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

However, the waiter's face darkened slightly when he saw Li Mo'er's actions. What did this woman mean? Did she look down on his salt?

After a long pause, she looked at the pile of yellow crystals again, but couldn't figure out what they were. Could they be copper sulfate pentahydrate?

This time, she dared not try it casually. She pulled Li Lin over and asked, "Er Gouzi, what is this?"

Li Lin looked at Li Mo'er with sympathy. She had no idea that Mo'er had forgotten so completely that she didn't even recognize salt.

"Sister Mo'er, this is salt."

Li Mo'er picked up a piece and examined it carefully. It took her a long time to accept the fact that it was salt.

She then pointed to the cotton-white crystals she had seen earlier, "Is this sugar?"

Seeing Li Lin and his partner nod, she realized she had made a misunderstanding.

But if the sugar processing technique is so good, how come the salt processing turned out like this? No wonder all the dishes tasted bitter; it turns out it was the salt that was the problem.

"Hmm? This must be pear juice with rock sugar, right?"

Li Mo'er pointed to another type of yellow crystal next to her, which had some black impurities on it, like pear pulp that hadn't been properly cleaned.

"Sister Mo'er, this is even worse salt."

"what?"

The shop assistant stepped forward to explain, "This salt hasn't been processed yet; it contains some sand and dust. The salt here is cheaper than the one we just had."

Li Mo'er raised an eyebrow. Isn't this just unfiltered? How cheap can it be?

"These superior ones are five coins a tael, and these are ten coins a pound."

"Hey, just five coins short..."

Wait a minute, five coins a tael, that's fifty coins a pound, that's five times more.

This salt is probably more expensive than flour. Li Mo'er shook her head. This salt with sand in it can be eaten after filtering.

"Give me a pound of this salt."

When it comes to daily life, you have to be frugal where you should be and spend where you should be. You don't need to eat such high-quality salt.

If all else fails, just dissolve these and add some salt water when stir-frying; the effect will be the same.

Afterwards, Li Mo'er bought some oil and white sugar, which are considered necessities and should be stocked up on.

Li Mo'er spent a total of three taels of silver to buy these items. After paying, she arranged with the shop assistant to pick them up in a while and then transport the items home.

She touched the silver in her hand and sighed that money really doesn't last long; she had only bought some grain and so much was gone.

Thinking of Su Yanli's frail body, she said to Li Lin, "Er Gouzi, let's go buy some meat."

In the instant she turned around, she seemed to see the young master in Feihua Pavilion.

Shen Ziche had just come out of Feihua Pavilion and was unaware that someone was following him.

Even if he knew someone was following him, he wasn't worried. He had hidden guards around him, who were specially selected by Ah Cen to protect him.

Shen Zicen selected five in total, four of whom followed him, and he kept one for himself.

Because the two were some distance apart, she couldn't be sure. Just as she was about to rub her eyes to see more clearly, she discovered that several women were following behind her.

She pointed it out to Li Lin anxiously; now she was certain it was that young master.

After all, there was a woman among them dressed in bright red, whom she recognized at a glance.

Li Mo'er took two steps to follow, then quickly pulled Li Lin back.

Do you think we can beat them?

There were only two of them, Li Lin and the other side had four people, all of whom were strong and healthy.

She even felt that with that scholar's strength, he could knock someone down with a single punch if they really fought.

Li Lin hesitated for a moment and shook her head. Even the thinnest one there was more burly than her.

"Let's go then, we can't be too saintly."

Li Mo'er pulled Li Lin back, trying to pretend she hadn't seen anything.

She had only taken two steps when she stopped; she simply couldn't get over that mental hurdle.

"Fine, let him be a saint if he wants. He's a good person too."

Li Lin couldn't understand Li Mo'er's words at all; all she knew was that she just needed to follow her sister Mo'er.

So, the three groups of people maintained roughly the same distance on the street.

Shen Ziche was still reminiscing about Li Mo'er, whom he had met. Her image kept popping into his mind as he reviewed the poems that afternoon.

The strong man in the middle was still closely following Shen Ziche.

At the very back were Li Mo'er and her companion, who kept praying that Shen Ziche wouldn't walk into the alley.

Along the way, Shen Ziche led them along the main road. Although there weren't many people around, the women didn't dare to make a move in full view of everyone.

Li Mo'er watched helplessly as Shen Ziche turned into a small alley, picked up a wooden stick from the side, and followed him with trepidation.

They were almost at the Shen residence when the guards told Shen Ziche that someone was following them and instructed him to lead the person into an alley.

Before Li Mo'er could even turn into the alley, she heard the sounds of fighting and muffled groans.

"what--"

In a moment of desperation, she grabbed a wooden stick and rushed in, only to find that the women being beaten on the ground were the ones with ill intentions.

She quickly scanned the area, but didn't find Shen Ziche, so she awkwardly dropped the stick.

"You guys keep going, keep going."

Li Mo'er's voice trembled slightly as she pulled Li Lin back. Before they had taken two steps, they heard screams again.

"Er Gouzi, who are they? Why did they hit me so hard?"

Only after leaving the alley did Li Mo'er dare to speak loudly.

Her legs were still shaking, and she would have collapsed to the ground if Li Lin hadn't been supporting her.

Seeing their broken legs and arms, she was still a little scared. Luckily, she didn't get too close to them, otherwise they would have given her a good beating too.

It was only because the guards realized that the two women had no intention of harming Shen Ziche that they escaped unharmed.

"They deserved it."

Li Lin was a bit oblivious, and only then did he notice that Li Mo'er was so frightened that her whole body went limp, and she was relying on him to keep herself upright.

"Er Gouzi, where did that young master go?"

Li Lin also admired Mo'er for still caring about others even in this situation.

She intended to give a perfunctory reply, but then she saw Shen Ziche enter the Shen residence.

"Uh, he might have gone home."

"Ok?"

Following Li Lin's gaze, Li Mo'er could only see a corner of a garment. She recognized it as Shen Ziche's clothes, but why was there someone else with him?

As the group followed him into the alley, Shen Ziche was escorted back to his residence by one of the guards.

She was terrified for a long time, but the other person went home safely.

Although Li Mo'er knew that she was meddling in other people's business, she still felt uncomfortable.

She silently vowed to herself that if she ever meddled in other people's business again, she would... she would... she would...

After thinking for a long time, she didn't dare to make a solemn vow, so she could only weakly add, "Let her die and go home."

On his way to buy meat, Li Lin muttered to himself, "I didn't expect that young master to be the young master of the Shen family. I hope I didn't say anything bad about him."

She was thinking it to herself, but didn't realize that she had accidentally said it out loud.

Li Mo'er stiffened upon hearing this. Although Li Lin's voice was soft, she was leaning against him, so how could she not hear it?

Is he Young Master Shen, the twin son of the Shen family?