Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

That afternoon, Li Mo'er took Su Yanli back to the town.

A crowd had gathered in front of the shop, seemingly arguing.

Li Mo'er and Su Yanli exchanged a glance and quickly squeezed to the front.

"Our salt hasn't been delivered yet!"

"Mine is the same..."

"Could it be that they're out of salt?"

Li Lin was sweating profusely with anxiety, but he kept trying to comfort them.

Uncle Li and Aunt Li behind her were also extremely anxious, keeping a close eye on the shopkeeper, wishing they could go up and shut her up.

"Don't worry, everyone, we will definitely deliver the salt by the end of this month."

"Do you keep your word? Get the owner of this shop out here."

The person speaking was the manager of Xu's Grain Shop, the first shop to come to them to sign a contract.

When Li Lin saw her, he was indignant. "How could you say that? We delivered the salt from Xu's Grain Shop the very next day. You...you..."

The shopkeeper looked completely unconcerned. "So what? I'm just here to watch the show and stand up for everyone."

She spoke with righteous indignation, but apart from her, almost everyone else echoed her.

Seeing that Li Lin was about to speak again, the man said directly, "You're just a scale weigher, what right do you have to speak here? Call your boss over."

"Yes, who do you think you are..."

Li Lin watched as the people below started to jeer. Although she was indeed just a weigher, she had to grit her teeth and persevere as long as Mo'er didn't come back.

Hearing this, Li Mo'er recalled the contract she had looked at a couple of days ago and understood what was going on.

Hearing that person speak of Li Lin in such a way again, he became furious and stepped out from the crowd.

Pointing at the man, he began to launch into a tirade, "You're just a menial worker. Why is your boss afraid to come himself, so he sent you here to embarrass him?"

"How dare you meet our master, you blind fool!"

When Li Mo'er heard her insulting Li Lin, she got so angry that she didn't hold back and started to argue back.

"you you……"

The man was so angry that his face turned red, and he pointed at Li Mo'er, unable to speak for a long time.

"You, what do you mean, you?" Li Mo'er said like a shrew, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at her.

“Our boss is right in front of you, and you don’t even recognize him. No wonder you’ve been a shopkeeper all these years.”

Li Mo'er patted Li Lin on the shoulder and gave her a look that told her not to worry and that she would handle it herself.

Then he turned around and started talking again.

Li Mo'er's words were like a thorn in her side. She was a distant relative of the Xu family, and in theory, she should be able to open her own shop.

But the people in Kyoto disagreed and only wanted her to be the manager of a small grain shop.

Therefore, she came up with this plan, hoping to oust the Li family's fine salt business, take over, make a name for herself, and show the people of Kyoto her abilities.

Unexpectedly, a Cheng Yaojin appeared out of nowhere, and she couldn't argue with him, so she could only throw out a harsh remark.

"This salt must be delivered this month, or we'll smash up your shop."

After saying that, she left with a group of people.

With the excitement over, the onlookers naturally dispersed.

Li Mo'er patted Li Lin's arm. "Let's go inside and talk."

Li Mo'er had already stepped over the threshold, but Li Lin was still standing outside without moving.

"Going back~"

Li Mo'er slapped Li Lin on the back, and Li Lin was completely exhausted, all her strength falling onto Li Mo'er's shoulder.

"Sister Mo'er, my legs are numb."

Li Lin's voice was filled with grievance, and Li Mo'er shook her head helplessly; she still needed to work on her mentality.

Aunt Li helped her into the house, and Li Lin slumped onto a stool, unable to recover for a long time.

"Alright, it's just a small matter. We'll send the salt to them in a few days, and that will be fine."

After comforting her, Li Mo'er added, "Don't sign their contracts again in the future."

Li Lin didn't speak, she just shook her head, and looked at Li Mo'er as if she wanted to say something.

But the back-and-forth was always the same: "It's not that simple; our store is going to close down."

Li Mo'er and Su Yanli didn't understand. It was just a few contracts. How could they possibly ruin the shop?

After about two minutes, Li Lin finally recovered and hurriedly said to Li Mo'er.

“Sister Mo’er, they need at least 100 catties of salt, but we don’t have any. We’ve sold quite a lot these days, and what’s left, plus the coarse salt, isn’t enough.”

Li Mo'er didn't understand. "If it's not enough, just buy some coarse salt. We can work through the night and finish it."

Aunt Li, seeing that Li Lin was only giving half the story, hurriedly explained it herself.

Yesterday, Li Lin went to various shops to buy coarse salt, but they wouldn't sell it to us.

"As a result, they came to us today asking for salt."

When Li Mo'er heard this, she thought it was just a simple matter of making them compensate for not being able to make enough salt.

But now it seems the situation is even more serious.

If no shops sell them salt, their only fate will be bankruptcy.

Not only will the shop go bankrupt, but it will also incur a large debt due to its inability to fulfill the contract.

"What if we go to another city to buy salt?"

Since things don't work out in Los Angeles, let's go to the outer city.

"Sister Mo'er, I've inquired, and salt is expensive in the outer city, plus there are travel expenses. We don't have that much money."

Li Lin lowered her head; she had considered all of this last night.

"Moreover, the area around Los Angeles is not very safe lately, there are robbers, and hiring a security escort agency would cost a lot of money."

Although they earned some money, all these miscellaneous expenses combined were definitely not enough.

After careful consideration, Li Mo'er realized that it was indeed another large expense, but there was no other way but to buy it from another province.

As for the security escort agency, she remembered that Ah Cen had one, and she should be able to borrow two people from him.

It seems that we must keep the salt transportation route in our own hands, otherwise we will be too passive.

She had no experience at the time, so she didn't know she needed to pave her own path beforehand.

But this will require a large sum of money.

Money, money!

Li Mo'er paced anxiously in the shop. Now, as long as she had money, everything could be solved.

She suddenly stopped in her tracks and ran outside.

By the time the four people inside realized what was happening, Li Mo'er had vanished.

She knew what to do with the jade pendant; now was the time when she needed it most.

It can play its greatest role.

When Li Mo'er returned to the Li residence, she took out the jade pendant, and every time she touched it, she was amazed by its beauty.

"I'll just have to pawn you for now. I'll redeem you when I have the money."

Li Mo'er tucked the jade pendant into her bosom and began looking for a pawnshop on the way.

“Hey, Sister Li…”

When Manager Wang heard that a large number of people had gathered around Li Mo'er, he rushed over, only to find her entering a pawnshop.

Before Manager Wang could stop her, worried that Li Mo'er would sell her property, she followed her inside.

"Shopkeeper, how much is this jade pendant worth?"

Li Mo'er carefully looked around and, finding no one else, handed over the jade pendant.

However, when Manager Wang saw the jade pendant, his pupils shrank. How could this jade pendant be with Sister Li?