Zhang Xiaoquan asked sternly, somewhat impatiently.
"I'm asking you, did she smash your shop? Did she damage your property? If she did, I'll take people to investigate now and bring her back to the government office for trial. If she didn't, then you're lying, you're deliberately framing someone, and disrupting the government office's investigation. I'll then take you back to the government office for trial."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaoquan wasn't joking, Li Dazui was immediately frightened and stammered:
"When I left, I saw her taking down the plaque. Now I'm going back to check if anything is damaged."
As she spoke, she ran away as if fleeing, her large body protruding from her chest.
Zhang Xiaoquan then looked at Luo Zhiwan, and then at what was behind her.
What are you doing here?
Zhiwan gave a helpless, bitter smile.
We're leaving.
"Go? Where to?"
"I don't know, the farther the better."
"Then... do the young city lord and Lord Hu know?"
"I don't know, and there's no need for them to know. If Officer Zhang has nothing else to say, please leave!"
Zhang Xiaoquan glanced at her and nodded.
"Well... take care, goodbye."
After leaving those words, he called to the constables behind him and headed back to the government office.
The coachman was already getting impatient and yelled:
Are you coming or not?
Luo Wan nodded hurriedly.
"Come on, Dad, Mom, get in the car. You go to the Phoenix Inn and wait for me. I'll be there in a bit."
After saying this, she glanced at Zhiruo.
"What's done is done, crying won't help. Take good care of your parents."
Zhi Ruo wiped away her tears, pursed her lips, and nodded guiltily, "Elder sister, I understand. I will definitely get this money back."
Mo Kai has probably already run away with the silver notes, so where are we going to look for him?
However, at this moment, she had to solve the problem of food, drink and shelter for her family first, and had no time to think about too much.
Seeing her father and mother take Yiming into the carriage, with Jiawang and Zhiruo following behind, she couldn't wait to lift her foot and head towards the city.
She arrived at the entrance of Liu's pawnshop, stopped, took a deep breath, and took out the jade pendant from her bosom.
According to Xie Jiaxun, the largest pawnshop in Phoenix City has changed hands. The original owner was convicted of colluding with the shop assistant to rob customers of their money on multiple occasions and was imprisoned. The pawnshop was also confiscated.
Later, it was sold to a merchant surnamed Liu and renamed Liu Family Pawnshop.
She originally intended to keep this jade pendant for Yiming, but now they were penniless and had nothing of value on them, so they could only use this jade pendant to tide them over.
Holding the jade pendant, she was greeted by someone as soon as she entered the room.
"Young lady, do you want to pawn something?"
The waiter in front of me seemed much more honest and reliable than the previous one.
"Is the shopkeeper here?"
"Miss, can I take a look at anything first? If I'm unsure, I'll go to the shopkeeper."
She nodded and took the jade pendant from her hand into her younger brother's hand.
The waiter approached the door, held up the jade pendant, examined it carefully for a while, nodded, and handed it back to her.
"Please wait here a moment, young lady. I'll go find the shopkeeper now."
It seems he realized the jade pendant was quite valuable and was undecided about what to do with it.
A short while later, the waiter led out a man who looked to be around fifty years old.
He approached Zhiwan, his eyes immediately fixed on the jade pendant in her hand, and bowed with clasped hands in greeting.
"Miss, may I take a look at the jade pendant you have?"
Zhiwan stood up and handed him the jade pendant.
"Shopkeeper, please hurry, I have other things to attend to."
After the shopkeeper nodded, he took the jade pendant from her hand and went inside the counter. He picked up a magnifying glass and examined it from both sides.
A moment later, he came out from behind the counter.
"Young lady, would you like to pawn this jade pendant alive or dead?"
She figured that since she didn't want to get involved with Leng Chuchen anyway, she might as well just stay away from it.
But thinking about it carefully, since this jade pendant will eventually be left to Yiming, it's better to keep it as a temporary deposit!
"How much can I get for a three-year term, shopkeeper?"
The shopkeeper looked at the jade pendant again, then stroked his beard and said:
“This jade pendant is indeed a fine item, but since the young lady wants to serve a three-year contract, the price can't be too high. I can only offer one thousand taels…”
"One thousand taels? Shopkeeper, this jade pendant is worth at least three to five thousand taels."
“Young lady, as I just said, this is a good item, but I can only earn more interest if you offer it for three years. I also need to put a thousand taels of silver as collateral. Nobody in our business is willing to take on such long-term deals. Either you shorten the term, or you should look for other places to look!”
The shopkeeper's words made sense. The term was three years, and the jade pendant would have to stay there for the next three years while she continued to spend the money. Moreover, the interest over three years would only be a few dozen taels of silver. It was understandable that the shopkeeper was unwilling to pay more.
She doesn't intend to return to Phoenix anytime soon after leaving; a three-year term is what she considers appropriate.
Oh well, since Leng Chuchen gave her this jade pendant anyway, it's practically free. It's worth a thousand taels of silver.
Thinking of this, she nodded.
"Alright, then let's issue the pawn ticket! I want five hundred taels of silver in cash and five hundred taels of silver in paper."
The shopkeeper quickly responded.
"Alright, please wait a moment, young lady..."
A moment later, the shopkeeper appeared before her with the pawnshop and silver. She handed the jade pendant to the shopkeeper, picked up the silver, stuffed the silver notes and pawn tickets into her bosom, said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and turned to leave.
With money in her pocket, she could finally take her family to the places she wanted to go.
Thinking about all this, she walked quickly toward the Phoenix Inn.
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