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Moreover, it was time to end Lu Jinfeng's life. No matter if the people chasing them were from the North King Palace, if they wanted to frame the North King Palace, they could find out some clues no matter what.

"If you are determined, I will not stop you." Shangguan Bai looked at her steadily, his gaze understanding, understanding, and supportive, "How do you want me to help you by coming to find me?"

"We don't need your help. Just arrange for a carriage and some food and clothing for us." Chen Mu Mu Mu Mu looked outside at the sky and said helplessly, "From here to the capital, it will probably take a few days. It'll be hard for us to walk there." And in such an awkward situation, we can't go out and pack our luggage. "

Basically, all their belongings were in that big burning house. Not to mention their luggage, they didn't even bring some important items. With their hands empty, it was impossible for them to walk to the capital.

It wasn't just a matter of walking and starving. There was also a factor, and who knew what those people who tried to kill them were thinking. If they found out that they weren't dead yet and they hadn't gone far, then there would be nothing left for them.

Now that she had had enough of a passive situation, she had to quickly head to the capital to seize the initiative.

"No problem." Shangguan Bai agreed readily, "I'll ask Rong Ba to get some clothes and dried food for us later. You guys bring them along to eat."

Pausing for a moment, he stood up and said, "Wait for me here."

"What's wrong?" Chen Mu Mu Mu looked at him in astonishment.

Shangguan Bai did not say anything as he hurried out of the hall.

Chen Mu Mu was sipping hot tea out of boredom, thinking about Shangguan Bai's attitude and feeling a little uncertain in his heart.

Shangguan Bai returned soon after, holding a brocade box in his hands. He sat down and passed the brocade box to her: "Take this, it will be used."

Chen Mu Mu Mu opened it to take a look, and it was actually a thick stack of silver notes.

She grabbed the stack of banknotes and counted them. They were all banknotes worth one hundred taels of silver, a total of fifty banknotes worth five thousand taels of silver.

Chen Mu Mu was stunned: "Shangguan Bai, what do you mean by this?"

"Your house has just been burnt down. Right now, you should not have any money on you. Going to the capital would require money everywhere." Shangguan Bai said.

He was a very careful and good man.

A few traces of a smile appeared in Chen Mu Mu Mu's eyes. Usually, hardships were the best at seeing true emotions, and their group of people had fallen into despair. Not only did Shangguan Bai not mind, he even sent them a banknotes to settle down.

However, although he had good intentions, she was unable to accept it.

Chen Mu pushed the box back, and under Shangguan Bai's surprised gaze, he smiled and said: "Thank you for your good intentions, but it's best if you take the money back."

Helplessness was written all over Shangguan Bai's face. "Don't tell me you're also as particular as those pedantic scholars who don't accept service without merit, that you're without money and luggage right now, what do you plan to do in the future? If we were to spend a lot of time on the road and earn money while walking, it could lead to unnecessary troubles. "

"I'm not pedantic, and I'm not particular." Chen Mu Mu drew out 800 taels of silver in banknotes from his robes. "If it's banknotes instead, I have my own."

Shangguan Bai's face twitched, "The fire was so big last night, you guys escaped, do you remember to bring your banknotes?"

If he didn't guess wrongly, this money should be all that she had in her business during this period.

"Don't look at me with such a strange expression. You guessed right. I have been carrying this money on my body the entire time." Greed for money was not something shameful. In any case, she wasn't greedy for other people's possessions or her own possessions, so of course she would be the one to make the decision. Not to mention keeping her banknotes in her clothes to sleep, even if she used them as firewood, no one would have the right to question her.

"Lady Chen is indeed not an ordinary person." Shangguan Bai sighed, but didn't despise her. "Although I was a bit too careful, I left a way out for myself."

Therefore, she must have always had a way out for him.

"Luckily, there was a way out." Chen Mu Mu Mu wasn't ashamed, but instead felt proud. "Otherwise, I would have to go to the streets and beg for food."

Of course, he wouldn't beg, he was just here to beg Shangguan Bai.

According to Shangguan Bai's character, he would help her. But if she had nothing to ask for help, then she would be too low class.

She never liked to look up.

With a card in hand, he would have more confidence.

It was very difficult to provide coal in the middle of the snow, but there were plenty of people who were willing to add flowers to the icing on the cake.

He pushed the box towards Shangguan Bai again and said, "You saw it too, I really do have silver. I appreciate your kindness, but you should keep this money. I can't thank you enough for helping me buy daily necessities and resolve our worries."

"Worry?" Shangguan Bai looked thoughtfully at Chen Mu Mu Mu, "You mean …"

Chen Mu nodded his head, "I wonder if this matter will make things difficult for our Master Shangguan?"

"This matter is not difficult. I will give you an explanation from the government and Xingyu Village. It will not miss your destination." Shangguan Bai said, then pushed the box to her, "I won't be going to the capital for now, but you're a partner of my Shangguan family. Since you're going to the capital, you should help me manage the business there. These silver bills can be considered as your rewards, as well as the expenses incurred. "

"No matter how hard it is, I won't be able to get that much silver." Chen Mu Mu shook his head, "I'm not willing to take advantage of you."

"You didn't take advantage." Shangguan Bai smiled, "Have you forgotten that what you're cooperating with me is not just the food business? That sign for Feather Workshop is gradually being spread out, and it earned you a lot of money. Originally, I was supposed to pay you at the end of the month, but since you need it, I'll pay you in advance. Of these two thousand silver taels, you get your share of the profits from the design. "The remaining three thousand silver taels will be used to pay for the trip to the capital."

Such words were naturally what Chen Mu Mu Mu liked to hear. No matter how good a relationship a blood brother has, once he had a rotten debt, it would cause a huge ruckus. Thus, she didn't want the money to pay for a rotten debt, but she would definitely take it.

As Shangguan Bai had said, the capital was, after all, the capital, and the people who came and went there were all reputable figures, their prices couldn't compare to their Linzhou, and they had to spend money everywhere. Her eight hundred taels of silver was more than enough to take care of in this small place.

Pushing the money out of her hands wasn't something she was willing to do. Moreover, this money was something she should have. Why wouldn't she want it?

Besides, she was in urgent need of money right now, so there was no need to be polite when following Shangguan Bai.

"Since you said so, I'll accept this money." Chen Mu took the box and said with a smile, "But the thing I'm most afraid of is bad debts. Although you seem to have a lot of money, but you have to clearly write down how you spend it. Otherwise, if someone comes knocking on my door and says I'm corrupt, I won't be able to explain myself."

Shangguan Bai smiled lightly, "Girl, you're just a little overconfident. This is not the first time you've come into contact with me, why would I come looking for you to calculate this little bit of money?"

In the eyes of the rich, five thousand silver was nothing … That's nothing...

The corner of Chen Mu's eyebrows twitched, and said: "No matter what, it's always good to clear up the debt, and reduce the conflict, so that we can better develop in the long term. "Sometimes, a person's memory is bad, and the words written in black and white are often more reliable than words."

To put it bluntly, she did not trust him.

But it didn't matter. Having been in business for so long, it was good for both of them to have a clear account. Since she insisted, he agreed.

"As you say."

He turned around and said to Rong Ba: "Go and bring the Four Treasures from the study over."

Pausing for a moment, he asked Chen Mu Mu, "The clothes and style contract you signed with me should have been burnt in the fire, right?"

Chen Mu Mu's face reddened as he nodded his head, "It's burning."

She was not an immortal, she could care about anything. It was an accident that an assassin came to visit and there was a fire. It was already good enough that she could keep her banknotes in advance and not starve to death on the streets.

With her small physique, she only had a single bamboo pole. How many items could she hide?

At that time, she had also just woken up, okay?

Seeing her so embarrassed, Shangguan Bai smiled, but he did not mock her, he only said to Rong Ba: "Go and bring my contract with you."

"Yes." Rong Ba accepted the order.

Chen Mu Mu Mu looked at him with a complicated expression on his face. "What do you mean by that?"

"I'll give you a new contract." Shangguan Bai smiled. "You don't have much of a sense of security, you keep the contract in your hands, so you don't have to be on tenterhooks or you'll have a better development one day and abandon us Shangguan family."

She spoke so exaggeratedly. How could she possibly be such an ungrateful person?

However, it was good to have a new contract. As a person who was afraid of being tricked, she was more willing to believe in a contract that was written in black and white.

This was because people were fickle. The promise they made today might not count tomorrow, but the contract was a dead one. She could not let go of the black and white paper in her lifetime. Furthermore, she had the approval of the government. If the other party defaulted, she could take back her rights and interests.

But... He clearly had the initiative.

Chen Mu's eyes flashed, his mouth opened, but no one knew what he said. Facing Shangguan Bai's gentle gaze, an impulse suddenly welled up in his heart. She stared at him, moved, and said, "Shangguan Bai, you are a very good partner. For your actions today, if you are willing, I am willing to cooperate with you for the rest of my life."

Between people, the most important thing was integrity. Although black and white could restrain people, when black and white could no longer exist, the untrustworthy person would deny the promise they made before.

There was no contract, and Shangguan Bai's cooperation with her could be terminated at any time. According to his family background, if she wanted to break the agreement, she could only cry because she couldn't get anything out of it, much less give her five thousand taels of silver.

The heavens would eventually favor someone who valued love and righteousness, someone who kept their promises. As for her, she was willing to cooperate with him for the rest of her life.