Chapter 42

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He looked down at the box, which was filled with hairpins, either large peonies or peacocks with their tails spread out. Each one was bigger than his head, very heavy, and looked very shiny, of high quality.

This one would weigh about ten or twenty taels, and a box would weigh several hundred taels. The workmanship is also very delicate, and the labor cost may be even more expensive.

Yesterday, I heard from Cheng Yeran that he can travel through time and space through that small black box called a mobile phone and buy things from the future world, and the things he buys can also be delivered from the future and placed at their doorstep.

Will the price of silver be very cheap in the future world? Or does he have to buy things without paying?

"Don't you have to pay to buy things there?" Shen Yuntang was shocked for a long time before he could organize his words to ask him.

"Of course I need it." Cheng Yeran pointed at the silver, "But don't worry, I have money."

"You can't spend money like this. These hairpins must have cost thousands of taels," he thought of what Cheng Yeran had just said, "You don't have to buy such expensive things just to be angry with Xia Xiaowu."

"Am I angry with him? When have I ever been angry with him? I just thought you liked it, so I happened to see it and bought it. This thing is very cheap, only a few dollars per gram. You are not buying gold. Gold is only a few hundred per gram. If you don't like silver, buy gold next time." Cheng Yeran never looks at the price when buying things. A meal is more expensive than this box of hairpins. He didn't expect to make Shen Yuntang so distressed. He wanted to bring Shen Yuntang back to the modern world more and more, so that he could take Shen Yuntang to live in his big villa, take him to eat delicacies from all over the world, and then buy him a bunch of jewelry.

Shen Yuntang is so beautiful, she must be particularly suitable for gems. He took out his mobile phone and decided to place an order now.

Shen Yuntang held his hand and said, "Don't buy it. How can I do farm work if I wear so many things?"

"I'll buy some silver for you to spend, and you don't have to do farm work anymore. I've thought about it before. If I suddenly become rich in the village, people will be concerned about me. But if we move away and live in the city, somewhere where no one knows us, we won't have to worry about others wondering where our money comes from." Cheng Yeran thought farming was interesting at first, but it was just an experience at best, and his body wouldn't be able to sustain it for a long time.

"But my home is here, my parents and brothers are here too, I don't want to leave, we are unfamiliar with the outside world, it's very dangerous." Shen Yuntang left the village in his previous life and died outside. He had a sense of belonging when he was at home, but after leaving, it was as if he had lost his roots and he felt uneasy about everything he did. "If we don't farm, how will we live outside the village? Do business?"

"The public security here is indeed not good, and the status of merchants seems to be inferior to that of farmers," Cheng Yeran thought of something, "Oh, by the way, last time you told me to take the imperial examination, I can take the examination and become an official, and then we can leave the village."

"Scientific research, if it was him before..." Shen Yuntang didn't finish, fearing that Cheng Yeran would think too much, "I have a question, how old are you? Are you an adult?"

"You actually asked me if I'm an adult? Little boy, you should call me brother. I'm already 25 years old." Cheng Yeran's nose was almost turned up. If he had a tail behind him, it could sweep away the dirt on the ground.

"You called me kid? You're not bragging, are you? How can a 25-year-old know less than a teenager like me?" Shen Yuntang felt that he was bragging on purpose just because he didn't want to be looked down upon.

"Do you want me to take out my ID card and show it to you?" Cheng Yeran carried the box of hairpins and took Shen Yuntang into the house with him. He went to the suitcase to find his wallet and took out his ID card to show him, "This is my ID number. May 15, 1998. This is my birthday. I am exactly 25 years old."

Cheng Yeran put the ID card in his hand and showed it to him, "I am seven years older than you, shouldn't you call me brother? Call me Brother Cheng Cheng for example."

Shen Yuntang looked at him in shock. He was already twenty-five years old? How can a 25-year-old be so naive? Could he be a young master from a wealthy family?

He glanced at the box of silver hairpins on the table. A young master who was not from a wealthy family would not be able to afford so many hairpins.

But he really couldn't call this person with a childish temper "brother", it felt awkward.

However, there should be a name for each other between the two of them.

Before, he didn’t know that Cheng Yeran was a time traveler, so he should have called Cheng Yeran husband, but he never did so even once. He always called him "you" and "hey". Now that he knows Cheng Yeran is not his husband, he can no longer be as casual as before.

He remembered that since he was a child, he had always called Da Zhuang, who lived nearby, "Brother Da Zhuang" and he didn't feel embarrassed or ashamed at all. But why was it so shameful to call Cheng Yeran "Brother"?

Cheng Yeran saw that his face was red from holding back his anger. Just when he was about to say that he would not tease him anymore, he heard Shen Yuntang call him softly, "Brother Cheng."

The name Cheng Ge pierced his heart directly. He almost failed to control his expression and revealed a perverted look. "Well, that's good. Call me like this from now on."

Shen Yuntang blushed and lowered his head, not daring to look at him. He diverted his attention and fiddled with the card in his hand. The material of the card was very strange. It didn't look like metal or paper. It felt very smooth and had patterns on it. He couldn't read, so he fixed his eyes on Cheng Yeran's photo.

He didn't know it was a photo. "How did they make this portrait look so real?"

"This is a photo." Cheng Yeran said as he took out his cell phone and took a photo of Shen Yuntang. It was just a casual shot without any special angle or lighting. His expression was even a little dull, but if this photo was posted online, it could be called the ceiling of pure desire!

He couldn't help but take a few more glances and even set the photo as his desktop. Then he moved his eyes away and turned his phone over to show Shen Yuntang, "This is the photo."

"How did I get into your screen?" Shen Yuntang felt terrified, as if his soul was sucked into this small box, but he didn't feel anything at all.

"Don't be afraid, this is a very common thing. It's complicated to explain. Just think of it as being similar to a portrait. People of our generation loved taking pictures. When we went out to eat, we would take pictures of the food. When we went out to play, we would take pictures of the scenic spots. Otherwise, let's take a group photo." Cheng Yeran said as he stood beside him, put his arm around his shoulders, put his head close to him, and pressed the shutter to record Shen Yuntang's panicked expression.

Shen Yuntang saw his appearance and covered his eyes with his hands in panic, "I look too stupid, don't look at me."

"How can I be stupid? It's obviously very beautiful." Cheng Yeran couldn't help looking at the screen. He felt it was a pity to delete it, but Shen Yuntang didn't seem to like it, so he could only delete it reluctantly. "Look, I deleted it. Let's take a new one. Wait for you to get the expression right, and then I'll take another one."

Shen Yuntang covered his face and said, "I don't want to take pictures. Let's not do this anymore."

Seeing that he really didn't want to take pictures, Cheng Yeran probably wasn't used to it, so he took out another phone from the drawer and handed it to Shen Yuntang, "I'll teach you how to take pictures. If you have anything you want to record, take it and take a picture. You can take it out and look through it when you have nothing to do in the future."

"I..." Shen Yuntang hesitated for a long time, but finally took it. He wanted to have some common topics with Cheng Yeran, "Okay, I'll try."

"It's easy. Try it this way first, then that way." Cheng Yeran patiently taught him step by step, and asked him to practice, take pictures of everything he wanted to take at home, and check them at night.

Shen Yuntang looked at the screen of his mobile phone and nodded vigorously. His expression now was like a child who got a new toy. He was reluctant to look away, but was afraid of breaking it, so he held it in his arms with care.

He glanced at the hairpins on the table again and said, "I can't take these with me, so put them away first."

"Don't you like it? I also bought earrings, but they haven't arrived yet. You look so good.

Nanshan

Looks good, suitable for wearing jewelry. "Cheng Yeran wanted to see him try it on. These patterns are very beautiful and delicate, and they are so big. If you want to wear it, just wear the big one. Wearing a small one is not obvious and no one can see it. What's the difference between wearing it and not wearing it?

"No." Shen Yuntang refused. "If you can return it, then return it. No matter how much money you have, you can't spend it like this. Didn't you say yesterday that you spent all the money you earned before traveling through time? Now that you have traveled through time, you can only spend your savings. It's better to save money and use it on more needed things."

"I've already told you, it's not much money. I have a ten-digit deposit in my bank card. If anything unexpected happens, we can't spend it all in our lifetime." Cheng Yeran thought that even if he shopped online every day and tired his eyes out, he still couldn't spend it all.

"Tens digits? How much is it?" Shen Yuntang counted on his fingers, ones, tens, hundreds, and thousands.

"No need to calculate, 9.9 billion." Cheng Yeran told him directly.

"Billion? What's a billion?" Shen Yuntang had only heard of the unit "ten thousand" at most. A young man like him who was illiterate could not earn more than a few hundred taels in his lifetime, so the unit "billion" was of no use to him.

"Ten tens of millions equal one hundred million." Cheng Yeran gave him some scientific explanation.

"Ten tens of million is one hundred million. You have ninety-nine hundred million? What do you do to earn so much money?" Shen Yuntang was shocked. What kind of astronomical figure is this?

"I'm an actor and I make movies, just like you opera singers. However, I can't make 9.9 billion from movies. In addition, I used the money my father gave me to invest and buy funds, making quite a bit of money." Cheng Yeran felt that he didn't do anything special. He already had money, and the money kept making more and more, and he could never spend it all.

Seeing that Shen Yuntang was completely stunned and unable to speak, he did not tell him that he had a lot of real estate and priceless collections.

Shen Yuntang used to always wonder why Cheng Yeran couldn't like him. Now it seems that it's no wonder that Cheng Yeran looked down on him, a country boy.

"Since you are already 25 years old and your family is so rich, are you married? How many children do you have?" People in the village get married early, and at the age of 25, you may already be the father of three children. He felt a little uncomfortable again, as if he had stolen someone else's husband. He felt guilty and upset.

"No, I haven't even been in a relationship." Cheng Yeran explained anxiously, even more anxious than when the reporter asked him if he was in a relationship, fearing that Shen Yuntang would misunderstand. "In our era, people got married late. Many people got married in their thirties or forties. It was normal not to have children."

Shen Yuntang covered his head. He had heard too many incredible things today and his brain was a bit overwhelmed. "I have a headache. Please tell me about your future plans another day so that I can digest them."

"In fact, there are many things in your world that I don't know, for example, can I have children..." Cheng Yeran's eyes glanced at Shen Yuntang's belly uncontrollably, "Can you really have children?"

Shen Yuntang's face flushed again, "Your question is too offensive!"

"I'm not your husband, so there's nothing wrong with this question." Cheng Yeran was hurt by his sudden distant tone, even though they were so close not long ago.

“You’re not serious.” Shen Yuntang thought to himself, you don’t like me, why use such an intimate name.

"That's true." Cheng Yeran suddenly calmed down. Shen Yuntang didn't like him, and what he said just now was indeed too offensive.

In the afternoon, the two of them went to the fields to weed. Their wheat was stronger than that of other families. The villagers were very envious and said that Cheng Yeran had married a man who would bring good luck to her husband and changed her fate. Even the grain in the fields was better than that of other families.

Cheng Yeran was so proud that he kept telling everyone how great his husband was, which made Shen Yuntang feel embarrassed, so she quickly finished her work and went home.

When he got home, Shen Yuntang saw a group of small yellow flowers blooming beside the fence of the vegetable garden. Thinking of Cheng Yeran's words, he took out his cell phone and carefully and clumsily took a picture of the small flower.

After filming, he looked at the screen carefully. This thing was so magical that it could actually put the picture on the screen. What would the world of the future be like?

Cheng Yeran tilted his head to look at him and found that he seemed to like taking pictures very much. He decided to buy him a camera and a printer in the evening so that he could print out the photos. He remembered that there was a portable printer that could be plugged in a USB charger.

He had never spent money on others before, but now he was particularly eager to spend money on Shen Yuntang. He wanted to take all the good things in the world and pile them around Shen Yuntang.

He seemed to have turned into a vicious dragon. Shen Yuntang was the princess he had captured. He wanted to take all the gold, silver and treasures in the world and pile them next to the princess into a mountain!

While eating dinner in the evening, Cheng Yeran suddenly thought of something, "We should buy some seasonings. There were many kinds of seasonings in our time. If we go to the city in the future, we can open a restaurant and cook with future seasonings. It will definitely be unique and delicious. Also, buy some rice and flour. My throat has become hoarse from eating whole grains every day."

He took out his phone and typed a shopping list in the memo. "There are some fast foods that can be bought. It would be nice if I could buy a rice cooker, a refrigerator, and a washing machine. It's a pity that there is no electricity, but cooking with firewood is more fragrant."

Shen Yuntang watched him typing row after row of words. How much money would this cost? However, 9.9 billion was indeed a number that could never be spent.

"Just buy your own share. You're not my husband. It's not good for me to eat yours and use yours." Shen Yuntang wanted to distance herself from him. If he liked women, it meant that there was no possibility for him to be with her in this life. Being too close would only make him more sad when they separated.

"Why am I not your husband? We are now legally husband and wife. There is a saying that goes, 'Marry a man and you get food and clothing.'" Cheng Yeran said domineeringly, "You must eat my food, wear my clothes, and use my things!"

"...Who wants to rely on you!" Shen Yuntang stood up angrily, blaming Cheng Yeran in his heart. Since he didn't like him, why was he so nice to him? Wasn't he just playing with him?

When he walked to the door, he saw more than a dozen express boxes placed at the door, "...How many things did you buy?"

Fortunately, the express was placed inside the door. Now the villagers have the habit of locking their doors. Otherwise, if it was seen by the villagers, rumors would definitely spread.

"Have my mattress and quilt arrived?" Cheng Yeran shook the water off his hands after putting away the dishes. Seeing the pile of things at the door, his eyes sparkled with excitement. "My purchase arrived the next day. The store owner is really trustworthy. Come, help me clean up the room. This mattress is super comfortable. I guarantee that you will never want to get out of bed after lying on it!"

"We already have a mattress, so why are we buying another mattress?" He thought that a mattress was just stuffed with cotton. More expensive mattresses were made of expensive materials or animal skins. However, after he helped Cheng Yeran open the mattress and jumped onto the bed, he was shocked again.

How could it be so white, like the clouds in the sky, and so thick? He touched it and found the material was smooth and felt just like touching clouds.

"Lie down and try it." Cheng Yeran said as he threw himself onto the bed. It had been a long time since he had slept on such a comfortable mattress. He felt as if he was floating. He patted the place next to him and said, "Come here quickly."