A Clash of Gods - Chapter 516

[Chapter 517 Scam]

Qi Ning said: “Uncle, can you figure out the origin of that person? Since the goddess map is a treasure of the world, how could someone get a pawn shop as a pawn? People who can store such a treasure have an extraordinary origin.”

However, Gu Wenwen raised a hand and slammed his face on his face, annoyed: “It’s all my fault, I saw Han Shengzi’s painting at the time, and I lost my head for a while. I heard Qiao Yu talk about it. It’s hard to find even 10,000 taels of gold for paintings like this. He also joked that if one day I could receive a painting by a great master of paintings like Han Shengzi, he would give at least 100,000 taels of silver for any pair. Come.”

“Qiao Yu’s father is only a small official in the household, and his actions are so generous. It seems that their Qiao family’s wealth is beyond description.” Qi Ning said lightly.

Gu Wenwen said: “I have done business with him a few times and made a few thousand taels of silver, so I thought he wouldn’t lie to me.” With a look of annoyance, “I was afraid that person would run away with a picture of a goddess, so be polite. I was so angry that I left him behind, and then let the old bastard from the shopkeeper Jiang look at the painting. This picture of the goddess is an inescapable treasure, I naturally know it, and I was worried that this person pretended to be the real thing, so I was very careful, and the shopkeeper Jiang carefully looked at it carefully. , make sure it’s real.”

Qi Ning just looked at Gu Wenwen, and only listened to Gu Wenwen continue: “I trust that old thing too much, he concluded that it is the real work, I have no doubts, and immediately asked the man how much money he wanted.” After a pause, Cai said: “That man didn’t have a lion’s mouth. He said that he had something important to do, and he was short of cash on hand. As long as 50,000 taels of silver were needed, he would redeem it in half a month.”

At this time, someone came in to deliver new tea, and after leaving, Gu Wenwen said: “I didn’t have that much cash at the time, so it wasn’t easy for me to take out 50,000 taels of silver at once, but Han Shengzi’s painting is coming soon. At hand, if you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life.” He picked up the teacup, sighed, and put it down without taking a sip: “I will let that person wait and give me half a day to raise money.”

“Fifty thousand taels of silver is not a small amount. It’s not easy to raise it in half a day.” Qi Ning asked, “Is my uncle going to the bank?”

Gu Wenwen shook his head and said, “No. With my reputation, it is very easy to use several shops and goods to mortgage the money in the bank, but the money collected by the bank is not a small amount, so I went to find Qiao Yu first and asked I asked him if he dared to accept Han Shengzi’s paintings, thinking about borrowing some money from him.”

“Did he borrow it?”

Gu Wenwen smiled bitterly and said, “Qiao Yu is also generous. I only said that I found Han Shengzi’s goddess Chaolutu outside, and I didn’t say that someone sent it to the pawnshop to ask him how much money this goddess Chaolutu was worth. He told me. Said, this picture of the goddess is divided into two volumes. If only one volume of such a painting appears, it can only be regarded as a residual copy. If there is a slight flaw in this antique calligraphy and painting, the value will be greatly reduced, not to mention the residual copy. A picture of the goddess in the morning will give me at most 60,000 taels of silver, but if he can find a picture of the goddess of the goddess in the evening, and the two volumes are combined, he is willing to give me 300,000 taels of silver.”

Qi Ning was dumbfounded, thinking that although 300,000 taels of silver could not be said to be an astronomical figure, but using 300,000 taels of silver to buy two paintings would be a real astronomical figure.

“I was fascinated by ghosts at the time, and I was determined to put away two scrolls, and immediately went back to the pawnshop to ask the person if there was a picture of the goddess Muguihui.” Gu Wenwen looked annoyed: “The person brought two scrolls and was going to be one of them. , the rest of the picture was still in his hand, and he told me that it was the picture of the goddess Mugui. I begged him to open it and take a look. Manager Jiang watched it, and said that the picture of the goddess Mugui was the real work. So I asked the man to make an offer to buy both pictures.”

Qi Ning sighed softly, thinking that people say that money is confusing, Gu Wenwen is really dizzy, there are many doubts in this matter, but he is not alert.

“That person is just a painting, but he is determined not to sell it.” Gu Wenwen said: “I talked for a long time, but that person didn’t change his mind at all, and even the goddess Zhaolu picture was not appropriate, and hurried away, I couldn’t stop it. .”

Qi Ning sighed: “This is his trick,

I deliberately hooked my uncle’s mind, but didn’t take action.

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“Yeah.” Gu Wenwen said, “In the next two days, I searched everywhere for traces of the man, but there was no news. By the evening of the third day, the man came again. I was very happy at the time, and the man looked very anxious. , told me that he wanted to pawn both paintings, but he needed 150,000 taels of silver, and he needed it urgently. I asked the shopkeeper Na Jiang to test it, only to find out that this man also went to other pawnshops, but no one took it. If I can’t come up with 150,000 taels of silver, the man told me that it is indeed difficult to take out 150,000 taels of silver at once, but as long as I can take it out, in half a month, he will use 180,000 taels to redeem the money. .”

Qi Ning said: “You can earn 30,000 taels of silver in half a month, how can there be such a cheap thing in this world.”

Gu Wenwen raised his hand and slapped himself in the face, and said, “Now that I look back on it, this is the truth, there is no such thing as a pie in the sky, but I was obsessed at the time, thinking that if this person can’t redeem money for half a month I will sell the two paintings to Qiao Yu, and I can get 300,000 taels of silver. I can earn 150,000 taels of silver with a single hand. Even if this person can redeem the pawn as scheduled, I can earn 30,000 taels for nothing. Silver, why not? I deliberately bargained with him, and in the end the man offered 20,000 taels and asked for 130,000 taels of silver.

“Uncle can’t take out 60,000 taels of silver. Where did the 130,000 taels of silver come from?” Qi Ning frowned.

Gu Wenwen said: “I asked that person to give me two days to raise money, but that person refused to agree at first, I tried to persuade him again and again, and told him that no pawnshop could give out so much money at once, and he agreed, and I arranged it myself. He stayed at the inn and sent people to watch, I was afraid that he would run away. In order to get the two paintings, I found the bank and mortgaged the three shops. I collected 30,000 taels of silver, but there was still 50,000 taels of silver. It was impossible to get money from Jiangling in a short time. I could only find Qiao Yu, took the land deed of Jiangling as collateral, and found it from him. Here comes fifty thousand taels of silver!”

Qi Ning shook his head with a wry smile, thinking that Gu Wenwen is really big-hearted, and that such a desperate thing can be done, knowing that these things must be hidden from Gu Qinghan, otherwise, as long as you have a little air with Gu Qinghan, you will not be able to do it. Ended up in this situation.

“I finally collected 130,000 taels of silver, and got two pictures of goddesses from that person.” Gu Wenwen’s face was extremely ugly, “After that person took the silver, he repeatedly said that he would redeem it within half a month. Let me take good care of him, if there is any damage, he will have to pay a large amount of money to compensate, and he also said that it was left by his ancestors, and if it is damaged, he will accompany him with 300,000 taels of silver.”

Qi Ning asked, “Are those two paintings still in your hands?”

Gu Wenwen nodded and said, “Yes.” He clenched his fists, “It’s just two rolls of waste paper, and it’s useless. I got the painting, and ten days later, the guy who was supposed to be painting hasn’t appeared, and it’s only a few days away. Due to the time limit, I only hoped that he would not come, but I couldn’t bear it anymore, so I brought two paintings to see Qiao Yu.” Having said this, his face paled slightly, “Qiao Yu learned that I brought a picture of the goddess, and it was the same at the beginning. I was very excited, but when I saw the paintings, I immediately concluded that these two paintings are fakes!”

In fact, Qi Ning had already guessed that it must be a fake. Gu Wenwen’s voice was a little soft: “Qiao Yu also told me in detail why the two paintings are fakes, but I didn’t listen to it at all.”

“The 60,000 taels of silver that my uncle owes to the famine is from the bank?” Qi Ning asked.

Gu Wenwen sat softly on the chair, with cold sweat on his forehead: “The bank took 50,000 taels of silver, according to the time limit, after half a month, it will become 60,000 taels of silver, and the time limit will be reached in two days. Qiao Yu said that my house deed in Jiangling is mortgaged there. As long as I take 50,000 taels of silver, I can get the house deed and land deed at any time. He also advised me not to worry, there is money there at any time to get it. .UU read www.sonicmtl.com But the bank is naturally not accommodating, they don’t know how they know that I spent hundreds of thousands of taels to get two fake pictures of the goddess, and they are worried that I can’t pay the 60,000 taels of silver, not only to send People have come to me several times, reminding me that the time is coming, and I have already sent people to watch my stores day and night, and when the time is up, they will collect the debt and collect the storefront.”

Qi Ning scolded Gu Wenwen as stupid as a pig. He fell into the trap designed by the other party so easily. It is no wonder that the old lady Gu was so angry that she almost died, and Gu Qinghan was also very angry. If this Gu Wenwen was not the nominal uncle, Qi Ning could not wait to go up and beat him hard.

“What are you going to do next, Uncle?” Qi Ning said, “If I guessed correctly, I’m afraid this house will also be watched by the Qianzhuang.” He picked up the teacup and said, “The floors of your three shops are even Plus the goods, I’m afraid it won’t be worth 60,000 taels of silver? The people in the bank don’t know how to make friends, and if they don’t make it by then, even this house will be taken away.”

Gu Wenwen’s eyes twitched, he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and said with a bitter face: “Little Marquis, this time, uncle, I really encountered a big incident. You are the marquis of the court, can you help me think of a way, at least let me The Qianzhuang will give you another grace period.”

“Even if they can be forgiven, can this debt be escaped?” Qi Ning sighed, “Yes, where is the shopkeeper Jiang now? Also, can you send someone to look for someone to be a painter?”

“Manager Jiang’s old bastard told me that there was an urgent matter at home less than two days after I received the painting, so I hurried back to my hometown.” Gu Wenwen said, “Zhiruo, the dog thing that should be painted, disappears after taking the money. Since he has the intention to corrupt my money, he will never appear again.”

Qi Ning shook his head and said, “Uncle, take those two paintings with you and go to a place with me overnight. There are only two days left, so let’s hurry up.”