"I'll wait for you here!" Jiang Qiao'er refused to leave and instead walked to the side. Seeing that she was determined, Bai Nuo could only wave her hand and tell her to stand in a place where the sun wouldn't shine, and then he went up to her.
"What are you doing?" As soon as Bai Nuo approached, the two fierce-looking men held their spears horizontally in front of him.
Brother, if you're this fierce, who will dare to beat the drum and appeal for justice?
Bai Nuo calmed down, smiled at the two elder brothers, and adopted a humble and subservient posture, "My lords, I have come to present the pearl to Miss Li!"
Jin Yu was looking for the beads, and everyone in the town knew it. Everyone wanted to curry favor with the proud daughter of the county magistrate, and everyone wanted to gain merit in front of the magistrate and show their face in front of him. Others were no exception, and these two were no exception either.
"Beads? What beads?" The one on the left walked over first, looking at Bai Nuo suspiciously. "Take them out and let me see!"
What if they try to take it from her? Bai Nuo naturally refused, saying only, "It's those beads, isn't that what Miss Li was looking for?"
The man was getting impatient. "We know our young lady is looking for us. Give it to her, and we'll take it to her."
"Isn't that inappropriate?" Bai Nuo said. "How can we let a man take such a personal item? Even if Miss is happy to see the bead, what if she feels uncomfortable wearing it because it was given to her by a man? Wouldn't that disappoint Miss for nothing?" She originally wanted to take the bead and show it off to Li Jinyu without any obstacles. How could she be willing to let someone else do it? Wouldn't that mean she was doing all the work for nothing?
He endured all the hardship himself, while others reaped all the benefits.
"Forget it, forget it!" Just as the man was about to speak, another person stepped forward and pulled him aside, advising, "What this young lady said isn't entirely unreasonable. Miss really doesn't like touching things that men have touched. What if she really likes that bead? If you touch it, Miss definitely won't want it anymore, and she'll blame you then. Besides, are you so sure Miss likes that bead that much? Maybe Miss is just angry with Miss Zhang. If you rush in, won't you just make Miss angry with you for nothing? Let her go in!"
The person blocking Bai Nuo, persuaded by the others, rolled their eyes and said to Bai Nuo in a harsh voice, "Go in through the door over there! Follow me, I'll open the door for you, and someone will show you inside!"
Bai Nuo quickly thanked the soldier and then followed him to a small door next door. After explaining his purpose, he was led by a servant through artificial hills and streams, and after seeing various rare treasures, he finally arrived at Li Jinyu's residence.
The front courtyard was already quite large, but Li Jinyu's courtyard was no less impressive. After Bai Nuo was led to the courtyard gate by the servant who had come earlier, the servant explained his purpose to the old woman guarding the gate. The old woman first gave Bai Nuo a cold look before leading her into the main hall. She didn't let Bai Nuo sit down, but only made her stand. Then the old woman left.
He said he was going to inform Miss Li and ask her to wait here.
After everyone was gone, Bai Nuo began to look around the main hall. In her previous life, Bai Nuo had visited an ancient garden building. Over time, the old building had long been deserted, and the whole house exuded an air of decay. All the objects were peeling paint. Although the main hall in front of her looked no different from the ancient building she had seen, all the objects here were brand new, expensive, and full of life.
The huanghuali furniture, various precious vases and calligraphy and paintings are placed in the middle of the main hall, on the walls and in the corners. The main hall does not look luxurious and extravagant, but rather somewhat simple. However, a discerning person can tell at a glance that every item here is priceless and that everything has been carefully arranged.
The county magistrate doted on this daughter.
"Where is the beaded bracelet?" Before she could finish looking around, a sweet voice came from the side. Bai Nuo saw that someone had come, so she stopped looking around and quickly stood up straight. Then, she saw a bright and beautiful figure walk out from around the corner.
It was Li Jinyu herself.
Li Jinyu walked quickly to the main hall, and stopped in her tracks when she saw Bai Nuo. She looked at her suspiciously. The person in front of her was dressed simply. Although she wasn't dressed in rags, the fabric of her clothes was just ordinary cotton. She hadn't worn clothes made of this kind of material for a long time.
"You have beads?" Li Jinyu asked suspiciously. Those beads would cost at least several dozen taels of silver. Could this country bumpkin girl afford them?
Bai Nuo knew that Li Jinyu looked down on her, but she didn't care. She smiled brightly and nodded in affirmation of Li Jinyu's words, "Yes, I have beads!"
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