I haven't seen him for more than a month. He has lost a lot of weight, his face has become more resolute, and the look in his eyes when he looks at me has become more passionate.
For the past month, Pei Yu has been either on the way to confiscate property or on the way to raise money.
Those who voluntarily offered silver escaped, but those who were unwilling to give up their property had their crimes recorded in the account books convicted, their property confiscated and they were exiled, ultimately losing everything.
This of course includes the richest family, the Lu family. The Lu family has a large business and there are many corrupt officials there, but these are crimes committed by side branches and have nothing to do with the main branch of the Lu family.
But Lu Cheng naturally knew the principle that when one prospers, all prosper, and when one suffers, all suffer. He dealt with those side branches quickly and efficiently, and then offered 500,000 taels of silver to send Pei Yu, the big Buddha, away.
Pei Yu has been killing like crazy recently. Although he was taking the blame for the new emperor, he was the one who actually arranged the incident, so all the bad reputation fell on him.
This time he confiscated a total of 3 million taels of silver, as well as gold, silver, jade, shops and farmhouses. All of them were transported by official ships to the nearest dock to the capital, and then escorted into the capital by officials and soldiers.
When Xie Yunci heard the news, he was overjoyed and immediately called the Minister of Revenue. The previous dynasty left too many hidden dangers and there were too many places that needed money.
There are still many people who need to be appeased, and all of them require money. Fortunately, Pei Yu is here. I will have to reward him well when he comes back.
Chen Li smiled at him, then pointed inside and closed the window.
Seeing this, Pei Yu went straight back to his house on Chunhui Road. He had secret guards by Shen Li's side, so he naturally knew where she lived.
But even if Chen Li didn't live there, he would go back and wash up before going to see her.
After accompanying my mother and sister-in-law to pick out the cloth, I walked around outside for a while before going back in a carriage.
Lin Cuicui and Xu Taohua both had smiles on their faces. There is no woman who doesn't love shopping.
"Ali, let's stay here and go back to Daohua Village after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
Lin Cuicui looked at the bustling city and suggested.
"Sure, you can live here forever."
"That's not impossible. In a few years, when you're all married and your elder and second brothers have jobs to make a living, they can move to the county."
Otherwise, if a whole family moved here, it would cost money for food and drink, and the servants in the house would also have to pay monthly wages, which would be a huge expense every month.
Although A Li's shop brought in a lot of money every month, Lin Cuicui kept a record of the money so that she could use it as a dowry or pocket money for Chen Li when she got married.
"Mom, half of the profit from the half-day off is already in the account, don't be reluctant to use it."
Suddenly he thought of something and added, "By the way, I have a lot of money. You can keep the little money I gave you. There are so many people at home."
"Third and fourth brothers haven't married yet, so it's a good idea for you to save more money."
Lin Cuicui glanced at her daughter, shook her head helplessly, and let her finish what she wanted to say.
However, she had no intention of doing so. The family had earned quite a bit of money from selling charcoal, so there was no need to use Ali's money. Even if she didn't want it in the future, she would save it for her.
Chen Li knew at a glance that her mother didn't listen to her and was just trying to fool her.
Soon, the three of them returned home. When they came to the front, they heard Shen Changshan coaxing Shen Mochi.
Chen Li didn't go in, "Mom, sister-in-law, I'm going back to my yard first. I won't come over for lunch later."
"Okay, go ahead."
The two watched her hurriedly walk back to the yard. Xu Taohua looked at her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, why do I feel like A-Li is a little anxious?"
Lin Cuicui took a look and seemed a little anxious. "Maybe he forgot something."
Chen Li returned to her own yard. Her yard was not far from the yard next door. Except for the maid who cleaned the yard, other people knew her temper and would not enter or leave at will.
So, when Chen Li pushed the door open, she saw the man sitting in the yard.
He was wearing a black suit, and he seemed to have a special fondness for the color black, but it really looked good.
After closing the gate, I just approached him and smelled the scent of soap on him.
Chen Li pushed open the door of the study and said, "Come in, it's windy outside."
As soon as the two sat down, Pei Yu picked up the teapot beside him and started to boil water to make tea.
"Why don't you take a break?"
"No problem, I came back and rested for a while in the carriage."
Just looking at the dark circles under his eyes, you can tell how busy he has been recently.
I picked up another can of tea. This was tea produced in the space. It was from a century-old tea tree that I occasionally found in the mountains. I picked it and dried it myself.
“Try this.”
"good."
Chen Li propped up her chin and looked at him, teasingly saying, "Mr. Pei's name has been widely known lately."
Pei Yu continued to move his hands, "It's okay, these are just empty names, will Ali care?"
This question was a double entendre, not just asking whether Chen Li cared about his bad reputation outside.
"Just like you said, these are just false reputations. Rumors will naturally dissipate after a while."
Pei Yu's lips curled slightly. Although they had only been together for a short time since he came back this time, he had already keenly noticed that Ali's attitude towards him had changed.
Pei Yu poured two cups of tea, brought one to Chen Li, picked up one and drank it himself, then nodded.
“This tea is good.”
He is usually very picky, and the fact that he gave this evaluation proves that the tea is really good.
"I came across a century-old tea tree a while ago. I picked some tea and roasted it myself. If you like it, you can take a jar away later."
"good."
Pei Yu did not refuse. As early as when Shen Li came in, he noticed the jade hairpin on her bun, which he had carved himself.
"Ali, would you like to have lunch with me later?"
"I want to eat mutton hotpot."
"Okay, I'll have someone prepare it."
Pei Yu walked out and came back soon with a box in his hand.
"Take a look. Do you like it?"
Inside the box was a pair of emerald green imperial jade bracelets, of excellent quality and exquisite craftsmanship.
"You carved this yourself, right?"
Pei Yu shook his head. "No, but this material was obtained by chance. I also had some material made into jewelry, but it's not finished yet."
One of the glasses in the box was very transparent, and Chen Li liked it at first sight. She took one out and was about to put it on herself to see the effect when Pei Yu reached out and raised his wrist.
He put the bracelet on carefully. What made him cautious was not the jade bracelet, but Chen Li herself.
Chen Li noticed that Pei Yu's ears were already red. This guy is quite innocent.
"Does it look good?"
He nodded. "It's beautiful, Ah Li. I like you. You said last time that you would wait for me to come back, and you..."
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