Episode 11 recap: Lian Man Er manages to gather enough money.
Lian Man Er's father came to find her grandfather and grandmother, wanting to buy peanuts. However, Lian Man Er's grandmother disagreed and said that if they wanted to buy peanuts, they would have to exchange the recipe for Garlic Peanuts. Lian Man Er's grandfather thought it was inappropriate, but her grandmother pointed out that when Lian Man Er's father and his siblings were making money, they never thought of them. Now they needed 100 taels of silver and had come to seek their help. If they didn't have the recipe, they would never give them the peanuts.
Lian Man Er's father left first, and Lian Hua Er happened to come by and said she would persuade her grandmother. Lian Hua Er suggested that if they wanted the recipe for Garlic Peanuts, they didn't have to ask so directly. There were other ways to obtain it. Lian Man Er's grandmother asked what methods they could use, and Lian Hua Er explained it to her.
Lian Man Er's father came back to tell her that they agreed to sell the peanuts to them. They would pay according to the market price and return the money to them once they made a profit. They also called Lian Man Er's aunt to help. Lian Man Er's grandfather realized that they had only 10 days to gather 100 taels of silver, and he became very worried. He took the initiative to help.
Lian Man Er's aunt came to assist her and was surprised at the number of ingredients in the recipe. She wondered how Lian Man Er could remember them all. Lian Man Er admitted that she couldn't remember everything, so she wrote it down. Lian Man Er's aunt was delighted to hear that there was a recipe, and she urged Lian Man Er to keep it safe and not let anyone steal it. Lian Man Er understood her aunt's meaning and deliberately mentioned where she kept the recipe.
That night, Lian Man Er's aunt secretly entered her room to look for the recipe. She searched for a while but couldn't find it. Lian Man Er lay on the bed, feeling exhausted for her aunt, and pretended to check the recipe, successfully allowing her aunt to take it away. The peanuts they had been drying in the courtyard unexpectedly got wet due to sudden rain, and they wouldn't be able to deliver them to the restaurant on time the next day.
Lian Man Er came up with the idea of using fire bowls to dry the peanuts and asked her parents to borrow many fire bowls from the village. She also sent Shen Nuo to fetch bamboo. The next day, the peanuts were successfully dried, and they were able to deliver them to the restaurant and receive the money.
It has been raining for the past few days, and there is no way to make money from selling peanuts. Lian Man Er has no choice but to sell the recipe for Garlic Peanuts. Zhang, the shopkeeper, wants to lower the price and is unwilling to pay 100 taels of silver. Lian Man Er pulls Shen Nuo away, but Zhang realizes that Lian Man Er is more desperate than him and doesn't stop them. Shen Nuo says he has a plan and suggests they go to another restaurant's boss and pretend to have a friendly conversation, mentioning that they want to host a banquet.
The shopkeeper asks what kind of banquet they want to host, and Lian Man Er says it's a wedding banquet. Shen Nuo goes along with Lian Man Er's words, and Lian Man Er hints that there might be a wedding soon. Zhang, the shopkeeper, thinks Lian Man Er is going to sell the recipe to someone else and gets anxious. He quickly calls Lian Man Er back and agrees to buy the recipe for 100 taels of silver.
Lian Man Er hears her grandmother causing trouble downstairs and realizes it's because her grandmother sold a fake recipe. Her grandmother learns from Lian Man Er that the recipe is fake and feels very frustrated. Lian Man Er's uncle quickly takes her grandmother away. Lian Man Er and Shen Nuo go back home, and Wang You Heng comes in a hurry, saying that he managed to borrow enough money—100 taels.
Lian Man Er tells him it's not necessary because she sold the recipe for Garlic Peanuts and already raised 100 taels. Shen Nuo, seeing them getting along well, feels unhappy and intentionally interrupts them. Shen Nuo goes to find Shi San and learns that the Song family is hosting a gathering, and their theater troupe will go there to perform.
The next day, Shen Nuo arrives at the Song family's residence, and Lian Man Er happens to see him and sneaks in as well. Shen Nuo tells Lian Man Er that he came to find something and that it's very dangerous there, urging her to go back quickly.
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