The White-Bone Demon of the Farm is as rich as a country

The initial success in selling smoothies boosted the confidence of Ru Yue and the other three. An Ping and Ru Xue were even more motivated, as if they had been injected with chicken blood. They started to get busy before dawn every day. Some of them made syrup, some washed fruits, and they took Meng Qingshan's ox cart to the door of Tianxiang Tower on time to set up a stall to sell smoothies.

Because the food tastes good and it is the festive season, more and more people are lining up to buy it every day. Ru Yue's small business not only does not disturb Tianxianglou's business, but instead attracts a lot of customers for them. Rich people who want to eat but don't want to wait in line simply go to Tianxianglou to get the first chance. The fact that Tianxianglou has become the largest restaurant in Kunyang Town is enough to show that Manager Tao is a shrewd businessman. Looking at the increasing number of customers in the past two days, he also has his own ideas.

After selling the smoothies that day, Ru Yue and Chu Ning'an asked An Ping and Ru Xue to follow Meng Qingshan back to the village first because they still had to buy ingredients for making sauces.

As usual, they brought a large bowl of smoothie to Shopkeeper Tao of Tianxianglou. Seeing their happy faces, Shopkeeper Tao smiled and joked, "Business is booming today! You two have made a fortune!"

"Thanks to the shopkeeper's good words, I can't say I'm getting rich, but I can still make a living." Ru Yue said half-jokingly.

"Before, you said that setting up a stall in front of my door disturbed my business. Now it seems that not only did you not affect my business, but you actually attracted more customers to me. Hahaha, I really didn't expect it!" Shopkeeper Tao did not hide the benefits the two had brought him. "Many of my customers come here just for your smoothies. It would be a real treat if they could have a bowl right after their meal. I thought it would be even better if I ordered some from you!"

When Ru Yue heard him say this, she had an idea in mind. "If Shopkeeper Tao really has this plan, I have an idea. Do you think it's feasible?"

Shopkeeper Tao was also interested when he heard this, and he hurriedly invited the two to the private room on the second floor to discuss in detail, "Miss Ruyue, what are your thoughts? Tell us."

"I don't dare to express my brilliant opinion, just some thoughts. Please listen to them. If you think they are useful, you can follow them. If not, just treat it as idle chat." Ru Yue has always thought that Shopkeeper Tao is a good person and is willing to pass on some of her business experience to him. Of course, how much he can accept depends entirely on his understanding and vision. "I run a small business. Based on the idea of small profits but quick turnover, what is a reasonable price for you to sell the goods to me? A price higher than mine will inevitably make the customer feel uncomfortable, but if it is the same as mine, to be honest, it seems too worthless for such a big restaurant like yours to make only a few hundred coins. Don't you agree?"

"Are you suggesting that I shouldn't sell you smoothies?"

"On the contrary." Ru Yue smiled mysteriously, which made Manager Tao even more confused. He was so anxious that he rubbed his hands and urged again and again.

"You could run a promotion where you give away smoothies, but don't sell them."

"Little girl, please stop keeping me in suspense. Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Ru Yue saw the anxious look on Shopkeeper Tao's face and knew that he was really taking her words to heart, so she stopped teasing him. "I'll provide you with sixty bowls of smoothies every day, and each bowl will cost you six cents. You can put up a notice and the first sixty customers who come into the store every day will receive a free bowl."

"What if there are multiple guests at the same table? Do we have to deliver it as well?" Shopkeeper Tao didn't understand Ru Yue's meaning at first.

"Of course it's free. Many people think that the more people come, the more discounts they get. But with more people, there will naturally be more dishes!" Ru Yue pointed out the key point.

"Great! Miss Ruyue is truly clever!" Shopkeeper Tao immediately understood what Ruyue meant and praised her with his hands clapping. "Wouldn't it be better if I ordered more from you?"

"If there are too many, they won't be valuable." Ru Yue stared at Shopkeeper Tao and said with a smile.

Shopkeeper Tao was stunned for a moment, then suddenly understood the deeper meaning and laughed heartily, "This little girl is truly a business prodigy! I'm grateful for your guidance!"

"I wouldn't dare. Shopkeeper Tao has a big vision, and I was just mentioning it." Ru Yue smiled modestly. "Tomorrow we have the market, so we need to make other things. Starting the day after tomorrow, please prepare sixty beautiful cups and plates. I will make them for you first."

Having concluded a big deal, Ru Yue and her husband were very happy, because they would go to the market tomorrow and buy everything they needed before returning to the village.

In a secluded place not far from the town, a thin man and a few gangsters sat in the shade, glancing towards the town from time to time. "It's so hot, poor people are always troublesome. You didn't go home quickly after selling things. I was kept waiting in such hot weather." The thin man complained.

The thin guy was none other than the one who had conspired with the fat guy for the smoothie recipe in Tianxianglou a few days ago. This guy was called Chai Ergou, a well-known rogue in the town who specialized in giving advice to those who had money to do bad things. Knowing that the fat guy wanted the smoothie recipe, he thought that it should not be a difficult task for two country kids, so he agreed without hesitation.

Chai Ergou was a man of some brains. Seeing that Ru Yue and the others were not driven away while setting up a stall in front of Tianxiang Tower, he thought that they had the support of Tianxiang Tower and did not dare to cause trouble for them immediately. He asked his gangsters to find out the truth before coming to cause trouble today.

"Master Chai, please calm down. When those two brats arrive soon, we, the little ones, will help you vent your anger." A skinny monkey with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks said flatteringly.

"If we can get the job done through negotiation, I won't make things difficult for them. If they don't appreciate my kindness, then don't blame me for being ruthless." Chai Ergou said viciously.

"That's right, that's right, Master Chai is very magnanimous." The skinny monkey fanned Chai Ergou with the hem of his clothes, and did not forget to flatter him.

"Here they come, here they come." A short, fat man with a round face shouted, "Master Chai, they are coming."

From a distance, Chu Ning'an saw a short and fat man wandering on the road, looking towards the town from time to time. When he got closer, he saw several men with sneaky looks gathered in the shade as if waiting for something. He felt that something was not right. Could it be that the good business of his stall in the past few days had attracted the attention of thugs?

"I'm afraid these people have bad intentions. You and I need to be careful." Chu Ning'an glanced at Ru Yue inconspicuously. Seeing that she looked normal, he was afraid that she didn't sense the danger, so he hurriedly reminded her.

Ru Yue looked around. There was no village in front and no shop behind. The forest was dense, which was a good place for an ambush.

"Take care of yourself first. I can protect myself." Ru Yue didn't want to be a worry for Chu Ning'an. She thought that she had learned Taekwondo in her previous life, so she was more than capable of dealing with a few thugs.

As they approached, several people blocked their way. Chu Ning'an saw their intention and pulled Ru Yue behind him. Without any riddles, he asked directly, "What do you mean?"

The hooligans didn't expect such a handsome and elegant young man to not lose his voice in shock when they blocked his way. They thought that if he didn't have real skills, he must be pretending to be calm. After all, what great skills could a poor country boy have? He was just pretending.

"You're in luck! Our Master Chai wants to discuss a deal with you."

Chai Ergou stood up from the shade of the tree in a pretentious manner and walked over with square steps. Several gangsters hurriedly made way for him. He looked Ru Yue and the others up and down for a long time. Seeing that they were looking at him calmly, he felt unhappy. "Master Chai feels sorry for you and is giving you a big favor. You don't make much money selling a few bowls of ice chips in town every day. My master is kind and bought your recipe to save you the trouble of running back and forth. Such a good thing is hard to come by even with a lantern. Don't be ungrateful."

"Oh? It's true that we can't make much money from eating this food, but it's what we use to support our family. How much does your master want to pay for our recipe?" Chu Ning'an asked slowly.

Seeing that he was not frightened by the situation, Chai Ergou knew that they were not the ignorant country bumpkins in the village, but he did not take them seriously. "Such crude food is not worth much. I, Master Chai, am generous and will give you five taels of silver. Think carefully about it and don't ask for too much. I, Master Chai, will not accept such tricks!"

"Since you think it's crude and worthless, then you don't have to spend money." Chu Ning'an refused indifferently.

"Don't be shameless, kid. It's your good fortune that Master Chai likes your recipe. You dare not give Master Chai face? I think you are tired of living."

"I'm tired of living, so what? You still want to send me to hell?" Ru Yue walked out from behind Chu Ning'an and retorted indifferently.

Several thugs were frightened by Ru Yue's words. The girl in front of them was thin and weak, with a faint smile of disapproval on her fair face. Her big clear eyes were so watery that they seemed to ripple with water. But such a delicate little girl was so bold.

"If you don't give Mr. Chai face, we brothers will send you to hell to teach you the rules."

"What? Are you trying to rob us in broad daylight?" Ru Yue looked at the mob in front of her and knew that this matter would not end well today.

"There's nothing my master can't get if he sets his eyes on it. I advise you not to refuse a toast and then drink a forfeit."

"So what if I have to drink the wine as punishment?" Ru Yue stepped forward, grabbed the thin man's goatee, and punched him in the eye. "I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen as many shameless people as here." Ru Yue said that compared to her previous life, she encountered so many weirdos in this world, but to the ears of these people, it sounded like she was calling all of them shameless.

"Ouch, you dare to hit me?"

"What? Do I have to choose a day to beat you?"

Seeing Chai Ergou being beaten up by Ru Yue, these gangsters rushed over to help, thinking that they could gain the upper hand with numbers. Little did they know that Chu Ning'an had been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he was not a top-notch master, he had been taught by famous masters. His moves were powerful and he advanced and retreated in moderation. Ru Yue's moves were strange and she moved flexibly. The two cooperated well and soon gained the upper hand.

Chai Ergou was beaten so badly by Ru Yue that he didn't dare to step forward. He stood aside and cursed. Seeing that the group of people he brought with him didn't get the upper hand against the two of them, he knew that he would return home in disappointment today.

Sure enough, in a short while, those thugs were knocked to the ground by the two men. Seeing that the situation was not good, Chai Ergou raised his foot to run away, but he didn't expect that Chu Ning'an kicked a small stone and hit him in the knee, causing him to fall to the ground and was dragged back by Ru Yue like a dead dog.

"Tell me, who asked you to come?" Ru Yue spoke softly, but in her hand she was fiddling with a dagger that she had taken out from somewhere.

"You, you, don't mess around."

"Oh! Now you know I shouldn't mess around. Why didn't you realize you were messing around when you were robbing me just now?" He plucked a few strands from his goatee and said slowly and lightly, "If it pleases me, I might let you go. If it displeases me, haha, it doesn't matter. Spare me an eye or a hand, it's your choice. Or I can just castrate you, that's not bad either. What do you think?"

"Hero, sister, please let us go. We are the ones that Chai Ergou asked to help. We really don't know anything." The skinny monkey knew that he had met a tough guy today, so he cried and begged for mercy.

"Shut up! If you dare to interrupt me again, I'll chop off your fingers one by one and feed them to the dogs. Do you want to try?"

Skinny Monkey had been hanging around the streets for a long time and saw that Ru Yue was a cruel person, so he quickly covered his mouth and dared not say a word.

Ru Yue grabbed Chai Ergou's goatee and didn't bother to argue with him. "I'll count to three. If you've made up your mind, tell me. If you don't, I won't force you. Wherever my dagger pierces you, leave whatever you have for me."

"One" Ru Yue counted, and her hand pulled out a goatee of the thin man with force.

"what!"

"Two" pulled out another one.

"Ah! I'll tell you, I'll tell you."

"You should have said no earlier. It's immoral to cause trouble for others. Do you understand?"

"I understand, I understand, I understand." Damn it, you're talking to me about morality? I asked someone to beat you up, but you guys are playing with knives with me. Chai Ergou cursed in his heart, but he didn't dare to delay for a moment, "Yes, it was Jia Dafa, the boss of Manxiangzhai, who asked me to come to you to buy a house. He wants to sell this smoothie in his pastry shop."

"Aunt, Miss, Aunt, I've already told you, please let me go this time. I'm just an errand boy. Please be magnanimous and let me go. I won't dare to do it again. Really, I really won't dare to do it again!"

"Does Jia Dafa have any backing? Is there anyone in this town that he's afraid of?"

Chai Ergou rolled his triangular eyes, thinking of a way to escape. He thought that the two half-grown kids were easy to fool and he could always get away with it with his eloquence. He was interrupted by Ru Yue just as he was about to speak, "Think about it first. If I find out it's fake, haha!" Ru Yue's dagger flashed in front of him, and the goatee fell down. Chai Ergou was frightened out of his wit, and a foul smell came out. There was a wet stain on the ground. He was actually scared to pee. Ru Yue pinched her nose in disgust, and made another knife flower with the dagger in her hand.

"I heard that Boss Jia's sister was the concubine of our former Yong'an County Magistrate. It's said that the county magistrate has now been promoted, but I really don't know where exactly he took office. Furthermore, Boss Jia has repeatedly warned us not to mess with the Lou family. Everyone in town knows that the old and eldest masters of the Lou family are high-ranking officials in the capital. They are a family that no one in the entire prefecture dares to mess with. And then there's Tianxiang Tower. I heard that the owner behind it is also a big shot, but no one has ever seen him. It's always that shopkeeper Tao who runs the show."

"I've told you everything I know, Auntie, please let me go! I won't dare to do it again."

"If we let you go back like this, Jia Dafa will mistakenly think that you are not working seriously. I will help you and let you go back so that I can report to my superiors." Ru Yue took out a wooden stick from the bamboo basket and started beating these guys violently, not caring about their heads or butts. Several of them held their heads and howled, begging for mercy. However, Ru Yue was not a saint. She believed that if you bully me, you should be prepared to be bullied back by me. No matter who he is, I will beat him first!

"That Jia Dafa is not a good person. I'm afraid this matter won't be resolved so easily."

"When the enemy comes, we will fight him with our troops; when the water comes, we will block it with earth. Life may not always go as planned, but we must strive to live for everything we want. What do you think?"

Chu Ning'an didn't answer, but just walked silently beside Ru Yue, which made Ru Yue wonder if he was angry with her.

"Ruyue, where are your dagger and stick?"

Chu Ning'an has always been curious about Ru Yue, but because he also had something he didn't tell her, he didn't ask Ru Yue any further. But this time, he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Do you really want to know?"

Ru Yue put away her usual faint smile and looked at Chu Ning'an seriously. Ru Yue hadn't told Chu Ning'an about her own affairs, but she didn't deliberately hide her unusualness from him. She knew that with Chu Ning'an's alertness, he would find out sooner or later. Instead of hiding it, it would be better to let it go.

"Ruyue, I always feel like I can't catch you. You're like a light from the sky. The more I try to hold on to you, the more out of my reach you seem. But I really don't want to let go. I want to know everything about you. I want to tie myself to you tightly. I also always want to tell you everything about myself, and you're willing to stay with me forever. Do you understand?"

After a long silence, Ru Yue only left a nonsensical sentence, "Chu Ning'an, are you really ready?" After that, she left without looking back.

Maybe it's time for them to open up to each other?! He can really stay with her forever!

Or maybe it's time for them to go their separate ways!? He couldn't accept the life-and-death dependence she offered him!

She is not from this world!