Chapter 215: Face
Although Ji Xiaoyao knew that falling into the well was somewhat inauthentic, he didn't know why, and he was still a little unhappy when he saw Jiang Jing trying her best to clear up the relationship with her brother. Flash Dance.
Naturally, Mama Xia didn't see Jiang Hongyuan go to ransom Bai Wushuang with her own eyes, but what those people said had noses and eyes, they naturally believed it, and of course, the most important thing was that they had a very important witness in their hands
"Speaking of silver, eldest uncle, my niece still has several IOUs from the third brother, before he promised that he would definitely pay them back before the year, but now it's Chinese New Year's Eve and he doesn't see him mention it, isn't the third brother entrusting this matter to you?"
As soon as she said this, the room suddenly fell silent again, and even the old lady raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Li, haven't you ever given Yuan'er silver flowers on weekdays?"
Li Shi was very embarrassed and said: "Mother, you know that your daughter-in-law hurts Yuan'er's heart, if he wants to use silver, he will naturally have it, but a few days ago he asked for a little too much, so I didn't give it."
If she knew that he wanted the silver for a Qinglou woman, why did she ask her father-in-law and mother-in-law for a few times to release him from the ancestral hall?
It's true
The old lady snorted coldly and said, "If you want to say that there is a lack of silver, it shouldn't be a big house, but now it's good, all the money borrowed is borrowed to the second room, if this is spread out, do you still want the face of our Jiang family?" ”
In addition to the Song family, the richest person in the whole of Lingnan is the Jiang family.
The old lady was already a little guilty about the second son's poor background, but now she saw that the big house even borrowed money from the people in the second room, which made her heart even more uncomfortable!
Besides, it's not just about borrowing money.
If you know the inside story, you know that the two brothers and sisters are affectionate and temporarily borrow a few pairs, but what if you don't know? Don't people think that the Jiang family is rich and noble on the surface, but in fact it is very empty inside?
These words were heard by those who had business dealings with the Jiang family, should they do business in the future?
Li's face was ashamed: "Mother, it's the daughter-in-law who is not thoughtful!" ”
At that time, she was only thinking that she couldn't let her son spend money lavishly, where would she think so much?
Bai Shi didn't have to touch the Jiang family's business, so naturally she couldn't think so much, she was still watching the excitement and watching it with relish, but now she couldn't help but feel a little nervous when she saw that her daughter was also involved.
"When did you lend you the money to your third brother? Why don't you even know about it? ”
Ji Yaoyao hurriedly said: "The third brother doesn't borrow much every time, saying that it is urgent, and I happened to have silver in my hand at the time, so I lent it to him, mother, the third brother is not an outsider, is it difficult for him to refuse if he needs his daughter?" ”
"Huh? That's what I'm saying."
It is indeed difficult for this family to borrow money from each other.
Jiang Jing's eyes shone slightly, and her heart sank.
I really didn't expect that the second sister also knew about the third brother's cattiness early on!
But she didn't even say it all the time, could it be that she was waiting for today?
Thinking of this, she secretly gritted her teeth and looked at Ji Yaoyao steadily, and asked quietly, "Second sister, how much silver did my third brother borrow from you?" ”
Ji Yaoyao thought for a while and said, "It's about two or three hundred taels, I haven't counted the specifics, is the eldest sister going to pay it back for the third brother?" If I want to pay it back, I'll ask Zixi to get the IOU. ”
Jiang Jing gritted her teeth and said, "How can the second sister have so much silver on hand?" Moreover, why is there an IOU for a loan between siblings? ”
Bai was about to speak, but Ji Yaoyao had already preemptively said: "Big sister doesn't know, every time the third brother borrows money from me, it's twenty or thirty taels, you know, although my father and mother don't care about business, they have always been very generous in terms of flowers, and I have saved hundreds of taels of pocket money on weekdays!" ”
Ji Yaoyao smiled at Jiang Jing and said, "Let's talk about the IOU, the eldest sister also knows, I have never been very good at settling accounts, in order to avoid being questioned without evidence in the future, so I can only let the third brother reluctantly write the IOU." As it turns out, my method still works! ”
Jiang Jing choked, and suddenly couldn't go up or down in one breath.
She is obviously saying that she wants to pay for the third brother! It's infuriating!
Hearing this, Li frowned, glared at Ji Yaoyao very unhappily, and said, "Why didn't you tell your elders about such a big thing as your third brother borrowing your silver?" ”
Ji Yaoyao blinked innocently and said, "But the third brother said that he wouldn't let me mention it to others?" Uncle, you see that my mother didn't know until now! ”
Bai Shi glanced at her and said, "You kid! You should have told your mother about your third brother's lack of silver, my mother can't take out a lot of money, but she still has four or five hundred silver."
"Second brother and sister!!" Li gritted his teeth and glared at Bai.
Bai suddenly came back to her senses, and she hurriedly said apologetically: "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, I almost forgot that Brother Yuan borrowed the silver to cough!" Forget it, when I didn't say anything well! ”
Li choked, and his hatred for these two mothers and daughters was really getting deeper and deeper!
"Mother, this matter is very strange, do you want to wait until the New Year to investigate it carefully?"
It looks like dinner time is coming, and if this thing is exposed, this meal on Chinese New Year's Eve can be regarded as over!
The old lady also had this intention in her heart.
Speaking of which, Jiang Hongyuan's kid is indeed a bit of a bastard, he has learned to raise an outer room before he gets married, what does it mean that there is a father and a son, and it is about the boss and this grandson.
But in the end, this is just a matter of one more woman, and it doesn't have to be known to everyone
"Huh? What to look for? What else is there to check for this big New Year? ”
At the door, the old lady's loud voice was heard.
The maids and women who came back to their senses saluted in unison and retreated to the side, and they didn't dare to come out.
Li's complexion changed, and he quickly glared at Zhao, signaling her not to talk too much, and then hurriedly changed his smiling face to greet him.
"Father, are you done talking? Are you hungry? Daughter-in-law, let people prepare dinner."
As he spoke, Li was ready to tell Mama Xu and Mama Xia to make arrangements.
The old lady slowly walked in with his hands behind his back and sat beside the old lady, his shrewd eyes glanced at everyone in the room, and immediately noticed the slightest unusualness.
"What's going on? Don't even have a happy look on their faces? He frowned, a little unhappy.
Jiang Hongyuan glanced at Jiang Hongzhan, grinned and said, "It must be because my sister-in-law didn't give birth to a son for my eldest brother, my mother is unhappy!" ”
"Yuan'er!!" The Li family roared angrily, and the anger in his heart for this son was suddenly hooked again!