Chapter 445 had a bit of an unexpected turn of events.
Shu Yu paused, looked up at Mr. Guo, and asked, "Are you sure?"
“Of course, we won’t cheat our guests,” Mr. Guo said firmly, his gaze fixed on the bundle in her hands.
Shu Yu pursed her lips and sat down again. "Okay, cash on delivery."
Mr. Guo almost laughed out loud at her words. Why did it sound like some kind of illicit transaction?
But thinking about it, this is a black market, so it doesn't seem like a legitimate place.
He nodded to Shu Yu, stood up, and said, "Wait a moment."
Shu Yu watched him walk out, and after waiting a while, Mr. Guo returned, also carrying a box in his hand.
When the box was opened, dozens of silver notes were neatly stacked inside.
Mr. Guo was quite meticulous; he had placed all the banknotes, some large and some small, in a box and pushed it towards Shu Yu, saying, "Please count them, guest. Once we leave the black market, if there are any errors with the banknotes, the black market will not acknowledge them."
Shu Yu nodded, opened the box, and took out a whole stack of silver notes.
She counted the money very quickly, finishing before Mr. Guo could even take a couple of sips of tea.
Mr. Guo was somewhat surprised, "Is the guest confirmed?"
“It is indeed twenty-eight thousand taels, not a penny more or less.” Shu Yu pushed her own box over as well. “Then this mirror belongs to you.”
Mr. Guo laughed, "It's a pleasure doing business with you. I hope that next time you have something good, you'll give priority to our black market. I will definitely not treat you unfairly."
"Okay, I'll come to you again next time. I hope Mr. Guo can have even more authority."
Mr. Guo laughed heartily and happily accepted the mirror.
Shu Yu, carrying a bundle containing a box of silver notes, got up and left the room. "Then I'll be going now. Until we meet again."
Mr. Guo summoned a servant and asked him to escort Shu Yu out.
Back in the bamboo forest, Shu Yu led out the carriage and left.
She remained cautious, first returning the rented carriage, then changing her clothes before returning to Liufang Lane.
Just as Zhao Xi passed by the Meng family's door, he opened it.
The two looked at each other, and Shu Yu waved to him, "Let's go out."
Zhao Xi grinned foolishly, then looked around and, seeing no one in the alley, simply let her in.
With tens of thousands of taels of silver in his pocket, Shu Yu honestly wanted to go back.
Judging from Zhao Xi's expression, he must have something very important to discuss with her.
Sure enough, as soon as she entered the door, Zhao Xi immediately stopped looking foolish and said, "I was just about to go to your house to look for you."
To outsiders, he was considered a fool. The old lady took care of him from time to time, so his visits to the Lu family were considered normal by outsiders.
Shu Yu was puzzled and looked up to see Meng Yunzheng walking over.
But his expression was slightly serious, and the first thing he said after arriving was, "Something unexpected has happened. The Shu family will be exiled in half a month, so you may have to return to Dong'an Prefecture a day or two earlier."
Shu Yu frowned. Half a month?
It has only been five or six days since their last meeting. If we add another half month, wouldn't that shorten the month by about ten days?
The time was already short, and now it's even shorter.
Shu Yu recalled the ending of the book and suddenly remembered that the Shu family was exiled in late August.
The latter part of the month, from the 21st to the end of the month.
Shu Yu subconsciously assumed it was the end of the month, so he might have been exiled on the 21st? In that case, the timing matched up perfectly.
(End of this chapter)
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