Chen Shu prepared the gift and immediately headed to the Zhu family.
After he knocked on the door of Zhu Mu's house, a servant respectfully opened the door.
Chen Shu nodded slightly. This Zhu Mu was indeed good to him. One had to know that the main doors of ancient families were rarely opened.
Unless it was a distinguished guest, under normal circumstances, everyone would go through the side door.
From this, it could be seen how much he valued her.
As the saying went, putting himself in Zhu Mu's shoes, Chen Shu's good impression of Zhu Mu increased.
He sized up the butler who opened the door. He was indeed a martial artist.
This family should have a good family background. Chen Shu took these details into account, but he had his own ideas.
As the owner of the investment system, he had to find someone worth investing in and invest in him.
If the investor could complete their investment on time or even exceed their expectations, the system's reward would definitely be more generous.
However, there were not many people who could invest. If he met Zhu Da, Xu San, Li Er, and the others, he would have to travel thousands of miles to Ying Tian Prefecture to collect debts.
After Chen Shu's experience with Xu San and the others, the first thing to invest in was character, and the second was to be good at backstabbing.
After finding a good person worth investing in, he would wait for them to need his help.
" Young Master Chen, our Madam and Young Master would like to invite 1 "
Zhu Mu respectfully invited Chen Shu in, interrupting his thoughts.
He nodded and followed the butler into the Zhu residence.
The layout and furnishings of the Zhu Residence were all stylish.
However, the overall layout was not as simple as Chen Shu had guessed.
Being low-key and reserved meant that Zhu Mu's upbringing was not bad.
When Chen Shu saw Zhu Mu's mother, he was even more certain of this view.
When he first met Madam Ma, Chen Shu felt that this woman had a noble aura, but the calluses on her hands formed a contrast.
"This must be Young Master Chen. My son often mentions you!”
"Lady Ma greets Young Master Chen!”
Empress Ma was delighted when she saw Chen Shu.
This child was clean and had outstanding looks.
If Empress Ma didn't know her identity and the clothes Chen Shu was wearing that didn't match his wealth, she wouldn't have believed that she was just a businessman.
The merchant was of low status, but he was very rich.
The huge gap between wealth and social status would lead to a special contradiction in many businessmen.
The arrogance brought by wealth and the inferiority brought by society.
However, Chen Shu's calm demeanor almost made people think that he was a scholar from a noble family or a well-read scholar.
"Chongba is right. This child is indeed a celestial!”
"Chen Shu greets Madam!"
"Brother Zhu said that Old Furen came to Ying Tian, but I didn't prepare anything!”
"This book is something I obtained by chance. Today, I'm offering it to you to relieve your boredom."
"I hope Madam doesn't mind!"
Chen Shu greeted the younger generation and after meeting Empress Ma, he presented the gift he had prepared.
"'Dream of the Red Chamber'?"
Empress Ma took the book and was slightly stunned. She opened it slightly and was overjoyed.
Although he hadn't read it in detail, he felt that it was a good read.
She was born into a good family and was educated. It was only because she followed Old Zhu that she suffered a lot.
Chen Shu's gift made her happy.
At this point, the Empress liked Chen Shu even more.
"Brother Chen, don't stand here anymore. Let's sit down!”
"My mother heard that I received a lot of guidance from you, so she specially prepared a table of dishes!”
"Come here and try my mother's cooking!”
Zhu Biao interrupted the conversation between Empress Ma and Chen Shu and pulled Chen Shu inside.
The place where Zhu Biao was going to receive Chen Shu had already been set up.
The Emperor was currently sitting in a secret room on the other side of the dining room. He could hear the sounds of the outside world clearly.
Chen Shu sat down under Zhu Biao's arrangement and was filled with wine.
He tasted Empress Ma's dish and felt that it was not bad.
Empress Ma toasted Chen Shu and asked politely,"
"Mu 'er has been telling me about you!"
"I said you're talented!"
"But Sir is disdainful of being an official.”
"May I know where your hometown is?"
"And why did you come to the capital?"
Chen Shu replied,"
"Madam, I'm from Huizhou. My family has been doing business for generations!”
"However, my parents died early. After three years of mourning, I had no choice but to inherit the family business!”
"Hui merchants!"
Empress Ma smiled faintly. Hui merchants had always been very powerful merchants in China.
Moreover, many of these merchants made a living by lending money.
Chen Shu roughly understood what Empress Ma meant and chuckled."
"Yes, the Huizhou merchants who lend money!”
"Sir, you don't look like him at all. Instead, you look like a scholar!"
"Then why did Mister come to Ying Tian?”
When Empress Ma asked this, a dark cloud appeared above Chen Shu's head.
Recently, he had forced Xu San to complete the repayment plan. Because it was going smoothly, he had forgotten about the other deadbeats.
Zhu Da, Li Er, Liu Wu, he had yet to find them.
Chen Shu looked at Zhu Mu and had a flash of inspiration.
He said,
"Actually, I came to the capital this time to collect debts!”
"When I was eight years old, my father saw that I was too smart, so he gave me some authority to put money in my pocket!”
"At that time, I funded five fools and asked them to join the Ming Lord!”
"But these five bastards have become deadbeats. I have no choice but to go to the capital to collect them!”
When Chen Shu mentioned these bastards, his calm appearance turned into gritted teeth.
Empress Ma and Zhu Biao's expressions became strange.
They couldn't help but look at a certain wall. Behind the wall, Old Zhu's face was flushed red. He used wine to hide his embarrassment. Then, he realized that he was the only one in the secret room, which made him feel a little better.
"He's indeed a bastard who doesn't return the money he owes!”
Empress Ma found it interesting and cursed along with Chen Shu.
"Yes, yes, yes. I'm so annoyed by these bastards!”
"Especially that Old Zhu. If he hadn't been so thick-skinned back then, I wouldn't have lent him money!”
"This guy, don't let me find him. If I find him, I'll splash black dog blood all over his face!”
Behind the wall,
The Emperor was speechless.
His blood pressure instantly rose.
Was this guy courting death? Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?
He stood on the other side of the wall, exasperated.
He had originally thought about when he would meet Chen Shu and lay his cards on the table. However, when he thought about how Chen Shu would splash black dog blood all over his face when he met him, he wanted to kill this bastard.
Zhu Biao and Empress Ma, on the other hand, had a hard time holding back their laughter.
Chen Shu, he really dared to say it!
Zhu Biao could imagine that his father in the secret chamber would be furious.
"Right, right, right. There's no need to be polite with this kind of old scoundrel!”
Empress Ma couldn't help but laugh and even chimed in. Chen Shu instantly felt that this old lady was a good person.
"Isn't my son Zhu Mu going to work in the Ministry of Revenue?”
"When the time comes, let him help you find out the whereabouts of these people!”
Empress Ma took over Chen Shu's words and gave him some ideas.
The Emperor was in the secret chamber, his face full of question marks.
Sister, when did I offend you?
You asked the Crown Prince to help Chen Shu find a debt collector. What do you mean by this?
Old Zhu's face darkened with anger.
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