Good luck every time

The woman's slender body fell limply to the side of the road.

Her blood fell onto the still incredulous face of the bandit leader at the other end of the flagpole as Li Ruyi moved.

The child who had been kicked by her was finally helped up and knelt timidly in a small ball.

Li Ruyi turned sideways, and she danced with the five-foot-long broken flagpole in her hand. The head of the horse bandit leader was once again lifted up by her, and it shook as she galloped on horseback.

At dawn, the fires around the village went out.

Some houses were set on fire.

Li Ruyi found some ropes, and the bodyguards tied up all the people in the village, forming a long row.

Li Ruyi asked his escort to find all the money and treasures in the village, pack them up and carry them on his back.

She knew that some of these people were hiding something, but she didn't say anything, which was a kind of tacit approval.

She ran from dawn to afternoon before she brought all these people back.

Li Ershi stood on the roof of the carriage outside the camp, watched Li Ruyi coming back from afar, and hurriedly went out to greet him.

He didn't sleep all night, not only to take care of the seriously injured people, but also because he was worried about Li Ruyi and Xiaoman.

That night, he blamed himself countless times for letting Li Ruyi take such a risk with such a small group of people...

Now that he saw the two sisters come back alive, he breathed a sigh of relief and almost fell off the roof of the carriage due to exhaustion.

Li Ruyi dismounted from his horse, and the escort leader came out to greet him with a haggard look on his face.

There was a hint of joy in his sorrowful eyes.

"You're back!"

Li Ruyi understood from this that some people could not make it after all.

This time all the money in the village was taken back, and everyone, whether alive or dead, could get a large share of the profits.

Li Ershi did not rest, he still had to deal with the people brought back by Li Ruyi.

He had sent a letter back at full speed yesterday. Li Shiliu must have received the news soon, and he should have arranged for more people to come.

Li Ruyi and the others can take advantage of this time to have a good rest.

As they waited there, snowflakes slowly began to fall from the sky.

The white snow fell, covering the dead grass on the ground and burying the blood around it.

Li Ruyi waited for another five days before someone arrived.

Looking at Li Shiba's familiar appearance, Li Ruyi suddenly felt that this guy was quite cute!

However, Li Shiba still had to go back. He was only responsible for delivering the newly hired bodyguards and coolies, and also sending back the heads of the captured horse bandits and the bodies of his companions brought back by Li Ruyi.

Li Ruyi wrote a letter to Li Shiliu, asking him to settle the relatives of these people.

When they set out again, Li Ruyi's injuries had mostly healed, and the caravan had gathered more than 200 people.

Because the weather is getting colder day by day, it becomes more difficult to walk as we move forward.

Li Ruyi also had to put on his clothes, and everyone in the caravan was fully armed.

The figure in the green coat was gone.

It’s not that he is gone, but the last time Li Shiba came over, he asked someone to help take his clothes back home.

Perhaps it was because Li Ruyi gained fame in this battle, or perhaps it was because the weather was too cold and the bandits were reluctant to come out, but in any case, October was over in a flash, and except for some short-sighted petty thieves, Li Ruyi never encountered any decent enemy again.

Everyone has recovered from the last blow and is chatting and laughing.

Arriving at another town, Li Ruyi found a big carriage inn and wanted to stay there.

The inn was filled with ordinary small vendors, and when they saw such a large caravan approaching, they all gathered around to watch.

Li Er felt that the situation was a little tricky, so he quietly left the team and asked someone for advice.

Li Ruyi didn't care at all and just directed people to work.

Only after they found a place to stay did Li Er come over to explain to her.

"I heard that the local tyrants here are known for never leaving empty-handed. Their boss is very skilled in martial arts and no one dares to mess with him."

"Every time a large caravan came, they had to pay him a visit and give him a lot of money, otherwise he would bring his followers to steal all the valuables in the caravan."

"They don't harass small merchants and vendors that much, so there aren't many large caravans coming here, but small merchants and vendors often stop here."

"Gradually, a rule was formed."

Li Ruyi nodded to show that he understood.

Li Ershi studied her expression.

"What are you going to do?"

Li Ruyi is a principled person. As long as the other party does not want to kill her, she will not kill the other party most of the time.

Humans are animals that are easily swayed by emotions. Once they become bloodthirsty and violent, their brains become too lazy to think and they only want to pursue those addictive emotions.

So the rule she set for herself was that she would never kill anyone unless it was absolutely necessary.

She had to restrain her animal nature through her actions.

This gang that never leaves empty-handed also has a bottom line, which is quite consistent with some of Li Ruyi's style of doing things.

Li Ruyi thought about it.

"Don't bother with them!"

Li Er raised his eyebrows but said nothing.

The two of them discussed how to deal with it, and Li Ruyi began to prepare to buy some food in this town and make dry food to take with him on the road.

The daily food consumption of a caravan of 200 people is very high. Even if Li Ruyi leaves here, he still has to make calculations and arrangements every day.

There are also independent rooms in the inn, but the environment is also very poor and the room is very small.

Even if she wanted to settle the score in this room in broad daylight, she had to light a lamp.

Li Er took his men out to buy, while the escort leader stayed with them to guard the goods.

The coolies each had their own duties, some fed the horses while others did the work.

Xiaoman was bored, so she went to chat with others.

Because her hair was cut much shorter, she couldn't wear it in her favorite hairstyle and could only sloppily tie it into a bun on top of her head.

She doesn't look like a young girl, but rather like a child who has not grown up.

However, these days there aren't that many people who know how to treat children well, and there are quite a few bad people who want to take advantage of Xiaoman because she's pretty.

Xiaoman squatted beside someone else's pot, watching a big tree cooking porridge there.

The big tree looked at the kind-hearted man, Xiaoman rolled his eyes and moved closer.

"Uncle, are you also a vendor active in the surrounding area?"

Da Shu raised his face, and because his beard was too big, there were some traces of dust on his face that had not been washed off.

"Yes! Little girl, why did your parents bring you out?"

Xiaoman's face always makes people ignore the knife at her waist.

Of course, even if many people saw it, they would not really think that she was threatening because she carried a knife.

"As for me...all the kids in my family want to venture out into the world when they reach a certain age!"

When they heard that she was going out to explore the world, many people around her laughed out loud.

Xiaoman looked around and continued asking.

"Uncle, is business good around here? Are you a peddler, or are you helping others carry goods?"

The uncle chuckled.

"Just do whatever makes money! It's all about supporting the family."

As he said this, he looked at Xiaoman's clothes and found that although the material of the clothes she wore was not expensive, there was not a single patch on her body. She was even wearing a pair of small leather boots, which showed that she came from a well-off family.

His eyes flickered slightly.

"You want to venture into the world, and you also want to broaden your horizons, right?"

After hearing what he said, Xiaoman nodded with sparkling eyes.

"Yes! My brother said that reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. You won't make any progress if you stay at home and study behind closed doors!"

It’s no secret that Han Shian’s words of educating Xiaoman may sound just fine to educated people, but to these uneducated people who can barely read a single word, it sounds completely different!

After hearing this, the uncle smiled foolishly.

"Oh...your brother must be a scholar! What a nice thing to say."

Xiaoman nodded again.

"Yes, yes! Uncle, you are so amazing! You even know that my brother has made great achievements."

The uncle chuckled and changed the subject.

The group of people chatted for a while, and Xiaoman squatted beside them and listened. Most of them were about the local customs and practices around them.

Although this place is not far from the provincial capital, the customs vary from place to place. The voices and tones of many people's speech are different from what Xiaoman remembers.

She found it very interesting, so she stared with her bright eyes and listened to these people talking curiously.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Er walked in from outside with a gloomy face and his men.

They all came with empty hands and saw Xiaoman squatting in the corner, and Li Er called her.

"Old Third, what are you doing squatting here?!"

Xiaoman was very perceptive and noticed that Li Er was in a bad mood, so she answered obediently.

"Brother, let me listen to what others are saying. You go back first. My sister is waiting for you in the room!"

Li Er frowned and wanted to say something, but he thought that Xiaoman was not the type to be restrained by others, and this little girl was more familiar with various poisons than he was, and she had high martial arts skills and deep internal strength. It seemed that there was nothing to worry about if he let her go!

However, out of caution, Li Er turned around and spoke to an escort.

"Lao Shi, please keep an eye on my sister and don't let her go out and get into trouble."

The escort named Lao Shi is about 30 years old. He has no sons but two twin daughters who are about the same age as Xiaoman.

Perhaps because he often goes out, his relationship with his daughter is not that close, but he has some empathy for Xiaoman and takes good care of the girl on weekdays.

After getting to know him better, Li Erji got to know his character and placed him next to Xiaoman.

Xiaoman didn't think much of the fact that there was one more person following him, and continued to squat in the corner and listen to others talking.

However, the uncle who was chatting with her just now secretly looked at Lao Shi several times, and it was unknown what he was thinking about.

After a while, someone came and called Xiaoman and Laoshi to eat.

Xiaoman happily agreed and went to eat happily.

As soon as she left, some unfriendly laughter was heard around.

"I said little girls are better, they are naive and young."

"It is...watery, ouch..."

"Tsk tsk tsk! What do you know? A little girl is no match for a young widow. You can tell from the sound of it that you are a bunch of ignorant people!"

"Tsk! Is there such a pretty widow in your village?"

"Indeed, this girl is really pretty, and fair..."

"That face, those little hands, so soft and pink... when you see them you want to touch them."

"Hahaha... We got a great bargain today. If it were in a building, it would be a top-notch item! Maybe peasants like us can't even afford to spend the money to take a look at it."

Xiaoman walked across the yard and yawned. Lao Shi followed her and spoke.

"Third Miss, you'd better avoid interacting with these people in the future, so as not to dirty your ears."

Xiaoman laughed.

"Uncle Shi, my ears are very strong. No matter what kind of dirty words or rumors, they can't hurt them."

Lao Shi had seen Xiaoman take action, so he naturally knew that she had heard everything that had happened before clearly.

He was a little angry because of that group of people, but he didn't expect Xiaoman to be so calm at his age.

Of course, Lao Shi didn’t know that the Xiaoman he imagined was somewhat different from the actual Xiaoman.

After dinner, Xiaoman wandered around the inn alone again.

Not long after she wandered around, she ran into the uncle who had spoken to her before.

The uncle was not tall, dressed in rags and wearing a dog-skin hat. His eyes lit up when he saw Xiaoman.

"Little girl, it's you! Why are you still running outside so late? Aren't you afraid of running into bad guys?"

Xiaoman heard him talking and turned around to look at him.

"Uncle, you're also hanging around outside, aren't you afraid of running into bad guys?"

The uncle laughed.

"I'm not afraid, I'm very powerful!"

Xiaoman also nodded.

"Then I'm not afraid either, I'm also very powerful!"

As she spoke she raised her fist.

The uncle was amused by her cute look, and when Xiaoman retracted her fist, he swallowed subconsciously.

"You are so powerful, why don't you go out and take a look? There is a market in this town at night, and it is crowded!"

After hearing this, Xiaoman tilted her head and didn't quite believe it.

"Market? How can there be a market at night? What can you see? Are you lying to me because you think I'm young?"

The uncle gave Xiaoman the biggest smile since she had seen him, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth that had not been cleaned for a long time.

"Who said we can't see it? If they were selling lanterns, everyone would be able to see it! The lanterns are lit up, and everyone can see if they are beautiful. Don't you think so?"

Xiaoman thought about it and felt that it made some sense.

"That makes sense."

The uncle smiled and narrowed his eyes, making it impossible to see the calculation in his eyes.

"Little girl, why don't you ask your parents to take you to have a look? You're already here!"

Xiaoman felt a little discouraged after hearing this.

"They are all people doing important things, they are busy, so they don't have time to care about me!"

After hearing this, the uncle felt hot in his heart.

"Oh? Well, I'm just about to go there. Do you want to come with me?"

Xiaoman thought about it and nodded.

"also!"

The uncle's eyes widened. He didn't expect that the girl was so easy to fool!

He was so excited that he was a little nervous and rubbed his rough hands vigorously.

"Then let's go! Let's go there early while it's still light, so we can come back early later, otherwise we won't have anywhere to go after curfew!"

Xiaoman nodded, her eyes sparkling!

The uncle knew that there were many people around and he didn't dare to do anything, so he just led the way obediently.

Xiaoman followed him out of the inn with her hands behind her back.