"Ji'er, as a father, I want to tell you that Wu Xiandi is a rare good man..."

Kou Li didn't notice Kou Ji's emotional changes at all. He was still minding his own business talking about Brother Wu Xian.

Kou Ji didn't want to continue listening. He interrupted Kou Li and asked, "So you owe a gambling debt, so you stole your grandfather's rhinoceros belt and sold it?"

Kou Li was stunned and quickly waved his hand and said: "It was not sold. My father just gave the rhinoceros belt to the pawn shop. It is still a living thing. As long as you collect enough money, you can redeem it."

"Did you get a pawn? Do you have a pawn ticket?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

Kou Li fumbled around on his body, took out a pawn ticket, and handed it to Kou Ji.

Kou Ji took the pawn ticket and looked at it carefully. It said:

"A rhinoceros belt is worth a thousand guan. The price is 400 guan. It will be pawned at Donglai Pawn Shop for a period of ten days."

This is a live ticket.

There are generally two types of items to be pawned in pawn shops.

One is alive and the other is dead.

A live pawn is equivalent to a temporary mortgage to the pawn shop, and a dead pawn is equivalent to selling to the pawn shop.

The former can be redeemed after maturity, but the latter cannot be redeemed. It is a one-time transaction.

However, the pawn ticket in Kou Li's hand obviously had this flaw.

First, the word "rhinoceros belt" is a bit general. Different species of rhino produce different skins, and the skins from different parts of the rhino's body have different values.

The most expensive rhinoceros belt can be worth about 100,000 yuan.

The cheapest rhinoceros belt is worth less than a hundred strings.

It can be judged from Kou Zhun's attitude towards their father and son that the rhinoceros belt Kou Li pawned was probably not an ordinary rhinoceros belt.

The pawn shop just used the word rhinoceros belt to make it vague.

If Kou Li used money to redeem it, he might not be able to get the original rhinoceros belt.

At this point, Kou Li was deceived.

Secondly, the pawn ticket stipulates the redemption period, but does not indicate the amount of money to be paid for the redemption.

Although the pawn shop has its own rules and regulations, this is not stated on the pawn ticket. If someone cheats on the pawn shop, there is nothing Kou Li can do about it.

Even if you file a lawsuit with the government, it will be difficult to win the case.

Kou Ji took the pawn ticket and said helplessly to Kou Li: "Dad, you..."

Kou Ji didn't believe that Kou Li couldn't see such an obvious loophole.

Hearing this, Kou Li patted his chest and said, "Ji'er, don't worry, Brother Wu Xian is here to guarantee this, so nothing will go wrong."

Kou Ji shook his head and sighed.

If someone acts as a guarantee, the process can naturally be simplified.

But what if the guarantor turns against him in the end?

This matter is really as simple as Kou Li said. Why would Wang Shu, a third-grade official, say that even if he came forward, he might not be able to solve the matter.

Before, Kou Ji only had doubts about the Wu Xiandi that Kou Li said, but now Kou Ji can almost conclude that there is something wrong with the Wu Xiandi that Kou Li said.

That brother Wu Xian didn't know what method he used to deceive Kou Li into believing in him.

Even if Kou Ji told Kou Li that brother Wu Xian had a problem, Kou Li might not believe him.

He silently put away the pawn tickets and continued to ask: "Dad, I don't know what your name is, Brother Wu Xian, and what his identity is?"

Kou Li said: "Brother Wu Xian is now a scholar in Taixue, just like his father. His name is Wu Ming. His elder brother Wu Xian is the censor of Yushitai."

Kou Ji nodded thoughtfully.

Serving as a censor, his official residence is from the sixth rank.

Compared with the Yushi, Yushi Dafu and Yushi Zhongcheng, they are slightly inferior.

But he was also a noble official, and he could be considered the kind of person who could speak well in the court.

In terms of speaking power, he has a bit more authority than those of the third or fourth grade expatriate officials.

Kou Ji silently wrote down these two names, and then asked: "Dad, which gambling house did you go to to make money?"

"Purple Qi Gambling House!"

"Purple Qi Gambling House?"

Kou Ji was stunned and asked with twitching lips: "Ziqi Gambling Shop and Donglai Pawn Shop, are they on the same street?"

Kou Li said matter-of-factly: "Ziqi Gambling House is right next door to Donglai Pawn Shop. It is said that when the owner of Donglai Pawn Shop was naming the pawn shop, he saw the Ziqi Gambling House next door and decided on a whim.

The pawn shop was named Donglai. It means Ziqi Donglai because he wanted his business to be as prosperous as Ziqi Gambling House."

Hearing this, Kou Ji no longer knew what to say.

Because from Kou Li's words, Kou Ji judged that Kou Li might not just be deceived by others.

It's very possible that this is a game from beginning to end.

A trap set for Kou Li.

Of course, this game was set on Kou Li, but the person behind the plan was certainly not Kou Li.

Kou Li's status was not enough for others to set up a trap against him.

The person behind the scenes, the one who is really planning the plan, must be Kou Zhun.

And the Wu Xiandi that Kou Li mentioned must be a key figure in the game.

From Kou Li making friends with his classmates in Taixue, to being led out of the willow alley like fireworks, into a gambling house to make a fortune, to being in debt, stealing rhinoceros belts and selling them, all of the above have the shadow of Wu Xiandi

.

Since this is Kou Li who is deliberately scheming, then everything must be dealt with cleanly.

I'm afraid it won't be easy for Kou Ji to deal with this matter.

Kou Ji was thinking about countermeasures in his mind, and asked again: "Dad, do you know what's so special about my grandfather's rhinoceros belt?"

Kou Li tilted his head, thought about it carefully, and said, "I remember your grandfather said that the rhinoceros belt was rewarded by Emperor Taizong and was made from the horn of the rhinoceros."

Kou Li looked at Kou Ji and asked doubtfully, "What's wrong? Why do you ask this?"

Kou Ji had a plan in mind and casually said, "It's nothing..."

Kou Ji chatted with Kou Li for a few more words, then made an excuse and left the ancestral hall.

Exited the ancestral hall door.

Kou Ji let out a long breath and nodded to Erbao, who was looking at him eagerly.

He turned around and said to Kou Zhong who was waiting on the side: "Help me get some money, I want to leave the house."

Kou Zhong bowed and said, "To tell you what to do, young master, the money that I promised you has been prepared. The accountant's attendant is already waiting at the door of the house with the money."

Kou Ji nodded and took Erbao to the door of the house.

When I walked to the door of the house, I saw a strong man, carrying a huge robe on his back, standing at the door waiting.

The man was wearing a servant's uniform, and the trousers on his chest and back were bulging, weighing down his shoulders.

In this era where copper coins are the mainstream currency.

Twenty copper coins, close to 20,000 yuan, weighed about twenty kilograms, making it heavy to carry around.

Twenty kilograms of copper coins were placed on Erbao's body, and Erbao would probably be able to walk bent over due to the pressure.

If Kou Ji holds it, he will probably be bent over.
Chapter completed!