Transmigrating to Book 50, others hoard rice, I hoard money

Ever since Zhou Rong married into the Yang family, Mrs. Fang, based on the principle that one is a fool not to take advantage of an opportunity, stopped hatching the chicks herself and always asked Zhou Rong to go back to the Zhou family to get them.

Zhou's mother said that in the past six years, the Yang family had taken at least 6 of her chicks. Now that the two families were severing ties, the debt had to be settled penny by penny.

The six hens and one rooster in the Yang family's chicken coop were used to pay off the debt for the 70 or so chicks.

The four sacks of rice found were converted into 200 kilograms of rice. After deducting 1100 kilograms from the 200 kilograms of rice owed before, if the amount did not increase tenfold, the Yang family would still owe the Zhou family 900 kilograms of rice.

In order to strengthen the management of gold and silver, the state is recalling all gold and silver on the market and prohibiting any unit or individual from buying and selling them privately.

The published exchange rates were: 95 yuan per liang (1 liang system) of gold; 25 yuan per liang (1 liang system) of silver; and yuan per silver dollar.

After Zhou's mother calculated the money found in Yang's house, she valued it at 160 taels of silver. If it didn't increase tenfold, there would still be 57 taels of silver to be paid back.

After Zhou's mother confirmed the amount with Yang Kaiyun and Fang Pozi, she rewrote the contract, saying: "If someone respects me one foot, I will return him ten feet. If someone bullies me three points, I will return one inch!

You have treated my daughter badly and schemed against our Zhou family many times. You don't deserve our leniency.

We will do everything according to the previous contract. After increasing tenfold, you will owe us a total of 2170 dollars, kilograms of rice, and 1380 kilograms of meat.

After deducting the deductible part I just told you, you still owe our Zhou family 2010 dollars, kilograms of rice, and 1380 kilograms of meat.

We'll give you one year to pay it back. If you don't pay it back, we'll charge you interest and go to Yang Jinlin's workplace to make trouble. This is the new contract, sign it."

It would take a lifetime to pay off that much money, and Yang Kaiyun doesn't want to work like a slave for others for the rest of his life.

He said with a dark face: "I won't sign! You are robbers. You demolished our house and forced us to sign a huge debt. I will sue you!"

Zhou Rong said, "Then we will file a lawsuit and let the government do justice. When I go back, I will write a letter of denunciation to Yang Jinlin's unit and tell the newspaper about his actions. I will make his scandal public and let people all over the world judge for justice."

"You...you vicious woman! Why did our family marry someone as vicious as you as our daughter-in-law?"

Yang Kaiyun's lips were trembling, and he was so angry that he could hardly speak.

Father Zhou patted Yang Kaiyun on the head and said coldly, "Old man, even rabbits bite when they are angry. You bullied my daughter like that, and you won't allow her to seek justice for herself?

Having said that, the engagement of the two children was consensual, and many people can testify to that.

Don't you realize how much your family has taken advantage of my family because of this marriage?

My two sons and I have been helping to cultivate your family’s fields for several years. Have you ever given us a grain of rice?

After working for your family all day, you always say bad things to us overtly or covertly when we eat, and you don't even give us enough to eat. Your behavior is even worse than those landlords who exploit the poor people!

Now that your son has become successful and married into a wealthy family, he has turned against us and wants to abandon us.

Of course, I don't care about your kind-hearted relatives at all. Pay us back all the money and grain we owe you, and I will never visit your house again!"

Yang Kaigui also felt that the tenfold amount was too high, and discussed with Zhou's father: "With so much money and grain, Kaiyun and his men can't pay it back even if they work day and night. After all, we are in-laws, can we not double the amount?"

Father Zhou: "No! When the Yang family bullied my daughter and took advantage of my family, why didn't they want to show mercy? Now it's time to bargain. No way!"

Yang Kaigui thought for a moment and said with a sly smile: "Your family is now a poor peasant. If Kaiyun and his family really want to return all the money and grain, your family's assets will make you a capitalist.

Your son and daughter will be affected. For the sake of their future, you should give in a little. Only by making things convenient for others can you make things convenient for yourself. Don’t you agree?”

Father Zhou was shocked when he heard this. If his family was identified as capitalists, his children’s future would be ruined.

Although Zhou's mother hated Yang Kaigui's shamelessness, she also agreed with his words. When she was about to give in, Zhou Rong whispered to her: "Mother, if the Yang family pays back the remaining money and grain, we will donate it to the country."

Zhou's mother pondered Zhou Rong's words carefully and grasped the deep meaning behind them. She saw that everyone was whispering and discussing the fact that their family was about to become capitalists.

He said loudly: "Our whole family worked hard with our own hands, but Yang Kaiyun's family has been exploiting us all year round and usurping the fruits of our labor. Their behavior is no different from that of the bullies in the old society.

We have been tolerant for more than ten years. If we hadn't been pushed to the limit, we wouldn't have come here today to ask for an explanation.

Patriarch Yang does not help to uphold justice, but is trying to change the concept of organizational policy and use it to threaten us. It is really shameful.

Our village chief, clan chief, and head of the family often told me that our happy life today is given by the country and the people's army. We should never forget our roots and we should never be ungrateful.

If the Yang family can keep their promise and return the remaining money and grain in full, we will donate it all to the country.

Let the country make more guns and drive away the hostile elements, or buy some delicious food and warm clothes for the soldiers to thank them for guarding the border and defending our country! "

After Zhou's mother finished speaking, Zhou Rong led the applause, followed by Zhou's father and Xie Cuilian.

Zhou Chuanyi and Zhou Chuanjing also came to their senses and signaled the people in Zhoujiawan next to them to applaud.

Gradually, everyone present applauded Zhou's mother.

The applause lasted for a long time, echoing throughout Yanglinpo.

Lin Dahe, who was drinking tea at home, heard it and hurried out to inquire about the situation. After learning what happened, he smiled slightly, put his hands behind his back, and walked slowly towards Yang Kaiyun's house...

After hearing what Zhou's mother said, Yang Kaigui's face turned pale. She was able to resolve this issue and even gave herself the title of "being wise and righteous". This woman is really capable!

Father Zhou pushed Yang Kaigui away fiercely and said in a cold voice: "You are as shameless as Yang Kaiyun and the others. Get out of here. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will cut off your tongue!"

Yang Kaigui's two sons were afraid that their father would get confused and get into trouble, so they pulled him aside and signaled him not to speak anymore.

Yang Kaigui was also worried that if he continued to speak, he would lose his tongue, so he tactfully shut up.

It would be very awkward to stay any longer in this kind of situation, so Yang Kaigui was thinking about finding an excuse to slip away.

Even Yang Kaigui was defeated. Yang Kaiyun and Mrs. Fang were even more tongue-tied and couldn't continue the conversation. They were dragged by Zhou's father and reluctantly signed the new contract.

In order to avoid gossip, Zhou's mother added a few words at the end of the contract, stating that if the Yang family paid back the remaining money and grain, it would all be donated to the country, and asked Zhou Chuanyi to sign as a witness.

At Zhou Rong's suggestion, Zhou's mother wrote five contracts.

The Zhou family will keep one copy, the Yang Kaiyun couple and Zhou Chuanyi will keep one copy each, and later, after Lin Dahe signs, please keep one copy for him, and then send one copy to the township government for filing.