"Where did this money come from, you tell me clearly!"

Xue Yun slapped the table heavily, looking at his daughter and the pile of silver on the table with an angry face, he didn't want his daughter to do anything out of the ordinary that he couldn't accept for the sake of the family.

Xue Tao had never seen her father so strict, and she was also a little frightened, and said tremblingly: "Father, this is.... I asked my friend to borrow it, and my daughter didn't do anything bad. ”

Hearing that it was borrowed silver, Xue Yun's face softened slightly, and then asked, "Do you have any friends, you say, who lent you the silver?" ”

Xue Tao said what happened today, Xue Yun understood the cause and effect, the anger on his face gradually disappeared, of course his experience is richer than his daughter, he knows that after some powerful people buy precious jewelry, the jewelry store rents the jewelry back, uses it to attract customers, and pays a lot of rent every year.

The daughter's sapphire is indeed a rare treasure, and it is normal for the Treasure Pavilion to want to rent the past, and the best thing is that the other party happens to have a house, and it is a good way to offset the rent of this house with the rent of the rented gem.

Xue Tao was a little vague, and did not say that the house belonged to Guo Song, but said that it belonged to the proprietor of the Treasure Pavilion, and it had been kept empty, so that his father would not be too resistant.

"Tomorrow is the end of the year, I'll go to the Treasure Pavilion with you to have a look."

"Daddy, do you want to tell your mother about this?" Xue Tao whispered.

"Why didn't you tell me!"

Han rushed in from the outside, and she had been eavesdropping at the door! She smiled so much that her daughter was finally sensible, and she was willing to exchange the gems for money, although she didn't sell them, but she also got a very good plan, renting the gems, why didn't she think of it?

The Xue family and daughter smiled bitterly and glanced at each other, the head of their family always appeared in a timely manner, and their ears were particularly sharp, so they didn't want to hide this kind of thing from her.

Han's heart was full of joy at this time, and she was not angry at all for the father and daughter discussing behind their backs, for her, as long as the housing problem was solved, she was not afraid of other things falling down.

The thing that Han is most afraid of in his life is to be driven to the street, and then meet the wives of other officials, such as Mrs. Yang, it is better to let her die.

She picked up the gem on the table, smiled and asked her daughter, "Tao'er, they mean, take a house in Xuanyangfang and exchange this gem with you?" ”

Xue Tao said angrily: "It's not a change of house, it's just a rent exchange, they lease the gems in the past, and use the rent of the gems to offset the rent of the house, the gems are still mine, and the house is also theirs." ”

"That's okay too! I wonder how long they're willing to rent? ”

"They want to be long-term, and it's better to sign a five-year and ten-year contract."

"Then sign for ten years, preferably twenty years." Han became a little excited.

Next to him, Xue Xun coughed and said, "Madam, what if I go out to be a local official and am not in the capital?" ”

Han's eyes rolled, "It's not easy, let's rent out the house!" Anyway, the house will be at our disposal in ten years. ”

The father and daughter were speechless, this family member was too shrewd.

"Tao'er, what's the matter with this silver?"

Han suddenly found the silver on the table, and was immediately pleasantly surprised, with this silver, she could repay her parents, and she didn't have to feel so guilty.

Xue Xun also looked at his daughter, but he hadn't asked clearly which friend had borrowed the silver, but he was interrupted by the matter of the gem rental.

"Tao'er, you haven't made it clear yet, which friend are you asking to borrow it?"

Xue Tao couldn't hide it, so he had to whisper: "This silver was borrowed by my daughter when my daughter asked Guo Gongzi, Guo Gongzi was not in the capital, and it was given to me by his senior brother." ”

"You mean, this silver belongs to Guo Song?" Xue Xun asked.

"Yes! Where did all his money go to his brother? That is, Zhang Dong of the Treasure Pavilion......"

"Oops! I said, sir, what are you doing asking so much. ”

Han Shi hurriedly interrupted her daughter's words, and said to her husband dissatisfiedly: "Is it okay for you to save some face for your daughter, what do you have to force her to say out?" ”

When Han heard that it was Guo Song's silver, she was relieved, she was afraid that her husband would be sick again, and forced her daughter to return the silver, she was now anxious about her parents' money, and finally grabbed a life-saving straw, how could she let it go.

She glared at her husband fiercely, "My daughter just borrowed it, and she didn't ask for other people's money for nothing, so what's not okay?" ”

Xue Xun also has no way to take his wife, it is really impossible to divorce his wife, Mencius said: Poverty and lowly cannot be moved, his wife is divorced because of embarrassment, and there is a problem with virtue, but he is really afraid that his wife will cry, make trouble and hang herself, and he can only turn a blind eye to some things.

He had to sigh and say to his daughter, "So be it! You write a letter to Guo Gongzi and explain the matter to him clearly, and say that I will lend him two hundred taels of silver for the time being, and I will return it to him later, remember, I borrowed it, not you. ”

"What are you saying this, painting snakes, and people don't know you, why lend it to you, Tao'er, don't pay attention to your father, I think writing a letter is also superfluous, when he comes back, we will invite him to a light meal and thank him well."

Han despised her husband more and more for being a literati who was sick, and even gave her daughter a gem worth a house, and this bit of silver was rare.

She suddenly remembered that fox skin, which earned her enough face, she couldn't forget the unconcealable jealous look in Mrs. Yang's eyes, she later learned that it was Mo Nan silver fox skin, extremely rare, extremely expensive, money can't buy it, only Queen Dugu has the same one as this one, if you really want to sell it, 10,000 yuan will break the head and rob it.

This Guo Song really has a heart for his daughter!

Han also likes this Guo Gongzi more and more.

..........

Early the next morning, Xue Xun followed his daughter to the Treasure Pavilion, and the Han family was supposed to follow, but was stopped by Xue Tao, and if his mother wanted to go, the matter was canceled.

was so angry that Han scolded his daughter a few times, but he had to hold back.

Xue Tao knew her mother too well, and if she knew that there was another plan, things would be in trouble.

"Tao'er, is the guy surnamed Yuan still pestering you in the past two days?" On the carriage, Xue Xun asked in a deep voice.

Xue Tao hurriedly shook his head, "No, my daughter hasn't seen him for almost two months, he should be dead!" ”

"Death?"

Xue Xun sneered, "Will this kind of person die?" Yesterday morning he was still opposite our house, and when he saw me coming out, he quickly hid, thinking that I had not seen him. ”

Xue Tao suddenly became a little nervous, "What does he want to do?" ”

Xue Xun was silent for a moment and said: "If I guessed correctly, the landlord suddenly changed and wanted to drive us away, I guess he was making trouble behind his back, and when we were cornered, he would pretend to be a good person, and then let me agree to his request, although I am a scholar, but I have seen a lot of this kind of despicable and shameless means." ”

Xue Tao blamed himself in his heart, and said in a low voice for a while: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have participated in any poetry club, I wouldn't have met this kind of bastard person, and I would have affected my parents." ”

Xue Xun smiled and comforted her: "This is actually not a big deal, your father is an official of the imperial court, he doesn't dare to mess around, he can only use some despicable means, as long as we find out in time, we won't fall for him." ”

After a pause, Xue Xun smiled again: "In life, all kinds of things will be encountered, you can't give up a good life because you are afraid of encountering things, your participation in the poetry club is encouraged by your father, it is very helpful for you to improve your level of poetry writing, you meet that bastard and participate in the poetry club are completely different things, don't blame yourself." ”

Father's comfort made Xue Tao's heart feel a lot more comfortable, and she nodded, "I don't think about this matter anymore, and if I leave that bastard behind, I won't worry about this kind of thing." ”

"Well said, that's how it should be!"

The father and daughter no longer think about the troubles, and they talk and laugh all the way.

Seeing that he was going to Dongshi, Xue Xun began to fidget, he hesitated for a long time, he mustered up the courage to say to his daughter: "Actually, I also have something to be afraid of, I am afraid of doing business with others, and bargaining is what I am not good at." ”

"And then?" Xue Tao smiled, she knew that her father must have a purpose in saying this.

"So you decide for yourself whether you are the father or not..... I won't go in. ”

Xue Xun was a little embarrassed to put forward his own request, asking him to negotiate with the merchant to lease the gem, which he really couldn't erase.

Xue Tao turned his head and was secretly amused, and said, "Father is waiting in the carriage, I'll just take Xiao'e there." ”

Xue Xun was immediately overjoyed, and nodded again and again, "Wait in the carriage for your father, be careful yourself, go and come back quickly!" ”

The carriage slowly stopped at the door of the Treasure Pavilion, Xue Tao walked in with the maid, Xue Xun was ashamed and relieved, ashamed that he was useless, he couldn't wipe this face, and he was glad that his daughter had grown up, and she was only seventeen years old and could sign a contract with the store independently, which was really more capable than herself.

In the Treasure Pavilion, Li Wenyu took Xue Tao's hand and asked long and short questions, Xue Tao saw that it was a female proprietor, she also settled down, and said with a smile: "My father is a scholar, his face is very thin, and he has never negotiated a contract with anyone, I think it's better to come by myself!" Don't embarrass Daddy. ”

"Hmmm! Xiaomei is very considerate of her parents, she is a filial daughter, I scolded the dead fat man yesterday, and gave the key to Xiaomei, and what kind of contract to sign, he is just not sensible, and he has to let his father come and make others embarrassed. ”

"Senior sister, don't say that, if it wasn't for the official signing, my father wouldn't have agreed, he has always done things in a proper manner."

"That's right, then sign the contract directly, you go to see the house today, I have arranged for someone to clean it yesterday, the place is easy to find, I will go back and let a steward take you there."

Xue Tao nodded, sat down at the table, two contracts were laid on the table, signed by the proprietor Li Wenyu, and all kinds of terms were written on them, Xue Tao saw this kind of contract for the first time, and she looked at it carefully.

The terms are quite favorable to him, and he agrees to the Treasure Pavilion for at least ten years, but for himself, he can take back the gems at any time.

The terms clearly state that the house is a collateral for renting gems, and their family can live in them or rent them, and the income belongs to her, and the value of the gems is written above, worth 20,000 yuan.

The value of the house is 30,000 guan, if the gem is lost or stolen, then the house belongs to Xue Tao, and the value of the overflow of 10,000 guan is used as compensation.

"Senior sister, there is no problem with signing the contract, how should I sign?"

"You sign your name and put your fingerprint on it."

Xue Tao took a pen and wrote his name, and pressed the fingerprint of his thumb with Zhu Ni.

The contract was in duplicate, Xue Tao put away one, and the big shopkeeper carefully took the box containing the gems back to the back room and locked it in a large iron box weighing thousands of catties.

Xue Tao took the key box and said to Li Wenyu: "Senior sister, then I'll leave first, I'm afraid that my father will be in a hurry!" ”

"There you go! If you have any difficulties in the future, come to me directly, or whoever dares to bully you, also come to me, you must not be polite. ”

Xue Tao nodded, "Thank you, senior sister, I'm leaving!" ”

She gave a blessing gift, and then took the maid away, Li Wenyu kept watching her out of the door, at this time, Zhang Lei appeared behind her and asked, "How is this little lady?" ”

Li Wenyu nodded, "Very good, on the surface, she is very gentle and lovely, but in fact, she is very capable, knowledgeable and courteous, well-founded, she is a rare lady, worthy of being a junior brother." ”

After waiting for almost half an hour, when Xue Xun was anxious, he finally saw his daughter come back, he hurriedly opened the car door, "Tao'er, why is it delayed for so long?" ”

Xue Tao got on the roadway: "The one who signed the contract was the female proprietor of the Treasure Pavilion, and she chatted with me for a long time, which made my father worried." ”

"I'm a little worried, is the lease signed?"

Xue Tao nodded lightly, "The contract has been signed, and I have also got the key, Xiao'e, give the key and the contract to the master!" ”

The little maid hurriedly handed over the box in her hand, Xue Xun put the key aside, and looked at the contract carefully, he was afraid that his daughter was inexperienced and was set a trap.

After a careful look, he was relieved, but saw someone riding a horse next to him to lead the way, and he asked, "Tao'er, are you going to see the house now?" ”

Xue Tao nodded, "Anyway, it's opposite the East Market, so I just find the place first, and then take my mother to see the house later." ”

As soon as he arrived at the gate of Xuanyangfang, the carriage suddenly stopped, Xue Tao's mother Han opened the door and came in, complaining to the father and daughter: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, why did you come now?" ”