flstandardbreds Chapter 255 The gold is gone and comes back
Chapter 255 The gold is gone and comes back
Looking at the cartloads of gold and silver being pulled into the shop on Huazheng Street where they were temporarily staying, Gu Yunze really wanted to laugh out loud with pride.
His good luck finally came. He met a sucker as soon as he went out. He sold all his shops and farms in one day. He never thought that he was actually a business genius.
I just don't know what's so strange about this rich businessman. He likes to use cash when doing business. He says that silver notes don't look good, but gold and silver look nice.
Forget it, it’s getting late today and the money shop is closed. He will go to the money shop tomorrow to exchange the silver bills.
He even spent some money to borrow a few men from Jingzhao Yin to guard the shop for fear of encountering thieves.
After the imperial servants went to the palace to report, Eunuch Lin arranged four more people to guard the second house, ostensibly to protect Concubine Gu. The others remained in the Gu Mansion to monitor the first house's family.
The second family's faces were all beaming with joy, their eyes shining as they looked at the boxes of gold and silver.
Li said happily, "Master, let's go buy a house tomorrow!"
Aunt Ju rubbed her waist which had been sprained while working and said:
"Madam, please buy a few more servants."
Gu Wei looked proud:
"Mrs. Ju is such a petty person, how can she only buy a few servants? She should buy at least a hundred."
Aunt Mei smiled and said:
"Yes, yes, Sister Wei will soon be Concubine Gu. Without a large house and a hundred or eighty servants, she is not worthy of the status of Concubine Gu's mother's family!"
These words greatly pleased Gu Wei. She looked superior and said:
"Don't worry, Aunt Mei. When I gain favor, I will ask His Majesty to arrange a good job for my brother."
Aunt Mei was very happy.
After Gu Yunze was overjoyed, he began to worry:
"We have to keep an eye on the silver tonight and make sure we don't run into thieves again."
At least he still has some brains.
The others were frightened to the point of their hearts pounding.
"Dad, what should we do? Can't the officials and imperial guards outside the door keep watch?" Gu Wei asked.
Gu Yunze shook his head:
"It's hard to say. The thieves' methods of crime were so powerful that the government still has no clues."
Several people fell into panic.
Li said fiercely:
"Master, let's not sleep tonight. Just look at this silver. Tomorrow morning, we will quickly buy a house and servants. The rest can be exchanged for silver notes, which are easier to hide."
Gu Yunze said:
"Okay, let's do this. We won't sleep tonight and will keep a close eye on the thief. We don't believe that the thief can steal things from under our noses."
Gu Wei took a few gold ingots, hid them in her sleeve pocket, and said:
"Dad, Mom, you guys keep watch. I need to go to sleep and get some rest so I can go to the palace in a few days."
Li looked at Gu Wei's skinny appearance and said:
"Of course, Wei'er, you can't stay up late now. Go to bed first. I'll buy you some bird's nest tomorrow. Take good care of yourself."
Although Gu Chao was injured, Aunt Mei spread a quilt on the box containing the silver and let Gu Chao lie on it.
The others each had a box and sat on it, their eyes burning, fantasizing about what to buy tomorrow.
Chu Zhao and Gu Xi saw that the front door and the back door of the shop were guarded, so they used their lightness skills to leap over from the roof of the shop next door and landed silently in the yard.
There are three houses in the yard, the one in the middle is the largest and brightly lit.
The two men tiptoed to the window, quietly cut a small hole and looked inside.
I saw people from the second branch of the Gu family were either hiding, sitting, or lying down, all guarding the box.
Even though they were very sleepy, they did not dare to fall asleep. They forced their eyes to keep them open, and when they saw that the boxes were still there, they all smiled with satisfaction.
Gu Xi took out a tube and blew the sleeping drug in. After a while, Gu Yunze started snoring loudly.
Chu Zhao went in, lifted the man off the box and threw him aside.
Gu Xi put the boxes into the space, and her silver went out for a spin and came back.
The two of them used their Qinggong skills and disappeared into the night.
The next day, the second branch of the Gu family let out screams and curses.
The imperial guards rushed in and saw Gu Yunze cursing loudly, the two concubines also crying and screaming, and Li was so angry that she had almost passed out.
"My silver! Who the hell is this thief?"
Gu Wei was so angry that her teeth were chattering. She pointed at a few people and cursed:
"Are you all dead pigs?! So many things were moved away, but you slept so soundly?"
After she got up in the morning, she went to the middle room to look at the silver. Then, she saw that the room was empty and her parents were lying on the floor, snoring loudly.
She screamed in fright, waking up the whole family. After a moment of confusion, they realized what had happened and all of them broke down and cried.
They couldn't buy a big house, couldn't afford a hundred servants, couldn't change the banknotes, and everything they had planned last night was shattered.
The only good news was that Gu Wei took a few gold ingots home last night and held them while sleeping. If exchanged for silver, they would be worth two or three hundred taels, which was enough to keep her from starving to death.
Jingzhao Yin was extremely depressed. According to his investigation, it should be the same gang of thieves who committed the crime. He just didn't know what deep hatred this gang of thieves had with the second branch of the Gu family, and why they were targeting them?
Together with the An family, he committed three crimes in a row. When the news got out, the reputation of "Flying Thief" spread throughout the capital.
The storyteller was talking with great excitement and excitement:
"It is said that this flying thief comes and goes without a trace. Not only does he have wings, but he is also extremely strong. It is no problem for him to move dozens of boxes of gold and silver at a time. The government has set up a tight net, but so far, there has been no sight of the flying thief..."
The Jingzhao Yin really had no idea what to do, so he reported the case to the higher authorities. There was another uproar in the court. Those officials who had money saved at home were all terrified and they stepped up defenses in the government office. For a time, the entire aristocratic circle in the capital became nervous.
When people meet and greet each other, they no longer say "Have you eaten?" but "How was your family last night?"
Emperor Jichang issued an order to search the entire city for the thieves, and even the residences of important officials of the court were not to be spared.
Gu Xi didn't care what was going on outside, and was playing Monopoly in the house with Chu Zhao and his younger brother and sister.
The Gu Mansion was also searched, but nothing was found. After sending the officials away, Nanny Yun snorted coldly:
"The Gu family's assets were all destroyed by the second branch. It's true that people who do a lot of evil will not have good fortune. They will not be able to enjoy happiness in their lives."
Qi said regretfully:
"It's a pity for those farms and shops. They are the result of the hard work of several generations of the Gu family. If they were well managed, they would have lived a good life. But they actually sold them all."
Gu Yunqing said with a dark face:
"A prodigal son, he has squandered all our ancestors' wealth!"
Nanny Yun once again looked at Gu Yunqing in surprise.
This person... why does this person speak so much like their master?
Gu Xi rolled a dice, moved his character forward, and said quietly:
"All my money can be spent and returned."
Chu Zhao silently replied in his heart: Well, all the money that the second house had spent has come back to A Xi.