On the Difficulties of Escape in Ancient Times

Chapter 242 Suffering a Loss
Mrs. Wu had to admit that he was still shrewd and calculating.

Just as he was about to get up and go out, a woman from outside called back: "Master, madam, the concierge came to report that a man calling himself Xiao Laoer came driving a mule cart and asked for an apology."

The Wu family couple looked at each other.

Seeing his reluctance, Mrs. Wu asked tentatively: "How about I tell someone that you haven't come back yet after going out?"

When the Xiao sisters came to pick them up in the middle of the night, they were really ruthless in killing people. Thinking about it now, she felt panicked and short of breath, and trembled with disobedience.

What's more, after arriving in Xutian Village, she also heard from her mother-in-law that the Xiao family had killed hundreds of rebels? It is said that the blood of the rebels dyed the road at the entrance of the village red.

"If Xiao Xiao heard this, he would definitely say: This is where three people become tigers. ﹞
Anyway, it really scared Mrs. Wu.

She felt that the Xiao family was becoming more and more cruel, and she did not dare to offend them and did not want to see them.

I am very lucky that my eldest husband did not marry Miss Xiao, otherwise she, as a mother-in-law, would have to live her life based on her daughter-in-law's face.

She was afraid that if she didn't get her way, she would have her head fall off.

Thinking about it like this, I wish I could marry the eldest girl from the Shi family as soon as possible to prevent the girls from the Xiao family from eyeing their sons.

"Forget it," Mr. Wu also resisted the urge to run away and took a deep breath: "This is the advantage of coming to the door. You go and get the three hundred taels of silver notes."

No matter how much, he wouldn't be able to part with it.

He opened a restaurant, but before he could make back his money, he encountered rebels.

If you want to reopen a restaurant, you can't do it without three to five hundred taels of silver.

There is really a shortage of money everywhere.

Mrs. Wu was a little embarrassed when she heard this: "But we only have 300 taels of silver notes left and more than 260 taels of cash in cash."

In the past, when she opened a restaurant, Aunt Wu supported her privately.

Now that I can't see Aunt Wu, it's hard to complain.

Wu Dongjia glared at her: "Is that why I asked you to take three hundred taels of silver?"

"But the owner of the woodware store has already come to urge us, asking us to pay the balance of three hundred taels before we can get those furniture back?"

Mrs. Wu was also worried. She was a clever woman who couldn't make a living without rice: "If we give this, we won't have enough money to pay for the furniture."

But if you can't get even this little money, you will lose face.

Wu Dongjia paused when he heard this, and finally gritted his teeth: "Send the Xiao family away first, and you can find an excuse to pick out a few things that you are not satisfied with about the furniture, and delay it for a while."

He turned around twice more anxiously, then lowered his tone and said gently: "Why don't you let Erlang pawn some gold and silver jewelry from you first? I'll take care of the emergency first. When I get richer later, I'll buy you something new." No?"

He was also a person who wanted to save face, and was afraid that the owner of the woodware store would be too embarrassed if the news spread.

Mrs. Wu was very reluctant. A woman's dowry is a woman's confidence.

But it was rare for her husband to speak, and she couldn't refuse, so she could only agree: "Okay, I'll take care of things later."

Wu Dongjia sighed, put on a smile, and went out in person.

From a distance, I saw Boss Xiao and his brothers coming, as well as the two girls from the Xiao family who were even more ruthless than Boss Xiao.

He was even more panicked, and the smile on his face was even brighter. He held his fists and bowed from a distance: "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, we are really an honored guest. Please come in quickly." Xiao Lian leaned into Xiao Xiao's ear and whispered: "I almost heard it. Brothers in trouble."

Xiao Xiao was almost amused by her: "Stop being naughty."

Boss Xiao was impatient to listen to the false words of the Wu Dong family and said directly: "Wu Dong family, we are here shamelessly to ask you whether your previous promise still counts?"

"Forget it, of course." Wu Dongjia thought to himself, I have long understood that you are reluctant to part with this money. You did not accept your own banknotes in order to save face in front of Mrs. Chen.

But only two days after returning, I couldn't help but come to collect the banknote.

He immediately presented the banknote with a sincere look on his face: "I'm really sorry for that. I did bad things with good intentions..."

Boss Xiao waved the banknote away: "Then give us the set of furniture you customized at Qiangongfang? It just so happens that the eldest daughter of my family is getting married, so I don't have time to customize the furniture, so I happened to go to Qiangongfang to see what you customized. That set of furniture.”

Wu Dongjia was also very happy. It just so happened that he didn't have enough money and didn't want to pay the final payment for the set of furniture.

So he kept saying: "No problem, no problem..."

Boss Xiao also knew that the balance had not been paid, so he continued calmly: "Okay, thank you to Wu Dong's family. We have something else to do, so let's go first."

The Wu Dong family wished that these evil stars would leave as soon as possible, so they still had to say something polite: "Brother Xiao comes here once in a while, so stay a little longer and let's have a drink..."

It would have been more convincing if he hadn't also stood up impatiently.

Of course, Boss Xiao could tell that he didn't mean what he said, so he smiled at him and said, "By the way, you haven't given me the order for picking up the goods yet?"

When it comes to picking up the goods, the balance must be paid in full, and only after the money has been received will the order be written.

The forced smile on Wu Dongjia's face froze instantly. Seeing the Xiao family looking at him, he could only force out a smile: "I'll look for it. If I find it, I'll send it to you later."

He didn't expect the Xiao family to be so evil-minded. He thought he got a bargain, but he didn't expect to suffer a big loss.

He couldn't even get rid of the three hundred taels of silver, so he directly defrauded himself of more than six hundred taels of silver, which made him feel very distressed.

But he didn't dare to say no, so he could only grit his teeth and agree.

"Wu Dong's family is still happy enough." Boss Xiao was also very satisfied with his attitude. He patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Just ask Qian Gongfang to deliver it directly to my home. I'll still buy it from them." Something else, they know my home address.”

This time the Xiao family really left without looking back.

After Xiao Xiao walked out of the door, he gave a thumbs up to his cheap father: "Dad, you are really good. This time, the Wu family will bleed."

Boss Xiao snorted arrogantly: "I want the Wu family to remember this lesson and stop them from hanging around in front of us in the future."

The Wu Dong family sent the Xiao family to the gate. When they turned around, their expressions instantly darkened.

Mrs. Wu had not come out before and had been hiding in the inner room. Now she was sitting in the hall wiping tears: "The Xiao family is too bullying. Is that the dowry I prepared for my daughter?"

It's not like there aren't many families who want to marry her, but they always want their daughter to marry high.

She fell in love with the Jiang family of Huichun Hall. They were three generations, but they also had a great business. If they could succeed, their family would be much richer in the future.

It's a pity that the Jiang family seems to be blind, and now they want to marry Xiao Xiu.

She was also interested in Mr. Chen, the second son of Magistrate Chen, although Aunt Wu was not very happy and said that Mrs. Chen would not agree.

But as long as Mr. Chen doesn't get married for a day, his daughter will still have a chance.