(Please collect it! Thank you!) Lin Jue walked towards Lin Youde, whose arms were being held by two servants. The two servants loosened their hands knowingly. Lin Jue looked at the face of the dejected middle-aged man in front of him, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.
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The memory of the previous life is very clear. Lin Youde, a cousin of the Lin family, was actually an honest man. He responded to the call of the family head and studied poetry and books every day in order to enter the imperial examination. Unfortunately, his qualifications were mediocre. He failed in the examination three or four times and has not been able to do so to this day.
He failed to pass the interpretation test and was not even qualified to be a Gongsheng student, let alone the provincial examination presided over by the Ministry of Etiquette after the interpretation examination. Studying alone would not earn money, but would cost a lot of money, so the family of four relied entirely on
The clan gave the descendants of the descendants three to two months a month to barely make a living, and life was extremely difficult.
However, it was precisely because of today's court training that Lin Youde was beaten ten times with a cane. His hip bones were cracked and he was bedridden. And because he was deducted from his monthly salary for three months, the family couldn't open the door. As a last resort, at the age of thirteen
The eldest son went to the dock to carry goods for others to earn money for the family. He accidentally slipped from the springboard and fell into the river. A sack full of grain was thrown against the bluestone in the water, and he was immediately trapped in the water.
After learning the news, Lin Youde's wife went crazy, and one night she took her little daughter crazy and disappeared. A few days later, Lin Youde was found hanging from the beam of his house. It was because of today's harsh punishment under family law that Lin Youde
The Fang family was destroyed and everyone died. It was precisely because of this incident that I was so frightened in my previous life that it left a huge psychological shadow.
Now, this scene reappears, how can Lin Jue, who has decided not to follow the crowd, let the tragedy happen again, not to mention that he knows there is an inside story about this matter.
"Cousin Youde, everyone knows that you study poetry and books and have no disputes with others, and you don't have the bad habit of drinking and gambling. Why did you go to the casino on the 23rd of last month and was accused of participating in gambling?
?" Lin Jue looked at Lin Youde and asked in a deep voice.
Lin Youde murmured: "Don't ask, I am willing to accept the family's punishment, but I beg the master of the family to be merciful and not to cut off my monthly salary."
Lin Jue frowned and said sternly: "Young cousin, why don't you tell me what you are hiding. The head of the family is here to make decisions for you today, and the people present are all relatives of the clan. What is it that you can't say? If you don't defend yourself,
Family laws are unforgiving. Of course, ten whippings with the cane are unavoidable, and the monthly money must also be deducted. The family laws have clear regulations. Since you have spare money for gambling, you are naturally not allowed to use the clan's monthly money. Take the clan's monthly money.
It’s impossible to gamble for money.”
Lin Youde said with a sad face: "What should we do? What should we do?"
Lin Jue said: "There is only one way. Tell the truth. If there are extenuating circumstances, the head of the family will consider it. The law is nothing more than human feelings, and the Lin family will naturally not stick to the rules."
Lin Youde looked up at Lin Jue, his eyes full of suspicion. Lin Jue gave him a firm look and said solemnly: "A man can't be submissive. You are in vain to be a husband and a father."
Lin Youde blushed. He didn't know that he was living a useless life. Failure in the imperial examination four times had shattered his confidence. He didn't want to raise his head to see anyone. He just held back his breath, hoping that one day he could pass the imperial examination.
Astonishing everyone, he breathed a sigh of relief. He still had self-respect in his heart.
"That's all, let's just say it." Lin Youde gritted his teeth and straightened his back.
"That's right, you say." Lin Jue nodded and smiled.
"On the 23rd of last month, I did go to Lantern Alley and enter the Fugui Casino. But I had no choice but to go there. On the 22nd of last month, my second daughter suddenly fell ill and burned all over her body. I and I
The child's mother hurriedly invited a doctor to see the doctor. The diagnosis was a fever syndrome, which must be treated immediately, otherwise his life would be in danger. We took out all the ten taels of silver we had saved at home and invited Dr. Zhang from Huichun Hall to come to our home.
I wanted to treat my second daughter. But the 10 taels of silver couldn't cover a few doses of medicine. Doctor Zhang said that for this heat-toxin disease, you need to take medicine for five days in a row, three doses a day, which is fifteen packs of medicine. About a total of
It takes more than thirty taels of silver to get a good look. My ten taels of silver can't even be paid in one day." Lin Youde said with a sad face.
Although Lin Jue knew the reason, he still felt depressed after listening to Lin Youde's narration of the matter. He glanced at the people around him. The head of the family, Lin Boyong, frowned, several direct descendants had impatient faces, and the housekeeper Huang Changqing looked unnatural. Others stood in the court.
Most of the children of the Lin family showed compassion on their faces.
"If you don't have enough money to see a doctor, I'm afraid the doctor won't take credit." Lin Jue asked softly.
"How could Divine Doctor Zhang be willing to give credit? He said that if the money was not enough, he would not give me medicine for treatment. My husband and I were so worried that in the end I had no choice but to go to other houses in the clan and neighbors to borrow money.
.But everyone lives a normal life, who has so much money? It took a few people to collect two taels of silver." Lin Youde shook his head and sighed.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Why don't you come to the master's family for help with such a matter? Human life is at stake, and the master's family will not fail to find a solution for you, right?"
Lin Youde was stunned, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Of course I went to the master's house. I came to the house early on the 23rd day and wanted to borrow some money from the account to help with the emergency. But... but... Butler Huang rejected me.
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Lin Jue turned to look at Huang Changqing. Huang Changqing blushed and said: "Of course I can't lend it to him. I'm the housekeeper of the house. I won't let anyone borrow money, so how can I pay it back? Lin Youde, what are you talking about?
What does it mean? Could it be..."
Lin Jue waved his hand and interrupted: "Butler Huang, we will talk about this later. Now let's ask him clearly why he went to the casino."
Huang Changqing stopped talking angrily, and secretly glanced at the head of the family, Lin Boyong, whose face was as dark as water, feeling uneasy in his heart.
"Cousin Youde, please continue. What does this have to do with your going to the casino? Could it be that you are trying to win a sum of money in the casino to save your life?" Lin Jue turned around and continued to ask.
"I didn't have that idea. I didn't want to win money. I was just desperate and couldn't bear to see my second girl die on the bed. It was Li Erlang from the front street who pointed out the way for me and said that there was a place to put paws in the city.
I went to borrow some claws for emergency treatment... I really had no choice, so I followed his instructions and went to Lantern Alley on Donghe Street."
The so-called 'claw' means loan sharking in the market. When everyone heard this, they all understood. It turned out that Lin Youde went to the casino to borrow loan sharking to help out the emergency. The most common place for private loan sharking is in the casino.
Gamblers who are eager to make money but have no capital will mortgage their houses or temporarily take out loan sharks to make money. Casinos will also set up these loan sharks specifically to meet their needs.
"But if you were just borrowing money from loan sharks, why did you participate in gambling? The boy just pointed out that you participated in gambling. This doesn't make sense." Lin Jue asked the question in everyone's mind.
"You don't know something. Li Erlang told me that the loan sharks in the casino only lend to casino guests and do not lend money to outsiders. So he asked me to gamble a few times first and then borrow money after losing money. The people in the casino will
I agreed. This is the rule of the casino. I run a casino, not a loan shark. I didn’t understand, so I gambled a few times and lost all the two taels of silver I borrowed before I went there.
I asked someone to borrow money. Later, I mortgaged my shabby house and borrowed thirty taels of silver. The monthly interest was one penny, so the interest alone cost three taels of silver per month. But I couldn't care less. Fortunately, my second daughter ate it.
After the medicine has brought life back to life, we can only think of other things to do next." Lin Youde sighed and said softly.
At this point, things came to light. Lin Youde went to the casino just to borrow loan sharks. As for borrowing loan sharks, he had to lose all his money first. He was probably deceived by Li Erlang from the front street. Maybe it was a trick that defrauded Lin Youde of a few extra taels of money.
That's all. Lin Youde is an honest man, how could he know this?
Lin Jue nodded slightly, patted Lin Youde's shoulder, turned his head and cupped his hands towards Lin Boyong on the steps: "Master, you should have heard it. This is the whole story. Cousin Youde is not doing it for gambling.
He shouldn't dare to lie when he comes in and out of a gambling house, because the matter will be known as soon as he is investigated. However, I don't know if the previous punishment according to the family law is appropriate."
Lin Boyong looked very ugly. Of course, he knew that what Lin Youde said might be the truth. The reason why he looked ugly was that the descendants of the Lin family had no choice but to borrow loan sharks. If this matter spread, he, the head of the family, would probably
He is going to be laughed at to death. There must be someone secretly saying that he is rich and unkind, and does not care about the life and death of each branch in the clan. In fact, the Lin family is generous enough. Each house has a monthly payment, and the family's private school is half-price, and during the holidays
He also distributed some property, and Lin Boyong thought that he had done a good job.
Lin Boyong's eyes fell on Huang Changqing. Huang Changqing jumped up as if he had been stung by a scorpion, and his fat body bowed with difficulty in front of Lin Boyong.
"Huang Changqing, is this happening? Lin Youde came to see the master, why did you turn him away?"
"The head of the family calms down, it is indeed true. However... Changqing also acts according to the rules of the house. There are more than 30 houses of the Lin family clan in Hangzhou, and there are indeed people living in poverty at home. But this is not the rule of the house.
The master's family has been extremely benevolent. Every month, they have to give out more than 150 taels of silver for these houses. During the holidays, rice, flour, oil and meat are also distributed to them a lot. The children of the clan also have a lot of conveniences and conveniences.
.This is all the grace of the master. Lin Youde came to borrow money from the account, but according to the rules, he could not do this. After doing this, more than thirty people from the outer house came to borrow money. You have thirty taels and I have five.
Is it worth paying back ten taels? I haven’t lent them enough money in my account to lend them money? Changqing is trusted by the head of the family and the young masters as the housekeeper, so he works wholeheartedly. If the head of the family thinks that I have done something wrong, he will ask the family to deal with it.
I am the one who never fails to be green."
Lin Boyong frowned and stroked his beard without saying a word. Huang Changqing was the son of the Lin family. He followed him to serve him when he was peeing. He could be said to be the most caring person to him. He did this for the sake of the master's family. Standing in the position of the master's housekeeper,
There is nothing wrong with him doing this.
"Uncle Changqing, you did the right thing. If everyone opens their mouths to borrow money, how can you pay it back? Did the money come out of thin air? The owner of the house and our houses didn't earn it by going out in the wind and rain.
"Lin Ke immediately made it clear that he supported Huang Changqing.
"That's right, Butler Huang works hard for my Lin family and thinks about my Lin family. He must have offended someone. It's really ridiculous that someone wants to talk about this matter. Uncle Changqing, don't worry, you did the right thing, the Lin family
It won't turn the world upside down." Lin Song, Lin Lan, and Lin Quan also spoke out in support of Huang Changqing. Their words already had the smell of gunpowder, and the looks they looked at Lin Youde and Lin Jue were extremely unkind.
