Her grandparents also looked at her, and if she said it was not enough, they would take out all their private money.
Seeing how anxious they were, Gu Xinran felt a headache. Why were they always worried about her having no money? She had to let them see how strong she was.
She rummaged in her sleeve pocket and pulled out a handful of silver notes worth a thousand taels that she had collected from the secret room in Magistrate Sun's study.
With a smile on his face, he glanced at everyone with a proud look, then pushed away the dishes in front of him, wiped them clean, and spread out the banknotes one by one.
Everyone was curious about what she was showing off so proudly. Duan Yunchi was the first to come over and exclaimed in shock, "Wow, a thousand taels of cash! Ranran, you're so rich!"
When they heard that it was a silver note with a face value of one thousand taels, everyone stopped eating and gathered around to admire it. They had never seen a note of this denomination before.
Grandpa Gu picked up one and touched it gently, saying, "This is a thousand taels of silver. I'm so surprised! Five of these can buy our farm on the outskirts of the city."
Grandma Gu didn't dare to touch the money, for fear that she would lose one thousand taels if she damaged it, so she could only move closer to take a closer look.
Mother Gu was fine, she looked very happy.
Xuanxuan counted them carefully and said excitedly, "Thirty in total, thirty thousand taels!"
Everyone looked up at Xuanxuan, then turned to look at Gu Xinran, wondering where so much money came from.
Gu Xinran withstood their gazes, wondering whether to put the blame on Xiao Mingzhan, or on Xiao Mingzhan...
While thinking, he distributed silver notes to everyone, one for each person. Duan Yunchi did not miss any of them. "Come on, everyone who sees it gets one. Boss Xinran is giving everyone pocket money."
Grandma Gu's hands were shaking as she held the banknotes. She was happy, but she also had a lot of doubts. It would be too hot to hold without knowing the source.
"Ran Ran, where did these banknotes come from? We can't do anything bad."
Grandpa Gu and Mother Gu also said similar things.
Gu Xinran made up her mind to push the money onto Xiao Mingzhan, and said with a smile: "I earned this from Brother Xiao. A bottle of Spirit Gathering Water costs one thousand taels. You still remember that he was seriously injured this time, and he was able to recover so quickly. It was all thanks to the Spirit Gathering Water. This is the reward, feel free to use it."
Everyone felt relieved after hearing this, but then they felt something was wrong. They were about to get engaged, so it was not right to charge such a high price.
Mother Gu asked, "Ran Ran, you and Ming Zhan calculated it so clearly?"
Gu Xinran didn't grasp the meaning of the words. She thought of the dozen or so boxes of "medical fees" he gave her in the space. "I can't calculate it clearly. There are also a lot of jewelry and headwear. I shouldn't be at a loss."
Mother Gu covered her face speechlessly. This naive daughter could only understand plain words. "I mean, you two are about to get engaged. You don't need to charge too much money to help him recuperate."
Gu Xinran was unhappy. "Why not accept it? Everything he has will be mine from now on. It's fine if I use my own money in advance."
Duan Yunchi chuckled. His cousin was really great. She had a good temper and would not suffer any loss in the future.
Ming Zhan has met his nemesis, but looking at how clingy the two are, it seems that one is willing to fight and the other is willing to be beaten.
"My cousin is awesome! She deserves the money."
Grandpa Gu stroked his sparse beard, smiled and shook his head. No matter what, it was a good thing not to suffer any loss.
Tingting looked at the banknote from left to right, felt it was boring and couldn't be eaten, so she put it back into her sister's hand.
She said in a baby voice, "I'll trade this for candy, or sweet fruit."
The others also returned the banknotes to Gu Xinran. Grandpa Gu said, "Ranran, keep all the money you earned or Mingzhan gave you. You've been spending a lot of money recently, and you'll need a lot of expenses to hire people later."
Duan Yunchi flicked the banknote twice and returned it to her, "Take it back quickly! If uncle and Mingzhan find out that I took your banknote, my life will be in danger!"
Gu Xinran sincerely distributed the banknotes to everyone, but she didn't expect that they would come back after a round.
Seeing that they really don't want to accept it, forget it. Silver notes of such large denominations cannot be used for daily pocket money.
However, Mrs. Gu, the housekeeper, had some money on hand, so she forced one onto her and kept the rest.
"Okay, if you don't want it, I'll keep it for you. Come to me when you need it. Mother, your housekeeper needs money for many things, so keep it for yourself."
Then she gently pinched Xiao Tingting's round cheeks and said, "You little greedy cat, ask your mother for candies and sweet fruits. Don't eat too much."
The three elders were relieved when they saw her put away the banknotes. It was safest to put so many banknotes in the sleeves.
Gu Xinran put away the large-denomination silver bills and took out a bunch of small-denomination silver bills from his sleeve pocket, including ten taels, fifty taels, and one hundred taels.
Everyone got some, and the rest was given to Mother Gu. "Take this pocket money and use it when you go shopping in the capital. I'll give you the extra for your household expenses. If it's not enough, come to me for more."
Now the grandparents no longer refused and happily accepted the pocket money given by their granddaughter.
Xuanxuan and Tingting gave all the small banknotes to Gu's mother, calling it filial piety to the elders.
Duan Yunchi was holding the pocket money given by his cousin and was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking, was this done the wrong way?
After all the hassle, the food was almost cold, so everyone hurried to finish it.
After dinner, Duan Yunchi kept his promise and personally took Gu Xinran and her mother to the largest pawnshop in Jinzhou Prefecture. Of course, the servant Lai Fu also came with them. Compared to Duan Yunchi, he was a regular customer here.
The name of this dental clinic is quite approachable, called "Everyone Dental Clinic".
As soon as he entered the door, a broker came up to greet him warmly. Seeing Lai Fu, he said happily, "Hello, Master Fu, welcome to take care of our business again. Everyone, please come in quickly. I will call the broker to entertain you all."
Lai Fu nodded to him, then wiped the chair again with the towel he brought with him, and then asked the three to sit down, while he stood quietly behind Duan Yunchi.
Not long after, everyone heard a hearty laugh, and then a man with regular features and a sturdy build, about thirty years old, appeared in front of everyone.
He greeted them politely, and was especially respectful to Duan Yunchi, and ordered the broker to serve tea and snacks.
Then he got to the point and said politely, "Excuse me, Mr. Duan, Madam, and Miss, what can I do for you? My last name is Wang, so you can just call me Wang Yatou."
Gu Xinran had a good impression of this dental clinic and the dentist, and expressed her needs with a smile.
When Wang Yatou heard this, his smile became even brighter. This was a big deal. "It's good for all of us to buy people. Okay, you've really come to the right place. Should I send people over for you to choose, or can you go to the backyard and choose for yourselves?"
Gu Xinran didn't understand the difference and looked up at her cousin.
"Bring over those with good character, and don't keep those who have committed crimes and were kicked out of the master's house." Duan Yunchi spoke directly.
"Okay, everyone, wait a moment. Have some tea and some snacks first. We'll bring them over right away."
A moment later, dozens of people came, all of them were old women and some strong girls.
Wang Yatou introduced them: "These people are suitable for sweeping and cleaning. You can pick them out and we will do them one by one."
Gu Xinran glanced at them, rejecting those with indecent looks, skipping those with mean looks, and rejecting those who were too outstanding.
Mother Gu also has a scale in her heart and selects carefully according to her own standards.
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