Chapter 109 How to Burn Money
"Burn money? How?" Ji Jun looked indifferent.
Su Luo waved towards the Lincuiju teapot holding the tray, took the largest banknote in the tray and said, "How else can you burn something? Use fire! Banknotes!"
The street was quiet for a few seconds, and then it was filled with surprise. Ji Jun also became interested, "Burning banknotes?"
Su Luo shook the banknotes in his hand. "Giving gold, silver and jewelry to Miss Hong is something all the wealthy people have done. Moreover, they can also marry beautiful women. No matter how much money they spend, it is not a loss. It is different from burning money. Once the money is burned, it is gone, and there is no benefit. What you are competing for is your wealth and your heartbeat. This is the highest realm of wealth competition."
Ji Jun is indeed a second-generation rich man, his eyes lit up when he heard this, "This is new, fun!"
Su Luo smiled calmly and cursed in his heart, this young master who didn't know how hard life was deserved this disaster.
Master Wan at the side could no longer sit still, and stood up with a slightly embarrassed look, and gave the eunuch a look. The eunuch's receiving system must have malfunctioned, and Master Wan's eyes were almost cramped, but he still couldn't understand. Master Wan was so angry that he kicked him, and then leaned over to Su Luo's ear and whispered, "I'm away from home, and I don't have much money with me."
Su Luo looked at Ji Jun and the others calmly, and said without moving his mouth, "Don't worry."
Ji Jun seemed to be impatient, waving the folding fan in his hand and said nonchalantly, "Hey, hey, go home and get the banknotes. Today, I will burn these ignorant brats to death with silver."
Master Wan was a little hesitant at first, but after hearing Ji Jun's words, his face suddenly darkened, and he really had a bluffing aura. Su Luo was afraid that he would rush to reveal his identity and call on the governor to come to help. Then he would be in trouble! He immediately said anxiously: "Boy! Don't be complacent, we don't know who will win. It's getting late today. Our master is hungry and wants to eat. Tomorrow, it's the same time and place. If you don't dare to come, you're a fool!"
Ji Jun was furious when he heard this, and rolled up his sleeves, "Whoever loses tomorrow will have to admit he is a loser!"
Su Luo took two steps forward and stretched out his hand, "It's a deal."
Ji Jun slapped Su Luo's hand hard as a high-five as a token of oath, and his young and handsome face revealed irrepressible excitement.
Seeing that he was about to leave, Su Luo said again: "Wait!"
Ji Jun turned back impatiently, "What? Are you giving up now?"
Su Luo smiled slightly, "I guess you don't recognize me. My name is Su Luo. I have a small business in Nanjing City. This Mr. Wan is my friend, so I must participate in this gambling game. As for you, it seems that you have a good family background. You must be a well-known figure in Nanjing City."
Ji Jun curled his lips proudly, "I am..."
Su Luo was so angry that she interrupted him immediately, "Tell me who is the head of your family now? Your father? Or your brother? If you tell me, maybe I can recognize him, and then it will save us trouble. For the sake of your father and brother, I will cancel the gambling, and it won't be so embarrassing for everyone in the end, right?"
Ji Jun was holding back his words and refused to speak. "Stop talking nonsense! I am me, what does it have to do with my father?" Ji Jun turned around and shouted, "Everyone who knows me here, listen to me. If anyone talks nonsense about my father, I will pull out his tongue!"
Everyone present fell silent and watched their tongues carefully. Ji Jun nodded with satisfaction. Su Luo was extremely "curious," but a little hesitant, "your father..." He even stuttered nervously. Wasn't that enough drama? "Who is it?"
"Why do you care so much! He's just an old man!" Ji Jun seemed to be quite righteous. He said that one should not use family background to oppress others, and that one should not use family background to oppress others.
Su Luo bowed, "This young man is a generous person. I won't ask any more questions. See you tomorrow at this time! The face value of the banknote... is 100 taels, okay?"
Ji Jun certainly had no objection, Su Luo nodded, "Please!"
"Please!" Ji Jun also bowed generously, and Su Luo nodded again... Please... Please, you big fool!
She was so afraid that Ji Jun would reveal his family background. If Ji Jun said that his father was the former president of the Nanjing Chamber of Commerce and the current consultant of the Chamber of Commerce, the drama would end here. Because Su Luo really couldn't afford to offend Consultant Ji, so why would he stay in Nanjing? However, dandy boys always pretend to know what they don't know and pretend to be competent when they can't. Just like Ji Jun, if he said that he had to rely on his father's influence to cancel the gambling, it would be strange if he would do it!
Su Luo no longer cared about Qin Huai, and pulled Master Wan and his group out of the crowd, for fear that Ji Jun would catch up with them and say that I was actually the son of old man Cha Cha.
Several people left the red-light district and followed Su Luo towards the Su family. The eunuch said to Su Luo unhappily, "We are leaving Nanjing tomorrow, and you have caused trouble like this. If things get out of hand, it won't benefit anyone!"
Su Luo shrugged, "I am doing this for your young master. Are you willing to see your young master embarrassed in front of so many people? Besides, you don't have to pay for it, why are you in such a hurry!"
The eunuch wanted to speak, but Master Wan raised his hand and said, "Be loyal and don't be rude."
Jinzhong remained silent, and Master Wan asked Su Luo, "Miss Su, what are your plans?"
"Actually, I was a little impulsive." Su Luo stroked his chin as if thinking, "I actually know that person. His family is very powerful, but I just don't like his arrogant character. To be frank, Mr. Wan, you are an outsider. Once this is over, you can just leave. They will have to look for me for revenge."
Master Wan thought about it and suddenly realized, "So you just used words to provoke him to not reveal his identity? Even if he talks about it in the future, you will be 'ignorance is not a crime'?"
Su Luo laughed dryly, "I am now 'ignorant and fearless'. What's so great about being rich? Can I let him do whatever he wants? I have to let him see that the world is very big!"
Master Wan was very interested. "When I heard you say 'selling things doesn't guarantee giving birth to a son' in the restaurant that day, I knew you were not an ordinary girl. What happened today proves this even more. I just can't stand him pretending to be a big shot and not taking others seriously. I was so angry that... Hey!"
Su Luo hurriedly put on an expression as if we were all from the same kind of people, but he was laughing in his heart. This guy probably wanted to stand out in front of the beauty, but he didn't expect to run into a tough guy as soon as he made a move. If he was not there today, they would not have to wait until tomorrow, and would have to leave the city in disgrace tonight.
Master Wan seemed to have completely gotten rid of the shadow of his embarrassment. He was so excited that he clenched his fists. It seemed that he was very angry. "What should I do? Should I compete with him for money?"
"This is the only thing we can do for now." Su Luo explained vaguely, then asked Bi Hen to take them back to the Su family, while he went to the Tongpan Mansion to find Zhou Chongwen.
The servant who brought the news was gone for a long time before he brought back someone. However, it was not Zhou Chongwen, but Zeng Xinrou, the young lady of Tongpan Mansion.
Zeng Xinrou had met Su Luo several times at socialite gatherings, so they were not strangers. Seeing Su Luo, she smiled and said, "I wonder why Boss Su wants to see Brother Zhou? Brother Zhou is preparing for the Autumn Examination, and my father and mother don't want him to be too distracted. If you have anything to say, you can tell me and I will pass it on."
Su Luo's smile disappeared immediately, "He doesn't want to see me?"
Zeng Xinrou smiled and said, "Boss Su misunderstood. The servant met me when he was delivering the message, so I came to see what's going on."
Su Luo's expression finally eased, but seeing Zeng Xinrou's gentle and gentle appearance, he felt uncomfortable. After thinking about it, he couldn't tell her the truth, so he said, "It's nothing. My mother's birthday is today, and she wants to get together with her family. If he is not free, forget it."
"Well... I will definitely tell you about this matter. Boss Su, please go back first. I will tell Brother Zhou later."
Su Luo couldn't say anything more. She came out of the Tongpan Mansion in a bad mood, wondering who else she could go to. Qin Huai? Probably the only one she could go to.
The next day, I went to Lincui Ju.
From noon on, the red-light street was crowded with people again, and Lincui Ju became the focus of attention again. Although the old brothel owner felt sorry for the silver to be burned today, she knew that the Ji family was not easy to offend. And because she had already received more than 50,000 taels yesterday, she was afraid of getting into trouble if she was greedy, so she simply set up the stage for free and watched the show.
After noon, Ji Jun was the first to arrive at the scene, followed by two followers, holding two boxes. Looking at his confident face, one knew that he was determined to win the game today.
After waiting for a while, Su Luo and others still didn't show up. The mockery on Ji Jun's face gradually emerged. He joked with his entourage, saying that Su Luo and others were idiots, which made a group of flatterers laugh. So, money is really omnipotent and can buy laughs.
Another half an hour passed, just when Ji Jun was losing his patience, Su Luo and others finally arrived.
Su Luo was wearing a dress that was obviously one size larger today. The sleeves were so long that they dragged on the ground like flowing sleeves, but it made her waist look slimmer and more charming.
Ji Jun breathed a sigh of relief, "I just discovered something so interesting, I was so worried that you wouldn't come."
Su Luo smiled without saying anything. She asked Master Wan to sit down and then said, "When we burn the banknotes, we need someone to prove whether they are real. So I will go and ask someone first. Do you recognize this person?" She stepped forward and a middle-aged man in his fifties appeared behind her. One could tell from his face that he was a very serious person.
Ji Jun nodded, "The chief manager of Wanlong Bank."
"Yes, I believe that everyone can trust the reputation of Shopkeeper Li. The banknotes we take out must be checked by Shopkeeper Li before they are burned to prevent forgeries. Of course, if you do not trust Shopkeeper Li and think that he will collude with us, it would be fine to ask a bankkeeper you trust to come and ask for help."
"No need! I trust Shopkeeper Li." Ji Jun waved his hand, "Besides, I don't think you dare to play any tricks."
Shopkeeper Li stepped forward and said, "I can't be the only witness. At least three people must be present. That's the rule. Please find two more people."
Ji Jun thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to Manager Zhao of Zhenxing Bank. I have all my banknotes from that bank."
Su Luo nodded, "Most of our banknotes are from Zhenxing Bank. Then the third person..."
Ji Jun waved his hand impatiently, "Why bother! Just these two, it's a waste of time. Uh, uh, uh, go find Shopkeeper Zhao."
Ji Jun's men went there immediately and brought back a fat man in his early forties. He was sturdy and had a kind of honesty that was comparable to Bao Zixing.
Two witnesses is barely enough.
Su Luo's sleeves were so long that they blocked her fingers, so she had to raise her hands and grope inside her sleeves for a long time before she pulled out a stack of banknotes. She gave them to Bi Hen, who then gave them to the two shopkeepers, Li and Zhao.
"This is 10,000 taels. I changed it into 100 taels this morning. Shopkeeper Zhao should still remember it."
Shopkeeper Zhao nodded, but he also looked at each one carefully before nodding and handing them to Shopkeeper Li. Shopkeeper Li also checked and found no problems before he gave the Bihen mark and returned them to Su Luo.
Seeing that Su Luo took the banknote first, Ji Jun was unwilling to fall behind. He snapped his fingers behind him, and an attendant came forward with a box. Ji Jun didn't even look at it, "Count out 10,000 taels and give it to them for inspection!"
Ji Jun also finished the process quickly. He said loudly to Su Luo, "How do we burn it? Which relative of yours is buried in the ground? We can burn it for him."
"Thank you for your kindness, young master." Su Luo rolled her eyes at him, stretched out her hand to wave over the madam of Lincui Ju, and gave her some instructions. After a while, someone brought in two small stoves with clay pots on them, and inside the pots were washed rice.
"There have to be some rules for spending money. Let 's see who can cook rice first with the banknotes and then serve it to Miss Xianyu to taste. How about that?"
"It's a done deal?" Ji Jun laughed, clapping his hands. "Interesting, interesting . Ten thousand taels is definitely not enough. Come, check the remaining banknotes first, so that we don't run out of fire later!"
Su Luo smiled upon hearing this, handed the banknote in his hand to Bi Hen, and took out another stack of banknotes from his sleeve, "Then I naturally have to prepare myself as well."
Bihen squatted beside the stove, took out two silver bills and stuffed them under the pot, signaling Jinzhong to light the fire. Jinzhong looked at Master Wan, who also had unconcealed excitement in his eyes, "Burn!"
Seeing this, Ji Jun quickly ordered his men to cook. Su Luo took over Bi Hen's original job, took the silver bills to check, and then came back to give the silver bills to Bi Hen to burn.
The crowded street was silent for a moment, with only the squeaking sound of the clay pot burning in the fire. The old madam of Lincui Ju was pale, and it was obvious that she was worried about the money. Only the two parties involved, Ji Jun, Su Luo and Master Wan, were excited, as if they had been injected with chicken blood.
Ten thousand taels, twenty thousand taels… Su Luo’s sleeves were like a treasure bag. When she took out the fourth ten thousand taels, the street became even quieter than at the beginning. Everyone looked at the two clay pots that were boiling perfectly with red eyes. Forty thousand taels, four hundred sheets of paper, let alone cooking, even boiling water was a certain difficulty. Looking at the water waves slightly rippling due to the heat from the bottom of the pot, people on both sides tried their best to boil it! This was a competition that was constantly going on. For example, whoever boiled the water first would win the first round.
"Gudong..."
Ji Jun slapped the table excitedly, "It's open!" He pointed his thumb downward at Su Luo, "Wait for your admission of defeat! Silver bills, silver bills! Come on!"
The attendant behind him handed over the last stack of banknotes and came back to whisper, "Master, this is the last ten thousand taels."
Ji Jun was in high spirits, and slapped him in the face, "Don't talk nonsense to me, go home and get it!"
The attendant was slapped in the face and was about to leave, but was stopped by someone. The man's voice was as loud as a bell, but full of anger, "Don't take it, I'll bring it to you!"
