"What about mine?" Chu Huanzhao stretched out her hand in front of him, her small hands as delicate as white jade.
Zu'an also tossed her a silver ingot, but Chu Huanzhao raised her eyebrows and said, "You think this is enough to feed a beggar?"
Cheng Shouping's smile froze, indicating that he had been offended.
Zuan had a headache: "How many do you want?"
"At least half!" Chu Huanzhao exclaimed excitedly. In the past, she had acted recklessly in the mansion, but because she was the second young lady, no one dared to argue with her. She never felt this sense of accomplishment before.
"Half? Are you robbing me?!" Zuan jumped up immediately.
"Hmph, if it weren't for me covering for you, do you think that Bright Peak would have believed you so easily?" Chu Huanzhao puffed out her chest. "I'm using the Chu family's reputation to help you put on this act, so what's wrong with splitting it in half?"
"At most one-third." Zuan had a headache and stuffed a few more silver notes over.
Chu Huanzhao finally stopped, turning the few silver notes in his hand over and over, counting them with a gleam in his eyes.
"I say, you can't be serious, can you? You're the second young lady of the Duke's family, do you really need to be like this over a few hundred taels of silver?" Zu An said with a look of disdain.
“That’s different. Before, my parents gave me all the money. This time, I earned it myself. Of course, it’s worth celebrating for the first time I’ve earned money.” Chu Huanzhao smiled especially sweetly.
Does this girl have some misunderstanding about what making money means? If her parents find out I've led their precious daughter astray like this, will they skin me alive?
After thinking about the scene for a moment, Zu An felt a chill run down his spine and hurriedly pulled her aside, saying, "Don't tell your parents about this when we get home."
"Why? I've made money for the first time, they should be happy, right?" Chu Huanzhao blinked, his eyes full of confusion.
“Uh…” Zuan thought for a moment and then tried a different approach to explain, “Based on your understanding of them, do you think they would agree to you continuing to make money this way after they find out?”
"That's true. Alright, if you don't want to talk about it, then don't." Chu Huanzhao carefully put the silver note into his pocket, then patted him on the shoulder. "Remember to call me if there are any good things like this in the future."
Zuan was both amused and exasperated; this girl was a complete troublemaker.
Upon returning to the Chu residence, the two parted ways, as their residences were not in the same direction.
After returning to his hut, Zu An pulled Cheng Shouping aside and asked, "Little Pingping, do you know how much it costs to buy a small courtyard house in the city?"
Living under the roof of the Chu family was really unpleasant, especially since the Chu family didn't know who was secretly trying to kill him. It was much more comfortable to live in his own house.
It was fine before, but now I have several hundred taels of silver and seven spirit stones that I can convert into cash. In total, I am now worth more than a thousand taels.
You know, which man in his past life didn't want to go back to ancient times and be a playboy, with a beautiful wife and maids at home, and bullying men and women on the streets... cough cough, just wandering around the streets? Now that I've come to this world, I have the chance to realize my past dreams.
Forget about a beautiful wife for now, but a lovely maid to warm your bed is definitely an option!
Cheng Shouping immediately looked aggrieved: "Young master, are you going to abandon me?"
“Speak properly, don’t act like I’m going to abandon you after using you,” Zuan said with a black line on his forehead. “I just want to buy a house, so I’ll have a place to stay if things don’t go my way. If you’re willing, you can come with me. By the way, how much does a pretty little maid cost?”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Shouping's eyes lit up, and she began to analyze for him: "A small house in the city would cost a few hundred taels, while some dilapidated ones might only cost a hundred taels. However, pretty maids are a bit expensive; they can cost anywhere from tens to thousands of taels at the brokerage."
Zuan secretly rejoiced that this era was not like his own world, where housing prices were so skyrocketing. Otherwise, a thousand taels of silver would only be equivalent to 180,000, which in his own time would probably only be enough to buy a toilet.
"The prices of maids vary so much?" Zu An was somewhat surprised. "Why are those that cost thousands of taels so expensive?"
"I've heard they're proficient in all the arts—music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—and each one is as beautiful as a fairy..."
Cheng Shouping was interrupted before he could finish speaking. Zu An waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I'm not running a girl group. Why do we need so many talents? Just find some pretty girls with gentle personalities. These skills are not important."
Cheng Shouping gave an "oh" and thought to himself: If you can't afford it, just say so. Why do you have to say you don't need it?
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