Chapter 457: The No.1 Scholar’s Dark Moonlight Ex-wife 25
That morning, Shen Xinran was still sweeping the yard when she heard a knock on the door. She had no choice but to put down the broom and walk to the door to open it.
Lin Zhi stood at the door. When he saw Shen Xin, he asked her, "Sister-in-law, is Brother Ziwen home?"
Shen Xinran replied: "He is still in the academy. What do you want to see him about?"
Lin Zhi raised the food box in his hand, his tone tinged with pride. "Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, and my friends gave me too many mooncakes. I can't finish them all. I thought your family might be struggling financially, so I brought a box over for you to try. This is made by the chef at Fu Man Lou. If you bought it outside, it would be worth at least two taels of silver."
Shen Xinran glanced at the rice dumplings in Lin Zhi's hand and sneered in his heart. It was just a box of mooncakes, and it was worth showing off like this.
However, she didn't show any emotion on her face. She even smiled at Lin Zhi and said, "Ziwen should be back for a while. Come in and sit down first."
Lin Zhi followed Shen Xinran into the yard, the disdain in his eyes becoming more intense. He shook his head and said with emotion: "How can your family live in such a small place!"
Shen Xinran sighed deeply, "There's nothing we can do about it. It's because our family is poor."
She also saw that Lin Zhi was the kind of friend who wanted Han Ziwen to live a good life, but didn't want Han Ziwen to live better than him. That was why he was trying to feel superior to Han Ziwen.
Lin Zhi puffed out his chest and said, "The owner of Fumanlou gave me a small house last year. I told Brother Ziwen several times to move directly to my place, but he just wouldn't agree."
Shen Xinran pretended to be surprised, "The boss of Fumanlou actually gave you a house?"
Lin Zhi said with some pride: "It's not bad. Some wealthy businessmen see that I have a bright future and are interested in making friends with me."
But that was all last year. Those wealthy businessmen were snobs. Seeing that he didn't pass the imperial examination, they stopped sending him gifts for a long time. Thinking of this, Lin Zhi's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.
Shen Xinran smiled and said, "You're amazing. Ever since I moved to the provincial capital, I've discovered that prices there are incredibly high. I don't know when we'll be able to own our own house. However, I've come up with a good idea. If I buy a few acres of land in my hometown, plant some vegetables, and then sell them in the provincial capital, I can make a profit."
Lin Zhi's mouth twitched uncontrollably. He thought: Is there no land near the provincial capital? Why buy land so far away from home? Even if the land back home is cheaper, it's so far away. Will the vegetables still be edible if I bring them here?
Shen Xinran looked at Lin Zhi expectantly and asked, "What do you think of this idea?"
Lin Zhi nodded and replied, "Very good."
Shen Xinran nodded and said with a smile: "In that case, can you lend me some silver? Buying land requires money. I only have ideas now, but no funds."
Lin Zhi asked, "How much do you want to borrow?"
Shen Xinran smiled and said, "It depends on how much you have. If you can lend me 1,800 taels, that would be the best."
Lin Zhi's expression froze. He only had two hundred taels of silver, and you wanted to borrow eighteen hundred taels. Why didn't you just rob him? "To be honest, I used all my money to buy a shop."
Shen Xinran nodded, "Then sell the shop and lend us the money!"
Lin Zhi cursed inwardly: How could there be such a shameless person who could say such a thing? He quickly stood up and said, "I suddenly remembered that I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Shen Xinran shouted from behind Lin Zhi, "Hey, don't leave. I have a good idea. You can invest, and we'll split the profits 30% to 70%."
Lin Zhi walked faster, as if a ghost was chasing him.
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Han Ziwen was standing at the door of Liu Wenbin's study. He knocked gently and asked, "Teacher, are you looking for me?"
Liu Wenbin's voice came from the study, "Come in."
After seeing Han Ziwen come in, he asked, "Have you finished the homework I gave you last time?"
Han Ziwen nodded, took a step forward and handed the booklet in his hand to Liu Wenbin.
Liu Wenbin flipped through the booklet in his hand and started chatting: "By the way, our Cuiwei County Governor Situ Mingyuan has been transferred to Yulan Prefecture and has become the prefect there."
Han Ziwen's eyes flashed with deep thought. It seemed that Kou Wei had successfully returned to the capital. To be able to transfer the governor of a county at will, the people behind Kou Wei must be extraordinary.
Liu Wenbin raised his head and asked, "What do you think about this matter?"
Han Ziwen replied expressionlessly, "Yulan is located in the northwest, a remote and impoverished area with scarce resources, so this is a promotion in name only and a demotion in reality."
A hint of satisfaction flashed in Liu Wenbin's eyes. He returned the booklet to Han Ziwen and said, "There have been floods in the south recently. Please write a plan to deal with this situation and give it to me in a month."
Han Ziwen nodded, turned and left, closing the study door.
When Han Ziwen returned home, Yue Hongying had already prepared lunch. "Now that you're back, it's time to eat."
When Shen Xinran saw him, she said to him, "Lin Zhi came to see you today with a box of mooncakes, saying that someone gave it to him and he couldn't finish it."
Han Ziwen frowned slightly. "He has been looking for me a lot lately, and what he said was just self-praising words. You don't need to pay attention to him."
Shen Xinran smiled, a sly look flashing in his eyes, "Oh, then he probably won't come to you in the future."
Han Ziwen asked, "What did you do to him?"
Shen Xinran blinked, looking innocent, "I asked him to borrow a thousand taels of silver for business, and then he ran away."
Han Ziwen: “…”
Just as the three of them were preparing to eat, a dull sound suddenly came from the yard, as if something heavy had hit the ground.
Shen Xinran walked out and saw Kou Wei lying on the ground in a big letter shape.
Kou Wei stood up, dusted himself off, and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I made a mistake."
Han Ziwen frowned, with a hint of displeasure in his tone, "What are you doing here?"
Kou Wei didn't seem to notice Han Ziwen's displeasure. He said seriously, "Of course I'm here to pay you back."
After saying that, he took out a heavy bag of silver from his pocket and handed it to Yue Hongying with a smile on his face: "This is the money I owe you."
Yue Hongying took the silver, then returned to her room, took out the token, and returned it to Kou Wei. She politely asked, "Have you eaten yet? Would you like to have some?"
Kou Wei grinned, "I haven't eaten yet. Since you said that, I won't be polite."
After saying that, he sat down at the table with confidence.
Han Ziwen sat opposite Kou Wei with an expressionless face, but Shen Xinran could tell that he was angry from his slightly pursed lips.
Kou Wei ate his meal in big mouthfuls while saying nonchalantly, "Don't worry, I'm fine now."
Han Ziwen responded coldly: "No one cares about you."
Kou Wei turned to Yue Hongying and asked with a hint of anticipation, "I'd like to spend some time in Cuiwei County. Is there anything fun to do nearby?"
Yue Hongying frowned, and after thinking for a moment, she slowly said: "Cuiwei Peak is not bad, you can go and give it a try."
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