Thief Emperor

Chapter 241 Regret and Perfection

Zhuo Guangrui was born into a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. His family was originally connected with the salt road and was very well off.

When Li Yun was under Su Jing's command, he took tens of thousands of strings of cash from the county magistrate Zhuo, and this money became Li's start-up capital in Yuezhou.

It is worth mentioning that even though Li Yun spent so much in Yuezhou, the 50,000 strings of cash given to him by County Magistrate Zhuo have not been spent until now, which shows how generous County Magistrate Zhuo was at the time.

Now, the gift list sent by Zhuo Guangrui can be said to be the most expensive gift among all the people. Although the specific price cannot be seen at a glance, its value is definitely more than ten thousand strings of cash.

All the gifts from other people combined might not be as valuable as his gift alone.

Master Xue was stunned for a long time when he took the gift list, then he smiled bitterly and said, "Same county magistrate, same county magistrate..."

When Xue Yun'er was kidnapped and taken to the mountain by Li Yun, the brigade commander of Xuanzhou asked Xue Song for five thousand strings of cash, but Master Xue simply couldn't afford it. In comparison, the gift from this magistrate Zhuo was worth several thousand strings of cash!
What a huge gap!

Seeing this, Xue Shou also took the gift list and took a look at it. He was also stunned. After a long while, he handed the gift list to Xue Yun'er and said with a wry smile: "Little sister, as soon as you get married, your family business will surpass our entire Xue family."

Xue Yun'er took it and read it. She was also shocked. She was stunned for a long time before she asked, "Dad, how could someone give such an expensive gift? This is too weird."

"And a county magistrate..."

Xue Song narrowed his eyes and said nothing. Xue Shou at the side said, "Most likely he has a wealthy family. If he looted it, even if he could loot so much, he wouldn't be so generous."

"Ah."

Mr. Xue said silently: "It's true that the county magistrate has plundered so much money in one term. He doesn't dare to give gifts so openly. It seems that the boy is doing very well in Yuezhou."

He thought for a moment and continued, "Now, no matter how much we discuss it, it's useless. He will definitely come back to Qingyang in the next few days. When the time comes, I will just ask him."

As he spoke, he looked at Xue Yun'er and said with a smile, "Just now, Chen Da came over and said that Li Zhao bought a house in Qingyang as your wedding house. Do you want to go and see where it is?"

Xue Yun'er blushed and lowered her head, "I won't be staying in Qingyang forever, so I won't go to see it."

After she married Li Yun, she would probably go to Yuezhou with Li Yun. After all, newlyweds couldn't be separated right after getting married.

Xue Song hummed, looked outside, and said silently: "I don't know when that kid will come back to Qingyang."

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The next afternoon, Li Yun, Li Zheng and his party finally hurried back to Qingyang.

After arriving in Qingyang, he did not go to the county government office to meet the Xue family first, but went to take a look at the house that Chen Dabang had bought.

Li Yun gave Chen Da a budget of one thousand strings of cash, and this house cost eight hundred strings of cash.

If this money was used in the capital, Luoyang, or other big cities like Jiangning, even if one could buy a house, it would not be very big. However, in a county town like Qingyang, it can be considered a luxury house, and it is very close to the county government office.

Li Yun and Li Zheng walked around the house. Li Zheng was quite envious and said with a smile, "With such a big house, everyone in our old village can move in and live in it."

They were all from Qingyang, and naturally they felt a little envious when they saw Li Yun buying "property" in Qingyang.

Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and said with a smile: "Then when I get married, I'll give you this house. Anyway, I won't come back to live here, maybe I can find you a wife."

"correct."

Li Yun suddenly remembered and asked, "Last time I heard you say that you have a girl you like in Qingyang. Which family is she from? When I finish my business, I will go to your house to propose marriage to you."

Li Zheng scratched his head, his mood became depressed, and shook his head: "She...she..."

"We had already promised it to someone before we went to Yuezhou."

Li Zheng seemed a little embarrassed, lowered his head and said, "Let's not mention it."

Li Yun looked at him and frowned, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"At that time, I was still a yamen runner in Qingyang, and I was embarrassed to say it, and, and..."

Li Zheng blushed slightly and lowered his head and said, "Actually, I just said a few words to him. It was one-sided..."

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Which family is this girl from? Tell me about it?"

Li Zheng hesitated and refused to speak. After being asked several times by Li Yun, he took a deep breath and said, "Second brother, I told you, you can't go looking for trouble with others, and you can't bring people to rob..."

"Look what you said."

Li Yun rolled his eyes at him and said, "Am I the kind of person who would steal a bride?"

Li Zheng looked at Li Yun quietly without saying anything.

Li responded and said with a wry smile, "I was young and ignorant back then, and I wouldn't do that kind of thing now, so just tell me what you think."

"The daughter of the Huifulou family east of the county government office." Li Yun thought about it and suddenly remembered, and said, "Is it the one we often go to for dinner?"

When they were working as yamen runners in Qingyang, they often went to Huifulou for meals. Later, when Li Yun came back to treat them to a meal, it was also at Huifulou. He vaguely remembered that there was indeed a girl in Huifulou who was good-looking and efficient, and who helped her parents run the business.

"Ah."

Li Zheng lowered his head and said silently: "By now, she is probably married."

"It's enough for Second Brother to know this, but don't tell anyone else, lest you ruin their reputation."

Li Yun thought about it and reached out to pat Li Zheng on the shoulder, respecting the opinion of the person involved.

"Since you said so, I won't ask any more questions. You should be more open-minded. I will find you a wife from a wealthy family in the future."

Li Zheng chuckled and said, "I'll be satisfied if I can find someone who's more sensible."

Mr. Li stretched and said, "We will find it eventually."

"You stay here with Chen Da and the others. I'm going to go to the county government office and meet with the people there."

Li Zheng nodded quickly: "Just go."

Li Yun then walked out of his unfamiliar house. When he was walking towards the government office, he happened to pass by Huifulou and took a look inside, but he did not see the shop owner's daughter who used to help out with the business.

Maybe...she is really married?

Li Yun was lost in thought for a while, then looked up at the sign of Huifulou, feeling a little emotional.

If my brother becomes successful in the future and returns to Qingyang to see the daughter of this family again, I wonder what the situation will be like.

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In the Qingyang County Government Office, Li Yun smiled and saluted towards Mr. Xue.

"Father-in-law, I haven't seen you for a long time."

Xue Song stood up from his chair and looked his son-in-law up and down. After a long while, he groaned, "The wedding is in two days. You are finally willing to come back to Qingyang."

"Why? Is there so much going on in Yuezhou for you, a Sima, to take care of?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "There isn't much to do in Yuezhou, but I went to another place to work for two days. I didn't delay anything and came back two days ahead of schedule."

"Father-in-law, why are you so angry?"

Mr. Xue was silent for a while, then pointed to the thick gift list on his desk and said in a muffled voice, "Why do you have to send the gift to my county government office?"

"Do you want to show off in front of me?"

Li Yun really didn't know about this. He was a little surprised. After flipping through the pages, he smiled and said, "They are all friends I met in Jiangdong. It doesn't matter where we send the gifts. If we send them to the county government, my father-in-law will be proud of it."

Xue Song took a deep breath and said, "The gift sent by Zhuo Guangrui, the magistrate of Shan County, is more than enough for me to earn several decades of salary. These friends you know are really good friends."

Li Yun searched for a while before finding Zhuo Guangrui's gift list. After reading it, he was also a little surprised.

This move by Zhuo Guangrui is no longer a gift, it is clearly an attempt to join forces with Mr. Li!

After stroking his chin and thinking for a while, Li Yun explained, "This County Magistrate Zhuo's family used to be officials on the salt road, and now they are also doing business as salt merchants, so they are a bit generous."

"What about the others?"

Mr. Xue asked, "The inspector of Jiangnan East Road actually...actually sent a gift."

“This is not surprising.”

Li Yun curled his lips and said in a muffled voice: "That guy owes my boss a favor, so whatever he sends over is what he should do."

This time, the Wuzhou Rebellion was almost entirely caused by Li Yun alone, and Zheng Libai took advantage of the situation.

Naturally, he had to give Li Yun some face.

The father-in-law and son-in-law talked for a long time before Master Xue reached out and patted Li Zhao on the shoulder, saying silently: "Before the marriage, you and Yun'er can't see each other again, but you still have to have a family dinner with our family in the county government today."

"Many of my family members have come, including my grandchildren. You can take this opportunity to meet them and let them get to know each other..."

Having said that, Mr. Xue paused and looked at Li Yun.

"Your uncle."

(End of this chapter)