Hearing this, Lu Yuan subconsciously turned her head and saw the waiter coming over with a pile of colorful cloths.

Yunjin is a famous brocade of the time. The fabric is smooth and the patterns are gorgeous. It has always been one of the favorite fabrics of wealthy families.

It was the first time Lu Yuan had seen such a pattern on fabric. It looked like it was embroidered, but it felt incredibly smooth, with no trace of embroidery visible at all.

While he was immersed in the splendor of the brocade, Xiao Li walked to the side of the shopkeeper and whispered to him for a while.

The shopkeeper was stunned when he heard this, but he nodded subconsciously, "I will listen to you, Master."

Xiao Li nodded, walked back to the boy as if nothing had happened, and asked him with a chuckle, "Do you like it?"

"I like it!" Lu Yuan didn't have as many thoughts as him, and answered whatever he asked. "This is the first time I've seen such beautiful fabric!"

Although he liked them, he actually only touched the one on top. He just looked at the others and didn't even touch them, for fear that they would be broken and he wouldn't be able to afford the compensation.

Xiao Li and the shopkeeper looked at each other, and then the shopkeeper smiled and took out two pieces of bright red brocade.

Bright red is often used for wedding attire, so compared to other brocades with complex colors, these two pieces of bright red brocade only have the pattern of twin lotus flowers.

Although the patterns are not as rich as other brocade patterns, Lu Yuan couldn't take his eyes off it after just one look.

Twin Lotus...

He subconsciously looked at the person next to him, but unexpectedly his eyes met Xiao Li's. His face flushed for a moment, and he quickly lowered his head.

Xiao Li didn't expect that he could still make him embarrassed even though he didn't do anything. He couldn't help but feel helpless, "What's wrong?"

Lu Yuan hesitated for a while before she stood on tiptoe and whispered in his ear, "It's a double lotus. When the embroiderer comes later, should we ask her to embroider some double lotus for us?"

"Of course." Xiao Li took his hand, "Is there anything else you want?"

Lu Yuan thought about it, but she didn't expect it, so she shook her head and said, "No more."

The two of them were whispering so quietly that neither the shopkeeper nor the waiter heard them.

When they continued to look over, the shopkeeper finally said what he had not had time to say just now.

"Young Master, to be honest, these two pieces of brocade were originally requested by a young master from a wealthy family in the county town. However, he later lost interest in them and asked someone to make something else. These two pieces of brocade are now kept here.

Now that I see you two are so close, I might as well do you a favor and offer you five taels of silver and a piece of brocade. What do you think, young master?"

Lu Yuan had never been to a cloth shop, so he didn't know the prices of other cloths. In any case, in his opinion, five taels of silver for a piece of cloth was almost like asking for his life.

Seeing his reluctant expression, the shopkeeper's mouth twitched and he looked at Xiao Li helplessly, as if to say that he had no other choice.

"Ahem!" Xiao Li pulled the boy aside and whispered in his ear, "Yuan'er, this is the only chance in a lifetime. I think five taels of silver is worth it."

"But..." Lu Yuan pinched her purse, "Two horses cost ten taels of silver, I can't bear it."

If a person who is tired of being poor suddenly changes his frugal habits, no one would be used to it.

Xiao Li thought for a moment, then, using his sleeve as a cover, he took out a 100-liang silver note from his space and gave it to him. "Are you willing to give it to him now?"

The young man was dumbfounded. He looked at him and then at the banknote, and was speechless for a long time.

Banknote!

It was the first time he touched a banknote!

Seeing this, Xiao Li quickly gave the shopkeeper a wink.

The shopkeeper also understood and immediately asked the waiter to start working.

When Lu Yuan came to her senses, Xiao Li had already given her all the silver.

The young man gritted his teeth in anger, "How can you be like this! Didn't you agree to listen to me?"

Xiao Li knew he was in the wrong and quickly admitted his mistake, "I was wrong, but I gave you the money, right?"

Lu Yuan immediately looked at the shopkeeper.

The man who had been so amiable just now suddenly changed into a cold expression. "The items have already been sold, there's no point in asking for a refund. Look at me, little brother. No matter which cloth shop you go to, they won't let you return them."

Hearing this, Lu Yuan felt like a bolt from the blue, but still asked with a glimmer of hope: "But we haven't got the cloth yet! And..."

He gritted his teeth and glanced at Xiao Li, then continued to reason with the shopkeeper: "Those who are engaged can cancel, but we haven't even received the things yet, so why can't we cancel?"

Xiao Li: “…” He felt a sense of connotation.

Unexpectedly, he said something so shocking. The shopkeeper was surprised for a moment, but he kept a straight face and said firmly: "No, the most I can do is exchange it for two pieces of brocade that you like, but I will definitely not return it to you.

If word gets out, other people will be like you, buying what they want, paying money and then asking for a refund if they don't want it anymore. How can I keep my shop open for business?

Instead of arguing with me here, little brother, you might as well take a good look at this Yunjin to see if there is anything wrong with it. Otherwise, once you leave, even if there is a problem, it will be none of my business. "

Hearing this, Lu Yuan was very unwilling, but there was nothing he could do. He glared at the guy who was always holding him back, and he was not even that happy to receive the hundred taels of silver note.

Xiao Li touched the tip of his nose with his fist and turned his head away, pretending not to see him glaring at him.

Don't try to argue with your significant other about winning or losing. After all, there is no benefit in winning or losing.

I have to say, he was really a blind cat that caught a dead mouse, and Lu Yuan fell for his tricks.

Although the people in the village don't like him because they think he is ugly, he has met many people!

Those men are all very concerned about their reputation. Not only do they order their wives and husbands around in public, but they are even more aggressive at home.

Apart from being a bit of a spendthrift, Xiao Si is much better than other men in this respect!

I have good taste and I chose the best man in Yangliu Village at first sight!

Then Xiao Li discovered that the young man had no idea what was going on in his mind, and when he looked at him again, he actually looked very satisfied.

“…” Why do I feel like I’m being sold at a high price?

Is it an illusion?

After figuring it out, Lu Yuan's mood improved and he smiled every time he looked at the cloth.

The boy touched the fabric and said, "This fabric is so smooth and comfortable to the touch. I wonder how comfortable it will be to wear clothes made of it!"

Yunjin is woven from silk and is very common in later generations, but it was an expensive luxury in ancient times when productivity was backward.

Despite this, Xiao Li still said "hmm", "If you like it, buy two more?"

Although Lu Yuan was very tempted, she still refused, "No, it's ten taels of silver!"

He spent ten taels of silver to buy two pieces of brocade, which was painful enough for him. If he bought it again, he was afraid that he would cry out of heartache.

Seeing this, Xiao Li nodded helplessly, thinking that he still had to think of a way to let the little brother know his current "wealth", so that he wouldn't be reluctant to go out with him.

In other words, the famine has not come yet, otherwise when the famine comes, these things cannot be bought with just money.

After the embroiderers came to work, they wrote down their shoulder width, sleeve length and clothing length, paid a deposit and received the receipt, and then they left the cloth shop to buy meat buns.

"Is it delicious?" The boy ate with a satisfied look on his face. His cheeks were bulging from being stuffed with food, and his eyebrows were curved.

Only at this time did the little face seem to have some flesh on it, and looked very easy to pinch.

Fortunately, Xiao Li was holding things in both hands, otherwise he might have taken advantage of it.

He stared at the boy and nodded, "It smells good."

I don’t know if he was talking about the meat buns or the handsome boy.

Lu Yuan didn't notice that he was looking at her, her mind was all on the meat bun in her hand.

Neither of them was a particular person, so they ate the meat buns while walking.

After Lu Yuan finished eating the buns, she found herself being taken to an unknown place by him. "Where is this?"

Before Xiao Li could say anything, Shen Congzhou, who had just emerged from the bookstore, called out, "Young Master."

Now, Lu Yuan, who was already confused, became even more confused after looking at the two of them.

What's wrong with this guy? Why does he seem to know so many powerful people? Isn't he just a useless scholar?

Xiao Li and Shen Congzhou nodded, then looked at Lu Yuan, who was full of confusion, and took his hand as they walked into the bookstore. "I'll explain it to you later, okay?"

The unfamiliar place made Lu Yuan feel uneasy. Upon hearing his words, she subconsciously moved closer to him, nodded, and said nothing.

Sensing his nervousness and uneasiness, and since there were no outsiders around in the bookstore, Xiao Li put his arm around his shoulders and took him to the backyard.

Shen Congzhou looked at the two of them thoughtfully, then went to get some snacks that he usually used to pass the time.

Xiao Li took Lu Yuan to sit on a stone bench in the yard, and then said to him, "This bookstore is mine."

Lu Yuan: ???

Lu Yuan:!!!

The young man was stunned. After looking around the yard in disbelief, he turned his gaze to the bookstore he had just passed.

Lu Yuan swallowed hard, blinked, and blinked again, still looking at him in shock, "Are you lying to me?"

Xiao Li shook his head with a half-smile, "Why is it that when I lied to you, you didn't doubt it, but when I didn't lie to you, you thought I was lying to you?"

"When did you lie to me?" Lu Yuan frowned, "How come I didn't know?"

Xiao Li didn't expect him to grasp this point, and couldn't help but chuckle, "What should I do? You didn't even know you were cheated. If someone swindles you away in the future, where can I find you?"

"Of course not!" Lu Yuan curled her lips. "When I was a kid, I ran all over the mountains. I never fell for the wild vegetables that adults tried to steal from me. Who could possibly trick me away?"

"That's hard to say." Xiao Li saw that his attention was completely diverted, and felt a little amused. "I'm not lying to you. I really bought this bookstore. If you don't believe me, ask the person just now later."

"Just ask!" Just as Lu Yuan finished speaking, she saw Shen Congzhou coming over with something in his hand. Without caring whether she knew him or not, she quickly asked, "Boss, how do you know Xiao Si?"

Suddenly, a chuckle came from the side, and it was obvious who it came from.

Lu Yuan was so angry that she clenched her fists and forced herself not to turn her head to look at him.

Shen Congzhou was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously looked at Xiao Li. Seeing him nod, he answered Lu Yuan's question calmly.

"I was bought by the young master from the pawnshop. This bookshop belongs to the young master. Is there anything else you would like to ask?"

Lu Yuan shook her head and said, "No more." Then she looked at Xiao Li with suspicion, "Where did you get so much silver?"

Even if I don't know how much the shops here are worth, any house here is not cheap.

It costs a lot of money to build a house in Yangliu Village, let alone buying a house in the city, especially in such a good place?

"Didn't I pawn two broken bowls at the pawnshop? Actually, those two broken bowls were quite valuable. I got quite a bit of silver."

When Xiao Li told him about the bookstore, he naturally thought that he would ask him where the money came from.

Now they have not yet married and do not live together, so their secret is still unknown to anyone.

But since they sleep in the same bed together every day, he doesn't find it normal that there are things like space and superpowers. For example, he can't eat and use some food and daily necessities secretly, and then let his husband eat coarse food and live a hard life with him, right?

It would be fine if Xiao Li didn't have the conditions, but if he had the conditions, he really wouldn't do such a thing.

"Didn't you lie to me last time?" Lu Yuan suddenly frowned. "I thought you were lying to me, but you really did act like two broken bowls?"

Xiao Li didn't feel embarrassed when his past was brought up. He raised his lips slightly, as if he was a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. "When did I ever say I was lying to you? No, right? Yuan'er, what are you thinking about all day long?"

Although Lu Yuan felt something was amiss, she felt she had suffered less loss and ultimately believed him. "Well, then tell me how much silver you pawned and how you were able to buy the shop."

In fact, what he wanted to say more was: I would like to see what kind of broken bowl is worth so much silver.

Xiao Li stretched out two fingers.

Because there was a hundred taels of silver in front of him, Lu Yuan subconsciously guessed, "Two hundred taels?"

Seeing him shake his head, the boy guessed again, "Two thousand taels?"

However, he still shook his head, and Lu Yuan didn't dare to guess anymore.

Although he had never seen tens of thousands of silver coins, he knew what that much silver meant!

Seeing that he had given up guessing, Xiao Li leaned over and whispered the answer in his ear with a smile, "Twenty thousand taels, are you happy?"

Lu Yuan took a deep breath and nodded blankly, obviously at a loss.

Seeing that the two of them completely ignored him, Shen Congzhou put down his snacks and went to the bookstore in front.

Lu Yuan felt dizzy until she left the bookstore. When she saw Xiao's house, she didn't know what to say at all.

What should I do? I feel like I have really found a treasure. I don’t know if Lu Youfu will regret it when he finds out, and whether he will compete with me for Xiao Si.

Thinking of that possibility, he subconsciously grabbed Xiao Li's arm and asked, "Will you still marry me?"

A life-saving favor that was picked up by someone else doesn't seem to be that valuable, right? If I were him, I would definitely...

What will definitely happen?

Lu Yuan couldn't think of anything, and since he didn't say anything, her eyes suddenly started to turn red.

So I'm going to be rejected?

Xiao Li pinched his little face in amusement, "What are you thinking about? Didn't you just make your wedding dress? Did I take you to see the bookstore and the house? If I don't marry you, am I just bored?"

"Ah?" Lu Yuan was suddenly stunned. "Is that so? Aren't you going to tell me that I'm not worthy of you?"

“…” There are so many things to complain about.

Xiao Li tutted softly, "Yuan'er is my savior, how could she not be worthy of me?"

Lu Yuan's ears suddenly felt hot, and she turned away embarrassedly. "Please don't remember this, okay? I didn't do it on purpose. I was just anxious. I'm afraid I'll marry a bad man in the future."

Seeing this, Xiao Li gently pinched the back of his neck and said, "Okay, I'll try not to remember this."

After all, this world is unfair to me.

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