As for Liu Ruyi's speed of learning Tai Chi, Li Yi already didn't know what words to use to describe it.
It was because he had a heaven-defying cheating device that he was able to master it in a very short period of time. However, Liu Ruyi only needed to be taught twice and corrected a few movements before she was able to execute a near-standard Taiji Fist.
Although there were still some flaws, she was beautiful and tall. More importantly, she had a strong martial arts foundation. The movements she executed were much better than Li Yi's.
This made Li Yi, who was standing at the side, sigh in his heart. These movements were indeed different when done by a woman …
Whether it was practical or not, at least it looked extremely pleasing to the eye.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, which made Li Yi unable to enjoy it so peacefully.
It didn't sound like Fang. The way he knocked on the door was much rougher than this. It also wasn't Liu Ruyi. When Second Miss came back, she never had to go through the trouble of knocking on the door. She could just fly in from outside.
Li Yi walked over and opened the door. He saw two middle-aged men standing behind the door, their faces full of smiles.
Seeing the two men, Li Yi was stunned for a moment. They looked familiar. He thought that he had seen them before. After thinking carefully, he remembered that it was last night. The two of them sent some eggs and mooncakes, and then he sent Xiao Huan away.
As for their identity, it seemed that they were one of Liu Sister Ruyi's uncles. They belonged to the direct line of descent.
Ever since the Liu Clan settled down here, the two girls had quite a few uncles after a few generations of inheritance.
It had to be said that the Liu family's ability to produce sons was not just for show. It was said that Liu Ruyi's grandfather had five brothers, and the five of them each had their own children, giving birth to a bunch of sons. They were Liu Ruyi and her sister's uncles.
On the other hand, the direct line of descent was only passed down from Liu Ruyi's father's line. There were only two girls in the next generation.
"Fourth Uncle, Seventh Uncle, what's the matter?"
Although Liu Ruyi had never gotten along with these people, as juniors, she still had the necessary etiquette. Liu Ruyi walked over and bowed to the two of them.
"Let's talk inside, let's talk inside …" Seeing that Li Yi and Liu Ruyi didn't seem to want to invite them in, the two of them laughed dryly.
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"May I know why Fourth Uncle and Seventh Uncle have come this time?" After a while, Liu Ruyi looked at the two of them and asked again.
Most of these uncles weren't on good terms with her and her sister. Yesterday, the two of them had eagerly sent gifts over, which had already made her extremely surprised.
Now that he had come to visit again, it seemed that he really did have something important to do.
The two of them looked hesitant, but their eyes flashed with determination. They took out a few pieces of yellowed paper and placed them on the table in front of them.
"Fourth Uncle, what do you mean?" Liu Ruyi looked at the things on the table and turned to look at him. Finally, a trace of doubt appeared in her beautiful eyes.
When her father was still alive, the village was one, but when he had an accident, those uncles immediately wanted to separate from the family. The two sisters were still young at that time, and almost all the things that belonged to them were taken away. At that time, the other party didn't give them any face at all. Why did their temperament change now?
The middle-aged man on the left said, "Ruyi, what happened in the past was our fault. When we separated from the family, these land deeds should have belonged to you and Ruyi. You should accept them."
"Fourth Uncle, what do you want to say? Just say it." Of course, Liu Ruyi wouldn't think that they suddenly found their conscience and wanted to return the things that they had taken away. There must be a bigger plot for them to act like this.
The middle-aged man hesitated for a while and said again, "Since Ruyi said so, I'll say it directly … You know, these two years have not been good, and life at home has been really hard. In a few days, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to even eat … Look, the sugar-coated haws made by the son-in-law are so popular. Can we, can we …"
At this point, the middle-aged man's meaning was already very clear.
Although the sugar-coated haws business was good, people only recognized the Liu's sugar-coated haws sold by Fang and the others. The business of other vendors was still bleak and pitiful.
If they also wanted to make a fortune by selling sugar-coated haws, even if they got the secret recipe, without their consent, they couldn't use the name of the Liu's, and the profit would still be pitiful.
If they could get their consent and start the sugar-coated haws business, then this land wouldn't be much at all.
The land in the stockade wasn't considered good farmland to begin with. When the year was good, the production could more or less meet the needs of life. If it was a disaster year like last year, there was almost no harvest for the whole year, then what was the use of the land …
If they had known that Ruyi would be able to snatch such a son-in-law in a few years, there would have been no separation of the family that year. They would have desperately fawned on the two sisters if they could.
"Husband, you decide on this matter." Liu Ruyi didn't answer them. She turned her head and said to Li Yi.
Regarding the sugar-coated haws, he had been the one doing it from beginning to end. Liu Ruyi had never asked, so naturally, she wouldn't make the decision for him at this time.
In fact, Li Yi had already roughly understood the intentions of Liu Ruyi's uncles last night.
The status of the Liu's sugar-coated haws in Qing 'an Prefectural City was roughly equivalent to the "old Beijing sugar-coated haws" of later generations. It was a time-honored brand with guaranteed quality. They were only after this name.
He turned to look at the two and smiled. "Fourth Uncle … Seventh Uncle, right?"
"Ah …" The two knew in their hearts that whether or not they could succeed today depended on the scholar in front of them. They hurriedly responded, and the smile on their faces became even more amiable.
Li Yi's expression was hesitant. He revealed a thoughtful expression and said, "It's not impossible for you to use the Liu's name to sell sugar-coated haws, but …"
"But what?" The two immediately asked.
"But you can only do it in the form of an alliance," Li Yi said, looking at them.
"What do you mean by … an alliance?"
The two looked at each other and asked Li Yi in confusion.
Even Liu Ruyi's beautiful eyes showed a trace of doubt. It was clearly the first time she had heard of such a term.
"The meaning of an alliance is very simple. We can agree to let you use the Liu's name to sell sugar-coated haws, but we will take half of the daily profits," Li Yi said, looking at them.
The Liu's sugar-coated haws name was not so easy to spread. It was not very realistic to ask them to fork out a large sum of money in advance. Explaining the concept of an alliance to them in the future was also like playing the lute to a cow. They could only use this simple and crude method.
"Fifty percent!"
The two of them exclaimed at the same time. This number, for them, was a little too much to bear.
No one would be willing to give half of the hard-earned money to someone else.
"Son-in-law, isn't fifty percent a little too much?" Fourth Uncle of the Liu's looked at Li Yi and asked with some difficulty.
Li Yi smiled without saying anything, indicating that there was no room for discussion on this matter.
After bullying my wife and sister-in-law for so many years, it was time to pay back some interest.
"Let us think about this matter."
Li Yi smiled as he watched the two of them walk out the door, waiting patiently.
After a moment, the two of them walked back in.
Fourth Uncle thought for a moment, then said, "Fifty percent is really a little too much. We'll go back and think about it. I'll give you an answer tomorrow."
He was obviously extremely unwilling to give half of the profits to others. After the discussion between the two of them just now, when they went back, they would join forces with the other direct family members to put pressure on them. It would be best if they could waive the alliance fee, but if that was not possible, it was not impossible to reduce it to half.
After saying that, he turned around and walked out the door.
"Ruyi, Son-in-law, without your agreement, I won't be able to earn even fifty percent … Fifty percent, then fifty percent. I agree." Fourth Uncle of the Liu's had one foot out the door when he heard the familiar voice of Seventh Uncle behind him.
Bang!
Fourth Uncle of the Liu's tripped on the doorsill, and his body flew forward half a foot before landing heavily on the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.
"Eh, Fourth Uncle, why are you so polite?"
Not too far away from him, Old Fang was standing there, looking at the scene before him with a look of astonishment on his face.
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