Chapter 178 From now on they will be your slaves

Qin Sheng quickly got up and followed: "What's wrong?"

Chu Yian didn't say anything. She went to the small warehouse and opened her dowry box containing books.

Qin Sheng understood instantly: "Are you going to choose again? Have you finished copying the last choice?"

Chu Yian nodded and said, "Let's choose more this time." He didn't know if Ye Yihan's small body could carry too many.

Qin Sheng very consciously bent down and took out most of the books in the box, then walked out.

Chu Yian took out the remaining books and followed Qin Sheng.

She had just put the book down in the room when someone knocked on the door.

The couple turned their heads and saw Qin Huaishu standing at the door, looking at them in surprise: "Why did you bring so many books?"

Chu Yian was about to speak when Qin Sheng narrowed his eyes, raised a wicked smile, and asked first, "Brother, how did you get here today? Will Dad punish us by making us kneel in the ancestral hall again when he comes back?"

Chu Yian:?

As expected, he was punished.

Qin Huaishu walked into the room and closed the door. He didn't miss Qin Sheng's eyes watching the show. He sighed and said, "He climbed over the wall to get in."

Since you've been warned, you should naturally stay away, right?

Climb over the wall?

Qin Sheng was stunned for a moment and couldn't help laughing. Although he had guessed it a long time ago, it was still funny to hear Qin Huaishu say it himself.

Even though he was his own brother, Qin Sheng rarely saw Qin Huaishu not being a gentleman. He personally said that he was climbing over the wall...

He mocked his eldest brother without hesitation: "Hahaha, brother, do you still remember what you taught me when we were little?"

"A gentleman is like a pine tree; he should walk upright and sit upright, be careful in what he says and does, restrain himself and uphold propriety, and never overstep the boundaries."

"Look at you now, you've even learned how to climb over the wall."

"Are you worthy of the words you taught me?!"

Qin Huaishu: ...

Chu Yian couldn't help laughing. You know what, for a gentleman like Qin Huaishu, Chu Yian really didn't know what the scene would be like if he climbed over the wall.

I couldn't help but tease him, "Brother, next time you try to climb over the wall, don't do it. Let the servants come and tell me so I can go over and take a look."

Qin Sheng laughed even louder.

Qin Huaishu: ...

Qin Huaishu looked at them helplessly. After they stopped laughing, he said, "Isn't this the only solution? You can't make me crawl through a dog hole, right?"

"Compared to crawling through a dog hole, climbing over a wall is at least a bit more stylish, isn't it?"

Digging through a dog hole really ruins your image.

His words made Chu Yian and Qin Sheng laugh again. Qin Huaishu also laughed. He walked over, glanced at the books on the table and asked, "What are you going to do with these books?"

Chu Yian coughed and suppressed his laughter, then picked up a book and flipped it open: "I plan to select some and send them to the academy for students to copy, so that they can earn money."

Qin Huaishu understood and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he asked, "Do you need my help in choosing?"

How can we not see from the Qinhuai books that many of these books are unique copies?

Since it is a unique copy, one can imagine how precious it is. Many people do not want their unique copies to be seen by others.

Although he asked if I needed help, he was also asking if I minded being seen by him.

Chu Yian said indifferently: "Sorry for the trouble, brother. The sooner we choose, the sooner we can start."

After hearing what she said, Qin Huaishu picked up a book and started to look through it. He and Qin Sheng were both fast. Although Chu Yian was slow, with the help of these two brothers, he quickly selected all the books that could be copied.

There were only a few books that were inconvenient to take outside, so Qin Sheng placed them on the corner of the table: "I'll arrange for someone to deliver them tomorrow, so you don't forget again."

Chu Yian: "Okay."

Qin Sheng added, "Let Big Brother take care of the mine affairs. I may not be able to spare the time."

Qin Huaishu was slightly stunned: "What's the matter?"

Qin Sheng briefly explained the situation. After listening, Qin Huaishu fell silent and did not speak immediately, as if he was lost in some thought.

Qin Sheng looked at him and called out in confusion: "Brother?"

Qin Huaishu nodded but still didn't say anything.

Qin Sheng was a little curious: "What are you thinking about? Tell me whether you will do this or not. If you don't, I will find time to arrange it myself later."

Qin Huaishu glanced at him, and that look seemed to be saying, "When did I not agree to your request?"

After a while, he said, "The mine is indeed short of people right now. You can let them go."

"It's just that there are many places in that mine that are not convenient for mining. Once the mining outside is completed, they will probably use death row prisoners to go down there, and they won't use ordinary people anymore."

"If we send them there, they will have to come back soon."

Qin Sheng was stunned. He had only heard that there was a mine over there, but he didn't pay much attention to the specific information.

Qin Huaishu changed the subject and continued, "However, next year the emperor may order the construction of a large canal connecting the north and the south."

"The specific rules haven't been finalized yet. If they were, they would actually be even more short of people."

"Once they finish mining, they can be sent directly to build the canal. Once the canal is completed, it's about time they were allowed to go home and recuperate."

"Let's make other arrangements after we recover. Many things are uncertain right now. We'll talk about it when the time comes."

Chu Yian: ...

Chu Yian covered her mouth in shock. She thought she was cruel enough, but she didn't expect that Qin Huaishu, with such a modest and gentle face, could say words even crueler than hers.

What a wide and big canal! I have to go back to recuperate after finishing it...

Chu Yian blinked his eyes and looked at Qin Huaishu with stars in his eyes: "Brother, please arrange them as you like. Don't treat them as human beings, just treat them as your slaves. Please use them as you like."

Qin Huaishu: ...

Qin Sheng couldn't hold back his laughter, his chest was shaking with laughter.

Qin Huaishu glanced at him and sighed: "If Xiao Shengzi is short of people, you can transfer them over and make them your slaves."

Qin Sheng stopped laughing: "Stop, I don't have this habit."

Qin Huaishu: ...

Who says this, as if that's the case?

Qin Sheng moved the books on the table aside and sat down behind it, picking up a pen and dipping it in ink: "No more small talk, let's get started, let's write more, and try to see more before I leave."

Chu Yian's eyes curved: "Okay."

Qin Huaishu also sat down next to Qin Sheng.

Chu Yian thought about it and wrote last night that Zhang Yi suffered a heavy blow in the State of Chu.

Su Qin and Zhang Yi, two brothers in distress, were both ambitious and wanted to realize their ambitions, but in the end they both fled back to their hometown in embarrassment.

Su Qin began to study hard and look for the reasons for his failure.

Zhang Yi went back and began to mourn for his mother.

While Su Qin was studying hard, the outside world was already in chaos.

First, the two major countries of Qi and Wei formed an alliance and recognized each other's kingdom status.

Although the monarchs of Qi and Wei had already proclaimed themselves kings long ago, this title had always been circulated only within their own countries and was not recognized by other countries.

This time, the King of Qi and the King of Wei recognized the other party's kingdom status.

At the alliance ceremony, the two countries expressed their willingness to mend their alliance and put an end to war forever.