Good luck every time

Seeing her like this, the eldest sister cried while squeezing out the pus.

Li Ruyi was frightened by her split and did not dare to act rashly.

After the wound was treated again, the eldest sister cleaned it with wine, applied the medicine given to her by Han Shian, bandaged her arm, and went to check her feet.

The wound on his foot was also serious, and there was still some gravel that had not been removed.

Li Ruyi cleaned up in the dark last night, but could only do a roughly correct job. Moreover, her arm was injured, so it was not very convenient.

My eldest sister was different. She was very careful and applied warm water to the soles of her feet before starting the treatment.

The gravel was picked out, some rotten flesh was trimmed off, and it was washed with wine before the medicine was applied.

The blind old lady didn't have much wine, and Li Ruyi used it all up.

Li Ruyi felt that when his arms and feet were scratched, it was not as painful as when the wine was poured on them.

After everything was cleaned up, the eldest sister helped her take a good bath and changed all her clothes.

Li Ruyi was stunned when she saw the spare clothes.

"Where did you find the clothes?"

The eldest sister was angry with her and didn't want to talk.

She waited a long while before answering.

"It's my mother-in-law's!"

The mother-in-law she was talking about was the blind old lady lying outside.

Li Ruyi stretched her head and looked outside, but could not see anything. She put her clothes on and her elder sister helped her wring out her hair.

She was sitting by the stove, chewing a steamed bun.

I asked while eating.

"Where do we get food?"

When she left, she left cornmeal, but this multi-grain steamed bread was also mixed with some flour and wheat bran.

The eldest sister took a look and then talked about what had happened in the past few days.

"It was sent by the village head. He came to ask about you the day after you went up the mountain. He also said that he had found a house, near the mountain."

"I've checked. It's not far from here. There's an adobe house that can be lived in, but the roof is gone. I thought I'd go cut some grass and use it as a roof when you come back. We can finish it up when the weather gets warmer, and we can live there when the weather gets colder."

Li Ruyi did not object. There was no rush to build a house. What's more, what they needed now was a low profile, not a house.

Otherwise, there would definitely be a lot of people from the Li family looking for trouble, and they would falsely accuse them of taking money from the Li family and force them to return it.

I have almost used up all the favors from the village head last time. If I want to use them again in the future, I will have to rely on connections.

Li Ruyi thought of the little rabbit she brought back, which she could give to someone.

There is plenty of grass now, so you can eat it after raising it for a while. If you can raise it until winter, you can get a better hide.

She told her elder sister about this.

The three sisters are now one, and it is taboo to hide anything.

After listening to her, the eldest sister didn't think it was wrong. Her sudden sharpness was the result of not getting a good sleep that day and night.

But when it comes to social etiquette, she still essentially retains Li Dagui's habits of being a goody-goody.

Even when Li Ruyi suggested using the remaining piece of leather to make a scarf for Han Shian, she didn't show any surprise, and didn't even ask Han Shian why!

When Li Ruyi had eaten and drunk her fill and was ready to go back to her room to sleep, Li Jixiang gave her serious instructions.

"Ruyi, I know you are strong, but you can't be so desperate in the future."

Her sister was only eleven years old, and she had to go into the mountains to fight wolves. This made her feel as if her heart was being fried in a frying pan.

She also wanted to do something, but she seemed to know nothing.

Plowing the soil to plant cabbage, or clearing wasteland for farming... She is willing to work, and work hard, but it seems that all her efforts are of no use!

In the dim kitchen, two people stood facing each other, one in the shadow of the lamp, and the other in the shadow of the moon.

Li Ruyi sighed, using a double entendre as the basis for his words.

"Sister, sometimes you fight hard just to stay alive! I just want to live."

The eldest sister failed to understand the meaning behind these words. She just thought that she was forced into a desperate situation by the wolf at that time. Her heart ached and tears fell again.

Li Ruyi didn't know whether she understood or not. After watching her pack up and go back to her room, Li Ruyi took two sips of water and then slowly walked out of the kitchen in her straw sandals.

As soon as I came out, I saw a figure standing in the thatched pavilion.

Li Ruyi was so frightened that her heart skipped a beat.

After a closer look, she realized that the standing figure was none other than her master.

The old lady noticed her coming out of the kitchen and spoke coldly.

"you're right."

Li Ruyi felt like a bolt of lightning struck her head. What was right? What was right?

She wanted to ask more, but the old lady had already lay back down. That peaceful posture did not reassure Li Ruyi, but made her feel even more frightened!

Back in the house, the eldest sister was still awake. She left the oil lamp there and seemed to be mending Li Ruyi's torn clothes.

Li Ruyi quickly snatched it away.

"It's so dark, do you still want your eyes?"

The eldest sister was feeling very upset right now, and if she didn't do something she would be overwhelmed by guilt.

"It's okay. I couldn't sleep either, so I just wanted to do some work."

When Li Ruyi heard that she wanted to work, she thought that there was plenty of work available!

"Well, the rabbits and chickens I brought back are still in the backpack. How about you pick them up?"

The eldest sister slapped her forehead and ran to the kitchen in a hurry to pack the backpack.

Li Ruyi rolled up the dirty clothes and hid them, then climbed onto the kang and went to sleep.

She was so tired.

I was exhausted after coming down the mountain that day, and I was also tired from dragging the wolf's corpse. I just returned home, and the anger in my heart dissipated. I fell asleep in the blink of an eye.

When she woke up, it was already bright outside. She felt unbearable pain all over her body, a splitting headache, and a horrible bitter taste in her mouth.

She forced herself to get up, but before she could get off the ground, the third brother jumped out from somewhere and hugged her.

"Second sister!"

Li Ruyi touched her head and answered her dazedly.

"Well, wait a minute, my second sister is talking to you!"

When the third brother saw that she was still going to leave, he hugged her even tighter!

"Second sister, eldest sister said that you are sick and you are not allowed to go anywhere today! If you need anything, tell me and I will help you!"

Li Ruyi took a deep breath.

"Xiao Man! You really can't help me with this matter, let me go!"

When the third brother heard Li Ruyi calling him Xiaoman, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, but immediately fell back.

"No! You have to be obedient when you are sick. There is water and food in the kitchen. I can get them for you."

Li Ruyi took a deep breath.

"But I don't want to eat. I want to go to the toilet now! Please let me go to the toilet!"

The third sister tilted her head and looked at Li Ruyi, and Li Ruyi looked at her without any spirit.

"Hehehe... Then I'll help you over..."

Knowing that she really couldn't replace him in this matter, she immediately lifted up Li Ruyi's good arm, as if she wanted to use it as a crutch.

Li Ruyi was anxious, so she just followed her.

After coming out of the toilet, the third brother started to busy himself around and helped her wash up. If Li Ruyi hadn't insisted, the third brother would have helped her bite open the willow branch and stuffed it into her mouth.

Li Ruyi was speechless. She turned around but didn't see her master. However, she found her backpack in the kitchen. The pheasant had been killed, and the two rabbits were still intact.

At this time, pheasants are not as valuable as rabbits. Rabbits can be skinned, but pheasants can only be eaten for meat. At most, you can save some of their feathers to make a feather duster or a shuttlecock, but they are not worth much.

However, when Li Ruyi went to take a look at the chicken feathers picked by her elder sister, she found that the good-looking ones had already been picked out, and the remaining ones were ugly.

She turned around and went back.

After waiting for a while, the eldest sister came back with her master.

Li Ruyi started calling people from a distance.

"Master, elder sister, where have you been?"

Looking at the eldest sister carrying a broken backpack and a small hoe, it seemed that she was going to dig wild vegetables.

As soon as she saw Li Ruyi wake up, the worry between her brows disappeared immediately.

"Ruyi, are you awake? What happened?"

Li Ruyi nodded.

"I feel much better after eating."

The eldest sister was happy this time and said to her.

"Brother Han came this morning and brought some food and salt, as well as a lot of tools, saying you borrowed them from him."

"Later, I learned that you were ill, so I went to Uncle Han Jiu to get a prescription."

Li Ruyi smacked her lips and knew where the bitter taste in her mouth came from when she woke up.

"What about him? Has he returned to the county?"

The eldest sister put things away while fetching water to wash wild vegetables and preparing to cook. When she heard Li Ruyi's question, she answered.

"Yes! He went back! I heard that he has schoolwork to attend to, and he also said that he can't come to see you recently, so you can rest and recuperate. If you encounter any difficulties, go to him."

Li Ruyi agreed and couldn't sit still anymore. Maybe the medicine she took in the morning took effect, or maybe she felt much better after seeing these tools.

Han Shian brought out a box of tools, which contained everything except that the blades had not been used for a long time and were rusted. Li Ruyi found some tung oil in the box, used it to wipe the blades, and then discovered the newly replaced saw blades.

Although the saw blade Han Shian chose was a little rusty, it looked quite old.

But the signs of frequent use are still obvious. This saw blade can be used right away, completely different from those blades.

She took the handle of the wood saw and tried it. The saw still bore the marks of time, and from its smooth feel one could still see the care with which the previous owner had treated it.

Li Ruyi originally thought that these were all there was, but she didn't expect that while flipping through the books, her fingers accidentally hit the wooden board at the bottom.

The empty voice made Li Ruyi stunned for a moment.

She picked up the box and took a look. The bottom of the box seemed to be hollow.

She couldn't believe it. The bottom of the box was very important. Moreover, this small box was made of old elm wood. The panels were spliced ​​very delicately. It didn't look like a hollow bottom!

Li Ruyi took out everything in the box, reached in and knocked on it, and found that only a part of it was hollow!

She didn't believe it, so she turned the box over and over several times, and then felt around with the mortise and tenon structure on the outside before she found a way to take it apart.

The thin wooden board was pushed open, revealing a flat empty slot. Li Ruyi stood up, poured out, and dumped out an oilcloth bag.

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not open it. After all, these were Han Shian's things, so she decided to wait for him to come back and deal with them herself.

Li Ruyi pushed the small mechanism back, put away the oilcloth bag, and went back to his own business.

This time she wanted to make two small boxes for selling goods.

It is best to divide the box into two layers, with the upper layer consisting of small grids and the lower layer having a larger space that can hold more things.

When the time comes, you can find a shoulder pole and carry the goods to sell!

That’s right, Li Ruyi was planning to become a peddler.

Apart from using part of the three taels of silver to buy food for the family, she planned to go to the county to buy some needles and thread and sell them in places farther away before the weather got cold.

If this is planned well, they can save up their annual spending money in just one autumn.

Li Ruyi picked and chose from the blind old woman's pile of firewood, found some dried wood, and started working.

She had just seen the toolbox made by the old man of the Han family and had a lot of inspiration. She also wanted to try to piece these small pieces of wood together.

Of course, in addition to the mortise and tenon structure, a little fish bladder glue is also needed.

Thinking of fish bladder glue, Li Ruyi's expression stiffened uncontrollably.

The experience of beating the fish bladder glue is something I cannot recall. My arms hurt whenever I think about it.