Chapter 444 We Won’t Agree
"Senior Jin, we can only give you 300,000 taels of silver now. The rest of the silver can only be given to you in the imperial capital." Scarface said sincerely.
"No, less than 500,000. Any less and we won't agree!" Old man Jin insisted on breaking through his cultivation level for 500,000 taels.
Scarface had already scraped together the 300,000 taels of silver from various sources. If he had not received an urgent letter from the imperial capital, he would have wanted to stay here for a while.
But God doesn't allow it. If he doesn't go back, his position will probably be replaced by a newcomer.
Gu Xiaoxi almost cried when he saw Scarface's look. It was obvious that something very important had happened in the capital, and he wanted to rush back as soon as possible.
However, since I didn’t accomplish anything meritorious this time, I wanted to take the old man and woman back with me.
Seeing that the old man was so persistent, Granny Yin stepped forward to smooth things over.
"How about this, you can keep the 300,000 taels first, and send the remaining 200,000 taels to me within half a month, and the deal will be done.
If it doesn't work, we'll leave this place." She could see the other party was anxious, so she decided to provoke him.
Sure enough, when Scarface heard what Grandma Yin said, he became really anxious, but he was not stupid and it was impossible for him to leave behind 300,000 taels of silver.
After hearing what the old woman said, Old Man Jin said in a firm tone, "That's right. If we don't collect 500,000 taels of silver in half a month, we will leave."
"This, this..." Scarface's eyes rolled around.
"Old woman, please show the guest out!" Old man Jin waved his hand.
Granny Yin made a gesture of invitation and sent Scarface out.
Scarface came out of the gate and got on the carriage with an angry look on his face.
"Boss, what's wrong?" Chen Er asked with concern.
"Let's go first!" Scarface was afraid that the two people inside were too powerful and could hear their conversation.
Chen Er shouted, and Pang Jiadong drove the carriage out of the town.
After leaving the town, Scarface dared to vent his anger: "These two old guys won't do it without 500,000 taels.
Not only did they refuse to do it, they also said that if they couldn't raise the money within half a month, they would move out."
"Move away? How can that be possible? If you don't invite them to the imperial capital, you won't have a good life!" Liu Er was worried when he heard this.
Their boss has a hard time, and life for these minions is even harder.
"But, I need to find another 200,000 taels of silver. Where can I find it?" Scarface felt that he had lost a lot of hair during this period.
As soon as these words were spoken, the carriage suddenly became quiet.
Gu Xiaoxi followed and was now lying on the roof of the carriage listening to their conversation.
The carriage left the town and headed towards where Gu Xiaoxi lived. When they arrived, Gu Xiaoxi jumped off the carriage.
Standing by the roadside, watching the carriage speeding past, she turned and walked to the gate of the manor. After making sure that there was no one around, she tore off the invisibility talisman on her body and knocked on the gate.
Woof woof woof!
Someone knocked on the door and the dog in the village started barking. Samsoon opened the gate of the yard.
Seeing that it was the young lady who came back, he turned around and shouted, "Stop shouting, we're one of them."
When the dogs heard what Samsoon said, they all shut their mouths.
Gu Xiaoxi returned to her yard, and Ye Lixuan got up when he heard the noise.
He put on his clothes and walked out of the house, but found that Lao Ting had also come out of the house.
"Ancestor, why did you get up without taking a rest?"
Lao Ting looked up at Ye Lixuan and replied, "It's so late, Xiaoxi should be back. There are some things I don't understand, so I'd like to ask for advice."
Ye Lixuan...
I have never seen such an old man who has no end in learning. Most likely, the ancestral graves on his mother's side are smoking.
"Ancestor, Xiaoxi must be tired after coming back so late. You should go to bed early and ask again tomorrow," he advised.
"I can't sleep unless I find out clearly!" After hearing this, the old man quickly walked out of the yard.
Ye Lixuan really didn’t know what to say?
He quickly followed to see what Gu Xiaoxi had gained this time.
Gu Xiaoxi was a little confused. She originally wanted to have a good sleep and talk to Ye Lixuan in detail tomorrow.
I didn't expect that I would hear Lao Ting's voice just as I reached the gate of the yard.
"Xiaoxi, you are back. Look, I have been struggling with this spell for a long time, but I just can't find a way to break it!" As the old man said this, he took the book and came to Gu Xiaoxi.
This old man is so eager to learn. Even if he doesn't want to ask questions, he still has to spend some time!
Gu Xiaoxi didn't know what to say. She looked up and saw Ye Lixuan following her out.
"He said he couldn't sleep unless he got to the bottom of it." Ye Lixuan looked helpless.
Gu Xiaoxi took the book and explained the essence of the talisman to Lao Ting in detail.
After listening, Lao Ting took some notes with a pen and paper, asked a few more questions, and then went to the backyard with the book.
He went to the back mountain in the yard where he could buy the talisman and practiced to get it.
"If this goes on, will he go crazy?" Ye Lixuan was a little worried about this issue.
"It's a bit dangerous, but it's okay. Even if he is really possessed, there is a way to save him." Gu Xiaoxi felt that this was not a big deal, because she had seen these talismans and knew everything about them.
"That's fine!" Ye Lixuan felt relieved after hearing this.
Gu Xiaoxi led Ye Lixuan into the yard, went into the main room and poured two glasses of water. After drinking the water, Gu Xiaoxi told Ye Lixuan about Scarface and the Golden and Silver Devils.
Ye Lixuan frowned after hearing this and said reluctantly, "I'm leaving too. I'll wait for you to come back."
"Scarface is also rushing back. Did something big happen again?" Gu Xiaoxi asked.
“Nothing serious happened, it’s just that they were fighting too fiercely, and the Crown Prince needs someone by his side, so it’s normal for Scarface to worry about falling out of favor.
I estimate that within half a month, Scarface will find the two hundred thousand." Ye Lixuan had not received any special news for the time being.
"That's good. It's hard to bear hearing big news every few days." Gu Xiaoxi patted his chest.
Ye Lixuan put down the cup in his hand and said with emotion: "If we don't solve these problems, no one will have a good life."
Gu Xiaoxi glanced at Ye Lixuan and fell silent. After a moment, she asked, "When are you planning to leave?"
"Let's leave the day after tomorrow!" Ye Lixuan originally wanted to delay for a few more days, but he thought that a short pain is worse than a long one, and it would be a good thing for everyone if it was resolved sooner.
Gu Xiaoxi bit her lip and asked again, "Have you told your mother?"
"Not yet. I'll tell her after I come back and tell you. I'm not sure about this matter. I'm afraid she will insist on going back to the imperial capital." Ye Lixuan was most afraid of something like this happening.
snort!
Gu Xiaoxi snorted coldly and said, "Your worries are obviously unnecessary. With Ah Feng here, your mother will definitely not take you away unless your father issues an imperial decree."
"Will it?" Ye Lixuan was still unsure, so he didn't mention it when he left last time.
"You'll know tomorrow if you ask." Gu Xiaoxi yawned. Her eyelids were almost closed. She waved her hand and went back to her room to sleep.
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