Chapter 637 A Perfect Plan
As soon as Fubao and Banxia arrived at the gate of the general's mansion in their carriage, they saw Wanquan leading the horse out.
"Big brother, do you still want to go out now?"
Fubao shouted at Wanquan before he even got off the carriage.
"Sister, where have you been? Bai Zhi said you went out and you haven't come back yet at this time. Second uncle is very worried. I'm going to go out and look for you."
"Brother, Banxia and I met a shameless old acquaintance and discovered her big secret. Let's go back and talk about it."
Banxia was a little worried. If the general knew what Liu Shiya had done, would it affect Liu Shiyu's reputation? Would the general dislike Miss Liu?
Banxia followed the two into the backyard.
As soon as he sat down, Fubao told Wanquan everything he had seen today.
Wan Quan was also shocked. "The Liu family is a famous scholarly family in Dezhou. I didn't expect that a woman who would bring disgrace to the family would appear."
"Big brother, you won't dislike Sister Shiyu for this, right?" Fu Bao said, and then he remembered that if one of the girls in the group had a bad reputation, the others would be implicated.
Wan Quan's face flushed unnaturally.
"Sister, what are you talking about? Your sister Shiyu has no relationship with our family yet. If outsiders hear it, it will affect her reputation. Be careful with your words in the future."
Fubao covered his mouth and chuckled, "Big brother, are you starting to protect me? Hehe..."
Wanquan felt very uncomfortable after being laughed at by Fubao.
However, Fubao did not continue to tease him, but said mysteriously: "Big brother, I have one more thing to tell you. I already know the secret of the treasures in those boxes. Look, this is a bottle we made today, and I have already taken it to Jubaozhai to inquire. Such a small bottle can be worth nearly 20,000 taels of silver. Then, aren't those boxes of ours a mountain of silver?"
Fubao pushed the bottle of Baizhi that was on his desk toward Wanquan.
Wan Quan just saw the bottle on the table. He didn't remember there was such a bottle in Fubao's room. Fubao's room was decorated by him personally. He knew exactly what was in the room. Now after listening to Fubao's explanation, he understood.
"Is this really made from that pile of scrap metal?" Wan Quan picked up the bottle and looked at it carefully for a moment, but apart from thinking that it looked good, he couldn't see any value in it.
"Is this thing worth so much money? Then there must be more than fifty items in our boxes, big and small. How much silver does it cost?"
Wanquan's breathing almost stopped.
"Big brother, what I took is just a medium-sized one. There are a few bigger ones that must be more valuable than this. Now you're rich." Fubao said while looking at Wanquan with a smile.
Wan Quan put the things on the table, looked at Fu Bao seriously and said, "Sister, I will say it again, these things are all yours, I don't want them. Even if there is more silver, it is yours and has nothing to do with me."
"Big brother, have you forgotten? You have already spent one thousand taels to buy these things. How can you say they are mine?"
Wan Quan frowned, remembering that Fubao had very firmly asked him for one thousand and two taels of silver at that time. So he wanted to sell these boxes of things to him?
"Then I'll take back my one thousand taels of silver. I won't buy these things and I'll return them." Wan Quan felt that he was really stupid. He should have thought of this when Fubao asked for the silver.
"We exchanged money and goods. The money and goods have been paid. You still want to regret it? How is it possible? And big brother, your good days are coming soon, right? You want to marry Sister Shiyu. Our family is poor. You don't have anything to show off. How can those snobs in the Liu family treat you well? Your face is Sister Shiyu's face. After you get married, you will be husband and wife. The things are the property of the general's mansion. Your huge general's mansion seems too empty without these things. How can my brother, Fubao, let people laugh at him for not being able to come up with a decent betrothal gift? Wouldn't that be embarrassing for me?"
Fubao said righteously, with his hands on his hips.
"Sister, grandma and my family don't know about my engagement yet, but I will write a letter to my family after this is over. But my second uncle is here now, and I plan to let him play the role of my father. I have asked the wife of the prefect to be my matchmaker, and I have decided to go to the Liu family to propose marriage tomorrow."
"Wow, big brother has already arranged everything? That's great, I want to go there tomorrow too."
"How can I miss you? I will definitely take you with me. You are my lucky star. But the betrothal gift you prepared for me is a bit too much. I can't accept so much. I appreciate your kindness."
"But......"
Fubao wanted to say a few more words, but Wanquan stopped him with words.
"Sister, listen to my brother. Our family is a peasant family with little financial resources. It is well known that Mr. Liu came to our house to propose marriage to Miss Liu for other purposes. It has nothing to do with our financial resources. If I suddenly offer such a generous betrothal gift, what will others think? My brother's salary is fixed, so the source of this betrothal gift will become the knife that will kill him. Do you understand what I mean?"
Fubao slapped his head and said, "Oh, how could I have forgotten this? Brother is right. But even so, you still have to keep those things. After you and Sister Shiyu get married, I will tell her in person. Otherwise, you will always be ashamed in front of Sister Shiyu. I know that our family is considered to be marrying up, and I don't want Brother to be wronged in the future."
Jia Yanbing told Fubao a lot of stories about aristocratic families, which gave her a new understanding of the words "equally matched", so she would not allow her brother to be at a disadvantage in this marriage.
"Don't worry, I won't. I will use my own strength to prove to them that I am worthy of the noble lady. There is a saying that a good blacksmith must be strong himself, so you don't have to worry about me."
Fubao looked at Wanquan with admiration. This big brother seemed very different from the previous one, yet he was the same person. Some things had changed, but some things remained the same. It was the harsh environment that gave the big brother a tough character, but his simple heart was still that of the young man from Shizi Village.
"Let's talk about this later. Have you prepared everything for tomorrow's marriage proposal?"
"Don't worry, everything is ready. Second Uncle already knows about it. You just need to have a good rest tonight and dress up beautifully tomorrow."
"No, I still have work to do tonight, and I haven't opened all the treasures in those boxes yet."
"No hurry, just leave it there and drive slowly. It won't grow legs and run away."
Finally, under Wan Quan's insistence, Fubao had to give up, ate his meal and went to bed.
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