Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Chapter 318

Luo Yu touched the ring-shaped white jade dragon pendant in his palm. He remembered that he had said that this jade pendant would only be given to the princess he would marry in the future.

Zhu Jinyou saw that she was staring at the jade pendant. It was not that he did not have other things on him, but she really fell in love with the jade pendant at first sight. He was not very willing to show off the Miao silver hairpin.

Zhu Jinyou realized later that he had never given her anything that she liked, even though he had given her tens of thousands of taels of silver and a house, but those were all earned by her own ability.

"Miss Luo Yu, don't you like this jade pendant?"

Luo Yu blinked with a smile in his eyes. This gift was really a pain in the ass to receive.

"I can't say whether I like it or not. It always feels a little hot in my hand. Is this jade pendant particularly valuable?"

Zhu Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she didn't refuse.

"It's okay, this is the only one for now."

Luo Yu was shocked. It seemed that the previous estimate of several thousand taels had to be increased by two zeros?

No, she has to exchange it with something of equal value.

But what items on her now would be of equal value?

Bulletproof vests are good things, but they are too rare to be given away casually.

A few days ago, Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang got some coffee game consoles to kill time. These cannot be given away if they cannot be explained clearly.

By the way, the last time she operated the computer case to transfer her worldly belongings, she found a musical crystal ball that her parents bought for her when she was a child. Although it was not worth much, its weight in her heart should be comparable to this unique jade pendant, right?

Thinking of this, her brows relaxed.

"Zhu Jinyou, I'll also give you something of equal value. Come with me to get it!"

"Oh, if it's too expensive, you don't have to give it to me."

"It's the only one of its kind. You definitely don't have it."

Zhu Jinyou smiled happily, not because she insisted on giving him something precious, but he just found her more and more interesting. Logically speaking, she and Qin Bingrui had been making a living by "doing whatever it takes". Although they were not poor, it was hard to imagine how precious the items they carried with them were.

For the first time, he discovered the stubborn side of her character. She didn't want to owe others anything, so she would never let herself owe others anything. She had to take things with a clear conscience.

Zhu Jinyou was secretly delighted. Even if she gave him a drawing or a calligraphy that was full of typos, he would act very surprised and very fond of it. Although he didn't like any pretentious expressions, he had to make her feel that the exchange was worth it this time.

Qin Bingrui and Xia Liang returned to the circus, and Zhu Jinyou asked Luo Yu to go back to the house with him in a carriage to get something.

Song Si was driving the carriage and was very pleased to see that his master was so attentive.

Although Miss Luo Yu is more scheming and resourceful than normal women, she is a good girl. It's just that her identity is unclear. I wonder if it will be difficult for the master to be with her until the end?

Luo Yu looked left and right at the white jade dragon pendant in his hand and was very happy.

"Zhu Jinyou, this should be very expensive, right? Approximately how much is it worth in silver?"

Zhu Jinyou raised the corner of his mouth slightly: "I thought Miss Luo Yu didn't care about money."

"As the saying goes, people die for money and birds die for food. I've never enjoyed the luxury and excitement of the world before, so naturally I feel that this money is of no use."

"So what was your life like before?" Zhu Jinyou suddenly became curious about her past life.

"Well, how should I put it? Do you believe me when I say I've never seen money before I came out?"

Do you believe it or not?

Zhu Jinyou, who grew up in the royal family, never paid attention to money, as if these were as common as eating.

But he didn't know much about the lives of ordinary people.

"Well, you grew up in a remote place, so it's normal that you've never seen money."

When Luo Yu recalled his childhood, he suddenly became energetic and innocent.

"My parents passed away when I was five. I grew up with my master and learned a lot of interesting things from him. I didn't have any family or friends until Qin Bingrui came to me. We played all over the mountains and fields, never worrying about worldly things. My master never forced us to become any particular kind of person. He said as long as we lived happily in this short life, that was all that mattered."

"It seems that Miss Luo Yu has met a good master."

Zhu Jinyou thought that although her life experience was miserable, it was not tragic. The childhood she described was indeed happy and pure.

Otherwise, she and Qin Bingrui would not have grown up to be as free and easy as they are now.

"Yes, if I had any wish since I was little, it was to see lots of people, many of them, laughing and talking together like a family."

Zhu Jinyou smiled and said, "So this is why you like picking up a bunch of family members?"

"I guess so, but I found that the days in the palace were even more suffocating than the environment I grew up in..."

Luo Yu looked at Zhu Jinyou with a half-smile. He still met her gaze calmly. "Zhu Jinyou, what do you think is more important for young people: material things or freedom?"

"If possible, I hope the two can coexist."

Luo Yu nodded and said with a smile: "I thought so too, but then I gradually realized that the more you have, the greater your responsibility."

“How come you see?”

"I've lacked nothing since I was a child. What I've learned allows me to live a good life. However, if I really only live freely and unrestrainedly for myself, then what is the meaning of coming to this world? Zhu Jinyou, you were born into the royal family, so you should understand the meaning of this better, right?"

Zhu Jinyou couldn't understand why she suddenly changed the subject.

"significance?"

"Well, as a prince, you should hope that your fiefdom will be prosperous and the people can live and work in peace and contentment!"

"So the girl also wants to find the meaning in it?"

"After leaving the mountains, I discovered the world outside was completely different than I'd imagined. Along the way, although I struggled mightily to regain my sight, were many others completely powerless, unable to break free from the mire? Is it true that the world inherently divides people into different classes? Are some people born to suffer? I pondered these things for a long time, but I still couldn't figure them out."

Zhu Jinyou's heart moved slightly, and his eyes met her pure and unadulterated pupils.

"Young lady, since you have suffered so much along the way and know that the world is not as you wish, why do you still want to help others?"

"I don't know, but since I'm here and met you, I think fate must have its own plan."

"maybe…"

Zhu Jinyou knew that every word she said was a subtle reminder of something to him.

Who is she? This made him even more uneasy.

Before they knew it, they returned to the house.

Fang and Xiaotao were busy studying embroidery. When they saw Luo Lu leading Zhu Jinyou into the house, before they could say a few more words, Luo Lu pulled Zhu Jinyou to her boudoir.

Zhu Jinyou was shocked and asked her privately: "Is this not a good idea?"

Luo Yu shook his head and said, "What's good or bad about it? You know I'm not a girl who grew up in a normal family. I don't like to follow the rules set by others.

My master said that not everything passed down from ancient times to the present day is necessarily the essence. We must look forward and strive for progress. If we all try to emulate the ancients, won't we fall further and further behind? Besides, no ancient person could have made everyone live a good life, so why should we still follow the rules left by the ancients to constrain ourselves?

"You are always so eloquent."

The two walked to the door of Luo Yu's boudoir. Luo Yu turned around and looked at Zhu Jinyou with a smile. The gentle sunlight gently caressed her cheek, making her smile like the warmest light in spring.

"Zhu Jinyou, do you know what I admire most about you?"

“Does appreciation count as liking?”

Luo Yu lowered his head and smiled.

"What I admire most about you is that you are not pedantic and even a bit rebellious."

"Only this?"

"Also, you're open to new things and won't look down on Qin Bingrui just because she doesn't look like a girl. You also acknowledge our strengths and won't question us just because we're women. This is better than many people."

It was the first time that Zhu Jinyou was highly praised by a woman, and of course he believed what she said was true.

"So, you haven't considered the reasons?"

"No matter what the reason, I like Zhu Jinyou like this."

After Luo Yu finished speaking, he gently pushed open the door.

Zhu Jinyou was stunned. She really said that she liked him easily and freely, without any burden or any inexplicable pressure on him.

Seeing him standing outside the door motionless, Luo Yu smiled and said, "If Zhu Jinyou looks different in the future, it won't affect my love for the current Zhu Jinyou."

Zhu Jinyou gave her a faint smile in return, but only he knew that the smile was very bitter.

Then, unlike an ordinary woman's boudoir, a room full of drawings was displayed randomly, and the table and floor were covered with...

On the tea table lay a deck of untied cards and an unsealed book...

There were even more things piled on the bed, clothes of different colors, and even some small handicrafts she made that could be piled on the bedding...

What an eye-opener.

Luo Yu secretly glanced at Zhu Jinyou's shocked expression and laughed dryly: "Haha, I forgot to ask Xiao Tao to help me clean up."

In fact, she didn't let Xiaotao touch her drawings and things at all, saying that it would affect her creation.