Chapter 48 Jin Cheng's Reward of 500 Taels

With the 500 taels of thank-you money from Zong Jincheng, the students in the academy went crazy!

The student who was originally in a hurry to go home did not even go back home, and even asked the servant to pick him up to go into the academy to look for him!

Qingbo Academy was in an uproar.

Not only the students went crazy, even the teachers went crazy, and everyone in the academy started to help look for the person!

"Hurry, hurry, go to the examination room where Zong Wenxiu was. He spent the longest time there, so he must have lost it there!"

"Okay, okay, let's go right away... Master, we can't do that. There are too many people in that examination room. We can't squeeze in!"

"You have to squeeze in even if you can't. That's five hundred taels of silver!!!"

"Oh, by the way, we have to look in the toilet, he must have been there today!"

"I'm still on my way to the exam room!"

"We have to look for him on the way from the academy to his house!"

"And near his carriage!"

"Can I go inside his carriage and take a look?"

“…”

After Qin Ye finished the exam, he was called away by the dean for a talk, and asked how he performed in the joint examination of four colleges.

He really disliked anyone who could disturb his studies, including the dean, so he just said "hmm" and changed the subject, and mentioned the matter of changing shifts. Only after the dean agreed did he feel that his time was not wasted.

As a result, as soon as he came out of the dean's place, he was squeezed by the chaotic students and could hardly get out. Qin Ye's already cold expression became even uglier. "What are you doing?"

The servant behind him pushed away the people blocking his way and explained, "Sir, it was Master Zong Wenxiu of the Marquis' Mansion who lost his jade pendant. His brother Zong Jincheng offered a reward of 500 taels and asked everyone to help find it."

Qin Ye: “…” His brain is like a bag, performing some magical operation.

He continued walking forward with a sullen face, and it was obvious that his impression of the two names had become even worse.

I wasted at least three pages of my reading time.

Zong Jincheng was busy looking for the jade pendant and did not run into Qin Ye at all. Otherwise, if he had met him, he would have certainly made some sarcastic remarks.

Qin Ye himself still hasn't matched his name with Zong Jincheng.

“Found it! I found it!!!”

"The five hundred taels are mine! Hahaha! They're mine!"

"Oh my god! What are you doing! Don't steal my jade pendant! This is robbery! This is naked robbery!!!"

When Zong Wenxiu heard the sound, he ran over quickly, but there were so many people in front of him that he couldn't get through at all.

The person who picked up the jade pendant raised his hands high, and the jade pendant danced in the air, and could be squeezed to the ground and shattered at any time.

Zong Wenxiu shouted anxiously: "Be careful! Be careful!"

Zong Jincheng strode forward and ordered, "Bu Yan, bring the jade pendant back!"

Not to mention his martial arts skills are superb, his lightness skills are even more amazing.

He flew up from the ground, somersaulted and rescued the jade pendant from the air. The people who were surrounding and trying to snatch the jade pendant immediately stopped when they saw how powerful his martial arts were.

The drama of finding the jade pendant finally came to an end and the crowd dispersed in disappointment.

Only the child who found the jade pendant ran over in joy and surprise and said, "I found it! Your people just snatched it from me!"

The boy was happy because he was going to get five hundred taels soon, but he was scared that they would default on him, so he was very nervous.

Buyan handed the jade pendant to Zong Jincheng.

Zong Jincheng took it and glanced at it casually. It was very ordinary. He handed it to Zong Wenxiu, who wiped it like a treasure and then examined it carefully.

Zong Wenxiu was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes: "It's mine, it's my jade pendant!"

The man breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked cautiously: "Then, then the thank you money..."

Zong Wenxiu was shocked when he heard this. The reason why his jade pendant was found was because his brother offered five hundred taels, which was why everyone was so active in helping him look for it.

But he didn't have five hundred taels...

He has only saved a little over 100 taels so far...

Zong Jincheng patted his brother on the shoulder and said, "Don't panic. We have money. Take him back home and let Xu Wan return it."

Zong Wenxiu: “…”

Will Madam really return it?

That's five hundred taels...

The lady has always been controlling her brother's spending, and she herself has never had any big expenses, so these five hundred taels are a considerable expense for her.

Xu Wan was so angry that she almost laughed when she heard that she was asked to pay it back.

But she was too embarrassed to lose her temper as there were outsiders present, so she just asked housekeeper Liu to take the child who found the money to the front hall to rest first.

In the side hall.

Xu Wan scolded Zong Jincheng, "You are so generous! You are looking for a jade pendant worth four taels of silver, but you spend five hundred taels to ask everyone in the academy to find it! If you don't know, you are a descendant of a noble family who is visiting incognito!"

Zong Jincheng argued cunningly: "The royal family doesn't have much money. Only the richest people have money."

Xu Wan: “…”

Damn, how come this little bastard is so good at grasping the key points now!

She said angrily: "No matter how rich they are, they are still your grandmother's family, not our clan!"

Zong Jincheng said confidently, "Grandmother is the only daughter, and all the money belongs to our Zong family. I am the eldest grandson of the Zong family, and all the money should be spent on me."

Xu Wan covered her head in pain. This prodigal son spoke...

How come it's still like this after three months of teaching?

She began to reflect deeply.

Zong Wenxiu said weakly, "I'm sorry, ma'am. This is all because of me. I will pay the five hundred taels." Then he remembered that he didn't have that much money, so he added, "You can deduct it from my future monthly salary."

His monthly salary was twenty taels, and it would take more than a year and a half to deduct four hundred taels.

Xu Wan said: "You are not wrong in this matter. The thank you money of one tael of silver is stipulated by law, but it did not make the onlookers excited. But...it can't be raised to five hundred taels! Zong Jincheng, do you really think that all the money in your family comes from the wind?"

Zong Jincheng plugged his ears with his hands to block out her roar. He closed his eyes and said, "You have to pay the money anyway. People are waiting outside. You won't let our mansion lose its credibility, will you?"

"Why should I clean up this mess you made?"

"Who told you to be my mother now!" Zong Jincheng shouted loudly.

After yelling, both of them were stunned.

Even Zong Wenxiu seemed a little confused.

This seemed to be the first time I heard this word come out of my brother's mouth.

It was Zong Jincheng who reacted first, and said, "No, I mean, who told you to be mine in name only now... Anyway, you have to take care of it."

Once he calmed down, he could no longer utter that name.

The little devil was unusually awkward, with a hint of dependence in his tone, and even a hint of coquettishness and submissiveness.

Xu Wan was hit in the back of her head.

This kid is harming people with that innocent face again.