She also knew that if she continued to insist on taking Miss Zhen's life, it would only end up costing more than she gained, so it would be better for her to just give up and end the matter.
But Mrs. Bai didn't show it on her face. After thinking for a while, she said, "Today, for your sake, I will let the Zhen family go. But if they play any tricks again, don't blame me for being rude."
Gu Lingze knew that the old lady was willing to reconcile temporarily, so he stood up and presented the talisman with both hands.
Then he turned around and walked to the bedside, saying to Mr. Zhen: "You heard what the old lady said just now. You must follow all the conditions she said, otherwise not only your daughter's life will be in danger, but your entire Zhen family will also be implicated."
After hearing this, how could Mr. Zhen dare to disobey? He immediately knelt down on the bed and kowtowed, indicating that he would definitely do as he was told.
The old lady took the talisman, stood up with the help of her cane, walked towards the door, and disappeared in a moment.
Only then did Mr. Zhen relax and slumped down on the bed. Gu Lingze was not in a hurry and waited for him to calm down.
After a while, Mr. Zhen remembered that Gu Lingze was still waiting for his reply, so he quickly climbed down from the bed, clasped his fists and bowed to him, saying, "Master, you saved my family. I will never forget your kindness."
Gu Lingze was disdainful inwardly. He didn't care about his thanks at all. He came here to make money.
So he said, "You also saw that the old lady took three talismans from me. These talismans were passed down to me by my master. I suffered a great loss in solving your family's problem today."
After saying this, he looked at the candidate. The meaning couldn't be more obvious.
Lingze also said before that taking money from people can help them get rid of disasters.
Mr. Zhen himself understood that if it weren't for the three talismans, the old woman with the hedgehog face would definitely fight to the death with the Zhen family, so he dared not bargain.
He quickly and loudly ordered the butler who had just woken up at the door to bring the banknotes over. Gu Lingze was quite satisfied with his tact.
After half an incense stick of time, the butler came over breathlessly holding the silver bills.
Mr. Zhen took out three silver notes of 1,000 taels each and handed them to him hurriedly, saying respectfully, "These three thousand taels are to compensate for the loss of the Master's talisman."
After Gu Lingze took it, Mr. Zhen turned around and took out a thousand taels from the housekeeper, "Master, please give me some more talismans to keep my house safe."
Gu Lingze knew that he was frightened, so he took out two peace and blessing cards from his sleeve and gave them to him, and told him to carry them with him.
Zhen Juren took it in a hurry, but Gu Lingze did not take the 1,000 taels of silver note from his hand. "Change this money into 500 taels of silver note for me, and change the remaining 500 taels into silver ingots for me. I can use them."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhen hurriedly gave orders.
"There is one more thing I want you to do." Gu Lingze said, "I owe the owner of the Yunlai Restaurant a favor. Since I helped you solve the problem, shouldn't you also keep quiet?"
Mr. Zhen didn't expect there was such a reason, and suddenly felt that he paid the money too quickly.
But the money that was given away could not be taken back, and it hurt all over my body just thinking about the money.
Mr. Zhen reluctantly called the security guard and asked him to withdraw the people blocking the entrance of Yunlai Restaurant.
Then he told the cook to prepare a banquet quickly as he wanted to entertain the guests. Although he said this, his tone did not sound serious.
So Gu Lingze waved his hand and said, "No need to eat, I have something else to do later. If you have any more trouble, come to Donglin Village to find me. My name is Gu Lingze."
He knew that Mr. Zhen felt greatly cheated after he proposed the Yunlai Restaurant.
This person looks cunning and there is no guarantee that he will go back to the village and settle the accounts with Yunlai Restaurant the next moment.
So I deliberately emphasized that if there was any trouble again, I would go to him.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Zhen broke out in a cold sweat, as the implication of this statement was that the old woman might still come back.
He couldn't help but put away his little thoughts. If the old woman came back, he would definitely ask to go to her house. His life and property were at stake, so he wouldn't dare to create trouble.
"If I have any more troubles, I will come to you for help. Please give me a hand." Mr. Zhen bowed quickly.
Gu Lingze saw his attitude change and knew what he was thinking.
Knowing that Mr. Zhen was good at adjusting to changing circumstances, he did not argue with him for the sake of the money.
He put the silver bills in his arms, picked up the bag containing the silver ingots and walked out.
After leaving the gate of Zhen Mansion and heading towards Yunlai Restaurant, he saw the guards who were withdrawing from the restaurant on the way.
As soon as he reached the street corner where the restaurant was, he saw Uncle Xu standing there looking around. He knew he was waiting for him, so he walked over quickly.
When Uncle Xu saw him, he let out a deep breath and asked quickly, "Lingze, you didn't encounter any difficulties, did you?" After saying that, he looked at Gu Lingze with a guilty look on his face.
In fact, Uncle Xu regretted it as soon as he left.
In his eyes, Gu Lingze was still a half-grown child. Why did he let him go alone in a moment of confusion? If he didn't follow him, what would he do if he got hurt?
Just when Uncle Xu was anxiously preparing to go to the Zhen Mansion to look for someone, a man came and called away all the Zhen family guards who were blocking the door.
Uncle Xu thought about it and guessed that this might be because Gu Lingze had resolved the matter of the Zhen Mansion.
But I didn’t dare to confirm it after not seeing anyone for a while, so I could only continue waiting.
Gu Lingze felt warm in his heart and smiled, "I have to thank the uncle for finding me a good job. I made a lot of money." After saying that, he raised the bag in his hand.
Seeing that he could still joke, Uncle Xu knew that he was definitely not wronged. He felt much better and took Gu Lingze back to the restaurant.
As soon as Gu Lingze entered the room, he saw a middle-aged man in his forties sitting near the door.
When he saw Uncle Xu leading him in, he was stunned at first, and then struggled to stand up.
It turned out that the Zhen family sent people to smash the restaurant that day, and the shopkeeper hurried over to stop them. Unexpectedly, he was pushed hard and his leg was broken.
Uncle Xu went over to support them upon seeing this. Gu Lingze hurriedly said, "There's no need to do this, Manager Qiu. We can just sit down and talk if we have anything to say." After saying that, he pulled over two relatively intact chairs.
The shopkeeper didn't force him to do anything after hearing what he said. After the two of them sat down, he bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Brother Gu, for your help. I will never forget it."
It turned out that Uncle Xu had no plan for the matter before, so he didn't tell the shopkeeper, but later when everyone left, Uncle Xu felt 70% confident.
Shopkeeper Qiu was still confused when Uncle Xu came in and told him what happened.
After hearing this, Manager Qiu was shocked. It turned out that it was not Mr. Zhen who was planning to let the matter go, but his nephew who helped a lot.
After hearing what happened, Shopkeeper Qiu hurriedly asked where the person was. Uncle Xu said that he had not yet come out of the Zhen Mansion and he would go to the intersection to wait for him.
Shopkeeper Qiu wanted to go with them, but his legs were unable to support him and he would only cause more trouble, so he gave up.
When Shopkeeper Qiu heard Uncle Xu say that the boy was his nephew, he guessed that he must be young. Unexpectedly, he looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and still a boy.
It’s no wonder that Manager Qiu was surprised. This dynasty is unfair to the young man.
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