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Old Marquis did as he said and immediately began to work on his own plan.
Gu Jiao had no idea what kind of trouble she had created together with Gu Yan. After saying goodbye to Old Marquis, she returned to the medical hall, took off her mask and changed into new clothes, and then went to the Imperial Academy to pick up Little Jing Kong.
Knowing that Gu Jiao would come to pick him up from school, Little Jing Kong was in a very good mood and even behaved well in class, not arguing with Teacher Sun all day.
Teacher Sun had his easiest day of the year so far and felt like his middle-aged hair wasn't as sparse anymore.
"Come play at my house!" Xu Zhouzhou said to Little Jing Kong as they left the classroom.
Little Jing Kong shook his head solemnly, "Not today, I want to go home with JiaoJiao!"
Xu Zhouzhou thought for a moment then replied, "Okay then, how about tomorrow?"
Little Jing Kong continued shaking his head, "Not tomorrow either, tomorrow I'm also going home with JiaoJiao!"
For these few days when his bad brother-in-law wasn’t around, JiaoJiao came to pick him up to go home together, which made him especially happy!
Little Jing Kong bobbed his head sideways and walked away proudly.
Xu Zhouzhou was left standing there, feeling dejected and bitter. In the end, brothers were just spare tires!
Little Jing Kong walked out of the Imperial Academy where Gu Jiao was waiting to pick him up. The two walked back hand in hand.
Little Jing Kong tilted his head cutely and said, "JiaoJiao, I miss you so much, you look even more beautiful today than yesterday!"
Gu Jiao smiled, "Really?"
Little Jing Kong nodded, "Yes, yes! Monks don't lie!"
So you still consider yourself a monk?
Gu Jiao looked at the buzz cut that someone had grown for who knew how many times, and thought to herself that this time there shouldn't be any more trouble, right? He could finally grow a head full of thick and black long hair and tie it up into a pretty little bun, right?
Little Jing Kong bounced happily as they walked back to Bishui Alley.
When they arrived home, Gu Jiao went to fetch water and chop wood, while Little Jing Kong went to his room to do his homework. Xiao Liulang was not there, so Old Chief was the one who checked his homework these days.
But Old Chief hadn’t finished his shift yet.
Little Jing Kong quickly finished the homework assigned by Teacher Sun before walking out of the house and going to Gu Jiao who was chopping firewood. With his hands behind his back and his eyes turning, he said, "JiaoJiao, I'm going to the neighbor's to play with Zhao Xiaobao."
Zhao Xiaobao was the grandson of Uncle Zhao and was one year younger than Little Jing Kong. He was the closest playmate to Little Jing Kong in age.
Gu Jiao didn't refuse, "Okay, I'll call you when dinner is ready."
The little guy's eyes turned again, "Can I bring something over?"
"Sure." Gu Jiao had no objection, mainly because she was chopping firewood and didn't see a certain someone’s sneaky expression.
Little Jing Kong returned to his own room—— the east room. Yes, although his brother-in-law also lived in the east room, Little Jing Kong firmly believed that he was the master of the east room. 𝘧𝘳ℯℯ𝓌ℯ𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
He had been taking in his bad brother-in-law who could be laid off at any time. He was such a cute little man!
Half of Little Jing Kong's little belongings were left at home while the other half were moved to the small courtyard of the medical hall.
He opened the wardrobe, dragged his small trunk out, and then poured out the books from his book bag. Then he picked up some things he considered interesting from the small trunk and put them inside his bag.
"JiaoJiao, I'm leaving!"
He put the book bag on his back and ran out of the courtyard with a chirping sound.
When Gu Jiao turned her head to look at him, the little guy had already disappeared.
She laughed.
So mischievous.
Little Jing Kong was a very self-disciplined child and basically didn't run around. Therefore, Gu Jiao didn't expect that the little guy didn't go to the neighbor's, but went to a pawnshop on Xuanwu Street with his little belongings.
When the pawnshop owner saw that it was a little kid, he thought he was just playing around and waved his hand to shoo him away, "Go play somewhere else!"
"I'm not here to play! I'm here to pawn!" Little Jing Kong said.
This wasn't his first time here. He had come here before with brother Xu Zhouzhou and brother Chu Yu, and he knew that the pawnshop had a term called "pawn."
The owner was amused when he heard this. It was always funny when a child spoke like an adult. He no longer rushed to chase the little boy away and asked with a smile, "What do you want to pawn?."
"Well... These! Take a look and see if there's anything you like! Whichever one you like, I'll get it for you!" Little Jing Kong stood on his tiptoes but still couldn't reach the counter. He became anxious and said, "Erm, you come out and see for yourself!"
Amused by Little Jing Kong, the pawnshop owner opened the door at the side, walked out and said, "Alright, let me see what good things you have there."
He didn't think this child was really here to pawn something. He must be just playing around.
Little Jing Kong handed him the book bag.
The boss took out the contents of the bag and placed them on the counter. Oh boy, the first thing made him laugh out loud.
People in their line of work had to be more or less knowledgeable. From antique treasures of the past to famous calligraphy and paintings of today, even rare items from the six states, they had some understanding of them.
Look at what this child brought in?
The deed of the State of Liang, the luminous cup of the State of Chen... and then even more amazing things, including a jade seal and a tiger tally.
The owner’s stomach was hurting from laughing.
Were toys for children so diverse these days? And they even looked quite authentic.
The owner didn't believe these things were real.
He put the things back into the bag and handed Little Jing Kong a maltose candy with a smile, giving it to him because he was adorable and amusing, "So many good things, amazing, all right, go back now."
Little Jing Kong held back his drooling and said, "I don't want candy, I want to pawn!"
The boss said, "You can't."
Little Jing Kong widened his eyes and asked, "Why not? Is there nothing you like here? You haven't finished looking, there's more inside! If you like something, I can give you a discount!"
Little Jing Kong needed money urgently. Although he was a small tycoon who earned two payments of rent every month, he entrusted all his money to JiaoJiao, and if he needed to use it, he had to ask JiaoJiao for it.
But he didn't want JiaoJiao to know.
That was why he thought of pawning things!
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