"No, no, didn't you offer your food to the Imperial Court?”
"Yes, but only half!”
Xu Zengshou was dumbfounded!
Just as he was about to say more, his vision blurred. He saw Zhu Cian take out a stack of banknotes and stuff them into his hand.
Zhu Ci 'an smiled and said," Young Duke, this is a gift from my brother. It's a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it!"”
Xu Zengshou jumped up in fright.
"Are you crazy? You call this a greeting gift?!”Looking at the stack of Ming Treasure Notes in front of him, Xu Zengshou's eyes were wide open.
Zhu Cian had spent tens of thousands of taels of silver. Wasn't he too generous?
At this moment, his expression turned stiff as he mumbled,""This…this is really for us?"
Zhu Cian smiled cunningly and winked.""Silver is a worldly possession. People like the Duke who value friendship are rare. We will definitely befriend you as a brother!”
"Besides, we don't lack this bit of silver. Please accept it!”
He valued friendship…
Xu Zengshou was all smiles, but he was in a daze.
The dignified man actually started to squirm at this moment. He was so thin-skinned that he was embarrassed to accept it.
Zhu Cian, on the other hand, pushed the notes into his arms and pretended to put on a stern face."If you don't accept the silver, you're looking down on Zhu Ci 'an!”
Seeing that Zhu Cian was so generous, Xu Zengshou was stunned and laughed.""Alright, then I won't be polite with you, brother!”
"I also think that Old Zhu is a person who values relationships!”
Old Zhu sounded extremely friendly.
Zhu Ci 'an didn't think much of this title, which proved that his relationship with Xu Zengshou had become closer.
He smiled happily and said shamelessly,"If not, the two of us would have recognized each other as brothers!”
After saying that, he couldn't help but secretly laugh in his heart.
Duke, you can make a profit, but I will never lose anything!
A mere tens of thousands of taels in exchange for the incense offerings of the future Duke Dingguo's line, this deal, countless people would fight to the death to get it!
The butler, Dahai, looked as if his mother had died.
Sigh, Young Master is starting to squander again!
It was fine to give Xu Zengshou a greeting gift. After all, Zhu didn't kill Xu, and Xu didn't kill Zhu. The two families were originally one, but giving tens of thousands of taels was too much!
If His Majesty knew, wouldn't he be so angry that he would stomp his feet?
At this moment, Li Pingan was also extremely anxious. He could not help but brace himself and say," Young Master Zhu, you see, I've paid the silver, but the grain…" Zhu Ci 'an remembered him and waved his hand."Send someone over to move it away!"
"Next time there's a good deal, this Young Master will still look for you.”
Li Ping 'an was very tactful and quickly flattered,""Thank you, Young Master Zhu! If you have any business in the future, I will definitely treat it as a top priority!”
After he brought his men to move the food, the empty manor was restored to its original state.
Some of the rooms, especially the main hall, were even upgraded. All that entered his eyes were expensive ebony utensils.
The entire manor looked majestic!
Zhu Ci 'an looked at all of this, but his heart was filled with melancholy.
What a pity.
There were also 210,000 taels of silver that had been converted into real estate. What was the use of these?
If this Young Master had a new way to make a fortune, wouldn't he have to sell the land again?
At that time, the entire residence would be filled with cries of grief again. It was really a headache!
However, he quickly pulled himself together and called Xu Zengshou,""Come, Duke, let's go in and have some tea!”
Xu Zengshou was not in a hurry. He walked around the mansion and could not help but click his tongue."Old Zhu, the extravagance of your residence is almost comparable to the Duke of Wei's residence where my brother lives!”
"But there's one thing. You're the same as us. You don't have any poems, calligraphy, and paintings in your residence!”
"That won't do. If a scholar comes to your residence as a guest later, it's easy to be a joke if you don't have a famous poet or painting to put on a show.”
Zhu Ci 'an was stunned and could not help but ask,""The young duke's family is illustrious, why would he lack this?”
Xu Zengshou smiled awkwardly and said,""Yes, there are, but they are all inferior goods. Because of this, the Duke of Wei Residence is always laughed at by the civil officials in the court, looking down on us as uneducated boors.”
Zhu Ci 'an thought for a moment and said,"Then, do you want to slap the face of the civil officials?"”
Xu Zengshou clenched his fists and said angrily,""Yes, why not! But I don't have the ability to write poems!"
Zhu Cian narrowed his eyes and an idea came to his mind. He quickly said,""Then can the Duke read?"
Xu Zengshou subconsciously said," I do. What's wrong?"”
Zhu Cian did not answer. He turned around and ran into the study. After a moment, he stuffed a piece of paper into his hands and said,""Come, take a look at this."
"Thousands of hammers chiseled out of the mountains, and the fire burned as if it were nothing.”" I'm not afraid of a pink body. I want to leave my innocence in the world…"
Xu Zengshou's eyes lit up as he read it out loud. He slapped his thigh and said excitedly,""Good poem! It was really a good poem. Just reading it made one feel comfortable!”
"Old Zhu, who wrote this poem?"
"This poem is ownerless!"
Xu Zengshou was confused and said in a daze,""An ownerless item? What do you mean?"
Zhu Ci 'an smiled cunningly." How about I sell you this poem for ten thousand taels?" he asked.”
"This poem can be signed with the name of the young duke. I can swear to the heavens that I will never leak this matter. If I violate this oath, I will…"
At this point, he racked his brain for a long time before he simply said,"We won't study for the rest of our lives!"
Dahai's old face twitched.
Young Master, it's the same as not swearing!
When did you study?
However, Xu Zengshou was extremely touched when he heard this.
All things are inferior, only reading is superior.
For the sake of his own reputation, this brother of his actually didn't hesitate to swear such a venomous oath. He was indeed a person who valued friendship!
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