Chapter 132: Chapter 132: Business at the Door
When she reached the spot where half of Gu Nian’s body was exposed, she finally stopped and said coldly, "There’s no danger here now, you should hurry back."
As she spoke, she walked further into the water, took two steps, and then stopped again, with a deep sadness in her tone, "If you really think I’m pitiful, then when you’re able, burn some paper money for me, so I won’t have to suffer from being penniless even down there!"
"Pandi!" After all, it’s a life at stake. Since Gu Nian saw it, she couldn’t pretend she didn’t, so she stepped forward again to grab her, advising, "Pandi, are you short of money? Even if you’re short of money, you don’t have to seek death. Why don’t you tell me, maybe I can help you?"
"Help me? With what? Do you have silver?"
When Lin Pandi asked, she didn’t really expect anyone could help her, otherwise, she wouldn’t have silently walked the path of seeking death.
However, what she didn’t anticipate was that Gu Nian casually pulled out a piece of silver from her chest, "I have silver! Here, all for you, let’s go up now, okay?"
As Gu Nian spoke, she stuffed the ten taels of silver into Lin Pandi’s hand.
Yet, Lin Pandi was dumbfounded, her gaze never left the silver in her hand, not even noticing that she was unknowingly led to the shore by Gu Nian.
Once they reached the shore, completely leaving the water behind, Gu Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Ten taels of silver, are you really giving it to me?" Lin Pandi looked at Gu Nian with a complex expression on her face, with a hint of struggle, "You... if you regret it, there’s still time."
Lin Pandi, with her eyes red, bit her lower lip, her whole body trembling continuously.
Gu Nian patted the back of her hand reassuringly, "As long as you don’t seek death again, it’s yours."
Though she didn’t have much interaction with Lin Pandi, she could tell Lin Pandi was different from her parents and brother.
Exchanging ten taels of silver for a life, she thought it was worth it.
Just like when she met Lin Sanshui, they were complete strangers, yet the Lin Family saved her life and even took her in!
However, watching Lin Pandi turn and run away, Gu Nian still felt a bit saddened.
At the very least, for ten taels of silver, a word of thanks is deserved, isn’t it?
Ha!
Gu Nian blinked helplessly and followed back to the village.
When Gu Nian returned home, wet, the house was empty.
She had to clean herself with some water and then change into clean clothes.
Just as she finished tidying up, she heard a voice calling at the door, "Anyone home?"
"Who is it?" Gu Nian quickly replied while walking out.
When she went out, she realized it was Zheng Shaochen and exclaimed in surprise, "It’s you? What’s the matter?"
"Well, it’s like this..."
After expressing the purpose of his visit, Zheng Shaochen explained his request to buy the cold powder recipe.
However, Gu Nian replied, "Sorry, the cold powder recipe is what my family uses to make a living. If you want to buy cold powder, I can sell it, but I can’t sell the recipe."
Zheng Shaochen smiled, took out a silver note from his chest, and waved it in front of Gu Nian, "Young girl, honestly, though cold powder is tasty, it’s not worth such trouble. It’s just that in this hot weather, my elders want something cool to relieve the heat. If you’re willing to sell it, I guarantee it’ll only be used for our family and won’t affect your business, how about it?"