Jiang Zongwei won more than one hundred taels of silver and returned to the Xue Mansion. He tried to please Xue Ying, but she still didn't like him and didn't allow him to go back to his room to rest.
He didn't want to go to where his parents lived, to prevent them from knowing that he was kicked out by his wife, and they would think he was too cowardly, so he kept resting in the side room.
Jiang Zongwei, who was unable to please both sides, felt even more depressed. After work, he went to an underground casino with Liu Dong, Chen San and others.
The casino was crowded and filled with smoke.
He followed the two men and started betting. In an hour or two, he won more than one hundred taels. His annual salary was only more than one hundred taels, which made him fascinated and more and more addicted. He would follow them to gamble after his leave from office.
I lost all the money I had won for several consecutive days. I was unwilling to accept it and thought that I would be able to win back the money I lost.
So he borrowed money from Liu Dong and Chen San. "Brother, you can see that if you lose, I will lose too. It's better to borrow money from underground banks and pay them back as soon as you win."
Jiang Zongwei hesitated for a moment and said, "Forget it! I don't know them. Will they lend me money?"
Chen San quickly said, "I know him. I've borrowed hundreds of taels of silver from Brother Bin many times before. I always pay him back when I win. He's a good man, very loyal."
"Will he lend it to me?"
"I'll take him there. He'll definitely agree."
Jiang Zongwei is hesitant. What if he loses?
"Brother, with silver there is a chance to turn the tables. Do you want to win back the silver you lost before?"
"Of course."
"A real man shouldn't hesitate. Let's go and borrow a few hundred taels from Brother Bin."
Jiang Zongwei finally followed Liu Dong and Zhang San to borrow three hundred taels of silver and continued gambling.
However, luck was not on their side. He got deeper and deeper into trouble. Not only did he lose all the borrowed money, but he also owed a large gambling debt.
He wanted to take valuables from Xue Ying's room and pawn them, but Xue Ying had a miscarriage and was lying in bed every day, leaving him no chance.
A few days passed and Jiang Zongwei had no intention of repaying the money. Brother Bin and a few others were waiting for him on the road he had to take to get to the government office.
He was dressed in dark red court robes, looked dejected and listless.
He lost money during this period and because of the tedious matters at home, he couldn't sleep at night and had trouble eating.
Seeing that several people were scared out of their wits, he quickly looked around to make sure that there was no one he knew before he breathed a sigh of relief. He walked up to them and whispered, "Brother Bin, why are you here? Let's talk somewhere else."
"Master Jiang, we can't offend the Minister of Revenue, Master Xue, for a little silver, so we can only come here to wait for you."
When they arrived at a remote place, Jiang Zongwei said cautiously, "Brother Bin, didn't you say you'd give me a month? It's only been a few days, how can I have that much money right now?"
"Master Jiang, I'm facing some difficulties. If you can help me solve them, our gambling debt will be written off."
"What's the problem? Brother Bin, you know I have no real power. I'm just a fabricator who copied excerpts from books. I don't know any important figures in the court. Please don't make things difficult for me."
"Master Jiang, you are too modest. You don't have real power, but your father-in-law does! As long as he stamps his private seal on the document, my nephew's job in the government will be secured."
Jiang Zongwei immediately shook his head after hearing this. "Brother Bin, no, no, absolutely not. If my father-in-law finds out, I'm done for. Besides, I don't even know where my father-in-law's seal is."
"Master Jiang, you are all living under the same roof. There is nothing you can't accomplish as long as you set your mind to it. Otherwise, you should just pay me back. The interest has compounded to the tune of 2,100 taels of silver. Either pay me back tomorrow, or I'll take the IOU to Master Xue tomorrow to repay him. After all, he manages the national treasury and can afford this little bit of money."
Jiang Zongwei was shocked when he heard the amount was over 2,100 taels. He said, "Brother Bin, how come it's so much money? It wasn't 1,300 taels when I borrowed it. How come it increased by 800 taels in just a few days?"
"Master Jiang, this is usury, the interest is compounded, we are cheap. If it were someone else, they would have paid 2,700 or 2,800 taels of silver long ago."
"That's not what you and Chen Dong said at the time."
"What did we say?"
"You said there's no interest, so take it and use it. You can pay it back when you have money."
Brother Bin patted him on the shoulder and sneered, "Jiang Zongwei, how did you manage to get the third place in the imperial examination with your brain? It's hilarious. Do you think I'm the reincarnation of a Buddha? Don't my brothers need to eat? Don't I need to support my family?"
"Don't talk nonsense, just tell me what to do? Give me an explanation, or I'll go talk to your father-in-law tomorrow."
Jiang Zongwei suddenly realized, "You and Liu Dong are in the same group."
"Don't say such harsh words. We are all honest business people. If others hear us, they might think we are evil people who have done many evil things. That would be bad. After all, we are kind people who are willing to help others."
"You are all a bunch of swindlers. I won't return the money I owe you. Do you dare to kill an official appointed by the imperial court?"
"We don't do anything illegal. After all, such a small amount of money is not worth killing people. If you don't pay it back, we have plenty of ways to deal with you."
Jiang Zongwei looked at Brother Bin's gloomy face and had a bad feeling. He asked timidly, "What...what method?"
"Jiang family members living at No. 52, Lijie, if I took your parents to Jinshan, a suburb of Beijing, to live there for a few days, and let them live with wolves and tigers, do you think they would be torn to pieces by the wolves, leaving not even a bone behind?"
Jiang Zongwei was so frightened that he trembled all over and looked at them in fear. "You...you can't do this to me. If I report you to the police, you will get nothing."
"One or two thousand taels of silver is nothing, but your notoriety is terrible. You abandoned your wife and children, and sold your own flesh and blood to human traffickers. I will tell the emperor all about this. How do you think the emperor will punish you?"
Jiang Zongwei looked at Brother Bin in astonishment, stammering in fear: "How did you...how did you know this?"
"I've been doing this for years and I don't have any tricks. Do you think I can keep doing this? We can just send someone to your hometown to find out about your situation."
Before leaving, Brother Bin patted Jiang Zongwei's face and said viciously, "My patience is limited. Bring Master Xue's private seal to me by this time tomorrow, or you will bear the consequences."
"I really despise you. You can abandon a woman, but you can't abandon your own flesh and blood. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You are worse than an animal."
Brother Bin left with a few people, leaving Jiang Zongwei standing there dumbfounded and motionless.
It’s scary to think about it. Brother Bin knew about the matter of abandoning his wife and children, but fortunately he didn’t make it public, otherwise it would be all over if the emperor knew about it.
It's no use regretting it now. He is the only one who knows how difficult it is for him to get to where he is today. How did he go astray?
He forced himself to get his father-in-law's private seal, otherwise all his years of hard work would be wasted and he would have to accept the emperor's punishment.
I'll wait until everyone in the Xue family is asleep at midnight, and take the opportunity to find my father-in-law's private seal, stamp it tomorrow, and put it back. It won't be a big deal as long as he doesn't find it.
He returned to the courtyard where he lived in a daze, and had no intention of asking Xue Ying for forgiveness.
Seeing him like this, the two servants quickly told Xue Ying, which made her even more angry.
"Qiu Shuang, help me up. What use is there for such a cowardly man? After several days, he still hasn't driven the Jiang family out of the capital."
"Miss, you are so weak, please don't move. If you bleed profusely, it will be troublesome. When you recover, there will be plenty of opportunities to slowly torture the Jiang family, or even drive them all out of the capital."
Xue Ying showed a ferocious expression and said viciously: "I have changed my mind now. Letting them go back would be too easy for them. I will keep their whole family here and torture them slowly. Especially Zhang. She killed my child. I can't let it go like this."
Both slaves were frightened by Xue Ying's expression.
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