The demand for ointment is very high now. The four members of the Li family no longer have time to sit idle and are busy in the workshop every day.

Li Liehu and Shen Xing also always need to run back and forth. If this continues, Shen Li will need to give them a holiday every month. However, there is a shortage of manpower now, so they can only hold on for the time being.

Cheng Xin has already sent someone to urge for the delivery of the goods. Shen Li plans to give all the ointment to her. If Guan Wenyi's cousin is possible, he will let Li the Hunter take him to deliver the goods and purchase materials, so as to buy time for Shen Xing.

Ever since the sales channel in the neighboring county was opened up, she has taken up too much of his time and he no longer has time to practice martial arts. This won't do. She should handle the business and he should still do what he likes.

……

Ever since Ma Hong drove Zhang Er away last time, he has come to see Ma Hong from time to time, for fear that she would secretly beat the child.

He came again that day.

"Honghong, please marry me. I know I am not worthy of you and my family conditions are not good, but the child is innocent and we have to give birth to him."

Ma Hong seemed to have accepted her fate: "It's not impossible for me to marry you, as long as you promise me one thing."

Seeing that she finally gave in, Zhang Er hurriedly said, "Go ahead."

"The Shen family humiliated me and looked down upon me. I can't bear this. If you help me vent this anger, I will marry you."

Zhang Er heard this and said in embarrassment: "Then...what do you want me to do?"

Ma Hong smiled viciously: "Looking for a chance to rape Shen Li, doesn't she dislike me? Doesn't she protect Shen Han? Doesn't she like Guan Wenyi? Let's see what will happen to her if she is abused by others?"

Although Zhang Er is tall and strong with well-developed limbs, he is still a bit smart. He has inquired about the situation of the Shen family. The third son of the Shen family knows martial arts. If he knew that Zhang Er bullied his sister, he would not let him off.

"Honghong, isn't this a bad idea?"

Ma Hong sneered: "Didn't you say you were sincere to me? You can't even do this for me, and you still want to marry me?"

"No, what if someone reports it to the police? How can I marry you if I'm arrested?"

"Idiot, who would report this to the police? Do you want to let everyone know? Then you will be speechless and unable to say anything."

In fact, Zhang Er also knew that he was just looking for an excuse. To put it bluntly, he was still a little afraid of Shen Xing.

At this time, Ma Changcai entered the room and said, "It's okay if you don't want to do this. If you can do this other thing, I will marry Ma Hong to you."

Ma Hong called out: "Dad..."

Ma Changcai ignored her.

Zhang Er now knew that no matter what it was, it would not be easy: "What is it?"

"As you know, Shen Li is in the ointment business, and he's doing pretty well. He's made a lot of money now. If you can get the ointment formula, we won't have to worry about food and drink in the future."

Zhang Er was shocked. He didn't expect that he had this idea. "This is not easy. Who knows where the formula is?"

"I've inquired about it. The workshop in their backyard seems to be always locked. I guess they're afraid that others will see how the ointment is made. Find an opportunity to sneak in at night and see what's inside. If you can take it away, steal it."

Zhang Er still felt that this was not feasible. If he was caught by Shen Xing, he would be beaten up and sent to the authorities. "Uncle Ma, this is a bit too difficult."

Ma Changcai's face turned cold: "You don't have money, and you want to marry my daughter without doing anything. Isn't that too unrealistic?"

"I...I will do it." Zhang Er also knew that he would not be able to marry Ma Hong if he did nothing.

Ma Changcai added: "Don't think about delaying. If Ma Hong's belly gets big by then, I'll ask her to have an abortion. Don't blame me for being cruel then. So you have to get it done quickly."

Zhang Er's expression tensed up: "I understand, Uncle Ma, I will find an opportunity as soon as possible."

……

Shen Li naturally didn't know about what Ma Changcai and the others were plotting. When she was not busy, she went to Qin Yueying's house to see if she needed anything. She had to take good care of her.

The rest of the time, she also helps out in the workshop.

That day, Guan's mother brought a man into the yard.

Shen Li took a look at him. He looked to be about twenty years old, with dark skin but a strong build. He looked like a hardworking person.

"Girl, this is Xiaoyi's cousin, Wu Zhong." said Guan's mother.

Shen Li naturally guessed it.

At this time, Wu Zhong stepped forward and bowed to Shen Li: "Hello, Boss. My name is Wu Zhong."

Seeing his nervousness, Shen Li smiled gently: "No need to bow to me, Aunt Guan told me about you, have you made arrangements at home?"

Wu Zhong grinned unnaturally: "There's nothing to arrange. My father can take care of himself."

"So what did you do before?"

“To plant flowers for people.”

Shen Li understood. People in Hua County grow flowers, so they must hire people. But they should also be paid. If they can earn two taels of silver a month, they can live well. But looking at Wu Zhong's clothes, it doesn't seem like that. When Guan's mother talked about them before, she seemed to say that they didn't live well. "If you grow flowers like that, and stay at home, isn't that better than what I do?"

Wu Zhong's expression tensed: "No, I..."

Guan's mother stopped him and said, "Let me tell you something. You think he can live well by staying at home and earning some money, right? But that's not the case. His family owed a lot of money in the past. They owed money because of illness or other problems over the years. He only earned one or two taels of silver a month by growing flowers for others in Hua County. Apart from basic food and drink, there is nothing left. How can he pay back the money? That's why I said they are not living well."

Shen Li was surprised: "One or two?"

"Yes, that's the price that flower farmers charge. Also, Wu Zhong is already 20 years old and still doesn't have a wife. His father is worried about this every day and always says that he is a burden to him."

At this time, Wu Zhong suddenly knelt down and said, "Boss, I heard from my aunt that you are a good person. I will work honestly and conscientiously."

As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his bosom. "This is the indenture I asked someone to write before I came here. My aunt said you wanted someone you could trust. I thought about it for a long time before I came up with this idea. The big brothels in our area also have many servants. Some of them sell themselves voluntarily, and some buy them. So I know what it's like to sell yourself. From now on, you will be my master. If I really do something to let you down, you can beat me to death or sell me off."

Shen Li really didn't expect him to do this. She stepped forward to help Wu Zhong up, but he hid. So she looked at Guan's mother and found that she seemed surprised as well: "Aunt Guan, I didn't mean that. Hurry up and help him up."

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