Being rejected by a scholar? She is so rich, what is she afraid of?

"We have no money." Zhang gritted her teeth.

"Don't cancel the engagement if you don't have money." Xi put the IOU in her arms and rolled her eyes.

It is definitely not possible not to cancel the engagement.

Marrying Yunxi would only be a burden.

The Yue family, who offer no help at all, is also something we cannot accept.

Zhao Junyi had a pig-like face and was lost in thought.

He is only 17 years old this year, and he ranked high in the examination. As long as he continues to work hard, he will have no problem passing the examinations in the autumn and spring three years later.

By then he would be in his early 20s, and with his good looks, he would be a good match for a young lady from Chang'an.

With the powerful support of Yue family, his official career will be more prosperous.

Therefore, in order to cancel the engagement and avoid being criticized, even if I have to return hundreds of taels of silver to the Yun family today, I will do it.

Moreover, the Yun family has asked for money and they are holding the IOU, so they have to pay it back whether they want to or not. It would be better to just do it directly.

"Dad, please return all the money. I will earn more in the future." Zhao Junyi said.

Seeing that his son had spoken, Zhao Pingxiu agreed.

Anyway, it’s not impossible to take it out now.

Ever since Zhao Junyi passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, within just a few days some wealthy families nearby came to curry favor with him, and all of them gave him gifts and money.

Even the Xue family sent two hundred taels of silver and fine writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone as a token of their goodwill, saying that it was not easy to produce a scholar and that the villagers should lend a helping hand, so that he would not have to worry about money for tuition in the future and could just concentrate on his studies.

Thinking of this, Zhao Pingxiu relaxed his mind and told Zhang with his missing front teeth, "Come back and get the silver."

Zhang curled her lips and reluctantly went back to get the silver accompanied by several clansmen.

It was not far away, and we returned after about a quarter of an hour.

After entering the yard, he hesitated for a long time before starting to take out his purse. At this time, the pain from being slapped on the face seemed to be transferred to his heart all at once.

It's so painful. I have to spend half of the money I just got before it's even warm in my hands. Who can bear this?

But it really is going to kill me.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally took out ten silver ingots worth ten taels each, and then stopped.

Xi sneered, took out a few IOUs from her bosom and looked at them.

Although she learned a few words from her daughter, she was still afraid that she might have read it wrong, so she stuffed all the documents into her eldest son.

"Brother Qi, return the IOU for 100 taels and tell them how much silver is left."

Yunqi did as he was told.

"There is still forty taels of capital left."

Zhang snorted coldly, "Hmph, these forty taels are your compensation to us. Look at what we have been beaten into. As long as you pay us forty taels, it's a bargain for you."

Xi was so angry that she laughed at her shameless behavior.

"Bah, Zhang, you are so shameless. You want to extort money after losing the fight. In this case, we are also seriously injured, so pay us quickly."

As soon as she finished her words, Yun Xi's grandfather Yun Songlin immediately fell to the ground, crying out in pain and suffering serious internal injuries.

Everyone's face twitched as they watched.

Patriarch Zhao pointed at him and jumped up and down, "You old man Yun, you just stood there without moving, and no one touched you at all. How dare you say that you have internal injuries?"

Yun Songlin paused while rolling on the ground, then quickly got up and brushed off the dust on his body.

Then he pointed to a 27 or 8-year-old man next to him with a very outstanding appearance and said, "Huai'an, you are injured, come here."

Yun Huaian looked down at his clean and tidy clothes. He had just changed into these before going out. He had been particularly careful not to get them dirty or messy during the fight just now. Now... he didn't want to roll around on the ground.

But his father had spoken, and he had no choice but to leave.

So he had no choice but to lie down slowly, crying out in pain, just like his father had done just now.

Everyone:......

The Zhao clan members were so angry that they were fuming.

Isn't this too blatantly insulting?

Xi put her hands on her hips and smiled smugly, "See? We only suffered internal injuries. We need to pay more. Forty taels is not enough."

Then he spread his hands in front of Zhang and said, "Pay me money."

"You, you are shameless." Zhang cursed.

Xi sneered, "I just learned it from you guys."

"You..." Zhang was so angry that she couldn't speak, and her already swollen face seemed to swell even more.

Yun Huaiyuan was a decisive person, and he couldn't stand Zhang being so hesitant about giving the money.

He looked at Zhao Pingxiu, "Mr. Zhao, be quick and tell me whether you are going to return the remaining forty taels of silver or not? If you are going to return it, do it like a man. If you are not going to return it, you can just use it to buy medicine for your clansmen."

Zhao Pingxiu: How does he not act like a man?

Members of the Zhao clan: Isn’t this a curse on them?

Zhao Pingxiu was very angry and glared at Yun Huaiyuan. He didn't want to return the money either.

It was Zhao Junyi who spoke again. He thought that after giving the money, he could get back the remaining IOUs, and he should not leave any evidence when asking Yun Xi for money next time.

Zhang had no choice but to take out four more silver ingots with hatred.

"Take it, take it. Use it to buy medicine." She retorted with the same words.

Xi took the silver happily, not caring whether her words were unpleasant or not.

After putting the silver into the purse, he spread his hands in front of Zhang.

Zhang didn't understand and asked unhappily, "What else do you want to do?"

Xi smiled and said, "The principal has been repaid, but there is still interest."

Zhang glared, "How dare you ask for interest?"

"Why are you embarrassed? The money I deposit in the money shop earns interest. I don't ask you for a lot, just give me what the money shop gives." Xi said confidently.

The Zhao family members rolled their eyes in anger. Isn’t this enough?

You should know that the annual interest rate of the money shop is 14% of the principal, so the taels of silver must have an interest rate of taels.

14 taels, enough for a whole family to eat for two or three years.

Zhao Junyi thought about it, clasped his fists and bowed to Yun Huaiyuan, "Second Uncle Yun, thank you for your care over the years. This interest is what I deserve."

As he said this, he asked Zhang to take out another fourteen taels of silver and give it to the Yun family.

His hypocritical appearance immediately won everyone's praise. They all praised him as a worthy scholar, a man of affection, righteousness, knowledge, and gratitude.

Zhao Junyi felt very comfortable hearing these compliments. He glanced at Yun Xi proudly, wanting to see if she was looking at him with admiration as before.

Who knew that when I saw this, I almost vomited blood.

What kind of expression is this?

Disdain? Sarcasm?

It seems like both.

My face suddenly became swollen.

Oh no, it looks like it was swollen too.

Never mind, the truth is that his face looks ugly anyway.