Chapter 42: Get Rich
Lu Mao's aching pale lips trembled slightly, he clenched his teeth, and stared at Gu Ren with a cold gaze, undisguised hatred.
"Heh......"
Gu Ren also looked at him, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, with a bit of mockery.
"If anyone does not offend me, I will not offend anyone, but if anyone offends me? Hehe...... Lu Yuma, in the future, you must remember that this royal law of Qujiang City, I, Gu Ren, have the final say. β
Gu Ren's feet moved away from Lu Yuma's arm and said coldly.
At this time, the officials who had heard the news rushed over.
"What are you doing, gathering crowds to fight, and there is no king's law! It's you thorn again, you just came out a few days ago, and you dare to make a mistake! β
Xing Zhutou saw Hong Qiu and Liu Mang lying on the ground, and he was angry. With a wave of his hand, four or five officials wanted to do it.
Seeing this, Prince Xin signaled to the entourage guards around him, and the guards took a few steps to meet him, glaring at him.
"Bold, the patrol token is here, you dare to be presumptuous!"
The guard pulled a token from his waist.
Xing Zhutou and the officials were startled, and when they looked at it, the token in the guard's hand had a dragon pattern appearing, and the word "Yu" was engraved in the center...... It was the token given by the emperor...... Hurriedly stopped, bowed, and saluted.
This patrol is the same as the Qincha of later generations, it is a gift from the emperor, and he walks the people on behalf of the emperor, and has great power. In necessary circumstances, the transfer official may be removed from office without reporting. If the governor presses this token, even if the governor of the state and county, or even the minister of the court, sees it, he has to salute.
Last time Gu Ren was arrested in prison, the two princes used Du Ziteng's patrol token to order the county order to release Gu Ren. Without this token, they might not be able to let Gu Ren go out immediately. It can be seen that the Tang Dynasty was a very complete legal system.
"Senior brother, your injury ......"
When Dandan smirked, he saw faint red blood oozing from Gu Ren's clothes, his face changed, and he hurriedly walked up.
Prince Xin and Prince Ji also changed their faces, and they went over to support Gu Ren together.
"It's okay, let's go, let's go back to Tianji Temple!"
Gu Ren waved his hand to push away the egg and the prince of the letter and the prince of Ji.
"Senior brother, be careful."
"Sir, I'll call you a Lang Zhong to come over."
"No need ......"
"Master, we have an old hen at home, and it is definitely a big supplement, so we will go back and catch it for you."
A child who was about to apprentice hurriedly said.
"Master, my dad is Lang Zhong, I'll call my dad over!"
Another child said.
"Hehe, you guys go back first, if you really want to worship a certain teacher, come to Tianji Temple to find a certain in a few days."
Gu Ren said with a smile, and the group walked towards Tianji Temple.
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After seeing Gu Ren and his party disappear to the end of sight, the maids of the Confucian Mansion hurriedly came over to help Lu Maohong, Qiu Liu Mang, and more than a dozen family members who were put down.
"Master Lu, don't worry, I'll get it back for you! In Qujiang, it's my Hong family who has the final say, and he Gu Ren is a yarn ......"
Hong Qiu patted his chest and spoke proudly.
Lu Mao didn't speak with a gloomy face, and the green tendons on Liu Mang's arms bulged...... The three of them entered the Confucian Mansion one after another.
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In the backyard of Tianji Temple, after Gu Ren came back, he changed his clothes and redressed his wounds, his wounds were not very serious, but he lost too much blood, and Gu Ren fell asleep after lying on the bed for a while.
By the time he woke up, it was already noon. As soon as I opened my eyes, I saw Dandan, Prince Xin, and Prince Ji sitting on the edge of the bed.
"Senior brother, there is a very sad thing to tell you......"
Dandan wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at Gu Ren with very sad eyes, Prince Xin and Prince Ji were sweaty, with a regretful expression.
"What's wrong?"
Gu Ren asked with squinted eyes.
"Uh...... Senior brother, our dog meat hot pot can't be eaten, and that damn big white dog actually ran away...... Ashin Aji and I searched for noon, and we searched all over Tianji Temple but couldn't find its ghost. It's a pity, such a fat big dog, how many times can we eat shabu-shabu......"
"What? Ah Yin actually ran away? When we first came in, we weren't crawling under the big locust tree in the yard! β
Gu Ren sat up suddenly, his eyes widening. This big white dog Ah Yin is the king of dogs like no other, and the legend has it that it will summon divine beasts with special functions...... It took him a whole night to conquer and get back, and now he's running away............"
"Sir, it's all our fault, we saw the big white dog so fat, listen to Dandan, you made shabu mutton shabu tripe is delicious, so I thought about making Dan Dan make a shabu dog meat to eat, we just went to the front to prepare tools, turned back, the big white dog tied under the locust tree is gone, in fact, we are just talking, and really won't eat it, Sanqi said that this dog is still the hero of dogs, save Mr. You. Even if you eat shabu-shabu, it is beef and mutton, and dog meat is easy to get hot...... It's just that it can still understand human speech? β
Prince Xin looked suspicious.
"Not only does it know human language, but it knows three foreign languages...... I'm counting on it to get something useful, so I can get a charger here. Forget it, don't talk about it. This dead dog is as timid as a mouse, and he has no chance to enjoy a good life with his brother......"
Gu Ren sighed.
"What is a charger? What does it have to do with that big white dog? β
The three of them were puzzled.
"Well, you don't understand it, it's just ...... Its nose is very skillful, and it can smell the treasures buried in the ground. β
Gu Ren didn't say that the big white dog Ah Yin would summon something from another time and space, and casually made it up...... That kind of thing is too demonic, just like he traveled from the 21st century to the Tang Dynasty.
"Oh, that's it...... I didn't expect Mr. this pet dog to have such skills. Sir, don't worry, there are many rare beasts in our Shanglin Garden in Luoyang, including this extremely intelligent little animal. For example, a parrot that can speak human words, a peacock that can dance, and a little monkey that can dance with a gun and a stick...... If you like it, sir, just grab it. β
Prince Shin breathed a sigh of relief. The Shanglin Garden he mentioned belonged to the royal family's hunting and entertainment venues, similar to the zoos of later generations, but it was not open to the public.
There are many birds of prey and beasts in Shanglin Garden, such as wild boars, black bears, tigers, lions and the like. There are also a lot of special small animals, such as talking parrots, humane little monkeys, and so on......
"Well, good. I like white tigers more, and I have the opportunity to domesticate one for my master. β
Gu Ren said.
"Tigers are there, but white ones are not...... Or we'll dye it white. β
The prince of Ji pretended to be clever.
"Can a yellow tiger with dyed eyes be called a white tiger? I haven't heard anyone say, I am a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right...... That white tiger is a divine beast...... Zimo, do you say? β
Prince Xin disagreed with the statement of Prince Ji.
"I think that my senior brother should tame a lion, look at how powerful the yellow-haired lion king in Journey to the West is!"
Dan Dan said after thinking for a moment.
"Zimo's words are reasonable......"
"Lions can't do it, elephants are powerful!"
Prince Ji objected.
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The three children began to discuss which beast was powerful and which was suitable for Gu Ren as a pet...... Gu Ren was speechless for a while, after being with these children for a long time, he would not become naΓ―ve......
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At this time, suddenly there was a sound of footsteps in the courtyard, and a guard guarding the gate walked in with Dandan's cousin Zhang Jinbao and the former fat family Ding Guapi of the Confucian Mansion.
"Zimo, Gu Gongzi. Great joy......"
Zhang Jinbao's swarthy face was almost unable to close his smile, and he looked excited, excited and happy.
"Boss, you're too powerful, worship you to death......"
The Guapi on the side was also very excited, holding a heavy purple wood box in his hand.
"What's the matter, I've caught a lightning bug again, let's put it over there. You don't have to catch it in the future. β
Gu Ren said calmly.
"No, no, no...... There's no lightning bug in this box...... But...... Hey...... You see! β
Guapi swallowed his saliva, put the box next to Gu Ren's bed, and opened it violently.
"...... Uproar"
A golden light is refracted from the inside of the box, bright, bright, dazzling, gold is always so beautiful...... So fascinating......
"Wow, that's so much gold bar!"
Dan Dan and Prince Ji were both surprised. That box of gold is enough for fifty taels, and fifty taels is five catties, which is about equivalent to 100,000 yuan in later generations...... Instant 10,000 households!
Gu Ren was also a little surprised, although the living standards of the people of the Tang Dynasty were good, they had not reached the point of carrying fifty taels of gold with them. Especially in this small county town in Lingnan, the level of economic development is backward, fifty taels is simply an astronomical amount, and some civilians will never see so much gold in their lifetime.
"Gu Gongzi, you can always look at it."
Zhang Jinbao said with a smile.
"Jinbao, what's going on, tell me more specifically."
Gu Ren asked with a smile.
"Boss, that's right. Our paper is so good that it was purchased in advance by a big boss from Chang'an. This is only one percent of the deposit. The total sale price was 5,000 taels of gold...... Five thousand taels of gold...... Hahaha......"
Kuapi preemptively laughed and said (5,000 taels of gold is about equivalent to 10 million yuan in later generations).
Dandan: "Wow......"
Prince Xin: "So many ......"
Prince Ji: "Developed ......"