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As soon as the box was opened, the people accompanying him couldn't help but shout. There were indeed rows of fifty taels of silver ingots in the box, and the beautiful glare from the box shone in people's eyes.
"Chong'er, how about it?" Butler Ouyang forced his lips to smile.
Shangguan Chong nodded and ordered the two followers behind him: "Let's count them. Count every box here carefully!"
Butler Ouyang was stunned and whispered: "Chong'er, no need for it? This is a million taels of silver. How long will it take to count? You can tell at a glance!" As Butler Ouyang said, he took out two taels of silver from his body.
A silver ingot came and was stuffed into Shangguan Chong's sleeve.
"Uncle Ouyang, I think you have misunderstood. This is what the clan elders meant, and I don't dare to be careless. Besides, it's up to us to figure it out. Just go ahead and do your work. I won't bother you in the slightest!" Shangguan!
Chong took out the silver ingot from his sleeve and placed it intact in Butler Ouyang's hand.
"This..." Steward Ouyang was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. There was no money left in the warehouse. The last 150,000 taels of silver had already been used by Shangguan Yunyi to buy oil, and the rest was spent on business.
, it can’t be recovered at all, so I temporarily borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from the clan elders, coaxing them to invest and earn profits. If the clan elders find out that the warehouse is empty, then...
Before Ouyang came back to his senses, the two boys had already started to take the first layer of silver and started counting down. Suddenly, one of them shouted: "Brother, what do you think is going on?"
Shangguan Chong hurried forward and saw that the box was filled with bricks. He couldn't help being shocked and quickly turned to look at Butler Ouyang, "Uncle Ouyang, what's going on?"
Butler Ouyang naturally couldn't explain it. At this moment, Shangguan Chong opened the wooden boxes one after another and found that except for the silver on the top layer, the bottom layer was all bricks. His expression changed and he quickly said: "Let's go and report it to the clan."
Go old men!"
Steward Ouyang hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Chong'er, your father and I have been brothers for many years. Today, my uncle is here to beg you, please don't report the truth to the seven elders, okay? The money in this warehouse is
There wasn't much left. Since the confrontation with the imperial court began two years ago, for more than two years, it could only go out but not go in. Even the rich family couldn't help it. Later, the four major families couldn't hold on, so the young master used his own money to make up for it.
There is really not much money in it, plus the oil saved years ago, this... But don't worry, the price of soybean oil is still one or two and a half. These hundreds of thousands of liters of oil are equivalent to three hundred thousand taels of silver. As long as the young master transfers the oil
As soon as I take action..."
Shangguan Chong said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ouyang, it's not that my nephew doesn't give you face. You just heard that since the market opened in the morning, the oil sold by other companies has been 500 Wen per liter, so these hundreds of thousands of liters of oil are nothing.
Five to sixty thousand taels of silver is not even enough for the clan elders, so my nephew really has no way to explain it!"
Shangguan Chong said, and asked his entourage to take the bricks from one of the money boxes, planning to meet the seven elders.
"Chong'er, are you really so unwilling to show mercy to your uncle? Don't forget, our young master is also kind to your father. If you weren't the young master, would you be able to rise to your current position? Can you find this leisurely job? You
Are you really so ungrateful?" Steward Ouyang stepped forward and grabbed Shangguan Chong's arm and said.
Shangguan Chong also looked embarrassed. Shangguan Yunyi was indeed kind to his family, and in the current situation, if he really offended Shangguan Yunyi, it would be difficult to handle, but this money... In the end, he could only whisper: "
Butler Ouyang, you go ahead and say the number, but there is a condition. You must return the clan elders’ money on time, otherwise..."
Ouyang Yixi quickly said: "My good nephew, my uncle and the young master have not loved you in vain! For five hundred thousand taels, you can tell me that you have five hundred thousand taels of silver, as well as the house and land deeds. I will explain this myself. As for the
Don’t worry about the clan elders’ money, it’s indispensable!”
Shangguan Chong also nodded, turned around and ordered his two followers: "No one can tell anyone what happened today. If anything happens, I will take care of it!"
"Yes!" The two attendants nodded quickly.
Shangguan Yunyi hurried outside the warehouse. Butler Ouyang came out quickly and whispered. Shangguan Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
An hour later, the seven clan elders finished their lunch at Shangguan Mansion. Shangguan Chong also came with people to report, "Tell the clan elders that there are still 500,000 taels of silver in the warehouse, and there are some land deeds and house deeds!"
"Fifty thousand taels? But the account says one million taels?" asked the elder of the Seven Clans.
"Grandpa Qi, this business requires turnover. As you know, I have saved some oil recently and need money!" Shangguan Yunyi said with a smile.
"Since there is still so much silver, Yi'er, the principal and interest of our old men total one hundred thousand taels of silver. Let's take it today!" the elder of the second clan suddenly said.
Shangguan Yunyi was stunned, then he forced himself to smile and said: "Second Grandpa, we agreed that it would be one year, but there is still half a year left!"
"Anyway, you are not short of money. Do you still need this one hundred thousand taels of silver? Could it be... Chong'er, how dare you lie to us?" The elder of the two clans shouted loudly at Shangguan Chong.
"Second Grandpa, Chong'er doesn't dare, Chong'er really..." Shangguan Chong knelt down quickly and said.
"Okay, the silver will be delivered tomorrow!" Shangguan Yunyi said suddenly.
The elder of the second clan nodded and said: "Yi'er, please remember what you said. If we don't receive the money tomorrow, I'm afraid it will happen in the future..."
Shangguan Yunyi quickly said: "Grandpas, please rest assured that I, Shangguan Yunyi, will definitely keep my word. A mere hundred thousand taels of silver is just a piece of cake!"
The elder of the second clan nodded and said: "That's good, we will be waiting for your money tomorrow!"
Shangguan Yunyi nodded and sent the person out together with Butler Ouyang.
Back in the hall, Shangguan Yunyi frowned and asked in a low voice: "How much silver is there in the warehouse?"
Butler Ouyang also whispered: "Less than 20,000 taels... fifty boxes, only the top layer is silver, to hide the property, house, and shop from others. The property, house, and shop cannot be moved for the time being. Master, these 100,000 taels
Silver is really..."
Shangguan Yunyi suddenly raised his hand and whispered: "Think about it, does such a big family not even have a million taels of silver?"
Ouyang lowered his head and thought for a while, knowing that it was impossible to persuade the young master to sell oil. It seemed that the only option was...
Because several of the largest antique shops in the capital were owned by the Situ family, Ouyang could only settle for the next best thing, disguised himself as a merchant from out of town, and entered a store with a small storefront carrying a bag of things.
"Oh, sir, would you like to choose something or..." The shopkeeper looked at Ouyang's dress and quickly stepped forward to receive the guest with a smile.
"I don't want to buy it, I want to sell it. This is a good product. Take a look. If you want it, make a price!" Ouyang whispered, entering the inner hall of the antique shop first and taking out a white jade Guanyin statue from the bag.
Like, put it on the table.
As soon as the shopkeeper saw the texture of the white jade and the workmanship of the Guanyin statue, he couldn't put it down immediately. He couldn't help but raise his eyes to look at Ouyang again, as if he was trying to figure out where this thing came from.
"Don't worry, this is a treasure inherited from our family. There is no problem with its origin. If our son had not encountered some problems in business, he would not have sold it!" Ouyang said solemnly.
"How much silver do you plan to ask for?" the shopkeeper asked with a shy face.
Ouyang stretched out a finger: "Ten thousand taels!"
The shopkeeper took a breath, rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "Sir, this product is good, but look at our store, with a small profit, I'm afraid we can't afford such a big one."
Bodhisattva, why don't you go to the Tianbao store on the next street and have a look, it's a big store and may accept these things from customers!"
Ouyang said solemnly: "You can see clearly, this is the best white jade, and this jade is from the Shura period. It is considered an antique, and it is not expensive at ten thousand taels!"
The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Sir, I also see that this thing is good, but I really don't have that much money in this store. How about you make it cheaper?"
Ouyang paused, gritted his teeth and said: "Eight thousand, no more!"
The shopkeeper still shook his head and said with a smile: "My total possessions are only five thousand taels of silver. It seems that you really need money. So, if you sincerely sell it, it will be five thousand taels. I won't have any more!"
"
"Five thousand taels?" Ouyang's face was trembling. At that time, this jade Bodhisattva could be said to be an ancient relic of Shura Kingdom. It was worth twenty thousand taels of silver. Now it is only five thousand taels... But thinking about the current situation,
Ouyang could only nod his head and said: "Five thousand taels is five thousand taels, but we have agreed that if our young master has money to redeem it, you cannot give our young master more than eight thousand taels, and three thousand taels of silver."
, considered as interest, is it enough?”
When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly said: "Okay, okay, but I also agreed first that before your young master comes to redeem it, if someone likes it and pays a high price, I can't keep it for your young master!"
Ouyang had no choice but to nod, collected five thousand taels of silver, and left the shop.
At the corner, several people dressed like waiters met Ouyang. Each of them took out several thousand taels of silver, but when they talked about the process of selling things, they all sighed.
"I didn't expect that these precious things were only bought for such a small amount of silver. If the young master knew..." Ouyang frowned and counted roughly, fifteen thousand taels, which is still far from eighty thousand taels!
"Butler, the servants seem to be deliberately lowering prices in these stores, as if they are sure that we don't dare to go to a big store like Tianbao!" said a follower.
Ouyang frowned, looked around, and whispered: "If that doesn't work, you can go to Pingliang. It is the capital after all. Maybe people don't know these things, and they might be able to sell them for a good price!"
The entourage could only nod and go back home to pack up and go to Pingliang.
"Remember to come back before noon tomorrow!" Before the four followers left, Ouyang lowered his head and ordered again.
"Steward, don't worry, we know what's going on!" the followers hurriedly said and immediately drove on.
In the hall, when Shangguan Yunyi saw Ouyang coming back, he couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "How is it? Is it enough?"
Ouyang shook his head and whispered: "I don't dare to go to the shops of the four major families. I can only go to small shops. They can't sell them for the price. The old slave asked Yungen and the others to take the things to Pingliang and the shop's tent. The old slave also
I collected some and collected about 20,000 taels. In addition to the 15,000 taels I bought recently, I now have 55,000 taels... Master, don’t worry, there is still one day left, there is still time!"
Shangguan Yunyi smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect that I, Shangguan Yunyi, would have to worry about money. I have fifty thousand taels of silver. On weekdays, when I go out, I would just make a few thousand taels of silver. How have I ever cared about money? But now...
…”
"Sir, don't worry, we still have oil. As long as this oil is sold..." Before Ouyang could finish his words, he saw a boy come in and report: "Sir, shopkeeper Liu sent someone to say,
Those oil shops have posted notices saying that the price of oil tomorrow will be 250 cents, which has dropped by another 50 cents. As a result, those who are rushing to sell oil only bought a little and are preparing to buy tomorrow!
"
Shangguan Yunyi suddenly stood up and said bitterly: "This Shangguan Yu is really cunning. He keeps lowering the price. The purpose is to make people believe that the oil will become cheaper and cheaper, so that people will not rush to buy it, so that he can have a longer life."
It’s time to deal with me!”
"Sir, what should we do now? These two hundred and fifty coins..." Ouyang said anxiously.
Shangguan Yunyi slapped the chair hard. Now, he has no good idea, so he has to take one step at a time!
In the Helian Mansion, Shangguan Yu nodded after hearing the report from the shopkeeper of the oil shop: "Very good, tomorrow you can sell it at the price of 250 liters according to the price mentioned recently. Remember, you can't sell anything over 500 liters."
, in case Shangguan Yunyi’s people come to cause trouble!”
The shopkeeper of the oil shop responded quickly.
Hanwu strode into the hall, and Shangguan Yu waved his hand first, asking the shopkeeper of the oil shop to go out.
"Sir, our people discovered that Ouyang brought several followers to several antique jade shops such as Jubaozhai in the afternoon recently. My subordinates went to ask in person. The shopkeeper said that Ouyang's steward sold a jade Guanyin from the Shura Dynasty.
I gave it to him disguised as a business transaction with foreign merchants. It seems that Shangguan Yunyi needs money very much now!" Hanwu said in a low voice.
"Selling jade Guanyin?" Shangguan Yu was stunned. He had seen this jade Guanyin several times. It was one of Shangguan Qifu's favorite objects. Now Shangguan Yunyi has bought all the jade Guanyin. Is it true that the Shangguan family only has
An empty shelf left?
"Sir, I also heard from the clan elders that Shangguan Yunyi asked the clan elders to invest 50,000 taels of silver to buy oil. At first, he said that he wanted to pay dividends to honor the clan elders. It seems that the Shangguan family really has no idea.
It’s money, otherwise the clan elder wouldn’t be interested in it!” Hanwu said again.
Shangguan Yu nodded and ordered: "Go and buy the Jade Guanyin, and I will personally give it to the elders of the two clans as a gift!"
Hanwu immediately understood what Shangguan Yu meant and hurried to do it.
On the following day, Shangguan Yunyi realized that he didn't know what Chai Migui meant when he became a householder. Seeing all the things he liked moved out bit by bit, Shangguan Yunyi felt extremely annoyed, and finally simply
Don't look at it and lock yourself in the study.
The next day, the four followers who went to Pingliang finally came back. Unfortunately, Pingliang was now in the hands of the rebels, and people were in panic. The antique jades still did not fetch a high price. On the way back, they encountered bandits and lost two thousand yuan.
Two pieces of silver, and one of his followers died.
Shangguan Yunyi finally understood the meaning of the saying that when the house leaks, it rains all night. Overnight, the beautiful, cold and arrogant Shangguan Master turned ten years older. His fair skin became rough, and his pink skin, which he had always carefully maintained, became
The lips were also chapped and bleeding.
"Young Master..." Butler Ouyang looked at his young master with distress, quickly found his favorite silver mirror, and whispered: "Young Master, big things will always be over. As long as you are the master, you are still the master. If you want to stand up, you can still do it.
not easy?"
Shangguan Yunyi was lying on the soft couch by the window, looking up at the bright sunshine. He couldn't help but raise his hand to cover his eyes in disgust, but did not take the silver mirror from Butler Ouyang. He whispered: "Silver
Have you gathered it all?"
Ouyang shook his head: "There are still ten thousand taels left. I have sent people to the town below to collect the debt. If we can recover it, it will be almost!"
Shangguan Yunyi suddenly closed his eyes and clenched his hands, as if he was holding back something.
"Young Master..." Ouyang knew that Shangguan Yunyi must be very angry at this time, but now that the enemy is facing a powerful enemy, it is not the time to be decadent, so he whispered: "Young Master, you have to cheer up, this time everyone is
Looking at you!"
Shangguan Yunyi waved his hand: "Okay, I understand, just go and do your business!"
Ouyang sighed and had to go out.
Shangguan Yunyi lay on the soft couch, closed his eyes, and finally shouted angrily: "Pull the curtains closed for me!"
The maid quickly stepped forward and closed the curtains with a whoosh.
I don't know how long it took, but Shangguan Yunyi heard a maid calling him softly in his ear. He opened his eyes angrily, and the maid hurriedly said: "Master, there is a letter from you. The person who sent the letter said that he
You can help the young master solve the problem, so I dare to disturb the young master now!"
Shangguan Yunyi stood up quickly, opened the letter, and couldn't help but said happily: "Give it to me, I want to go out!"
"Yes!" the maid quickly responded.
In the room of Tathagata Inn, when Shangguan Yunyi saw the woman waiting in the room, he couldn't help frowning and asked in a low voice: "Is this the letter you sent?"
Chu Yuan poured tea for Shangguan Yunyi and said with a smile: "Sit down!"
Shangguan Yunyi looked around the room and saw that the decoration in the room was quite elegant, but it seemed to be inconsistent with the style of the entire inn.
When Chu Yuan saw Shangguan Yunyi looking at it, he smiled and said: "I specially decorated it. The layout here is exactly the same as the room I had when I was in Prince Chu's Mansion!"
Shangguan Yunyi said in annoyance: "What on earth do you want to see me for?"
Chu Yuan smiled and said: "I have made it clear in my heart that I am someone who can help you. I know you are in urgent need of money now, Xiaoqin!" Chu Yuan called behind him and saw a maid with a round face.
Coming out of the inner room, he held a small red-painted wooden box in his hand. When he opened it, he found a stack of banknotes worth one thousand taels.
"This is a silver note of fifty thousand taels!" Chu Yuan saw the desire in Shangguan Yunyi's eyes with satisfaction and smiled.
Shangguan Yunyi looked at Chu Yuan in confusion, and couldn't help but sneer: "You are Murong Leng's house filler. It seems that you have no position to help me, not to mention that I have no friendship with you!"
"How come there is no friendship? It's because you have forgotten me!" Chu Yuan smiled slowly, motioned for Xiaoqin to go down, and said in a low voice: "You are my eldest sister's fiancé, and I went to your house with my eldest sister.
A few times, it's just a pity that at that time you were so high-spirited that you didn't even see my eldest sister's unmarried wife, so how could you see me!"
"You...you are Chu Yiqing's sister?" Shangguan Yunyi seemed to remember something and said angrily: "Are you also here to laugh at me?"
Chu Yuan quickly said: "I didn't, I just wanted to help you!"
"Help me?" Shangguan Yunyi's eyes showed suspicion, "Just you? And I broke off the engagement first. Don't you Chu family hate me to the core?"
"It was Chu Yiqing who was unlucky back then. How can I blame you? Speaking of which, I should also thank Chu Yiqing. If it hadn't been for what happened to Chu Yiqing, I wouldn't have met you here alone!" Chu Yuan
As he spoke, he looked at Shangguan Yunyi affectionately.
Shangguan Yunyi felt uncomfortable staring at her with her ambiguous eyes, and said coldly: "What do you want to do, woman? Tell me clearly!"
Chu Yuan stood up slowly, sat down next to Shangguan Yunyi, gently leaned against him, played with the man's temples and said with a smile: "I just want you to stay with me for one night, just one night.
These fifty thousand taels of silver are all yours!"
Shangguan Yunyi became angry, grabbed Chu Yuan's dishonest little hand, and pushed her to the ground hard, "Shameless woman, you are so dirty, who do you think you are to covet this young master?"
Chu Yuan was not annoyed, he slowly got up from the ground and sneered: "Shangguan Yunyi, I should ask you this question. Who do you think you are, how clean and noble you are? I
Today, I heard Murong Leng say that Shangguan Yu has reached an agreement with the elders of your family. Tomorrow, you will be deprived of your position as the head of the family. Soon you will have nothing and be penniless! If this young lady likes you, it belongs to you.
Blessing!"
"What did you say?" Shangguan Yunyi's face turned pale and he stared at Chu Yuan in disbelief, "Say it again?"
"You can't change this fact if I tell you a hundred times. Who in the capital doesn't know that Shangguan Yunyi has no way out and has to sell the antique jades at home to make a living? Oh, by the way, I heard that Shangguan Yu will sell you
The ancient jade Guanyin from the Shura Dynasty that was sold was given to the elders of the two clans. Do you think the clan elders would not believe it with the evidence of the ancient jade Guanyin from the Shura Dynasty? Moreover, the four major families have also formed an alliance to offer gifts to the clan elders.
Unless they want to destroy the Shangguan family, otherwise, even a fool knows how to choose!" Chu Yuan sneered as he slowly approached Shangguan Yunyi, slowly raised his little hand, and coldly touched the handsome and sexy man.
"My fifty thousand taels, although not much, are enough to support you for a while. If you are willing to stay with me more in the future, I can guarantee that even if you are not the head of the Shangguan family, you will be able to live without food and clothing if you follow me."