Divorcing your wife might feel good for a moment, but seeing me make money will make you regret it f

Xu Qing's smile was gentle, and his appearance seemed impeccable, but it didn't reach his eyes.

"Gentlemen, Hui Niang is my sister-in-law. It's not that I don't want to call her for you."

For a long time, I have never heard my sister-in-law mention any other relatives in her family.

She is now pregnant, and the doctor said that this pregnancy will be difficult, and given her age, she is considered an advanced maternal age mother.

This is my older brother's first child, so we have to be careful.

Xu Qing's words were true, and the surrounding villagers echoed his sentiments.

“What Madam Xu said is right. People of Xu Jian’s age are already getting married, so it’s really not easy for him to get pregnant. We should be more careful.”

"What exactly do you want to talk to Xu Jian's wife about? It's the same as just telling Madam Xu directly."

Old Man Cao secretly pinched his wife, while Old Lady Cao pulled a piece of paper from her bosom, wiping away tears as she said:

"This was originally a family scandal, and we didn't want to air it in public."

But it seems that if I don't make things clear now, I won't be able to see Hui Niang.

This is an IOU from Hui Niang's previous husband, my nephew Cao Tian, ​​who borrowed money from us before he passed away.

It was written in black and white on the paper that he borrowed 50 taels of silver from our family, and it also had his fingerprint on it.

Later, my nephew passed away, and we couldn't bear to see Hui Niang, a widow and her young son, all alone.

I didn't plan to ask her to repay the money. Some time ago, someone in our village saw Hui Niang going back to visit her grave.

She was dressed in gold and silver, and she was with this new man.

My nephew died not long ago, and we are worried that she might be tricked into going to some shady place and tarnish the reputation of my Cao family.

After making inquiries from various sources, we discovered that Hui Niang had remarried.

Now that she's no longer a member of the Cao family and has married someone decently, shouldn't she repay the money she owes us, the old folks?

As she spoke, Aunt Cao opened the IOU and showed it to the villagers who were watching.

Because Xu Qing was there, the villagers couldn't say anything, but in their hearts they despised Hui Niang to the core.

They only knew that Hui Niang was a worker Xu Qing had invited back to help, but they never expected that she was actually a widow!

And she was a widow whose husband had died not long ago.

Instead of remaining faithful to her husband, she shamelessly seduced Xu Jian.

You have no idea how many girls in their village longed to marry into the Xu family!

I was robbed on the way by a widow...

It's one thing to get married, but the Xu family is so rich, why are they putting on this show of owing money and not paying it back!

The villagers' eyes were full of disapproval.

Old Cao was very satisfied with his wife's performance.

All that time spent teaching her wasn't wasted.

Xu Qing, however, seized upon the loophole in Aunt Cao's words and stated directly:

"You said your nephew borrowed this from you, and there's only a fingerprint and your nephew's signature on it. Did Hui Niang know about this?"

Aunt Cao paused in her sobbing, her heart filled with anxiety. How was she supposed to answer this? Her husband hadn't taught her!

Xu Qing sensed something amiss and became even more certain that these two were there to cause trouble, so he pressed them for answers:

"What? Fifty taels of silver is no small amount. You don't even know if it was your nephew alone or Hui Niang and her husband who borrowed the money?"

"Could it be that you've seen Hui Niang is doing well now, and are using your nephew's name to deliberately ask for money?"

Xu Qing's words had hit the nail on the head, and Aunt Cao panicked. She gritted her teeth and said:

“Hui Niang knows! Otherwise, how could my nephew dare to borrow so much money from us?”

"If you don't believe me, call Hui Niang out and let her see if this is my nephew's handwriting and fingerprint."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Cao angrily slapped Old Woman Cao on the back and scolded her:

"Didn't you hear this lady just say that Hui Niang is pregnant and shouldn't be frightened?"

"If anything goes wrong, we can't afford to pay for it."

After scolding his wife, Old Man Cao said to Xu Qing:

“Madam, since you are the head of the Xu family, return the 50 taels of silver to this old man, and we’ll call it even.”

Xu Qing, however, calmly said:

"Your nephew can write? That's quite unusual."

How come I heard Hui Niang say that her ex-husband was illiterate, couldn't distinguish between the five grains, and was a complete lazy bum?

This person can read and write, and their handwriting is so good.

They are extremely rare in the village; I've heard of Caojia Village.

It's only right to pay back debts. But this isn't something I should have to pay back; I'm not going to be a sucker.

Let's go to your village and ask around to see if this really is your nephew's handwriting.

Although the villagers despised Hui Niang, they agreed with what Xu Qing said.

In those days, educated people were very rare; in a village, there might only be a few people who could barely read.

Even fewer people could write. The villagers didn't recognize the words on the note, but that didn't stop them from judging how well the writing was done.

The signature was written in a very elegant and beautiful style, unlike what an ordinary villager could write.

“Madam Xu is right. Fifty taels is not a small amount. It’s good to be cautious and ask for clarification.”

"Don't worry, Madam Xu is a good person. If Hui Niang really owes you money, she will definitely pay you back."

The villagers, one after another, put Old Man Cao and Old Woman Cao in a difficult position, caught in the middle.

Old Cao didn't know what to do either. The IOU was indeed fake; he had spent one tael of silver to have someone in town write it!

After learning that Hui Niang had remarried and was doing very well, he came up with this idea.

In his view, as long as he took the IOU to Huiniang, she would give him the money no matter what, if she didn't want to make a big deal out of it.

After all, it wasn't exactly a glorious thing for a man's relatives to come knocking on his door to collect debts.

To his surprise, he didn't even get to see Hui Niang when he arrived at Xu Family Village.

Old Cao's face turned pale and then red, looking extremely embarrassed.

Xu Qing crossed his arms and sneered:

"Why are you silent again? Could it be that this handwriting isn't your nephew's?"

You're trying to scam money by having someone forge an IOU?

Old Cao forced himself to say, "No, it's just... it's just... it's just that our village is far away, there's no need to make this trip, it's too much trouble."

"It's no trouble at all. We have oxcarts and horse-drawn carriages. You can ride whichever one you want."

It's better to get this sorted out, don't you all agree?

Xu Qing said to the villagers who were watching, "I, Xu Qing, am not the kind of person who owes money and doesn't pay it back. I just want to verify whether this document is real or fake."

However, the two individuals repeatedly made excuses, which made one seriously doubt the authenticity of the IOU.

The villagers also realized what was happening and stared at Old Man Cao and Aunt Cao with hostile eyes.

"If you don't give us an explanation today, we're going to report you to the authorities."

"Of all people to fool, you've come all the way to Xujia Village. You've got some nerve."

"The magistrate of Datong Town is an acquaintance of Madam Xu. You'd better think this through."

Aunt Cao was so frightened by the villagers' posture that she didn't know what to do. She tugged at her husband fearfully and whispered:

"Honey, why don't we go back first? We can't handle this situation. Cong'er has a lot of ideas, let's go back and ask him..."