“我追求的是大洋钱。”他恬不知耻地说。

"I was after the bucks," he said boldly.

老栓慌忙摸出洋钱，抖抖的想交给他，却又不敢去接他的东西。

Hurriedly Old Chuan fumbled for his dollars, and trembling he was about to hand them over, but he dared not take the object.

老栓还踌躇着；黑的人便抢过灯笼，一把扯下纸罩，裹了馒头，塞与老栓；一手抓过洋钱，捏一捏，转身去了。

When Old Chuan still hesitated, the man in black snatched his lantern and tore off its paper shade to wrap up the roll.