Chapter 20 Sell Chao Chao's Things to Me
When County Magistrate Gao said this, Lin Lan and the others felt a jolt in their hearts and instantly became defensive.
Magistrate Gao seemed not to see their reactions and continued, "Let me see."
Lin Lan and the others were not very happy. They were all ordinary people and were afraid of seeing officials. They were really a little too proud just now, so they talked excitedly.
But now...
Seeing that they didn't move, Yue Chai became anxious, "Hurry up and show it to the adults."
"That, that was given to us by Chaochao." Liangping muttered softly, secretly looking up at County Magistrate Gao, and was really worried that he would take it away by force.
Scholar Guo advised softly, "Mr. Gao is a good official who serves the people. Don't worry, he will definitely return it to you after reading it."
County Magistrate Gao glanced at him. Was this guy saying something nice about him or trying to trick him?
Lin Lan hesitated for a moment, but still took out the anklet.
Grandma Zhou and the others looked at each other and handed the rings over.
County Magistrate Gao looked at the pieces of jewelry carefully and frowned slightly. He could tell the material of the anklet, which was made of silver, but these rings looked beautiful, but he didn't know what they were made of.
He didn't study this aspect in depth, but these few things...
County Magistrate Gao raised his head and said to the others, "I want to buy these pieces of jewelry and send them to the capital to present to His Majesty."
Lin Lan and others suddenly turned their heads and looked at Guo Xiucai. Didn’t you say you would return it to us?
"..." Mr. Guo said hurriedly, "Buy it, my lord is planning to buy it, not for nothing. Before Chao Chao left, didn't he also tell you to sell it and split the money in half? If my lord buys it, I will definitely not treat you unfairly in terms of the price."
"But we don't want to sell it now." Uncle Dashan muttered, and then raised his voice slightly, "Although we are short of money, this is what Chaochao left behind before he left. It is a thought for us, so we still won't sell it."
The others nodded repeatedly, some of them eager to take the things back.
County Magistrate Gao smiled and said, "I advise you to sell it."
Several people frowned.
County Magistrate Gao said, "These pieces of jewelry were given to you by the little girl on the sky curtain. This is no secret. If you keep them, someone will naturally want to get them. After all, these things do not belong to our Great Qi Dynasty. Many people think they are immortal artifacts, and everyone wants to get them."
Lin Lan and the others looked at each other. This, this, they hadn’t thought of this.
County Magistrate Gao continued, "If you meet a kind family, they might ask you to buy it, or force you to buy it, or steal it. If you meet a vicious family, you might not even be able to save your life. You are all ordinary people in the village. You have a treasure mountain but you are unable to protect it. It is better to sell it to me. First, this thing is in the government, and no one dares to covet it. Second, when I present it to His Majesty, you will have made a contribution."
Lin Lan and the others were obviously frightened. They felt that what County Magistrate Gao said really made sense.
That’s right, they really can’t bear to do so.
Seeing that their expressions had softened, Magistrate Gao gave them one last push, "Besides, didn't you say that the girl gave you the jewelry in the hope that you would sell it and divide it equally to improve your life? This was originally a good intention, and it was also the good result of your kindness. But if you don't want to sell the jewelry and keep it with you, and thieves come to your house and kill you, people will think that this is a disaster left by the girl, and her kindness has been betrayed by you, and she will once again become a disaster in the eyes of others."
"We'll sell it!" Lin Lan agreed immediately.
The others nodded repeatedly.
County Magistrate Gao smiled and said, "Okay, then I will buy these jewelry." He turned his head and looked at Yue Chai, "I heard that the Hu family sold two rings before. How much did they sell them for?"
The villagers didn't know that the Hu family sold the ring, let alone how much it was sold for. The Hu couple would not spread the news.
The problem is that something happened to the Zheng family yesterday. The Zheng family robbed the family of everything. When Yue Chai went to look for people, he also heard the old lady talking about the ring, and only then did he know how much the ring was sold for.
"One ring costs fifty taels." However, Mrs. Zheng told Zheng that two rings cost twenty taels.
To be honest, this old lady is quite greedy. She is so cruel to her own daughter. No wonder Zheng is so ruthless.
County Magistrate Gao pursed his lips. Fifty taels? Tsk, that’s a bit expensive.
Although he was not a clean-handed official, he was also a poor fellow. Moreover, it used to cost fifty taels, but now after the effect of the sky curtain, his worth had obviously skyrocketed.
"Well, I'll pay eighty taels for each piece of jewelry." He had to write down the eighty taels clearly in the memorial, hoping that the emperor would make up for it. "Although the silver is not much, after the items are delivered to the capital, there will definitely be rewards. You just wait patiently."
Lin Lan and the others nodded and had no objection.
County Magistrate Gao put away the pieces of jewelry and continued to ask about Chaochao. He not only asked those people in the village who were good to Chaochao, but also those who had bullied Chaochao.
He did not say anything at the moment. Facing those trembling villagers, County Magistrate Gao just took a look and said to Yue Chai, "Keep watching the Hu family and see if there are any other relatives of the Hu family. If you have any clues, report directly to the government office."
"Yes, sir."
County Magistrate Gao left, and I was finally able to rest for a while sitting in the carriage.
Who would have known that just after I closed my eyes for a while, I was startled by a sudden message from the sky and fell to the side of the car window, staring at the sky outside.
The mother and daughter on the skylight are having breakfast.
After teaching Chao Chao about the washing machine, Jian Yunsang asked Chao Chao what he wanted to eat for breakfast.
Chao Chao didn't want to eat anything. She felt that she had eaten good food yesterday and couldn't do the same today. People should not be too greedy. When she was in Shangliu Village, she knew that she could only eat meat and have big meals during festivals or special days.
But she had eaten wontons full of meat at noon yesterday and drank thick chicken porridge in the evening, which was already a luxury.
In Chaochao's understanding, if the villagers eat meat all day on the first day, they will be a little more frugal on the second day, mostly eating coarse flour buns with wild vegetables.
But since Jian Yunsang asked her, she couldn't help but answer, so she hesitated and said, "Then, how about eating some wild vegetables?" After a pause, she quickly said, "Actually, it's okay not to eat. I was still full after eating yesterday."
As she spoke, she patted her belly, looking very serious.
Jian Yunsang was stunned for a moment when she heard the word wild vegetables. She didn’t think Chaochao said that because she liked to eat wild vegetables. She was just afraid that this was what she ate every day.
She squatted down and smiled, "It's a pity that we don't have wild vegetables at home, but we can't not eat them. How about this, Mom will decide?"
(End of this chapter)
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