When Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Yuanhang heard about Xie Yushu's proposal of ten taels of silver, they immediately fell down. Xiao Yuanhang said haha
"Studying costs a lot of money. I still have arrangements for the fifty taels of silver, so I can't give it to you for the time being."
Mrs. Xiao was so angry that she slapped the kang directly.
"Ms. Xie! Are you obsessed with money? You worry about that little money every day. It's a big deal for the fourth child to study. Shouldn't you, the elder brother and sister-in-law, give him money?
I'm asking you for money because I'm interested in you. Now that the fourth child is going to be successful, how can you not take advantage of it?
Besides, a eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law should take care of their younger brother. These ten taels of silver should have been given to the fourth child a long time ago. You are not sensible but you still chose to write the entire IOU in front of the village chief. These are just to see the second child's legs and feet. No, if I indulge you, I might have divorced you and returned to my parents’ home! "
After hearing this, Xie Yushu took Xiao Yi to the kang and sat down, facing Xiao Yuanhang.
"Fourth brother, come on! Give your second brother a squeeze on his shoulders, and then his legs. Your second brother's legs and feet are not good and he needs a massage the most!
Xie Yujiao, come here and give me a pat on the back. I’m very tired after running up the mountain for several days! "
After hearing this, Xiao Yuanhang sneered disdainfully and turned around without even looking at Xiao Yi and Xie Yushu. Xie Yujiao also said angrily.
"Xie Yushu, what are you thinking! Our fourth child is a scholar, and I am a scholar's wife. Who do you think you are? If I give you a shoulder and a slap on the back, you deserve it!"
"We are your parents! Didn't you hear what my mother just said, that the eldest brother is like father, and the eldest sister-in-law is like mother! We ask you to be filial and filial to us, it's a shame for you, don't know what is good and what is evil!"
Xie Yujiao was blocked and came back, pointing at Xie Yujiao angrily and trembling. Turn and throw yourself on the kang
"Master, my stomach hurts!"
Xiao Yuanhang said with an ugly expression
"Brother, brother, brother, are you just going to let her bully your brother like this?"
Xiao Yi raised his eyebrows when he heard this: "You are disrespectful to your eldest brother first!"
"Second brother, what do you want to do? Your parents are not dead yet! You want to be my family, but you have turned against me!"
Old Mrs. Xiao couldn't sit still anymore. She took Old Man Xiao's pipe and smoked Xiao Yi's pipe pot, then turned around and hit Xie Yushu again.
Xie Yushu leisurely stood up and took three or four steps back to hide. The pipe directly hit the edge of the stone kang and broke in half.
Old Mrs. Xiao gasped angrily, Xie Yujiao said rudely
"Since mother also said that you are still alive, of course we can't take away your responsibilities.
Xiao Yuanhang is disrespectful to his elder brother. If he treats us as his parents, that would be unfilial and disloyal. At any rate, as the elder brother, we lend him money to study and help him with work. How can we be worthy of him? The two of them are worthy of him. Kouzi actually said that his brother and sister-in-law were nothing?
If you don't know how to be grateful or filial, this is a matter of character. If you file a complaint with the yamen or their school, you won't be able to protect your reputation! "
"Xie! How dare you!"
"What can I not dare to do? Rabbits bite people when they are anxious! I am not afraid to say it. If anyone makes it difficult for me, I will leave him alone. Let me tell you, I have done my best to you, so don't push me any further. I'm angry!
Also, Xiao Yuanhang, pay me back the money I lent you. Right now. If you don’t pay back today, I will go to your master tomorrow and ask him how he handed it over. You are so ungrateful and say nothing. Believe it or not, you are such a shameless white-eyed wolf! "
"You! Xie, you! You!"
Xiao Yuanhang didn't expect that Xie Yushu would fall out as soon as he said she was falling out, so he rushed over and pointed at Xie Yushu and scolded her.
"A mere village woman dares to point her finger at me and preach. Who are you, Xiao Yi? You are such a barbaric and rude person. Why don't you beat her? You can also teach her how to be a good wife of the Xiao family!"
Xie Yujiao thought that her man was about to become male and would no longer have a stomachache. She rolled up her sleeves and planned to take the opportunity to help and teach Xie Yushu a lesson.
But Xiao Yi stood up on crutches and stopped in front of Xiao Yuanhang and said
"Your second sister-in-law is right! You yelled at me, you have no respect at all! It's you who should be beaten!"
"Second brother, what are you going to do!"
"What Xie said is true!"
Xiao Yuanhang wished he could go up and slap Xie Yushu twice, but Xiao Yi stopped him in front of him. He didn't dare to move and could only curse.
"Ignorant wild woman, I don't even bother to talk to you!"
Xie Yushu wished that he would do something to her eldest sister-in-law, so she would teach him how to behave. It was a pity, so she had to say:
"Ignorance doesn't prevent me from asking for money. It's natural to pay back debts. When you borrowed money, you wrote the note and paid it back when you have money. Now it's not the original form!"
Back then, you used your status as a scholar to put pressure on your tribe and even the whole village. If I don't take advantage of it, it's because I'm ignorant. Now you have fifty taels of silver in your hand and you won't pay it back, but you don't care!
If you don't give me any money today, I will sue your school tomorrow and ask your teacher if he has taught you what it means to keep your word!
Let me ask you, Master, who taught you to yell at your brother and sister-in-law who are kind to you, calling them a bastard on the left and a wild woman on the right!
You occupy the land of your brothers and sisters-in-law, and wantonly force them to help you work. In turn, you show no respect to your brothers and sisters-in-law. You pick up the bowl to eat, put down your chopsticks and curse your mother. Let me see, which wife dares to recognize you? The unfilial and disloyal white-eyed wolf student! "
"How dare you? Ms. Xie, believe it or not, I will divorce you right now for my second son!"
Mrs. Xiao angrily jumped down from the kang in two steps, pointed at Xie Yushu's nose and said.
"Get divorced. Even if you divorce me today, I will settle the money. Then I won't have to go to the county school. I can directly file a complaint to the Yamen, saying that Xiao Yuanhang, a scholar, will not pay back the money he owes. He also insulted his creditors, just to see if his reputation as a scholar will be bad for the streets!"
"you dare!"
"I dare you. If you don't believe me, just try it!"
"That's enough! We're talking about Yanzi's dowry. Why are you talking about anything else? Mrs. Xie, it's important for the fourth child to study. You should put your money aside first. The fourth child will be successful and you will be indispensable! Don't mention this matter now. !”
Old man Xiao saw this and came out to smooth things over!
"I can't put it off any longer. I'm in a bad mood today. If I'm not in a good mood, others shouldn't think about it either. I have to either pay back the money or wait for the county school master to talk to Xiao Yuanhang!"
"Ms. Xie! I am your father-in-law and the head of this family. Why can't I speak well!"
Xie Yushu sneered
"Dad, I'm sorry, my brother is working as an errand in the government office. If I don't get any money today, I will go back to my parents' house to talk about it. If my brother knew that his sister was pointed at and scolded by his brother-in-law at your old Xiao's house, I don't know what he would do. I won’t go back and talk to the governor, I don’t know what the governor thinks of such a student!”
Isn’t that just oppressive! Who wouldn’t! She really thought it was just a joke that she pushed Xie Tianqi and the others out of the government to find positions in the yamen! It’s just that I don’t want to kill a chicken with a knife!
I'll give you face again and again!
Sure enough, when old man Xiao heard that Xie Yushu mentioned Xie Tianqi, his expression changed and he immediately shut up!
