Just like that, Xu Qi'an got one tael and four qian. Adding the three qian he had and the one qian he picked up, he got two taels in total.
And the golden ornament Xu Qi'an wanted was worth ten taels.
In the same way, he helped the three young ladies solve the riddle and finally collected five taels of silver.
"It should be enough to buy a golden ornament, but I still have to buy auntie one..."
"Gongzi?" The pale-faced shopkeeper interrupted Xu Qi'an's thoughts.
Xu Qi'an looked at him in silence.
"Gongzi, can you be merciful?"
"Shopkeeper, don't say that. You set the rules."
"What do you want, Gongzi? Just say it."
"I want to buy two golden ornaments, but I only have enough taels for one... Hmm, the half-price kind."
"I, I'll give it to you." The shopkeeper gritted his teeth.
"I'm sorry."
"... If you don't come here again, I'll be very grateful."
Is he a sore loser? Xu Qi 'an left contentedly with the two Golden Steps in his arms.
He didn't want to be a freeloader. He was not that kind of person, but the shopkeeper was too polite.
As for the shopkeeper's feelings, he didn't care. To be able to open a shop like this, twenty or thirty taels would hurt, but it wasn't a big loss.
Moreover, since he wanted to play this kind of game and benefit from it, he had to be prepared to meet a master.
There was no reason that only you could make money from others, others could not take advantage of you.
Not long after he left the shop, he suddenly got goosebumps, as if his pores were pricked by needles.
This made his heart beat faster and his adrenaline surged.
"Someone is following me... watching me... with hidden hostility..." Xu Qi'an vaguely understood.
Xu Qi 'an remained calm and collected. He pretended that nothing had happened, but he was calculating in his heart.
"Who is following me... Treasure Loft? Obviously not. Although the shopkeeper looked like he wanted to beat me up, a master who could make my hair stand on end must have a powerful background. A mere Treasure Loft doesn't have such a talent. "
"Yunlu Academy?" That's not right either. The great scholars of Yunlu Academy are fighting to take me in as their disciple. Why would he harbor hostility towards me?
It was the Zhou Residence!
At this stage, if there was someone who harbored enmity towards him and was secretly monitoring him, it would definitely be the Zhou Residence.
Xu Qi'an felt a chill in his heart. His experience from his previous life told him that once you were being followed and monitored, it meant that the other party would make a move in the near future, or even tonight.
"Visiting Yunlu Academy is the right decision. Even if Second Uncle and I are not weak, the women at home are a burden …"
Xu Qi 'an's face was solemn. The plan to deal with the Zhou Mansion could not be delayed.
Returning to the Xu Mansion, Xu Qi'an immediately dug out the military crossbow he had obtained from the Celestial Commissioner Song Qing in an equivalent exchange (for free) and hung it on his waist. He then tied the breastplate to his chest.
Only then did he gain some sense of security.
Climbing over the wall to the main residence, he saw Xu Lingyin chasing a flock of geese in the backyard. She put her hands on her waist and stomped her feet hard, scaring the young geese into panicking and fleeing in all directions.
"Big brother, big brother, do you think I'm cool?" Xu Lingyin saw her big brother return and became even more proud.
"Where did the geese come from?" Xu Qi'an was stunned. There were clearly no geese when he left home this morning.
"Mother asked someone to buy them. She said they were raising them at home …" Xu Lingyin tilted her head and said in a sweet voice, "I forgot about the rest."
"It should be because raising them at home is cheaper than buying them from outside …" Xu Qi'an replied with an "oh" and said, "Be careful, don't trample the geese to death. Are there no geese? "
"The geese are over there. I'll go and chase them out." Xu Lingyin volunteered and went into the flowerbed with her short legs.
A few seconds later, the sound of a child squealing like a pig being slaughtered could be heard.
The bushes shook violently, and Xu Lingyin ran out crying. She dragged a big white goose by her feet, which was biting her short leg.
She looked like she was about to die. "Big brother, save me …"
Xu Qi 'an watched from the side and laughed like a pig.
…
At dusk, the second uncle Xu came back. He was dressed in a military uniform with a long saber and a crossbow hanging on his waist. He looked like a hawk and a wolf, and his temperament was completely different from when he was in regular clothes.
The three of them came to the study. Lü 'e served them hot tea and left obediently.
Xu Cijiu said, "Big brother and I have arranged everything. We can send mother and sister to the academy tomorrow. It just so happens that Lingyin is about to start her education. The teacher that father hired isn't good enough to teach her, but the teacher in the academy will be fine."
Lingyin would definitely cry with joy when she heard this good news … Xu Qi'an suddenly thought of the funny joke of giving warm-hearted children a box of exercise books in his previous life.
The second uncle Xu was overjoyed. This undoubtedly solved one of his worries. He had no worries now that the women in his family could be properly settled.
"Cijiu, it's all thanks to you. I knew that letting you study was the best thing I've done in my life. "
Xu Cijiu blushed with shame, "Father, it's all big brother's credit. It has nothing to do with me."
"Ningyan?" The second uncle Xu looked at his nephew in surprise.
After listening to his son's explanation, the second uncle Xu said regretfully, "Ningyan, the biggest mistake I've made in my life is sending you to practice martial arts."
The second uncle Xu now believed that his nephew was a scholar.
I'm just using the knowledge learned by the previous generation … Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice, "I have something to tell you, uncle. I was followed when I came back. Cijiu, what about you? "
The father and son's expressions changed.
Xu Xinnian frowned, "Even if I was followed, how would I know?"
He was just a scholar in the enlightenment state.
The second uncle Xu stood up and paced back and forth anxiously. He said in a deep voice, "Ningyan, you stay in the mansion tonight. We'll stay closer so we can take care of each other.
"In addition, I will go out later and inform the Imperial Blade Guards to increase the intensity of patrols in the vicinity at night."
Xu Xinnian and Xu Qi'an looked at each other with a heavy heart.
…
During dinner, Xu Qi'an looked at his sister Xu Lingyue, who was eating elegantly. He coughed to attract the attention of the family.
He took out a small mahogany box engraved with the words "Treasure Pavilion" from his bosom and slowly opened the box. It was a finely crafted golden hairpin. The head of the hairpin was carved with beautiful flowers, inlaid with pearls, and thin golden tassels hanging down from it.
Even without looking at the style, the weight of the gold alone was enough to make the whole family look at it.
Xu Lingyue and her aunt were stunned. Two pairs of big eyes stared fixedly at the golden hairpin.
Because of the fine workmanship and expensive materials, the golden hairpin had always been sought after by the daughters and women of rich families. Ordinary women could not afford to wear such good jewelry.
His aunt used to have a carved golden hairpin, which was very precious.
As a single dog, Xu Qi'an naturally would not buy a golden hairpin for no reason. There were only two women in the family who were suitable to wear it, and his aunt was the mistress of the family …
His aunt's beautiful face bloomed with a smile, and her eyes turned soft: "At least you have a little conscience, give it to me …"
As soon as she finished speaking, Xu Qi'an put the golden hairpin in front of Xu Lingyue: "Sister, this is for you!"
Xu Lingyue's eyes widened in disbelief. The jewelry of Treasure Loft was very famous in this area. The workmanship was exquisite, and it was very popular with the girls and women of rich families nearby.
"Thank you, big brother." Her beautiful face showed a sincere smile, and her eyes curved like crescent moons.
His aunt's delicate body trembled, and her towering chest rose and fell. With red eyes, she fiercely questioned the second Uncle Xu:
"Tell me, do you want your nephew or me?"
She and this little bastard were irreconcilable.
The second Uncle Xu fiercely glared at his nephew, and quickly put food in his wife's bowl: "Calm down, don't lower yourself to the same level as this brat."
Xu Qi'an felt someone kick his calf, and he raised his head to look at Xu Xinnian beside him.
Xu Erlang lowered his head to eat.
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