One thousand taels!
One thousand taels!
One thousand taels!
Does she know how much money a thousand taels is?
A thousand taels of silver could be used to smash her to death, does she even know that?
"Yes...yes!" To save his life, he would give up even ten thousand taels, let alone a thousand.
When Bai Nuo saw the boy nod, her eyes crinkled with a smile. A thousand taels! She was someone who had a thousand taels now. Humph, she was going to go up to Bai Dalin, throw ten taels of silver in front of him, and then refuse to give it to him!
Bai Nuo reached into the boy's chest again and touched it, even pinching it a couple of times, stirring it all up in a mess.
The boy: "...What is the girl doing?" He wasn't blushing, but he was very unhappy that the girl had taken advantage of him. Was she pinching him just now?
"Find the money!" Bai Nuo said matter-of-factly. "Didn't you say you'd give me a thousand taels of silver? Where's the money? Where are the banknotes?" Not to mention a thousand taels, they couldn't even find a hundred taels.
The boy's face darkened again, somewhat embarrassed. "Um... um... give me the medicine first, I'll pay you back later!"
"Are you kidding me?!" Bai Nuo immediately felt like she had been tricked, her expression turning hostile. Should she take advantage of his illness and kill him, or should she show him mercy?
Bai Nuo hesitated.
Seeing her like this, the young man quickly grabbed Bai Nuo's leg and said in a barely audible voice, "Miss, save me, you...you can't leave. You were the last person I saw. If I die, even if it's not your fault, you'll still be in a lot of trouble. If you save me, you can avoid a lot of trouble. Besides, I'll give you money afterward, a thousand taels, that's quite a lot."
Bai Nuo's face darkened, and she reached out, "Evidence! I saved you, so even if you don't give me money, you have to give me some evidence, right? That way, if we run into each other again, I can use the evidence to ask for money."
The boy immediately tore off the jade pendant from his body.
Bai Nuo looked at it, put it in his hand, and then gave the medicine bottle to the boy. He left only after watching the boy take the medicine and was fine.
They had only met by chance, and she had no obligation to take him home.
Back home, Bai Nuo first went to the old house and took out the cloths that had been hidden under the bed. She brought them home openly. Just as she entered the house, Chen Qiuling came out and saw her carrying bags and packages. She couldn't help but ask, "Where did you get all these things?"
Bai Nuo straightened her chest and said confidently, "My father gave it to me!"
"Ha!" Chen Qiuling looked Bai Nuo up and down at the fabric in her hand. "You actually use such cheap stuff!" Then she ignored Bai Nuo. Now that she had money, she no longer cared about anything of lower quality.
Bai Nuo ignored her and left with her things.
Back in her room, Bai Nuo put her things down, gulped down some water, and breathed a sigh of relief. She was so tired.
The old woman was sitting on the bed sewing. Although she was old, her hands were still very nimble. She was almost finished. When she saw Bai Nuo carrying a lot of things, she became curious and asked, "Nuonuo, where did you get all these things?"
“I bought it with the money my dad gave me!” Bai Nuo said, throwing the cloth onto the bed. “Grandma, teach me how to make clothes!” Then she took the things out of the sack and sorted them into categories. “These are all food, Grandma, I’ll go make you something delicious.” Then she ran off in a flash.
"This child..." The old woman smiled indulgently, touching the cotton cloth that Bai Nuo had thrown on the bed. The fabric was really nice; she wanted to make several sets of clothes for the two children.
Meanwhile, Bai Nuo was bustling about in the old house. First, she washed all the pots and pans, and then she used two pots, one to cook red bean sweet soup and the other to cook red beans. Now that the weather is hot, it's good to drink more sweet soup.
The red beans had been simmering for an hour, and both the ones for use and the ones for drinking were ready. Bai Nuo put sugar in one pot of red beans, and scooped the other one out into a bowl. Then she slowly ground the beans with the handle of a knife. She had no choice but to use the handle of the knife as she ground them, adding red bean soup as needed until she reached the right consistency.
The red beans turned into red bean paste, so Bai Nuo went to knead dough.
Put white sugar in a bowl, add boiling water, and stir slowly until the sugar dissolves. Then, Bai Nuo took out another large bowl and poured in an appropriate amount of flour. This time, she was making enough for three people, so she didn't add too much flour. After adding the flour, she added the sugar water little by little, stirring as she poured. When all the glutinous rice was dry and formed into large granules, Bai Nuo started kneading the dough. After kneading it into a smooth, non-sticky dough, Bai Nuo pinched off a small piece of dough, rolled it into a ball, then used her thumb to press a small opening in the middle of the dough, put red bean paste inside, sealed the opening, rolled it into a ball again, and rolled it in sesame seeds.
After everything was prepared, it was time to fry the sesame balls. The oil was cooled and heated to about 50% of its maximum temperature. Bai Nuo then placed the sesame balls into the oil in batches and fried them slowly over low heat until they were golden brown. The sesame balls were then removed and drained of excess oil. This process was repeated several times until the sesame balls were finally ready.
Looking at the finished golden sesame balls, Bai Nuo swallowed hard, picked one up with her chopsticks, blew on it, and took a bite.
Great! This sesame ball is crispy on the outside and chewy and sticky on the inside, just like the ones I've had before.
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