Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 25 Borrowing Money
Chapter 25 Borrowing Money
Liang Yuzhong's face was full of embarrassment, he shook his head and said: "No, the eldest brother and the second brother are not here, and I am the elder among the brothers, so father kept me here just for the total of 500 taels of silver!"

Jin Xi was disdainful in her heart, it was the eldest and second child of the Liang family who made it happen!
"Then, have you got any money?" Sun asked, while Jin Xi listened carefully.

"500 taels of silver is an overwhelming sum for our peasant family. Even if we sell the front house and backyard of our old Liang family, and exchange the fifty or sixty acres of paddy fields and dry land for silver, it is still a short Cut it off!" Liang Yuzhong had a sad face.

"The house is gone, and there is not even a place to shelter from the wind and rain. The paddy fields and dry land are all thrown away, and the whole family has to drink the northwest wind. This is not counted, and we have to continue to carry debts!" ​​Jin Xi calculated. .

"Then, what should we do?" Mrs. Sun was also sad.

"What Xi'er counted, my father also calculated it. My father said that this house and fields are the foundation of our old Liang family's settlement and business. This move really collapsed!" Liang Yuzhong said: "Father calculated , if you want to borrow money from outsiders, you should get the big brother out first, and then do anything else!"

"Father, I've heard people say that usury is terrible, and the interest rate is so high that it kills people!" Sun said with a pale face.

"Even the principal with interest, if it's not repaid by the due date, everything will be repaid!" Jin Xi said.

Liang Yuzhong took a deep breath, with a serious expression on his face: "Our father was an old man when he was young, but he worked as a knife and pen official in the county government for several years. When the county government master interrogated the case, our father took notes on the sidelines and didn't hear anything. Ever? I still don’t understand how powerful this usury is! This time, I’m not being forced, there’s nothing I can do! Hey, big brother and second brother, this time, it’s really a... hey!”

Liang Yuzhong sighed heavily.

"Father said that this money must be borrowed, and let the family members search the bottom of the box, and take out everything that can be resisted. After this difficulty is over, it will be fine in the future! "Liang Yuzhong stammered, and secretly glanced at Mrs. Sun.

Mrs. Sun was astonished: "Our old Liang's family did not have a separate family. The whole family ate tea and rice in the pot, and the silver and so on were all kept by the mother. Our house has been dug three feet, but we can't find it. What a valuable possession! Not to mention my dowry earlier..." Mrs. Sun's words came to an abrupt end, and the rest of the sentence was buried in her stomach, and she turned her face away helplessly.

Jin Xi was puzzled, Mrs. Sun hesitated to speak, could it be that all her previous dowries were added to the old Liang's family?
Mentioning those dowries, Liang Yuzhong looked ashamed and sighed heavily: "Mother Xi'er, I have wronged you all these years!" After finishing speaking, he hugged his head again, dumbfounded.

Jin Xi shakes her head secretly, Liang Yuzhong is like this, simple and honest, he will habitually hug his head when encountering difficult things, acting like an ostrich.

At this time, Liang Yuzhong couldn't help being an ostrich, so Jin Xi stepped forward, looked at him and asked, "Father, what do you think about the fact that our master wants to borrow 500 taels of silver in exchange for uncle?"

Since old Liangtou kept Liang Yuzhong down, and asked his sons and daughters-in-law to collect the money from the bottom of the box, then the borrowed 500 taels of debt, old Liangtou is very likely to leave it on the big family Liang Yuzhong must also be included in people.

Hearing Jinxi's question, Liang Yuzhong raised his head and said in a muffled voice: "What can I see, this house is owned by your father. So what does your father say? If you don't borrow the 500 taels of silver, you Uncle is going to hell!"

"Your elder brother planted the cause, and going to prison is also the result!" Sun said.

Liang Yuzhong glanced at Mrs. Sun, drooped his head and said nothing.

"Then, according to father's intention, father will also shoulder the debt of 500 taels due to uncle?" Jin Xi asked again.

Liang Yuzhong hesitated for a while, and said: "What can I do? Your father has already spoken, saying that a family should share the blessings and share the difficulties. Everyone has to work hard, and when this difficulty is over, we will Alright!" Liang Yuzhong faithfully relayed the old Liangtou's words.

Jin Xi was amazed, the old Liang head was really not simple, he talked in a different way, understood it with affection, and acted with reason, with a big hat of filial piety buckled down, coupled with the shackles of family affection, Liang Yuzhong was completely controlled by him. complain.

"Father, are you really willing to make up for the uncle and the others? Have you forgotten that this huge debt is for our Lao Liang's family?" Jin Xi continued to ask.

Liang Yuzhong slumped down in a chair, clutching his head with both hands, looking at his wife and daughter in front of him guiltily, speechless.

After a while, he sighed and said in a deep voice, "I also have a thorn in my heart!"

"If you have a thorn, you should pull it out, Dad!" Jin Xi said, "Father cares about brotherhood, but Uncle doesn't think so, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a thing!"

"You are a real brother, and they sold your daughter behind your back, and took the money for selling your daughter. I don't know what to do. Now that there is a leak, you are still rushing to help others make up for it. Your kindness, Why is it so rampant!" Sun cried and complained to Liang Yuzhong.

"I'm not cowardly, I can tell the difference between good and bad! Just talk about big brother, I really don't want to care about it! But this borrowing money, it's our father who came forward, and the father's debt is repaid. Our father is so old. Big brother and second brother, I now I don’t dare to expect too much, but as long as my fourth child and I are here, we can’t just watch our father get anxious for money even after he’s old.”

"You are so poor, and the fourth child is not married yet, what can you two carry?" Sun asked crying, "Even if you tied up our mother and daughter and sold us, the deep hole wouldn't be filled. where!"

Liang Yuzhong lowered his eyes: "One generation is not over, just two generations, two generations is not over, just three generations, children, grandchildren, and grandchildren will pay off that debt one day!"

Jin Xi almost fell to her knees, Old Liangtou is really amazing, to use the spirit of the foolish old man to repay the debt like this!With such a lofty gaze, it's really overkill for him to be a knife and pen official!
"You are a real brother, and they sold your daughter behind your back, and took the money for selling your daughter. I don't know what to do. Now that there is a leak, you are still rushing to help others make up for it. Your kindness, Why is it so rampant!" Sun cried and complained to Liang Yuzhong.

"You keep saying that you can't bear your father being in a hurry. Someone from Fenglin Town wants Jin Xi, and things get serious. Can your father say a word of comfort to you?"

Liang Yuzhong sat there dejectedly, drooping his head and saying nothing.

Sun was too angry to speak, Jinxi looked at Liang Yuzhong's expression, and thought, look at this situation, help old Liang to borrow money, and help old Liang to pay back the money in the future, these two things, regardless of her and Sun No matter how enlightened by Mrs. Liang, it is impossible to change Liang Yuzhong's decision.

(End of this chapter)