Female-dominated society: My husband is clingy and I can't shake him off

After punching Li Mo'er, Shen Zicen returned to the Shen residence with the silver, feeling guilty.

Li Mo'er then took Li Lin to a restaurant for lunch; she was starving after walking around all morning.

In the private room, Li Mo'er divided the silver into two portions, leaving one ingot of silver remaining.

She pushed one of the portions in front of Li Lin. "This one is yours."

Li Lin quickly pushed the silver back, saying, "I didn't do anything, I can't accept this silver."

Although she was happy to earn money, she also knew that all the money should belong to Sister Mo'er.

Li Mo'er looked at Li Lin. She had personally witnessed how excited Er Gouzi was when he saw silver, but she didn't expect that Li Lin wouldn't want any of it.

She was determined to be friends with this person. Although she only had this one friend and relied on her a lot, from now on, she would work hard to make money and help Er Gouzi get rich.

"Li Lin, just take this money as you're told."

Li Mo'er deliberately put on a stern face, and even stopped barking at Er Gouzi.

"But……"

Li Lin was deeply moved. She hadn't expected Sister Mo'er to value her so much, but she still couldn't accept the money.

"There are no buts. You're at the age where you should get married. Your aunt is getting old too. You should save some money so that your aunt won't have to worry about you."

In fact, Li Mo'er didn't know how old Li Lin was, nor did she know about her family's situation. She only knew that her family's situation was probably similar to her own, since they didn't even have an extra bed, so how well-off could they be?

"Besides, I'll help you get rich in the future, so you can keep this money."

After hearing Li Mo'er's words, Li Lin accepted the money. It was true that ordinary people would have married at her age, but in recent years, her father had fallen seriously ill, and all the family's savings had been used to treat him.

Even the other day, she went gambling because her father's condition had worsened, so she wanted to take the risk and see if she could win some money to pay for his medical treatment and medicine.

Li Lin secretly wiped away her tears, thinking that she would go to the clinic later to get some medicine for her father to take care of himself.

A while ago, although my father's condition was under control, Dr. Wang said that if possible, he should still take medication to regulate his condition.

After Li Lin accepted the silver, Li Mo'er handed her the extra silver ingot.

"This is the one or two taels of silver I'm returning to you."

Before Li Lin could finish feeling touched, Li Mo'er pushed another two taels of silver onto her.

"Sister Mo'er, this is two taels of silver. I can't accept it. Besides, that silver was originally meant to be returned to the gambling den. You saved me, so the two taels of silver are yours."

Li Lin sniffed, then choked up and said, "If you insist on giving me this silver, then I don't want any of it."

As he spoke, Li Lin was about to take out all the silver he had just collected.

"Alright, alright, I'm really impressed. Consider this money your treat for my lunch."

Li Mo'er was worried that if she insisted on it to the end, Li Lin would really not want the money anymore, and that would be the only way to handle it.

Before long, the waiter brought out all the signature dishes.

Seeing the delicious-looking and fragrant meat, Li Mo'er, who had been hungry all morning, picked up her chopsticks, grabbed a piece of meat, and stuffed it into her mouth.

Immediately, Li Mo'er's expression of enjoyment froze on her face, slowly turning into confusion.

Why does this meat taste a little bitter? Could it be spoiled?

But Li Lin was eating with relish, seemingly unaware of any bitterness.

Li Mo'er doubted her sense of taste, so she took another bite of the greens.

"yue~"

This one bite caused Li Mo'er to feel pain, and she picked up her water glass and gulped down a whole cup.

Li Lin was taken aback when he heard her voice. What was wrong with her sister Mo'er? Did she not like the food?

Thinking this, she ate another piece of meat. It smelled so good; she hadn't eaten such delicious meat in a long time.

Conspiracy theories began to run through Li Mo'er's mind. Could it be that someone poisoned the food so that they could steal the money from the victims once they took the poison?

Li Mo'er was startled by her own thoughts and quickly grabbed Li Lin's hand, asking in a low voice.

"Er Gouzi, don't you think this dish looks weird?"

"Hmm~ Is it? I think it tastes really good."

Li Mo'er sighed, glancing at the disappointing Li Lin, wishing she could pluck the food out of her mouth.

Don't you find it a bit bitter?

She glanced at Li Lin, who was still eating, and handed her the water on the table. "Swallow it first."

Since I'm already poisoned, it doesn't matter if I eat this again. At worst, I can just go to Feihua Pavilion again.

"Gudonggudong~"

"Sister Mo'er, all the dishes taste bitter, it's always been like this."

"Moreover, this Drunken Flower Pavilion is the most famous restaurant, and the bitterness in their dishes is milder."

This left Li Mo'er somewhat puzzled; could it be that the water in this dynasty was bitter?

No, she just drank a big glass of water and didn't taste any bitterness.

That's probably because they added some seasonings when they cooked, maybe to prevent some kind of disease.

Eat it. Anyway, the original owner ate it for so many years and didn't die, right?

"Sister Mo'er, didn't you find the meat bun yesterday bitter?"

Only after Li Lin reminded her did she realize that the meat buns from yesterday were indeed not bitter.

After finishing her meal, she would buy a few more and bring some back for Su Yanli.

Although the food was slightly bitter, the two of them still ate it all, adhering to the principle that wasting food is shameful.

The two men, patting their round bellies, emerged from the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion an hour later.

Li Mo'er asked Li Lin to lead the way to buy some grain, as her family was on the verge of starvation.

Inside the grain shop, Li Mo'er waved her hand generously, "Give me ten catties of this flour, twenty catties of that rice, and that..."

"Mmm, mmm, mmm"

Before Li Mo'er could finish speaking, Li Lin covered her mouth, "Sister Mo'er, there's too much, we can't take it all back."

She was genuinely afraid that Sister Mo'er would take over the grain shop.

The shop assistant, who had overheard their conversation, immediately said enthusiastically, "If you buy a lot, madam, we can not only give you a discount, but also deliver it to your home."

When Li Lin heard that it was cheap and could be delivered to his door, he immediately followed suit, saying, "Give me ten catties of flour and twenty catties of rice too."

The shopkeeper smiled even more broadly. Usually, people would come to buy coarse noodles, and they wouldn't buy much rice, at most just two pounds. He never expected someone to buy so much this time.

Li Mo'er nodded, and then she saw the hand-pulled noodles placed to the side. "Hey, Er Gouzi, there are noodles~ Give me a pound."

She looked around and decided that this amount of food would be enough for her for the time being.

She turned her head and saw the condiments on the shelf; no wonder she felt something was missing.

She walked over and looked at the items on the shelf; it was quite complete, with everything imaginable.

"Madam, you can try all of these, especially our salt, which is one of the best in Luocheng."

The shop assistant enthusiastically recommended his own salt, speaking with great pride that his salt processing involved several extra steps, making it much more meticulous than other shops.

Li Mo'er listened but didn't take it to heart, only glancing at the tiny white particles in her hand.

The salt is fine, but it's not very transparent; it's almost whitish.

"Oh, there's also pear juice and rock sugar, but it's too small..."

As she spoke, she picked up a small piece and put it in her mouth.

"Ptooey, ptooey..."

It was bitter, salty, and a little astringent. Li Mo'er stuck out her tongue, trying to relieve the shock she had just experienced.