This meant they were going to give Bai Nuo money, but Bai Nuo didn't want the money in the first place; she just wanted to show her face. Now that she had suddenly received a large sum of money, she was overjoyed, but she still pretended to decline, saying, "No need, no need, Miss Li, I said I didn't want the money."
"You're only hesitant to take the money because of my father, but I've already said I'll give it to whoever finds the bead for me. You're a young lady, you don't need my father's help, so you should just take the money!" Li Jinyu looked at Bai Nuo and urged Cui'er, "Aren't you going?"
Cui'er hurried into Li Jinyu's room, took out a hundred-tael silver note, and handed it to Li Jinyu. "Miss, the money is here."
"Take it!" Li Jinyu forcefully stuffed the money into Bai Nuo's hand. "I never owe anyone favors. Don't make me an exception in your eyes!"
After declining the offer several times, Bai Nuo finally took the money back. She was so happy she almost laughed out loud. One hundred taels! One hundred taels! She only sold a bracelet to Third Sister for thirty taels, but with Li Jinyu, she could sell it for one hundred taels of silver—three times the price! She was rich!
“Actually, Miss doesn’t owe me any favors! It’s my honor to let Miss get what she loves. Besides, this bracelet really suits Miss. No one else could wear it with the same effect.” Bai Nuo said with a smile, her eyes darting around. “Miss, I have another favor to ask. Please do me this favor!”
Li Jinyu was overjoyed by Bai Nuo's words and became much more agreeable. "What is it? Just tell me. As long as it's something I can help with, I'll do my best to help you!"
“It’s like this!” Bai Nuo pondered for a moment, “My grandmother is paralyzed, but I usually have to go out to work and don’t have time to take care of her during the day. So I would like to ask Miss to help me find a strong old woman to come home with me and take care of my grandmother. She only needs to take care of her during the day, and we can take care of her ourselves at night.”
"No problem!" Li Jinyu agreed immediately. Cui'er quickly pulled Li Jinyu back and whispered, "Miss, you rarely go out. Where are you going to find a hardworking and strong old woman?" Why does Miss agree to everything? Isn't that silly?
"That's easy!" Li Jinyu said nonchalantly. "If I don't know where to look, I can ask Mother to go. Isn't Mother in charge of the household? She's the best at these things!"
Cui'er couldn't help but stomp her foot. "Madam has to manage all the affairs of the mansion every day, take care of our food, drink and toilet needs, and also go out to socialize. Where does she find so much time?"
Bai Nuo watched Cui'er and Li Jinyu from the side, feeling quite emotional. Although Li Jinyu had a bit of a temper and was a bit willful, she could be coaxed away with a few kind words. On the other hand, Cui'er was not easy to fool. Between the two of them, Cui'er seemed like a young lady, while Li Jinyu seemed like a naive and simple-minded maid.
"If it's inconvenient, then I won't bother or trouble Miss Li!" Seeing that the two women, mistress and servant, were about to start arguing, Bai Nuo began to back down. Although the old woman really needed someone to take care of her, Li Jinyu obviously couldn't help her, so Bai Nuo thought she should find someone herself.
"Then go and bring Granny Li from the kitchen out and let her take her back. It's no big deal!" Li Jinyu got angry when she saw Cui'er arguing with her. If she hadn't agreed, everything would have been fine, but the problem was, she had already promised. It would be so embarrassing to let her go back empty-handed.
Seeing that Cui'er still didn't move, Li Jinyu's eyes widened. "What? Does this young lady not have any say in the matter? Who's the young lady, you or me?"
"Of course, it's up to Miss to decide!" Cui'er said sullenly, then went downstairs. Before leaving, she glared fiercely at Bai Nuo. She was determined to tell Madam that a village girl had tried to fool Miss, and that Madam should give the village girl a good punishment. She was determined to make the village girl pay!
Bai Nuo was baffled by the glare. She touched her nose and covered Cui'er's resentful gaze with her hand, thinking to herself, "Why are you glaring at me? I told you to let it go when I saw you two arguing. It was your young lady who gave it to me!"
Cui'er was clearly a very efficient person. Although she went reluctantly, she quickly brought in a dark-skinned, tall woman. As soon as she entered, she didn't even look at Bai Nuo, but said to Li Jinyu, "Miss, this is Granny Li from the kitchen. She usually does some grocery shopping and unloading work. She is the strongest person in the entire county magistrate's mansion."
"Alright then, she's the one. What do you think?" Li Jinyu sized her up.
Granny Li was quite satisfied with her robust physique.
"Wait!" At first, Granny Li didn't know why Li Jinyu had summoned her, but now that she was listening, it seemed to be related to her, so she quickly called out, "Miss, I don't understand what you're saying. Where am I supposed to go?"
“Starting today, you will go home with this girl and take care of her grandmother,” Li Jinyu said calmly.
"No!" Granny Li's dark face turned pale instantly, and she hurriedly said, "Miss, is there something I did wrong? I will definitely change. I have worked in the magistrate's mansion for so many years, and I only want to continue working in the magistrate's mansion. I will not go to any other place."
"No, I've already promised her. You have to go with her today. You're no longer a member of the county magistrate's office. She'll give you money, so don't worry!" Li Jinyu wasn't worried at all that Bai Nuo wouldn't have money to give her; she had just given Bai Nuo some money.
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