Chapter 6 Who are you?
Baolai Village is so small that just as Su Luo made up her mind not to admit her mistake, she arrived at Zhou Chongwen's home.
After unlocking the door, he saw a very shabby yard and the house was not much better than Su Luo's. But he could see that Zhou Si was a man who knew how to enjoy spiritual life. The yard was very clean and some plants were planted at different heights. Although it was not the flowering season, they were still well protected and neatly trimmed.
Su Luo disagreed. She believed that if a person's character was not noble, no matter how many external decorations he had, it would be useless. If he had a strong will, he could make himself live a more comfortable life instead of flirting with other women and pretending to be a bourgeois.
To put it bluntly, some things are for others to see, just like some people who only listen to English songs when they open their mouths to read Shakespeare, and put a few books on their bookshelf whose titles they don't even understand, to show that they are strong inside. This trick can easily deceive some dreamy girls who have visions for the future, and can also deceive lonely and empty mature women. Fortunately, Su Luo is neither of them. She had a particularly long rebellious period since she was a child. Even before she came back here, she had always been rebellious, spiritually rebellious, and suspicious of everything.
So this trick did not fool her, and she also refused to believe that Zhou Chongwen had anything spiritual in him, because the established impression was not good. In her mind, Zhou Chongwen was already connected to an animal like a duck.
Zhou Chongwen and Su Yi should have a very good relationship, because as soon as he entered the yard, he handed the fish in his hand to Su Yi, and Su Yi was willing to become a captive of fish meat and happily ran to the kitchen to cook it. Because of this, Su Luo hesitated for a moment, wondering whether he should delay the time and wait until he finished eating the fish before collecting the debt.
During this period of hesitation, Zhou Chongwen had already put down the things and the string of money in his hands, walked through the main room and into the bedroom, and soon came out with a box.
The box was quite large, and Su Luo maliciously guessed that the former Su Luo had a lot of needs, as she had collected a whole box of receipts alone. She never thought that if this was true, it was also this body that had something to do with Zhou Chongwen, and she would have to bear the consequences of losing face, money, and virginity.
Zhou Chongwen naturally didn't know that Su Luo was ready to go back on her word. He opened the box, took out a booklet from the top, and opened it. Every item was clearly organized.
Su Luo only took a general look from a distance. It was nothing more than some money collected on a certain date, without any fingerprints or signatures. This made it easier to deal with. An unsigned bill could not prove any specific transaction, but it could prove how much money Zhou Si had received from her.
Su Luo took a deep breath, intending to take the initiative, but Zhou Chongwen spoke first: "In the past three years, you have paid me a total of 2,512 coins."
The standard anchor's voice made Su Luo lose his mind for a while, and even the prelude of the news broadcast rang in his mind. This guy has a bad character and his voice is not to be underestimated. If he goes to CCTV, he will be the second Luo Jing.
At that moment, Su Luo was too embarrassed to express his true intentions because of the other party's voice advantage. Later, he came to his senses and cursed himself for being so obsessed with his voice. To express his disgrace, Su Luo almost roared from his throat , "Two thousand five hundred and twelve, pay it back, now!"
A hint of doubt flashed across Zhou Chongwen's handsome face, but it was obvious that he had no intention of making excuses or denying his debt. He said "OK", which almost dislocated Su Luo's jaw.
Su Luo scratched his chin and glanced at the copper coins on the table. Five taels meant five thousand coins. It seemed that this guy had just used these five taels to propose marriage. When he thought that more than half of these five taels came from the former supply of Su Luo, Su Luo became furious. He pointed at the money on the table and said generously, "It's too troublesome to count now. I'll take back three taels first. I'll ask Xiao Yi to send the rest back to you in the evening."
Zhou Chongwen's hand was on the box at that time. The box was divided into two parts, upper and lower, separated by a board in the middle. It seemed that he was about to pick up the partition. After hearing what Su Luo said, he stopped moving his hand, looked at Su Luo for a long time, and frowned slightly. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Su Yi calling him outside, so he closed the box again, nodded at Su Luo, and turned to go out.
Su Luo bit her lower lip and smiled, it was a smile of conspiracy. Now that the money was in her hands, it would not be so easy to get her to hand it over. Although it was not much, she only got a few hundred copper coins from Zhou Si, but it could be regarded as the first pot of gold Su Luo had made since coming to the ancient times. It was a good start.
Zhou Chongwen had been gone for a long time and no one knew why. Su Luo was not very quiet by nature. She walked around the house and found that it was even simpler than her own. Except for a table and a chair in the corner that looked like they were worth some money, the house was simply bare.
It seems that being a gigolo is not easy, especially for a gigolo who cannot rely on a rich woman and can only rely on an old girl. In order to prevent Zhou Chongwen from changing his mind when he comes back, Su Luo divided the copper coins on the table in advance and placed three strings in front of him, so that he could carry them away at any time.
Finally, his eyes fell on the box. It seemed that there was something under the interlayer. While blaming himself for not respecting other people's privacy, Su Luo opened the box and took away the interlayer. He couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
The lower layer was filled with copper coins, which were tied together into small strings with thin wires instead of being strung together. I counted them and found there were twenty-five strings in total, plus some scattered copper coins.
Su Luo suddenly had a premonition. She took out the scattered copper coins and arranged them one by one, exactly twelve, no more, no less.
Two thousand five hundred and twelve. This money was what Su Luo gave to Zhou Chongwen.
Su Luo's preconceived impression of Zhou Chongwen loosened a little. He could take all his money to the Xie family to propose marriage. With these, his total property would reach seven and a half hundred dollars. If he bargained for the price, maybe the marriage would be successful.
But he left the money at home and only took five hundred dollars to propose marriage. Why?
Su Luo was a skeptic and she could not accept anything that was too complete, so she thought that Zhou Chongwen's failure to take all the money might have been a momentary mistake or a problem with his overall strategy, and nothing else.
Pick up the account book again and take a look. Modern people can more or less recognize some traditional Chinese characters, so Su Luo has no reading difficulties. It is just a simple account book with dates and income. The beautiful font makes Su Luo want to collect this account book. The calligraphy of the Ming Dynasty should be worth some money after 400 years. If there is a chance to get a batch of porcelain, it will be even more beautiful. After thinking about it, she sighed again. Even if she was given 1,800 porcelain bowls now, she could only sell them for the price of a bowl. The bowls of the Ming Dynasty will only be valuable after hundreds of years.
Just as he was sighing, Zhou Chongwen came in from outside, looking at Su Luo with suspicion . Su Luo felt that this guy might go back on his word, so he picked up the copper coins and walked out without saying a word, pretending to be a good boy as he walked, "It's just two small fish, we won't eat them here."
Zhou Chongwen stopped Su Luo before she stepped out of the door, "Who are you?"
