Chapter 97 Section VI

Gui He's family is really rich.Pass through two doors before entering the main hall of his house.On the left and right corners of the hall stands a watchtower several feet high, with pointed roofs on all sides, blue and gray in color, simple and solemn.When I looked up, I could still see a soldier in fish-scale armor standing on the highest floor of the watchtowers on both sides. They held shields in their left hands and crossbows in their right hands, and they were watching me vigilantly. I smiled and said to Gui He who went out, "Mr. Gui He, your place is really heavily guarded. If the younger brother of the donkey's paw doesn't know what to do and leads the people to run away, wouldn't he be turned into a hedgehog soon?"

His old face turned red, and he said with a smile: "Cao Shijun made fun of it. Since the last time we left, I haven't seen you come to our house, so I had to send someone to invite him." The monkey interjected from the side: "My lord, you sent me to a party. Mr. Cao Shi is my acquaintance. We have been in and out of the same door since we were young, and our relationship is deeper than the sea." Gui He smiled excitedly: "Oh, really. That's really great. With Mr. Cao Shi taking care of us, we won't be afraid of thieves and scoundrels." He took my hand again, "Come here, come here Talk in the hall. I have ordered the kitchen, and the food and wine will be served immediately, and today we have a good drink and talk."

When we arrived at the hall, we sat down on the exquisite calamus mat, and there were also exquisite tableware in front of us.I can also be regarded as someone who has seen the world, and I dare say that the tableware here is comparable to that of the ordinary Liehou's house in Chang'an. The wine is indeed green and bright red, which is far from comparable to the rice wine I brewed myself.We drank dozens of Jue in a row, but still felt that the meaning was not enough, Gui He seemed a little drunk, abandoned his restraint, and called me a brother and brother, he said: "My lord...brother, to be honest, I still...really... ...Thank you very much. Although...you were taken aback by you at the time, but after all...you helped me get rid of the serious trouble in my heart."

I was also a little dizzy, and said with a smile: "Are you referring to the prison incident related to the death of the donkey's paw? To be honest, if you say no...you killed the donkey's paw, I will never believe it. But I...knowing that the incident has been going on for so long, it is almost impossible to find...the evidence, so I just let the big thing...make it small. They... took the money and moved to Tianshui County, and they are also very happy." He was not drunk enough to talk nonsense, and said with a smile: "The donkey's paw... I didn't kill him, forget it, let's not mention this matter... him. Don't worry, brother Zigong, from now on we...make good friends. I If you have money, if you want to be a high-ranking official, you must not be short of money. If you have money, you can give it to the generals... Xiang Liehou to be filial, can they... not promote you? Come, give me... Bring the box over and let Brother Zi pick it out, pick it up...whatever it is."

Two servants brought a beautiful and heavy small nanmu box and put it in front of me.They opened the lid, and the golden light almost stung my eyes.On one side of the inside are neatly arranged gold horseshoes, and on the other side are several stacks of round gold coins stacked high.I was curious and put that round gold coin in front of my eyes.There is a profile head of a barbarian carved on it, with a fat face, curly hair and beard, and a high nose.The head portrait is more protruding than the surface of the coin, and it feels very textured.There seems to be a Chinese character in the middle of the back of the coin, but I don't know what it is, and there is a circle of crooked patterns around it, but it doesn't seem like a pattern.I asked strangely: "Brother Gui He, where did this... coin come from? I... have never seen it before."

Gui He raised his head and smiled and said, "This...is a gold coin from the Kangju Kingdom. On the coin...the head is Kangju Wang He...Lie. On the back is the Daqin inscription, and Kangju...everyone uses the Daqin inscription. Brother, If you...want to make money, follow me...to Kangju to sell goods, and I'm sure you can... earn hundreds of thousands." I said: "Really, if I really... can make money, I don't... want to be such a big official anymore. If I run... a few more trips to the Western Regions, I will have nothing to worry about in my life... ?" He said: "That... is natural. But no... Let me tell you, you may not... know what to buy and sell, so let's say... you are good at bowing horses, I think you are also... very strong, how about I...hire you as my bodyguard, and I...help you pay for the capital you need. In the future, we will travel together and have...a care for each other. You have been an official, and you can also pass the Han...soldier checkpoint along the way Help me clear it up, you can... save a lot of money."

"Well, it's... a deal." After I finished speaking, I lay down on the mat.