"Miss, don't be angry."
Shi Xuyao took the purse and stepped forward to coax in a low voice. He turned to look at Gu Jiushi and his eyes immediately turned full of threats: "Girl, I advise you to speak calmly!"
"Don't ask for trouble, or you will be the one who suffers in the end!"
Hearing this, the corner of Gu Jiu's mouth curled up slightly: "Okay, then what do you want me to say, and what should I say? Or how would you like this young lady to be satisfied?"
Shi Yuyan crossed her arms on her chest, her eyebrows were arrogant and condescending.
"Since you are A Qi's younger sister, I won't embarrass you. You can go and apologize to A Qi properly and make amends. This matter will be over."
"Why are you always staring at me without saying anything?"
Seeing that Gu Jiu didn't respond at all, Shi Yuyan said dissatisfied.
Gu Jiu: I want to remember what love in this era looks like?
"Okay, I'll apologize next time I see him."
"Hmph, you know what's going on."
After the words fell, Shi Yuyan turned around and was about to leave. Gu Jiu quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Miss Shi, I wonder if you have heard of Mr. Lu Qiuzhi?"
"Lu's surname? Why are you looking for him?"
"Gu... my cousin's cousin passed the Tongsheng exam this year and wanted Mr. Lu Qiuzhi to help write a letter of recommendation, so he asked me to help find out where Mr. Lu Qiuzhi lives."
Shi Yuyan raised her chin slightly: "Aqi's cousin?"
"right!"
"Jingbaguchi."
After saying a word, Shi Yuyan walked out the door before Gu Jiu could say thank you. Gu Jiu happily waved goodbye.
When Ling Yang arrived at the shop in the afternoon and looked at the money in the money box, she couldn't help but said happily: "Business is particularly good today!"
"Thanks to the rich man this morning, he gave me more than ten taels of silver after asking a few questions."
Ling Yang raised her head in shock: "Really, really? What did you ask? Give me so much money?"
"Oh, just let me apologize." Gu Jiu looked up and explained to Ling Yang: "Do you remember the two people who came to make trouble that day? She asked me to apologize to Gu Zheqi, and I opened my mouth as soon as I thought about it. I agreed directly to the matter.”
"Then, that person gave you so much money?"
"Yeah, do you think it's easy to earn this money?" Gu Jiu said while copying the new book.
Ling Yang nodded: "Looking at it this way, it is indeed easy and fast."
"No, if this kind of customer comes one a day, we don't need to open a shop."
"really."
Gu Jiu finished copying the booklet, dried it and laid it out. After talking to Lingyang, he returned to the inn and planned to take Gu Cheng with him to the entrance of the mirror.
"Jingchangkou? Are you sure? I heard that the place is not easy to enter."
"It's not easy to get in? What do you mean? Do you need to pay money?" Gu Jiu didn't understand what Gu Cheng meant when he said it was not easy to get in.
"No." Gu Cheng shook his head: "I heard my classmates talk about that place. Jingchangkou does not refer to just one place, but the area with a radius of 200 square meters is called Jingchangkou. At the entrance and exit There will be guards similar to those at the city gate, and you need to check your identity when entering and exiting. If you are not qualified, you will not be able to enter."
Gu Jiu was startled. Are you so strict? How come he looks like an emperor living inside?
"What kind of identity does that require?"
Gu Cheng shook his head: "Then I don't know."
"Then let's go take a look first and then talk."
After finding the place after many twists and turns, Gu Jiu looked at the wooden stakes set up on the street to block him, a little unbelievable. What kind of evil thing was this...? Are you hiding it like this because you are afraid of being assassinated?
"Stop, what are you doing? Why did you enter the scene?"
Gu Jiu and Gu Cheng were stopped as soon as they approached. Just as Gu Jiu was about to speak, he suddenly remembered Ling Yang's voice behind him.
Before she could turn around, Ling Yang ran over with unsteady breath and separated Gu Jiu and Gu Jiu.
"This is uncle, we sisters were sent here by our bustard mother."
"Oh~"
Hearing this, the guard looked at Gu Jiu and Ling Yang with a long tone, then pointed at Gu Cheng and asked, "Then what's going on?"
"This is bad, my sister is a good friend."
Ling Yang's acting skills are outstanding, and she looks at Gu Cheng like a pig that has eaten its own cabbage: "I have three melons and two dates in my pocket, but I still want to redeem my sister every day. That is to say, my sister is young, so she is being raped from time to time." He fooled you."
Gu Cheng: "!!!I..."
"What are you doing? I'm telling you to stop daydreaming about the blue sky! Leave now!"
Gu Cheng: "Um, girl, are you..."
"I'm fine, just leave first." Gu Jiu stepped forward and pushed Gu Cheng, making lip gestures with Gu Cheng where the guards couldn't see him.
"Um, okay. Be careful..."
After Gu Cheng left suspiciously, the guard asked Ling Yang and the two to present evidence. Ling Yang took out a piece of paper with writing on it from his arms. After reading it, the guard let the two of them in.
"Sister, who is Bao's mother?"
Ling Yang glanced at Gu Jiu in surprise: "He's the madam from Hongxiang Pavilion."
Gu Jiu was startled and seemed to understand something: "Did you ask the madam for that voucher?"
"No." Ling Yang shook his head: "I've been here once before. I didn't throw away the certificate at that time. I changed it and used it."
"Then it seems that the investigation was not strict. I think the person didn't even open it completely when he was beaten."
"That's because many people don't know what's going on here. As long as you can name Hongxiang Pavilion, they will know what's going on. It's just a process to see the proof."
Gu Jiu nodded.
The layout of the houses inside Jingchangkou is very different from the outside. Teahouses and bookstores can be said to be located ten steps apart, giving it a very strong bookish atmosphere.
"Nine out of ten famous scholars who can be heard in Yuncheng live here. Not only them, but also those whose families have money will live here."
"Is this... what the county magistrate means?" Gu Jiu asked in a low voice.
Ling Yang nodded.
"But this kind of thing has nothing to do with us. If it's not tens of thousands of taels of gold, the county magistrate won't care about it at all."
After hearing this and thinking about the system's tasks, Gu Jiu felt distressed.
"This is it. I'll meet you outside." Ling Yang pointed to a gate not far away.
"good."
When the door knocked, a man in a brown gown opened the door.
The next second, Gu Jiu's smile froze in place.
Ding - trigger branch plot.
Target person: Lu Qiuzhi
Mission: Get half of the Lu family's money, a total of eight taels of gold.
Mission cycle: sixty years.
…
Sixty? Ten days, ten days, two months, you want me to get half of the family's property?
I ran in in the middle of the night and stole someone's house deed? Even if I steal it, I wouldn’t dare sell it!
Or am I going to lay a poison that no one can cure and blackmail him severely?
But I don’t have that ability either!
Gu Jiu: If I can’t finish it...will I become an NPC?
System: No.
Gu Jiu: Will that make you disabled?
System: Your body and soul will not suffer any harm.
Then I'm still scared!
System: If the task fails, this system will only deduct all your current assets.
Gu Jiu:! ! ! You might as well make me an NPC.
"Isn't the little girl shocked by my heroic appearance? She actually stared at me for such a long time without regaining consciousness."
Gu Jiu: You make me sicker than the system. There are more wrinkles on my face than my age. Where does this confidence come from!
"Haha, that's true. I wonder if Mr. Lu Qiuzhi is at home now?"
"Yes, I am."
"Ah, that's it. I really didn't expect it."
Hearing this, Lu Qiuzhi smiled in a good mood: "What does the little girl want from me?"
After hearing this, Gu Jiu immediately calmed down his expression: "I would like to ask sir for help in writing a letter."
"Do you believe me? Do you believe me? Come on, come in and tell me."
Said Lu Qiuzhi enthusiastically opened all the doors and let Gu Jiu in.
Gu Jiu looked at the person who happily gave him the snack, and he couldn't help but start to wonder where he had offended the system. Except for being a little narcissistic, the rest looked pretty good.
"Eat, you're welcome." Lu Qiuzhi enthusiastically pushed the plate of pastries towards Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu thanked him, picked up a piece, and explained: "Mr. Lu, I..."
"Don't worry, I can finish writing the letter in a while. Let's eat some cakes first. This red date cake is delicious."
"No, Mr. Lu, I think you have misunderstood one thing. I am not here to write a letter home. My younger brother and elder brother have both been admitted to the Tongsheng School and I want your help in writing a letter of recommendation."
After hearing the recommendation letter, the enthusiasm on Lu Qiuzhi's face obviously faded a lot.
"Your family has a good background. Two of your children passed the exam."
"Sir, you are joking. We are from the village below. How can we tell you anything?"
"From the village?"
I don't know if it was Gu Jiu's misunderstanding, but the man seemed very happy just for a moment.
"right."
"That's it." Lu Qiuzhi paused and continued: "I can write you a letter, but..."
Lu Qiuzhi paused and looked at Gu Jiu pointedly. Gu Jiu understood immediately and simply took out a bag of silver from his arms.
"This is one hundred taels of silver. If you think it's not enough, sir, we can discuss it again."
"Is your family in business?"
"Yes." Gu Jiu nodded: "So we can discuss whatever conditions sir have."
Hearing this, Lu Qiuzhi was silent for a while. Just when Gu Jiu felt that he was getting angry, Lu Qiuzhi suddenly nodded and pushed the money over.
"For scholars, money is nothing more than external possessions. Besides, I am still a gentleman in the academy, so I should lead by example! However, I have a small request. If you can agree, I will write these two letters of recommendation for you."
"Sir, please speak."
"Help me wait for ten days of dinner."
Gu Jiu: "??? But I can't cook."
"You don't have to cook it yourself, just buy it from outside. I'm getting older and I'm getting lazy. I often miss the food in the restaurant but don't want to buy it myself. You can just think of me as running errands."
Gu Jiu paused and did not answer immediately: "But, I can't come in and out of here at will."
"That's okay, I'll just write you a note later."
Gu Jiu nodded and said doubtfully: "I see there are a lot of people and shops outside. Why don't you let them sell it for you? That way you can eat it in the morning and at noon."
Lu Qiuzhi waved his hand: "I don't believe them."
Gu Jiu was startled and thought about what Ling Yang said to her just now. She thought he was afraid that someone would poison him, but this request always made her feel a little strange.
