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

Li Mo'er thought about it and decided that twenty taels would be fine, at least she would have made back the money she had spent on the herbal medicine book.

She excitedly rushed forward and hugged Doctor Wang, "It's alright, twenty taels is enough!"

Dr. Wang hadn't expected Li Mo'er to have such a long reaction time, and only then did she start to get excited, catching him off guard.

She stumbled from Li Mo'er's bump, but still held the ginseng high in her hand, worried that it might be damaged by Li Mo'er.

After Li Mo'er finished being excited, she tugged at Doctor Wang's sleeve and stretched out her hand, "Doctor Wang, since that's the case, then give me twenty taels instead."

Doctor Wang slapped her hand down and pointed to the herbs beside her, "I'll give them to you all at once after I've calculated these."

Li Mo'er waved her hand, "We don't need the money for those, just give us these twenty taels."

She knew that these things would consume a lot of Doctor Wang's energy, so she simply decided not to charge for the herbs.

Doctor Wang didn't know what to say to her, so he gave her twenty taels of silver and let her go.

Li Mo'er excitedly clutched the silver ingot. Twenty taels! Twenty taels of silver for a hard morning's work!

As soon as she got home, she gave ten taels of silver to Su Yanli and kept ten taels for herself. She planned to go to the town to buy some salt for purification.

The salt she bought last time didn't yield much after purification, and it needed to be evaporated and crystallized in a bowl, which was inefficient. This time, she bought more at once and asked Er Gouzi to make a pot for her.

Before going to find Er Gouzi, she put some salt in a small bowl and brought it to her.

After all, coarse salt contains toxic substances, and eating too much of it is bad for your health.

Before leaving, Li Mo'er specifically asked Su Yanli again if she wanted to go for a stroll in the town with her.

Su Yanli refused. He should just stay at home. If he went out, people would point fingers and gossip about him.

If Li Mo'er knew what he was thinking, she would definitely drag Su Yanli out of the house. If she saw anyone who dared to say anything bad about Su Yanli, she would scold them until they lost their bearings.

Having received a negative answer from Su Yanli, she had no choice but to go out on her own.

"Er Gouzi? Er Gouzi? Are you home?"

Upon hearing the sound, Li Lin quickly opened the door for Li Mo'er.

Seeing the salt she was holding, which was just as fine as the last one, she frowned. "Sister Mo'er, my mother said this salt is too precious and we can't accept it."

She also knew the market price of salt. Usually, the better quality salt cost five coins per ounce. The salt that Sister Mo brought was not only fine but also didn't have that bitter taste, so it was probably worth more than fifty coins per ounce.

Li Mo'er forcefully shoved the salt into Li Lin's hand, saying, "This salt isn't worth much, so you can take it without worry."

Li Lin was still somewhat skeptical and quickly stepped back. She knew that Sister Mo'er was doing this for her own good, but she couldn't bear the thought of such a thing.

Seeing Li Lin's expression, Li Mo'er felt somewhat helpless. She beckoned to Li Lin, signaling her to come closer.

This kind of thing could easily get her arrested and jailed if she's not careful, so she'd better be cautious.

Li Mo'er carefully looked around to make sure no one was nearby before whispering to Li Lin.

"I made this salt myself."

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Li Lin was a little confused. She could understand each word individually, but she couldn't understand them when they were put together.

She even doubted that she had misheard and did not believe Li Mo'er's words.

She stared at Li Mo'er in confusion, only to see Li Mo'er nod heavily at her.

Li Lin felt as if he had been struck by lightning; his body was stiff and his mind was completely unable to think.

By the time she came to her senses, she was already on her way to town with Li Mo'er.

She grabbed Li Mo'er's hand and asked curiously, "Sister Mo'er, did you really do that yourself?"

Li Mo'er nodded and lowered her voice, "Keep your voice down, I don't want to get arrested."

She genuinely believed in Li Lin; she was naive and would never betray him.

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe me, I can buy the salt and show you when I get back."

Li Lin was incredulous and didn't understand why Sister Mo'er would say she would be arrested.

"Sister Mo'er, why were you arrested?"

Infected by Li Mo'er's cautious demeanor, Li Lin unconsciously lowered his voice as well.

"Selling smuggled salt will get you arrested and imprisoned by the authorities, and in serious cases, you might even be beheaded!"

Hearing this, Li Lin finally breathed a sigh of relief. She had thought that Sister Mo'er had obtained the salt through murder and arson.

"Sister Mo'er, we can also sell salt, but we don't live by the sea here, so there are few salt vendors. I heard that salt has to be fished out of the sea, dried, and then processed in various ways, which is why it's expensive."

"Really?"

Li Mo'er immediately sensed a business opportunity; it seemed she had found a suitable path to wealth.

Li Lin also realized what was going on, "Sister Mo'er, you can take that salt to the town and sell it, you can make a lot of money that way."

Li Mo'er also thought of this, but she considered things further ahead. She thought of renting a shop in town to purify the product and sell it outside.

She told Li Lin about her idea, and Li Lin immediately agreed with her excitedly.

"Sister Mo'er, I'll go tell that blacksmith shop today that I'm quitting and will come help you instead."

Li Mo'er couldn't help but rub her forehead. "Er Gouzi, listen to me. Wait until I've found a shop and everything is ready before you come and help me."

Li Mo'er thought that even if the business deal fell through, she couldn't let Li Lin lose his job of making money.

Li Lin thought that Mo'er must have been very busy at first, and she could help out more if she was there.

Li Mo'er looked at Li Lin and wanted to say something, but in order to keep her calm, she had to tell her that she needed Li Lin to make some tools for her at the blacksmith's shop.

Hearing this, Li Lin gave up the idea of ​​quitting his job at the blacksmith shop.

She's fine anywhere as long as it helps Sister Mo'er.

However, Li Mo'er needs to plan carefully. She needs to figure out and draw out the funnel, the pot, and all the other devices herself before she can produce it.

However, the most important thing right now is that she has no money. The sum she has, plus what Su Yanli has, is probably less than fifty taels, which isn't even enough to buy a shop.

It seems she needs to go to the back mountain to dig for herbs for a few more days to earn more money.

Since having this idea, the two have fallen silent, sketching out their wealthy life after selling salt in their minds, occasionally exchanging knowing smiles.

At this moment, Shen Zicen had just come out of Feihua Pavilion. He had just come to deliver the account books of the escort agency.

My brother said he needs to take stock of the family's assets, which might come in handy when he discusses marriage with Li Mo'er.

The young waiter from Feihua Pavilion had just seen Shen Zicen off and was about to return when someone called him back.

"Hey buddy, is Young Master Shen here?"

The waiter eyed the man warily. Although he was dressed in fine clothes, his face was haggard, his eyes were bloodshot and had dark circles under them, and he exuded a sinister aura.

If the manager of Feihua Pavilion were here, he would definitely recognize this person as Wang Xian at a glance.

After her mother found out about what happened on the day the money doubled at Feihua Pavilion, she was given twenty lashes and locked up in solitary confinement until now.

She was even disqualified from taking the imperial examination, leaving her with no chance of advancement. Her mother even threatened to disqualify her from inheriting the family property.

All of this was caused by the young master of the Shen family. If it weren't for them, she wouldn't have ended up in such a predicament.

Wang Xian thought fiercely, clenching his teeth to suppress his anger.

She gave a slight twitch of her lips and asked anxiously, "My master wants to transport a batch of goods to Jianglin and wants to discuss the price with Young Master Shen."

The waiter was unsuspecting. He glanced at Shen Zicen, who had already walked away, and casually pointed slightly, "My young master has already left. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Wang Xian immediately looked in the direction the waiter pointed and saw a figure. She immediately followed him.