Chapter 56: Grandpa Wei wants to be an old man?
Lao Lai's story is an ordinary story, and it is a matter of course to borrow money and not pay it back, regardless of which dynasty or generation.
However, for the borrowers, those stories are all filled with their blood and tears.
Grandpa Wei is such a poor man, he has told this story to others more than once.
At first, out of curiosity, the audience always took the initiative to listen to the father-in-law's story. Later, the story gradually became disgusted by the listeners, and no one wanted to hear it anymore.
At least, they didn't take the initiative to mention it, which made my father-in-law very lonely.
Now, with a newcomer who is willing to listen to the story, my father-in-law is excited to tell people the story he has said no less than 50 times.
In the story, his father-in-law Wei's life is too bitter, and he is really unladylike when he meets people, not only does he ask others to cheat him out of money, but he also helps others raise women like a fool and teaches his son to others.
"A woman from Shulhazy? Oh, isn't that Nurhachi's brother-in-law? Tsk, this old slave is really not authentic, how can he leave his brother and daughter-in-law to his father-in-law to raise, what is this, he is too unkind to be an uncle! ”
Jia Daquan has undergone formal education in the inner study hall, and he really hates this kind of thing about the death of his younger brother and the fact that the uncle kicked his brother-in-law out of the house for the tyranny's property. If I knew that this uncle had killed my brother with his own hands, I am afraid that he would curse viciously.
However, Jia Daquan is still very confused about one thing, that is, why did the old slave leave his brother-in-law to be raised by Father-in-law Wei?
It's a thing that can't be hit with eight strokes.
Critical question!
Jia Daquan is undoubtedly a good listener, not the kind of people who scold or applaud with tears, he still has the ability to think independently.
"Said to be a debt, our family was also pitiful to that woman at that time, if we didn't take her in, she would be a lonely woman in the cold, and she would not have to die in the barren mountains and wilderness."
Father-in-law Wei sighed lightly, recalling the scene when the good student Zhenying invited guests, and couldn't help but miss Luo Luo'er who was far away in the south of the Yangtze River. Among the daughters, her fat beauty is second only to the concubine.
"My father-in-law is a good man." Jia Daquan said seriously.
Gonggong Wei shook his head and said: "There are always poor people in the world, let's save one is one, not to mention accumulating yin virtue, the right should be to save yang blessings." As he spoke, he touched his chest.
Jia Daquan said "um", and began to think about his father-in-law, he frowned and said: "Fifty thousand taels is not a small amount, and the other party is a murderous slave, and it is difficult for my father-in-law to ask for this money." ”
"Our family just knows that it's hard to ask for money, so didn't we bring soldiers here, what is this called? Armed debt collection. ”
Father-in-law Wei snorted, "He is unkind and unjust, is it really that our family is a soft persimmon, can you knead it at will!" ”
"Huh?!"
Jia Daquan was stunned there, "My father-in-law made such a big fuss, and the emperor who provoked him was angry just to collect debts?" ”
"Then why do you think so? ... Our family is full of food and support, do you want to make the emperor unhappy, our family really has no other way! ... And it's not just a matter of 50,000 taels... Alas, you are not an outsider, we might as well give you a thorough explanation, if you can't get the 50,000 taels back, the bonds in Beijing will collapse! When the time comes, I'm afraid our family won't even have their lives! ”
"Collapse... Crash? What is Crash? ”
"It's all lost. Everyone's money is gone, and it's all lost. ”
"Package... including the slaves..."
"Hmm."
Father-in-law Wei's short "um" made Father-in-law Jia shake on the spot, and his brain hurt.
"How so? Aren't bonds good? Before the slave maid left Beijing, she had just organized a group of people from the Qianqing Palace to buy more than 70 bonds from His Royal Highness Shouning, and His Royal Highness guaranteed that the big guy would definitely be able to make money, so how could he say that he would lose it..."
Jia Daquan is not a headache now, you must know that he is the "head of the meeting" who took the lead in organizing the collection of money.
This wants the people of Qianqing Palace to know that their "fund-raising" funds are gone, and he Jia Daquan can still have his life?
Well?
Shou Ning is still active in public?
Shouldn't she be locked up by her father, at least she has to be grounded, there is no reason why she can continue to be active in Beijing.
Grandpa Wei was careful and his liver jumped, but he knew that now was not the time to inquire about Shou Ning. He had to explain to Jia Daquan why the bonds had collapsed.
"The emperor asked our family to run this maritime affairs, and you also know that the emperor didn't give our family anything, so in order to run this maritime affairs, our family can only issue this bond in Beijing. To put it bluntly, this bond is an advance loan, and when the money is borrowed, our family has to do something, otherwise the profit alone can stone our family to death.
... However, although there has been an improvement on the maritime side, there is not much input. In order to pay the interest of the bond in a timely manner, we have to invest in many ways in order to be able to pay the bond in time... But our family didn't expect that this year was unfavorable, and several sums of money were thrown out, and none of them could be recovered. ”
Father-in-law Wei looked distressed and remorseful.
"Father-in-law Wei, even those who put usury in the capital know that they can't put all the silver in one basket, how can you! Jia Daquan was anxious.
"Our family knows this truth, so our family didn't put all this money in one basket, but our family never thought that the basket was in one car, and now the car has overturned, so..."
Father-in-law Wei looked helpless, the cruelty of society is like this.
"Daquan, you said that our family's capital chain is broken, will this bond collapse or not? Our family can't stand you..."Grandpa Wei looked guilty.
"Father-in-law, the slaves and maids are all hard-earned money, and you have to pay the slaves and maids no matter what."
Jia Daquan's heart was cold, his back was cold, his legs and feet were trembling, and he couldn't stand.
"Money, we really don't have it right now,"
Gonggong Wei stretched out his hand to support Jia Daquan, who was about to collapse, and seriously suggested: "But it's not impossible, you guys, you can consider making long-term investments." ”
"What is long-term investing? Father-in-law, please speak! Jia Daquan was like grasping a straw.
"It's like this wrench in our hand, you pay a hundred taels to buy it." Gonggong Wei shook the jade wrench in his right hand in front of Jia Daquan.
Jia Daquan looked confused: "One hundred taels was given to my father-in-law, and this wrench is the slave's?" ”
Gonggong Wei shook his head: "No, you paid the money, and this wrench does belong to you, but you have to wait for our family to get rich and change to a better wrench, and this can be given to you." ”
"This is called long-term investment?"
Jia Daquan looked at Father-in-law Wei seriously, "How can the slave think that the father-in-law means to be an old man?" ”
"You can understand it that way."
Father-in-law Wei laughed dryly.
"The slave doesn't want to invest in the long term, the slave just wants to get the principal back." Jia Daquan is not stupid, his tone is very pitiful.
"That's right,"
Father-in-law Wei also has a headache, and he cares about it, no one wants to owe it to others and not pay it back, but he really has no money.
"Otherwise, the crisis can only be transferred."
This is the last resort that Grandpa Wei can think of.