"Marrying a chicken and marrying a dog is a dog, the future of the husband is the future of Weiwei, for himself and for the prince of Wang, Weiwei wrote to your grandmother to ask for silver. The son-in-law wants to go to Beijing to take the exam, this is a great thing, if the prince wins the champion in one day, won't their whole family have to follow the light, how can the old couple not support it? So, they took out all the family funds and gave them to Weiwei, just hoping that Wang Gongzi could return from the list as soon as possible. ”

It turned out to be because of Xia Weiwei, when she heard this name, Xia Yan didn't react, and even almost opened her mouth to ask who this person was?

Since she got married, Xia Yan has never heard of her, although the Wang family she married into is also in Qin County, but Qin County is too big, and Xia Yan has been nesting on Huichun Street, never visited anywhere, I don't know which Wang family is at all, and I haven't even heard of any family surnamed Wang The head of the house is from Bianxi Village, think about it, this Wang family is not very famous.

Xia Yan is so busy every day that he doesn't have the time to care about all kinds of gossip in Qin County, how can he care about a Wang family. What's more, this Xia Weiwei is afraid that she has no intention of associating with herself, otherwise she would have come to the reputation of Huichun Street. Not to mention that she doesn't know that she is in Qin County, now who in the entire Qin County doesn't know that Huichun Street is her Xia Yan's industry, and who doesn't know that she is from Bianxi Village?

However, even if she really came to her, it was really hard to say whether Xia Yan wanted to deal with her or not.

Xia Yan thought that she would never hear Xia Weiwei's news again in her life, so she gradually forgot her, and even Xia Yan couldn't remember her appearance clearly, but she didn't expect her to suddenly appear again, and she didn't expect her news to be told to her by her mother.

"Mother, it's a good thing that Wang Gongzi can enter Beijing again to take the exam, which shows that he hasn't given up yet." Xia Yan frowned, "Since the silver has already been given, then they just wait for him to return from the list, so why bother?" Could it be that this prince didn't pass the exam again? ”

If that were the case, it would be much simpler. It is not easy to take the imperial examination, and it is normal to fail the examination several times, as long as he studies at home with peace of mind, he will take the exam again next time. Yan sighed deeply, "But not only did the prince not bring back the news of the list, but instead brought a huge disaster to the family - an IOU of 500,000 silver. ”

"Five...... 500,000! Rao is Xia Yan, who has already earned a lot of silver, was also dumbfounded when he heard this shocking figure, "Why can you owe someone 500,000!" Does our Huaguo scientific expedition cost so much silver? This is too scary, right, how many people can afford it? ”

It's not 5,000, it's not 50,000, it's a full 500,000, I'm afraid it can be stacked higher than her if it's all converted into silver, how much vegetables and grain does she have to sell to earn this 500,000?

Oh, no, even she hasn't earned half a million taels of silver yet.

She needed 100,000 taels of gold to exchange for Xiaoyi, that is, 1 million taels of silver, but after many years, she worked hard to cut down on food and clothing, and she was reluctant to eat and wear, so much silver sounds like a lot, but it is not even half of the exchange for Xiaoyi.

She thought that what she had was a huge amount of money, and if she didn't have the need to exchange it for Xiaoyi, she could take the money and live like a rich man.

didn't expect Yan's words to refresh her cognition today.

It turns out that one million taels is just a small amount for some people, otherwise how could anyone owe 500,000 taels of silver because of such a thing as entering Beijing to rush for the exam?

Xia Yan, who thought that she had accumulated quite a lot, instantly had only one thought: she was so poor! It's really poor

"Although the day of the scientific expedition is approaching, the price of goods in the capital will increase several times, but the average move, spending a few hundred taels is too much." Yan shook his head, "Those from poor families, if they save some money, a few dozen taels are enough." ”

"Then how did he owe 500,000 taels?" Xia Yan really felt that he was short-sighted at the moment, and he couldn't even think of how to spend all 500,000 taels.

"He borrowed ten thousand taels of silver from others." Yan's eyes darkened, "This is profitable, and it will reach 500,000 before you know it." ”

Usury! These three words suddenly popped out of Xia Yan's mind.

This prince is really good, he dared to borrow usury for the sake of scientific research!

Should he be called stupid, or should he really love the imperial examination?

Could it be that he still thinks that he will really fill this big hole in one day?

But if a champion wants to get 500,000 taels of silver, it's not easy, even if he has a life, but does he have a life?

"Mother, this is a violation of the law in China." Although Xia Yan didn't have much research on the laws of Huaguo, she knew that usury was a crime no matter where it was, "Didn't the Wang family sue those who lent Wang Gongzi silver?" ”

"I went to the county government to complain." Yan nodded, "But it's useless." ”

"The county lord doesn't care?" Xia Yan was stunned, he knew the county magistrate of Qin County, and rewarded her with dozens of sticks back then, and let her lie on the bed for a few days, but Xia Yan also knew that he was really a good official who loved the people like a son and was jealous of evil, but because of his honesty and honesty, he offended many people, and five years later, he was still his county magistrate in Qin County.

Therefore, if it is said that the county master doesn't care about this matter, Xia Yan is a hundred people who don't believe it.

"Of course the county master has to take care of it." Yan smiled reluctantly, "But the county master's ability is limited, and he can't manage the capital at all." These people who came to collect debts were tough on their backstage, and they didn't put the county magistrate in their eyes at all, even if the county magistrate ordered those people to be arrested, but in a few days, the prefect would order someone to release them. The official level crushed people to death, and the county magistrate was afraid that he could not do anything. ”

"Then let them do whatever they want?" If it weren't for Yan's words, Xia Yan really didn't know that this kind of thing had happened in Qin County, "Is there no solution?" ”

"Of course there is a way, and that is to pay back the 500,000 taels of silver." Yan closed his eyes and shook his head, looking rather helpless.

"Why don't they rob it!" Xia Yan couldn't help but raise her voice, "How long have you borrowed this ten thousand taels, and it has been able to roll to such an extent!" ”

"It's only been two months." Yan said softly.

"It's faster than robbing." Xia Yan muttered in a low voice, "No wonder they don't rob it." ”

If you want to talk about the speed of earning money, Xia Yan is not envious of it is fake, with this method, she will be able to change back to Xiaoyi in just a few months. However, she also disdains to use this method to exchange for Xiao Yi, if Xiao Yi knows, she will scold her for being a dog blood sprinkler, and this silver is still comfortable for herself.

"Does the Wang family really want to pay back the 500,000?" Xia Yan's face was incredulous, they were afraid that they would not be able to repay it if they smashed the pot and sold iron and bankrupted their families.

"Yes, they plan to pay back the 500,000 taels." Yan's brows became more and more furrowed, "Those who collect debts have an IOU written by Wang Gongzi himself with his fingerprint, indicating that this is his own consent. He can only bear the consequences himself. ”

"How did they raise 500,000 taels in a short period of time?" Xia Yan looked curious, "Could it be that those people who collect debts are waiting every day?" ”

"Not really." Yan shook his head, the debt collectors just left a few days ago, and they gave the Wang family a one-year deadline, so that they could make up the 500,000 taels, and they also said kindly that the future interest would not be counted, as long as the 500,000 yuan owed before was paid off. If you fail to pay the money after one year, you will bear the consequences. ”

Xia Yan pursed his lips, where is this to send kindness, this is because the Wang family who is afraid of persecution does not want to live.

Anyway, 500,000 taels is enough, the rest is just waiting to collect the money, if the Wang family is forced to a dead end, it is tantamount to killing chickens and eggs, the gains outweigh the losses, those who lend money are not so stupid.

"So, Xia Weiwei is going home again to ask for silver?" Having said this, how could Xia Yan not understand what the Yan family was worried about for Xia's mother.

Although it is the silver owed by the son-in-law, the daughter and the son-in-law are one, and the son-in-law is in trouble, and the daughter's fate is not much better.

"That's right." Yan nodded, proving Xia Yan's guess, "Although the daughter who married out and the water that was spilled, no one dared to say anything about such a large amount of money even if your grandmother didn't care about her, but after all, it was a piece of meat that fell from her body, and she was the youngest girl, and she was pampered at home on weekdays, how could your grandmother be willing to let her suffer from this?" ”

"So, the old lady gave Xia Weiwei silver?" Xia Yan smiled, "Didn't you just say that you gave her all the money, why is there silver again now." ”

"The family is really given to her, your third uncle doesn't know where to go, and there is not even a person in the family who can work, but those are the money they plan to retire with." Yan's eyes suddenly dodged a little, but she still continued, "She doesn't have much silver for a long time, this time it's slight, it's ...... It was made up by the villagers. ”

"Mother, you're going to join in the fun, aren't you?" Looking at the way Yan didn't dare to look directly at him, how could Xia Yan not be able to guess the reason, "How much did you give them?" ”

Yan didn't answer, only held out a finger.

"One hundred taels?" Xia Yan smiled, "It's okay, it's also a thought." ”

Unexpectedly, Yan shook his head.

"A thousand taels?" Xia Yan frowned, "It's okay, mother, you have always been filial, and the old lady didn't dare to say a word about you anymore." ”

Yan shook his head again.

"One...... One...... 1" Xia Yan stumbled, she was a little speechless, she really hoped it wasn't what she imagined, "Ten thousand...... Two? ”

This time, Yan finally nodded.

"Mother! You're kidding me! Xia Yan's chest was full of irritability, but in the face of Yan's family, he didn't even know how to send Huo'er, he just stared at her with a shocked face, "That's all your savings, you actually gave it to that old lady!" Are you ...... Isn't it ......"

A "stupid" word, Xia Yan never had the heart to say it.