It had been a long time since Li Yi came to Willow Leaf Village.
At first, there was a little unpleasantness between him and the man surnamed Fang. Li Yi suffered a lot when he was caught and thrown on the back of a horse.
However, as the two gradually became familiar with each other, the little unpleasantness also disappeared.
Old Fang's temperament was very simple and honest. Although he was a little stupid, he was loyal to Liu Ruyi and her sister. Li Yi liked such a simple and honest person.
There were a dozen simple people like the man surnamed Fang in the village.
If it were not for these people who had been helping them all these years, Liu Ruyi and her sister would have been eaten up by those covetous uncles.
Whoever was good to his wife and sister-in-law, he would be good to them.
This had always been Li Yi's way of doing things. That was why he could distribute the food to them without so much as a frown. During this period of time, he had truly treated them as his own people.
The man surnamed Fang came over and sat on the stone next to Li Yi. He seemed to be in a bad mood.
"Fang, what's wrong? You look sad. Did Dahei steal Zhu Zi's steamed buns again?" After getting familiar with him, Li Yi also called the man surnamed Fang casually.
Zhu Zi was the son of the man surnamed Fang, and Dahei was their yellow native dog — a dog that always liked to steal the children's steamed buns.
Li Yi had seen countless times that Dahei had a steamed bun in its mouth, and the man surnamed Fang chased it all over the village with a broom in his hand. He swore that he would kill it and eat it with wine when he got back. As a result, the chase between a man and a dog would happen again every few days.
It was reasonable to say that the man surnamed Fang should not be worried recently. Because of the food distributed last time, Fang's family temporarily moved from the bottom of the village to a well-off level and walked ahead of most people. At least for a short time, they did not have to worry about food and clothing.
This was also what Li Yi found strange. At this time, the burly man surnamed Fang obviously shouldn't be worrying. Could it be that he also encountered those special days of the month?
Of course, it could not be ruled out that the couple's life was not harmonious last night, and he was despised by his mother-in-law in the morning. However, looking at Fang's energetic appearance, this possibility should not be high.
"Sigh …" The man with the surname Fang sighed and turned to look at Li Yi. He asked, "Young master, do you think I can only stay with my mother-in-law for the rest of my life?"
When he said this, a strong unwillingness appeared on the face of the simple and honest man. At this moment, Li Yi actually saw in his eyes an unyielding resistance to fate.
He looked at Fang with some surprise. If he didn't misunderstand, was Fang talking about his life ideals with him?
For a long time, Li Yi had thought that Fang was just a salted fish without a dream. Like most people in the village, he had a home that could shelter him from the wind and rain, a wife, and a child. He lived an ordinary life for a few decades, and his life passed just like that.
Once a salted fish had a dream, he would no longer be a salted fish … He would become a salted fish with a dream.
From Fang's eyes, Li Yi could see his dissatisfaction with his current life. Obviously, Fang was different from the other guys who only had bodies but no brains.
"Could it be that you want to marry a few more concubines?" Li Yi looked at Fang and asked in surprise.
Fang shivered when he heard this. He looked around and didn't find his mother-in-law's shadow. Only then did he feel relieved. He sighed and said, "Zhuzi is not young anymore. In a few years, I will arrange a marriage for him. But with the situation at home, we can't even afford a decent betrothal gift. We can't earn much money from herding horses, and it's not even enough to buy food. I'm thinking if I can find another way to make a living. Young master, you are a capable person. Can you give me some ideas?"
Li Yi didn't expect that Fang was actually worried about this matter.
Fang's child should be less than ten years old this year, right? He was running around the village naked all day with snot coming out of his nose. How could Fang think about marrying a wife so quickly?
Even though he knew that people in this era generally got married much earlier than in modern times, he really couldn't imagine what that silly naughty child would look like when he got married.
However, no matter what era it was, there was one thing that didn't change much.
The problem that Fang was facing now should be the same as the man's parents worrying about buying a house and a car before they got married thousands of years later.
Li Yi thought that Fang was tired of his mother-in-law all day long and wanted to find another concubine. He didn't expect that Fang was actually planning for his naughty child.
Poor parents in the world!
There was a heaven-defying cheating device in his mind. In this incomparably backward feudal era, Li Yi actually had countless ways to earn money. Simple alcohol purification, making a few pieces of soap, a few bottles of perfume, or even selling paintings could make a fortune. The reason why he hadn't taken action yet was because — he was too lazy!
After experiencing life and death, the current Li Yi felt that his previous life was really boring. Every day, he did things that he didn't want to do. Every day, he worked hard and conscientiously. It was too boring and too tiring. As a person who had lived two lives, he had to sit there every day and paint for people. What was the difference between him and his previous life?
Life wasn't just about being born and living on. He didn't want to be rich and powerful, but he wanted to live a peaceful life. This was his current attitude towards life.
Of course, before that, he had to accumulate enough wealth. Otherwise, he could only pursue a peaceful life while eating scraps and vegetables.
It was a good thing that Fang had ideas and ideals. Recently, Li Yi also had an idea in his mind. After being here for so long, it was time to do something for this world.
High-density alcohol and soap could not be made in a hurry. Just buying the raw materials would cost a lot. Without dozens or hundreds of taels of silver, he could only think about it.
The cost was small, and the returns were quick. Li Yi thought about it for a while and finally came up with a good idea.
The candied haws that only appeared in the Willow Leaf Village should go out of the mountain and bring benefits to the naughty children in this world.
The hawthorn fruit needed to make candied haws was called "red fruit" in this world. For people living in the mountain, it was a material with zero cost. There was a large hawthorn forest behind the mountain, and there were as many fresh hawthorn fruits as one wanted.
The icing used to make the candied haws needed to be bought in the market place at the foot of the mountain, but the price was not too high. Two taels of silver were enough to start the "candied haws plan".
For the time being, it would be the first step of his plan to make money in this world …
Li Yi had absolute confidence in this kind of treasure, which had been passed down for thousands of years in the original world and was still very attractive to naughty children.
The reason why he hadn't brought it up was that he didn't want to work himself to death all day carrying a stick through the streets. When he turned around and saw Old Fang's depressed face, Li Yi's face lit up like a spring breeze.
"Speaking of this idea, I do have one …"
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