Chapter Ninety-Seven: Debt Repayment
As soon as Li's front foot left, Chen Xuejiao gave Chen Xueru and Chen Qiping a look.
Jing Hao stayed to talk to Huang Dragonfly, Chen Qi'an, Chen Xueru, and Chen Qiping followed Chen Xuejiao to the courtyard.
"The seed of the black heart is ......," Old Lady Chen's voice came out.
"What are you scolding about?" Chen Xuejiao asked Chen Xueru and Chen Qiping straight to the point.
"My sister and I are not at home these days, and the house is still peaceful, right?" Compared with Chen Xuejiao's directness, Chen Qi'an's question was more subtle.
Chen Xueru said: "Our house is separated, it's nothing these days, the milk is the person, let's just listen to the wind when it is unpleasant." It's that the second and fourth uncles had an accident and were collected by the old Gao of Lijiazhuang......"
Chen Xueru lowered her voice and looked at the upper room.
Lao Gao is a famous "big ear hole", and when he came to the house to collect debts, Chen Xuejiao frowned.
"The second uncle and the fourth uncle borrowed usury?" Chen Xuejiao guessed it as soon as she guessed.
"The second sister is really amazing, I guessed it with a guess." Chen Qiping said with a smile, and Chen Xueru told Chen Xuejiao and Chen Qi'an what happened in the upper room.
“…… Two hundred and ninety taels of silver? Chen Xuejiao gasped.
Chen Qi'an also looked incredulous.
Chen Xuejiao was afraid that the big house would be involved, and turned around and went to the upper room, and did not forget to tell Xueru: "It's time to eat, you and Sister Jing Hao cook some food, entertain Uncle and Huang Xiucai, and tell Uncle that Mother is not available now, Uncle should understand." ”
As soon as Chen Xuejiao walked into the upper room, she heard Zhang's loud voice: "Mother, you can't patronize the second brother." The fourth child also came out of your belly, he ate in prison, and your grandchildren don't want to kiss in the future. Even if you are a monk, you have no place. ”
Old Lady Chen sat on the kang with an iron face, and Zhao stood aside and lowered her head and wiped her eyes with a handkerchief.
"What's the noise, isn't everyone here?" Old Man Chen took a puff of his cigarette, there was no spark in the smoke pot, and said softly, "Calling everyone to the upper room, it's something ugly in our family." Everybody knows about it. ”
"Now it's for everyone to discuss how to make up the money to pay off the debt." Mrs. Chen's words are hard.
It seems that Chen Zichang and Chen Zigui's debts are going to be borne by everyone.
"The second and fourth children really should be beaten if they do something wrong, but we are all a family. You can't just leave it alone, and everyone will try their best to make up the money. Old Man Chen smoked vigorously the extinguished cigarette pouch.
Chen Xuejiao was quite disdainful, the reason why Chen Zichang kept messing around outside again and again was because he knew that someone was wiping his ass in the back when something happened. Otherwise, how dare you do this.
"What kind of money do you make, I've been married for so many years, Xuewa is so old, I haven't taken a penny of silver in my hand, isn't the money in our family's hands in my mother's hands?" Chen Zifu told the truth honestly.
No, all the money has always been held by Mrs. Chen.
Zhao cried lowly, she kept her head down and didn't see Chen Xuejiao come in, and said with a handkerchief in her hand: "Lao Gao said that he borrowed money for the sake of the eldest brother's face, if there is no eldest brother's face." None of that happens. ”
The Zhao family really hasn't changed at all, and he is used to reversing black and white, clearly dragging the big house into the water.
"Second brother and sister. How can I say this, your eldest brother is still lying in bed, what does the second brother's debt have to do with your eldest brother? Li couldn't help but speak out to defend Chen Xiucai.
"You reminded me of that." Mrs. Chen patted Zhao's shoulder and said to Li, "No, if it weren't for the boss's face." That old man can lend money to the second child, and he is the next trick. One hundred taels of silver became two hundred and twenty taels of silver, and maybe it gave the boss some benefits. ”
The dirty sewage was directly splashed on the big house. Chen Xuejiao sneered, not wanting the big house to follow the debt.
Two hundred and ninety taels of silver is not a small amount, and even if the entire Chen family's land and house are sold, it is not worth the money.
"According to what the second aunt said, my father is to blame for this. The second uncle has hands and feet, where can my father stop him when he goes? Chen Xuejiao tilted her chin slightly and said disdainfully, "Who are you fooling, look at my mother to bully me." ”
Li's body trembled slightly, and he raised his eyes to see Chen Xuejiao coming in.
Chen Xuejiao stared at Zhao tightly, her eyes full of coldness.
"How can there be any matter of your girl, adults are here to discuss, what are you talking about." Old Madam Chen shouted angrily.
Chen Xuejiao didn't look at Mrs. Chen, walked up to Old Man Chen and said coquettishly: "Master, I'm back, and I'll bring you the specialties of Weishan Lake." ”
Old Man Chen moved slightly, Chen Xuejiao changed her face, and the smile on her face was replaced by sternness.
"Master, was the second aunt's words too damning just now, she actually shielded the second uncle to this journey, and said that the wife and the husband are less troublesome, if the second aunt usually persuades more, how can the second uncle commit these things." Chen Xuejiao said coldly.
The wife and husband are in few troubles, which clearly says that the Zhao family is not virtuous, if this reputation spreads, not only will the Li family not be able to raise their heads, but even Xue Miao will not be able to say a good family business.
Old Lady Chen's face immediately turned gloomy.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhao knelt down in front of Mrs. Chen to defend: "What did this kid say Xue Jiao, the child is not sensible, don't believe it, mother." ”
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Chen Xuejiao's eyes, daring to calculate the big house, don't blame me for being polite.
"Second daughter-in-law, don't you give your sister-in-law a compensation?" Old Man Chen stared at Zhao and was dissatisfied in his heart.
Zhao straightened up, walked to Li's side and was about to kneel, but was dragged by Li's life.
"Sister-in-law, I'm confused and blinded, I shouldn't misunderstand my eldest brother." Zhao wept bitterly.
Misunderstand? It's an easy way to put it. Chen Xuejiao thought disdainfully.
"Okay, just solve the misunderstanding, your sister-in-law is not the kind of person who doesn't know anything." Old Man Chen made a trivial matter and buckled a high hat for the Li family.
"Broken bones and tendons, you can't write Chenzi with a single stroke, no matter what, we are all a family." Old Man Chen pondered it, and it seemed that he was determined to let all the houses go into debt together.
"Everybody borrowed, borrowed. Let's talk about how much money I can get, so I'll estimate it first. I have a good bottom in my heart. Old Man Chen said slowly.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, how much silver do you have in your family?" Old Man Chen asked Li.
Can't Li answer, Chen Xuejiao hurriedly said: "My family's silver is all kept by me, and the total is only five taels of silver, which was given by my grandmother. Chen Xuejiao made a loud voice.
Old Man Chen was slightly disappointed, and instead of looking at Chen Xuejiao, he looked at Li: "...... The eldest daughter-in-law? ”
Facing Old Man Chen's complicated gaze. Li couldn't bear it and said, "Dad." I see that I will go to my mother's house in Lijiazhuang to see."
"Grandpa, grandma, grandson don't know whether to say it or not." Chen Qi'an suddenly spoke.
Old Lady Chen's face twisted to the side, and Old Man Chen nodded slightly at him.
"The Son is not the fault of the Father. Why did the second uncle get into trouble three times and twice, and he didn't know the lesson. That's because the second uncle made up his mind, and every time he got into trouble, his family cleaned up the mess for him, and he had the courage to make things happen again and again. This time, the master asked the whole family to bear the debt for him, but the second uncle didn't get any lesson at all, and he will inevitably make the same mistake next time. Chen Qi'an stood in the middle of the room and said loudly.
Chen Zichang's face turned red, and his head hung even lower.
Old Man Chen didn't understand this in his heart, but Chen Zichang was his own son. He couldn't watch him go to jail.
"Qi An, you're talking about your master and me." Old Man Chen sighed.
"Don't dare."
"You don't dare, what else do you dare. You are a junior, and even your second uncle has said it. Mrs. Chen said sharply.
"Our family didn't have a penny of silver, master, we didn't get any silver when we split up, and we couldn't take it out even if we wanted to. If you go to my grandmother's house to borrow money, you can, my uncle is outside. If you don't call him in, the master will borrow it himself. Chen Xuejiao pointed out.
"What's the matter?" Old Mrs. Chen interrupted Chen Xuejiao's words. She didn't want her son to be embarrassed in the eyes of the Li family.
"What can I do?" Zhang suddenly howled.
"Our heads of the family were all taken by the second brother, and this silver will be taken out by the second brother's family." Zhang pointed at Zhao and scolded, "The black-hearted seed has brought bad to my man, you want our mother to be sold." You have two daughters, you are not afraid, you can sell them for a few hundred taels of silver, and I will sell my three sons to whomever I want. ”
Zhang simply sat on the ground.
Chen Xuejiao was stunned by Zhang's sudden dry howl.
"Fourth brother and sister, what are you talking about, why are you selling your sons and daughters?" The Zhao family was born to protect Xue Miao Xue Yao.
"Second sister-in-law, the last time Uncle Ding Fu came to the house, I thought that Bacheng was interesting to Xue Yao, you just bring a letter to Xue Yao and let her climb into Uncle Ding's bed, everything is solved. No matter how bad it is, there is still Xue Miao, she is a big girl with yellow flowers, and she is still worth a few hundred taels of silver. ”
Zhang's words are vulgar.
"You" Xue Miaoqi's face flushed, and she threw herself into Mrs. Chen's arms and cried.
Seeing Xue Miao crying, Zhao also cried, and said to Zhang: "The fourth brother and the head of our house have such a big thing in this stall, let's not say that we can help, but add to the chaos." ”
"There's no money." Zhang reacted, "Dad, mother, the eldest brother is a showman with a big face, he will definitely be able to borrow money if he comes forward." If you don't let the eldest brother come forward to borrow money to repay this loan shark first, we will slowly repay it to the eldest brother in the future. ”
This idea, Old Man Chen was also tempted. Master Qin, the Han family, must be able to borrow silver, and Old Man Chen looked at the Li family.
Li lowered his head.
"What the fourth aunt said is strange and light, what do you borrow, borrow with a face? Last time, my father was injured and borrowed dozens of taels of silver outside and hasn't paid it back, will people borrow money now? Chen Xuejiao stared at Zhang and sneered.
It seems that they are used to it, and they like to force the big house to contribute money and efforts whenever they do anything.
Old Man Chen retracted his gaze, yes, the boss was injured, and the big house didn't have a copper plate.
"Go to Wen Yan's to borrow some money, and then go to Wen Ying's house to borrow a little." Chen Zigui said.
"Fart, where is your sister's family rich, don't beat her idea. However, Wenying runs a grocery store and earns a lot of money. As soon as Mrs. Chen heard that she was going to ask Wen Yan to borrow money, she was angry.
Chen Xuejiao stared at Zhao's wrist, a bright bracelet on Zhao's hand was hidden in her sleeve, and she glanced at Chen Xuemiao, the hairpin on her head was shining, and Chen Xuejiao had a plan in her heart.
It seems that the second aunt is thinking about the second uncle, looking for silver everywhere, but she forgot about herself. The bracelet on the second aunt's hand is worth a lot of silver, and the hairpin on Xue Miao's head is also worth a lot of money. Chen Xuejiao said with a smile.
Zhao clutched his cuffs desperately, and Chen Xuemiao's eyes showed hatred.
"Yes, why didn't I forget this stubble, the second sister-in-law is a rich master, who has seen the things that Xue Yao brings to the house every year, and it's not that I messed with your house. By the way, last time my mother turned out a lot of good things from your house, it was still on the surface, who knows how many things are behind the scenes. Zhang suddenly stood up from the ground and lifted Zhao's wrist, revealing a large gold bracelet.
The big gold bracelet reflected the eyes of Mrs. Chen with a cold and faint light. Chen Xuejiao looked at Zhao with a smile, her goal had been achieved.
"I just want this bracelet, or Xue Yao told me to wear it, saying that it is to keep safe, where is this gold, it is copper." Zhao argued.
"It's copper or gold, sister-in-law will take it off and go to the pawnshop to check it." Zhang's strength was great, and he pulled out Zhao's bracelet in three or two clicks, and pulled out Xue Miao's hairpin easily.
Chen Xuejiao dared to conclude that the Zhao family has a lot of self, and she will not spit it out unless she has to, so she is waiting for everyone to help her bear her debts, how can she do what she wants. (To be continued)