Priceless: A widow with a baby asks the prince to marry again

Liu Rusi was "hostage" to the landscape pond in the middle of the main courtyard, and Chu Shiyu let go and put her on the flat blue brick floor!

Liu Rusi had nothing to say about this man's sick behavior. She glared at him angrily and focused her attention on the oval pool...

The short diameter is more than 1.6 meters, and the long diameter is 3.3 meters. Although the rockery inside takes up a lot of space, it seems that it is still possible to raise some fish and plant some small lotus flowers... Oh, I have already raised koi... I took a quick look and saw that there are lotus seedlings too...

Okay, it's nothing for her to do. Liu Rusi walked towards the west wing with a bored look. No one lived there yet, but the north wing of the west wing was a warehouse, which was where valuables would be stored in the future.

"Um... Rusi, why did you go to the guardhouse?" Chu Shiyu still wanted to think of a reason, although he could think that there was a high probability that she was just strolling around her house.

Liu Rusi paused and looked up at the tall and strong but petty man with an expression of disbelief!

"Chu Shiyu, you are not the one? Are you so sick that you are even afraid of eunuchs?!"

Chu Shiyu was a little embarrassed, and after hesitating for a while, he decided to speak his mind directly and said, "They are men in your eyes, right?"

"Of course, they were born male, even if they have defects, they are still male." Liu Rusi first affirmed her own understanding, and then added in a low voice: "But you also know... they don't have that ability!"

It's not that we can rest assured without that function. Fang Qiu is also on guard! But Fang Qiu probably doesn't know it yet. If she mentions it, it will make her think about that... Chu Shiyu paused and said, "Sometimes, people's feelings can be abandoned in that aspect."

Liu Rusi looked him up and down with admiration, then continued walking towards the storeroom, saying faintly, "That does make sense."

Then, she was stopped again and forced to turn around... Chu Shiyu waited for her answer with a serious face.

"You know I have someone in my heart."

Liu Rusi stared straight at him until those phoenix eyes dodged away unwillingly. Then she continued in a somewhat indifferent tone, "Secondly, look at yourself, from your appearance to your talent to... your dedication."

Chu Shiyu raised his eyes and showed joy. Even if she deliberately spoke in a cold tone, it meant that she acknowledged his meaning!

She quickly quickened her speaking speed and continued, "If you are suspicious of people who are far inferior to you, then you should stay away from me as soon as possible. This is a questioning of my character and a manifestation of your inferiority complex."

"I won't answer your question, and I won't answer similar questions in the future. If you really want to know, you can go and check." Liu Rusi slapped his hand away again, turned around and said, "Of course, it's best not to let me know. I feel very uncomfortable."

"I understand! I won't ask any more questions!" Chu Shiyu hurriedly caught up with her, but instead of stopping her, he held her hand.

Liu Rusi shook it twice speechlessly but failed to get rid of it. She could only take out the key chain from her pocket and take out the warehouse key with one hand. As soon as she entered the house yesterday, Chu Shiyu handed the whole set to her - there was a house handover ceremony.

When she was about to unlock the door, Chu Shiyu did not let go, but used his other hand to help her hold the lock.

Rolling her eyes, Liu Rusi was speechless. She unlocked the door and pushed it open.

Although it is only a west wing, it is more than 20 square meters, which is enough to be used as a storehouse for a small family like hers.

However, in the warehouse that was originally expected to be empty, there was actually a large box in addition to the empty shelves. Shouldn't the empty box be placed in another miscellaneous room?

Liu Rusi was about to go forward to take a look, but she found that she couldn't move anymore... Chu Shiyu pulled her to stand still, refusing to move. When she turned around, she saw a look of resistance on his face. He said in a hollow voice: "There's nothing to see. Let's go take a look... at the study!"

"There's nothing good to see, but it's okay to take a look, right?" Liu Rusi asked with narrowed eyes.

His Adam's apple rolled, thinking that she would see it sooner or later, Chu Shiyu made up his mind, but still said in a hollow voice: "Then you can watch it, just don't... get angry."

Liu Rusi was full of doubts. What could make her angry? It couldn't be a corpse, right? No, it should be a shock.

There was also a brass lock on the box, and it was the kind with intricate patterns. She took out her keychain again, which had a key with intricate patterns on it that she didn't know where it was used... She tried it and it opened.

As she opened the lid of the box, the big hand holding her left hand suddenly clenched tightly!

But she couldn't feel it anymore!

Golden!

My eyes are going to be blinded!

This is a whole box! Of gold!!!

After finally looking away, Liu Rusi's eyes widened! She looked at Chu Shiyu in disbelief! There was no other person who could do this to her except him!

"Why...why...give me so much...gold?" Every word she asked was trembling!

She had seen boxes of this size in Zhang's house! It could hold at least 500 taels of silver! Gold has a higher density, so it has a smaller volume for the same weight! This means there is more gold in it!

Seeing that she was just shocked and not angry, Chu Shiyu breathed a sigh of relief and rubbed her little hand that had just been squeezed too tightly... He was thinking that he would start saving her dowry from this box of gold. The longer he delayed, the more he would save. Even if it really didn't work out, it would still allow her to live a life of great wealth.

However, I can’t say that: “Sun Zhizhao advised me before that bringing Qin Hao to the capital to be taught by a good teacher was just… an excuse to take you away by force…”

Liu Rusi was slightly shocked, narrowed her eyes slightly, and listened attentively.

"I admit that it is true." Chu Shiyu blushed as he spoke his heart out.

He suddenly spoke frankly... Liu Rusi didn't know what to think, and said softly and seriously: "But I have already confirmed your way of repaying me by 'bringing Qin Hao to the capital to learn'. You don't need more money, and I have received enough from you!"

Compared to the gold, she hoped that the content of repaying the favor would be to educate Qin Hao, because this was a guarantee... a guarantee that he would not hurt Qin Hao... She was always worried...

Male tigers will kill cubs that are not their own so that female tigers can give birth to new cubs...Humans may not be so cruel, but if they are not their own children, their tolerance will always be much lower.

“Those are not gifts! My beloved is on the other side of the water. If you follow her upstream, the road is long and difficult. If you follow her downstream, she seems to be in the middle of the water… Those are all the process of upstream and downstream!”

Chu Shiyu refused to admit it, and went on to say: "Sun Zhizhao persuaded me that desire is desire, favor is favor, courtship is one thing, and repaying favor is another."

Liu Rusi's eyes narrowed into a line. Courtship? Is there any difference between this and courtship?

"I think it makes sense." Chu Shiyu stretched out his hand to close the box, pulled Liu Rusi to sit directly on the box, and said seriously: "This thousand taels of gold is my true sincerity to repay the grace of saving my life... But, this is not all! I said that my life is worth more than a thousand taels of gold!"

"What?! Not all? Chu Shiyu! Wake up!" Liu Rusi couldn't help but reach out and touch his forehead. He didn't have a fever!

Seeing that she was showing signs of being angry, Chu Shiyu pulled the hand over and put it on his face, and said soothingly: "We'll talk about that later, just accept these first."

"What do you mean we'll talk about it later? Explain it to me now!"

He pulled his hands back twice but failed. Now both of his hands were controlled! But this is not the point now! Liu Rusi said seriously and seriously: "Your repayment is to bring Qin Hao to the capital to be taught! You are not allowed to go back on your word!"

Seeing that she seemed to really care about this, Chu Shiyu quickly agreed: "Yeah, the one for Qin Hao is part of the gratitude, the thousand gold is another part, and there is also the future..."

"There is no future! I don't want a fortune! All I want to repay is Qin Hao!" Liu Rusi looked at Chu Shiyu very seriously.

Chu Shiyu paused. How could this be possible? At least the box of gold that was transported here must not be taken back! So he gently tried to say, "The thousand gold plus Qin Hao's part is the content of repaying the favor. If you don't accept the thousand gold, Qin Hao's part will not count."

Liu Rusi's expression paused. What kind of weird binding-style repayment is this? Did he think she didn't like money?

At most, she was a little worried...whether she would suffer misfortune after making a fortune...but Chu Shiyu would not watch her suffer misfortune. If even he could not stop her from suffering misfortune...well, then it would mean that God wanted her to die and she was destined to die. It might not have much to do with money.

"Okay..." Liu Rusi agreed awkwardly, and then quickly added: "But! There is nothing else! Don't mention repaying a favor again in the future!"

"Okay..." Chu Shiyu agreed reluctantly. It would take some effort to find an excuse other than repaying a favor.

The gratitude package was finalized, and Liu Rusi finally turned her attention back to the contents of the package and stood up with somewhat unsteady steps.

"Go to the study?" Chu Shiyu thought she was leaving.

Liu Rusi looked at him with a look of hatred for the rich! She had just received a huge sum of money, how could she be in the mood to look at the study? ! Don't think of her as a woman who is indifferent to fame and fortune, okay? She was just run over by a car once, and she is afraid of huge sums of money for ten years!

Chu Shiyu hesitated for a long time before he guessed her intention and asked tentatively: "Open the box and calculate it again?"

He calmly turned around, opened the box... and scooped up a heavy ten-liang gold ingot with his little hand!

The charming little face finally couldn't hold back the genuine ecstasy!

Ahhh! I'm rich!

Seeing her like this, the phoenix eyes narrowed into fox eyes. It's good to love money, but it's a bit difficult to let her get it in a proper way. But she can work towards this direction in the future.

"Hmm... why are there so many gold beads? Are there gold bricks under the ingots?!"

Liu Rusi exclaimed with wide eyes again, and looked down at the size of the box. She didn't believe that there would be nothing underneath! Chu Shiyu would just stuff it so tight that she couldn't see it!

"The beads are one liang each. I have observed the people's sentiments and found that a ten-liang gold ingot is indeed too big, while silver is too cheap for the same weight. Beads like this are good. When you go out in the future, use gold beads instead of silver ingots, and they won't be so heavy."

Liu Rusi quickly calculated in her mind that the exchange rate of gold and silver has always been on the rise in history! However, in the dynasties of this period in the original world, the price of gold seemed to have been stable for hundreds of years. Maybe it would not change much even if she hid until her death...

Why think about this! It's rare for her to spend ten taels of silver at a time, okay?!

"What I want to ask is, is there more than 1,000 taels of gold here?"

Chu Shiyu paused for a moment, then said in confusion: "I just asked someone to fill the box up, and put the gold ingots on the top layer to make it look better... Well, about a thousand taels, not much more..."

Liu Rusi was so shocked that she was numb... She was thinking, it's a good thing I came here to take a look! Now I have to settle the accounts quickly! Otherwise, if someone steals it, I don't know how much is missing!

"Go call Qin Hao over!"

"What do you want him to do?"

Chu Shiyu hesitated. This was for her. Would she give it to Qin Hao? It was not easy to put it in her hands! If she wanted to give it to Qin Hao, he could give it to her separately!

"He has a good memory! He doesn't need paper to do his calculations!" Liu Rusi felt dizzy when she saw the pile of gold! It would be a waste if she didn't use her son's brain, which was like a calculator!

Chu Shiyu then shook his head and sighed helplessly, then strode out. Qin Hao was most likely in the study room next door.

The moment his figure disappeared from the warehouse door!

Liu Rusi suddenly leaned half of her body on the box of gold! She rubbed her little face back and forth! Her eyebrows were not visible, and she laughed very quietly!

Real gold and silver are indeed much more satisfying than light silver notes!

The moment she heard the footsteps, she instantly retracted her body and tried to remain calm as much as possible!

"Mom? You want me to count the money?"

Little Qin Hao ran in, saw the box of gold, and exclaimed, "Wow!" "So much gold!"

However, Liu Rusi discovered that her son's reaction was just that... as if he was saying, wow, there is a big butterfly over there!

Is she the only one among the three who loves money?! The joy of getting rich doesn’t seem to be that great anymore…

"Well, you calculate the number of ingots, gold beads, and gold bricks, and then work out the total number of taels of gold." Liu Rusi pretended to be calm.

"Okay! I'll do it!" Little Qin Hao became a little excited!

Chu Shiyu put down the wooden box he had picked up. The gold beads would roll, and it would be more convenient to have a container to put them in when counting.

Seeing his careful attention to details, Liu Rusi was slightly stunned. She was stunned by the joy... In fact, all these still need to be written down on paper. What valuables are there in the house and how much they are worth? Shouldn't we keep an account?

Little Qin Hao took out the gold ingots one by one and placed them on the ground. His excitement subsided a little. He had already counted the gold ingots on the top layer... It was too easy.

"Um...you gave the security guards a hundred taels and asked them to claim the money to offset the deduction?" Liu Rusi asked Chu Shiyu in a low voice so as not to disturb her son.

"With more than a dozen people in a house, the consumption of firewood will be relatively high. Coal and coal will be hard to buy in late autumn, so we have to prepare them in the near future. In addition, if there is any emergency in the house and the guards need money urgently, they can use it temporarily." Chu Shiyu explained in detail.

What kind of charcoal do you want to buy? It's so expensive? Let's put this question aside for now. Liu Rusi asked tentatively: "Do you know what will be left after the fat meat is passed?"

"Grease?" Chu Shiyu was slightly stunned, then asked with a smile: "You mean they will deliberately quote a high price and take advantage of it?"

"Well... most of the servants in charge of purchasing for the wealthy families I know of would do this... I don't know much about them." Liu Rusi didn't want to accuse them without any evidence.

“You also said that most people who handle purchases will do this. Greedy people will always be the majority in the world. Every year, dozens of officials in Daxia lose their heads due to corruption, but nine out of ten officials are corrupt, and the remaining one is only greedy in a reasonable way.” Chu Shiyu chuckled.

Liu Rusi was stunned for a moment, thinking of the history of the same period in the original world. The emperor hated corrupt officials and killed countless of them, but the corruption problem in that dynasty became even more rampant...because in the end, officials regardless of factions protected each other and helped each other to conceal the truth from the upper class!

"So... you only ask for reasonable greed?"

"That's about right. However, the score depends on the military pay, food, pensions, charity funds and other important things. Don't be greedy! If you complete the task well, you will be rewarded handsomely afterwards, but if you dare to embezzle during this period, you will be punished!"

These bottom lines of Chu Shiyu are known to all the civil and military officials in the court, and the demise of one family after another has made people remember them!

Liu Rusi nodded slowly and thoughtfully, and then asked: "Besides these?"

Chu Shiyu smiled again and said, "Besides, it's fine as long as it's reasonable. Greed doesn't mean you don't have the ability. Only when there is some benefit will you rush to do things, do things in a timely manner, and even do things very well, in order to make this benefit last for a long time."

"Then...how much silver do you lose every year?" Liu Rusi was thinking, even if it is within a reasonable range, probably twenty taels out of the one hundred taels are kickbacks.

"Hahaha..." Chu Shiyu leaned over to her ear and asked, "Are you worried that I'll run out of money?"

Liu Rusi tilted her head to avoid it, then turned around and glared at him, but her red ears revealed her angry nature.

Chu Shiyu couldn't help but hug her and kiss her red lips lightly!

Liu Rusi pushed him away immediately and turned to look at Qin Hao!

The child was struggling to move the gold bricks, each of which weighed 100 taels, or 10 jin!

“He didn’t see…”

Chu Shiyu whispered and quickly let go, then said seriously: "I make money quickly. If I don't let go, I may not be able to spend all the money I earn in a year in thousands of years. The gold and silver piled there are not as good as a hoe."

The hatred of the rich began to emerge again! Please don't say such irritating words, okay? Liu Rusi couldn't help but grit her teeth...

"Besides, the rich people buy things at higher prices, which is also a way of giving back to the lower-class people. The guards can make a living, and the charcoal seller can also make more money... However, it still has to be reasonable. Anything beyond a reasonable range will not fall into the hands of the people."

Liu Rusi suddenly understood. Although not every rich person could reach the same level as Chu Shiyu, it made her see the positive significance of this difficult-to-change problem in human society... She had benefited from it.

Now I am considered a rich man in the eyes of others - just a small rich man. Maybe it’s time to change my mindset?