Hearing that someone came to make trouble, Mr. Chu rushed back from the fields in a panic.

"Heroes, please don't do anything. You can talk about anything." Mr. Chu bowed to the man and said warmly.

"Haha, it turns out that the old man is a gentle man! A gentle man is good, and a gentle man likes to reason. Zhou Dazui, a profitable gambling stall in the lower town, must be your son. Chu Youwen is your son. He lent us thirty taels of silver two months ago.

, it was supposed to expire three days ago, but he ran home and hid. Master, how can I solve it?"

Zhou Dazui spat out the grass roots in his mouth and tried to make himself look less vulgar. In front of literate people, he had to pretend to be polite.

"I only lend you two...twenty taels!" Chu Youwen argued feebly.

"Come on, do you think we are opening a charity hall on the same level? You want us brothers to drink the northwest wind? You are right to borrow 20 taels. I only charge you 10 taels of interest in two months. There is not much in Daning.

The place is so low!" Zhou Dazui had a bad look on Chu Youwen.

Mr. Chu was very frightened. Before the last thirty taels were settled, another thirty taels came!

"Zhou Haohan, to tell you the truth, this amount has been mentioned to me in an article before. We are working hard to raise money. Please be patient with Zhou Haohan for a few days, Chu will promise to pay it back." When Mr. Chu saw the door of the hospital, people began to gather.

After meeting the person, he quickly promised in a low voice.

"As expected of a biological father and son, even what he said is exactly the same. The old man is so sincere, so I will make my own decision and promise you another three days of grace. If I come back in three days, I will ask for your son's hand even if you don't do it! Hehe, if he

If you dare to hide again, you will be caught with more than one hand!"

After Zhou Dazui said this, he led his men away.

The courtyard finally became quiet again, and Mr. Chu walked into the house with a livid face.

Chu Youwen followed behind him with a shy face. As soon as he entered the room, he knelt down and said, "Father, the child was confused and did something wrong. Please forgive me!"

"Why don't you recruit him for real!" Mr. Chu slapped him casually.

"Old man, you, you... have something to say. Can the problem be solved by just hitting him?" Mrs. Du was afraid that the old man would take action again, so she quickly reached out to stop her. Chu Youwen was her first child. She had been smart, sensible and obedient since she was a child.

, was the existence she was most proud of.

"You, you, you, you, you, you, you are the father of several children. People who are decades old do not learn to do good things, but they learn to do bad things! Now people are chasing people to come to the house. Let's see how you solve it in three days!" Mr. Chu was angry

I was shaking so hard that I couldn't speak clearly.

"Please help me, father. If I am physically handicapped, I will have no chance to take the imperial examination. I have devoted myself to studying this year and am confident enough to pass the examination in one fell swoop!" Chu Youwen knelt forward a few steps and hugged Mr. Chu tightly.

thigh.

Mr. Chu was so angry that he blew his beard and asked him to tell the whole story quickly. Although thirty taels was not a small amount, he was so angry that he allowed his eldest son to have one of his hands cut off and talk about the imperial examination.

Chu Youwen said hesitantly that one day he was discussing knowledge with his classmates. Later, they drank some wine together, and were dragged to the casino by his classmates with the help of wine. He played a few games in a daze, and ended up losing all his money.

I borrowed twenty taels of silver to make up for the loss. Of course, the borrowed silver was quickly exported.

This seems to be a very common thing, that is, if you lose the bet, you will owe money. In fact, Chu Youwen did not dare to tell the truth to Laoshizi. The money he borrowed was spent on women. Not long ago, he fell in love with a secret prostitute, eating and drinking.

After spending all the money and suffering from a tight budget, the woman encouraged him to borrow a high-interest loan, and the debt fell into the hands of Zhou Dazui. He originally wanted to stay at home for a few days and then go back to town after raising enough money.

Who would have thought that he would be chased home after just three days?

"Father, please believe me. I was just fooled by my classmates. They were simply jealous of my child's talent and were afraid that my child would be inferior to them in the college exam! In fact, it was also my fault. I just wanted to try my luck and went to the county like this.

You don’t have to pay for the hospital exam at home!”

Chu Youwen burst into tears, making the listeners sad and those who heard it shed tears.

"Old man, please stop fussing. The boss wants to share the burden for the family so much that he gets into trouble. He also attracts the jealousy of others because of his diligent study." Mrs. Du didn't wait for Mr. Chu to say anything, and directly pulled Chu Youwen up.

.

Mr. Chu feels like he hates iron for not being able to become steel, but he has to take care of it. After all, Chu Youwen is his eldest son. If he ignores him, it will get a bad reputation, and if something happens to me, how can the two men do it?

Concentrate on studying? Doesn’t this suddenly ruin the Chu family’s hopes of taking the imperial examination?

"You have no money to study. Of course, I will help you solve it. It's your turn to worry about it! I will notify Lao Wu to come back soon. Let's discuss tonight how to solve the current problem. A few dozen taels is not a small sum.

!”

Soon, Lao Wuchu Youzhi rushed back from the town. Because she was pretending to be troubled, Mrs. Du naturally had no intention of adding food and dealt with it carelessly. Then the two elders called several sons and daughters-in-law to gather in the upper room to discuss money matters.

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Chu Youzhi rolled his eyes and asked if he wanted to call her "Ye". Mr. Chu thought for a while and said that there was no need to call an illiterate woman, so he called his daughter Baofeng instead.

In the darkness, there were two pairs of small eyes staring at them through the window outside the house. They were the twins. According to my sister, there was a drama in the daytime. Uncle Wu's rush back from town must have something to do with Yinzi.

Related. When the adults were discussing, only I didn't call me "Mother". She must have wanted to cause harm to the third room, so she had to be on guard! The two brothers were competing to express themselves, and Chu Congrong thought about it. In order not to miss out on important information, they might as well go in together!

There was a heated debate in the room.

"I have carefully calculated that it has not rained this year, and the harvest in the fields has been reduced by at least 20 to 30% compared to previous years. Even if we sell all the summer grain, we can only sell it for 20 taels a day, plus what your mother said

Eight taels, that is, twenty-eight taels! No matter how much private money you have, you should contribute it all first to tide over this difficulty, and then I will repay you when the autumn grain comes into the warehouse."

Mr. Chu started smoking shredded tobacco, and the strong smell of smoke made Mrs. Du choke and cough.

"Ahem, I still have three taels here. I planned to leave them to your little sister as a dowry, but Xiaofeng's wedding is next year. I'm here to express my gratitude to Xiaofeng and use it first. I will make up for it when the autumn grain is available.

If any of you dares to hide private money without taking it out, your mother will find out about it, so don’t blame me for being cruel!" Mrs. Du gave the women a fierce look.

"Mom, the twenty-two-six cents I have here is what Jiaoer Yan'er and I earned this year. We only have a few tens of cents left, and there is nothing left." Mrs. Chen was the first to express her position. This was related to her man.

Life and death.

"My sister-in-law is really rich, but she was crying about being poor two days ago! I only have more than 700 yuan here. I will ask my mother-in-law's family for some tips tomorrow to make up one tael. My second brother has been working at home during this time and has not had to work for a day.

So I have no money." Wang never forgot to ridicule Chen.

Everyone focused their attention on Lao Wu and his wife.

Chu Youzhi took a breath and said: "Business is indeed difficult this year, and our store is too small, so it is difficult to make any money. However, if something happens to my eldest brother, I, as the younger brother, will try my best no matter what. I will be there tomorrow.

In the town, find some old customers to collect debts or borrow money, and make sure you get two taels together within three days. Ah Fang just said that she has a few hundred yuan left from her embroidery work, so she can find a way to get one tael, no more.

Already."

"The summer grain is counted as 20 taels, the current silver is 8 taels, the big house is 2 taels, the second house is 1 tael, the fifth house is 3 taels, and the small phoenix is ​​3 taels. The total is only thirty-seven taels, which is still nearly twenty-three taels.

!”

Mr. Chu looked at Chu Youwen with an unkind look, and Chu Youwen lowered his head in shame.

"Boss, no matter how you spend it, I can only give you 20 taels for the college examination. You have to take care of Da Lang and Er Lang taking the exam! In this way, everyone will have to collect another 13 taels!" Mr. Chu's tone was unquestionable, and he slashed.

Chu Youwen received a budget of ten taels.

Even if Chu Youwen was dissatisfied, he did not dare to express anything. Saving his hand was the top priority.

"There are many people in the third room. How come they have no contribution at this important moment? Aren't they surnamed Chu?" Chu Baofeng spat out intentionally or unintentionally.

Mr. Chu shook his head. He knew very well that it was impossible for Mr. Ye to have money after taking care of the housework for many years. The third son and himself guarded dozens of acres of land and had no chance to even do odd jobs, so where would the money come from?

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"Don't talk about those heartless bastards, they are just freeloaders! I really don't understand that the boss's matter doesn't need to be solved? When they become officials in the future, whose lineage will they honor and whose ancestors will they glorify? They will pay back one by one.

Aren't you going to take advantage of it?" Mrs. Du got angry when she said this!

"It seems that we can only plan to sell more land, at least two acres of paddy field and one acre of dry land." Mr. Chu took a long puff of cigarette, and Mrs. Du coughed again and again.

"Didn't I hear that my mother was going to marry off Wu Ya? Why is there no news?" Chu Youzhi asked.

"Don't talk about that damn girl. I get dizzy when I talk about mother! I want to marry that damn girl out as soon as possible, but your father is reluctant to let her go! I don't know where that damn girl got into trouble. She became ill and lost her teeth.

With a sharp mouth, you won't suffer any loss." Mrs. Du was so angry that her teeth started to itch.

"Actually, I won't get much money from marrying a girl. Instead, I heard that there is a young master named Shen in the town who likes to find smart bookboys. Twins are better. Liu Lang and Qi Lang are twins, and they are popular, so maybe they can be exchanged for them.

More than ten taels. If it works properly, the family won’t have to sell any land.”

Chu Youzhi said.

"This is a good thing, dad. This way we don't have to sell the land. The land is so precious and precious, it is the lifeblood of our farm family!" Chu Youyong's eyes lit up when he heard about the opportunity. He is the most opposed to selling land. In the future

The eldest family has gone to work as officials, and the fifth family is doing business abroad. Will they still suffer losses from the land they sell?

"Father, what Lao Wu said may not be a good idea. The Shen family is famous for being rich, not inferior to the Li family in our village. Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi can work as book boys for the young master of the Shen family. If the opportunity is good, they can have a

Good way out."

Chu Youwen knew his situation well and spoke softly as much as possible to reduce his sense of presence.

"Okay, since there is such an opportunity, let's try our luck. Old Five, you are responsible for going to the Shen family tomorrow to implement this matter. If it doesn't work, I can sell the land as soon as possible."

Mr. Chu thought to himself that it would be good for his two grandsons to become bookboys. They would have food and drink, and if they met a good master, they would be able to read and write.
Chapter completed!