Chapter 500 Meng Yunzheng's Original Strategy
As soon as he entered, Meng Yunzheng said, "I heard that you buried a lot of silver outside Dong'an Prefecture?"
Unlike Shu Yu, the officials had much more freedom in terms of time and travel. Meng Yunzheng had just caught up when the leading official met him.
Naturally, he was also told what had happened during the day.
Meng Yunzheng was quite surprised. They had already discussed what to do after the five taels of silver were used up. In any case, they would definitely make sure that Shu Yu continued to receive special treatment from the officials.
But now it seems that it's completely useless.
Shu Yu looked up and smiled, "That's right, didn't you help bury that silver?"
“Now I finally understand why you buried it in so many stages.” Before this, Meng Yunzheng really hadn’t guessed it. He smiled and praised Shu Yu, “That’s a good idea.”
Shu Yu blew on her loose hair. "That's right. I don't lack money now. Problems that can be solved with money aren't big problems. Anyway, I've already made preparations. I'll have to spend money to avoid trouble on the road to exile."
Meng Yunzheng smiled; she was indeed wealthy now.
He had no idea how much silver was in the box containing the silver notes until he opened it and found that it was a thick stack of them.
Zhao Xi exclaimed in surprise, realizing that Shu Yubi's gesture of "two" meant not two thousand taels, but more than twenty-five thousand taels of silver.
So why did she offer such a high price for the imported goods she said she would sell on the black market?
Zhao Xi became increasingly curious about what that thing was, and expressed his deep jealousy.
Shu Yu was quite pleased with herself. She was now a wealthy woman with more than 20,000 taels of silver, which was much better than the pitiful 60 taels she used to have.
Besides, she can't always rely on Meng Yunzheng and the others to arrange everything for her, otherwise she would seem too useless.
However, she was still somewhat curious.
"If, and I mean if, I hadn't buried silver in Dong'an Prefecture, how would you have ensured those officials continued to look after me?"
Meng Yunzheng said, "We'll create an accident so you can save the leading officer. Since you're his savior, he'll treat you better on the way, and the other officers can't say anything. However, it's better to settle things with money, since saving someone inevitably involves some suffering."
Even worse, an accident could happen if one is not careful.
However, Shu Yu regretted it, "Why didn't you say so sooner? I thought your idea was great, it wouldn't cost a penny. And if I got hurt, they might even get me a car and push me around."
Meng Yunzheng, “…” Then you’re really overthinking it.
He chuckled, "With so much money now, why would you care about this little bit?"
“This little bit? This isn’t just a little bit, it’s a hundred taels.”
Seeing her filled with regret, Meng Yunzheng thought she was as stingy as a miser. It hadn't come to this before; did it really prove the saying—the richer people are, the stingier they are?
He chuckled and shook his head, then took out the food for tonight.
Even though the indoor lighting was dim, a large braised pork knuckle looked incredibly tempting.
Shu Yu silently took it, then took a bite and mumbled, "Don't send me meat next time. Eating meat every day has made me a bit feverish lately. Bring me some vegetables tomorrow; I need to eat some greens to relieve the heat."
Shu Yu felt a moment of contempt for her own overreaching behavior, then continued to bite into the braised pork knuckle.
(End of this chapter)
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