Chapter 554: These are ancestors that you cannot afford to offend.
"This contract clearly records the quantity and price of building materials, totaling one thousand taels!"
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Baoju, who was relieved and even a little proud.
"Pay it!"
"Oh... How much do I deserve? It's just one thousand taels of silver..."
Ran Qingxuan pretended to be surprised, unfolded the contract in his hand and said sarcastically: "Oops, I didn't make it clear, it's one thousand taels of gold!"
"gold?"
"One thousand taels?"
"Did I hear correctly? What kind of building materials cost one thousand taels of gold?"
Zhu Baoju was like a chicken with its neck strangled. She opened her mouth several times before finally cursing.
"Bah! You think your building materials are made of gold? One thousand taels of gold is equivalent to 20,000 taels of silver. Do you still extort money like this?"
"I think you exiles are really desperate for money. Your homes have been confiscated. How can you afford to buy building materials? If you want to extort money, I'm telling you, you've got the wrong person!"
Zhu Baoju became more and more excited as she talked to her two sons. Ran Qingxuan blew on his fingernails slowly, looking indifferent.
The people nearby were also talking about it, and their eyes changed when they looked at Ran Qingxuan, thinking that she really wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to blackmail others.
Gu Yanjing, who knew Ran Qingxuan's background, did not explain, because he knew that Ran Qingxuan would explain it perfectly.
After the three men finished cursing and the people's discussions gradually died down, Ran Qingxuan spoke slowly.
"I think most of you should know why Qian Ming of the Qian family was beheaded. It was because he indulged his father in committing crimes in the village!"
"We were harassed as soon as we arrived at Yongfeng Village, so we had no choice but to buy building materials and rebuild."
Having said that, Ran Qingxuan looked at Tang En calmly, scaring him so much that he turned his face away instantly.
"Humph, you're just a fool..."
After muttering something in a low voice, Ran Qingxuan continued, "Qian Mingwei, in order to vent his father's anger, warned the shops selling building materials in the town not to sell wood to us. We can only buy it from the foreigners at the dock."
"Tell me, can something shipped across the ocean be cheap?"
Zhu Baoju felt that he was right, and snorted coldly before retorting.
“Even if the foreigners sell expensive things, how can a few pieces of wood be sold for one thousand taels of gold?
Don't think we are easy to fool and are joking here! ”
"Wood is not expensive, and it was given to me for free."
Since the word "wood" was not mentioned in the contract, she naturally told the truth.
But as soon as she said this, the faces of the people present changed.
"My lady, since the foreigners gave it to you for free, why do you want such a high price?"
"That's right, don't be angry..."
Gu Yanchen glanced at him and the person who was speaking fell silent instantly.
"Humph, the wood was given away for free, but the other things were bought with my real money. How can I not be angry when they are destroyed without even being used for a day?"
Ran Qingxuan unfolded the contract and pointed at the glass written on it and said, "You can see for yourself that this piece of glass is worth five hundred taels of gold. It cost five hundred taels of gold just to buy the glass.
Also burned were the various glass ornaments I bought from foreigners, each of which was worth no less than ten taels of gold, and the unassembled foreign beds I bought from foreigners, each of which cost fifty taels of gold. ”
After saying that, he looked at Zhu Baoju.
"You said how much you should pay, I've listed them one by one, now you pay!"
"I don't believe it. Are you colluding with foreigners to blackmail people?"
Zhu Baoju thought that Ran Qingxuan was targeting her family, so she didn't believe anything Ran Qingxuan said.
Tang En was also unsure. After all, he didn't dare to finalize the compensation of one thousand taels of gold right away.
But at this moment, someone in the crowd of onlookers in the government office said, "Why don't you let me see the contract in the girl's hand?"
The man spoke in a clear voice, and everyone turned around to look.
"Oh, it's the son of the Grand Canal Governor Sang Zhensang!"
The officer beside Tang En immediately reminded him after seeing who was coming.
When Tang En heard that he was such a high-ranking official, he was so frightened that he almost stumbled and knelt on the ground to salute.
"I didn't know that Master Xiao Sang was coming to visit. I... no... I am sorry for not coming to greet you."
"Excuse me, magistrate. It is I who am disturbing the court."
"No, no, no, I am so happy that Master Xiao Sang is here to visit me. That will only disturb the court."
His lackey-like behavior made everyone present sneer at him. Ran Qingxuan was not interested in the handsome man who suddenly appeared. When he looked at Gu Yanchen, he saw him slightly curling the corners of his lips, and nodded slightly when his eyes met the man's.
Seeing that it was another acquaintance of Gu Yanchen, Ran Qingxuan handed over the contract in his hand.
Sang Yu took the contract from Ran Qingxuan and looked at it very seriously.
Ran Qingxuan silently observed the man in front of him and felt that this man was quite similar to Qi Mingjing. He had a natural noble aura and it was obvious that he had received higher education since childhood.
and...
Maybe she was watching too intently, and Gu Yanchen, who noticed it from the side, suddenly frowned and looked unhappy.
"Well, this contract came from Jinhai Wharf, and the official seal on it is also real."
After reading it, Sang Yu returned the contract to Ran Qingxuan, but unexpectedly, Gu Yanchen took it and put it in his arms.
Seeing his sullen face, Sang Yu seemed a little puzzled, but still smiled faintly.
"Since Master Xiao Sang has verified the authenticity, do you have anything else to say?"
Zhu Baoju had no way to defend herself, and she was the one who said how much compensation should be paid, so she could only pay according to the price.
But when she actually got the money, she felt a little regretful and questioned the money in her bag.
"You are an exile whose property was confiscated. How could you have so much money to buy such expensive colored glass? Did you buy it with stolen money?"
"That's right on the point. Recently, a group of bandits have been heading north from the capital, specifically stealing from officials' residences.
They were exiled from the capital to our place, don’t be…”
“It doesn’t look like…”
"Who can say for sure?"
When Tang En heard the people's discussions, he suddenly felt that they made sense, and he couldn't help but become suspicious.
Ran Qingxuan knew that Zhu Baoju would not be willing to pay the money, so he sneered and spoke slowly.
"I don't have much ability, so I can't make so much money, but..."
Ran Qingxuan raised his eyes and swept his sharp gaze over the people who were making wild guesses.
"But, my grandfather is the first-rank tutor of Northern Qi, Chen Huai, the tutor of Shen, who assisted three emperors of Northern Qi. It's nothing to give a mere 1,000 taels of gold to my granddaughter!"
"Grandmaster...Grandmaster..."
Tang En's eyes widened as he sweated profusely, and the people who had just been gossiping had already run away.
Gu Yanchen looked at his little wife taking advantage of her cheap grandfather again and lowered his head with a doting smile.
This extremely rare scene in Sang Yu's eyes was enough to shock him for a long time.
Is this still the Gu Yanchen he knows?
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