The Prime Minister's Darling
Chapter 758 - 758 Boss Pure Sky (Second Update)

Chapter 758: Boss Pure Sky (Second Update) Chapter 758: Boss Pure Sky (Second Update) Lord Hou said it and he did it, getting started on his plan immediately.

Gu Jiao returned to the Medical Hall after bidding Lord Hou farewell, oblivious to the murky waters she and Gu Yan had stirred. She switched her outfit and removed her mask, heading to Guozijian to fetch little Monk.

Knowing that Gu Jiao would pick him up after school, Little Monk was in high spirits, behaving much better in class and for once, not having a fall-out with his teacher, Master Sun.

For Master Sun, it was the most relaxing day of the year, making him feel like his receding hairline wasn’t as bad.

“Let’s go to my place!” Xu Zhuzhu, coming out of class, said to Little Monk.

Little Monk shook his head in a frosty manner, “Not today, I’m heading home with Jiaojiao!”

Xu Zhuzhu thought for a moment, “Alright then, how about tomorrow?”

Little Monk continued shaking his head, “Nope, not tomorrow either. I’m heading home with Jiaojiao again!”

Just thinking about how Jiaojiao would pick him up every day while his rotten brother-in-law was gone made him particularly happy!

Little Monk walked away with his head held high, revelling in his confidence.

Only leaving poor Xu Zhuzhu, standing alone grumbling- brothers, they are indeed just spare wheels!

Exiting Guozijian, Little Monk met Gu Jiao. They held hands and started walking home.

Tilting his head cutely, Little Monk said, “Jiaojiao, I missed you a lot. You look even more beautiful than you did yesterday!”

Gu Jiao curved her lips into a smile, “Really?”

Little Monk nodded with all his might, “Yes, yes! Monks do not tell lies!”

So, are you still a monk?

Gu Jiao looked at the now-grown buzzcut of someone, thinking to herself, there shouldn’t be any hiccups this time, right? It should grow out into a mass of black, thick hair, perfect for a cute little topknot, right?

Little Monk hopped and skipped his way back to Bishui Alley, in high spirits.

While Gu Jiao went to get water and chop firewood, Little Monk returned to his room to do homework. With Xiao Liulang absent, his homework was checked by the old priest.

The old priest is still not off his shift.

Little Monk finished his homework assigned by Master Sun quite swiftly. He walked to where Gu Jiao was chopping wood, a cunning look in his eyes as he said, “Jiaojiao, I’m going to Zhao Xiaobao’s place to play.”

Zhao Xiaobao was old man Zhao’s grandson, a year younger than Little Monk and one of his closest playmates in terms of age group.

Gu Jiao had no objections, “Okay, I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

The little fellow’s eyes rolled again, “Then… Can I bring some things with me?”

“Sure.” Gu Jiao agreed easily mainly because she didn’t notice his sneaky expression while she chopped wood.

Little Monk went back to his room—the East room. Yes, although his brother-in-law also lived in the East room, Little Monk firmly claimed the room as his own.

Having always taken in his potentially unemployed brother-in-law, he considers himself such a darling!

Half of Little Monk’s odds and ends remained in the house, while the other half was moved to the backyard of the Medical Hall.

He opened his cabinet, pulling out his little box. He emptied the contents of his school bag and selected what he thought were interesting items to fill his bag with them.

“Jiaojiao, I’m off now!”

Bagpack slung over his shoulder, Little Monk exited the yard with a brisk trot.

By the time Gu Jiao turned to look, the little tyke was already gone.

She laughed softly.

Such a rascal.

Little Monk was quite a disciplined child who didn’t wander off, so Gu Jiao didn’t expect that instead of going next door, he was heading to a pawnshop on Xuanwu Avenue with his trinkets.

The owner of the pawnshop, seeing a child walking in, assumed he was just there to mess around. He hurriedly waved him away, “Go play somewhere else!”

“I’m not here to play! I’m here to pawn!” retorted Little Monk.

This wasn’t his first visit, he had scoped out the place with Xu Zhuzhu and Brother Chu Yu before and knew the local terminology.

The pawnbroker couldn’t help but laugh when he heard Little Monk. Children talking like adults was simply hilarious and so he didn’t rush to kick him out, instead he asked, “What are you here to pawn?”

“Um… these! See if there’s anything you like! Whatever you like, I’ll pawn that!” Unable to reach the counter, even on his tiptoes, Little Monk urged the pawnbroker, “Come out and see for yourself!”

Little Monk’s persistence amusingly drove the pawnbroker to come out, “Alright, let’s see what good stuff you’ve got.”

He didn’t at all expect the child to truly pawn anything, he thought Little Monk was probably playing a game.

Little Monk handed over his bag.

The pawnbroker laughed out loud as he laid out Little Monk’s items onto the counter. He fed his curiosity, revealing items ranging from ancient pieces from previous dynasties, legendary calligraphy works of contemporary scholars, to even rare items from the six countries.

Look at what the child has? Deeds to buildings in Liang country, glowing cups from Chen country… and it gets better – jade seals and tiger symbol.

The pawnbroker was holding his stomach, laughing uncontrollably.

Were children’s toys nowadays this versatile? Surprisingly, they looked somewhat realistic.

The broker didn’t think for a moment that these items were real.

He packed everything back into the bag, handed Little Monk a piece of malt candy with a chuckle for his cuteness, “So many lovely things, impressive! Now run along home.”

Xiao Jingkong held back his salivating mouth, “I don’t want candy, I want to pawn!”

The boss said, “It can’t be pawned.”

Xiao Jingkong widened his eyes and asked, “Why? Is it because you don’t see anything you like inside? You haven’t finished looking yet, there’s more inside! If you see something you like, I can pawn it to you for less!”

Xiao Jingkong was in a hurry to use money. Although he was a small landlord and had two rents coming in every month, all his silver was kept by Jiaojiao. If he needed to use it, he had to ask Jiaojiao for it.

But he didn’t want Jiaojiao to know.

That’s why he thought of pawning!

Looking at this cute little face, the boss finally couldn’t bear to tell him that his things were fake and couldn’t be pawned. He only told him, “It can’t be pawned, it just can’t. You, child, don’t run around, go home quickly!”

Xiao Jingkong was refused, and he sighed a long breath.

He drooped his little head and slowly walked out of the pawnshop with his school bag on his back.

There are three pawnshops on Xuanwu Avenue. He went to the other two, but he was driven out before he even went in.

The consistently rejected little guy’s soul suffered a minor injury, and he pouted his lips in a wronged manner.

He walked back home dejectedly.

Suddenly, a man dressed in a white robe with a crescent moon, draped in a dark blue gauze robe and tied with a jade belt, blocked Xiao Jingkong’s way.

The man had gentle eyebrows and eyes, held a folding fan in his hand, and smiled at Xiao Jingkong, “Little brother, do you want to pawn something?”

“How do you know?” Xiao Jingkong looked at him cautiously.

The man tapped his palm with the folding fan and laughed, “I was shot in that pawnshop while picking things, so I saw you being driven out.”

“Oh,” Xiao Jingkong realized, “So you saw it.”

The man smiled slightly, “It so happens that I didn’t see any suitable antiques in the pawnshop. I’m not sure if there’s anything I like here in your possession?”

Xiao Jingkong thought about it, “I can show you!”

The man squatted down and reached into Xiao Jingkong’s bag. While looking, he constantly expressed surprise, “Little brother, you have a lot of good things!”

Xiao Jingkong puffed out his little chest, “I told you! I have many good things! You have a discerning eye! Whatever you want, I can pawn it to you for a lower price! Wait, I don’t know you. I won’t be able to redeem it back later. In that case, I can sell it to you for a low price!”

He asked Grandfather Gu what it meant to pawn, and he understood that this was different than selling.

The man smiled and pulled out a golden abacus from Xiao Jingkong’s bag.

The boss of the first pawnshop didn’t see this golden abacus, otherwise he should know this is definitely not a fake.

Out of all these things, Xiao Jingkong’s favorite was this golden abacus.

He saw that the other party actually chose this one, and his heart ached.

The man asked with a smile, “What if I buy this one from you? How about it?”

Xiao Jingkong held back a deep sense of loss, bit his lip, and agreed, “This one, this one is expensive!”

“How much silver?” the man asked.

Xiao Jingkong said with a pained expression, “Five, five hundred taels!”

This was the exact amount he needed. If the price is lower than this, he wouldn’t sell it any more.

“Great!” The man handed over five silver notes of one hundred taels each without hesitation.

Xiao Jingkong took the silver notes and gave his beloved golden abacus a final unwilling look.

Goodbye Xiaojin.

I’m sorry, I didn’t want to sell you either.

But I had no choice.

Xiao Jingkong recognized real silver notes, after all, he collected rent every month.

He pocketed the silver notes, carried his book bag, and left with tears in his eyes.

Watching Xiao Jingkong’s distressing little silhouette, the man couldn’t help but laugh, “Little brother! My name is Mingyue, you can call me Mingyue Master! We will meet again!”

Xiao Jingkong raised his hand to wipe his tears.

Whimper.

Xiaojin is gone.

I’m so sad!

“Master,” A young gray-clad guard walked over from the alley and looked at the golden abacus in his hand, “He has so many good things in his hands, Master, why did you want the least valuable one?”

Indeed, in Xiao Jingkong’s bag of small trinkets, any random item he picked up would be worth more than the golden abacus.

The man glared at him, “Do you also take advantage of children?”

The young guard made a face, saying as if you didn’t take advantage, I guess you’re at a great loss, swapping five hundred taels of silver ticket for a golden abacus!

“However,” the young guard got back on track, “Does this child really have a connection with that person?”

The man snorted coldly, “Except for that person, who else could get so many treasures?”

The young guard paused, “Will… that person appear?”

The man watched the little silhouette gradually disappear at the end of the street, “Keeping an eye on this little monk, that person will show up one day!”

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