Several of the followers were so frightened that they wet themselves and knelt on the ground.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I won't do it again, Grandma, no, Goddess, it was my fault."

The leader of the followers collapsed to the ground, muttering incantations.

"A celestial maiden, a celestial maiden? Could this be the celestial maiden who has been born? The celestial maiden has actually descended upon my Linghe Town?"

Anle looked at the rambling, eccentric disciple with a look of utter disdain, as if he were looking at an idiot, but he still had to put on a show of respect.

"Alright, since you want it, it's not that we can't give it to your temple for worship."

But taking things directly from my hands like this seems too insincere. What's the difference between that and bandits who rob and seize by force?

This was a gift from the gods; to take it away would be a great disrespect to them.

"Bring 100 taels of silver in exchange. This will demonstrate your temple's sincerity and show the gods that your temple wishes to take it away, and has no intention of taking it from me."

The disciples were stunned. They looked at each other, unsure of what to do, but dared not make a decision.

Anle glanced at the leading disciple.

"Do you want it or not? Do you want it to be enshrined in a temple? Give me a straight answer, or do you think something bestowed by the gods isn't worth 100 taels of silver?"

"No, no, no, we didn't mean that. How could it not be worth 100 taels of silver? This is a treasure bestowed by the gods."

But... this... this still needs to be decided by the divine messenger at the temple."

Anle nodded.

"Fine, then get lost. Don't delay my business here. This is wisdom bestowed by the gods."

I'm planning to let the wisdom of the gods shine brightly in our town. This is an educational toy, you bunch of clueless fools!

Upon realizing that there was no chance with these people, Anle began to shoo them away without any hesitation, and the disciples obediently followed his orders and left.

After the disturbance caused by the god's disciple, the An family became famous throughout the entire town. The novelty of the god bestowing a treasure upon the An family caused a sensation in the neighboring town, and it was spread like wildfire.

Having solved the Rubik's Cube problem, Anle had nothing to do and spent the whole morning with An Dalin, while He Yusheng kept asking him all sorts of questions.

In order to earn the eight taels of silver that followed, Anle patiently answered He Yusheng's questions, albeit in a half-hearted manner.

At noon, An Mancang finally returned, leading a strong, mature ox.

An Dalin stroked the cow's body and nodded repeatedly.

"Mancang, this cow is so fat and strong, it must have cost a lot of money. It's well-raised. How much silver did it cost?"

An Mancang looked pained at the mere mention of silver.

"It wasn't cheap; it cost a full eight taels of silver."

Anle patted Anmancang's arm, wincing in pain, to comfort him.

"Don't worry about the money, it's okay, this money should be spent when it's necessary."

We'll need to get a handcart to install it.

“I went to Mantun and ordered a cart from him. I paid a deposit of one hundred coins, and it will be made in the next two days.”

Anle's head drooped, and her little face fell.

"Oh, it'll take another two days! I thought I could ride home in my own cart today. I wanted to buy some things, but even if I do, I can't bring them back."

He Yusheng, who had been listening intently from the side, grinned obsequiously and leaned closer.

"What do you want to buy? Go ahead and buy whatever you want. I'll take you back. I have a carriage here, that'll be very convenient."

Anle's eyes darted around, and she grinned, readily agreeing without any hesitation or politeness towards He Yusheng.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you. I do have a lot of things to buy, and I'd like to go to the grain store first."

"A grain store? Okay, let's go, I'll go with you."

Anle raised an eyebrow. "Come with me? Then you're not playing with the Rubik's Cube anymore?"

"I'm done playing, I've had enough after a few rounds! Let's play again tomorrow."

"Let's go then." Anle turned her head and looked at Anmancang with a smile.

"Dad, let's go to Uncle's grain shop and take a look. I wonder if he has everything he sells there."

An Mancang patted Anle's head with a simple, honest smile.

"They sell everything. If it's available in this town, your uncle's shop has it all. Everyone in town loves to buy rice and flour from your uncle's grain shop."

Once inside Wu Liangdong's grain shop, Anle glanced around and saw a glimpse of the goods, which could be seen in a single glance, making her feel a little disheartened.

"Uncle, is this all the goods in your shop? Is there nothing else?"

"What else could they have? Isn't this the same food and drink we have in this shop? Other grain shops also have the same things!"

Wu Liangdong looked at Anle with a smile, "I see you're looking for something, Lewa. What are you looking for? The rice and flour are all here."

Anle scratched his head.

"Uncle, is this all the rice you have?"

Wu Liangdong nodded.

"Yes, we can't sell rice that's too expensive here. Apart from wealthy families outside, who would be willing to eat that kind of tribute rice?"

Anle fell silent. She wasn't referring to any random tribute rice; she wanted to buy some glutinous rice or tapioca flour.

He waved to He Yusheng, who then bent down and leaned closer to An Le.

Anle whispered something in He Yusheng's ear.

Have you ever eaten glutinous rice? Do you know what glutinous rice is?

He Yusheng was stunned for a moment, then shook his head blankly.

"No, what is that? I've never heard of it, but I have eaten tribute rice."

Anle muttered something under her breath.

"It's the kind that's sticky and chewy when it's cooked."

He Yusheng continued to shake his head in bewilderment.

"No."

Take a break and exhale deeply.

Have you ever eaten zongzi (sticky rice dumplings)?

He Yusheng looked at An Le with a strange expression.

"What kind of strange thing is that?"

Anle raised an eyebrow, realizing there was no such food. After thinking for a moment, she changed her question.

"Have you ever drunk sweet rice wine?" Glutinous rice is the main ingredient for brewing sweet rice wine. You should be able to recognize it by asking this question. Perhaps in this era, glutinous rice is not called glutinous rice, but has other names.

He Yusheng shook his head, feigning ignorance.

"I've never heard of sweet wine."

Anle scratched his head, still unwilling to give up, and continued to ask, this time addressing An Mancang and Wu Liangdong.

"Father, Uncle, do you know about glutinous rice, or sticky rice, a type of rice?"

An Mancang and Wu Liangdong exchanged a glance, their eyes wide with confusion, completely unaware of what An Le was talking about.

Seeing this, Anle raised an eyebrow. Well, it seems there really isn't one here anymore.

If she wants to use this glutinous rice as an ingredient, she'll have to grow it herself.