mesbooks Chapter 268 Fame
Chapter 268 Fame
I haven't seen him for more than a month. He has lost a lot of weight, his face has become more resolute, and the look in his eyes when he looks at me has become more passionate.
For the past month, Pei Yu has been either on the way to confiscate property or on the way to raise money.
Those who voluntarily offered silver escaped, but those who were unwilling to give up their property had their crimes recorded in the account books convicted, their properties confiscated and they were exiled, leaving them penniless.
This of course includes the richest family, the Lu family. The Lu family has a large business and there are many corrupt officials there. However, these are crimes committed by side branches and have nothing to do with the main branch of the Lu family.
But Lu Cheng naturally knew the principle that when one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer, so he dealt with those side branches neatly and efficiently, and then offered 500,000 taels of silver to send Pei Yu, this giant Buddha, away.
Pei Yu has been killing like crazy recently. Although he was taking the blame for the new emperor, he was the one who actually arranged the incident, so all the bad reputation fell on him.
This time he confiscated a total of 300 million taels of silver, as well as gold, silver, jade, shops and farms. All of them were transported by official ships to the nearest dock to the capital, and then escorted into Beijing by officers and soldiers.
When Xie Yunci heard the news, the emperor was very pleased and he immediately called the Minister of Revenue. There were too many hidden dangers left by the previous dynasty and too many places that needed money.
There are still many people who need to be appeased, and all of them require money. Fortunately, Pei Yu is here. I will have to reward him well when he comes back.
Shen Li smiled at him, then pointed inside and closed the window.
Seeing this, Pei Yu went straight back to his house on Chunhui Road. He had secret guards by Shen Li's side, so he naturally knew where she lived.
But even if Shen Li didn't live there, I would go back to wash up before going to find her.
After accompanying my mother and sister-in-law to choose the cloth, I walked around outside for a while before going back in the carriage.
Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua both had smiles on their faces. There is no woman who doesn't love shopping.
"Ali, let's stay here and go back to Daohua Village after the fifteenth day of the lunar month."
Lin Cuicui suggested as she looked at the bustling city.
"Sure, you can live here forever."
"That's not impossible. In a few years, when you are all married and your elder and second brothers have jobs to make a living, they can move to the county."
Otherwise, if a large family moved here, it would cost money for food and drink, and the servants in the house would also have to pay monthly wages, which would be a huge expense every month.
Although A Li's shop brought in a lot of money every month, Lin Cuicui kept a record of the money so that she could use it as a dowry or as pocket money for Shen Li when she got married in the future.
"Mom, isn't half of the profit from the half-day's leisure already in the account? Don't be reluctant to use it."
Suddenly he thought of something and added, "By the way, I have a lot of money. You should keep the little money I gave you. There are so many people in the family."
"Third and fourth brothers haven't married yet, so it's a good idea for you to save more money."
Lin Cuicui glanced at her daughter, shook her head helplessly, and let her finish what she had to say.
However, she had no plans to do so. The family had earned quite a bit of money from selling charcoal, so there was no need to use Ali's money. Even if she didn't want it in the future, she would have to save it for her.
Shen Li knew at a glance that her mother didn't listen to her and was just trying to fool her.
Soon, the three of them returned home. When they came to the front, they heard Shen Changshan coaxing Shen Mochi.
Shen Li did not go in. "Mom, sister-in-law, I'm going back to my yard first. I won't come over for lunch later."
"Okay, go ahead."
The two watched her hurriedly walk back to the yard. Xu Taohua looked at her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, why do I feel like Ah Li is a little anxious?"
Lin Cuicui took a look and seemed a little anxious. "Maybe she forgot something."
Shen Li returned to her own yard. Her yard was not far from the yard next door. Except for the maid who cleaned the yard, other people knew her temper and would not enter or leave at will.
So, when Shen Li pushed the door open, she saw the man sitting in the yard.
He was wearing a black suit, and he seemed to have a special fondness for the color black, but it really looked good.
After closing the gate and approaching him, I could smell the scent of soap on him.
Shen Li pushed open the door of the study and said, "Come in, it's windy outside."
As soon as the two sat down, Pei Yu picked up the teapot beside him and started to boil water to make tea.
"Why don't you take a break?"
"No problem, I came back and rested for a while in the carriage."
Just looking at the dark circles under his eyes, you can tell how busy he has been during this period.
I picked up another can of tea. This was tea produced in the space. It was from a century-old tea tree that I occasionally found in the mountains. I dried it myself after picking it.
"Try this."
"it is good."
Shen Li propped up her chin and looked at him, teasing, "Mr. Pei's name has been well-known recently."
Pei Yu did not stop his movements, "It's okay, these are just empty names, will Ali care?"
This question has a double meaning, not just asking whether Shen Li cares about his bad reputation outside.
"Just like you said, these are just false reputations. Rumors will naturally dissipate after a period of time."
Pei Yu's lips curled slightly. Although they had only been together for a short time since he came back this time, he had already keenly noticed that Ali's attitude towards him had changed.
Pei Yu poured two cups of tea, brought one to Shen Li, picked up one and drank it himself, then nodded.
"This tea is good."
He is usually very picky, and the fact that he gave this evaluation proves that the tea is really good.
"I came across a century-old tea tree before. I picked some tea leaves and roasted them myself. If you like, you can take a jar away later."
"it is good."
Pei Yu did not refuse. As early as when Shen Li came in, he noticed the jade hairpin on her hair bun, which he had carved himself.
"Ali, would you like to have lunch with me later?"
"I want to eat mutton hotpot."
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare it."
Pei Yu walked out and came back soon with a box in his hand.
"See if you like it?"
In the box is a pair of emerald green imperial jade bracelets, with excellent quality and exquisite carving.
"You carved this yourself, right?"
Pei Yu shook his head, "No, but I got this material by chance. I also had some other materials made into jewelry, but it's not finished yet."
There was a type of lens in the box that was very transparent. Shen Li liked it at first sight. She took one out and was about to put it on herself to see the effect when Pei Yu reached out and raised his wrist.
He put the bracelet on carefully. What made him be careful was not the jade bracelet, but Shen Li herself.
Shen Li noticed that Pei Yu's ears were already red. This guy was quite innocent.
"Does it look good?"
He nodded. "It's beautiful, Ah Li. I like you. You said last time that you would wait for me to come back, and you..."