bayedsolid Chapter 331: Survivors of the Gao Family
Chapter 331: Survivors of the Gao Family
Jiusu smiled mysteriously and said straight to the point: "Jinxiu Pavilion has two bosses, and I am one of them."
Hearing this, his expression froze.
Just nodded awkwardly.
He said dryly: "Then...what do you want to talk to me about?"
Seeing that he was still pretending, Jiusu sneered, "The lucky cat belongs to the store. We have both witnesses and evidence. Since you don't want to confess, please ask the girl named Xiaoxiao to go back to the Dali Temple for a talk."
"No!" The man stood up excitedly, clenched his fists, and sighed, "I admit that I stole the things. You can take me away."
It was Jiang Jing's job to try the case.
Jiang Jing asked: "Why do you steal things?"
The man lowered his head and was silent for a long time. Then he said in a hoarse voice, "I'm hungry."
"I'm really hungry."
“The kids couldn’t hold on any longer.”
Jiang Jing asked: "How many times have you stolen?"
"Just this once!" The man looked up, his eyes full of sincerity, "Sir, it's really just this once, please don't hurt the children and the elderly here, they are all innocent, everyone has their own consequences, I will pay for it and my life."
At this time, people came from all directions.
After listening for a while, they were able to understand that the two people in front of them were officials investigating the case.
They knelt on the ground.
Xiaoxiao took out the meat pie she had taken a bite of and cried, "I, I'll give it back to you. Please don't catch Uncle Zhuguang, okay... woooo... I won't be greedy anymore."
I saw that the beautiful sister didn’t take it.
She ran into Uncle Zhuguang's arms crying.
The man's eyes turned red, but he still smiled and coaxed: "Don't cry, don't cry, it's okay."
In fact, Jiusu was thinking about something.
After coming to her senses, she asked, "What are these...?"
Zhu Guang said: "Some were abandoned by their families, some were homeless on the streets, and some were poor people who couldn't move their hands and feet..."
Looking at their pitiful eyes.
Jiusu was moved by sympathy. After discussing with Jiang Jing, she said, "I can represent Jinxiu Pavilion and not pursue the matter or report it to the police, but you must compensate Jinxiu Pavilion for its losses and write a letter of guarantee that you will never steal anything again in the future."
"Okay, I'll write."
The loss was about one hundred taels of silver.
This amount of money made everyone look worried.
Xiaoxiao wiped away her tears and smiled widely: "It's okay, I just go to the street every day and kneel down to beg from kind-hearted brothers and sisters!"
The innocent and pure character of a child.
Zhuguang was moved. He originally thought that he would never be able to pay back the money in his lifetime, but now, he has these people who always accompany him and warm his heart.
Even feel arrogant.
One hundred taels of silver is not a lot of money.
"Okay, let's work together."
He led the children toward the house.
Jiang Jing's mind flashed with an incomplete picture, and he blurted out to the man's back, "Mr. Gao, your mother wants you to go home for dinner."
"I'll be right back..." Gao Zhuguang turned around with a smile, but suddenly, the smile disappeared.
Where to go back?
He has no home.
Or maybe, the place with broken walls and ruins is home.
"Did your Excellency recognize the wrong person?"
Jiang Jing said: "You are the survivor of the Gao family."
Gao Zhuguang's thin figure stood in the wind, looking particularly lonely. He turned around, suppressed his grief, and forced a smile on his pale face: "I've been recognized."
He invited them to the bedroom.
It was called a dormitory, but inside there was only a bed covered with straw, a crooked table, and a broken window. Jiusu only took one look and knew that the room was very cold.
Gao Zhuguang said in embarrassment: "We don't usually have many guests, so I'm sorry for the poor hospitality... Please forgive me."
The more dazzling the two people were, the deeper he lowered his head.
When I think of the glorious days of my childhood, my heart is filled with deep sorrow.
Jiusu changed the subject: "How long have you lived here?"
"Two years." Gao Zhuguang explained, "Ever since something happened at home, I have been wandering around alone. I didn't come back until the incident was resolved. I didn't expect that the Gao Mansion had become a den of beggars..."
He shook his sleeves and smiled with relief.
"I'm worse off than a beggar anyway, so I just moved in. After all, it's my own home, so I'm pretty happy."
Things became increasingly difficult to control after that.
I thought this would be the end of my life.
But he developed a bond with these poor people.
In the courtyard, there were the sounds of light and heavy footsteps. A lame girl came over worriedly, looked at the two people in front of her warily, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Zhuguang, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Gao Zhuguang held her calloused hand, smiled and shook his head, signaling her not to worry, and then introduced, "Fu Fu, these are the two adults investigating the case."
When she heard that they were here to investigate a case, Qi Fu's expression tensed, her lips pursed, and her hands folded at her waist.
"I have met two adults."
Gao Zhuguang's face showed a gentle look: "This is my wife, Qi Fu. She is also a person in trouble. We met and got married here..."
When talking about getting married, guilt flashed across his face.
Qi Fu lowered her head shyly: "He was very good to me. I got to eat pear blossom cakes that I haven't eaten for ten years."
The loving look between the two made Jiusu's mouth curl up subconsciously.
"It's getting late, so we'll take the lucky cat back."
Gao Zhuguang quickly caught up with her, clasped his fists and bowed deeply. The woman next to him also bowed. Their figures intertwined, and they looked like a couple of one mind.
He said gratefully: "Thank you both for your kindness. I will never steal anything again."
"Since you have a kind heart," Jiusu said, "we won't pursue the matter. We wish you two a long and happy life together."
Gao Zhuguang accompanied him all the way.
He took his wife back to the house and saw something on the table. He picked it up, his eyes blurred with tears.
Qi Fu said excitedly: "It's silver and a shop!"
Gao Zhuguang choked up for a long time and said, "Tell everyone, we have food to eat."
Jinxiu Pavilion.
After hearing this, Xiuying sighed, and her anger had subsided: "He is also a poor man. If he is not the thief who stole things these days, then who else could it be? This makes people panic and it is impossible to do business."
In the next few days, many envoys will come to Xu State.
The theft would make Emperor Xu lose face, and the emperor has already put pressure on Jiang Jing.
Jiusu's eyes fell on the shelves that had been restocked.
Her thoughts drifted away as she said, "A thief can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can never be on guard against thieves for a thousand days. He didn't dare to rob Jinxiu Pavilion. Maybe the background of our store is a little deep, but if the temptation is too great, he will take action."
Xiuying asked, "Would he be stupid enough to fall into a trap?"
Jiusu raised his eyebrows, with a shrewd look in his eyes.
“The higher the risk, the greater the reward.”
……
After an incense stick of time, ten carriages gathered at the entrance of Jinxiu Pavilion. Xiuying stood at the entrance with a smile on her face, supporting her waist, and told the driver: "You must be careful, these things are extremely valuable."
The driver half-jokingly asked, "How much are a few pieces of clothing worth?"
"You don't understand this." Xiuying said patiently, "This thing is as thin as a cicada's wing. It is exactly the kind of clothing that ladies like. A piece of clothing can be worth a thousand gold!"
Oh, a piece of clothing is worth a thousand gold?
Then these ten carriages...
Everyone gasped, and in the crowd, several people with murderous eyes appeared at some point.