"Brother Liu, I, I just thought that the imperial court would need food if it wanted to send troops to attack, and now the price of food is rising faster and faster, so I thought of stockpiling more food so that we would not be without military rations when the time comes. Did I do something wrong?" Chen Li said weakly, her eyes sparkling with grievances and affection. Her pitiful appearance made people unable to blame her.

Chen Li is a woman who can bend and stretch. She used to be a little self-reliant and proud because of her specialness, but after several setbacks, she gradually understood a truth, that is, it is not so easy to survive in the ancient times that she thought was backward and looked down upon. These ancient people were more powerful and difficult to fool than she imagined. So she gradually adjusted her position and attitude. After surviving in the workplace for so many years,

Chen Li is a relatively strong woman, and she rarely shows her weak side. Seeing Chen Li like this, Liu Xiu felt a little soft-hearted. What's more, Chen Li's reasons were good, and it seemed that she really cared about Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu didn't know Chen Li's identity and background, and he really couldn't find any reason for Chen Li to do this. It was rare that Chen Li was not doing this for personal gain, but just to help him. For a moment, he was still a little moved, and the blame in his heart was much less. After all, Chen Li was just a woman, and she could only think of so few things. It was normal for her to worry about the rumors of the court attack and thus make such a move.

"You did something wrong. The rumor that the court was going to send troops to attack had caused panic among the people and even affected the morale of the army. I finally managed to calm the situation down, but you bought up grain on a large scale, causing grain prices to soar, which further verified the rumor. Now it has come to this. You were really too reckless." Although Liu Xiu softened his heart, he still had to say what he had to say.

Chen Li was actually relieved to hear Liu Xiu say this. The fact that Liu Xiu was still willing to lecture her showed that her strategy of playing the victim had worked. Although Liu Xiu was angry, he did not give up. This made things easy.

No matter what Chen Li thought in her heart, after hearing what Liu Xiu said, her face became more ashamed: "Brother Liu, I'm sorry, I was so hot-headed when I heard those rumors that I only thought about how to help you, Brother Liu, but I ended up doing something bad with good intentions."

Chen Li paused and continued, "Brother Liu, I know you are angry. I accept your beatings and scoldings, but now that it has happened, it is useless. You should think about how to make up for it. I caused this, and I will do my best to do everything I can."

Chen Li said this with great sincerity. On the one hand, she really wanted to make up for her mistakes, and she also wanted to take this opportunity to participate in Liu Xiu's affairs outside. The reason why she didn't mention it before was that the timing was not right. And seeing Liu Xiu's attitude, he didn't want her to get involved. This time might be a good opportunity. If she could get involved in a man's affairs outside, her status and position would definitely be different in the future.

"It's good that you have this intention. In the future, you should know the limits when doing things. Don't make decisions on your own if you can't make up your mind. You have caused such a big mess. Considering our past friendship, I will forgive you this time. If it happens next time, don't blame me for being ungrateful." This was also Liu Xiu's ultimatum. As for Chen Li's offer to help, Liu Xiu just glanced at it and didn't take it to heart. Things had come to this point, how could a woman like Chen Li help? His understanding of Chen Li's ability was that this woman was quite capable in business.

Chen Li has followed Liu Xiu for such a long time. Although she does not completely understand Liu Xiu, she roughly understands the character of this man. The ancients looked down on women. If she does not show some skills, Liu Xiu will not give her the opportunity to interfere in external affairs.

She didn't care so much before, she just wanted to make a fortune in business, and she thought that money would give her everything. Later, she gradually realized how naive her idea was. After being in the ancient times for so long, she also understood some facts. The status of merchants in ancient times was really low compared to modern times. If she was just an ordinary merchant, even if she did it to the extreme and made a lot of money, she would still be just a business woman who was not presentable. So she had to make plans early. Whether in ancient times or modern times, the word power is very important.

Chen Li thought so, so she combined the history she knew with some recent events, and talked with Liu Xiu for a long time. She also explained in detail why he was so reckless and anxious to buy up grain. Liu Xiu's eyes were a little deep after listening, and he didn't know what he was thinking about, and his eyes changed again when he looked at Chen Li.

Chen Li let Liu Xiu look at her with an open heart, and then put on an affectionate look: "I know that people would think it inappropriate for a woman like me to discuss matters in the court, but now is a chaotic time, unlike ordinary times. I just want to help you to the best of my ability."

"It's not that I don't want to discuss the grain purchase with you this time, but I'm afraid you'll blame me for being too nosy. I originally wanted to take out the grain when I could use it, but I didn't expect something to go wrong. It's because I was too eager for quick success that this situation happened. I'm too conceited and overestimated my abilities. From now on, I will discuss everything with you."

Liu Xiu nodded and tacitly agreed with Chen Li's words. He was actually a little shocked in his heart. He didn't expect Chen Li to have such insight and such a deep understanding of the situation in the court. Since Chen Li had this idea, it was not a bad idea to agree. Although Liu Xiu knew very well in his heart that a woman like Chen Li was definitely not for the so-called true love, he didn't care. It was just a mutual benefit.

Liu Xiu was a very open-minded person in many aspects, especially in employing people, so even if Chen Li was just a woman, he was willing to use her with such ability, of course, this also had a bottom line. As for the possibility of being deceived by Chen Li, it did not exist. Not to mention that Chen Li's appearance was only considered above average, even if she was the daughter of the Yin family, she was unparalleled in talent and beauty. Liu Xiu showed admiration in public, but it was just admiration, and it did not affect his mind. What he showed in front of others was mostly for his own ambitions and great cause.

When talking about the extraordinary beauty of Miss Yin, Liu Xiu's heart was slightly moved, but in his mind he remembered the beautiful figure who saved him when he was forced into a desperate situation that day. Even though so much time has passed, he still can't forget it. Instead, it's like something has taken root in his heart. Everyone says that Miss Yin is unparalleled in talent and beauty, and is the most beautiful woman in Yiyang Prefecture, but Liu Xiu always remembers the woman's voice, appearance and smile. In terms of beauty, even Miss Yin is inferior to her. Moreover, the woman was able to save himself, a stranger, which shows that she is kind-hearted.