"Auntie, I didn't cook your food at home. If you have nothing to do, just go back. Yuan Hao and I are going to have dinner." She didn't want to see Lin's face like this anymore, as it would affect her appetite.
How could Ms. Lin be willing to leave like this? She came here with a purpose.
"Yuan Qiu, it's like this. Yuan Song is sick and can't get out of bed. Your uncle Ming Er went to town to see a doctor early in the morning, but he didn't have any money left at home, so he thought of borrowing some from you. Don't worry, we'll wait. When the rice is harvested in a few days, I will pay you back immediately after selling it at a good price."
Mrs. Lin stared at Yuan Qiu without blinking, not letting go of the expression on her face.
It's a pity that she didn't look at anything. There was no expression on Yuan Qiu's face. He was as calm as a frozen silver lake, exuding a cool air. It was difficult to get close and the meaning was unclear.
From the moment he saw Mrs. Lin come in, Yuan Qiu knew the purpose of her coming. It was simply because she got one or two silver coins for food today: "How much do you want to borrow, auntie?"
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she thought there was something going on, and the smile on her face immediately piled up: "Just borrow a tael of silver. As you know, Yuan Song has been frail and sick since he was a child. He always asked the doctor to take medicine, which cost your uncle's savings." , I really have no choice, so I am ashamed to speak to you."
Yuan Qiu smiled lightly, his brows were light and clear, but there was a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth, with a bit of insight into people's hearts: "Auntie, it's not that I don't want to lend it to you, it's just that as the saying goes, it's easy to borrow and to return. , it’s not difficult to borrow again. Last month, you said that Yuan Song needed to take medicine because he was ill, so you borrowed three hundred coins from me. Last month, you borrowed four hundred coins. And I don’t have any plans with you about the previous ones. Well, let’s just say you pay me back the seven hundred wen for the past two months, and then talk about borrowing money.”
When Mrs. Lin heard this, she immediately became furious: "Well, Xia Yuanqiu, after all the talk, you just don't want to borrow it?"
Yuan Qiu shrugged: "I didn't say I won't borrow it, I'm just telling you a truth. It's easy to borrow and repay. It's not difficult to borrow again. If you don't pay back what you borrowed in the past, it will be even more difficult to borrow again later."
"You girl, how can you become so hateful? Yuan Song is your cousin, and you can't bear to see him sick?" Ms. Lin's eyes widened, as if Xia Yuanqiu owed her money and would not pay it back.
Yuan Qiu's face was pale, but he still said calmly: "Auntie, I said, it's not that I won't borrow it. You must at least pay back the previous one before we talk about borrowing money, right?"
Mrs. Lin knew that there would be no results if she continued to talk. Xia Yuanqiu had changed. He was no longer the cowardly Xia Yuanqiu before, who could control her with just a few words.
She calculated in her mind, if she returned the seven hundred coins, wouldn't it be enough to borrow it back from her? Didn't she say that as long as she repays the 700 wen she owed before, then she can lend her the money? Then, wouldn't it be enough to borrow the one tael of silver and the 700 wen back together
Thinking of this, Mrs. Lin's face softened a bit, and she said to Xia Yuanqiu: "Just wait, I'll go back and get the money right away, so don't lie."
Mrs. Lin turned around and left, as if a ghost was chasing her behind.
"Sister, do you really want to lend money to auntie?" Yuan Hao asked with a worried look on his face.
Yuan Qiu gave him a funny look and said with a smile: "If I don't eat the meat buns myself, how can I beat the dog with them?"
Yuan Hao didn't understand: "Sister, what do you mean?"
"The meat bun beats the dog and never comes back. Can I use our family's money to feed their bottomless pit?"
Yuan Hao breathed a sigh of relief now. He was really afraid that his sister would do what she did before, either giving the money from selling vegetables to Liu Wenxuan, or borrowing it from her aunt under various names, but never paying it back.