Chapter 132 Difficulty in raising money

On the mule cart, Qiao Yun and Meng Shaoqing combed each other's hair and put on hair accessories. Neither of them made the other's hair a particularly complicated bun. Meng Shaoqing didn't know how to do it. After all, the maid usually did the combing for her. Qiao Yun

I feel like I'm almost home and there's no need.

As the mule cart drove past the alley where the back door of Yun Ji's restaurant was, Yun Xuemei stopped the cart. She jumped off the carriage and said, "I'll go back and change some clothes."

Xie Yutan nodded. After all, it was understandable that she was not easy to see in her leather clothes.

Yun Xuemei jumped lightly and flew over the wall and landed in her yard without even taking the key.

Xie Yutan drove the horse close to the mule cart, lifted the curtain, looked at the two people in the car, and said: "I will go back to Dingshiji first. I will ask Ayun to take you back to the county magistrate's office later."

Meng Shaoqing was very puzzled: "Aren't the county government office and Dingshiji just at the northeast and southwest corners of the same intersection? Why don't you go back with us?"

Xie Yutan said with a smile: "I hurried back to Dingshiji to see if they were lazy. Your parents have received such a great favor from me, so they must treat me to dinner. I will directly reserve a private room for you, and you can enjoy it in the evening.

Just come directly and tell me your name."

Qiao Yun almost laughed.

There are actually people who are so bold as to ask others to treat them to dinner with a life-saving gift!

You're so welcome!

However, such people are also straightforward, don't beat around the bush, and are the easiest to deal with. In Xie Yutan's eyes, this matter is not a big deal, and the story will be over after a meal, unlike some villains who take advantage of favors and make trouble until the end.

My kindness turned into hatred.

Meng Shaoqing thought for a while and nodded. As long as Xie Yutan wasn't hiding in their house, it would have been the same if they met sooner or later.

"Then can I call my brother?"

"Of course you can! Although your brother is studying, he can't just turn a deaf ear to what's going on outside the window. He needs to know what happened to his sister, right? Your parents may not be willing to tell him. I'll go back to Ding Shi Ji later to find out.

A waiter is going to deliver a letter. If you open more mouths, you can order more dishes. I can’t wait for him to come.”

Ouch, Qiao Yun almost died laughing at Xie Yutan's words.

Why is this person so funny!

"Okay, let's not talk anymore. I have to leave. You two, please be honest and don't make trouble." After saying that, Xie Yutan flicked his horse whip and left.

As soon as she disappeared into the crowd, Yun Xuemei changed her clothes and came back. She did not change back into the eye-catching skirt that day, but wore homely clothes.

Qiao Yun then recounted what Xie Yutan had just said.

Yun Xuemei's face looked a little strange.

"What to do with this mule cart?"

Is she giving up? That’s good, but their family doesn’t have room to raise a mule!

"What are you thinking about?" Qiao Yun said rudely, "Let's go to the county magistrate's office first. This mule cart will have to be given to Ding Shi Ji."

"Oh." Yun Xuemei scratched the back of her head and continued to drive.

The county magistrate did not know that Qiao Yun and his party had returned and were still raising money.

At first, the bandits gave me a time limit of five to seven days, but now, it is only the fourth day since the bandits delivered the letter.

This matter was not kept public at first, because if word spread that Meng Shaoqing had been kidnapped, her reputation would be completely ruined. But in order to raise the ransom, the county magistrate's family borrowed two to three thousand gu from each squire's family. Such a large amount,

Who would borrow it if they didn't clearly explain the purpose? So they had to reveal a little bit.

Of course, they couldn't tell others that their daughter had been abducted, but they were talking about the bandits' revenge and were currently raising money and people to wipe out the remaining forces.

But this is also an excuse they came up with in a hurry. As long as you think about it carefully, it is full of loopholes. For example, if someone is interested and inquires, they will find that the Meng family only raises money and does not recruit soldiers! Then why do they need money? Think again about the past few years.

A country squire's wife went to visit the Meng family but did not see Meng Shaoqing. It seems that this little lady has disappeared since the Lantern Festival. Can't we guess the reason together?

In the side room, Mrs. Lu was sitting on the couch, counting the money she had raised so far, frowning.

After not seeing each other for a few days, Mrs. Lu looked a lot more haggard. Her eyes were black and blue, the bags under her eyes were extremely heavy, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes had become extremely obvious in a few days. Even most of her hair had turned gray.

There is no longer the decent scenery of the past.

At present, they have only raised 8,600 guan, and the money raised is all gold leaves. No one is stupid enough to actually use copper coins. At present, the gold leaves sent by the few squires who are willing to borrow money are one tael of gold each.

Yes, this one is only worth ten guan. Two to three thousand guan of gold leaves can fill a dozen boxes, large and small!

There are only one thousand four hundred strings left.

It's easy to say that their family currently has about a thousand gu in savings. As long as Mrs. Lu pawns the jewelry in her dowry and the good materials brought by Chang'an, she can get it all.

The remaining debt can only be paid by slowly selling off the remaining dowry after Qingqing is redeemed!

Please stop misappropriating your husband’s money!

His monthly salary cannot be touched at all, and his family's grain-making depends on his salary. How can he use his salary to help the whole family drink from the northwest wind?

Meng Renfu looked at his wife's appearance and felt as if his heart was being cut with a knife.

He paced repeatedly in his study.

There are some things that Mr. Lu should have spoken out about, but Madam didn't want to do, but that was a woman's kindness. At this time, it was necessary for him to come forward in person.

After a while, he called the steward and ordered: "You, go and order some of our granary. How many kilograms of rice and flour are there? They have all been sold. Before the grain in the fields is harvested this year, the whole house will eat coarse grains!"

The daily dishes are changed to green vegetables and tofu. If you are really hungry for meat, you can go to the fish market to buy a crucian carp and stew it in soup. In addition, the monthly income of the whole family has been cut in half. I gritted my teeth and got through the past few years, and the debt will be paid off in the future.

It will rise again when it’s over.”

"This..." The steward was dumbfounded, touched his head, and said hesitantly: "But if outsiders know that the county magistrate's family actually eats rough grains like the poor and does not eat meat, then your face will be lost.

It’s okay for us to suffer a little, we can’t let you be looked down upon by those squires!”

Meng Renfu scolded angrily: "You bastard who doesn't make progress! What time has it been now, and you still only care about face. Can face be used as food? I have spent all my money to borrow money. Is there one or two face that I am missing?"

Quwo County is a large county, and the current county magistrate can receive a hectare of land as a working field. Now, their family's working field can produce nearly 83 shi of wheat and 150 shi of beans every year! And flour is larger than rice.

It is more expensive. One stone of flour can be exchanged for more than half of one stone of rice.

Thanks to Tomeng County Magistrate's job, all the servants in the government can eat fine rice and white flour, and every day's dishes include meat. As the steward in charge of the whole government, he is naturally more honorable and honorable than others in terms of portions.

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The steward was scolded so hard that he had no choice but to quickly agree and left the study in despair.

When he walked out of the house, he couldn't help but wipe his face, feeling a little like crying.

Why should a good person sell grain?

He doesn’t want to eat sorghum, rice and corn every meal!

Why did the husband come here? He almost went bankrupt for a daughter! Not that he was frustrated, but even if all the dowry was sold, the wife’s idea might not be able to repay the debt of 8,600 yuan! Parents in this county are dignified.

Being forced to borrow money from everywhere and racking up huge debts, what do outsiders think?

The third lady is just a daughter!

Mr. Sanlang is still studying in the academy. He is the future pillar of the family! After all, his daughter is the water that needs to be thrown away. Although it is regrettable that she was abducted, if the redemption conditions are too harsh, she should be let go at the right time and treat her as her.

Isn't it okay to marry far away? Does it matter if it has to lead to such trouble?

The manager couldn't figure it out and couldn't understand it at all.

He specializes in the affairs of the men in the front yard and does not usually have contact with the women in the back yard. If he needs to contact him about anything, he will communicate it through his wife to Mother Hu in front of him. He has never even seen what the third wife looks like, and he has no knowledge of it.

I can't understand why the county magistrate and his wife are so attracted to a young lady.

It’s not like the county magistrate’s wife can’t give birth. If you really like the little lady, wouldn’t it be okay to wait until the third lady dies before raising another one? If that doesn’t work, then you can arrange a concubine for Meng Langjun, and the concubine will be taken to her aunt to raise her.

Is it the same?

The manager almost hates it when he thinks that his monthly salary will be cut in half and he doesn't know when it will be raised back.

After giving instructions about selling grain, he quickly ran back to his home, closed the door, lit incense sticks in front of his own shrine, and muttered something.

"Sanniang, Sanniang, if you are kind-hearted, please take pity on us servants, and feel sorry for your parents! Now that you have been kidnapped, your reputation will not be heard anymore. If you are sensible, you would have done it as soon as possible.

Even if the land was killed by bandits, it would not put the husband and his wife in such a predicament, causing our monthly salary to be reduced! If you die, I will recite Buddha to you every day and burn paper for you every year!

Amitabha, Bodhisattva bless you..."

Bang!

At this moment, the door of the house was kicked open!

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