Xu Mutou didn't want to explain so much, but when people asked him the value of his lost items earlier, he had already reported a high amount. If he tried to hide it now, the numbers wouldn't add up.
He was still thinking of a way to extract himself from this situation when the arrest officer repeated the question, asking him exactly what valuables he had brought.
He quickly collected his thoughts and braced himself, reporting the list once more.
"Can you tell us what you were doing carrying a thousand taels of Gold?"
"Because it was a hasty, last-minute decision, I wanted to purchase some leather goods..." Xu Mutou replied.
"Purchasing leather goods just as spring begins?"
"No, not entirely. I also wanted to see if there were any precious medicinal herbs. As you know, my lord, one can bargain down the prices for these medicinal herbs."
"Oh, so you're a medicine merchant?"
"..."
"Take out your medicine merchant road permit and let me see it."
"..."
