"Bai Qingcong said that they also said that I am being pretentious by doing this... That's fine, I will eat it later! But Xiao Chen came to buy our meat with his money. This kid knows how to spend money randomly, so let's do it for him
Huahua." Chen Jisheng did not argue with Lin Shuangyue and showed a naughty smile.
Xiao Chenxin said no, old man? When did you and Sister Lin become ‘we’? Damn it, I became an outsider?
"Okay, Mr. Xiao, please give me some money and I'll buy it later. The beef and mutton in Yanyun County are very cheap. I'm thinking of buying more and drying them into dried meat. It will have a different flavor." Lin Shuang
Yue said as she stretched out her white palm towards Xiao Chen.
In the past few days, under Chen Jisheng's guidance, her mood has obviously improved a lot, her face has become much plumper, and she even put some light rouge on her face...
"Haha, do you take it seriously when the old man is joking with you? He has a lot of private money, but if he doesn't want to part with it, he won't know how to spend it. Now it's better, with Sister Lin helping him spend it." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Really?" Lin Shuangyue looked at Chen Jisheng, "Do you still have private money?"
"Huh? Yes? I don't know for sure. Anyway, Xiangqin got my salary for me...it's all in the wooden box with copper corners on the bookcase in my study." Chen Jisheng said.
"I think I'll let Sister Lin take care of your money from now on. Xiangqin is so busy, how can I take care of you?" Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"That's okay." Chen Jisheng nodded in agreement.
Liu Xiangqin went to pick up the wooden box and put it on the table and opened it, only to see that there was everything inside. There were ten gold bars, a few silver notes, some gold melon seeds, dozens of broken silver coins, and a stack of stamps with stamp numbers.
Paper, pen, and twenty gold coins were given to the old man by Ling'er after he came back last time...
"Wow, Mr. Chen, aren't you an upright official? Why do you have so much money?" Lin Shuangyue thought that Chen Jisheng was impoverished and had nothing to lose. Who would have expected that he would be so rich?
"Haha, after ten years of clearing the prefecture, I still got one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver. I lived here with Xiao Chen and didn't spend any money on food and clothing. I must have saved a hundred and eighty taels in this year...ah, why so much?
Money?" Chen Jisheng had no idea how much money he had, and he was shocked when he came over to see it.
"One hundred and eighty taels? This gold alone is thousands of taels, and I don't know if these Western gold coins are pure gold...ah, are these banknotes real?" Lin Shuangyue opened a few banknotes.
After looking at the amount on the ticket, his face turned pale with shock, "Two hundred thousand taels?"
"Hey, old man, don't be so arrogant. Didn't you say last time that your hometown was hit by a flood and you wanted to provide relief, so you asked me for two hundred thousand taels of silver. Why is this banknote still here?" Xiao Chen
These banknotes he recognized were his own, because they were brought from Fengyang before.
"Nonsense!" Chen Jisheng denied, "There are no rivers near my hometown, so where did the floods come from? It is possible that it was a drought, but I heard that the weather in my hometown has been good this year, and there have been no disasters?"
"Humph, you two, father and daughter, are so shameless. You teamed up to defraud me of my money!" Xiao Chen said angrily.
"Don't blame my daughter. Xiangqin was afraid that you would spend money recklessly, so she kept it with me for you in case of emergencies." Chen Jisheng knew that it was Liu Xiangqin's fault.
In this case, it is natural to speak to your daughter.
"Give it back to me!" Xiao Chen stretched out his hand to Lin Shuangyue.
"Don't give it to him!" Chen Jisheng said loudly.
"Yeah, you two have to settle the debt yourself. We'll talk about it later." Lin Shuangyue hurriedly put the banknotes into the box, picked them up and ran out.
Chen Jisheng and Xiao Chen looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Speaking of which, Mr. Chen hasn't smiled so happily for a long time... and he hasn't looked so good for a long time.
In the evening, the old man actually set up a table of wine for Xiao Chen and Shangguan Qiji to catch up.
I originally called Ling'er, Xiao Ye, Zhuge Xiaosheng, Tie Kunlun and others, but these people were either really busy or made excuses to be busy, so no one came.
In Ling'er's words, the old man's food is not delicious. Every meal is just cabbage and tofu steamed buns!
I didn't expect there would be meat today.
A steaming pot of boiled mutton was brought to the table, and the old man was so greedy that his mouth watered.
"These brats don't come here. They must be disgusted with the fact that my food is not good, but they don't know that we have meat to eat today. Humph, they deserve it, so let's eat it!" Chen Jisheng understood in his heart.
"Sister Lin, stop being so busy and sit down and eat together." Xiao Chen said.
"I'm afraid there is no such rule. You are all adults, but I am a servant." Lin Shuangyue said with a smile.
"What bullshit rules!" Shangguan Qiji said, "Who made these rules? People are naked from birth, and have white bones after death. They have been turned into dust for thousands of years. How can we distinguish between superior and inferior?"
"Qiji's words are rude but not rude." Chen Jisheng smiled and nodded, "Yue'er, just sit down. These two boys are unruly guys. If you tell them the rules, they will be awkward."
"How can I say that you, an old man, are an expert?" Shangguan Qiji waited for Lin Shuangyue to sit down, then grabbed a lamb shank and started chewing it.
Lin Shuangyue used a knife to cut a piece of ribs and gave it to Xiao Chen. Xiao Chen waved his hands repeatedly, "First of all, old man, although we don't follow the rules, we must follow some rules, otherwise he will curse again."
"Master Chen doesn't curse people either." Lin Shuangyue smiled, thinking that you guys really have no rules.
Xiao Chen was supposed to be the governor of Yanyun County, the proper boss, but Chen Jisheng took the first seat when they ate, and before Chen Jisheng sat down, Xiao Chen and Shangguan Qiji had been standing.
Xiao Chen was not polite to Chen Jisheng, he would often call him an old man, and would get into a big fight if he disagreed with him. However, he respected Chen Jisheng in his heart and always maintained the respectful attitude that a junior should have in front of the old man.
Even Ling'er, who is known as the most arrogant person in Yanyun County, behaves obediently in front of Mr. Chen. She runs rampant in the Governor's Mansion and yells, but every time she passes by Chen Jisheng's door, she behaves herself.
Noisy or not...
What's interesting is that Chen Jisheng also accepted it calmly and didn't seem to think anything was wrong.
These people are really interesting.
"Master Chen, can I help you fill a bowl of soup?" Lin Shuangyue saw that Chen Jisheng ate meat deliciously, and was afraid that he would eat too much and accumulate food at night.
"Hmm? Okay, okay." Chen Jisheng put down a piece of mutton in his hand.
"It's okay to eat more mutton. It's easy to digest. If you're afraid of food accumulation, Sister Lin, please go out for a walk with the old man to relieve your appetite later. I'll give you a pair of large hawthorn pills later." Shangguan Qiji said.
"You happen to be here, take the old man's pulse. I'm always worried that he is too tired." Xiao Chen said casually.
"Actually, I think the old man looks good, but it's better to take a look." Shangguan Qiji wiped his hands and wiped his mouth.
"I'm not sick. I can eat and drink. How can I diagnose my pulse properly?" Chen Jisheng said.