Chapter 659 When people reach middle age, many things must be done in moderation.
Jiying Lane, Shengfu
Sheng Hong bid farewell to the old lady, walked out of Shou'an Hall with a dark face, and turned around with Sheng Changbai towards Lin Xige. Rulan guessed that Zha's father was going to deal with Sheng Changfeng, and was about to follow him to watch the fun, but he said something bad, but Sheng Hualan grabbed her and said, "Fifth sister, come with me to the front hall. Mother must be very busy there alone." She leaned close to Rulan's ear and whispered, "Dad must be very angry now. You will get scolded if you go there. .”
Thinking that her father had always disliked her, Ru Lan obediently followed her eldest sister to the front hall, "What are you busy with, mother?"
Hua Landao said, "There are so many betrothal gifts that need to be sorted and accounted for. There is also so much gold and silver. If you don't keep an eye on it, it won't be surprising if there are hundreds or even thousands of taels missing when it is put into the warehouse."
Rulan quickly quickened her pace.
Hua Lan looked at Ru Lan with envy and said, "The betrothal gift given by my young master today is worth at least one million yuan, and you are the only one in the capital!"
Rulan said casually, since the last time Qi Heng told her that he could earn hundreds of millions of silver in a trip, to her, a million silver is just like ordinary people hearing one or two hundred coins, which is no longer exciting. There was a slight commotion.
Seeing the calm look on Fifth Sister's face, Hua Lan thought that she already knew the specific amount of the betrothal gift, so she didn't continue the topic. She looked around and whispered, "Fifth Sister, eldest sister, I want to ask you a favor."
Ru Lan was a little surprised that her eldest sister had never asked her for anything since she was a child. She saw that her eldest sister was wearing half-old clothes. She heard that her eldest sister was living a very difficult life in her brother-in-law's house. Even her dowry was cheated by her mother-in-law. She suddenly said, "Sister, are you tight on money? How much do you want?"
Hua Lan waved her hand and said, "It's not about money. Your brother-in-law will be transferred to the Imperial Palace Department next month to support the Japanese army..."
Rulan said in surprise, "Brother-in-law has been promoted?"
Hua Lan smiled and nodded, but still warned, "Now that I haven't come down yet, Fifth Sister remember to keep it a secret, so as not to let some people know about it and cause harm."
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Ru Lan nodded hurriedly.
Hua Lan said, "The current commander of the Japanese Army is called Gu Yanqi. I heard that he is Brother Heng's third uncle. Can you tell Brother Heng and ask him to say hello to his third uncle and take care of you in the future? Brother-in-law..."
It's not a big deal, Ru Lan nodded and said, "I will write to Brother Heng later, but I don't know what the relationship between Third Uncle and Brother Heng you mentioned is like. If the relationship is not good, I may not be able to help you then. I'm busy, eldest sister, don't blame Brother Heng."
Hua Lan smiled and said, "I know, no matter whether this thing happens or not, I am very grateful to Fifth Sister."
The two sisters came to the front hall chatting and laughing. Seeing that the old lady was very busy, they hurriedly stepped forward to help. When Wang saw the two sisters, he first asked about the old lady's situation. Knowing that it was nothing serious, he assigned tasks to the two girls.
Rulan was responsible for the classification and registration of various miscellaneous items. When the boy reported the two wild geese, he hurriedly asked the boy to lift the geese up. He found that today's two were different from the three at home, and there were two more geese on the forehead. Bang....
Hualan was responsible for helping Wang. While checking the number of items, she whispered to Wang, "Mom, Changfeng owes so much money, and the family must not be able to pay it out, right? You don't seem to be in a hurry at all?"
Mrs. Wang said calmly, "Why should I be anxious? I didn't borrow it, and I didn't spend it. Whoever borrowed it should ask for it!" She just recalled that it was Changfeng who came to borrow the 150,000 yuan. Yes, even if it's a place to print money, you can't rob the Sheng family's house for no reason.
Hua Lan said in surprise, "Mother doesn't want to take care of it?"
Wang sneered and said, "I don't care! Sheng Changfeng and Sheng Molan have lived in Lin Xige since childhood. Your father said that I am not allowed to interfere in Lin Xige's affairs. If something happens now, don't come to me!"
Hua Lan said, "How can Changfeng get so much money? Dad will definitely not ignore it. In the end, it will not be paid for by the family."
"Anyway, I have no money. If I really want to sell the house, it will be embarrassing for the Sheng family. Your father is so shameless..." Wang saw Ru Lan just playing, and immediately scolded her loudly, "If you keep playing around, I will Let the cook stew these two beasts..."
Nightfall
Sheng Hong led Chang Bai into the Shou'an Hall with a straight face. When he saw Ming Lan supporting the old lady while walking in the courtyard, he bowed his hands and said,
"Mom's complexion looks much better. Can we have dinner?"
The old lady didn't seem to notice Sheng Hong's ugly face, and nodded slightly, "I just finished using it. I'm not here to eat. Why are you and Changbai, the eldest lady and Ru'er?"
Sheng Hong said, "In the back, we'll be there soon."
"Then you and Changbai sit in the room first, and I'll leave for a while."
After seeing her father and second brother enter the house, Minglan whispered, "Grandma, did your father have a quarrel with the eldest lady?"
The old lady said, "Maybe, I'll know when the lady comes later."
While the two were talking, Wang stepped into the courtyard, her face also dark, but Ru Lan behind her looked like she was fine...
When Mrs. Wang saw the old lady, she forced a smile on her face and said hello, and then asked about her recovery. For the first time, she even held the old lady's arm and walked with her. During this period, she even asked about her welfare and took care of everything she ate and drank. I asked again, with such an enthusiastic look, it was like a licking dog meeting a goddess...
After the four of them walked around the small courtyard for two more times, they entered the house together. When they saw that everyone was here, the old lady got straight to the point and said to Sheng Hong, "You said you had a plan at noon. ?”
Sheng Hong bowed and cupped his hands and said, "Mother, Chang Feng has made such a big mistake and should be kicked out of the house and left to fend for himself. However, the huge debt he owes this time is not for personal gain, but for the reputation of the Sheng family. ..."
Mrs. Sheng said, "Are you going to bear this huge debt for him?"
Sheng Hong knelt down and said, "What happened to such a big thing is mainly because of my lax discipline. But no matter what, Chang Feng is also a son of the Sheng family. We can't just watch him being dragged out by money lenders and sold into slavery. When the time comes, how can my son and Changbai have the dignity to stand in the court..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sheng Changbai also knelt down with a plop, but not a single line came out of his mouth.
Seeing that his own son actually begged for mercy for Sheng Changfeng, Wang was so angry that his internal organs ached so much that he kept whispering, white-eyed wolf, four-eyed snake, how could he be so big in vain...
Old Mrs. Sheng had long guessed that this would be the result. Unless the Sheng family did not want to continue to wallow in the officialdom, the debt would still be borne by the whole family in the end. "For 450,000 yuan, the family does not have that much money, unless the yard is sold. ..."
Sheng Hong said hurriedly, "This yard is the ancestral property of the family. How can we sell it to pay off the debt?"
Old Mrs. Sheng said, "Who are you going to ask to borrow such a large amount of money?"
Sheng Hong glanced at Mr. Wang and said, "That's what my son thinks. The betrothal gift sent by the Duke of Qi today, in gold and silver alone, totals 400,000 yuan. Let's borrow it for now, and the family will contribute another 50,000 yuan." Guan, this debt can be solved."
After Sheng Hong finished speaking, he looked at the old lady. As long as she supported her, even if the Wang family refused, it would not help.
Mrs. Sheng did not reply immediately, but looked at the fifth girl and said, "Ru Lan, the betrothal gift sent today will be put into your dowry in the future. Your father wants to use this money to pay off the debt, do you agree?" "
Rulan turned a blind eye to the pleading look cast by her father, "I listen to my mother."
Mrs. Sheng looked at Mrs. Wang, "Madam, what do you think?"
Wang said with a cold face, "Mom, you also know that although I have been the eldest daughter of the Sheng family for so many years, I have raised Sheng Changfeng and Sheng Molan in Lin Xige since they were young, and I have never taken care of them for a day.
Now that something happened to Sheng Changfeng, I just want Ru Lan to post a dowry to help that bastard get rid of the trouble, but don’t even think about it!
After what happened in the morning, if I hadn't kept low and acted small, the princess could barely take back the marriage certificate! If she misappropriated the betrothal gift again, would Ru'er be able to hold her head up after entering the Duke of Qi's palace for the rest of her life?" Mrs. Wang became more and more angry as she pointed out Sheng Hong cursed loudly, "I haven't caused any trouble for that evil bitch, and now he wants me to give him a rub..."
Sheng Hong was furious, pointed at Wang and shouted, "That's enough, you bitch is my son, Sheng Hong!"
Mrs. Wang snorted coldly, "It's your son, not mine. If you want to help him pay off his debt, then pay for it with your own money. Don't try to trick me Ru'er!"
Sheng Hong was furious and said, "You idiot! If Chang Feng is really sold into slavery, Li Shilang's marriage will definitely be ruined, and Chang Bai's career will be over! In this life, he will be a seventh-rank official. ...Is this what you want to see?"
Mrs. Wang's heart was twitching as she looked at her only son...
Rulan suddenly said, "I remember that my second brother and my second uncle Gu have a close relationship. My second uncle has several million guan. Isn't it difficult to borrow 400,000 guan temporarily?"
Wang's eyes brightened, she clapped her hands and said to Chang Bai, "Bai'er, with you and Erlang Gu..."
Changbai hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Ting Ye has been away from the capital for several months. I don't know where he is now. Even if I know, it will not save him from the fire..."
Ru Lan said, "Yesterday Brother Heng's letter mentioned Uncle Gu, saying that he is now in a military camp in the eastern suburbs outside the city... hanging out with a clan member named Zhao... If you don't want me to ask Magpie to ask Brother Heng now, I think he knows where it is. To the east of the city, it takes at most one day to come and go. The loan shark said he will come after three days, so he will definitely be there in time..."
The room suddenly became very quiet.
Looking at the stupid second brother and the scumbag father, Ru Lan looked down upon him, and the father and son would bully the poor old woman...
After a while, Mrs. Sheng broke the deadlock and said to Sheng Hong, "Since the eldest lady does not agree to use Ru'er's betrothal gift, then don't touch it. Just like the eldest lady said, if you really want to touch the betrothal gift, Ru'er's life will definitely be difficult when she enters the Duke's mansion. Even the servants in the mansion will point fingers behind her back...and she will even have to decide the girl's betrothal gift. Who will dare to marry a girl from our Sheng family in the future? .”
Sheng Hong said anxiously, "Mother, Chang Feng..."
Old Mrs. Sheng waved her hand and interrupted, "Let me finish. As for the debt of 450,000 guan, you can take out the deed of the house in this yard, put it against Brother Heng, and borrow 450,000 guan to pay off the debt first. As for the debt, Brother Heng’s money, please pay it back slowly in the future.”
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Sheng Hong hesitated for a moment and could only nod helplessly.
Old Mrs. Sheng took the tea cup, drank two sips of tea, moistened her throat, and then said, "Chang Feng, what are you going to do?"
Hearing the name of this rebellious son, Sheng Hong's face turned livid, "Send him back to his hometown and imprison him in the family temple. Except for every imperial examination, he will stay there the rest of the time..."
Wang interrupted and said, "Chang Feng has caused a great disaster. How many years will the officials plan to imprison him?"
Sheng Hong said, "If you fail to pass the imperial examination, you will be imprisoned for the rest of your life!"
Although Wang is a bit upright, he is not stupid and does not know the subtext. On the contrary, if he passes the Jinshi examination, he will be able to have fun...
Seeing that my mother wanted to have sex again, Ru Lan hurriedly stretched out her hand and pulled her. No matter how much she said, her scumbag would not listen, so she had better save her strength.
Mrs. Wang grunted unwillingly, thinking that she hoped that little beast would never be able to pass the Jinshi exam...
After talking about the matter, when the family was about to say goodbye and leave, the old lady threw a grenade, which exploded and made Sheng Hong and Wang dizzy...
Sheng Hong said in disbelief, "Is the Qi Xuan my mother is talking about brother Heng's cousin Qi Xuan?"
Seeing the old lady nodding, Sheng Hong said in disbelief, "Ms. Cao is the cousin of the current queen. She has higher standards than Princess Pingning. Will she like our family Ming'er?"
Hearing this, Mrs. Sheng suddenly became furious, pointed at Sheng Hong's nose and said, "Mo Lan can marry into the Duke's palace. I know that this girl knows books, is courteous, is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is proficient in women's red embroidery. What makes you unworthy of Brother Xuan?"
Sheng Hong knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he hurriedly apologized. He didn't mean it...
Rulan jumped up to Minglan and said happily, "Congratulations, Xiaoliu, oops..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Minglan asked strangely, "What happened to Fifth Sister?"
Ru Lan held her chin with her left hand, thinking, "When you marry Brother Xuan, should I call you Sister-in-law, or Sixth Sister?"
Minglan's little face instantly turned red, and she stretched out her hand to scratch Rulan's itchy spot...
Wang asked strangely, "Mom, since the other party is interested, why should the engagement date be set two months later?"
Sheng Hong also felt strange and looked at the old lady.
Old Mrs. Sheng looked at Sheng Hong unhappily and said, "It's not your good son Chang Feng's fault. Originally, Mrs. Cao would invite a matchmaker to come to propose marriage in three days, but today such a big joke was made. Now is it time to come to propose marriage? Being laughed at to death, who is Mrs. Cao..."
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The next day, after lunch, Wang took the house deed and dragged her little tail, Rulan, out of the house in a car.
"This four-wheeled carriage is so spacious." Wang looked at the layout of the carriage and stretched her legs. No wonder it was so expensive. You really get what you pay for.
Yesterday, when the Duke of Qi sent the betrothal gift, he also sent 4 big white horses and two four-wheeled carriages to the Sheng Mansion. One was clearly for Ru Lan, and the other one was unexpectedly not for Sheng Hong, but for Sheng Hong. Mrs. Sheng.
Such an obvious difference in treatment made Sheng Hong, the father-in-law, very unhappy, and Qi Heng's perception dropped a lot.
"Second brother Heng said that several prime ministers and ministers still go to court in two-wheeled carriages. For a fifth-rank official like dad, riding in a four-wheeled carriage would be too flamboyant, and he might be targeted by the Yushitai to read a book. , He is doing this for his father’s good..."
Ru Lan and her mother were talking about the lies they heard from Qi Heng. As for the truth, it was that Qi Heng didn't like his father Zha and his second brother Chang Bai, and didn't want to give them a carriage for free. As for my mother, she could ride on it anyway. her carriage.
After the carriage hit the street, Wang found something different from the four-wheeled carriage she had ridden before, "The carriage in your Aunt Kang's house seems to be more bumpy than this one."
"How much did Aunt Kang's carriage cost?"
"1888."
Ru Lan said, "I heard from Brother Heng that the more expensive it is, the more stable it is."
Wang asked curiously, "How much does this car cost?"
How could she ask about such a trivial matter?
Ru Lan shook her head.
After drinking tea, the carriage drove into the Qi Duke's Mansion.
When Wang Lidong heard the waiter's message, he immediately left the front hall, greeted the mother and daughter, and bowed, "Qi Heng has met my aunt."
"Okay, okay. Hello, Brother Heng." Wang held Wang Lidong's hand, and she liked him more and more. She asked for help... Ru Lan waited for a while, and seeing her endless attitude, she secretly teased Wang Lidong. At the corner of his clothes, Wang Lidong invited the two of them into the front hall and asked the maid to serve tea and snacks. After the three of them chatted for a while, Wang took out the house deed of Sheng Mansion in Jiying Lane. As for the purpose of coming, Rulan said last night So I sent a big magpie to report it.
Wang Lidong took it and roughly looked through it. He found that the total area of the Sheng Mansion was more than 2,600 square meters. According to the current price, the yard is worth about 250,000 yuan. "There is no problem with the house lease. Why is my aunt here? Where is my uncle?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Mrs. Wang's face. She picked up the tea cup and took a few sips before saying, "Your uncle is not feeling well, so I came over."
Early this morning, Sheng Hong was lying on the bed, groaning and complaining about back pain. The doctor came to see him and said he had sprained his waist and needed to lie down for a few days. Before he left, he told Sheng Hong that many things should be done in moderation in middle age. .......
Seeing his mother-in-law's dazzling words, Wang Lidong didn't ask any more questions and handed the house deed to Xia Zhu who was standing aside. Xia Zhu took the house deed and handed over a mahogany box and a loan document.
Opening the mahogany box, there were dozens of stacks of banknotes neatly placed inside. Ru Lan took a look and said, "Mom, I have to keep these many banknotes at home for several days, just in case something goes wrong..."
Wang thought for a moment and glared at Ru Lan, "Then if you didn't tell us earlier, we would have come the day after tomorrow."
Ru Lan said, "Mom, just ask Brother Heng to bring Sheng Changfeng's IOU. In this case, the loan sharks will not come to our house the day after tomorrow. In order to avoid causing trouble again."
Wang thought for a moment and felt that what her daughter said made sense.
Her sister's family is also a loan shark, and she often tells her the inside story of this business. Daxiangguo Temple is a royal temple. I heard that hundreds of thousands of yuan will be distributed to the royal family in dividends every year, just in case something happens again and something happens. When he came out, Sheng Hong was just a fifth-grade official, so he might not be able to withstand it... Wang looked at her son-in-law and said, "Brother Heng, is it convenient for you? If it's too much trouble, forget it."
Wang Lidong waved his hand and said, "No trouble, it's just a trivial matter. I'll let Fugui take a trip now."
Wang was overjoyed and said, "It's really troublesome for Brother Heng."
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An hour later, Sheng Hong was lying on the couch reading Xianshu when he saw Mr. Wang entering the room with a cold expression, and his heart skipped a beat, "Madam, Brother Heng refuses to lend money?"
Wang took out a piece of A4 yellow paper and patted it on Sheng Hong, "See for yourself."
Sheng Hong hurriedly picked up the yellow paper and took a closer look. It turned out to be Chang Feng's IOU for borrowing 150,000 yuan. He was surprised and said, "Why is Chang Feng's IOU in the hands of the eldest lady?"
Wang briefly explained the cause and effect. After hearing this, Sheng Hong took Wang's hand and said gratefully, "My lady is thoughtful, the loan shark is like a tarsal maggot. Anyone who is targeted will... Most of the time, the family was destroyed. Now that Brother Heng has come forward, Daxiangguo Temple will not dare to pester my family no matter how bold it is. It’s really a hard work, Madam. Thank you for having a Madam in my family for so many years..."
Wang was still very pleased with Sheng Hong's favor. Suddenly, she remembered something and said, "Before I left, Brother Heng also told me one thing. I must tell you when I come back."
Sheng Hong said, "What is it?"
Wang frowned and said, "Brother Heng said that there will be trouble in the capital recently, so we should go out less often and strengthen the security at home! Don't leave Tokyo unless absolutely necessary."