Late at night, there was a loud knock on the door of Gu's house. As soon as the boy guarding the door opened the door bolt, a large number of people rushed in from outside.
"What? What are you doing?"
The boy quickly stopped him, but was pushed down and fell to the ground.
The leader who rushed into Gu's house was a man with a bearded face, big arms and round waist, and was very burly. Behind him were several people of the same size as him, which looked very scary.
Seeing that they were still going in, the boy quickly shouted, "Do you know where this is? Our master is a court official. If you dare to break into the house without permission, aren't you afraid of going to jail?"
The bearded man glanced at the young man and said disdainfully, "Even a court official has no reason to rely on other people's houses."
The boy got up from the ground angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is the Gu family, not another family!"
The bearded face snorted, "Don't believe it? Go ask your boss."
The boy didn't expect this man to be so confident and confident, and he kept calling for help.
But many servants of the Gu family were sold by Yu Jinxi a few days ago, leaving only a few servants, and most of them are maids and mothers-in-law. You can count them on your fingers.
As for the people who look after the house and the courtyard, there are no people. Apart from him, there are only two horse drivers left in the house.
The boy knew that he couldn't call anyone, so he could only run to find Gu Qiheng. He even shouted loudly on the way to inform the others who had already rested.
When Gu Qiheng heard that someone was breaking into the house, he didn't ask clearly and rushed out angrily.
He wanted to see who was so bold as to break into the palace of a court official at night?
Gu Qiheng thought that revealing his identity would make people scared, but the bearded man was not afraid at all and directly took out the house deed.
"Mr. Gu, the pawn shop has sold the house to me. You have already taken the money from selling the house. Now you are still living there. I have no choice but to come here uninvited."
The bearded man had a ferocious look on his face, which was frightening to look at. Gu Qiheng's desire to settle accounts disappeared instantly when he saw the bearded man.
Gu Qiheng didn't dare to get angry, let alone report it to the official.
If his colleagues knew that he had sold his house and was being called for debt overnight, his face would be completely lost.
Gu Qiheng took a deep breath, "I'm not going to sell my house to make a living. I'll give you how much money you have."
With a bearded face, he stretched out a finger and shook it.
Gu Qiheng said immediately, "If it's just a thousand taels, I'll get it for you."
The bearded man sneered, "What a thousand taels? Master Gu, you really know how to joke. Where can I buy such a big house with a thousand taels of silver?"
Gu Qiheng frowned and asked, "How much do you want?"
The bearded man said, "It's not how much I want, but when I bought this house, I spent ten thousand taels of silver. Now that you want to buy it back, you have to pay me some errands."
"In this case, I won't ask for more. I've given you the banknote for eleven thousand taels, and I'll leave now."
"What?"
Gu Qiheng was shocked, "Why don't you go and grab it?"
The bearded man snorted, "Mr. Gu, do you know how popular this house is now? I bought it and resold it for more than this amount. If you think it's expensive, move out now. I can sell it immediately tomorrow. go out."
"My son is an official of the imperial court, so you are not afraid of offending my son, and you will not suffer the consequences later."
Mrs. Gu, who rushed over after hearing the sound, raised her voice and shouted. Unexpectedly, the bearded man didn't agree with her at all, "No official can owe money to the people. You can also inquire about my reputation as a bearded man. Look at me." Who hasn’t been afraid?”
Gu Qiheng's face was livid, and his heart was bleeding when he thought that the house was now sold at such an expensive price.
The old lady was so angry that she almost couldn't stand still. Hua Niu supported her, but her face didn't look good.
She thought it was quiet these days. Yu Jinxi must not have sold the house, or the owner of the pawn shop was a favor and would only pay the money but not take over the house.
Who would have thought of coming to collect debts in the middle of the night? What would she do if she was really kicked out?
Hua Niu rolled her eyes and immediately said to the old lady, "Aunt, all the money for selling the house is with my cousin. It has only been a few days, and she must not have spent it all. Let her take out the money quickly, otherwise we will I’m going to sleep on the street.”
The old lady slapped her thigh and her eyes brightened, "That's right, Yu Jinxi is a prodigal. If you put so much money in her hands, she will definitely lose you. Go get the money from her."
Gu Qiheng heard it, but didn't say anything, acquiescing to the old lady's approach.
But before the old lady rushed to find Yu Jinxi, Qingti came to the front yard first.
The old lady was the first to attack, "Where is your master? Such a big thing happened at home. Why is she hiding? Why doesn't she come?"
Qingti said coldly, "My young lady has a headache and won't be able to get up now. However, she has ordered me to pack her things and sent me to tell the master that there is no need to worry about the young lady's health. She can move at any time."
"What? Is she really going to move out?" The old lady raised her voice and her eyes bulged.
The flower girl on the side also raised her heart nervously.
Qingti said, "The house has been sold, and the money has been used to make up for the shortfall. If we don't vacate the house, why are we still doing this? If you want to live there, old lady, you can live there. Our lady can't afford to lose this person."
After saying that, Qingti turned around and left without thinking of a word.
The old lady gasped in anger, but there was nothing she could do. Yu Jinxi made it clear that he would not take the money, so even if he came to make trouble, there was nothing he could do.
Hua Niu was frightened and looked at Gu Qiheng for help.
"The eldest lady of the Yu family is sensible."
The bearded man praised, then looked at Gu Qiheng, "Mr. Gu, what do you say?"
Gu Qiheng's face turned livid, and he gritted his teeth and said, "It's just eleven thousand taels, I'll give it to you!"
When the old lady heard this, her vision went dark and she almost fainted.
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When Qingti returned to Yu Jinxi's courtyard, she asked Nanny Qian to close the door tightly and not let anyone in.
"Miss, those people are collecting money. The old lady is forcing Hua Niu to give up her personal money. This time, none of them can escape."
Qingti looked happy, and she was so happy to see their unhappy faces.
"Don't be too happy about this. They will be in trouble again in the future."
Yu Jinxi leaned on the couch, holding a book in his hand and slowly turning the pages.
The house was very tidy, with no signs of packing at all. She specifically asked someone to come in at night just to catch Gu Qiheng off guard.
He wanted to hide the news, but it was impossible. Within a day, everyone would know that Gu Qiheng was so poor that he wanted to sell the house, and the house was her dowry.
An hour later, Chu Dashan came to see her and handed her ten thousand taels of silver notes neatly into her hand.
Yu Jinxi asked, "Have you packed your tail?"
