In fact, Yu Bo only gave the liar two hundred taels of silver, and the remaining one hundred taels was originally intended to be given to the man together when his mother raised enough money. Unexpectedly, within a day, the liar was arrested.
He reckoned that the money he gave must have been wasted, and he didn't tell his old lady about the one hundred taels of silver in his hand, and used it as his own small treasury. Although, my mother has never been stingy with him when it comes to money. But if you have money in your hands, it is convenient to use it.
Mrs. Zhang brushed her unkempt temples, and the tangle on her face made her look a bit ferocious. She thought about it again and again, but she was still unwilling to let the three hundred taels of silver go to waste. She asked Mrs. Li to help Zhang Quan's wife, and went out by herself, heading for the old elm tree at the head of the village.
There, old Yutou was squatting under the elm tree, silently listening to the chatter of the village head and elder brother. Yu Lichun noticed that the third brother's expression was not good, so he asked him a few words but didn't say anything, feeling very strange.
The village chief and Yu Lichun turned the topic of this year's year to his youngest son Yu Jiang: "I heard that Da Jiang helps harvest seafood, and the business is good! Is it just for helping, or is it paid?"
Thinking of the dividends brought back by his youngest son every day, Yu Lichun smiled and said, "Dahai is a benevolent child. He doesn't eat alone. He still thinks about his brother when he has a profitable business. The Zhou family's business of collecting seafood is regarded as Dahai's care." We, two partners, did it. The income is just like that... "
Yu Lichun still understood the reason for not revealing his wealth, if he foolishly told about Yu Jiang's income these days, it might cause some kind of pink eye disease to make troubles and trip him up. As a human being, it's better to keep a low profile. However, the uncontrollable expression on his face doesn't look like he doesn't make money.
The village chief stroked his beard and cursed with a smile: "You bastard, you still haven't told me the truth! Can I still steal your business?"
Yu Lichun smiled and said: "It's really not much. But it's just a little more income than working at the dock. It's nothing compared to your youngest son who deals with officials!"
The youngest son of the village chief is the master of the county magistrate in the neighboring county. His salary is not much, but he can be regarded as a "civil servant". The village head has always been proud of his youngest son!
The two were chatting enthusiastically when Mrs. Zhang came out from the village. She nodded politely to the village chief and uncle, and said to the old Yu who was deliberately not looking at her: "Xiao Bo's father, the county government officials came to the house and said they were investigating Xiao Bo's fraud. What do you say?" He is also the head of the family, go back and greet him!"
Old Yu shook his head and didn't speak for a long time. Finally, he sighed deeply, stood up slowly, put his hands behind his back, and headed towards his own direction.
Mrs. Zhang hurriedly followed with her little heels. The two of them were silent all the way, and when they were almost home, Mrs. Zhang broke the silence between the two of them: "Father, I know you are blaming me! But things have already happened, and we can't go back and start over again. Get over it. Xiao Bo is a promising person, but this year is just bad luck. Didn't the fortune teller say that our family will be a high-ranking official in the future? Xiao Bo is also your son, you can't ignore his affairs!"
"Take care? How do you take care of it? When you two were discussing behind my back and spending money to sell the academy places, why didn't you think of talking about me as a father? Now that something happened, I remembered that Xiaobo has a father again. ?” Old Yu said in a low voice, Zhang would have fought with him long ago.
However, after last night, she no longer had any reason to be justified. Mrs. Zhang thought for a while, and said: "Don't mention anything else. Xiaobo said that the liar has been caught, and we can convict him after our suffering master goes to court for interrogation. However, the three hundred The two silver... may not be able to come back. That is the fee for Xiaobo to go to the capital to catch the exam in the future!!"
"I didn't deserve it, and I can't keep it if I take it! The three hundred taels were supposed to be Dahai's life-saving silver, so you don't feel guilty if you take it? Alas—if you don't come back, you deserve it!" Life and death were uncertain on the bed, and the family urgently needed the money, but they gave it to... Shame and remorse were mixed together in his heart.
Mrs. Zhang endured it, so she didn't bump her head against Lao Yu. She continued to patiently say: "His father! If there is really no chance of getting this money back, I will give up. But we have a chance to get back part of the money. If we don't make some efforts, Xiaobo will not be able to get it in the future exams." Worry, let's be parents, don't you regret it for the rest of your life?"
Old Yu frowned and said: "Didn't you say that you were cheated by a liar? Can you still want it back?"
"Didn't the liar be arrested? The Qian government must have recovered it, at least part of it. However, I don't know if the money can be returned to us..." Mrs. Zhang was thinking about how to ask Lao Yutou to go to the old house as a pawn guest.
Old Yu frowned puzzled and said: "If the government doesn't give it to us, what can we ordinary people do?"
Mrs. Zhang made an excuse: "We have no choice but Xiaocao, her godfather..."
Old Yu glared angrily, stared at Mrs. Zhang, snorted coldly and said: "You made a promise last night, you won't forget it so soon!! What you said was good at the time, let's go our separate ways. Everyone, don't bother anyone. This day hasn't passed yet, have you healed and forgotten the pain?"
Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes, squeezed out a few tears, and said bitterly, "Old man, I know I overdid it before. I'm sorry for my cousin, and I'm sorry for Dahai's family. But, after all, Dahai is your own flesh and blood. But my dear brother, can we really stay away from each other for the rest of our lives? Now, he has helped us, and when Xiaobo will be successful in the future, can he ignore this second brother?"
At this time, the two had already walked to the door of their own house. Yu Bo walked out of the courtyard listlessly. Seeing Lao Yu's head meeting his backbone, he choked up and said: "Father... son is not filial, let you two elders worry about me!"
Looking at this young son who seemed to have lost weight and looked haggard, Lao Yu thought of Mrs. Zhang's words, and his heart softened. He sighed heavily, and said: "Remember this lesson! People, don't think about going crooked ways. You should study hard at home during this period of time, and go to Qiurongxuan Academy for the exam. You can try again. It won't work just once. , just two, three times... there is always time to pass the exam."
Yu Bo listened to his father's teaching dejectedly, and nodded repeatedly. But he didn't have any hope in his heart. After this incident, Rongxuan Academy might have blacklisted him, and he would never have the chance to enter Rongxuan Academy again in his life. After all, Rongxuan Academy accepts students, in addition to talent, it also attaches great importance to character.
Seeing his youngest son's listless head, Lao Yu patted his shoulder and said, "Well, the matter is over, don't keep thinking about it. I... go to your second brother's house and ask about the money. Is there a chance to get it back?"
Yu Bo's eyes flickered for a moment, and he suddenly thought of his niece's godfather, who seemed to be an imperial envoy sent by the capital, and he was an official older than the county magistrate. If he said the last word, those people in the government would not dare to take his family's money, so wouldn't the matter of him saving the small treasury be exposed
"Father, this is related to my son's reputation, it's better for people to know as little as possible..." Yu Bo stammered.
Mrs. Zhang said with evasive eyes: "Son, your second brother is not someone else. Besides, when I went to the town to borrow money from him, that girl Xiaocao had already guessed eight or nine. If she hadn't gone to Rongxuan Academy to confirm , we might be cheated even more. Xiaocao's godfather has a good relationship with the county master, so we should be able to get that money back."
Yu Bo said sadly: "It turned out that Xiaocao went to Rongxuan Academy to tell the secret. I said why would the academy report the case—Mother, you are going to ruin your son's future!!"
Mrs. Zhang asked in surprise: "I'm doing it for your own good too. How can I ruin your future?"
"Think about it, my matter is not an honorable matter, if the principal of Rongxuan Academy knows, will my son have the face to study in Rongxuan Academy in the future?" Yu Bo sighed.
Mrs. Zhang stomped her feet vigorously, and said, "It's all the fault of Xiaocao, that damned girl! I said she was so kind, so she wanted to spoil my son's good deeds!! This damned girl has such a dark heart, why didn't God just call her back at that time?" She took it…”
"Enough! If you do something wrong yourself, you still have to blame it on others! I think you have read the books to the stomach of a dog in the past few years!! If this continues, I don't think you need to read this book. Go back obediently." Learn how to fish with me!" Lao Yu flicked his sleeves and walked towards the old house angrily.
Yu Bo looked at the back of his father leaving, and felt wronged in his heart: He didn't say anything! In the final analysis, it's all about mothers who succeed more than fail. If you borrow money, you can borrow money, why bring up his business
Mrs. Zhang was trembling with anger, pointing at the figure of Lao Yu who was fading away, and said repeatedly: "Look, look! He doesn't treat you like a son!! He only has that dead ghost in front of him in his heart." The next two children!! The second child’s family grows and runs a business, what can they do? Will they still have to rely on you to enjoy themselves in the future?”
"Mother, don't be angry! My son must study hard, and let those who look down on us regret it in the future!" Yu Bo was very confident in himself. It's just that he has bad luck this year, and he will definitely come back from the exam next year to make dad look at him differently!
Old Yutou lingered in front of the old house for a while before being spotted by Yu Hang. He was invited into the yard and saw Xiaocao tending the vegetable field in the yard, he hesitated for a moment before going up to help.
"Xiaocao, you grow vegetables really well. The cabbage and spinach from other people's homes have long been mossed and can't be eaten, but yours are still so fresh and tender." Those vegetables in the yard that are obviously out of season, let the old man Yutou was slightly surprised.
Xiaocao smiled and said, "Maybe it's because the courtyard doesn't see much wind, so it doesn't age so fast. Grandpa, come and visit the old house when you have nothing to do, Little Shitou misses you!"
Old Yu tried to force a smile, but failed. He didn't know how to open his mouth. He just said yesterday that he had his own way, and today he came to trouble him. Isn't that a slap in the face
Seeing him worried and hesitant to speak, Xiaocao asked, "Grandpa, are you... what's the matter?"