"Patriarch, cousin, why do you owe one hundred taels, is there a mistake?" Chen Xiaomi said.
The patriarch Chen Ding was not very clear about why Chen Jing owed one hundred taels of silver. The old lady said that Chen Jing was deceived, but she was vague and did not say exactly how she was deceived. Yes, there were more rumors in the village that Chen Jing was addicted to gambling.
What is certain is that Chen Jing does owe money, and if he fails to pay it back within the time limit, he may be beaten to death.
Many people in the village already knew that Chen Jing owed money because of the fake exam papers, but everyone tacitly kept it from the Chen family, so Chen Ding was still not clear about it.
Old Mrs. Chen said angrily: "Why do you care so much? You can get the money if you pay it, and you can get it if you don't. If you don't, I will hang myself at the door of your shop tomorrow."
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Mrs. Chen, and said, "You said the same thing when my father entered the mountain. In a blink of an eye, my father has been dead for so many years. Grandma, if you are so angry that you want to hang yourself , I can't stop you either."
The Chen family opened an ancestral hall, and many people from the village came to watch the fun.
As soon as Chen Xiaomi's words came out, some foreigner actually laughed, and the old lady Chen trembled from anger. "You you"
"Your grandma is talking nonsense." Mr. Chen came out to smooth things over, "Xiaomi, please help me. Grandpa knows you are capable. If you don't help, the family will really be in trouble."
"Everyone is responsible for their own business. This disaster was caused by Chen Jing. Naturally, he has to bear it by himself. What's the use of asking me?" Chen Xiaomi said.
"Brother Chen Jing, don't you have the ability to make money? You don't have the ability to make money. Xiaomi, you have been making money for a month now." Chen Lao said.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Chen Shouxin, and said, "Uncle, I am not as good as my cousin Chen Jing, don't you always say that my cousin is a person who does great things? How can I compare!"
Chen Shouxin fell to his knees in front of Chen Xiaomi, and said, "Xiaomi, it was your uncle's fault in the past, but if you don't help this time, the family will really have a hard time getting through this hurdle."
"Uncle, didn't you say that you can get money quickly from hunting? If you go into the mountains and hunt a few more bears, the money will come." Chen Xiaomi pouted.
"Ah Jing is not a hunter, how can he enter the mountain? You bastard, do you want your cousin to die?" The old lady said excitedly.
"Who hasn't had the first time? Wasn't my father an Orion back then? Didn't he go into the mountains?" Chen Xiaomi said coldly.
Several villagers couldn't help discussing. Back then, Mrs. Chen was arguing that the family could not survive and forced her son to go to the mountain. This will really make life difficult, and no one wants to go to the mountain.
The old lady Chen looked at Chen Xiaomi bitterly, and was a little annoyed that Chen Xiaomi had turned over old scores.
"Xiaomi, let's forget about the past, your life is getting better now..." Chen Ding said.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at the patriarch, and said, "Patriarch, I really have no money. Speaking of which, isn't this something that Chen Jing provoked? I didn't see my cousin."
Chen Xiaomi felt a little disdainful in her heart. Chen Jing got into trouble, so he hid behind and acted like a turtle, forcing others to charge forward. What is the reason for this
"Your cousin couldn't wake up after being beaten, Xiaomi, please pity your cousin." Chen Shouxin sighed.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Shouxin and knew that this person was cruel and merciless. It was his idea to sell Xiaocai at the beginning, but now it seems that he is quite flexible.
Lu Lin looked at Chen Ding, pretending to be puzzled, and said, "Clan chief, why is the Chen family holding this clan meeting?"
Chen Ding frowned, his face was a little embarrassed, the clan meeting usually discusses important matters in the clan, but this time the clan meeting was held to discuss Chen Jing's private affairs.
Chen Ding originally didn't intend to hold a clan meeting for this matter, but Chen Ding felt a little embarrassed when the Chen family begged to come.
"It's not that Chen Jing's family is in trouble. Let's get together and think of a way. The patriarch is really a kind person and understands righteousness. Then how much money do you plan to give to Chen Jing to tide over the difficulties!" Chen Xiaomi asked carelessly.
Chen Ding's face was a little dark, and the faces of several clan elders present were also a little ugly.
Chen Ding only agreed to the Chen family's help in persuading Chen Xiaomi to pay, but he didn't intend to involve himself.
Chen Shouxin knelt on the ground, watching Chen Xiaomi ignore him, neither did he continue to kneel, nor did he stand up.
"Xiaomi, although you have gone out independently, you are still a member of the Chen family after all. The Chen family is really struggling now." An elder of the Chen family came out to smooth things over.
Chen Xiaomi curled her lips and said, "Didn't Brother Datang have a son? If he really can't live on, he can sell that boy for a few taels of silver."
"Stinky boy, what nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Xiaomi pouted. His father died that year, and his uncle planned to sell side dishes and wheat. Isn't this difficult? Since he can't live on anymore, he can sell the brat and still be able to earn a living. If he stays at home, he will starve to death. Back then, my uncle thought that selling the side dishes was just for his benefit.
Most of the villagers knew what happened to Chen Shouxin back then, and hearing Chen Xiaomi mentioning it at this time, they couldn't help feeling like the wind and water were turning.
Chen Shouxin lowered his head, half-deadly pissed off by Chen Xiaomi, but it was hard to turn his back on him.
"Xiaomi, this matter is over, and you are living your life now, so don't worry about it anymore, this Chen Jing is your cousin after all." Chen Ding said.
Chen Xiaomi pouted, Chen Jingke never regarded him as his younger brother.
"I have no money, but don't I have a house in the countryside? It cost ten taels of silver when I bought it, and then I spent another ten taels of silver to repair it. It should be worth twenty taels. Who in the village If you want it, sell it at a lower price." Chen Xiaomi said.
"No, the house cannot be sold." Mrs. Chen said abruptly.
The old lady has secretly visited Chen Xiaomi's house several times. Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin have been staying in the town and never come back. Pick the lock and move in.
Chen Ding glanced at Mrs. Chen, and said, "Xiaomi, this house is sold, and you don't even have a place to live. You should think about it carefully."
The house was gone, and the foreigner, Chen Xiaomi, lost his job in the future, and he didn't even have a place to live.
The patriarch originally thought that Chen Xiaomi was rich and the Chen family was in trouble, so he wanted Chen Xiaomi to contribute a little. The villagers probably sympathized with the weak.
There are rumors in the village that Chen Xiaomi and Lu Lin are earning tens of taels a year now, and they still have a lot of money to earn, but the Chen family suddenly owes a hundred taels of silver. Everyone thinks that Chen Xiaomi is rich now Yes, it's time to help me out.
However, when Chen Xiaomi said that he wanted to sell the house, the patriarch felt that he should not push a little Shuang'er too much.
After all, Chen Xiaomi still has a silly younger brother and a son who doesn't understand anything.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at the patriarch, and his mood flashed a bit strange. Chen Xiaomi knew very well that the old lady said that she would not let the house be sold. It was not because she felt sorry for him, but as Lu Lin guessed, she had already decided on the house. But the patriarch told him not to sell, but he was thinking of him.
Chen Xiaomi suddenly felt that the patriarch still had a little conscience. Of course, Chen Xiaomi felt that there was only a little bit of conscience, and a few onlookers talked about it.
"I want to sell the house!"
"Is Chen Xiaomi really out of money?"
"It still costs too much. Chen Xiaomi has several children."
When the old lady heard that the patriarch refused to let Chen Xiaomi sell the house, she was excited again. As soon as the old lady said that she would not sell the house, she regretted it.
Mrs. Chen had long regarded Chen Xiaomi's house as her own. When Chen Xiaomi wanted to sell the house, Mrs. Chen seemed to be selling the meat in her own pot, so she objected without thinking.
However, as soon as the old lady objected, she thought, this house is still Chen Xiaomi, it's hard to say if she can get it, and it will be safe if she changes the money.
"Sell the house, let's sell the house." The old lady shouted again.
When several villagers heard the old lady change her words, there was another burst of discussion.
Several villagers probably guessed what the old lady was up to, and they looked at old lady Chen with a little more sarcasm.
Chen Ding looked at the old lady angrily and said, "If you don't sell it for a while, you will sell it for a while. What do you want to do?"
The old lady Chen shrank her neck from being scolded by Chen Ding. The Chen family finally asked the patriarch to come forward. The old lady was still a little timid towards the patriarch.
"Xiaomi, you don't really live in this house, why don't you sell it." Mr. Chen said.
After Mr. Chen noticed what he said, many people looked at him in the wrong way.
Mr. Chen also had no choice. What Chen Jing owed was not a few taels of silver, but a hundred taels. The money was all paid by the family.
Chen Xiaomi's house, after repairs, is very good, and it should be able to sell for some money.
"Even if the house is worth twenty taels, there are still eighty taels," Mrs. Chen said.
Chen Ding said angrily: "Chen Jing's misfortune can't be entirely made by Xiaomi."
The Chen family had been crying miserably before, and Chen Ding had no choice but to agree to help persuade Chen Xiaomi.
Chen Ding privately felt that Chen Xiaomi was a bit deviant, which affected the reputation of the Chen family, but seeing the old lady push everything on Chen Xiaomi, he felt that the old lady's appearance was too ugly. There are so many people in the Chen family, what is the reason for putting all the things on a little Shuang'er who is out of the house alone.
With so many foreigners staring outside, if he pushes Chen Xiaomi all the way, what will the villagers think of him in the future.
Chen Xiaomi glanced at Chen Ding and said, "In addition to the house, I can pay at most ten taels of silver, but I have a condition."
Chen Ding glanced at Chen Xiaomi and said, "What conditions?"
"Break the letter, I want to sign the letter. From now on, the Chen family and I will be strangers. If anything happens to the Chen family, I will never care. If the whole Chen family dies, I will not care. I will live my life in the future." What happens has nothing to do with the Chen family, please ask the patriarch to be a witness."
The old lady looked at Chen Xiaomi and said excitedly: "Patriarch, he cursed me, second child, what kind of son did you have, who actually cursed me like that!"
"My father was forced to death by you, and you still have the face to complain. Aren't you afraid that he will come back to you in the middle of the night?" Chen Xiaomi said disdainfully. Chen Xiaomi's usual style also felt normal.
Chen Ding looked at Chen Xiaomi and said, "Xiaomi, is this necessary?"
"If you don't sign the letter, you don't have a tael of silver. If you feel that Chen Jing was beaten to death, patriarch, you can help out." Chen Xiaomi said as a bachelor.
Chen Xiaomi secretly said: Everyone in the Chen family knows about the fact that he separated from the Chen family a long time ago, and everyone in the village also knows about the fact that he broke up with the Chen family. , Why is there no evidence yet.
Chen Ding was a little ashamed and angry, why should he give Chen Jing money.
Chen Ding can help the Chen family ask for money, but now that the fire is on him, he feels a little uncomfortable.
"If you break the relationship, you will break the relationship. Ten taels of silver is not enough, at least thirty taels." The old lady jumped up and said.
Thirty taels plus the house is almost fifty taels. With these fifty taels, if there are fifty taels left, it will be easier to make up.
"Thirty taels!" The crowd in Yuguan started discussing all of a sudden.
Chen Xiaomi stared at the old lady for a while, and said, "Okay."
Seeing Chen Xiaomi's straightforward agreement, the old lady vaguely felt that she was at a disadvantage, and wanted to say something, but the old man gave her a stare and stopped talking.
Many people thought that Chen Xiaomi had suffered a hemorrhage this time, and some thought that the Chen family had gone too far, that Chen Jing had to take responsibility for the disaster that was clearly caused by Chen Jing.
Chen Xiaomi is a little girl, and it was not easy to support a family, but now she has to sell the house.
A few people who couldn't see it, talked very loudly. Mrs. Chen didn't care what everyone said. In Mrs. Chen's view, how to solve the problem of one hundred taels was the urgent matter. Chen Xiaomi paid fifty taels, and the rest Fifty taels can still think of a way.