Chapter 88: Etiquette Demands Reciprocity

  Chapter 8

  "We don't want money." Lian Man'er said this time with a willing heart.

  Wu Lang saw Lian Mian'er speaking like this, thinking that she had come to her senses, and immediately forgot about the pain in his foot, a smile appearing on his face. Mian'er liked making money, but wasn't greedy for wealth.

  Lian Zhi'er and Xiao Qi saw Wu Lang and Lian Man'er both say no compensation, they naturally all nodded in agreement.

  "What do you want if not money?" Shen Liu seemed to find it interesting, his phoenix eyes searching as he asked Lian Man Er.

  "We don't want anything," said Lian Man'er.

  "Oh?" Shen Liu slightly raised an eyebrow. Lian Man should understand that he wanted to give her silver because of that matter, and as long as she asked for it, no matter how much, he would give it to her. Just now, he saw this little girl clearly wanting silver, but then suddenly glanced at him with her eyes, and he was thinking about whether she would make some bold request. But now she doesn't want anything, which is really interesting.

  Even though he had already seen the girl's cleverness and wit, her current behavior still made him slightly surprised. He originally thought she would ask for a sum of money.

  Nothing else, Shen Liu just smiled.

  Lian Man'er saw Shen Liu smile, this time she could be sure it wasn't an illusion.

  "Alright." Shen Liu said, his voice revealing a hint of delight. Those who knew him well understood that this was a sign of his extreme happiness.

  "Bring me some wound medicine." Shen Liu instructed.

  Then a servant hurriedly brought over a small porcelain bottle. Shen Liu waved his hand, indicating that the servant should give the medicine to Lian Man'er. The servant walked over and handed the small porcelain bottle to Lian Man'er.

  Lian Man'er took over the porcelain bottle, which was only about the size of a small seven-year-old's palm. It felt very smooth to the touch and the workmanship was extremely fine. When she opened the stopper, inside was a dark brown powder emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.

  "I heard that rural households also have folk remedies for treating injuries. The effect is... still passable, so let's use this one." Shen Liu said slowly.

  It's only natural that the medicine is for Wu Lang and Xiao Qi. And it also mentions Tu Fangzi, could it be that Shen Liu has tried Tu Fangzi before? Oh, of course he has, didn't she use Baotou Bao to stop his bleeding last time? But what does "difference between life and death" mean? Lian Man hummed in her heart, "difference between life and death", isn't it much better than bleeding to death?

  Brief contact, and Lian Niang had already vaguely sensed some of Shen Liu's temperament. Shen Liu's words should be understood as his way of thanking her.

  "Is the carriage ready? No mistakes." Shen Liu asked the attendant beside him.

  "It's all ready." The attendant replied hastily.

  "It's getting late, time to go."

  As he spoke, two horse-drawn carriages suddenly appeared from a nearby alley and stopped outside the teahouse.

  Shen Liu stood up and walked out, Shen Qian was a bit reluctant to leave, turned his head to take a look at Lian Man Er, and was surrounded by the servants and attendants as he walked out.

  Lian Man'er and a few others followed him downstairs, watching as Shen Liu was about to leave the teahouse.

  "Wait a minute." Lian Man'er hastily called out.

  Shen Liu didn't immediately turn his head, but the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. Even this little girl, Lian Man, couldn't help but set conditions?

  Lian Man'er carried that half basket of garlic roasted peanuts and rushed in front of Shen Liu.

  "This is our own home-grown peanuts, picked and cleaned by ourselves, I'll send some to Sixth Master and Ninth Master for them to try." said Lian Wan'er.

  "Ah." Shen Liu responded with an "ah".

  Shen Liu didn't say a word, and the people beside him didn't dare to come over and take the basket from Lian Muer's hands. But Shen Qian came running over with a smile, taking the peanut basket from Lian Muer's hands.

  "Man Er, how's the peanut you made? Is it delicious?"

  "Of course it's delicious." said Lian Man Er.

  "Hmm, the pancakes at your house were quite delicious last time." Shen Xiao Pang expressed his trust in Lian Man Er's words.

  Shen Liu nodded to the attendant beside him, and an attendant came over and took the basket from Shen Qian's hand.

  "Let's go, Qian'er." Shen Liu called out.

  Shen Qian was a little reluctant and slowly walked back to Shen Liu's side.

  Shen Liu took Shen Qian and walked out, but stopped at the door.

  "If you have any unsolvable problems in the future, come to the Shi Manor in this town and let them send a message to me."

  "Good." Lian Man'er had been waiting for Shen Liu's words, and she made a victorious gesture in her heart, smiling all over her face as she responded. Her decision not to want silver was the right one, as Shen Liu's promise was invaluable.

  Later events also proved that Lian Man Er's choice was wise, but in fact, at this moment, she still did not know the true weight of Shen Liu's promise.

  Shen Liu got into the carriage with Shen Qian, but it didn't move immediately. Several attendants and people who looked like they were in charge stood beside the carriage, seemingly waiting for Shen Liu's instructions. One of them bowed to the carriage and then turned around to go to the back carriage.

  A moment later, Gongfu walked up to Lianmeng with a square box in his hands.

  "Our Sixth Master says thank you for the gift. This is Sixth Master's return gift, on the road, prepared in a hurry, it's a bit thin, please accept it."

  The servant opened the square box, inside were two large red and gold seals, worth twenty taels of silver in total, a folding fan, and a box of tea leaves. Lian Man'er knew that these were not specially prepared for them, but rather something that wealthy families would prepare as "gifts" for unexpected occasions.

  Although that was the case, it was a return gift sent in a box, Shen Liu exchanged gifts with them, which made Lian Man Er happier than the gift itself.

  Lian Man'er made a slight apology and accepted the gift. She then saw off Shen Liu's carriage, and only after that did the children leave the teahouse.

  Although today's business was disrupted, there were also unexpected gains, and they were big ones.

  Lian Man'er counted her own assets and felt a bit more confident in her heart, deciding to indulge herself a little today.

  They brought out peanuts today, gave ten catties to Wang Youheng, left six catties to Shen Liu, sold twelve catties, and made a total of 240 wen. Spend it according to this 240 wen.

  "What should we buy?" asked Lian Mian'er, seeking everyone's opinion.

  Xiao Qi loved to eat Chenji's buns, so they went to Chenji first and bought twenty meat-filled buns. Then they went to the butcher shop and weighed four pounds of pork ribs. Lian Mian saw fresh pig liver and also bought a piece. She loved to eat stir-fried liver, but in her previous life, she had to control herself and only ate it once a month at most. Because at that time, there were too many hormones in the pork, and the liver was an organ that detoxified, accumulating many toxins and hormones inside. But now, she didn't need to worry about this at all. The pigs here were mostly raised on bran and vegetables, completely green and pollution-free. Then they bought some snacks and miscellaneous items.

  The two hundred and forty pieces of money were all spent, several children each carried a basket of things, chattering and laughing as they returned to the village.

  As soon as he entered the door, he saw Lian Shouli holding a night stool and walking out.

  Lian Man'er took a closer look at what was inside the night stool and was somewhat shocked.

  "Third Uncle, what are you doing?"

  Here is the translation:

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