Zhang Shuilian got up in anger and came over, dragging the big ball away from the desk, "Look at how coward you are, you can't even talk to your brother about anything, you are really worthless! You don't Tell me!"
Daqiu was pulled aside and stood there with a red face, not knowing how to deal with himself.
Zhang Shuilian had already stood at the spot where Da Qiu had just stood, looking down at Dazhi who was sitting behind the desk.
"Brother-in-law, let me tell you the truth. Your eldest brother and I went out of town to do business this time, and we ended up spending the whole time together."
"At this moment, the family has no money left. When the rice in the rice vat and the noodles in the noodle vat are finished, our whole family will have to drink from the northwest wind..."
"How can you drink the northwest wind? I remember that before you went to Qing'an County, you took twenty taels of silver from me as payment." Dazhi said in a clear voice.
"Go to Qing'an County and take care of everything. It costs money to go back and forth. Not to mention that your eldest brother is stupid and has a big appetite. The twenty taels of silver have been spent long ago!" Zhang Shuilian was not happy! He said unhurriedly.
"Dazhi, if you help me think of something, this family is going to be in trouble. We can't even eat, so how can we support your education, right?" she said again.
Dazhi's eyes were cold, his brows knitted together, "Sister-in-law, you are wrong. It was my parents in Changping Village who supported me in my studies, not you!"
"Besides, the big house we live in and the food and clothing we pay here are all supported by my parents in Changping Village!"
"Besides, you went to Qing'an County and told me you were doing business without telling me. Do you really think I don't know anything about it?"
When Dazhi said this, he slammed his excited little hand on the table and stood up.
"You are here to collect debts. You have spent the money my parents gave you lavishly. You have used it for loan sharking and you still cannot get it back. You have lost all your money!"
"You have done so many things without telling me, and now you come to me to make trouble. Do you still want to defraud me of my last bit of money to buy pens, inks, paper and inkstones? Don't even think about it!"
Da Zhi's sharp rebuke and the truth caught Zhang Shuilian and Da Qiu off guard!
Zhang Shuilian turned around and stared at Da Qiu with a guilty conscience, and asked in a low voice: "How did he know about loan sharking? Did you say that?"
Big Ball quickly shook his head, the fat on his cheeks dangled, but his small eyes were full of innocence.
"No, I swear I didn't say a word to him!" Da Qiu said.
Zhang Shuilian gritted her teeth, "That must be your mother who talks too much. I'll go back and settle the score with her!"
After saying these cruel words, Zhang Shuilian turned around and instantly changed his face, with a flattering smile on his face.
"Great ambition, brother-in-law, even if it is used as a loan shark, it is because we want money to make money, compound interest, and earn more money for our family!" she said.
"When we make more money, we can buy this house instead of renting it now and being laughed at by the neighbors for pretending to be fat..."
"You are just trying to make a fool of yourself!" Dazhi interrupted Zhang Shuilian without hesitation.
"My parents gave you two hundred taels of silver to buy fields and property in the countryside, instead of asking you to take that money and move your family to a place like Yangzhou City to show off!" Dazhi continued. road.
Zhang Shuilian suddenly burst into tears, and said calmly: "Brother-in-law, we know we were wrong. This time we were really impatient and had no experience in this field, so we were deceived."
"Dazhi, to be honest, we are in such a hurry because of our family. We used to be afraid of poverty."
"You lived with your adoptive parents in Changping Village in the past few years and had a good life. But you don't know the pain of not being able to afford oil and salt for cooking or wearing new clothes during the New Year!"
"Look at how cracked my mother's hands are. Aren't they all the result of hard times in the past?"
"Your eldest brother and I don't have much ability. We finally saw so much money, so we just wanted to make more money by borrowing chickens and eggs to honor our mother and let her live in peace and happiness for a few years."
"I moved here to Yangzhou City to give you a better study environment and to open the eyes of our younger brothers and sisters so that they won't all look like bumpkins."
"Da Zhi, brother-in-law, your eldest brother and I have no selfish motives. We are doing all this for our Lu family! Wuwuwuwu..."
Zhang Shuilian raised her hands to cover her face, crying until her shoulders twitched, looking very sad.
Seeing his wife crying, Daqiu quickly came over to hold Zhang Shuilian's shoulders and comfort her.
Dazhi frowned when he saw his brother and sister-in-law. He stood up, turned around and walked to the bed.
Soon he turned around and came back with a big bulging purse in his hand.
Yang Ruoqing outside the window recognized the purse at a glance. It was embroidered by her own hands for Dazhi.
I saw Da Zhi put his wallet on the desk and said to Da Qiu and Zhang Shuilian: "This is my last thirty taels of silver. You can take twenty-five taels for turnover, and leave me five taels of silver. I have to prepare This year’s provincial examination.”
Zhang Shuilian stopped crying. She looked at the silver in her purse on the table. Her eyes lit up for a moment, but then went out again.
"Brother-in-law, you have done your best for our family," Zhang Shuilian said, "Not to mention these twenty-five taels of silver, even if you gave all these thirty taels of silver to this family, you would be exhausted. Two months’ worth of food and chews.”
"Two months from now, we will still have to drink from the northwest wind, and it will be cold by then. If you pass the exam this year, it will be fine. If you fail, then our family will be It’s the most difficult time of life!”
"Then what do you want from me?" Dazhi asked impatiently.
Zhang Shuilian was stunned for a moment, pressed his nose, and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother-in-law, if it really doesn't work out, why don't you write a letter to your adoptive parents and say a few nice words, so that they can give us some more relief?"
When Zhang Shuilian said this, he quietly touched the big ball with his elbow. The big ball came over and said: "Yes, Dazhi, your adoptive parents are rich and powerful. They can even pick up the hair on your legs and it's better than our waist." It’s rough!”
"Snapped!"
Dazhi picked up the book on the desk in front of him and threw it directly at Daqiu.
"Get out, all of you, get out of here!" Dazhi said coldly.
Da Qiu caught the book with a panic look on his face and tried to run away, but was pulled back by Zhang Shuilian.
"Why are you running? Can the northwest wind fill your stomach?"
Then, Zhang Shuilian turned around and looked at Dazhi, and the smile on her face disappeared without a trace.
"Brother-in-law, don't be so shameless. I want you to write a letter to your adoptive parents and say a few nice words to coax them. By the way, I mentioned our family's current difficulties. Is it so difficult for you?" Zhang Shuilian asked.
Dazhi also turned pale with anger and stood there with his small fists clenching.
"My adoptive parents raised me, and I respect them from the bottom of my heart. I will never follow your instructions and write the kind of letter that coaxes them to get money. You are selfish and hypocritical, but don't put your thoughts on me. Go to Beat my adoptive parents!"
