Yanggong Town, Kejia Lane Lufu.

Although the sun has set, the sky is still very bright.

A brand new luxury four-wheeled carriage galloped along the street and entered the Lu Mansion through the side door. Before the carriage could stop, the door was pushed open with a whirlwind. Lu Yuntai jumped out of the carriage with anxiety and headed straight for the backyard.

"Be careful, sir!"

Lu Yuntai's agile posture and steps made the servants who followed him and the maids who were preparing to greet him frightened and exclaimed.

However, Lu Yuntai ignored it at all. While transferring through the hall and heading straight to the study, he loudly ordered someone to invite the second young master to the study.

"Dad, why are you so anxious?" As soon as Lu Yuntai entered the study, his youngest son Lu Guangping ran in panting, but there were a few clearly visible blue and purple on his fair and handsome face.

"Close the door and tell anyone not to come in!" Lu Yuntai waved his hand and ordered.

Lu Guangping quickly gave a few instructions to the servants outside, then covered the door and inserted the door bolt, and stood at the door with a nervous look on his face and looked at his father.

"What kind of timidity is to shrink, sit down!" Lu Yuntai glared at his eyes, and Lu Guangping shivered as if a mouse was frightened when he saw a cat, and quickly moved to the chair and sat down half of his butt.

"Dad, have you been to attend the charity sale in Baihualou? Why are you so anxious to come back and not having a drink with the county magistrate!" Lu Guangping asked carefully.

"When you drink, you can eat, drink and have fun. What do you think is this?" Lu Yuntai took out a purple crystal gourd about two inches tall from his sleeve bag and gently placed it on the table.

"Hiss~" When he saw this crystal clear crystal gourd, Lu Guangping's uneasiness and uneasiness on his face instantly turned into extreme surprise and surprise. He grabbed his eyes with bright eyes and watched carefully at the bright sunset outside the window.

"Dad, this... is this glass or glass?" Lu Guangping asked excitedly after looking over and over again.

"This is neither glass nor glass, but called purple jade crystal!" Lu Yuntai spoke.

"You mean that this little gourd was carved with a whole piece of purple crystal?" Lu Guangping looked at his father in surprise.

"I don't know how it was made, but according to the old Taoist priest who took out this item, it was made of purple jade from Yanshan. How much is this thing worth?" Lu Yuntai asked in a testic tone.

"This..." Lu Guangping looked at the window several times, then rubbed it, "This small gourd is pure in color and transparent in texture. It is completely the best crystal material, and the techniques are exquisitely made. Such a small gourd has a lot of space in it. It is simply a skillful craftsmanship. I really didn't expect that there were such skillful hands in the world. It was well known that the crystal material was hard and fragile, and it was particularly difficult to carve and polish. Therefore, such a treasure would be worth at least ten thousand yuan!"

Although Lu Guangping's family is luxurious, he cannot be considered useless. At least he is not at the same level as a pure playboy like Gao Yanei who only knows how to eat, drink and have fun. He has a good business vision and a weak knowledge. He quickly roughly judged the value of this crystal gourd.

"Well, it seems that you still work hard on weekdays. I took this purple jade crystal treasure gourd with 20,000 guan!" Lu Yuntai nodded with a little relief.

"Dad, didn't you say whether the charity sale will be sold? Also, 20,000 yuan is probably a bit expensive..." Lu Guangping looked at his father in surprise.

"Hmph~ I have a sense of whether I take action or not. If I don't take action, I'm a fool. There are few such treasures. At least I have never seen such exquisite treasures in my life. How can I let it go if I meet them..."

Lu Yuntai hummed and explained a few words, then nodded with a little depressed voice: "Of course I know it's a little more expensive. I could take it down for ten thousand coins, but a fat man who came from somewhere in the middle came in and almost snatched the item halfway. I had to spend 10,000 coins to take it down!"

Lu Yuntai didn't hide his son too much about the auction. After all, the charity sale at Baihualou was too sensational. It would definitely spread throughout Qingyuan Mansion within one or two days. In three or five days, there were many discussions in the capital. He was afraid that he would not be able to hide the embarrassment he had in Baihualou, and he would soon become a household name.

"Dad, actually, buying 20,000 yuan is not a loss. This kind of thing is probably extremely difficult to make. As long as you meet a rich and powerful person, you may be able to sell it for 30,000 yuan or 50,000 yuan!" Lu Guangping quickly changed his words.

"I also think so, so I bought it at any cost. However, after the charity sale, the old Taoist priest took out another purple jade crystal treasure gourd that was one foot..."

Lu Yuntai said with a few thrusts.

"One foot long, my god, that's a real treasure!" Lu Guangping exclaimed and stood up, stammering with excitement, "Dad, why didn't you buy it? Could it be that someone took the lead!"

"I want to buy it too, but the old Taoist didn't sell it. After asking, the old Taoist revealed the truth. The big purple jade crystal gourd was not one, but five sets of five elements, called the purple jade crystal gourd, the white jade crystal bottle, the green jade crystal lamp, the red jade crystal cup and the golden jade crystal plate. Although the old Taoist priest did not explain these five treasures in detail, he only heard the names and knew that they were all rare treasures of the same level as the purple jade crystal gourd. The old Taoist said that these five treasures took decades to be successfully refined and were ready to be sold to the capital to the official family. After getting the money, he would cultivate a Taoist temple..."

"Dad, haven't you seen the remaining four treasures?" Lu Guangping asked in confusion.

"No, the old Taoist priest took these two treasure gourds to the county town, preparing to go to the capital to explore the official family's style first. When he happened to meet the Baihualou charity sale, he donated the small one to sell. I and the man and others raised prices to bid for the last time. After learning that the old Taoist had five larger treasures in his hand, there were more people who wanted to buy them, especially the short and fat man who ran out to make trouble in the end, which was even more disgusting. His purpose was not this little gourd, but that big gourd..."

"Bang~"

Lu Yuntai gritted his teeth and punched the table hard, almost shaking the small crystal gourd on the table. Lu Guangping was so scared that he quickly grabbed the small gourd.

"Dad, since the old Taoist priest is going to sell five treasures to the official family, the small one we are in hand may be the only thing of the same quality among the people. Once the news spreads, the price of this little gourd will soon rise!" Lu Guangping was a little surprised in an instant.

"Oh, it would be fine if this is the case. But there are too many people asking, and the old Taoist also agreed to sell it, but it is too expensive to ask for five items to be sold together!" Lu Yuntai shook his head and sighed.

"Dad, how much does that old Taoist priest want to buy?" Lu Guangping was a little nervous.

For a family like the Lu family, which has an annual income of hundreds of thousands of yuan, a transaction of tens of thousands of yuan is a small business, and he can arrange it. His father bought a small gourd for 20,000 yuan without blinking his eyes. He even said it was expensive now, which must be really expensive.

"Five hundred thousand coins!" Lu Yuntai's answer did not disappoint Lu Guangping. When he heard this number, Lu Guangping waved his face and turned pale.

"Dad, 500,000 yuan is really too expensive, and our family is afraid that it won't be able to get it!"

"In addition to us, those who are interested in these five treasures, there are Zhao Qi from Xiaolong Bay and the short fat man who suddenly appeared yesterday, Ximen Shu from Yinyue Tower and Xue Changan from Baoyu Tower all heard about it. At present, except for the short fat man who has no knowledge of the origin, the remaining few are definitely in the strength to compete for these five treasures, but 500,000 guan is not 50,000 guan. If our Lu family can't take it out, it won't be possible for others to take it out!"

"Dad, isn't Zhao Qi okay? I heard that Xiaolongwan has millions of dollars in cash..."

"What about millions of guan? Not all of them are his money. I have already found out that Zhao Qi only owns 35% of the shares in Xiaolongwan. His current income is only 500,000 guan. Most of this money will be invested in the construction of the harbor. Moreover, he has claimed that he will donate 150,000 guan. He will definitely not be able to get so much money at once, unless he wants to make Xiaolongwan harbor yellow!"

"But what if he uses the fundraising money?" Lu Guangping was still a little worried.

"Haha, he doesn't. If he dares to use the charity sale and the funds raised, countless people will definitely sue him for embezzling military pay. Don't you know what Gao Zhinian will end?" Although Lu Yuntai had a smile on his face, his eyes made Lu Guangping tremble.

It was because he encouraged Gao Yanei to help him get revenge and smashed Zhao Qi's donation box. When he came back, his father beat him up. The ending was similar to Gao Yanei and he almost died!

"That dad means..." Lu Guangping looked at his dad nervously.

"This is why I hurried back and discuss with you. Even if it is not 500,000 yuan in the end, it is definitely not a small amount. Although I am the leader of the family, I still have to ask for your opinions. After all, I am almost buried. In the future, this family will have to rely on the support of you brothers. If hundreds of thousands of yuan are withdrawn, I am afraid that the family's business will be affected within one or two years!"

"Dad, I don't have any objection to buying it, but you haven't seen the remaining four items yet. What if you are deceived?" Lu Guangping reminded carefully.

"Don't worry, I've been doing business all my life, how could I pay without looking at the goods? The old Taoist priest has made an appointment to watch the goods on a cargo ship near the Goryeo Hall before noon tomorrow. I'm afraid that there will be bad things for too many people coming, and the price will be difficult to control!" Lu Yuntai's face was full of entanglement and worry.

"Dad, I still have 20,000 yuan in private money. Otherwise, you can take it together, maybe you can save it..."

"You can keep these 20,000 yuan, our family is not so poor that it lacks 20,000 yuan. Since you don't object, then that's what you said. You should go to the butler now and summarize all the cash from restaurants, shops, warehouses, warehouses, cash registers, etc. I'll find Lin Zirui, use Sihai Restaurant as collateral, and first ask him to borrow 100,000 yuan to come out for emergency..."

"Dad, I'm afraid this is not enough. The daily turnover of the warehouse warehouse is only 10,000 yuan, and the quality warehouse may have about 200,000 yuan. After all, the business will not be opened tomorrow!" Lu Guangping has been involved in the management of the family industry and is still relatively clear about the property status of the family.

"It's okay, come with me!" Lu Yuntai stood up and walked into the bedroom from the side door of the study. Lu Guangping followed behind with a puzzled look on his face.

Lu Yuntai walked to the corner of the wall and pushed open a wooden box, then pressed hard on a square brick. With a click, a brick and stone wall turned slowly, revealing a narrow bluestone staircase downward, which looked very wet and old.

Lu Yuntai took the fire pie and lit a candle to lead the way. Lu Guangping followed behind in amazement.

After living in this family for more than 20 years, he discovered the secret of his family for the first time.

The stairs were narrow and wet, and there was moss on the stone walls on both sides.

Lu Guangping followed his father, walked down more than ten feet deep and shallowly, and then entered a dark stone chamber. When Lu Yuntai lit several oil lamps in the room, Lu Guangping felt his heart beating uncontrollably.

The stone chamber is not big, but it has neatly arranged more than ten wooden boxes. Lu Yuntai lifted the wooden box casually, and the golden light exposed inside.

After a long time of stagnation, Lu Guangping rushed up to open another wooden box, which was still gold. He opened the box in one breath, and most of them were gold. Moreover, these gold were different from the common gold leaf gold tines outside. They were all recast gold bricks, and each piece was seven or eight kilograms.

In addition to gold, some boxes also have silver ingots, which are also recast and marked by Lufu, and then some precious items such as glass, jade, agate, rhinoceros horn, ivory, agarwood, etc.

Under the faint light, there was a jewel of jewel everywhere.

Standing in this stone chamber full of treasures, Lu Guangping couldn't believe his eyes.

"Dad, we... how could there be so many gold, silver and jewelry in our family..." Lu Guangping was trembling with his mouth holding a heavy brick and his mouth was a little confused.

"This is the family fortune that our Lu family has accumulated for five or six generations after moving to Yin County. Taizu Gong has left a family motto. Only the head of the family can keep these gold, silver and jewelry. They cannot be used unless they encounter forced expenses. Now that they encounter such treasures, it seems that it is impossible not to use them!" Lu Yuntai spoke with a calm expression.

"Dad, since our family has so much money, why do you still have to borrow 100,000 yuan from the Maritime Bureau? Their interest is not cheap..."

"Idiot, don't you understand that the money is not revealed. This money is saved by our ancestors. How can we easily take it out? Our Lu family only has a few businesses outside, and many people can see the annual income and expenses clearly. If we don't borrow some of them together, we will suddenly take out so much gold and silver, so that outsiders can find out more suspicion and covetousness after they know it..."

Lu Yuntai turned his head to look at his youngest son.

"I asked you to see the money to reassure you. Five hundred thousand stagnant of money is indeed a lot, but for our Lu family, it is not as bad as it is. But you must also remember that you should slowly make up for the money when you make money. After all, this is the foundation of our Lu family in the future. Even if there is no outside industry, as long as the people are still there, you will still get up one day. What's more, Prime Minister Ding promised to help us get 100,000 salt intake tickets next year. This alone is enough to fill these expenses!"

"Dad, what should we do now?" Lu Guangping asked excitedly, licking his lips.

"Of course, I should hurry up and buy those five treasures back tomorrow morning!" Lu Yuntai said with a tight fist.

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Chapter completed!