"You know?" The contractor was delighted, but also a little shocked. "Brother Bai? You really know?" The magistrate's daughter came back and said that her beaded bracelet had been stolen. When asked if it was a gold or silver beaded bracelet, she said no, only that it was about the same color as silver beads, a little bigger than gold or silver beads, but not as gaudy.
But no one in the room knew what it was. The magistrate brought out all the gold and silver beads, but none of them could satisfy his precious daughter.
So the magistrate summoned them all together and told them they must find this thing. If they found it, there would be a generous reward; if they didn't... well, they could imagine the consequences.
"I just saw it this morning. I didn't know the magistrate's daughter liked it. If I had known, I would have brought it to her." Bai Dalin said. According to the foreman's description, wasn't that the thing he saw at Bai Nuo's feet this morning? According to the foreman's description, that was it.
"Brother Bai!" The foreman walked straight up to Bai Dalin, shook his hand firmly, and acted as if he were a close brother. "You must bring it tomorrow. I'll present it to the magistrate, and you'll get your share of the rewards. From now on, we're brothers." Although he hadn't found the bead himself, it was still one of his men who found it. His men's achievements were his achievements. If he could gain favor with the magistrate, he'd have endless work and endless money to earn.
"Definitely! Foreman, don't worry!" Bai Dalin assured him, already seeing a pile of silver dangling in front of him.
Heaven truly favors Bai Dalin. Not only did he save the magistrate's son, but he's also about to win the magistrate's daughter's favor. He's about to rise to prominence!
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Bai Nuo, who had three hundred taels of silver, was unaware that Bai Dalin had his eye on her pearls and intended to use them to curry favor. After Jiang San Niang's situation returned to normal, she went out to sell her snacks again. After selling for an hour or so, she sold out of everything. After tidying up, Bai Nuo simply took A Yu to buy some things.
"Little brother, is there anything you want?" Bai Nuo took out a fifty-tael silver note and waved it in front of A Yu. —This was the note she had later exchanged with Jiang San Niang. "Sister can take you shopping."
She calculated that she had 300 taels of silver, but also 20 taels of smaller coins plus several hundred copper coins. She could continue to save the larger coins, but she also needed to set aside some money for living expenses to improve her life.
Not only was her room completely empty, but she couldn't even find a decent piece of clothing. Although there was some cotton fabric at home that Grandma could make clothes for them, she was getting old, and making clothes would strain her eyes.
She didn't want her grandmother to have cataracts, because cataracts are hard to cure.
“Sister…” A-Yu’s eyes lit up when he saw the fifty taels of silver in Bai Nuo’s hand. This kid may not have any other skills, but he is first-rate when it comes to recognizing money. He’s about to drool when he sees the money in her hand. Bai Nuo is a little taller than A-Yu, so when Bai Nuo raises her hand, A-Yu can’t reach it.
Ah Yu was so anxious he jumped up, saying as he jumped, "Sis, let me see...where did you come from...?"
Bai Nuo shushed Bai Yu, stopping him from saying the rest of his words.
Ah Yu nodded quickly in understanding, looked around to make sure no one was paying attention to them, and then whispered, "Where did you get the money? I want to see."
It looked longingly at me; its eyes were dark, like black grapes.
Bai Nuo handed him the money and let him hold it. "How about I use the money we got from making the pearl bracelets today to take you out for a nice meal and some clothes?"
Ah Yu nodded vigorously, "Okay," and then asked, "Sister, then..."
She was hesitant and shy, like a bashful little girl.
"You want money?" Bai Nuo spoke up for him.
Bai Yu nodded vigorously once again.
"Well..." Bai Nuo said to A Yu in a consultative tone, "How about I give all the money I got from this snack to A Yu? A Yu also has money for making pearls, but I need this money, so let's not give it to A Yu for now, okay? I'll give it to you when I have some money left, okay?"
Bai Nuo genuinely believed that A Yu's share of the three hundred taels belonged to him, and that he would also receive a share of the profits in the future. A Yu was still young, and she intended to instill in him the concept that one reaps what one sows, but she also did not intend to take advantage of him.
"Okay!" A-Yu hugged his money bag tightly, "Sister, you don't need to give me too much money, just enough to buy clothes!"
"Sister will take you to buy clothes now, and I'll also buy meat for A-Yu, okay?" Bai Nuo patted A-Yu's head. This child is so well-behaved. How did Bai Dalin manage to not like him?
Bai Nuo led A Yu through the town, looking around and muttering to himself about what was delicious and what was beautiful, and how he wanted to buy a big house for his grandmother when he had money in the future.
As the sun set and pedestrians hurried by, Bai Nuo felt the beauty of life for the first time.
"Shall we just look around here?" After walking a short distance, Bai Nuo saw a clothing store. The store was newly decorated, and inside, it was full of clothes, for adults and children, and there were quite a few people there.
Ayu turned his head and looked inside, then nodded. He didn't care where he bought the clothes; the main thing was that his sister wanted to buy clothes, and he wanted to accompany her.
With A-Yu's permission, Bai Nuo pulled him inside. The shop assistant was busy attending to customers when she caught a glimpse of a simply dressed person carrying a basket. She almost assumed he was there to buy something, but her good professionalism made her speak quickly, "Miss, sir, please feel free to look around. We've got some new styles in stock. Just let me know if you see anything you like."
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