"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine." Song Anning waved her hands, and it took a long time to calm down, and said: "Don't tell anyone about that person. From now on, we will take care of food and clothing ourselves, and try not to let outsiders come in, you know ?"
Holly nodded confusedly, "I understand."
After explaining, Song Anning asked Dongqing to go out.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Mrs. Qin came to the government office and met Jiang Rongsheng.
Although Jiang Rongsheng was only a fifth-rank official, as the magistrate of Jizhou, he had a great say in the boundaries of Jizhou.
After meeting, Qin told the story about Qingfeng Village coming to collect debts.
Jiang Rongsheng was a little surprised.
"How is this possible? When Hua'er came to Beijing, it was all arranged by me, and I never acted on anyone else. How could they get the news?"
Mrs. Qin was anxious.
"I don't know. Maybe they are bandits and have other channels? In short, now Su Zian is using this as a raft and wants us to give him 5 taels of gold. That's 5 taels of gold! Where can we find it? So much money?”
Jiang Rongsheng looked calm.
He has a broader vision than Qin, so he naturally knows how to be light.
5 taels of gold is indeed a lot, but he just received a letter from Beijing this morning, saying that Jiang Hua has been favored by the Prime Minister and is about to marry the Prime Minister's daughter Li Shuying.
If this marriage really comes to fruition, with the prime minister as his backer, not only Hua'er's position as heir apparent, but also his official position can be promoted.
Within a few breaths, Jiang Rongsheng made a decision.
"Promise him."
"What?" Mrs. Qin was shocked, "Master, are you crazy?"
Jiang Rongsheng said: "Although we have a lot of money, we can still raise it by selling our two-bedroom and three-bedroom properties. The most important thing now is Hua'er's marriage. The reason why the current emperor can ascend the throne is entirely due to the support of Prime Minister Li Yun. He He is His Majesty's confidant, and has become more and more important to His Majesty in recent years."
"If Hua'er can marry his daughter, not to mention 5 taels of gold, but also 10 taels, 20 taels, or 30 taels of gold will not be a problem in the future. Don't ruin a real event with your womanly views. "
Qin's mouth felt bitter.
"But... can they agree to take money from the second and third bedrooms?"
"Of course it's not up to me to talk about this matter. In this way, after you go back, you go to the nunnery and find the old lady..."
At noon that day, Mrs. Qin came back.
He didn't even have time to eat, so he rushed directly to the nunnery in the backyard to find Mrs. Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang is getting old. In recent years, she has been fasting, chanting Buddha, and even staying in the nunnery.
Although her children and grandchildren paid her respects every morning and evening, they could not see her most of the time. Just standing outside was considered as filial piety. At this time, seeing Mrs. Qin coming in a hurry, Aunt Xing, who was serving the old lady, was immediately surprised.
"Madam, what's the emergency?"
Mrs. Qin forced a smile and said, "Please help me inform my mother. I have something to discuss with her."
Aunt Xing nodded, went in to inform the old lady, and came out soon.
"Madam, please go in. The old lady has just had lunch and is getting ready to rest."
"Eh."
Mrs. Qin stepped over the threshold and went in. When she got to the inner room, she saw the old lady sitting on the bed. She had taken off her coat and seemed to be preparing for a lunch break. Mrs. Qin felt a little sorry and forced a smile and said, "Mother, I'm sorry to bother you."
The old lady waved her hand.
"If it wasn't something extremely important, you wouldn't come here at this time. Tell me, what happened?"
Qin's eyes turned red, and tears burst out of her eyes.
She told about Jiang Hua.
The old man was slightly shocked.
"What are you talking about? How can outsiders know about such an important matter, and it's still bandits like those from Qingfeng Village!"
Mrs. Qin knew she was in the wrong, so she couldn't say anything. She only said: "My daughter-in-law has never revealed it to outsiders. I don't know how they found out. The officials said that the most important thing now is to cover Su Zian's mouth, but 5 Ten thousand taels of gold... Where can my daughter-in-law raise money?"
As he said that, he covered his face and started crying again.
The old lady was twisting her prayer beads, already knowing her purpose of coming.
"The second and third bedrooms still have a lot of business. Let them hand it over and collect it from home. Although 5 taels of gold is a lot, it may not be enough. By the way, Song Anning's dowry..."
"My daughter-in-law asked her last time, and she was not very willing. She also said that her family would be coming over in a few days. I thought that if I touch her things at this time, I would not disturb the Song family. Then the Song family will follow us. It won’t be good if we break up.”
"That's the truth, but after all, this debt is owed by Hua'er. Hua'er is her husband. She can't justify it even if she can't pay a cent. So, just tell her, our father-in-law will pay 3 taels, and in addition, The 2 taels will come from her dowry. The Song family is a merchant and they will rely on us a lot in the future, so they will not be reluctant to part with this little money."
Mrs. Qin immediately beamed after getting the old lady's idea.
"Hey, save it for my daughter-in-law."
So Qin turned around and found Song Anning.
"You also know about Qingfeng Village. Now they want 5 taels of gold from us. How can we get such a large amount of money at once? What the old lady means is that the father-in-law will pay half first, and you will pay the other half first. Wait, I will return it to you when the profit comes out from the village."
Qin's words are very artistic.
It's not like I won't return it if I put it down first.
If the mother-in-law asks her daughter-in-law to borrow money, the daughter-in-law has to borrow money.
Song Anning smiled.
"Mother-in-law, it's not because I don't want to advance this money, but are you really sure that you want to pay off this debt for your husband? I know your husband, he is not a gambler, and he doesn't have the habit of spending money lavishly, so how could he do this? Owe so much money?”
"I think Su Zian is just trying to blackmail us. We are officials and they are bandits. As long as we enter this Jizhou city, are we still afraid of him? Why should we be oppressed by them?"
Qin stagnated for a moment and forced a smile.
"That's not what you're saying. He has an IOU in his hand with a letter stamp on it. If he really doesn't pay it back, wouldn't we be defaulters?"
"Didn't Third Aunt say it last time? The handwriting can be imitated, and the seal can also be forged privately. Who knows whether the IOU is true or false? In short, the husband is not here, and there is no proof. The daughter-in-law feels that the money cannot be given to him in such an unclear way. "
Qin: "..."
There was a surge of anger in her heart.
Damn Song Anning, when did she become so disobedient!
She is the elder, and she will give it as she says. As a daughter-in-law, she has no room to comment!
Mrs. Qin looked unhappy.
"So you're not willing to pay the money?"
Song Anning smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm afraid you will be deceived."
"you!"
Qin was extremely angry.
But there was nothing he could do to her.
In the end, she just said unwillingly: "Lin Xian was injured because of you. You should pay for her family's compensation, right?"
Song Anning smiled slightly, "That's natural."
"I'm fine." Song Anning waved her hands, and it took a long time to calm down, and said: "Don't tell anyone about that person. From now on, we will take care of food and clothing ourselves, and try not to let outsiders come in, you know ?"
Holly nodded confusedly, "I understand."
After explaining, Song Anning asked Dongqing to go out.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Mrs. Qin came to the government office and met Jiang Rongsheng.
Although Jiang Rongsheng was only a fifth-rank official, as the magistrate of Jizhou, he had a great say in the boundaries of Jizhou.
After meeting, Qin told the story about Qingfeng Village coming to collect debts.
Jiang Rongsheng was a little surprised.
"How is this possible? When Hua'er came to Beijing, it was all arranged by me, and I never acted on anyone else. How could they get the news?"
Mrs. Qin was anxious.
"I don't know. Maybe they are bandits and have other channels? In short, now Su Zian is using this as a raft and wants us to give him 5 taels of gold. That's 5 taels of gold! Where can we find it? So much money?”
Jiang Rongsheng looked calm.
He has a broader vision than Qin, so he naturally knows how to be light.
5 taels of gold is indeed a lot, but he just received a letter from Beijing this morning, saying that Jiang Hua has been favored by the Prime Minister and is about to marry the Prime Minister's daughter Li Shuying.
If this marriage really comes to fruition, with the prime minister as his backer, not only Hua'er's position as heir apparent, but also his official position can be promoted.
Within a few breaths, Jiang Rongsheng made a decision.
"Promise him."
"What?" Mrs. Qin was shocked, "Master, are you crazy?"
Jiang Rongsheng said: "Although we have a lot of money, we can still raise it by selling our two-bedroom and three-bedroom properties. The most important thing now is Hua'er's marriage. The reason why the current emperor can ascend the throne is entirely due to the support of Prime Minister Li Yun. He He is His Majesty's confidant, and has become more and more important to His Majesty in recent years."
"If Hua'er can marry his daughter, not to mention 5 taels of gold, but also 10 taels, 20 taels, or 30 taels of gold will not be a problem in the future. Don't ruin a real event with your womanly views. "
Qin's mouth felt bitter.
"But... can they agree to take money from the second and third bedrooms?"
"Of course it's not up to me to talk about this matter. In this way, after you go back, you go to the nunnery and find the old lady..."
At noon that day, Mrs. Qin came back.
He didn't even have time to eat, so he rushed directly to the nunnery in the backyard to find Mrs. Jiang.
Mrs. Jiang is getting old. In recent years, she has been fasting, chanting Buddha, and even staying in the nunnery.
Although her children and grandchildren paid her respects every morning and evening, they could not see her most of the time. Just standing outside was considered as filial piety. At this time, seeing Mrs. Qin coming in a hurry, Aunt Xing, who was serving the old lady, was immediately surprised.
"Madam, what's the emergency?"
Mrs. Qin forced a smile and said, "Please help me inform my mother. I have something to discuss with her."
Aunt Xing nodded, went in to inform the old lady, and came out soon.
"Madam, please go in. The old lady has just had lunch and is getting ready to rest."
"Eh."
Mrs. Qin stepped over the threshold and went in. When she got to the inner room, she saw the old lady sitting on the bed. She had taken off her coat and seemed to be preparing for a lunch break. Mrs. Qin felt a little sorry and forced a smile and said, "Mother, I'm sorry to bother you."
The old lady waved her hand.
"If it wasn't something extremely important, you wouldn't come here at this time. Tell me, what happened?"
Qin's eyes turned red, and tears burst out of her eyes.
She told about Jiang Hua.
The old man was slightly shocked.
"What are you talking about? How can outsiders know about such an important matter, and it's still bandits like those from Qingfeng Village!"
Mrs. Qin knew she was in the wrong, so she couldn't say anything. She only said: "My daughter-in-law has never revealed it to outsiders. I don't know how they found out. The officials said that the most important thing now is to cover Su Zian's mouth, but 5 Ten thousand taels of gold... Where can my daughter-in-law raise money?"
As he said that, he covered his face and started crying again.
The old lady was twisting her prayer beads, already knowing her purpose of coming.
"The second and third bedrooms still have a lot of business. Let them hand it over and collect it from home. Although 5 taels of gold is a lot, it may not be enough. By the way, Song Anning's dowry..."
"My daughter-in-law asked her last time, and she was not very willing. She also said that her family would be coming over in a few days. I thought that if I touch her things at this time, I would not disturb the Song family. Then the Song family will follow us. It won’t be good if we break up.”
"That's the truth, but after all, this debt is owed by Hua'er. Hua'er is her husband. She can't justify it even if she can't pay a cent. So, just tell her, our father-in-law will pay 3 taels, and in addition, The 2 taels will come from her dowry. The Song family is a merchant and they will rely on us a lot in the future, so they will not be reluctant to part with this little money."
Mrs. Qin immediately beamed after getting the old lady's idea.
"Hey, save it for my daughter-in-law."
So Qin turned around and found Song Anning.
"You also know about Qingfeng Village. Now they want 5 taels of gold from us. How can we get such a large amount of money at once? What the old lady means is that the father-in-law will pay half first, and you will pay the other half first. Wait, I will return it to you when the profit comes out from the village."
Qin's words are very artistic.
It's not like I won't return it if I put it down first.
If the mother-in-law asks her daughter-in-law to borrow money, the daughter-in-law has to borrow money.
Song Anning smiled.
"Mother-in-law, it's not because I don't want to advance this money, but are you really sure that you want to pay off this debt for your husband? I know your husband, he is not a gambler, and he doesn't have the habit of spending money lavishly, so how could he do this? Owe so much money?”
"I think Su Zian is just trying to blackmail us. We are officials and they are bandits. As long as we enter this Jizhou city, are we still afraid of him? Why should we be oppressed by them?"
Qin stagnated for a moment and forced a smile.
"That's not what you're saying. He has an IOU in his hand with a letter stamp on it. If he really doesn't pay it back, wouldn't we be defaulters?"
"Didn't Third Aunt say it last time? The handwriting can be imitated, and the seal can also be forged privately. Who knows whether the IOU is true or false? In short, the husband is not here, and there is no proof. The daughter-in-law feels that the money cannot be given to him in such an unclear way. "
Qin: "..."
There was a surge of anger in her heart.
Damn Song Anning, when did she become so disobedient!
She is the elder, and she will give it as she says. As a daughter-in-law, she has no room to comment!
Mrs. Qin looked unhappy.
"So you're not willing to pay the money?"
Song Anning smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, I'm afraid you will be deceived."
"you!"
Qin was extremely angry.
But there was nothing he could do to her.
In the end, she just said unwillingly: "Lin Xian was injured because of you. You should pay for her family's compensation, right?"
Song Anning smiled slightly, "That's natural."
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