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Ye Gaosheng said weakly, "That thing can only be bought in the town."
Ye Jiu, without a second thought, pulled out two taels of silver from his bosom and handed them to Ye Gaosheng, "Fourth Brother, hurry to the town now and buy me some caustic soda, and with the rest of the money, purchase all the lard."
Ye Gaosheng hesitated a bit and asked, "Are you sure Mother won't beat me if I bring these items back?"
Two taels of silver, goodness, even the wealthy wouldn't spend like this!
"I've got your back with Mother; you just need to get the job done quickly," Ye Jiu said.
Only then did Ye Gaosheng make up his mind, taking the silver, "Alright, you win, I'm going now. But let's be clear, when I come back, I'm handling whatever it is you're planning to do. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, and Mother finds out that I bought you this dangerous stuff, she'll surely flay me alive."
