Exile with Storage Space: Family Fortunes in the Barren Lands-Chapter 612 - 570 Visitors (2)

Old Mrs. Pei is way too good to him.

When She was a Commandery Princess, she didn’t have that much money. How could Pei Shenyan, an illegitimate son of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, have so much money?

It’s really surprising.

"My mother left me the money," said Pei Shenyan.

Li Yuwen recalled the rumors about Pei Shenyan among the Beijing people.

It was said that Pei Shenyan’s mother was just a singer, and it was due to Prime Minister Pei’s drunkenness that the singer became pregnant with Pei Shenyan.

Not long after the singer gave birth to Pei Shenyan, she died of illness.

A singer from a lowly background, who did not have the favor of Prime Minister Pei, how could she have so much silver?

"I remember...that our mother did not have Prime Minister Pei’s favor, so how could she have so much silver?" Li Yuwen asked curiously.

Our mother?

Pei Shenyan looked at Li Yuwen, his expression becoming gentler.

"I don’t know either, that’s what Old Mrs. Pei said. She gave it to me, and I kept it. My silver is also your silver, Yu Wen, you don’t have to do needlework, it’s very tiring." He reached over and held Li Yuwen’s hand.

Because of doing needlework all day, Li Yuzhu’s fingers had become rough.

Li Yuwen did not pull her hand back, letting him hold it. She raised her eyebrows, "That’s not possible, it’s my hobby."

She had little dowry, and if she relied entirely on Pei Shenyan for support, she would lose face.

Seeing her insistence, Pei Shenyan didn’t try to persuade her anymore.

He knew she cared about her dignity. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"That’s fine too, but don’t overexert yourself, we don’t lack money." Pei Shenyan said gently.

Li Yuwen lifted the corners of her lips, "Got it!"

They exchanged smiles.

Mentioning Pei Shenyan’s mother had sparked Li Yuwen’s curiosity. She knew nothing about the legendary beauty of a singer. The people in the Capital only said Pei Shenyan’s mother was beautiful, her singing was beautiful, and there wasn’t even a name in the tales. She then asked, "By the way, what was your mother’s name? Where was she from?"

Pei Shenyan’s mother was a taboo in the Pei Mansion, not to be mentioned, and Pei Shenyan knew nothing about her. Everything about his mother was told to him by Old Mrs. Pei when he returned to the Capital last year.

"She was called Mo Jiu. Mo as in Jasmine, they say in the teaching house she was ranked ninth by age, so everyone called her Mo Jiu. I don’t really know where she was from, and neither did Old Mrs. Pei," Pei Shenyan said with a bitter smile.

"Mo Jiu..." Li Yuwen murmured the name, and when she looked up, seeing Pei Shenyan deep in thought, she squeezed his hand, "If there’s a chance in the future to go to the Capital, take me to pay my respects to her."

Returning to the Capital was a distant topic, but having the thought made Pei Shenyan happy.

"Alright," Pei Shenyan smiled.

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To prevent something similar to what happened to the Wei Family.

After taking over Pei Shenyan’s account books, Li Yuwen began examining the tenant farmers’ lands, household by household.

She even rode a carriage, taking Pei Ji and Pei Fusheng to personally inspect the fields.

When Li Yuwen faced the village’s shrew, she dared to slap them herself. When faced with sharp-tongued people, she could retort back fiercely without losing, never suffering losses herself.

Among the dozen tenant farmers, there were honest and poor families, and Li Yuwen reduced some of their rents. There were those who were sly and underreported, and Li Yuwen angrily investigated those thoroughly.

Pei Shenyan was inherently kind, always taking others’ words at face value when managing property matters since he wasn’t short of money and always had an easy-going attitude.

But this allowed some crafty people to exploit loopholes.

They rented fertile land but claimed it was wasteland, and the rent for wasteland was only half.

Once Li Yuwen discovered this, everything was corrected.

This caused Pei Ji to view Li Yuwen with newfound respect.

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Five days later, at the agreed time, Li Yuzhu and Mu Yuanxiu went to the Yang Family to visit Yang Runsen again.

Yang Runsen was already fully recovered.

He told Li Yuzhu that the previous day, he had secretly met with Wei San, and Wei San had also recovered.

"Li San Niang, did you bring the medicine?" Yang Runsen patted his chest, "I’m fully recovered."

Li Yuzhu said, "I brought the pills, but after taking them, you’ll sleep for twelve hours. However, can you ensure you’ll be put in a coffin during that time?"

Li Yuzhu reminded Yang Runsen.

Yang Runsen said, "I have a clan elder who’s very good to me. He has no sons or grandsons, only daughters and grandsons, and he’s always treated me like a grandson. I shared my plan with him, and he said he’d help me."

Having someone to help was the best.

As long as Yang Runsen escaped, Wei San could escape too.

Li Yuzhu said, "Alright, I’ll give you the pills."

She handed a small bottle to Yang Runsen and explained how to use it.