Chapter 534: Compensation
The sky was bright, Xu Wenlan stood in the courtyard and listened.
Although it is already May, the night breeze outside the gate is still cool.
Originally, she wanted to knock on the door, but she didn't expect to walk out the window and hear the two couples talking in the room. Subconsciously, Xu Wenlan paused, although she didn't want to eavesdrop, she still didn't avoid it.
The old lady was still crying, and then she was scolding just now: "It's all useless for you!" If you can bear it, I'm still working hard at such an old age? Tell you about you, what decent things have you done in your life? What do you have to lose, in the end, there is such a broken yard left, open an inn, and actually attract it, and burn half of the house...... Why am I so miserable? Just put on your useless thing......"
"What's the use of talking about that now? The burn has already burned......" The uncle who was squatting on the ground was stuffy, unable to lift his spirits at all.
"It's useless, but you know you don't have it!" Screaming and scolding, the old lady suddenly jumped off the kang: "Dead old man, how did you say this fire burned?" It's good, why did it catch fire? That girl, what did she do in the stove room in the middle of the night? You say, could she have set this fire? ”
There was a bit of excitement in his voice, and he almost directly pinned the blame on Xu Wenlan's head.
Frowning, the uncle persuaded: "Don't talk nonsense, how can a good person set fire?" ”
"That'...... Maybe she accidentally started a fire? Alas, I don't care, anyway, this fire never burns for no reason, there is always a reason! Now no one else goes to the stove room in the middle of the night, isn't that her or who? ”
"Shhhh Old woman, I don't think the uncle and the girl are ordinary people, just dressed in such a style, they must be rich people, we can't afford to offend. Take 10,000 steps back, we have to be glad that the girl didn't have an accident in our house, if she is burned or burned in an accident, I don't think our old couple can fill their lives......"
When he said this, the old lady was also a little panicked, but her panic couldn't compare to the thought in her heart: "That, isn't that also nothing?" Old man, no matter what you said, it was the fire caused by that girl that we suffered such losses. Otherwise, let's go and talk to him, and she will pay us less money, okay? ”
"You old woman, got into the eyes of money? Didn't you see what happened last night? The girl was suddenly taken away, and before it was dawn, the uncle was injured and carried back, and you didn't use your brain, is this okay? They must have something big going on! At this time, you don't hide back, you lean forward, and you are not afraid of getting burned...... Stop, you! Let's not get ourselves in trouble......"
Hearing this, Xu Wenlan took a step back and sighed quietly.
Even an old man who didn't know each other could see that they had a big deal, but no, it was really a big deal.
Turning his head back to the room, Xu Wenlan called out to Li Lianzi, took twenty taels of silver from his purse, and then threw the remaining thirty taels of silver to Li Lianzi.
"You take this, and tell the boss that we have been harassing in the store for the past two days and causing trouble to them, and this money will be compensated for them."
This fire started because of her, and Xu Wenlan didn't plan to leave it alone. Originally, I wanted to spend fifty taels of silver to repair the house, but the price outside the customs was already low, and this town was not very rich, fifty taels of silver was enough to repair this yard well, and even more.
But what I just heard made the city a little uncomfortable.
Although the fire did start because of her, the old lady was not sure and wanted to get her money, and even planned to rely on her directly regardless of whether she was or not, but it made her feel uncomfortable. Because of those few words, Xu Wenlan directly reduced twenty taels of silver.
Well, she's always been a careful person to be a good person.
sent Li Lianzi to send money to the shopkeeper, and Xu Wenlan went to the West Chamber by himself.
The mother and daughter lived there for the time being.
compensated the shopkeeper and his wife, and Xu Wenlan didn't plan to leave the mother and daughter alone.
It is said that all the belongings have been burned down, which is really hard to estimate, but before they lived in a wing room next to the stove room, if you look at this, they don't look like they have too much money.
And a mother and daughter, I don't know why they went on the road together like this, I heard that they were relatives, but such a family membership, no matter how you look at it, is a little embarrassed.
If they have too much money on them, they may be in trouble.
After calculating in his heart, Xu Wenlan wrapped fifty taels of silver tickets, and it was also a small denomination silver ticket of five taels and one tael.
This matter is not easy for Li Lianzi to do. No matter how you say it, the other party is two women, and Li Lianzi came forward to send money, even if it was out of good intentions, it was not very good.
When she knocked on the door, she heard the woman crying, and Xu Wenlan felt a little more apologetic.
The young girl also had red eyes, but she was still calm, and she knew how to beckon Xu Wenlan to sit down and pour water: "I heard that my uncle is sick, I don't know if it was because he saved me last night...... I really don't want to go, I don't know if it's inconvenient for me to visit the patient. ”
Bai Shengwen's injury is not easy to publicize, Xu Wenlan only said that he was sick, and naturally he would not let this girl visit at this time.
"Miss Wu—I'm not mistaken, right?" In a trance, I remembered that this girl was surnamed Wu.
The girl nodded: "Little girl Yunong, that's my mother Qin's family." Girl, last night...... Are you okay? ”
"It's okay, thank you Miss Wu for your concern." So many people saw her being taken captive, and they couldn't hide it, but they just hoped it wouldn't cause too much inconvenience.
didn't want to talk too much to this girl, Xu Wenlan directly put the purse on the table: "Miss Wu, everyone is out of the house, I heard last night that your two mothers and daughters lost all their net worth, and I feel very sorry for you." Staying in the same inn, we are also fateful, why don't you accept this money, it will be regarded as God's compensation for you. ”
Wu Yunong was stunned when he heard it, and it seemed that he suddenly found his voice for a while: "How can this work?" Miss Xu, you are also in trouble, where can I get you to help us? ”
Xu Wenlan smiled, and before she could persuade her again, the Qin family had already come over, staring at the purse on the table, her eyes shining: "Yunong, can Miss Xu be the same as us?" Don't say anything else, just looking at Miss Xu's overall style, it is not an ordinary family, it is a big deal for you, but for Miss Xu, it is a drop in the bucket...... Girl, you are really a bodhisattva! Only you are so kind-hearted that you want to help our hard-working mother......"
It doesn't seem to need much persuasion from her.
Xu Wenlan pursed her lips, not surprising how the mother and daughter knew her surname Xu.
This small inn is so big, and in the shopkeeper and his wife, the uncle looks fine, but the old lady is by no means a strict person.
"Miss Wu, Aunt Qin, it's better for you to think about it again, it's been a night, you can also rest, it's not too late to make a decision after dawn."