Chapter 75 Booty
When Yan Zhaoshi saw the golden lock, he was stunned. Of course he knew who it belonged to.
In the wedding night, Li Qiniang wore this golden lock, saying that it was left to her by her biological parents and she has been wearing it since she was a child.
He said that the gold lock is inlaid with rubies, which is extremely vulgar, but Li Qiniang still wears it, just pick it off and put it next to the pillow when she is sleeping.
Once, Yan Xuehuai had a fever at night. Li Qiniang kept her daughter for a night and fell asleep while sitting in front of her daughter's bed. After waking up, she found that the golden lock that was originally placed beside her pillow was missing. Li Qiniang searched everywhere. At that time, her sister-in-law Sun was still in the countryside, and only Mrs. Guo took the third brother and her family to live with them. Li Qiniang believed that it was Zeng's family. The two had a fight. Zeng cried and wanted to hit the wall. Old Mrs. Guo wanted to take the third brother and her family back to the countryside, saying that she didn't want to stay here and was regarded as a thief...
It was already ten years ago. Yan Zhaoshi couldn't remember what happened later. It seemed that he scolded Li Qiniang, as if he was right, he didn't remember it.
He stared at the golden lock in a daze. Yes, this is Li Qiniang's one, but why is it in my box?
Old Mrs. Guo was dizzy for a moment, half true and half false. Now she opened her eyes and saw the golden lock in the master's hand. She rushed up and snatched it: "This is my thing, mine!"
The master flashed, and the old lady Guo rushed in vain. Yan Zhaolin on the side stopped doing it and shouted: "Second brother, that's my mother's golden lock, you can get it back!"
The master took a few steps back and two yamen runners stood beside him. Old Mrs. Guo didn't dare to pounce on him anymore, sat on the ground and started crying again.
The master sneered: "You said it was yours? Which silver building was made by, which craftsman made it, how much money it cost, why do you have to engrave the word "Qian" on it?"
Old Mrs. Guo was stunned. The word Qi? The word on it is Qi? Where did she know? Li Qiniang was so yin that she actually engraved her name on the golden lock.
Seeing that Yan Zhaoshi was still stunned, Yan Zhaolin said, "This is my mother's dowry, my mother's ancestors! Who knows which silver building is from the things passed down from the ancestors?"
The master picked up the golden lock and looked at it. The golden lock was exquisitely crafted, unlike the workmanship of a small silver building. Anyone with a large silver building will have a mark.
He looked carefully and found it quickly, not only the marks of the silver building, but also the craftsmen.
"Xu Wannian, Baoqing Tower?" The master widened his eyes, first glared at Jinsuo, then glared at Yan Zhaolin, "You have such a face outside. Can you invite Xu Wannian, Xu Dajiang, to make a long-lived lock for children."
Yan Zhaolin didn't know who Xu Wannian was, and what Baoqinglou was. Not only did he not know, but Yan Zhaoshi didn't know either.
But from the master's tone, this person should be very famous.
Yan Zhaolin said shamelessly: "So what? Anyway, this is passed down from my mother's ancestors."
The master asked Yan Zhaoshi again: "Is what he said true?"
Yan Zhaoshi lowered his head and said nothing.
The master sighed. After all, he was a scholar and he still needed some shame.
"Come on, Xu Dajiang is now in the capital. The Empress Dowager is kind and gave twelve craftsmen to the capital. One of them is Xu Dajiang. I wonder how your ancestors from outside knew Xu Dajiang?"
Yan Zhaoshi's face was red and his ears were red, and he wished he could pierce his head into the ground.
Yan Zhaolin was also stupid, what, what are these?
Although Old Mrs. Guo could understand half of it, she understood one thing.
This gold lock is very valuable, more valuable than gold of the same weight!
"Mine, give it back to me, that's mine!"
Old Mrs. Guo shouted, even Yan Zhaolin dared not speak this time, and Yan Zhaoshan had never spoken. He was not aware of the golden lock, but was surprised that there were so many good things hidden in my mother's box, especially the golden lock, and the most popular girl in Yanzhi Lane and Cuihua Hutong did not have such exquisite jewelry.
Seeing that Old Mrs. Guo was still trying to make trouble, the master lost his patience, he lowered his face: "The origin of this thing is unknown, it is likely to be a stolen item. If someone comes, seal these two boxes and take them back to the yamen!"
Several yamen runners rushed over, closed the box lid, carried the box and was about to leave. Only then did Yan Zhaolin react and rushed forward to rob him, but was kicked by the yamen runners.
Yan Zhaoshi was still stunned. At this time, he suddenly came to his senses and shouted: "That is not a stolen property, it is Li's thing. I can prove it. It is Li's belonging!"
The master looked at him like a fool. You are greedy for Li’s things. If I could marry such a wife who was rich in dowry and could make money, I would have long regarded her as a Bodhisattva.
Since it is suspected to be stolen goods, the Yan family members will certainly take them back to the yamen.
The prefect finally pushed this hot incident to the Tongzhi. He was drinking tea while being proud. Suddenly, there were noises outside, and the crying of women, especially the crying, which scared the prefect. His hands shook, and the tea water spilled out, and the official robe was wet.
"Who is making noise outside?" The prefect didn't make a fuss, and it was so wet that he thought he needed a bib.
"It's the master who is back. The master has found the stolen goods at the Yan family!" A yamen runner ran in.
The Yan family, the Yan family again, etc., stolen goods? What kind of stolen goods?
"Take the stolen goods in." said the prefect.
The yamen runner turned around and went out. As soon as he walked to the door, the prefect called him again: "Please come over and the master, so the Yan family will not come in."
I'm so annoying, I'm so annoying to them.
The stolen goods were carried in, and two large camphor wood boxes were slaughtered.
The box was opened, and the prefect looked at the money and jewelry inside, and it was unknown: "Are these stolen goods?"
The master told me what happened today. The prefect was disgusted so much that he had three daughters. If his daughter's long-lived locks were all taken away by his in-laws, he would have learned that the law was broken.
This is the result of not having the support of my parents.
For the sake of his three daughters, he also wants to hold this position.
"Call Li Qiniang and her daughter to let them identify these things. If it is her dowry, it cannot be considered as compensation from the Yan family."
Li Qiniang and Yan Xuehuai were still in the yamen. They also saw that the Yan family was brought. The noise was too loud and they couldn't even see it.
This time I came to the back hall, but the house where the prefect works.
Seeing these two camphor wood boxes, Yan Xuehuai immediately remembered that what she remembered was that this was Mrs. Guo’s treasure box, and she couldn’t bear to take off the keys when she was sleeping.
The prefect asked the master to hand the golden lock to Li Qiniang: "Do you know this golden lock?"
There is a word "Qi" on the golden lock, and anyone who sees it will think of Li Qiniang, so the prefect directly showed it to Li Qiniang.
Li Qiniang looked at the golden lock and then looked at the box: "I thought it was Zeng's stolen, but it turned out to be in the old lady's box."
Chapter completed!