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Chapter 144 The Gu family's most valuable

The faint disdainful tone of the businessman surnamed Ji has just faded away.

One person couldn't help mocking in a cold voice: "Brother Ji speaks so loudly, what's called 'a man named Zhang Xinzhi', your Ji family in Jiangling really wants wind and rain, but here is Wuling in the neighboring province. This letter, but I heard that it is an incomparable poetic talent. Seven cups of tribute wine recited seven plum blossom poems, which broke the poetry competition of Princess Xilu Yunshang. The 27 masterpieces spread to Jiangling in one night. Could it be that Ji’s family is not Are you ready to read?"

As soon as this man taunted, the other Jiangling merchants all lowered their heads and did not look at these two people.Obviously, the family that this person represented made them quite afraid.

The businessman surnamed Ji held back his anger when he saw this person speak out.

"Brother Cao, don't be ridiculous. How has your Cao family been weaker than others in Jiangling? We are business people who only have money in our eyes. Although this talent is rich in knowledge, he is no more than a scholar at most. What we want, he How can it be kept?"

A disdainful expression flashed across the face of the businessman surnamed Cao.

"Old Ji, your ability to tell nonsense is different. The one surnamed Zheng only collected four hundred books in total. A certain craftsman calculated that even if the letter was in stock again, it would only be one or two books at most. It’s just a hundred copies. It’s only five or six thousand business deals, so it’s worth the thirteen of us rushing to Wuling to share? If there’s any truth, let’s just say it straight!”

"That's right, brother Wei, everyone followed you to Wuling, knowing in their hearts that there are good molds here, it's all a cover. Now that we've arrived, why don't you tell everyone clearly?"

Ji Weichang smiled, and was about to step off the stage on the steps of the person who spoke.

"This is not a place for discussion," he turned around to attract the turtle slave, "Let's change to a larger room that is more private, and I have something to discuss."

In a room not far away, Zhang Zhe glanced at the beauty kneeling by the door.

I don't know what the beauty understood, she nodded to Zhang Zhe and went through the back door.

But a few minutes later, the beauty came in through the back door again, and only Zhang Zhe was invited to follow her out the back door to the second floor.

As soon as he went up to the second floor, he saw a beautiful woman in white clothes waiting, just looking at the plain white stage attire, Zhang Zhe knew that this might be the girl Yuezhao who played the role of the white lady Came back from outside.

"The Lord of Faith, Yuezhao is very polite."

Zhang Zhe stretched out his hand to support the deep Wanfu, and said with a smile: "Young lady, the show is about to start, why did you come back in a hurry, you are so tired, but you can't believe it."

Before the flush on Yue Zhao's face disappeared, she covered her mouth and smiled when she heard the words.

"Today there are [-] discounts in the drama, the first two discounts are Qing'er's dramas, Yuezhao only needs to rush to the last discount. Everyone is a gentleman and rejects people like a mountain. Only when I meet the real people today will I know it's them." Nonsense."

The beauty who led Zhang Zhe upstairs bowed away, and Yuezhao led him to turn left and right all the way, and finally entered a narrow single room that was simple but luxurious.

The entire single room is a low couch covered with plush mats.

A set of tea sets and a few plates of snacks are placed on a small table. A small copper stove is burning with charcoal fire, and a small silver cauldron is standing on the stove, with traces of heat rising.

Zhang Zhe could see that all these things were arranged within a few minutes, and the Xixian Tower's ability to treat guests is really extraordinary.

Yue Zhao asked Zhang Zhe to take the main seat, and then Pingting sat beside Zhang Zhe, and lightly blew out the candle, and the room immediately became dark.

Yue Zhao pointed to the next door: "It's better not to make a sound when I feel wronged."

After speaking, she took the first olive from the plate and put it under her tongue.Zhang Zhe smiled, and took one in his mouth.

Suddenly, I heard a loud knock on the door next door, followed by Guinu's apologies.

"Little one, my hand slipped, and the sound of opening the door was a bit louder, please forgive me!"

Zhang Zhe and Yue Zhao glanced at each other, both smiling, it was obvious that Gui Nu was reporting to the person next door: he had arrived.

"Didling, why are you so negligent in preparing a suite in the Qixian Tower? Get out!"

The turtle slave who deliberately led the Jiangling merchants around in circles ran away with his head in his arms.

Zhang Zhe heard that Ji Weichang summoned two companions and stood guard at the door next door.

After the people next door sat down again, Ji Weichang opened his mouth and mentioned another matter.

"Everyone here, some have known Ji for many years, and some have only met a few times before. Presumably, someone has already seen that everyone sitting here is the owner of Hongtong Money Shop."

"No one is a fool," the surnamed Cao urged him impatiently, "the thirteen members of the Hongtong Money Shop are all here now, and a small half of them don't sell books at all. If you follow you, you have already guessed that you have a big business." .Say it now!"

Ji Weichang suddenly asked another irrelevant question.

"The Gu family in Xiuchuanfang, does anyone remember?"

When everyone heard this, they turned their eyes to the person who offended Huo Bingcheng and Lin Funiang at the beginning.

"Brother Jian Nian, I remember that this Gu family was once related to your Yuan family, right?"

That Yuan Jiannian showed disdain.

"What kind of in-laws? It's not that my third uncle from the concubine was too stubborn and insisted on marrying his daughter to the second child of the Gu family. As a result, both of them left the year before last, and there was only one girl left. I don't know if it was five years old or not. Seven years old. If it grows up, our Yuan family will have to put on makeup again, bad luck! Brother Ji, why mention this Gu family? This Gu family has already lost."

"No hurry," Ji Weichang smiled, "Since Jiannian is in-laws with the Gu family, why not tell me about the most valuable thing in the Gu family? It's also good for everyone to have a bottom line."

Yuan Jiannian was stunned and asked eagerly.

"Brother Ji took a fancy to the Gu family's purchase certificate? Then the Gu family failed this time. I heard that something happened on the purchase certificate."

Ji Weichang shook his head, lowered his head and took a sip of tea: "Just talk about the Gu family, and I will explain things clearly later."

Yuan Jiannian thought for a while: "The ancestor of the Gu family was just a small official. When the Taizu of this dynasty marched south to Jiangling, the Gu family took the initiative to think that it was an internal response. It is said that in order to attack Jiang Chaomen and lead the imperial army into the city, the fourth son of the Gu family died. There were only two offspring left. The Taizu rewarded the fields and houses for his meritorious service, and each of the remaining two also rewarded a Fu Baolang. Only one of the two passed on to descendants, and they were passed on from generation to generation. When the first emperor arrived, The Gu family has fallen into disrepair. The land is only five hectares, the storefronts are only two, and there is only one big house left, which is still worth seeing. However, on the birthday of today's 66th birthday the year before last, thinking that it was not easy for the great grandfather to found a country, he issued a decree of grace, The descendants of the founding meritorious service have all been rewarded. This Gu family was also lucky enough to get a purchase certificate from the imperial government. The imperial gift Gu family is in Jiangling Youshi Shipping Division, and the annual purchase quota of [-] pieces of special goods. It may be this Gu family Blessings are too thin to bear this holy grace."

Those who were not familiar with the Gu family asked curiously, "Can't you bear such a good thing?"

There was no sympathy on Yuan Jiannian's face, and he should only be talking about relatives of his own family: "In this generation of Gu family brothers, only Gu Zhixie who is the head of the family has two sons under his knees, one heir and the other. Gu Zhixie's brothers Gu Zhiming died early. Just two months after Enzhi arrived in Jiangling, Gu Zhixie's concubine died of illness. In June of this year, something happened to Gu Zhixie when he used this purchase certificate for the first time. The entire Gu family was defeated. Gu Xiu Tunjin, the legitimate son who was in charge, committed suicide. He vomited blood for half a month, and he also went there at the end of August. Now there is only an old lady and four girls left in the entire Gu family. The man died unexpectedly. It's all gone. I heard that there is still a lot of debt."

(End of this chapter)