Chapter 17 The Girl Who Wears Books Don't Want to Die 17
"But we don't plant for free, every year after the harvest, we will give my brother 20% of the grain."
Gu Jinbao paused when he said this, and then returned to his senses.
When his brother was still alive, their family was planting these lands, and now that his brother is dead, naturally they are also planting, but why does Li Zheng ask this?
Not to mention that Gu Jinbao was very puzzled, when Gu Lin heard Li Zheng mention the land their family planted, the blood on his face was gone.
She didn't expect Gu Jiao to really be able to do such a desperate thing, she just didn't take Gu Jiao's words seriously, as soon as the hour passed, Gu Jiao really had to come over to find Li Zheng.
Thinking of this, Gu Linshi secretly glanced at Li Zheng, and secretly pulled Gu Jinbao's sleeve under his hand, wanting to remind Gu Jinbao, who Cheng thought that her gaze was actually caught by Li Zheng......
"Then these two percent of the grain, have you all handed it over to Gu Xiucai on time?"
Li Zheng nodded, and asked naturally.
"Of course, my brother is famous because of his fame, and he didn't need to pay taxes on these lands before he lived, and I only need to pay 20% of the rent every time I take a big advantage, so how can I not hand it over to him on time?"
Gu Jinbao's words were sonorous and powerful, as if asking this sentence was an extra insult to him.
"Really? But how did I hear that you haven't rented the land since you started? Every year when the harvest is time, sign an IOU? Even when your brother couldn't afford to take medicine because he was sick on the sickbed, you didn't pay the rent that should have been handed over to him! ”
After Li Zheng said these words, he slapped his hands heavily on the table, and the sound of 'snap' frightened Gu Jinbao and his wife to sit up straight......
"Li...... Lizheng, you are joking, that is my brother, how can I know that he is in difficulty, and still ignore this harvest, and sign an IOU every year? ”
Gu Jinbao didn't expect Li Zheng to even know this, so he was stunned before he reacted, and hurriedly said.
"Don't you want to admit it now? Could it be that all these IOUs in my hand are fake? Didn't you Gu Jinbao personally stamp this handprint? ”
Li Zheng took out the IOU that Gu Jiao deliberately handed him from his arms, and slapped it on the table again.
Before this, he had only believed Gu Jiao's words for three points, but it was only because of Gu Xiang's face that he called Gu Jinbao and the others over, thinking that if Gu Jiao was exaggerating, then he must have asked Gu Xiang to stay away from Gu Jiao.
I never thought that he was wrong, Gu Jiao's words were true, this Gu Jinbao really did such a shameful thing!
Gu Jinbao really didn't expect that the IOU he signed to Gu Xiucai would be in Lizheng's hands.
He admitted that he had calculated that Gu Xiucai loved face, and he would not show these family ugliness in front of others, so he would be so unscrupulous, and he signed these IOUs just to calm Gu Xiucai's heart and prevent him from taking back those lands.
Unexpectedly, these IOUs that he owed with his own hands would appear in Li Zheng's hands......
"Gu Jinbao, at this point, what else do you have to say?"
When Li Zheng said this, his tone was full of disappointment, and even his eyes looking at Gu Jinbao were full of impatience.
"Li Zheng, I want to ask, are these IOUs given to you by Gu Jiao?"
Gu Jinbao didn't squeak, but Gu Lin, who hadn't said anything since he came in, suddenly stood up and said righteously.
"Yes, otherwise how would I have anything from the two of you?"
Li Zheng nodded, he said that from the moment Gu Jiao decided, she and Gu Jinbao's family would have lost face and lining, so there would be no hiding in this.
"Gu Jiao is at your house?"
Gu Lin suppressed his anger and wanted to tear Gu Jiao apart, and endured his temperament.
In the end, she still has reason, and knows that she can't be presumptuous in front of Li Zheng, even if she wants to scold Gu Jiao again, she can endure it, and even when she mentions Gu Jiao, her tone is still gentle.
"Yes, she's still there, because she has something to tell you about the rent, and I'll be a Witness."
Li Zheng nodded with a smile, knocked on the table a few times, and after a while, Gu Xiang walked out of it with Gu Jiao......
"Gu Jiao, you are really good!"
The moment he saw Gu Jiao come out, Gu Lin forgot about the occasion and gritted his teeth.
"I can be regarded as what it is like to sue the wicked first when I see them!"
In the face of Gu Lin's accusation, before Gu Jiao could say anything, Gu Xiang, who accompanied her, replied directly.
"Da Niu's family, this is our family matter, you don't know the cause and effect and you are talking nonsense, otherwise even if you are the granddaughter of Lizheng, don't blame me for being unkind to you!"
Gu Lin's impression of Gu Jiao is still in the past.
Even if Gu Jiao's actions yesterday were very different from before, she didn't take it to heart at all.
As for now that Li Zheng knows that their family has been in arrears with Gu Jiao's rent, Gu Lin also feels that it is no big deal in his heart.
Because in her heart, Gu Xiucai died, leaving Gu Jiao's three sisters and brothers, Gu Jiao was going to get married in less than two years, leaving Gu Yaozu and Gu Yaozong two brothers, and the final ownership of those lands was naturally her husband's.
In this case, the former rent ultimately belongs to her family, so naturally there is nothing to owe!
So at this time, even in front of Li Zheng, as long as she restrained Gu Jiao first and let Gu Jiao propose not to pursue it, all this would naturally be resolved......
"Family matters? What if it was really a simple family matter that could make trouble in front of my grandfather? ”
Gu Xiang was not afraid of Gu Lin's family, and said with a smile, but there was sarcasm in his eyes!
She is really worthless for Gu Jiao, when she was pulled to find her grandfather, Gu Jiao was still full of trust in Gu Lin's family, and stupidly waited at the door of the house for them to return the food to the emergency, what was the result?
"You ......"
"Auntie, I was waiting for you before I came here, and my brothers are also waiting for you and Uncle to pay us back the rent we owe to our family, even if it's just a little, so that we can eat and not starve to death, but ......"
Gu Lin wanted to point at Gu Xiang and say something, but was interrupted by Gu Pan, who raised his head and spoke out.
"But I have been waiting, from the third quarter of the hour to the end of the hour, I have not been able to wait for you, my brothers have been calling their stomachs hungry, I have no choice, I can only boil boiling water to let it warm, and tell them to drink water when they are hungry, I admit, this matter should be our family matter, but I really have no choice, I can bear it when I am hungry, but I can't watch my brother starve all the time!"
Gu Jiao said that in the end, under the impression of the original owner's emotions, her eyes were red, and the last few sentences were even a little hysterical.
In fact, the original owner was resentful of her uncle's family, if her uncle's family had not defaulted on their family's rent.
With more money to treat her father, maybe her father wouldn't have died, and she wouldn't have sold herself to become a girl.