Uncle Quan nodded and said, "I understand." He said softly, "Master, I heard that the second young master married a big cloth merchant. Either... or..."
Xie Guangde said coldly: "What exactly do you want to say?"
Uncle Quan simply said shamelessly: "How about letting the second young master pay this debt." Now that he wanted to pay this debt, unless the second young master took action, the Xie family would never be able to pay it off in his lifetime.
Xie Guangde said coldly: "Ah Quan, what nonsense are you talking about? He already lives under someone else's roof, and then reaches out to ask for money from the woman's family. How can he stand upright in the future?"
Uncle Quan heard this and let out a sigh in his heart. He didn't expect that the master would be so considerate of the second young master. After all, he is the grandson and broke the bones and connected the tendons.
Butler Zhou and the few people he brought were invited to the lobby, and Xie Guangde appeared in person after a while.
Although the Xie family in Yangzhou has fallen into poverty, the Xie family in Kuaiji is, after all, a well-known family with hundreds of years of history, and Xie Guangde is the direct head of the Xie family.
Butler Zhou did not dare to be rude and stood up and said politely: "Thank you, old man. I see you look rosy. Are you feeling better?"
Xie Guangde nodded lightly and asked, "Butler Zhou came here today. What's the important thing?"
Butler Zhou smiled apologetically and said, "Mr. Xie, it's like this. I obeyed my master's instructions. I came here today to collect my debt from you, Mr. Xie."
As he spoke, he directly showed the loan documents: "Please take a look at the detailed amount, Mr. Xie."
Xie Guangde didn't even need to look at it. This heavy sum was always weighing on his mind. He said calmly: "Butler Zhou, can you let others go out first? I have a few private words to tell you."
After several followers left the hall, Xie Guangde asked Uncle Quan to bring out a heavy package and spread it out in front of Butler Zhou. It contained silver and gold and silk.
According to one tael of gold being exchanged for eight taels of silver, this package must be worth hundreds of taels at least.
Butler Zhou smiled when he saw it: "Thank you, old man, this is not enough."
Xie Guangde said proudly: "I know, let's treat this money as interest first."
After Xie Guangde finished speaking, Uncle Quan very cooperatively took out a piece of silver and gently pushed it towards Butler Zhou.
In front of Xie Guangde, as a servant, Butler Zhou did not dare to be too rude. He raised his hand and gently pushed Uncle Quan's hand away, and said with a smile: "That can't be done. Today, Mr. Xie must either pay off the debt or transfer the ownership of the mansion."
It was a helpless move to use his mansion as a mortgage at the beginning. Unexpectedly, the other party actually cared about his ancestral home. Xie Guangde furiously slapped the table on the spot: "Who dares!"
But Housekeeper Zhou was not impatient and said: "It is natural to repay debts, and the loan words are written clearly in black and white. Now that the repayment period has passed, according to the loan documents, Mr. Xie needs to use his mansion to offset the debt."
Xie Guangde was speechless by these words, and he was so angry that he published them.
That's the truth, but that's not the case with people. When I borrowed the money, I made good promises, but it was just a formality. Why did I change my mind today?
Xie Guangde stood up: "I'll talk to Zhou Taicheng right now."
However, Housekeeper Zhou stopped Xie Guangde and said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Xie, my master has given you grace many times. Today, I'm going to do something under orders. If you don't do it well, you'll be punished. Please don't make it difficult for me, either pay back the money or vacate the house."
There is no other way but the second way."
Xie Guangde said coldly: "Zhou Taicheng really told you that."
Butler Zhou asked back: "What do you think, Mr. Xie? Do you dare to make your own decisions on this kind of thing?"
Xie Guangde sneered: "I asked why Zhou Taiqing was so kind and willing to lend me such a large sum of money. It turns out he wanted to plot against me."
"Thank you, old man, for your serious words. My master also acts according to the rules. Even if he goes to the Emperor's Palace, he can do it."
Xie Guangde said angrily: "Do you think my Xie family is now in a desperate situation and is easy to bully?"
"Thank you, old man. I'm talking to you politely. If you say that, I can only do business."
Butler Zhou said in a deep voice: "Thank you, old man. One last question for you, should you pay back the money or vacate the house?"
Xie Guangde has been respected by others all his life, but has he ever been
Such a threat, let alone a servant, suddenly his beard stood up in anger: "If you don't have money, you can't let me vacate the house!"
Reasons are principles, but they also have to be humane. What the Zhou family did this time was obviously bullying others too much.
This week the housekeeper was unhurried and unhurried from beginning to end. It seemed that he was just trying to provoke Xie Guangde to say this. He shouted loudly: "I declare that this mansion belongs to the Zhou family. Come on, please come out, Mr. Xie. All the rest."
Everyone was also cleared out of the house."
Xie Guangde proudly held out his chest: "This is my mansion, who dares to kick me out!"
In response to Xie Guangde, the two big men brought by Butler Zhou each took Xie Guangde's arms and carried him out of the house.
Nowadays, the Xie Mansion cannot even afford to maintain servants, let alone look after the house and nurse the home. When Uncle Quan saw that the master was being bullied like this, he immediately stepped forward and shouted: "Who dares to be rude to my master?"
But what could an old servant like him do? He fell to the ground with just a push. He watched helplessly as the master was being carried out, and he was so angry that he burst into tears on the spot.
The hired servants were so frightened that they fled away.
This big commotion finally alerted the thank-you gift for reading in the house. When he saw his grandfather being carried away, he shouted on the spot: "What are you doing!"
It has to be said that this sound was very powerful and quite intimidating. Butler Zhou and the few people he brought stopped.
Butler Zhou looked at the elegantly dressed and imposing thank-you gift and asked softly: "Who are you?"
Xie Li proudly said: "You don't care who I am, who allows you to do evil in Xie's house! How audacious!"
As Xie Li said this, he quickly walked up to Xie Guangde and pushed the two big men away. Perhaps seeing Xie Li's strong momentum, the two big men did not dare to resist.
Xie Li supported Xie Guangde and called softly: "Grandpa."
Now Xie Guangde was so angry that he was breathing heavily: "Li'er... you're here."
When Butler Zhou heard this, he smiled apologetically and said, "It turns out he is the eldest young master."
Xie Li snorted coldly: "You are a slave of the He family. If you dare to come to my Xie family and act recklessly, do you think there is no one in my Xie family?"
Butler Zhou cupped his hands and said, "I don't dare. It's because Mr. Xie is unreasonable and refuses to leave. We have no choice but to ask Mr. Xie to go out."
Xie Li said coldly: "That's ridiculous! This is my home, what qualifications do you have!"
"No longer. This mansion now belongs to the Zhou family."
Xie Li was surprised when he heard this and blurted out: "Nonsense!"
Butler Zhou saw this and smiled: "It seems that the eldest son is still keeping it in the dark."
As he spoke, he stepped forward and spread out the mortgage documents in front of the thank-you gift: "Please take a look at it, the eldest master."
Xie Li was surprised after reading it and looked at Xie Guangde gently.
Xie Guangde sighed and said: "Xie Teng pushed me too hard at the beginning. I had no choice but to prepare money to rebuild the ancestral hall, so I used this mansion to borrow a lot of money from the Zhou family."
After hearing the thanks, they took another look at the amount on the loan document. It was an astronomical amount that they would never be able to repay in their lifetime. They said lightly: "Grandpa, don't worry, Fu has plenty of money."
This is not a trivial matter, it is related to the Xie family's ancestral home. If Fu knew about it, even if he sold it, he would pay an astronomical sum of money.
