Three months later, when Monet had almost forgotten about the "treasure of the village of Hochson", Casey suddenly reported to him that morning: "Sir, a Monsieur Rouse, who claims to have come from England to visit you, is waiting for you in the parlor!" (I have to speed up the schedule a little, otherwise I don't know when I will have to write about World War II...... ）

Although Monet didn't know who this Rouse was, since he had come to visit, he still had to see him out of politeness, so he went downstairs to the parlor.

To his surprise, as soon as he saw him, this Mr. Rouse stood up and bowed and made a big salute, which shocked Monet and hurriedly helped him up: "Mr. Rouse, you, what are you doing?" ”

"Monsieur Monet, I have come from England to thank you!" Rouse replied with a grateful face.

Monet, on the other hand, didn't react, and asked a little angrily, "Thank me?" But I don't even know you, let alone do anything worthy of your gratitude to me! ”

"Mr. Monet, do you remember the Hoxon Village Treasure incident a few months ago?" Rouse reminded.

At this time, Monet finally remembered it, and suddenly realized: "Oh! I see, you're the lucky Mr. Rouse, aren't you? ”

Rouse nodded and replied, "That's right, it's me, although I do have a little bit of good luck, but if it weren't for your prediction and information from Mr. Monet, I really wouldn't have dreamed that there were so many treasures buried in my yard!" So I have to come and thank you in person! ”

To be honest, Monet didn't expect that this Mr. Rouse would come all the way to thank him for this, so he replied with some emotion: "Mr. Rouse, you are so polite, in fact, I am doing this with my hands!" ”

Rouse shook his head and said, "It may be just a gesture for you, but for me and our family, you are tantamount to changing the fate of me, my son and even my grandson, and we will not be able to use this wealth for three lifetimes!" ”

Monet said in his heart that it depends on how your son spends it, if you can't keep it, maybe you will spend it for a lifetime......

Just as Monet was thinking nonsense, Rouse said: "So in order to express our family's gratitude to you, I have decided to give you one-fifth of this income, please be sure to accept it!" As he spoke, Rouse handed over a check with both hands!

Seriously, Rouse's move Monet really never expected, because there are many examples in this world where even his own brothers can turn against each other because of a windfall, and few people who can take it out to thank have heard of it.

Especially when Monet saw that the figure on the check was actually 100,000 pounds, he repeatedly refused: "This, this is not good, this is absolutely not good, this money is too much, I can't afford it!" ”

In fact, the reason why Monet refused, on the one hand, was because he really felt that this thank you gift was too much, and secondly, because he received it a little weakly, because this news was actually not sent by him at all, but to the family in order to rectify himself, but he didn't expect to be a blessing in disguise, and I don't know if the opponent would be so angry that he vomited blood after hearing about it, or he wrote about it in the newspaper? But after thinking about it, I think it's better to forget it, I don't know what the opponent will be like when the time comes, and it will be troublesome to attract real thieves and robbers......

And Rouse insisted: "Monsieur Monet, this is what you deserve, as I said before, without you, I would not have found this treasure at all, so please be sure to accept it!" ”

After several refusals, Monet saw that Rouse was extremely persistent, so he had no choice but to accept it, and then invited Rouse to play in New York for a few days, and agreed that when he returned to England to visit relatives, he would definitely go to London to reunite with Rouse. That's right, after making a fortune, Rouse moved his family to London, in fact, this is also a helpless move, otherwise if he stays in Hochson Village, he may be "borrowed" by the villagers...... (Refer to Brother Coat!) ）

After sending Rolls away, it happened that Madeleine came to him, so Monet sighed to her: "There are actually good people in this world!" ”

"It's a pity that there are too few good people!"

After chatting a few words, Monet suddenly asked, "By the way, what has Rick been doing lately?" I don't think I saw him much in a long time! ”

Hearing Monet ask this question, Madeleine pursed her lips and smiled, and replied mysteriously: "He, he's been with a beautiful woman recently, how can he have time to come to you!" ”

"Oh! I mean, it's no wonder! By the way, whose lady is it? Monet asked curiously.

Madeleine hesitated for a moment, then replied, "This is not Mademoiselle, she must be called Madame!" ”

"Huh?! ......"Although mistress culture in the United States is not as popular and widespread as in Britain and France, it is not uncommon in high society!" And Monet himself is a bit of a wife control, but he has never chased a married woman, so it doesn't seem appropriate for Rick to do this!

At this time, Madeleine said: "Actually, this lady is quite famous, and I estimate that she should be divorced in two years!" ”

"Who the hell is that?" Monet asked.

"Duchess Marburo!" Madeleine replied in a deep voice.

Seeing that Monet didn't seem to react for a while, Madeleine changed her statement: "It's Constance - Vanderbilt!" ”

"Oh my God! Is it her? Monet couldn't help but exclaim.

In fact, it is no wonder that Monet was surprised to look like this, because the identity and background of this duchess are too famous and emotional!

The Vanderbilt family, who started by shipping and railroads, were one of the wealthiest families in the United States at the time, and it is said that their family's assets were equivalent to half of the national treasury! If nothing else, the summer house in Newport Rhodes was built directly according to the replica of the Palace of Versailles......

And this Constance was definitely the most beautiful and talented woman in the Vanderbilt family at that time, it is said that she had received acceptance letters from Harvard and Cambridge, but according to the family's idea of exchanging wealth for wealth, she was still forced to marry Duke IX of Marburo in England! (Churchill's cousin, Blenheim House, Britain's largest castle, was his home.) ）

PS: The prototype of the mistress of "Downton Abbey", Cara - Lady Crowley, is Constance - Vanderbilt, and the prototype of Downton Abbey is Blenheim Palace, except that Constance is not as lucky as Ms. Crowley!

In addition, thank you for the support of the book friend "Donghuang Zhong A"!