"Sister, are you really alright?" After washing the blood off her face at San Niang's Cloth Shop, Bai Nuo combed her hair again. Jiang San Niang was skillful and had already mended the torn parts of Bai Nuo's clothes. After getting ready, Bai Nuo grabbed A Yu and left.
Ayu held the basket in one hand and looked worriedly at his older sister, whose face was bruised and swollen. His sister had only been gone for half an hour, how could she have come back in such a state?
"Your clothes are all torn, and your face is so swollen," A-Yu said bluntly.
You definitely can't tell a woman who cares about her face and figure that she's not good-looking;
For a woman who cares about her face and figure, is good-looking, and has been beaten, you obviously can't remind her that she was beaten, and that she was beaten black and blue.
Because no matter which one it is, she will be unhappy.
"I know!" Bai Nuo replied irritably, her face throbbing with pain. Being hit already put her in a bad mood, and the lingering pain only made her feel worse. "Where's your money? Keep it safe, or you'll lose it."
"No, sis!" Ah Yu kept babbling on, refusing to give up. "I'm serious, your face is really swollen, you can't even see your eyes. Who hit you? I'm going to find him."
Although A-Yu was worried about Bai Nuo, he was also worried about his money. When he spoke, he even weighed the money bag in his hand to make sure it was the same weight before he felt at ease.
"A fat woman!" Bai Nuo said. "You're still too young to beat her! Let's go, Grandma is waiting for us at home." It's their first day out, and Grandma must be terribly worried.
"Then I'll boil you an egg!" Ah Yu said. "I won't let them know."
Why is she being so long-winded? Bai Nuo really found A Yu annoying. She knew her face and eyes were swollen because Old Lady Yu hadn't held back at all when she hit her; every punch landed hard, and none of them were light.
Can it not be swollen?
Well, thankfully, A-Yu is still a warm-hearted guy, and being straightforward is fine too.
"Hurry up and dig a hole under the bed in our old house and hide the money. Don't bring it home, understand?" When they arrived at the Bai family's house, A-Yu was about to step inside when Bai Nuo grabbed him and whispered in his ear, "Don't let anyone see it, understand?"
Even if you have money, you absolutely cannot join the Bai family.
Once inside the Bai family home, you absolutely cannot let Bai Dalin, Chen Qiuling, or Chen Zhi see you.
Otherwise, it would be a wasted effort – all for naught.
"good."
Ah Yu left in a hurry. Bai Nuo stepped into the Bai family home, thought for a moment, then went to the kitchen to boil an egg, pressed it against her wound, and went into her room.
The old woman was terrified when she saw her like that. Bai Nuo explained and reassured her that she was perfectly fine before the old woman was relieved.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Bai Nuo took Tong to the river and collected a lot of river clams. There were many rivers in Zhe Di Village, all kinds of rivers, and you could find a lot of river clams in them. He got twenty taels of silver for a pearl bracelet, and Jiang San Niang said that if there were any more, she would give him thirty taels of silver. Bai Nuo didn't want to miss such a good deal.
After touching the river clams, Bai Nuo began preparing dinner.
Bai Dalin made an agreement with the old woman: she could go out to work, but if she stayed at home, she would have to do housework. She would have to stay in the house for the time being, so she could only endure it.
It was unclear whether Chen Zhi had woken up or not. Bai Nuo had never visited him. As usual, dinner was not cooked for him; instead, four dishes and a soup were prepared for the five of them.
A stir-fried cabbage, a scrambled egg, two meat dishes, and a cabbage soup—that was their dinner for the night.
"Everything's here, you can eat now." After Bai Dalin returned, Bai Nuo put all the food on the table. As usual, after picking up a few bites of vegetables and two slices of meat, Bai Nuo picked up three bowls of rice and prepared to leave.
Neither she nor her grandmother sit at the table to eat.
According to Bai Dalin, girls are all considered a financial loss and are not qualified to sit at the table.
Chen Qiuling sat next to Bai Dalin. Whether she had become rich or not, her attire today made her look like a wealthy lady.
Seeing that Bai Nuo was about to leave, she quickly called out to her, "Nuonuo, what happened to you today? Why is your face so swollen? Did you work very hard?"
Chen Qiuling almost burst out laughing. She had no idea what Bai Nuo had been doing outside, coming back in this state. No matter how hard she worked, she shouldn't have come back like this. It was obvious she had been beaten up.
"I'm fine!" Bai Nuo stopped and said calmly. "Thank you for your concern." Then she turned and left.
Chen Qiuling quickly nudged Bai Dalin. She hadn't even asked what she wanted to say or what she wanted to do yet, how could she let Bai Nuo get away?
"What's wrong with you?" Bai Dalin slammed his hand on the table, making the bowls and chopsticks rattle. "Didn't you hear your mother say to eat here? You have no manners at all!"
"We're not royalty, why should we follow any rules?" Bai Nuo rolled her eyes, turned around and said, "I'll take food to Grandma and A Yu." They were waiting for their meal.
"Wait a minute before serving!" Bai Dalin said impatiently, pointing with his chopsticks to the seat opposite him. "Sit down, I have something to ask you!"
There was no way to avoid it, so Bai Nuo had no choice but to sit down with the three bowls in her hands.
"Nono, don't be nervous. We parents are just concerned about you. After all, it's your first day working outside, and it's not easy for you. Come on, let's eat. Look how thin you are." Chen Qiuling smiled and put the two bowls in front of Bai Nuo aside, then put some food on Bai Nuo's plate.
It's all meat.
I would not accept a reward without merit; I would feel ashamed to receive one.
Bai Nuo didn't know what Bai Dalin was planning, so she didn't eat. "Let's talk about what's going on first."
She decides whether or not to eat based on the importance of the matter.
"You didn't go to work, did you?" Bai Dalin put his chopsticks on the table. Although he was also very hungry, he had never seen anyone in the official's household who worked there eat while talking.
Bai Dalin considered himself a wealthy man, and he had to adopt the habits of the rich; he followed the example of others.
"I heard from Huang Yanfen that you went to do business today, selling food. That's great!" Bai Dalin rarely praised Bai Nuo. "I didn't expect you, a fool, to come up with such an idea. Not bad, this proves that you're not stupid."
Bai Nuo waited quietly for Bai Dalin to speak.
Seeing that Bai Nuo remained unmoved, Bai Dalin didn't know what to say next. Chen Qiuling, watching anxiously from the side, nudged Bai Dalin again.
"Ahem..." Bai Dalin cleared his throat, finding a reason for himself, "Now that you're making money, shouldn't you be taking good care of your father?"
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