After Zhou Yu and the others collected the money for the completion of the stall, Lao Zhang and his wife said that they would go to the city to buy some food and go back, so they said goodbye to Zhou Yu and the others and left first. After earning so much money, the quality of life came up all of a sudden, and Lao Zhang decided to buy ten catties of white flour and ten catties of millet first.

When Zhou Yu and the others packed up their things and were about to leave, they saw an acquaintance, Liu Yuan's housekeeper, Liu Chang. Steward Liu walked out of the west gate, looked left and right, and then walked in the direction of Youlan Forest. Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile, Liu Yuanwai's head was about to add a touch of green again.

Strange to say, after seeing Steward Liu, Zhou Yu always felt a little uneasy on the way back to Xiaolong Village. Is it because he found out that Steward Liu and the fourth lady outside Liu Yuanwai had an affair, and he was worried about attracting Steward Liu's revenge? No, it's not, if Steward Liu really thought like this, he would have had an accident a long time ago, but he is still safe and sound, which means that Steward Liu has no intention of doing anything to him.

So what is it that makes him feel uneasy? didn't think of it for a while, so Zhou Yu had to put this matter aside for the time being and force himself not to think about it.

Back at home, Zhou Yu looked at the clay pot he was cooking in and couldn't help frowning. A clay pot can't be used for stir-frying, or even frying. After thinking about it, he finally came up with a few famous dishes that could be made without a wok, and once he had money, he opened a high-end restaurant and earned money from the rich, which was much faster than selling iced tea.

While eating dinner, holding the noodles that Feng Yue had served for him, the uneasy feeling in Zhou Yu's heart returned. A bowl of noodles with eggs, Feng Liang and Feng Yue ate it fragrantly, but Zhou Yu felt that the food was tasteless. In the end, Zhou Yu put down the dishes and chopsticks without eating much noodles, and didn't even eat eggs, which made Feng Liang very happy, and immediately took over Zhou Yu's noodles and eggs.

Sensing Zhou Yu's strange appearance, Feng Yue asked with concern, "Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you?" How do you eat such a little bit? ”

"It's okay......" A bead of sweat the size of a bean flowed down Zhou Yu's forehead.

Feng Yue looked at him worriedly, she knew that Zhou Yu must have something to hide from him. After dinner, the two sat in the courtyard and chatted in the cool air.

"Xiao Yu, tell me the truth, are you hiding something from me?" Feng Yue asked.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just that after closing the stall this afternoon, I always feel a little uneasy, but I don't know why." Zhou Yu confided the truth.

Feng Yue thought for a while and said, "Could it be that our tea shed business is too good and has robbed other tea sheds of their business, and you are worried that they will retaliate?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head and said, "That's not it, this afternoon I saw Steward Liu going in the direction of Youlan Forest again, most likely to have a private meeting with the fourth lady of his family in the forest." I feel that this is only after seeing Steward Liu. ”

"Steward Liu has a private meeting with the fourth lady of his family, what does it have to do with you? Isn't it that you also have a leg with the fourth lady of his family? Feng Yue didn't have a good air.

Zhou Yu began to regret talking to Feng Yue about this topic.

"Look at what you said, Liu Yuanwai's family has a big business, and I, a poor scholar, can't even enter his house, so it's impossible to know his wife." Zhou Yu said helplessly.

"That's not necessarily, that day you said that Steward Liu had a floral fragrance, and said that the fragrance was only used by Xu Lian'er, a servant of Jincui Building. I want to ask, how do you know so much about this Qinglou? Have you been there secretly behind my back? Feng Yue twisted Zhou Yu's ears and asked sharply.

Sure enough, the sensitivity of women to this kind of thing is really terrifying. Zhou Yu originally thought that Feng Yue hadn't noticed this detail, but it turned out that he was wrong, this little girl remembered it clearly!

"Satsuki...... It hurts, it hurts! Where have I been to any green house? I heard from my classmates in the original college, and I know a little bit about these anecdotes! Ears and ears ......" Zhou Yu screamed in pain.

Feng Yue let go of his ears and asked suspiciously, "Really?" You didn't lie to me? You really haven't been to the Qinglou? ”

"My aunt, you don't know how much money I had on me at that time? I can afford to visit the restaurant...... Zhou Yu rubbed his ears that were hot by Feng Yue, and said innocently.

Feng Yue thought for a while, as if this was indeed the case, but then she remembered something, and asked with a straight face: "At that time, you didn't have the money to go, but now that you have money, do you want to meet the girl in the Qinglou?" ”

"How can it? It's enough for me to have you, how can those vulgar fans compare with my family's Xiaoyue, we don't have money to go to that place! Zhou Yu coaxed her and said.

"Who's from your family? The flamboyant tongue is not serious, and he will coax me to ...... if he says something nice" Feng Yue's face was like a peach blossom, and she reprimanded in a coquettish voice.

"Okay, you have to believe that your father-in-law is not that kind of person......." Zhou Yu began to take advantage of her.

"Hmph, are you my father-in-law?"

"Sooner or later!"

"Do you want to marry? I don't necessarily want to get married yet! ”

"Xiaoyue, what you said makes me sad so much, I won't marry the girl who makes me sad!"

"You dare! You have to marry if you marry, you have to marry if you don't marry, anyway, I Feng Yue will not marry you in this life, you can watch it! ”

"Look at you, how can a girl's family be such a scoundrel?"

"Zhou Yu, are you disgusting me?"

"I didn't mean that......"

"And what do you mean?"

"I mean what I mean......"

After some fierce flirting, the two finally became harmonious again.

Feng Yue snuggled in Zhou Yu's arms and asked softly, "You said that you felt uneasy when you saw Steward Liu, were you worried that he was afraid that you would retaliate against you if you told Liu Yuanwai about his affair with the Fourth Lady?" ”

Zhou Yu hugged her gently, shook his head again and said: "It shouldn't be, if Steward Liu really thinks like this, I can't have nothing until now, and even if I want to tell Liu Yuanwai about it, there is no evidence, why should people believe me?" ”

"Didn't you say that there were marks on his clothes and that he had the scent of flowers on his body that only the fourth lady had? Isn't that proof? Feng Yue asked.

"If this kind of thing is exposed on the spot, Steward Liu is estimated to be dead. But how long has it been, and these traces must have been disposed of by him. Last time, it was because he came to Xiaolong Village to collect debts and delayed time, otherwise he would definitely go back to his house directly to remove the stains and fragrance on his body, so as not to be discovered. Zhou Yu explained.

Feng Yue thought about Zhou Yu's words for a while, and felt that it was reasonable, so she didn't ask again.

After taking a cool ride outside, Zhou Yu thought about the future development plan again. He doesn't want to be a scholar who has gained fame, he has not been interested in examination education since he was a child, especially the imperial examination of Wenguo is several days, which does not cost him his life? Instead of being a nerd, making more money is king. And he's not interested in being an official or anything, why bother to study?

When he stayed until about Mohai, Feng Yue came to persuade him to go back to the house and sleep.

Lying on the bed, Zhou Yu still felt uneasy in his heart, but it added a little urgency.

Feng Yue felt Zhou Yu's unusually calm, gently held his hand and said, "Xiao Yu, are you still thinking about Steward Liu?" We can't control his fornication with the fourth lady, as long as we pay off the money owed to Liu Yuanwai, we will have nothing to do with him anymore. Don't overthink it and sleep in peace! ”

"I owe Liu Yuanwai money...... Zhou Yu listened to Feng Yue's words, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he sat up suddenly: "That's right, that's it!" ”

"Xiao Yu, what's wrong with you? What is this? Seeing Zhou Yu suddenly get up, Feng Yue asked very puzzled.

"Xiaoyue, think about it carefully, we owe Liu Yuanwai fifteen taels of silver, this money is a huge amount of money for us, but what about Liu Yuanwai?" Zhou Yu asked Feng Yuedao.

"Liu Yuanwai's family has a big business, and fifteen taels of silver is not a lot of money for him. What's wrong with that? Feng Yue replied.

"Since these fifteen taels of silver are nothing to Liu Yuanwai, why did he let the housekeeper Liu Chang come to collect debts before the autumn harvest?" Zhou Yu then asked.

"This ...... The eldest brother did not carefully read the contents of the IOU when he borrowed the grain to plant, and accidentally put his fingerprint on the IOU of five taels of silver, even if he sold all the grain harvested after the autumn harvest, it was impossible to make up the five taels of silver, what is the difference between coming earlier and coming later? Feng Yue asked rhetorically.

"Xiaoyue, when I was unconscious, my eldest brother borrowed ten taels of silver from Liu Yuanwai to treat my injuries, right?"

"This is true, but what does it have to do with the five taels of silver?"

"The Great Law stipulates that whoever borrows money and does not repay it for two months shall be given ten rods for five coins, twenty rods for one or two, six months for three taels of service, and two taels for two years...... If there is a term of contract, it will be counted from the date of the contract. Zhou Yu told the laws of Wenguo.

"What does that mean?" Feng Yue asked.

That is to say, as long as someone borrows money, and the creditor sues him to the yamen and still does not pay back the money two months after he sues him, he will be punished according to the amount of money owed, and if he borrows more than five pieces of silver, he will be beaten with a rod ten times, and if he is beaten with a rod of more than one tael and twenty, and if he is more than three taels, he shall serve six months of forced labor, and if he exceeds five taels, he will be confiscated into the army or be a slave of the creditor for two years. In addition, if the repayment date is stipulated on the IOU, the two months will be counted from the agreed date. Zhou Yu explained to Feng Yue.

"In other words, if we owe five taels of silver and haven't changed it for two months, you and your eldest brother will have to be confiscated into the army or given to Liu Yuanwai as slaves?"

"That's right! But the premise is that Liu Yuanwai must get a petition from the yamen to sue us for not paying back the money, and if we haven't paid back the money two months after then, this is the end. ”

"Since Liu Yuanwai hasn't sued us yet, why don't we just return the money to him?" Feng Yue asked again.

"You're right, I've made some ill-gotten gains, and I've already made up the fifteen taels of silver. But think about it, did Liu Yuanwai really come for these dozen taels of silver? This time it was Zhou Yu's turn to ask rhetorically.

"What does that mean?"

"Let's make an assumption, if I don't wake up on the day Steward Liu comes, and I don't win back the twenty taels of silver, what are you and your eldest brother going to do with the money owed to Liu Yuanwai?" Zhou Yu asked again.

"Then we can only sell the land, and our land is worth ten taels of silver!" Feng Yue replied.

"The Great Law stipulates that the price of a land seller is calculated only by the size of the land, regardless of whether the land is planted with crops or not. When the land is sold, the crops in the field go to the new owner. If you sell your land, you will have to wait for the northwest wind to blow at the time of the autumn harvest! ”

"Xiao Yu, you mean, Liu Yuanwai didn't want us to be able to afford to pay back?"

"That's right, he doesn't care about this money at all, he only has one purpose for doing this......" Zhou Yu said.

"Let me be his fifth lady!" Feng Yue finally reacted.

"That's right!"

"But now that we have the money, can't we just pay back the fifteen taels of silver?"

"Look at it, it's easy again, isn't it? We all said before, these fifteen taels of silver are just a gimmick, is it still important to him Liu Yuanwai? What he wants is for you to marry, which means that even if we can afford to pay back the money now, he will definitely find a way to make us unable to pay it back. He might find a way to take the money out of our hands, maybe he'll have some other tricks. As long as the IOU is still in their hands, this will not be over! Zhou Yu revealed Liu Yuanwai's true purpose.

"That'...... So what to do? Feng Yue also became nervous.

"The only way to get the IOU back is to find a way to get it back!" Zhou Yu said.

"You said that the IOU is very important, and Steward Liu naturally won't return it to us easily, how can we get it?"

"I have a solution."

"What's the solution?"

"Xiaoyue, that day the eldest brother looked at the yellow calendar, and June 29 is also an auspicious day. Tomorrow is June 29th, and we will get married tomorrow! Zhou Yu said firmly.

"Ming...... Tomorrow? Why are you in such a hurry......" Feng Yue said half surprised, half shy.

"Satsuki, are you willing to marry me?" Zhou Yu didn't expect that one day he would have no flowers, no rings, or formally propose to a girl in bed......

"I'm willing to ......," Feng Yue replied shyly, and then asked, "But why does it have to be tomorrow?" Isn't that too hasty? ”

"Because the Great Wen Law also stipulates that those who bully and forcibly occupy other people's wives and concubines shall be imprisoned for three years and fined two hundred taels of silver." Zhou Yu explained: "As long as the two of us get married, it won't be so easy for him to beat you again." After I get married, I have my own way to get the IOU back. ”

"Well, I believe you!" Feng Yue said seriously.

"Then let's not go out of the stall tomorrow, talk to the eldest brother, and prepare for our marriage."

"Hmmm......"

In the darkness, Feng Yue's face was still red, and her clear eyes were full of anticipation......