Even Shen Changshan and Lin Cuicui, although the couple held a lot of silver bills given by Shen Li, had never seen so many silver bills at one time.
"Wow," Shen Yuanzhou closed the lid and looked at the family with a mysterious expression, "Guess how much money is here?"
No one in the family cooperated with him. Shen Qi'an tried to snatch the box away, but he dodged him.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't grab it, let me hold you for a while longer!"
"There's a full ten thousand taels of silver in here!"
After hearing this, the whole family looked at Chen Li at the same time, their eyes full of shock.
Shen Changshan also looked at Shen Li, "A Li, with so many banknotes, is it appropriate for us to just accept them?"
Chen Li didn't think it was a big deal, and asked with a smile: "Dad, Mom, Brother, and Sister-in-law, do you think this banknote is too hot to handle?"
The whole family shook their heads. Who would complain that money is too hot?
"Then accept it. The Lu family is the richest family. I saved Lu Jing and Lu Nian, so I deserve this little money. Besides, only if we accept it can they feel at ease."
The whole family nodded, and then Shen Changshan took the box under Shen Yuanzhou's reluctant gaze and pushed it to Lin Cuicui for safekeeping.
Shen Li then took out the two deeds and handed them to Shen Changshan, "Dad, keep these for now. We'll make plans after we get to Suzhou."
Shen Changshan didn't answer, "Ali, keep this and consider it as your dowry in the future."
As he said this, he looked around at everyone in the room calmly. Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law had no strange expressions on their faces, he nodded secretly.
Chen Li felt helpless about the fact that they always wanted to keep all the good things for themselves as dowry, but under the approval of the whole family, she had to put the deed away again.
The land deed had been transferred to Shen Changshan's name this morning. Women cannot own property; it can only be registered under the names of their fathers or brothers, unless a female household is established.
Although it was in his own name, Shen Changshan had already made up his mind that these things would be given to Shen Li as a dowry in the future.
"Okay, I'll keep it for now. When we get to Suzhou, I'll take a look at the size of these two manors and then we'll make plans."
"good."
After the family finished talking, they each went to their own room. Shen Yuanzhou called Shen Li mysteriously.
He took Chen Li to his own room, then lowered his voice and said, "Ali, how long did it take you to practice internal skills and reach the entry level?"
Chen Li raised an eyebrow, "What's wrong, Third Brother, have you made progress?"
Shen Yuanzhou sat down on the stool, his tone somewhat dejected, "No, I just want to know how long it will take me to gain internal strength."
Chen Li sat down next to him, picked up the teacup on the table, and poured a cup of tea.
When Shen Yuanzhou saw that his little sister was silent, the discouragement gradually disappeared, and he stared at Shen Li with a pair of round eyes.
He drank two cups of tea in a row before putting it down and said slowly, "Third brother, do you still remember what I told you at the beginning?"
"Remember."
"Then don't be anxious, take your time, and keep a calm mind. Third brother, you have to believe in yourself. One day you will be able to cultivate internal strength."
Shen Yuanzhou nodded fiercely, “You are right, little sister, I must believe in myself!”
Chen Li: There’s nothing wrong with what she said!
The third brother was so excited that he felt like he had been fed a bowl of poisonous chicken soup.
"Okay, Third Brother, you practice first. I'll go back to my room."
"Yes, little sister, please close the door for me when you leave. I need to meditate now."
Chen Li: ...
Well, it's pretty good.
After returning to the room and meditating for an hour, I heard someone knocking on the door. I got up, opened the door, and saw it was Mother Wu.
“Miss Shen, the young lady and the young lady are here and want to see you. They are waiting in the front hall.”
"good."
Chen Li walked out of the room, closed the door, and followed my mother to the front hall.
Mu Nanzhi sat on the upper seat, her daughter Jiang Muxue stood beside her, and the little maid behind her was holding two small wooden boxes in her hands.
"Mrs. Jiang, Miss Jiang."
“Miss Shen, please take a seat.”
Jiang Muxue had a perfect smile on her face and nodded slightly to Chen Li.
After Chen Li sat down, she looked at the mother and daughter, not knowing why they came to see her.
“Miss Shen, I didn’t want to disturb your rest, but thinking that you won’t be here for long, I came here anyway.”
Chen Li had a faint smile on her face, "Mrs. Jiang, you are too polite. What do you want to see me about today?"
Since she came to see her for something, Chen Li simply asked directly, not liking to beat around the bush.
Mu Nanzhi glanced at the maid beside her. The maid placed two wooden boxes on the table and opened them one by one.
Chen Li also saw what was inside. It was two boxes of gold. Inside one of the boxes was a deed. "What does Madam Jiang mean by this?"
Mu Nanzhi explained with a smile: "Miss Shen saved Ajing and A Nian, this is my thank you gift."
"Mrs. Jiang, I don't think this is necessary. I saved them both, and Mr. Lu has already paid me. I can't take yours."
Originally, Chen Li thought that after she said this, Mu Nanzhi would give up the idea, but she didn't expect her to shake her head and refuse.
“Miss Shen, this is different. It was given by Lu Cheng, and this is a little gift from me.”
She paused for a moment before slowly saying, "Miss Shen, you don't know that Ah Jin and Ah Nian are my sister's last blood relatives left in this world. Although they are safe now, that's because they met you."
"If they met anyone else, and in that situation, I really can't imagine what would happen to the two of them."
“So, Miss Shen, don’t refuse.”
She said this, making Chen Li feel as if she would always feel guilty if she didn't accept it.
Chen Li did not get involved in the family affairs of the Lu and Mu families, so she never took the initiative to ask about the situation of the Lu family.
But it is easy to imagine that among the wealthy and powerful, intrigue and murder are common, and there is nothing surprising about it.
"Thank you, Madam Jiang," Chen Li reached out and picked up the deed paper, "but I only need this."
After picking it up, the deed slowly opened, revealing the contents inside. Shebuli took a quick glance and saw that it was the address of a store in Suzhou City, and the name on the address had been changed to Shen Changshan.
To be honest, this piece of paper made her more excited than the gold.
Mu Nanzhi nodded, "That's fine, but that's what A Jing asked me to give it to you, so Miss Chen still has to accept it as a thank you gift."
"Okay, in that case, I won't be polite to Madam Jiang."
This time, Chen Li did not refuse the two boxes of gold ingots and accepted them directly. After she accepted them, the smile on Jiang Muxue's face grew slightly wider.
“By the way, you can actually take a boat from here to Suzhou City. Does Miss Shen know?”
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