought with him were urging him to agree quickly.

The boss gritted his teeth and decided to think about it again.

"This... is such a big deal, we still have to go back and discuss it with the people in the village! I wonder how long Brother Li Er will stay here? If I have any news, how should I tell you?"

Li Ruyi didn't find it strange. Only a fool would agree to such a big thing on the spot.

In fact, her conditions could be relaxed a little, and it might be possible to set it to five thousand kilograms.

The price of stale corn, which used to be two or three cents per pound, has now risen to fourteen or fifteen cents in the county. The price in the prefectural city is slightly lower, and after the county released grain, the price of grain in the prefectural city has been slightly lower than that in the county.

Many merchants traveling between the provincial capital and the county also made a living by reselling grain.

Li Ruyi does not have the strength of those people, and there is little cheap grain in the city. She has never given up collecting grain during this period of time, which is why she has stored the grain in Sanjia Village now.

Although the current grain prices have not returned to the level before the disaster, Li Ruyi did not lose anything by reducing it by 30% and selling it to the boss. He even made a small profit.

There was no way to exchange these stale corns with the people in Sanjia Village. After all, she had to do good things to the end. If she took out such stale grains, if someone found out about it, her reputation in Sanjia Village would be ruined.

Li Ruyi's arrangements in Sanjia Village have just started, and he still has to do the necessary face-saving work.

However, the situation is different when these grains are exchanged for things used by the boss.

One of them is the boss, but he doesn't know Li Ruyi's background.

Another thing is that without Li Ruyi's help, there were many hungry people in the village. Last year, they sold dried meat but failed to buy enough food for the winter. Later, as they went down the mountain one after another, the food they could find became less and less.

At this point, the quality of the food no longer matters!

Even if we take a step back and say that we really dislike this food, we can take it out and exchange it for other food.

At this time, the only hard currencies that could circulate like grain were probably gold and silver, with silver notes and copper coins having to take a back seat.

In this way, Li Ruyi's food will inevitably become the most critical link in the situation.

As long as there is a first time, the cooperation between the two sides will only become closer and closer in the future.

This was a plan that had been laid out since Li Ruyi first tasted the jerky.

Nowadays, whether it is favors or interests, they all carry temptations that the other party cannot refuse.

"Such an important matter should be discussed. Why don't I stay here for a few days? Once the discussion is completed, the boss will let me know."

"It doesn't matter if the people in the village don't want to. This isn't just a matter for one or two people. It's normal to have concerns."

"If you want, you can come to our village to get food at any time, or I can go back and arrange for someone to deliver it..."

The boss's heart couldn't help but beat wildly.

After this incident, he became absent-minded even when weighing salt afterwards.

Li Ruyi didn't get much money back from the salt. She used the money from the fruit wine to pay off part of it, so there was only a little left.

After weighing the salt, it was almost noon, so Li Ruyi naturally wanted to keep them for a meal.

Li Shijiu is not only a good cook, but also a good cook. His cooking skills are not much worse than Li Ruyi's. It can be seen that he not only studies hard every day, but also has some extraordinary talents.

He was busy over there, and Li Ruyi was chatting with everyone.

Everyone talks about how hard times are.

But as they were talking, someone suddenly changed the subject.

"This Li Er boy has become more and more handsome in the past few years. If I didn't know him, I would have probably mistaken him for a girl at first sight!"

This remark instantly caused many people to laugh.

Li Ruyi also smiled helplessly. She had already stopped trying to hide it. These people didn't realize she was a woman. What else could she say?!

Many people thought this was a joke.

However, his eyes couldn't help but look at Li Ruyi again.

Hmm! The more I look at her, the more she looks like a woman.

Not only does she look similar, but she doesn't have an Adam's apple, she's not as tall as a man, she looks a bit thin, and most importantly, her waist is so thin...

Several glances suddenly seemed to be burned by something and they were retracted in horror.

They suddenly realized that this Li Er not only looked like a woman, but looked like a woman! ! !

They all looked at the boss at the same time.

But the boss was still in a daze, thinking about the conditions Li Ruyi had mentioned, wondering if he could discuss more...

Someone pushed him, and the boss immediately turned around and looked at the person who pushed him.

The man moved closer to him and whispered.

"Boss, do you think Li Er looks like a girl?"

The big boss sneered as if he heard a joke, and at the same time followed his gaze and looked at Li Ruyi.

Coincidentally, Li Ruyi also looked over here.

Their eyes met and she nodded to the boss.

The boss looked her over.

All those words that were originally used to mock his family suddenly became speechless at this moment.

Even the smile on the boss's face was replaced by an inexplicable fear.

My partner, we have been working together for many years.

Suddenly I changed from a boy to a big girl!

Is there anything more terrifying than this realization?

Was it because I was wrong before, or is there something else about this person?

The boss was startled and suddenly couldn't remember what Li Ruyi looked like earlier.

He only remembered that the little boy was dark and thin...

He stretched his neck and stared at Li Ruyi, trying hard to find some shadow of the past on Li Ruyi's face.

But I don’t know if he was afraid in his heart, or if Li Ruyi has become different from when he was a child after growing up.

The boss couldn't see any similarities at all.

After seeing this, Li Ruyuan had nothing to understand.

She found it a little funny and bowed to everyone.

"Come to think of it, I haven't explained it before, but I was originally a girl. I dressed like a boy to support my family."

As soon as these words were spoken, the room instantly became quiet.

This is still a world where women will be criticized if they show up in public.

Li Ruyi's frankness did not win much sincerity. Instead, it was like a slap in the face, hitting many people hard on the face and in the heart.

The person who was happy before suddenly looked unhappy, but he didn't say anything because the boss was still there.

In the awkward atmosphere, only Li Shijiu was still cooking the steaming food.

When he thought about eating, he didn't care about anything else.

When he realized something was wrong and looked up, the boss suddenly laughed.

"Haha! I don't care if she's a girl or not, I only care if the conditions you said still count!"

Li Ruyi raised her eyebrows.

"I don't care whether I'm a girl or not. I never break my promises!"

The boss only felt relieved at this time.

He didn't believe that pie would fall from the sky. Li Ruyi offered such generous conditions. If it was just because of a favor, how would he repay the favor?

But if Li Ruyi was a girl, everything would be explained.

It is difficult for a woman to do things. If she wants to struggle to make a way among the men and stubborn people in the world, she will inevitably have to pay more than others.

Putting aside the feelings of exploitation between the two parties, the boss also demonstrated the demeanor of a qualified head of the family and businessman at this moment.

He also knew that this was an opportunity, and he wanted to do more for the people in the village.

His previous anxiety was swept away, and now he was only eager to negotiate the price.

Li Ruyi knew that this was a hurdle, and he was not completely unprepared.

She suppressed these things and exposed them after the disaster, with the purpose of taking advantage of the boss's desire for something from her.

Li Shijiu's meal was finally ready. A big pot of steaming fish soup, stewed soft meat bones and fluffy steamed buns. This was a delicacy that many people had not seen for a long time.

Li Ruyi naturally made sure that the children were well fed. Not only that, she also had people take back any leftovers.

Those who previously had aversion to her because of her female identity also felt a little guilty about it.

When everyone was carrying the salt back to the mountains, someone went to ask the boss.

"Brother, what do you think of this Li Er... Li Ruyi?"

The boss doesn't care whether Li Ruyi is a man or a woman.

All he cared about was how the people in the village survived. There were many people in this world who would rather starve to death than bow to a woman. There were two elders in the village who were such people.

However, no one else in this world can give them such generous conditions!

"I can't think of it! However, Li Ruyi, as a woman, is indeed more powerful than Li Er, as a man."

For a woman who is locked up by rules and controlled by a clan, who forges her own path despite worldly slander and the holdback of others, compared to a man who is cared for by a clan, supported by his family, has a bit of luck and is expected by others, it must be more difficult for the former.

The boss had seen Li Ruyi at her most miserable side.

At that time, Li Ruyi was a little girl who had to guard against all the malicious intent from the outside world. She went into the deep mountains and forests alone just to find a way to survive.

Although he was quite frightened by the boss when they first met, he still had to bite the bullet and talk business with him.

No matter if it was just bluffing or real, she used everything she could to the limit.

The boss asked himself that he absolutely could not do it.

What he said had a tendency.

Under normal circumstances, someone might jump out to oppose, but today everyone was silent.

Li Ruyi is a woman, which makes them feel uncomfortable, but the conditions she offers are too generous for them to refuse.

It feels so good to have a full meal!

But they were the only ones who had eaten, and their families had not yet eaten...

So everyone returned to the village.

It was getting late when we returned, and the sun was only a hair's breadth away from setting.

But no one dared to relax. They ran around and gathered the elders of the village to the courtyard beside the ancestral hall.

The torches had been lit. Facing everyone's confusion, the big boss told them that Li Ruyi was a girl and that she wanted to buy dried meat.

"Although Li Er concealed his identity, his transactions with us over the years were genuine and he really helped us a lot."

Hearing that the boss wanted to speak for Li Ruyi, an old man immediately stood up tremblingly.

"Nonsense! How can this woman show her face in public? If everyone follows suit, how can there be any rules in the world?"

"This kind of rebellious woman is the most shameless. She disregards the code of conduct for a wife, disregards the reputation of her parents, and disregards the honor of her family. She is a disloyal, unrighteous, unfilial, and unfraternal person..."

"How can such a person be trustworthy and polite?"

After hearing this, many people did not realize anything was wrong and some even nodded in agreement.

Among the people who went to carry salt with the boss, many of them panicked when they heard this and kept looking in the boss's direction.

Although many people cannot accept the fact that Li Ruyi is a girl.

But it doesn't seem necessary to scold her like that. After all, even though she is a girl, she has never done anything to let down the village. On the contrary, she has helped a lot.

As a result, he took all the benefits and turned around to start cursing. His face is too ugly.

Most people in the village still have a moral bottom line.

The boss didn't care about those gazes, but remained calm.

He looked around and took note of everyone's expressions.

This matter must not leave any hidden dangers, and he must try his best to understand everyone's thoughts no matter when and where he is.

After this elder finished scolding, the next elder immediately stood up.

"I agree with what your uncle said, Boss. We have to be people with backbone. If women are played around by you for a little bit of favor, how can you survive in the future?"

These words were so vicious that they instantly suppressed most of the people who were ready to speak up for Li Ruyi.

The boss didn't refute and just listened quietly.