Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 309
After Li Xiuyuan waited in front of the waiting mansion for a while, the butler who had left to go back to report came back at a trot.

"Young master, that Li Liangjin wouldn't want to renege on his debts, would he? After all, 3 taels of silver and no IOUs in hand, I'm afraid it's not easy to get it." Ma Dong underestimated.

"Don't worry, Li Liangjin is not an idiot. He knows what he can rely on and what he can't." Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "I'm not worried that he won't pay me back the 3 taels of silver. What I worry about is that he will take some weird things. To repay the debt, if it comes like this, we won’t take it, and we won’t take it.”

"As long as it's worth 3 taels of silver, why should the young master care what it is?" Wu Fei said.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and smiled.

The butler came over and handed over a wooden box: "My young master does owe you 3 taels of silver, and this is for you to pay back. From then on, the debt will be settled."

After Wu Fei took it, he opened the box and saw that there were two land deeds inside.

"What is this? This thing is worth 3 taels of silver? Don't you bully me know about silver?"

The housekeeper snorted and said, "Something I don't know, this is a land deed, one is for a garden in the east of the city, and the other is for a hill outside the city. Any mansion in Jinling City is worth several thousand taels." Yinzi, this house of yours is the residence of the former prime minister, and it is big inside. It is more than enough for 3 taels of silver, but it has been in disrepair for a long time. My Marquis might as well be more generous and give you another mountain, so you will be satisfied, right? , this time you have taken advantage of it."

The steward's words were not wrong, the mansions in Jinling City were indeed very valuable, and it was easy for a good mansion to sell for a few thousand taels of silver.

And the mansion left by the former prime minister in Jinling City must also be magnificent. If it is well maintained, it will not be a problem to sell it for 10 taels of silver.

But now. Li Xiuyuan felt that there was something tricky about it.

But looking at the appearance of the Hou Mansion, it is clear that he does not want to use the money to pay off the debt, but only wants to use these two land deeds to send himself and others away.

"Young Master, what do you think about this?" Wu Fei asked in a low voice.

Li Xiuyuan waved his hand: "Take it, since the old Hou Ye of the Hou Mansion said that these two places are worth 3 taels of silver, it must be fake, I will sell the old Hou Ye to save face, and the account will be settled like this. "

"If you're sensible, the Hou Mansion will not spare you if you keep messing around. Now that the money has been repaid, what about the IOU? Bring it here." The butler stretched out his hand.

Li Xiuyuan said: "There is no IOU, Li Liangjin and I have a verbal agreement, a gentleman's promise."

"There is no IOU, so why should I give you money? Are you guys trying to cheat us of the money from the Marquis Mansion?" The housekeeper said a little angrily.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "If your Hou Fu doesn't want to admit it, you can take back these two land deeds. Don't talk nonsense about this liar, or you will get into trouble." He motioned for Wu Fei to return the land deeds.

Seeing how straightforward he was, the housekeeper froze all of a sudden, not daring to accept the land deed.

He is just a servant who handles affairs, how dare he decide for the grown-ups, if he gets back the title deed, if there are any twists and turns in this matter, he will probably blame himself. He had no confidence in making this decision, he just moved his mouth, but he never dared to take back the title deed.

"Why? Don't dare to pick it up?" Li Xiuyuan laughed: "Since it is a dog in front of the rich and powerful, why should it stick up its tail and pretend to be a wolf?"

"You, you" the housekeeper pointed at Li Xiuyuan angrily, and wanted to scold him back, but Li Xiuyuan stopped him with a single sentence.

"Before scolding me, you have to think carefully. I am a scholar, and you are a servant. You can go to the government to sue you for insulting a scholar. Of course, the punishment is not heavy, but the Hou Mansion will not let a person who insults a scholar continue to do it." Butler." Li Xiuyuan said leisurely.

Hearing this, the butler had no choice but to hold back the words abruptly, and his face suddenly turned blue and red.

"Apologize." Li Xiuyuan said again.

"what?"

"Before you called us liars, an apology is not a disadvantage, you have to admit that you have done something wrong, what do you think? Of course, it doesn't matter if you apologize. I will go to the government someday and send a pleadings. Please Let's go to the court." Li Xiuyuan said.

The butler's expression fluctuated, and he felt more and more that this scholar was a hedgehog, not easy to provoke, no wonder the young master lost to him, and he even accompanied him with 3 taels of silver.

If, as he said, he went to the government to sue himself, even though he would be fine, he would lose his position as a housekeeper.

"Yes, I'm sorry." The housekeeper could only bite the bullet and apologize.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said: "The tone and attitude are so blunt, it seems that he seldom apologizes to others and admits his mistakes. Even if a housekeeper is like this, a marquis mansion is even more visible. Let's go and see how the house in hand is. Don't take a piece of it. Break the ground to perfuse me."

After speaking, he took a few guards and led the horse and left.

After Li Xiuyuan left, the butler's attitude suddenly turned bad, and he took a sip in disgust: "What kind of guy, a mere scholar dares to be so arrogant in front of the Hou's mansion, it's simply courting death, you can take pride now , went to that haunted house, you will definitely die inside in a few days, I hope someone will collect your body for you then."

On the road.

Wu Fei said angrily: "If that dog-eyed thing hadn't been in the city, I would have killed him with one blow. It's really disgusting."

"There are many masters in front of the gate of the Hou Mansion, especially the four guards in front of the gate. They are good at using fists, knives, knives and guns. They have already practiced their martial arts to the end. They are just one step away from becoming a master of martial arts, and there are many soldiers in the army patrolling. It's really moving. With your hands, those of us will be taken down within dozens of breaths, and only the young master can kill them." A taciturn Xing Shan said.

"No way, it's just a Marquis Mansion, is it so powerful?" Wu Fei asked in surprise.

One step short of a martial arts master, this one person can beat him to the point where he is powerless to parry.

Li Xiuyuan said: "Everyone knows that the morals of the world have begun to change. How could the Marquis Mansion not notice it? Recruiting experts and captive privates are things that rich and powerful families are doing. Naturally, this Marquis Mansion is no exception. My father is always there." Build a granary and hoard food for fear of another disaster year. Okay, let’s stop talking about some gossip, where is the mansion pointed to by the title deed? It’s not there yet.”

"It's just ahead, there's not much to go." Ma Dong looked at the title deed and pointed to the front.

Everyone followed the land deed to a magnificent mansion.

It's just that this mansion is a bit old, the vermilion lacquered gate in front of the gate is mottled, and the stone lion in front of the mansion is also incomplete, covered with moss, it seems that no one has taken care of it for a long time.

"Isn't it right here?" Li Xiuyuan murmured; "That old guy in the Hou's Mansion really made a fool of me, using such a dilapidated house to perfuse me."

"Young master, it's a bit down and out outside this door, but it might be much better inside." Ma Dong said with a sneer.

The gate chains were not locked. When everyone pushed the door and entered, they saw that a shadow wall had broken into two pieces, and many fast-breaking stones were scattered on the ground.

The front yard is full of weeds, all kinds of snakes, insects, rats and ants happily shuttle back and forth among the grass, and there are bursts of strange birds singing from the garden in the distance.

"However, it is indeed dilapidated. Even if the house is repaired, it will cost thousands of taels of silver." Li Xiuyuan rubbed his chin and said.

Wu Fei said angrily: "This son of a bitch brought such a dilapidated house to our banquet, we will go to him to settle the score."

"Okay, okay, it's something you won back, so don't be so particular about it, and settle accounts with the Hou's mansion, our little arms and legs are not so capable." Li Xiuyuan said: "But what this old Lord Hou did is also good. It is indeed enough, even my open-minded person feels a little angry, so I will count how much I lost, and I will credit him as appropriate."

He held the book of life and death in his hand, and this old master of the Hou Mansion was also on the list.

This old Hou Ye relied on his power to take advantage of him, so he would use ghosts and gods to retaliate, which can be regarded as reciprocity.

"Look, young master, is there someone sitting there?" Suddenly, Ma Dong pointed to the empty and dim lobby and exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)