The Bully General's Spiritual Husband

next day

Early in the morning, Yin Baicai, thinking about having to go to town to sell ice today, got out of bed early and helped Li Mo, who was fast asleep next to her, cover him with a thin blanket.

Li Zhe also got up early to feed the cattle in the livestock shed the grass he had cut the day before, and was preparing to make breakfast.

There was a knock on the courtyard gate. When the gate was opened, Yin Baicai was eating porridge and said, "Come and eat quickly. You're going to do hard labor for me today."

Li Zhe closed the courtyard gate and went into Yin Baicai's house.

There was already a bowl of porridge on the table, which Li Zhe quickly ate in a few bites.

Li Zhe asked, "Where's Xiao Mo? Should we take him with us?"

Yin Baicai shook her head: "No, let's go to town today to test the waters. It's inconvenient to bring Xiao Mo along on the first day of business, let him stay home for now!"

Li Zhe: "Okay."

After the two finished breakfast, Li Zhe led the oxcart out of his house, helped Yin Baicai carry the ice bucket onto it, and then they got on the oxcart and headed towards the town.

The two left early and didn't encounter anyone along the way.

Yin Baicai had found a stall early on, and Li Zhe helped unload the ice buckets.

Yin Baicai even brought a thin blanket from home to cover the ice bucket.

Before long, vendors gradually took over the stalls.

The people around them looked at Yin Baicai and Li Zhe with curiosity.

A woman found it strange that a business owner would cover up his goods, so that customers wouldn't know what he was selling!

The morning market has begun, and customers who come early to buy fresh goods are arriving in droves.

When they arrived at Yin Baicai's stall, they both looked at it curiously.

"What are you selling? Why don't you open it up and take a look? Why are you covering it up?"

Seeing that the first customer had finally come to ask, Yin Baicai said happily, "This thing must be covered up, otherwise it will all melt."

"We sell ice. How about I get you some? It's cheaper than at the ice cream shop."

When the customers heard that Yin Baicai was selling ice, they didn't ask any more questions. Only the wealthy could afford it, since it was priced the same as meat. They figured they might as well buy two pounds of meat instead.

After asking his question, the guest turned around, shook his head, and left.

Yin Baicai looked at Li Zhe with a dejected expression: "What should I do? Li the bully, I can't sell my ice. Not many people are even asking about it."

Li Zhe: "Wait a little longer. When the sun is hot at noon, someone will come to ask."

Sure enough, around noon, the stalls of Yin Baicai and Li Zhe were cool and crowded with customers.

"This place is really cool; you can feel the chill even from a distance."

A curious customer, noticing that Yin Baicai and her companion's goods were completely covered up, asked, "What are you selling? And why is it so cool here?"

Seeing that a crowd had finally gathered, Yin Baicai began to enthusiastically promote her product: "Brothers, I'm selling ice. Come and take a look, it's not expensive, and it can help you cool off in the summer..."

Upon hearing Yin Baicai say that she was selling ice, the man who had asked the question became timid. He knew that ice was priced the same as meat, and he couldn't afford it.

But seeing Yin Baicai's enthusiastic sales pitch, I still decided to ask, "You said it's cheaper than the ice cream shop, so how much would you say?"

Yin Baicai had already inquired yesterday; the ice cream shop sells it for fifteen coins, so she'll just split the price herself.

"Eight coins, that's much cheaper than the ice cream shop, and if you buy a lot here, it's only seven coins."

Upon hearing that Yin Baicai was only selling for eight coins, the customers began to have doubts. This was half the price of the ice cream shop, so it must not be anything good.

"Open it and take a look, if it's okay I'll buy some."

Yin Baicai lifted the thin blanket covering her, and the people surrounding her felt even cooler than before.

"It's so cool now, I suddenly don't feel hot anymore..."

The person asking the question said to Yin Baicai, "Weigh some for me."

Yin Baicai weighed the ice for him as requested, and the customer paid the bill, held the ice in his arms, and left happily.

Seeing that they had finally opened for business, Yin Baicai smiled at Li Zhe and said, "Li the bully, we've finally opened for business, hahaha."

Yin Baicai made a few more orders, and soon more people gathered around her stall. After all, the sun was stronger now, and it was cooler here, so naturally more people came to gather around.

The wealthy families who came to town to buy things heard that Yin Baicai's ice cream was cheap, so they all came over to take a look.

"That's half price! If I could keep the rest, wouldn't I be able to pocket it?"

Seeing that Yin Baicai's sales were no worse than those of the ice cream shop, Butler Zhang waved his hand and bought all of Yin Baicai's products.

Yin Baicai felt like he had won the lottery. This person actually bought it all at once, so he didn't need to keep guarding this place anymore.

"Okay, we'll deliver it to your residence."

Butler Zhang nodded: "Let's go."

He appeared calm on the surface, but was inwardly overjoyed. He had saved more than half the money he would have spent on ice, and he had actually made a profit.

As soon as Yin Baicai and her companion pulled the ice away, the people who had been surrounding them dispersed, and the sweltering heat in the air intensified.

"Ugh, I should have bought some too, it's so hot now!"

After delivering the ice, Yin Baicai took the money Zhang, the housekeeper, gave her and said, "Let's go eat. We're finally sold out."

After finishing their meal, Li Zhe said to Yin Baicai, "I'll take you somewhere."

"where to?"

Yin Baicai asked curiously, but still obediently followed along.

Seeing that they were going further and further into the remote area, Yin Baicai joked, "Why is Li the bully so far away? You're not planning to sell me out, are you?"

"No."

He thought to himself: How could I bear to do that?

Li Zhe stopped in front of Jiang Su's courtyard and knocked on the door according to the code.

He Qi walked over, opened the door, and shouted to Li Zhe, "Boss, you're here. The person is inside."

He didn't see Li Zhe's figure immediately, so he stepped aside to let Li Zhe in.

Yin Baicai peeked out from behind Li Zhe and glanced at He Qi. This man called Li the bully boss. Could it be that Li the bully really had his own gang, as the villagers said?

While Yin Baicai was sizing up He Qi, He Qi was also sizing up Yin Baicai.

Who is this guy? This is the first time the boss has brought someone to our door, but he looks really thin, with skinny arms and legs, but his face is really handsome.

Li Zhe frowned unhappily as he watched He Qi stare at Yin Baicai for a long time. This kid has been staring at her for far too long!

He Qi felt a cold aura coming from beside him, and when he came to his senses, he saw Li Zhe looking at him with a dark face.

"Boss... Boss, come in quickly, and this young man should come in too."

Li Zhe pulled Yin Baicai inside, and Yin Baicai felt that Li Zhe was about to tear her sleeves.

"Hey, you bully, take it easy! This is a brand new outfit I just bought. By the way, why did you bring me here?"

Standing in the courtyard, Jiang Su watched as Li Zhe pulled Yin Baicai in and called out to the two of them, "Eldest brother, sister-in-law."

Li Zhe's tightly furrowed brows relaxed. Jiang Su was the only one with good eyesight, unlike He Qi, that blockhead, who kept staring at Cai Ge'er.

This guy is mine, but Brother Cai is really good-looking and a nice person too...

Li Zhe thought about it more and more, and he could talk for three days and three nights about Yin Baicai's good points.

Jiang Su recognized Yin Baicai's identity only after he saw the red mole on her wrist being revealed when Li Zhe pulled her sleeve.

It was the first time they had seen Yin Baicai. If they hadn't seen the red mole, they would never have guessed that this tall man was actually a boy.

Yin Baicai was stunned by Jiang Su's use of the term "sister-in-law's husband." What the hell is this "sister-in-law's husband"?

The people this bully Li knows are really strange; they're always shocking when they open their mouths.

Not only was Yin Baicai stunned, but even He Qi, who followed in behind her, was taken aback.

This is the young man from the eldest brother's village who isn't yet married to him. I must say, he and the eldest brother are a perfect match.