This scholar is a bit cruel

Chapter 175: Cold Moon Buries Flower Soul (Thanks to the leader "Heart Tribulation" for the reward!)

Three thousand per person is not expensive.

Luo Zijun was not polite to them, and would not give them anything for free just because they were pretty.

The poem had already been written, and the IOU had also been written.

The Jia family's money is used by the masters and coveted by the servants, so he can't make some money?
If you don’t make money, you won’t make anything.

Especially Lin Daiyu, the only daughter of a truly wealthy family.

She brought so much property into the Jia family, but it was all spent on building the Grand View Garden. She should be given a good chance to make money.

"By the way, Miss Lin is not three thousand."

Luo Zijun gave the IOU to Jia Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun first, and when he handed it to the fragile Lin Daiyu, he gave a reminder.

Lin Daiyu was slightly startled when she heard this and took the IOU.

Jia Tanchun, who was standing by, said with a smile, "Could it be that Master Luo has taken a fancy to my beautiful sister Lin, so he gave her a cheaper price?"

Shi Xiangyun finished reading her IOU, then came close to Lin Daiyu and said with a smile: "I'm so envious, Pinpin is favored everywhere."

Lin Daiyu's face suddenly flushed.

However, when she saw the amount on the IOU in her hand, she was stunned.

Shi Xiangyun was also stunned: "One... ten thousand taels?"

When Jia Tanchun heard this, she quickly leaned over to look at the IOU, her face full of surprise: "Master Luo, why is Daiyu's money so much more than ours?"

Luo Zijun said: "Miss Lin's fate is not easy to predict, so the fee will naturally be higher."

The Grand View Garden is still under construction, and this Lin Daiyu’s property should not have been spent yet, so we have to force her to take out some of it.

Thinking of this, he added: "If Miss Lin feels it is too expensive, you don't have to give up the poem. But I want to say a few more words. Miss Lin's fate doesn't look good. I think my prediction is relatively accurate, and I can calculate some things in the future."

Hearing this, Lin Daiyu said hurriedly, "I...I am willing to let Mr. Luo do the calculation. Ten thousand taels is ten thousand taels. I have it. I will ask Sister Tanchun to bring it to Mr. Luo tonight. And, I will also pay Sister Yingchun's fifteen thousand taels."

Luo Zijun: “…”

She is indeed a little rich woman!
It turns out that there is so much hidden private money!
It’s pitiful when you think about it.

The family property she brought with her during her lifetime was all squandered by the Jia family, and after her death, her private money was also squandered.

"Miss Lin, this time it's 10,000 taels. If I find out something else next time, I'll need to charge you more."

Luo Zijun decided to slaughter her a few more times until he squeezed her dry.

When Lin Daiyu heard this, she looked at him pitifully and said weakly, "I...that's all I have."

Luo Zijun said: "Let's talk about it later."

For such people, you can't be too hasty, just earn what you want today first.

"If you have no objection, please sign and put your fingerprints. Then, I can give you the poems."

Luo Zijun looked very businesslike.

Jia Tanchun took another look at the IOU in her hand, and without hesitation, she walked to the table and signed and put her fingerprints on it.

Shi Xiangyun also hurried over.

When Lin Daiyu was about to go over, her maid Xueyan hurriedly whispered, "Miss, is he deliberately trying to cheat us out of our money?"

Luo Zijun listened with a calm expression, but secretly said in his heart: You are smart.

But whoever cheats isn’t cheating, right?

Those beasts in human form in the Jia family can deceive them, but how can I, an honest scholar, not be deceived?

Lin Daiyu whispered, "Xueyan, don't talk nonsense, Mr. Luo is not a liar."

After saying that, she walked to the table and signed and put her fingerprints on it.

Luo Zijun took the IOUs from the three people, checked them carefully one by one, then picked up three pieces of rice paper from the table and handed them to the three people.

"Three poems, with three pictures attached. As for the meaning, the three girls need to go back and figure it out for themselves."

"Fortune-telling is against the will of heaven. I have already shortened my lifespan by doing this. If I make it clear, I am afraid I will die young."

Luo Zijun explained.

Jia Tanchun looked at the rice paper in her hand, on which was a simple picture.

The picture showed: two people flying a kite, a vast ocean, a large ship, and a woman in the ship, covering her face and crying.

Below it is a seven-character quatrain: "Talent is sharp and ambition is high, but I was born in the last days and my luck is declining. I shed tears while looking at the riverside on Qingming Festival, and the east wind a thousand miles away is just a distant dream."

On the rice paper in Shi Xiangyun's hand, there is also a picture and a poem.

The picture shows: a few flying clouds in the sky and a bay of flowing water on the ground.

The poem goes: "What is the use of wealth and honor? My parents left me when I was still in my cradle. In the blink of an eye, I see the setting sun, the Xiang River is flowing away, and the Chu clouds are flying away."

After reading her own, Jia Tanchun was a little confused, and after reading hers, she became even more confused.

After reading it, Shi Xiangyun was also confused.

Then the two of them walked over together and looked at the rice paper in Lin Daiyu's hand.

The painting of Lin Daiyu: two dead trees, with a jade belt hanging on the trees, and a pile of snow, with a golden hairpin under the snow.

There is also a poem below: "It is a pity that she is so virtuous, and it is pitiful that she is so talented. Her jade belt hangs in the forest, and her golden hairpin is buried in the snow."

Lin Daiyu frowned slightly, her eyes welling with tears. Even when she was thinking, she looked so charming and beautiful that I felt pity for her.

Then she looked at the rice paper in Jia Tanchun and Shi Xiangyun's hands.

Jia Yingchun also came over and looked.

The room fell silent.

After a while, Jia Tanchun said, "Mr. Luo, although I don't quite understand these poems and paintings, I feel like the endings are not very good. Will the fate of the three of us also be like that of my second sister?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Shi Xiangyun and Lin Daiyu both looked at the young man in front of them.

Luo Zijun was silent for a moment, then said, "Compared to Miss Lin and Miss Xiangyun, Miss Tanchun's fate should be much better."

Although Jia Tanchun was lonely, married and far away from her relatives, she avoided being implicated when the Jia family was raided, and her fate was much better than others.

Upon hearing this, Jia Tanchun remained silent and looked at the verdict in her hand again.

Shi Xiangyun suddenly asked, "Mr. Luo, why did you write two poems for Sister Yingchun, one of which is an acrostic poem, which directly stated that she could not marry into the Sun family. Don't the three of us have one?"

Luo Zijun said: "As I said before, not everyone has a clear destiny like Miss Yingchun."

Shi Xiangyun pouted her lips and said with some dissatisfaction, "Sister Tanchun and Pinpin's paintings have so much content, but mine only has a few wisps of clouds and a pool of water. I can't understand it at all."

Luo Zijun said: "Some things may not be understood at the time, but perhaps as time goes by, I will slowly understand them."

Shi Xiangyun said: "But I want to understand it now!"

Luo Zijun thought to himself: Then, add money!
But he said, "I'm sorry, I can't help you."

At this time, Lin Daiyu, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly spoke softly: "Mr. Luo, how old will I be when I die? This year? Or next year?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Tanchun and the others' faces changed.

Jia Tanchun said quickly: "Daiyu, what nonsense are you talking about? You are only a few years old, how could you die?"

Lin Daiyu didn't say anything, tears in her eyes, looking at the young man in front of her with a touching look. When Luo Zijun was hesitating, the weak and beautiful girl suddenly whispered: "I'll add more money, five thousand taels."

Luo Zijun: “…”

Lin Daiyu blushed slightly and said, "I...this is all I have."

Luo Zijun couldn't help but sigh and said, "Miss Lin's fate does not look good. Did Miss Lin like sweeping and burying flowers in the past?"

When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.

Jia Tanchun said: "Daiyu has always liked to sweep up the flowers on the road and bury them. There is a special flower grave there."

Luo Zijun nodded slightly, looked at the delicate and beautiful girl in front of him, and said: "Then I will give you another poem."

Lin Daiyu's eyes lit up and she held her breath.

Luo Zijun pondered for a moment and said, "A crane's shadow crosses the cold pond, and the cold moon buries the flower's soul. The fragrance fades but the person remains, and the tears stain the blood-red marks."

When several people heard it, they all recited it silently.

After Lin Daiyu finished reading, she was silent for a while and said, "Sure enough, my illness cannot be cured."

Luo Zijun comforted her: "If Miss Lin could be more open-minded, not be trapped by love, and not get angry and cry so often, perhaps this illness would be cured."

Lin Daiyu smiled sadly, looked at him deeply and said, "Mr. Luo, I feel like I have dreamed of this poem of yours before, and it seems familiar. So, I believe Mr. Luo's judgment, but I don't believe your words of comfort."

Then he laughed again and said, "Mr. Luo, are you saying that I am usually stingy and easily angry?"

Luo Zijun nodded honestly and said, "Yes."

Tanchun and the others nearby were almost crying, but when they saw this, they suddenly burst out laughing.

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said, "It turns out that Master Luo knows about our Pinpin's angry personality."

Lin Daiyu blushed and started laughing too.

Jia Tanchun looked out the window and saw that it was getting late. She was afraid that something was going on in the mansion, so she said quickly, "Master Luo, we won't bother you then."

After hearing this, several people were reluctant to leave.

Luo Zijun quickly reminded them: "Ladies, please don't forget the money you owe me."

"Pfft..."

As soon as these words were spoken, several people burst into laughter again.

"miser!"

Jia Tanchun said this with a smile, then said goodbye to her sisters and maids.

When she reached the door, Lin Daiyu hesitated for a moment, turned her head and said, "Mr. Luo, I always feel that you still have a lot to say. Let's come to see you tomorrow, okay?"

Shi Xiangyun turned around and joked, "Pinpin, we have something to do tomorrow, so come by yourself. Without us, you, the most talented woman in Lin'an, can have a good chat with the most talented man in Lin'an."

Lin Daiyu blushed immediately and reached out to pinch her.

Shi Xiangyun ran away with a giggle, circling around Jia Tanchun, saying, "Look, Pinpin is getting anxious. I hit the nail on the head."

Lin Daiyu continued to chase her shyly.

Jia Tanchun smiled and said, "Okay, okay, stop making trouble, it's time to go home."

At this time, Jia Yingchun suddenly said weakly to the young man in the room: "Mr. Luo, you also told me my fortune before, but you haven't asked me to write an IOU yet?"

Upon hearing this, several people immediately stopped playing.

Luo Zijun smiled slightly and said, "Miss Yingchun, you don't owe me money. On the contrary, I should give you money. If you didn't help me promote, how could I earn money from you sisters?"

When Jia Tanchun and the others heard this, they all started laughing again.

Shi Xiangyun smiled and said crisply: "Sister Yingchun's people will all belong to Mr. Luo from now on, so there is no need to give him money."

Jia Yingchun's face suddenly turned red.

At this time, Bai Qingtong came down from upstairs. Just hearing these words, her eyes twinkled and she said with a smile, "Tanchun, are you leaving so soon? Don't you want to stay for dinner?"

Jia Tanchun said, "No, we have something else to do, so we have to go back early."

She still had to go back and collect the money. Although Daiyu had a lot of money, she couldn't afford so much by herself.

"Then I'll give it to you."

Bai Qingtong smiled, glanced at Luo Zijun in the room, and said with a smile: "Sir, won't you come and see the girls off together?"

Luo Zijun was collecting the IOU, and said, "No, Miss San will deliver it."

Bai Qingtong looked at him again, smiled and walked out.

After all the girls and maids got on the boat, Luo Zijun came out of the room and looked at the lake. She thought to herself: It seems that there is still a lot of money to be made in the Jia Mansion. Let's start with these girls first, and then go to Jia Baoyu. That prodigal son can probably get more money. Oh, and there are also maids like Qingwen and Yuanyang. They should have some money too. Let's squeeze them all dry.

Oh, and there's Aunt Zhao!

That vicious woman, who resented Jia Baoyu and Wang Xifeng, had been trying to murder them, should be able to get some money out of them.

Of course, the most important one is Jia She.

The other party was responsible for the construction of the Grand View Garden and was also Wang Xifeng's father-in-law who was in charge of the money. There must be more money to be made from him.

There is also Jia Zhen, that lustful ghost.

I guess he knew about the pills given to Jia She and couldn't help himself.

The other party is the master of Ningguo Mansion and the patriarch of the entire Jia family. He is in charge of a lot of family property, so naturally he cannot be let go.

The more Luo Zijun thought about it, the more excited he became.

The money you make from writing books is not as fast as the money you make from fooling these people.

Anyway, most of the masters in the Jia family are beasts in human clothing, so he is not afraid of feeling guilty. At most, he can save a few poor girls in the Jia family to atone for his sins.

Just when I was getting excited, a sweet voice suddenly came from the stairs: "Brother Zijun!"

Luo Zijun was startled and turned to look.

A petite, beautiful girl in a white dress stood on the stairs with a happy look on her face.

Luo Zijun was surprised and asked, "Why are you here?"

Then something suddenly occurred to him: "Is the young lady on top?"

Baibai ran over happily, hugged his arm and said, "Well, the lady asked you to go up. Brother Zijun, did you buy the candy man for Baibai?"

Luo Zijun: “…”

"Next time, I will definitely buy it next time."

Baibai pouted her lips immediately, with a resentful look in her eyes.

"Pfft!"

At this moment, there was a sound of someone falling on the stairs. Then, a petite figure in a green dress rolled quickly and rolled down the stairs in a mess.

After stopping.

She immediately got up from the ground, then crossed her arms over her chest, holding the sword in her arms, with the sword body stuck in the high ravine on her chest. Her hair was disheveled, and she stood there motionless.

That pretty and tender face still maintained that kind of arrogant and cold expression.

(End of this chapter)