Chapter 164: Oops
The Qi family couldn't accept it when they heard the news, more than three hundred taels of silver, so they sent it to pay off the gambling debts, and no one could stand it. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ info She has not been in the village for many years, and she still remembers vividly that she used to be so poor that she could only drink thin food, and her stomach felt hungry all day long.
At that time, the children in the family were still so young, so they ran to the street every day, just to sell some turnips and greens in exchange for a few copper coins.
It can be said that his family earned it like this at the beginning, and later sold kimchi, and it took several years to slowly start the business.
This old man is getting bigger and bigger, and he actually loses so much silver at once. There is not much hope of counting on the two families to pay, and it seems that their own family is going to bleed heavily this time.
The atmosphere in the whole house was very depressing, and even the two children were a lot more well-behaved, and they didn't dare to be nonsense. After dinner was served, no one had the heart to eat, of course, Lin Yusuo still ate a lot, but seeing his parents worried like this, it also made him feel very guilty.
Lin Guilu forced himself to eat half a bowl of rice, but he couldn't eat it anymore, so he dropped the dishes and chopsticks and went out.
"Guilu, where are you going? What to do? β
"Go to Lao Sun and ask him for help to find someone to buy the brick kiln and paddy field as soon as possible." After Lin Guilu finished speaking, he went out of the far door and went straight to Lao Sun's house.
"Heyβ" Qi sighed and put down the chopsticks in his hand. Luo Hongmei continued to feed the child, she knew that after paying off the debt, the family would have to live a tight life in the next few years.
Lin Yukou wanted to comfort everyone, but he didn't know what to say. He only earns ten taels a year now, and he can't help his family much.
This night, because of this gambling debt incident, no one could sleep peacefully. All of them have sad faces and sighs.
Lin Guilu wanted to sell the kiln and sell the land, not to say that he could sell it if he could sell it, but just asked Lao Sun to help him find some capable people to inquire if there was anyone willing to take over. As a result, when these people heard that he was selling so quickly, they all pushed the price down to death. The brick kiln only produced sixty taels of silver, and the paddy field cost four or five taels of silver per acre.
At this price, it won't be enough to sell it, so Lao Sun asked him to slow down a little, don't sell it too badly.
He was sitting at home worrying, and his niece and son-in-law Lin Youquan came over. sent him bad news, the third family ran away, and there was not even a figure at home.
"Yes, the third family is not there? Did you go to his girl's house to borrow money? Lin Guilu couldn't believe his ears.
"Second uncle, my dad went to the third uncle's house last night to discuss things with him, and the third uncle didn't mention going out to borrow money at that time. When I went to my third uncle's house this morning, I found that there was no one in the house. I asked the neighbors to find out that someone had seen them sneaking away early in the morning. Lin Youquan was also angry.
"It's so unbelievable that the third child actually did such a thing. Hmph, don't let me see him again. Lin Guilu was also angry when his own father and younger brother played it like this. I don't have any sense of responsibility at all, and I just run away.
"Second uncle, do we still want to go and get the third uncle back?" Lin Youquan asked.
"No, the family doesn't know where to hide. I sold all the land, and I didn't disown that brother in the future. Lin Guilu said ruthlessly.
"Second uncle, then I'll go back first, there is still work to be done in the field." Lin Youquan finished reporting the letter and was going back to the countryside in a hurry.
"Okay, you go back and let my eldest brother relax, it's okay, I'm here." Lin Guilu was also afraid that the old man would come out of his way.
Lin Youquan responded, and hurriedly went back.
A few days passed in an instant, and I don't know how the news that Lin Yongde owed three hundred taels of silver actually spread. The family members who come in and go out to accept other people's real or false care and inquiries will not be discussed, but the news from Lao Sun is even worse, and the price is getting lower and lower.
The brick kiln plus more than 20 acres of paddy fields are willing to pay 150 taels of silver, and the family will make up another 100 taels, and the old family's 40 taels are estimated to be enough, and it would be good to have 30 taels of silver. There were still fifty taels of silver left, and Lin Guilu was worried that he couldn't even eat.
That morning, he called everyone in the family together and told everyone all the money he could raise.
"It's fifty taels, and I can't make it up. I wondered if I was going to sell the yard. β
"Ah, where are we going to live after the house is sold?" Qi called.
"Then you can't do this business?" Luo Hongmei was also in a hurry.
"Dad, do you have to sell the house? Can we go and borrow some from someone else's house first? Lin Yukou asked.
"Who has so much money? Who will borrow it? Lin Guilu asked his eldest son.
Fifty taels is not a small amount, and not everyone can take it out casually.
Lin Yusuo couldn't help it anymore when he saw this: "Dad, you are in a hurry to sell these properties first, this is too much of a loss." β
"What can I do if I don't sell it, I have to send the silver to Yangzhou after raising it, and it will take several days on the road, I'm afraid that we will be even more unable to pay it back if we go late." Lin Guilu has heard a lot of such things in business over the years, where do you dare to repeat the mistakes of others.
"Dad, look, I have silver here." Lin Yusuo said and took out the two hundred taels of silver tickets from his jacket pocket.
Lin Guilu took the silver ticket and opened it and looked at it carefully, it was two silver tickets with a face value of one hundred taels.
"Where did you get so many silver tickets?" Lin Guilu couldn't think of where his son got so much silver, and he could make so much money selling kimchi in Yangzhou?
Lin Yusuo didn't know why he didn't want to tell the truth, so he said, "This silver is a loan to our family." β
This is so strange to say, Lin Yukou is anxious: "Jade lock, what do you mean to borrow?" β
Yusuo explained: "Do you all remember that a few years ago, there was a Xue Dalang who bought our recipe? β
"Remember, this is the case. Or is it the first time that our family has earned so much silver, how can we forget? Qi said.
"What does this have to do with him?" Lin Guilu was also surprised.
"This Xue Dalang and Cousin Jiang are cousins, he opened a restaurant in Yangzhou City this year, and he has always bought kimchi with us. This time, my grandfather didn't know how to go home after playing in the casino, so I asked them to help find someone. If we go a little later, we don't know how much we will lose? Lin Yusuo also had palpitations when he said this.
"Boss Xue and our family are also relatives who are beating around the corner, otherwise how would they take care of us so much, and they are willing to borrow two hundred taels to save the emergency first." After Lin Yusuo finished speaking, he felt that what he said was too good, and it was very reasonable.
(To be continued.) )