Good luck every time

It was all due to the inertia of her previous memories that made her not think that studying was an option in the environment of Sanjia Village.

Think about it, there is not much work to do now and you can’t go out. Isn’t this the best opportunity to concentrate on studying?

She first took out the books Han Shian gave her, and when she was about to pick one to read, she suddenly saw the oilcloth bag she found in the secret compartment of the box.

"What could be in here?"

Li Ruyi is a little curious!

Before, she didn't have the master's consent, so she didn't have too many thoughts in her mind.

Now that Han Shian has said he wants to lend it to her, it would be weird if she still remains reserved!

Li Ruyi made up her mind in a flash. She took out the oilcloth bag and opened it.

The oilcloth bag seemed to have not been touched for many years, and there was not a trace of air inside.

After opening it, some insect repellent powder spilled out and there was another layer of oilcloth inside.

Only when I opened this layer again could I see what was wrapped inside.

This is indeed a notebook as Han Shian said.

It talks about various mortise and tenon structures and furniture structures.

There are many hand-drawn drawings. Although the lines are crooked, the structure is very detailed, and there are text descriptions to make it clear to the readers.

Li Ruyi flipped through the pages one by one and felt that he benefited a lot.

She had learned carpentry before. At that time in the capital, men were busy with social engagements outside, and women had to stay at home.

Li Ruyi is very ambitious and does not want to have children, raise children, or fight for property like others.

She always likes to learn a lot of things and read a lot of books.

Carpentry is one of them, but it is not very practical.

Make a pen holder, a flower stand, or a frame for people's paintings.

No one taught her, so if she wanted to learn, she had to dismantle existing things and then restore them...

Everyone thinks she is favored, and she can do whatever she wants in the backyard!

But no one knew how miserable she was.

Being trapped in a small world, feeling closed and tense from body to soul.

Being favored is nothing more than doing things that other women are unwilling to do.

There was clearly so much knowledge in the study that no one read, and she was clearly only one gate away from the study.

But she was never able to enter that gate until the day her house was searched.

But Li Ruyi didn't hold any grudges.

If she had a cat that loved to destroy things at home, she would not want to let the cat go into the study.

I understand!

But I never want to be a cat again!

Li Ruyi looked at it for a long time.

These things are not difficult to understand, but the difficult part is how to use them freely and comprehensively.

She was a little annoyed.

If she had read this book earlier, the box she imagined would be better, more convenient and simpler.

Unfortunately, the boards have been prepared and have been painted with oil twice, so no matter how good or bad they are, they can only be used for now.

Li Ruyi thought that she would make a careful plan after she made some money, renovated the house and made furniture.

It’s hard to go out in winter, so it’s the best time to do these tiring jobs.

She was imagining what her new home would look like when her elder sister, who had finished her work, walked into the room.

The footsteps startled Li Ruyi, and she turned around and saw her elder sister.

"Are you done, sis?"

Li Jixiang looked at her reading a book, feeling a little curious and puzzled.

"What are you looking at?"

Li Ruyi picked up the book Han Shian lent her and showed it to her.

"I borrowed a literacy book from Han Shian! Big sister, do you want to learn to read? I'll teach you."

When the eldest sister heard that she could read, the smile on her face suddenly became restrained.

"Can I read, too?"

Li Ruyi nodded.

"Of course! I have borrowed all the books back!"

The eldest sister looked at Li Ruyi, her fingers entangled together, and the smile on her face was mixed with an unnatural flattery amidst her inferiority and timidity, as if she had done something wrong.

"This book is very expensive! I won't study it. I...it will be bad if it gets torn."

As she finished speaking, all the expressions on her face faded away, and she became almost the same as usual.

Li Ruyi felt a little distressed when seeing this.

She suddenly remembered that the first person who wanted to teach her to read in her previous life was not Zhao Er.

But it’s Han Shian!

She had too much farm work to do at that time, but she still had a moment of longing in her heart.

When she rejected Han Shian, did she also use the same expression as the elder sister now? !

She knew that literacy was a luxury.

I don’t think I really deserve this kind of luxury. I don’t need it for farming, eating, or wearing clothes…

But she still couldn't help wanting to learn.

That was her desire to understand the world.

Li Ruyi laughed. It turned out that she and that self were so far away, yet so close.

So far away that it’s been two lifetimes.

It was so close that she could touch it with her hand.

She jumped off the kang, ran over and grabbed her elder sister's hand, which was clenched tightly in an instant, as if she had traveled through time and grabbed another self.

"We are our own bosses in the future. We can do whatever we want! Books are valuable treasures that are worth cherishing. We must cherish them."

"But if it's broken, we can work hard to learn to read and practice calligraphy, and then copy another one and give it back to the owner!"

The eldest sister stepped forward when she was pulled by her.

There was a hint of disbelief in her eyes, and like all the women in the village, she said things against her will to prove that she was a quiet and sensible woman.

"Girls don't really need to study! No... I mean you can study if you want to. It doesn't matter if I study or not."

Li Ruyi was amused by her behavior.

She couldn't change her elder sister's thinking and behavior, nor was there any need to do so.

"Who said that!? If you get married and become the head of the household, shouldn't you calculate where every penny goes?!"

The eldest sister couldn't imagine the kind of life that Li Ruyi described, where she would have to continue living on the debt, so she stood on the edge of the kang with her hands and feet trembling.

"There's no way I can keep track of that much money!"

Although she said that, when Li Ruyi opened the book, she still read it along with him.

These books are all handwritten, with simple drawings on them and words and stroke order written below the pictures.

The battlefield between the two people soon moved from the edge of the kang to the yard, where they read books and wrote with tree branches.

As I was writing, it got dark.

Li Ruyi looked towards the foot of the mountain, and her eldest sister hurried to cook.

Wild vegetables, fish balls and miscellaneous grains are cooked together into a porridge, and each person gets a large bowl.

When the food was cooked, the eldest sister became a little nervous because Granny Ding and the third child had not returned yet. She stood at the door waiting with Li Ruyi.

After waiting for a while, it was already completely dark and no one was seen. Li Ruyi wanted to look inside to see if something had happened and was waiting for someone to help.

When she went out, her eldest sister couldn't stay at home either. Li Ruyi went to the firewood pile in the backyard to find a sturdy branch, and picked up the rag that was used to block the mouth of the thug boss before. She soaked it in lamp oil and wrapped it around one end of the branch. In this way, a torch was made.

The two men lit torches, locked the door of the house and the yard, and walked down the mountain together holding torches.

At this time, everyone who should go home has already gone back, and there is no one on this path. Under the night, only their shadows dancing with the firelight accompany them as they move forward.