Good luck every time

The headman's family must have discussed it beforehand, and it was Li Ruyi who was caught off guard for a moment when he saw a group of people standing in front of him.

The eldest son of the village head is named Sun Deshan. He is already in his thirties and almost forty years old. The eldest son in the family is three years older than Li Ruyi this year.

Sun Deshan's wife is a little younger than him. She is tall and has a round face. She looks blessed in the village. She is from another village and is a relative of the clan leader's wife. Her surname is Wang.

The couple has three sons and one daughter, and Sun Xiaohua is their youngest daughter.

The three sons in their family are already engaged, and the eldest has recently started discussing the marriage with the girl.

Li Ruyi basically knew everything about this room.

She had no intention of making things difficult for the couple. If it wasn't for Sun Xiaohua having to avoid taking detours, there would have been no need for her to bring this family along.

"I heard Jingwen is getting married soon. What are your plans for the future? If you want to stay in the village, you can ask me if you need me. If you want to follow me to the capital, the land in the capital is expensive. I'm afraid I can't give you the life and dignity you have now in the village."

Li Ruyi also said these words in advance to avoid any complications due to insignificant things.

However, Sun Jingwen already had ideas about this.

No young man wants to be trapped in the village, and he is no exception.

Although he was the eldest grandson of the village head, he would always envy Li Er every time he saw him. He never felt that he was inferior to Li Er and Li Shiliu.

But while he sees other people's lives getting better and better, he is forced to live a repetitive life day after day just because of his stable and smooth life. The desire in his heart is self-evident.

The moment Li Ruyi finished speaking, she saw the eagerness and surging ambition in Sun Jingwen's eyes.

"I understand. I have discussed this with the Liu family and they agree."

Li Ruyi was very satisfied with Sun Jingwen's attitude.

Being able to inform the Yue family in advance and solve the problem by himself shows that he is more calm than others and is suitable for doing many things.

Li Ruyi was thinking that in the capital city, she planned to separate the grocery store and delivery business.

It had been agreed long ago that Li Shiliu would be the shopkeeper, and it was also a foregone conclusion that Li Er would be responsible for transporting the goods back and forth.

Sun Jingwen could start by delivering goods. Li Ruyi planned to train him for a while to see his attitude towards people.

Sun Xiaohua stood aside and looked left and right. She waited until Li Ruyi fell silent before she spoke.

"Sister Ruyi..."

Who knew that as soon as she opened her mouth, the village head started coughing.

Sun Xiaohua rolled her eyes and swallowed the rest of her words.

Li Ruyi was brought back to his senses by the cough. He turned to look at the village head, who cleared his throat and spoke.

"There is something else I want to tell you today. Ruyi, according to seniority, you have to call me your uncle, which means your father's cousin. You can't just call her sister from now on. You have to call her aunt."

There was a moment of confusion in Sun Xiaohua's eyes.

WTF?

Sister Ruyi is her cousin, so isn’t Xiaoman also her cousin?

Her best friend is actually her elder! ?

Is it necessary to be so serious about this distant relative?

Sun Xiaohua pouted. Sometimes adults cannot understand children's obsession with seniority.

Even the mere identity of an elder will make some disobedient children take the money from the elder.

However, the village head had his own considerations, and Sun Xiaohua had to accept it whether she was willing or not.

After she tried to gain sympathy by acting pitiful but to no avail, she could only look at Li Ruyi pitifully, hoping to see him speak for her.

Sadly the results were no different.

Li Ruyi also looked at her with a smile, and even raised an eyebrow at her, signaling her to hurry up!

Sun Xiaohua sighed, and then spoke reluctantly. Her voice was so soft that people would think she was a well-behaved, sensible, gentle and timid girl!

"Cousin..."

Li Ruyi laughed and took out a piece of silver from his pocket...

Her heart was full of resentment at the moment, and seeing others unhappy made her feel better.

The village head came to recognize her relatives suddenly, and she had nothing prepared except money, so this was the only way she could do.

Sun Xiaohua was stunned when she saw the small change, and she didn't understand what was going on when she took it.

She looked up at the head of the village and then at Li Ruyi, not really understanding the ways of the world.

The head of the village also realized that something was wrong, but he still went ahead with the "ritual".

Fortunately, the people in the headman's family had not prepared anything, and Sun Deshen and Wang, as cousins, had nothing to give Li Ruyi. They just laughed it off and said they would keep her for dinner, but they were already planning to find some recognition gift to give her later.

Li Ruyi also sighed, thinking that she didn't come here to talk about this matter, so how did it come to such an embarrassing moment.

Although the two sides had different thoughts, they had a great understanding of each other and quickly reached a consensus.

After the recognition ceremony was over, the village head finally remembered to ask Li Ruyi why he came.

"By the way, Ruyi, what are you doing here this time?"

Li Ruyi watched Sun Deshan and his family leave before turning back and agreeing.

"Yes! There are indeed some things I want to discuss with my cousin."

After saying that, Li Ruyi turned around and sat down.

"I've been thinking recently that the quality of the charcoal burned in our village is different, and most of the villagers are relatively scattered. I want to bring everyone together."

The village head didn't react much to this, but his expression became a little more serious.

Li Ruyi continued.

"I have established some stable relationships in the capital city. I calculated the amount of charcoal used by each household and got a rough idea."

"If we continue in our current state, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to achieve success."

Nowadays, products are not abundant enough and the supply cannot meet the demand. Those families with some inherited heritage mostly cherish their own things and are unwilling to make their secret recipes and techniques public. Those good things are given priority to the top dignitaries.

Those who are left with a little money but don't have many connections often find themselves in a situation where they have money but nowhere to spend it.

I can't afford things that are too good, and I can't buy things that are slightly worse.

Li Ruyi watched outside the market for such a long time. In addition to finding potential customers, he also determined the standards of his own store.

The village head knew nothing about these things, and even what Li Ruyi said sounded confusing to him.

"I thought about it for a long time. If I want to start a charcoal business, the best way is to build a charcoal kiln."

The head of the village frowned.

"You mean, you want to be the leader?"

When it comes to business, the village head knows nine out of ten things, but he knows nothing at all...

But he was very sensitive to the changes in the power structure in the village.

He got straight to the point in one sentence.

However, Li Ruyi shook his head.

"I have limited energy and my status is not suitable, so I would like to let you and the three clan leaders take care of it together."

"I will contribute money and labor in the early stages. If anyone in the village wants to get involved, helping with the work or contributing money can be included."

"This property doesn't belong to me, but to our Sanjia Village. When the money is distributed at the end of the year, everyone in Sanjia Village, regardless of gender or age, can get a share."

The village head was extremely shocked when he heard this.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Li Ruyi nodded.

“Although this is my initial thought, it is indeed well thought out.”

The head of the village leaned back slightly, his brain working frantically, trying hard to digest what Li Ruyi said.

He has many doubts, which he needs to raise slowly after careful consideration.

"You...you said you wouldn't care about it in the future. What if this charcoal can't be sold..."

The head of the village didn't understand the layout, and didn't realize that when Li Ruyi stood higher, he could see the farther scenery. He was still thinking about the initial uneasiness.

Li Ruyi shook her head.

"It's impossible not to sell them! As long as you ship them according to my standards in the early stage, I will accept them all."

"I have my own ways and my own plans."

"Of course, I will also sign a contract with the village. If there are others besides me who come to collect the charcoal, the village can also sell it to them at a better price. I will not interfere in these matters."

The head of the village was unaware of the twists and turns of the merchants, and after hearing this he did not realize how deep the loophole was.

Of course, Li Ruyi would not allow a group of inexperienced people in the village to mess around in the early stages. She would always arrange people to keep an eye on them.

After this question was asked, the village head thought for a moment.

"Can everyone get a share of the money as long as they contribute?"

Li Ruyi shook his head. The village head was a little confused and felt that this was what Li Ruyi meant.

However, Li Ruyi immediately began to explain.

"Even if you don't work hard, you will get money. I divided the ownership of the charcoal kiln into two parts, half for each. One part belongs to Sanjia Village, and everyone can get money, regardless of whether they work hard or not. The other part is for those who contribute money and work, and they will get money according to the proportion of their investment."

Nowadays, there are many businesses centered around villages or families, and Li Ruyi has seen many of them.

However, the village head had limited knowledge, and there were no such villages around the county town. It was the first time he heard of this way of dividing the money, and he thought it was a bit outrageous.

"Then...if you can get a share of the money without working or putting in any effort, then wouldn't everyone be willing to do it?"

Can't you just wait and share the money? !

Li Ruyi laughed.

"Uncle, how much can you earn from working in the charcoal kiln? If you live just to earn money, you'll probably starve to death before the next year."

"Besides, the workers will not work for free. When the construction is completed, they will be paid according to the length of time they work. These works will not be counted in the dividends, but will be directly deducted as costs."

After hearing this, the head of the village was confused.

He thought about it but still couldn't figure it out, so he could only frown and ask Li Ruyi.

"Then what do you want? Aren't you just giving everyone money for free? Even if you just keep an eye on it in the early stages, you have to invest a lot, right?"

Li Ruyi doesn't fight a battle without confidence, and she has already calculated the investment costs.

There is a lot of land around Sanjia Village. Since the charcoal kiln is being built with the village as a whole, both the land and materials can be sourced locally and the cost is not that great.

Her main contribution is labor and energy.

"As for the investment amount, it's all public. I will record it not only for me, but also for all those who work hard and don't want to be paid but want dividends. After the charcoal kiln is built, it will be compiled into a book. If nothing unexpected happens, this book will not change much in the future."

"As for giving people money for free... well, that's right! People who don't want to get involved can still make a little money without doing anything."

The village head was so frightened by these words that he swallowed his saliva repeatedly.

"If someone suspects this, I'm afraid it will only add to the trouble..."

No one in Sanjia Village knows better than the head of the village how difficult it is to implement something in the village.

Especially something big that concerns everyone.

Even if something is completely beneficial, there are always people who want more, or suspect that the other party has ulterior motives, or just feel uncomfortable hearing it and have to find a way to stir up trouble.

After all, rational people in the village are a minority, and 90% of people live in a muddle.

Li Ruyi is too clear-headed, so clear-headed that he seems out of tune with others.

Hearing the headman's concerns, Li Ruyi laughed.

It is more difficult to implement a good thing than a bad thing.

Because every time you are obstructed by others, the grievance in your heart becomes a sharp blade that tortures you.

But there is no such worry when bad things happen.

Li Ruyi seems to have been doing good things for the betterment of the village, but she is not that kind in nature.

She always worried that she would have the luck of the world in her next life.

She did so much, but in the end it was all for herself.

She understood the village head's concerns, but what the village head didn't know was that Li Ruyi was different from those ordinary good people. She used the mentality and means of doing bad things to do good things!

So when the head of the village asked this question, Li Ruyi just curled the corners of his mouth slightly.

"No, if anyone objects, I will stop their food exchange!"

Li Zheng:......

When a kind heart is equipped with the weapon of power, it will be difficult to fail in what you want to accomplish!

Without a sharp edge, how can you break through the thorns blocking the road ahead? !

How can we protect the softness in our hearts?

The head of the village realized that Li Ruyi's move was inevitable, and he sighed deeply.

"I'm just afraid..."

Li Ruyi knew what he was afraid of.

The village head was afraid of instigation and trouble-making by those with ulterior motives, and that Li Ruyi would not be able to suppress so many people. He was also afraid that Li Ruyi would go too far and be blamed after spending money and effort...

This is not him speaking ill of others, but the insights he "had to" summarize after living in Sanjia Village and serving as the head of the village for many years.

Li Ruyi smiled.

"Uncle, you don't have to worry too much. I have my own countermeasures."

When it comes to human nature, Li Ruyi understands it as well as the village head.

Her confidence comes from many other aspects, which the village head would not understand.

After hearing this, the village head was still worried, but he had no choice but to trust.

It has to be said that Li Ruyi is growing too fast and does not allow for too much questioning.

Of course, the village head is also generous and more tolerant towards younger generations.

If it were Li Laoliu at this moment, after hearing about Li Ruyi's plan, he would probably have sneered and scolded her for overestimating her abilities, and at the same time tried to trip her up from behind, waiting for her to fall so that he could gain some benefits from her.

But at the same time, as a mature and stable person, Li Ruyi also understands that there are good people and bad people in this world, and no one can change anything.

What she can do is not to teach those bad guys how to behave, but to screen and kick them out of her circle of contacts.

If you don’t teach people how to be a good person, but just teach them how to make choices, you can reduce 80% of the troubles in life.