Good luck every time

Knowing that it would rain tonight, Li Ruyi first went to the roof to check and confirmed that there was no rotten spot on the grass. Then he came down and helped his eldest sister carry the old lady's wooden bed into the house.

The doors and windows were not closed, and the weather was hot and stuffy before it rained.

Li Ruyi couldn't sleep either, so she lit an oil lamp and sat on the ground weaving a fish basket.

The one used to hold fish should be woven more densely.

For catching fish, the hole should be left bigger to allow water to flow through normally, but not too big. Willow branches are soft and become even softer when soaked in water. If the hole is too big, the fish will drill through it, and it will be a waste of time to get in.

Li Ruyi was also a fisherman in her previous life. After her elder sister got married, part of the money was given to her for household expenses and food.

The other part of the money was in the hands of Li Zhuzi, who was coaxed into squandering it all.

When he had spent all his money, he asked Li Ruyi for more. Li Ruyi refused to give him any, so he ran out to borrow money.

When the creditor came, Li Ruyi had no choice but to give in.

The money that the eldest sister had earned throughout her life was spent all by Li Zhuzi in less than two years.

Li Ruyi had to do farm work while also trying to find some way to make money.

At that time, she had thought about educating Li Zhuzi properly.

But learning good things is not as easy as learning bad things.

She taught him ten sentences, and then turned around and the Li clan leader Li Shuanzi, Li Quanzi and others started teaching him a hundred sentences.

Li Zhuzi looked down on women, and also disliked Li Ruyi's petty behavior.

Not only did he break her heart, he also sold her out.

Li Ruyi skillfully twisted three thin willow twigs together to reinforce the hole in the fish basket. The eldest sister helped her cut the twigs to the appropriate length, and the third sister sat beside them and watched carefully.

After looking at it for a while, he said to Li Ruyi happily.

"Second sister, I think I can do it too!"

When Li Ruyi heard her say yes, she found a few soft willow branches and gave them to her.

"Then you should learn to weave too! It's always good to have many skills!"

The third child happily took the willow branch and began to learn from Li Ruyi's movements step by step.

The eldest sister would also give instructions from the side, and from time to time you could hear the sound of the third sister making funny remarks.

The blind old lady lay on the bed, fanning herself and listening in silence.

The third brother was able to weave it just fine at the beginning, but when it came time to finish it, it became extremely difficult.

Li Ruyi folded one and showed it to her, but she didn't learn it. Li Ruyi quickly made another one and folded it for her to see. This time, she asked her elder sister to learn it together.

As a result, both of them learned the trick poorly and together they closed the fish basket woven by the third brother, but it soon fell apart.

Li Ruyi laughed at them both.

"Weaving baskets and crates can feed nine people, but if you can't twist the edges, half of them will starve to death!"

The third brother was very excited when he heard this.

"I'm just learning. I'm sure I'll be great in the future!"

Li Ruzhi saw her baring her teeth and quickly cooperated.

"Yes, yes, yes! Xiaoman will definitely be very powerful in the future!"

The third brother tilted his head and smiled, thinking that this was pretty good.

Just as she was laughing, the room suddenly became bright, followed by a loud thunder.

Li Ruyi heard the sound and turned around to see another flash of lightning.

There was no end in sight to the thick clouds, and all I could see was pitch black.

A moment later, heavy rain came down.

The third brother looked at Li Ruyi with admiration.

"Second sister, you are amazing. You said it would rain and it really rained!"

Li Ruyi looked at her and smiled.

But this time the smile wasn't as genuine as before.

In her previous life, on this day, she took her third child to work in the fields. Because there was too much work, they were a little greedy for credit, so they worked until they could no longer see before returning home.

It rained heavily on the way home.

When she was running back with the third child, she didn't see the road clearly and they both slipped into the ditch on the side of the road.

She got her foot stuck in the mud and sprained it, and the third child nearly drowned.

The two struggled in the heavy rain and mud, shouting for help, but in the end no one cared that they could not reach home, and the two were exhausted and could not climb up.

Fortunately, the water in the ditch was not deep. When Li Ruyi sat in it, the water level only reached her waist.

She sat in the rain all night holding the third child.

They were not pulled up until the next day when some people from the village came out.

She once naively thought that that night was the most desperate night in her life.

But after going through all kinds of things later, she finally understood that there is no limit to suffering.

In this life, she finally avoided this heavy rain.

Li Zhaodi, who was missed by Li Pandyi in her previous life, had changed her name and was sitting next to her, talking to the third brother with a smile.

Li Ruyi suddenly felt that all those sufferings seemed to be a little further away from her.

Everything seems to be a good start.

The third child knew nothing and happily picked up the willow branch to try.

After the heavy rain stopped, a cool breeze blew in, dispelling the earlier stuffiness. The blind old lady breathed a sigh of relief and moved her neck comfortably, letting the cool breeze take away the sweat from her body.

There was a strong wind outside, but the room was full of tenderness.

The next morning, the yard was full of water.

The eldest sister sighed and walked on the laid earthen bricks to go to the kitchen to cook.

After eating his fill, Li Ruyi carried a string of fish baskets on his back, took a knife and a shovel, hung straw sandals around his neck, and went out through the mud.

She first went to a place where villagers rarely went to put down the fish basket, and then turned around and went to the river where villagers often went to catch fish.

The river water rose a little after the heavy rain last night.

She calculated the location and walked along the river, and soon found a trap dug by some villagers at the foot of the mountain.

Many have been abandoned.

But the pit is still there.

Li Ruyi took advantage of the rain and mud when no one was around and dug the trap again with a shovel.

The surroundings were also rearranged.

The small animals in the mountains also walk back and forth in a certain pattern.

If there is drought, or the wild grass in the mountains turns yellow in autumn, they will come down the mountain to drink water.

There was a small drought two years ago, and there were many animals passing by, so people dug these traps.

However, those small animals can smell odors that humans cannot smell, and the smells around traps that are often used to catch prey will be very mixed, and gradually nothing can be caught.

In addition, there was no shortage of water during this period, so no animals came and these traps were abandoned.

Everyone would avoid this place anyway, so staying here wouldn't be a problem.

After the repairs were completed, she returned along the same route, erasing all traces of her past as she walked.

Retreating to the place where everyone often went, she followed the crowd and put down two fish baskets.

It doesn’t bother other people, but it’s obvious that you can’t catch anything.

After finishing his work, Li Ruyi cut some thin willow branches and took them back.

This time she planned to weave some small square baskets to put things in the box.

Anyway, idle is idle.

The basket used to hold things is not as easy to make as the fish basket. It needs to be soaked in water first and then dried in the shade after being woven.

It’s still uncertain what it will turn out like in the end, so we have a lot of time to work on.

On the way back, Li Ruyi met villagers who came to catch fish.

Everyone looked at her with inquiring and curious eyes.

Occasionally someone would roll their eyes at her.