"Yes, I think so too, you have studied in the capital for a few years, and you are very familiar with it. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info Now it's up to me where to get the money. Chen thought for a moment, "How many do you have?" ”

"Where do I have the silver?" When Fang Qiye heard that the Chen family didn't even have any silver, he couldn't help but be disappointed: "What kind of business can we talk about without silver, there is no show, I'd better go back to play cards." ”

Chen hurriedly grabbed him: "I'll figure out a way to get the silver, you go to the capital, inquire about the news first, and then talk about the price, and then I will send someone to send you the silver." ”

Fang Qiye's eyes were shining, and the entire decadent person was full of energy, as if he had been injected with a shot in the arm: "Okay, I will leave immediately, implement the news, and I will definitely be ahead of others." ”

Chen was overjoyed: "Don't be in a hurry, you must order someone to look carefully." ”

"Don't worry, I can't do it, can't I ask my master to go out?" Fang Qiye smiled: "If you don't believe it, send a trustworthy ...... I can't just keep falling in one place. ”

Seeing that what he said was still a little reliable, Chen nodded, and after he left, he said to the golden lady: "You take 10,000 taels of silver out for emergency purposes first, and I will go back to my mother's house to borrow 20,000 taels to make up for it." ”

The golden lady hurriedly said: "Madame, no! The silver in the public is not only our family's house, but also the second master, the third master and the fifth master who have to receive silver every month, and the fourth lady is widowed, so she won't say anything, but it's not good to cut off the food and clothing of orphans and widows. When the time comes, it will be a big problem. ”

"What are you panicking about, I don't want to spend it for nothing, but I just embezzle it first, wait for the calligraphy and painting to be sold, and then put it on top, just a month, and they won't say anything if you slow down. Besides, isn't there still 20,000 taels? Each family will have a little deduction. Chen made up his mind: "I can't go to my mother's house empty-handed to borrow money." In general, there is a bit of a foundation, so there is sincerity. ”

"But what if the calligraphy and paintings can't be sold for a while?" Jin Niangzi hesitated: "Now people can't even eat enough, and they have saved silver to buy rice and grain, where is the silver to buy calligraphy and paintings?" ”

"That's what you don't know. When have you ever seen a poor man buying calligraphy and paintings? Chen's laughing golden lady is ignorant: "People who don't worry about the lack of rice and grain during the famine will naturally not worry about silver, and they will naturally be able to afford calligraphy and painting." Let's not talk about the capital, just Yanzhou City, those who interact with our family, it is not easy to buy one or two pairs of calligraphy and paintings. ”

The golden lady thought about it, it was indeed the truth, but she couldn't help but say: "The slave's eyelids are jumping, and I always feel that it is not a good thing." ”

"It's okay, hold the silver in your hand first, don't see the rabbit and don't scatter the eagle, if the calligraphy and painting are not true, or not the authentic handiwork of the famous artist, then we don't buy it." Chen smiled: "You must be cautious this time, and the origin of the calligraphy and painting must also be investigated, don't be a thief." Just be foolproof. ”

"Even if it can't be sold for the time being, as long as it is a famous masterpiece, when the famine passes, in a year or two, there will always be a time when you have enough to eat, and when the time comes, the price of this thing will be better." Chen smiled: "If you don't have any silver in your hand, it's okay to hoard it." Now that the silver is in dire need, it can only be sold in a hurry. ”

It has been three days since Fang Qiye sent back the news, saying that he had found the father-in-law, and he had seen a few pictures, and the teacher had preliminarily identified them as genuine works, so for the sake of safety, he asked a few famous artists to see them together tomorrow.

Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately went out to his mother's house to borrow money.

Aunt Xue heard what she meant, and said with a smile: "How can there be so much silver at home." However, his business is my own nephew, and there is no reason not to help him make a comeback. In this way, I can't borrow that much silver, but I can make up 10,000 taels. I don't want you to pay it back, just give me one-third of the calligraphy and painting. ”

Chen smiled and said, "It's not easy to do. How much is a third? Famous authentic works, some are valuable, some are not valuable, some are priceless, and they are not clear. I'll give you an IOU. ”

Aunt Xue hurriedly stopped her and said with a smile: "Aren't there still a few girls at home?" You have to get married. I want to keep some and add it to the dowry when the time comes, it is light and good-looking, and it also seems to be a family history, don't let the in-laws look down on it. Since it's not easy to divide, when the calligraphy and painting arrive, I will also ask a master to judge, according to your purchase price, pick up a few pieces of 10,000 taels and hide them, you see how it is. ”

Chen saw that she didn't give an inch, obviously she was about to be wiped out. Neither is there anyone nor effort, and he wants to be a second-class dealer to make money just out of his capital, and he has long been angry in his heart. It's just that I'm in a hurry to ask for silver now, and it's not easy to pick, so I can only agree to it.

Xue clapped his hands: "Then it's decided." It's just that although the IOU is not played, but this business has no evidence, you still have to set up a note, after all, we are all business people, you should know the rules. ”

Chan regretted that he shouldn't have come to her to borrow money. is just looking for her younger brother, and she will definitely persuade her not to rush to help Fang Qiye do business, let him experience from the small shop first, just like Master Fang, he will not borrow; Looking for Aunt Da Chen, she has long been poor and white, and it is difficult to protect herself.

After taking the silver ticket, writing down the note, and using the calligraphy and painting to compensate for the silver, Chen began to get nervous again - where to borrow the 10,000 taels?

Thinking of Xue's shameless face, it was simply a robbery while the fire was burning, Chen really didn't want to ask for anyone more, so he gritted his teeth, took his jewelry as a part, scraped together five thousand taels, and moved five thousand taels of silver from the middle school.

The golden lady is still worried: "The slave always feels that the second lady is not well-intentioned, and this business is not proper." Embezzlement of the silver in the gongzhong, in case the lord knows? Madame really can't do it, isn't there a private ......"

"That can't be moved, that's for the uncle's life. Even if I starve to death, I will never touch the money, you remember! As soon as Chen heard Jin Niangzi mention this stubble, he scolded her sharply and didn't allow her to say more.

The golden lady was stupid: "When the third young master inherits the family business, are you afraid that you won't give the uncle food and drink?" ”

"My brothers have to settle accounts, now I'm not worried, but what if the third brother marries a daughter-in-law at that time? Not to mention anything else, if you look at the eldest daughter-in-law, pick and search, in terms of money, He Jiaxian, who was born in a poor family, is not as good, can you count on her in the future? And if all the money falls into her hands, when I am old, will I not ride on my son and be a blessing? Chen was very cautious: "This silver is not allowed to be touched until I die." If I die, you can take it and serve the master, you know? ”

The golden lady nodded predominantly: "Madame is dedicated to her children, doing good deeds and accumulating virtues, and she will be blessed." ”

Two days later, Fang Qiye ordered someone to send a letter back, saying that the matter had been negotiated, a total of 30,000 taels of silver, and asked Chen to prepare to send it over. He also said that he met Fang Qirui selling silk over there in the capital, and asked him a few words, but he only said that he would visit his teacher and told Chen not to leak his mouth.

The Chen family was overjoyed, and was busy with Fang Fu sending a small servant named Fang Yu to take the silver to the capital to pick up Fang Qiye.

At this time, he sent a letter to Fang Yuting, telling her to go back to her parents' house when she was free and give her a big gift.

Fang Yuting came back the next day, looking inside the Buddhist hall, Fang Yujing squinted and looked at the Buddhist scriptures for a while, and after a while, she tried her best to open them, as if her eyes were about to pop out. Rubbed from time to time, stomach rumbling.

The mother on the side had a long face, and when she saw her lips resting, she made a "brush" sound, and hit her hard with a rattan stick: "I asked you to recite the scriptures to the old man, why did you stop again?" The old man is not having a good time down there, and the lady can't spare you. ”

"Mom, I'm so tired, can you give me some saliva?" Fang Yujing's lips were full of white thick lips, and her mouth was dry: "I've been reading all day, I haven't even drunk a sip of water, I haven't eaten a meal, and I still ate a steamed bun at noon." ”

"Yes, Mother Zou, give Miss Fifth some water, she won't be able to straighten her tongue when she recites the Fa like this." Aunt Feng also pleaded.

"If it's not straight, bend it. You keep saying that you are reciting scriptures for Mrs. Tai, and you go to this Buddha hall to eat fragrant and drink spicy food, but Mrs. doesn't know? Since it is filial piety, Mrs. will fulfill your filial piety. That Mother Zou said that another rattan slapped on Fang Yujing's back: "The monks have to stop their hearts like water, but you only think about eating and drinking, it can be seen that you are not sincere and filial, don't blame Mrs. Tai." She licked her saliva and turned the sutra from the middle to the first page: "Recite it, and then go to sleep when you finish it." ”

Aunt Feng cried and knelt down: "Mother Zou, tell Madame that the fifth lady is going to die if she doesn't eat or sleep like this." ”

"Since it is filial piety, it is natural to have the blessing of the old man and the lady, what is not dead. I'm afraid my aunt is old and confused. Mother Zou walked to the back and helped Aunt Feng up: "Don't kneel at every turn, make me treat you like you." Give you the opportunity to be filial, and you should be grateful to Mrs. Otherwise, when it comes to going to the master, you will not pay attention. ”

Fang Yujing cheered up, read and read, and fell to the side with a pale face. Ying'er, who followed, exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly covered her mouth! That Zou's mother thought that she was used to seeing it, so she didn't care, and smacked a rattan at Fang Yujing's thin cheek, Fang Yujing woke up slowly, her face was hot and painful.

"Miss Five, let's read it carefully, otherwise we won't even have steamed buns tomorrow morning." Mother Zou glanced at Aunt Feng: "If Aunt is useless in the Buddha Hall, I should return to Mrs. and arrange to go to the front yard." ”

"No, I just read it. Mom, don't be annoyed. Fang Yujing hurriedly begged for mercy. Her mother and daughter have been in the Buddha hall since they arrived, although the Chen family has not given any good faces, but three meals a day of coarse tea and light rice, still on time and in quantity. I didn't know what I was crazy about in the past two days, so I sent this Zou mother to supervise, saying that it was not good to dream of the deceased old man, and asked her to recite the scriptures together.

But she beats and scolds at every turn, and a little distraction is a rattan, she has theorized, only to know that the third young master has lost power, probably Mrs. is angry with her, so she has to be honest and obedient to chant the scriptures, so as not to affect Aunt Feng.

Here is just beaten and scolded, suffering some flesh and skin, if you go to the front yard, without her care, I don't know how Madame will torture Aunt Feng.

Fang Yuting was around the corner, looking at Fang Yujing's tortured description, her fat body before couldn't even hold up her clothes now, it was empty and sticking to her body, her eyes were blank, her face was haggard, her face was pale, and she was colorless, and said with a smile: "Mother is bothered." It's still too cheap for her. ”

Chen was a little angry, but he forced himself to endure: "How are you doing?" She had always hated that someone threatened her to be her master, and couldn't help but snort coldly: "You just gave me a piece of information, after all, you are still a girl from the Fang family." ”

Fang Yuting didn't expect her to turn her face so quickly, she immediately changed her face, and said with a smile: "How dare I, but in a few days I want to overtake my child's undead, and I invited a few teachers to chant the scriptures, why don't you lend me the fifth sister, how about it?" ”

Chen said angrily: "Impossible, the daughter of the Fang family, how can she go out at will." She said to Fang Yuting: "In the end, it's a sister, even if you want to take revenge, don't go too far." You blackmailed the Fang family for so much money at the beginning, why don't you give up? I've tolerated you too much. ”

Seeing that she couldn't reach a consensus on this, Fang Yuting smiled bitterly and said, "Where does Mother want to go...... It's just that I want my fifth sister to recite the scriptures......"

"Your father has an order, and the fifth sister recites the scriptures, only in the Fang family Buddhist hall. When the 999-day period expires, you will be able to accumulate your hair and return to the world. The Chen family naturally refused to give in on this point, if Fang Yujing made any mistakes, she would not have to be the mother of the Fang family.

Fang Yuting smiled: "Since that's the case, forget it." I'll come back to see my fifth sister in a few days. ”

Chen looked at her graceful back angrily: "Phew, well-dressed, heart like a femme fatale!" ”

The golden lady also spat out: "Madam, don't pay attention to this kind of person, maybe one day that poisonous snake star will bite our flesh!" ”

Chen also sighed: "When Ye'er's vote is successful, I will not be with her in the future." lest any trouble arise one day, and it will trouble me again. ”

In the end, the Chen family had compassion, returned to Heshoutang, and instructed Peony to send someone to bring food to Fang Yujing.

Not long after the order was finished, the wind chime ran over panting: "Madame is not good, the second grandmother has fallen into the pond!" ”

Chen was stunned for a moment, then got up and shouted: "What's the matter?" ”

"The slave maid didn't know, it was the people around Aunt Shen who came to pass the word, and the slave didn't dare to delay, so she hurriedly came to report." The wind chimes can't forget the horror on the girl's face at this moment.

Chen got up and ran into the garden, while not forgetting to tell the wind chimes: "Go and call the doctor, call the doctor Han!" Don't let the second grandmother have a mistake! ”

The wind chime pulled out his legs and ran out, thinking for a long time before running back and saying, "Doctor Han lives too far away, Madame still sends someone who can ride a horse over?" ”

"Where are you going to find someone in this hour and a half?" Chen said angrily: "Doctor Han has a good relationship with the second grandmother, so he will do his best to treat the second grandmother." You ran over and invited you. ”

As soon as the wind chimes were circled, he was urged by Chen, and he had no time to think about it, so he hurriedly ran out.

Aunt Mei also got the news, and had already rushed to the garden, and when Chen arrived, she didn't forget to salute Chen.