When Mao Yulong saw the depressed mother come back, he knew that this thing couldn't be done at all, and the people in the clan didn't treat Mao Yulong's family well, so they wouldn't come up with such a large sum of money, obviously, in their eyes, their own family had no ability to repay the loan at all, it was just a bottomless pit.

If you want to change the treatment of your clansmen, you can only wait until you are admitted in the future.

However, there was a reason why I promised my master a two-month period, that is, after the Chinese New Year, that is, a month and a half later, I went to school, so I stepped into the ranks of lifting people with one foot. In this way, the clansmen will see the hope of their high school promotion, and when the time comes, the clansmen will be able to lend to themselves with hope. Even if the clansmen could not satisfy this huge sum, the other gentry would also have the speculators who would reach out to help, and in this way, the crisis would be solved.

When he heard the harsh conditions of the patriarch, Mao Yulong's evil feelings towards the family became even stronger, but now is not the time to vent, he can't add fuel to the fire of his mother, so he grabbed the depressed mother with one hand: "Mother, you shouldn't go to the patriarch's house to ask for leisure, and you are angry with your body." ”

The mother shook her head painfully, and then saw Aunt Zhao with a dead face, suddenly stood up and stomped her feet strongly: "No, I will definitely borrow this money, even if I kneel down and beg the patriarch, I must borrow money to save your uncle and father of the Zhao family." ”

Mao Yulong was deeply moved by his mother's impatience and righteousness, but impatience and righteousness did not necessarily lead to anything, that is, there was no need.

So Mao Yulong said that he exchanged conditions with the county order, and the county order recommended him to go to the government to study, and then said his own plan.

The mother thought for a while, then sat down and said: "If my son can enter the mansion to study, I think the patriarch will do his best to meet our conditions, this is a good way, but it will suffer your uncle and father, and you will suffer in prison." ”

At this time, Aunt Zhao gratefully gave her mother: "Sister, I won't say any words of thanks, when the child comes out, let him come over and be a slave for your little show." ”

The mother immediately returned the salute: "Neighbors, it is also appropriate to help each other, but I don't dare to let San'er be a slave to my son, then it will hurt the neighbor's heart." ”

Mao Yulong also smiled and shirked: "Your family is this only seedling, how can you let him be my slave, this must not be done." ”

One of Xiucai's benefits is that he can keep slaves, and slaves are sold, so they need to follow the surname of the master's family, which is equivalent to breaking the dependence on the ancestors. The most important thing for Chinese is the root of their ancestors, and it is fundamental that they can enter the ancestral cemetery after death. Now the aunt of the Zhao family wants to give San'er to Mao Yulong as a slave, which is her biggest way to repay the kindness of the Mao family, and it is also the only way to repay it.

"Don't say it, Xiao Xianggong, you can be so attentive, saving his father and son is equivalent to saving the lives of three people, just a slave is my only repayment, if Xiao Xianggong doesn't agree, I don't dare to work anymore Your mother and son."

The people are honest and kind, and they will repay their kindness, if they don't repay it, how can their conscience be at ease? Therefore, Aunt Zhao begged hard.

Seeing that he really couldn't shirk it, Mao Yulong finally compromised and said: "I don't think it's as good as this, San'er and I have grown up since childhood, and we are already brothers, so we will worship as brothers, let him follow me, and maybe he will have a career in the future." Then he explained with a smile: "Look at my little arms and legs, if there is any fight in the future, my brother will reach out and definitely protect me." ”

Aunt Zhao was even more uneasy, she was originally going to send San'er to be Mao Yulong's slave, but this result was equivalent to giving San'er's mouth to others, didn't it make her feel even more uneasy. So, I cried even more.

At this time, a woman's inquiry was heard outside the courtyard: "Can the mother-in-law of the Zhao family be here?" ”

The three of them wondered, who was looking for someone to find here? So Niang and Aunt Zhao agreed to go out and open the door.

As soon as the door was opened, there was a mother-in-law standing outside the door, dressed very luxuriously, and at first glance it was the mother-in-law of a large family.

When someone saw him, he first gave his mother a salute, and smiled with a philistine smile: "Oh, old sister, my old wife of the Sun family will greet you." ”

Mother and Aunt Zhao hurriedly returned the salute and said their identity, and then the mother said: "The Zhao family has not fired for two days, and the house is cold, so if there is anything, just say it at my house." ”

As soon as Mao Yulong saw the three of them coming in, he hurriedly hid in the back room and teased his little sister, but his ears were furrowed and he listened to the news.

Qian came in, thanked him, and then introduced his purpose: "I am from the old lady Qian in the back." The day before yesterday, I heard that the neighbor of the Zhao family was in trouble, and today I heard that your family was going to pay the other party a lot of silver, so he sent me over. The first is to comfort the old neighbors, and the second is to mention the previous words, to see if you can buy your Zhao family's house, this one, how much can help you. ”

As soon as she heard that it was the Qian family, Aunt Zhao was unhappy, and she was even more annoyed when she heard that she still bought her own ancestral house, but now raising money is the first, so she gritted her teeth and said: "I don't know how much Old Lady Qian can give up now?" ”

Seeing that things had taken a turn for the better, Qian immediately smiled and said, "Now the price of the house has fallen, and it can't compare to the original." and the two neighbors of the Zhao family have been imprisoned, which is unlucky. However, my old lady is kind-hearted and soft-hearted, and also wants to help his neighbors, so he is still willing to pay a hundred taels of silver. Then he added: "This is my old lady's generous price, if you sell it, hurry up, if you don't sell it, you won't have this opportunity in the future." ”

This is taking advantage of people's danger to fall into the well, this is blackening the heart and liver.

Obviously knew that the other party took advantage of the fire to rob, but Aunt Zhao still wanted to fight, but Mao Yulong picked up the curtain and came out, and said decisively: "Thank you for the old lady's generosity, but a hundred taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for this matter, so I decided for my Uncle Zhao, this house will not be sold at any price, this mother-in-law, please go." "Directly issued an eviction order.

Mrs. Qian immediately jumped up and yelled: "Who are you, how did you become the master of the Zhao family?" I didn't talk to you about anything, so you're too lenient. ”

Mao Yulong smiled: "According to the rules, when the neighborhood sells a house, you must first ask for the neighbors, and then other people's homes, the east of the Zhao family is the alley, and the west is my house, even if you sell the house, you have to come to our family, do you think I can take care of this matter?" ”

As soon as this truth came out, she choked on Mrs. Qian at the time: "Then you can also get the money, you can afford to buy, if you can afford it, then I will leave." ”

Mao Yulong said with a smile: "Wait for me to ask Aunt Zhao's opinion, if she agrees, then I will really buy this house." Then he turned his head to look at Aunt Zhao and said bluntly: "If Aunt doesn't sell it to me, Old Lady Qian must always be worried about it. ”

Just this sentence, at that time, the Qian woman was angry upside down, this is a clear scolding.

Mao Yulong shook his head towards Mrs. Qian provocatively, and the little wings representing Xiucai at the back of his head shook mightily, and immediately extinguished Mrs. Qian's impulse to spill, shook the handkerchief in his hand fiercely, and then put down a cruel word, and walked away.

As soon as she left here, another person came in outside the door, but it was Li Zheng here, who was carrying a small cloth bag in his hand.

Mao Yulong hurriedly went out to greet him, which made Li Zheng very frightened, and gave Mao Yulong a salute again and again: "Didn't Xiucai Gong kill the little old man, don't dare to be, don't dare to be." ”

The mother came out and said with a smile: "What Xiucai Gong, you grew up beating you since you were a child, when you were naughty, didn't you beat and scolded at the beginning?" What's wrong with Xiucai, your brother is still beating and scolding. Then he went into the house.

In this way, Li Zheng is very useful, after all, not everyone can do it.

When I entered the house, I habitually looked at the dilapidated house left and right, and I sighed, this is really a phoenix in the chicken nest, how can it not be impressive. Think about your own care for this family at the beginning, and you will be calm.

Mao Yulong personally served the tea, and Li Zheng also took it, and after putting down the tea cup with both hands, he said to Aunt Zhao: "There is really no way to do something like this at home." ”

Aunt Zhao cried, and she couldn't say anything.

"This thing has come out, and there is no way, but I went door to door yesterday, all of them were neighbors, and finally there was a meeting (to collect shares) The neighbors finally scraped together a hundred taels of silver, and I don't know if I can help you." When he said this, Li Zheng put the small cloth bag on the table and spread it out, and it was a hundred taels of white silver, "This is all made up by the neighbors, and in the end I changed the silver." Then he took out a list: "This is the account book, and in the future, if the neighbors have an emergency, let his father and son return it." Then she didn't look at the tearful lady Zhao who was crying, arched her hand at Mao Yulong, sighed, and walked away with her head bowed behind her back.

It's just a blink of an eye, I can see the warmth and coldness of this world, but in the blink of an eye, there is a true interpretation of being black for the rich and good for the poor.