Zhiweilou has been open in the town for many years, and there are many relatives and friends. Ordinary people will come to collect their gifts, but many merchants will not take them out of affection. Moreover, Zhiweilou is a restaurant owner, so he should treat it as a restaurant owner.
He treated everyone to a meal, and since many people did not receive the gifts, there was no loss in the calculation.
But the Yu family is different. Most of the people who interact with the Yu family are people from various villages. The merchants in the town basically don’t know the Yu family. Knowing that the Yu family’s reputation is fake, they naturally want them to retreat. And the people in the village are
I wish I could break the penny into two halves and follow the merchant to wait for the money.
Within a long time, people came and went in the Yu family's yard. The broken silver beside Yu's father gradually became less and less.
In the afternoon, a carriage came over. The curtains were embroidered with silk and satin. At first glance, it was obvious that it was a carriage from the county town.
Father Yu thought of something, his face turned ugly, and for a moment he was afraid to step forward.
A woman with bright red and purple hair got out of the carriage, walked in with a straight face, slapped the marriage certificate on the table where Yu's father was withdrawing money, "Master Liu said that the marriage is over, and if you break off the engagement honestly, he won't
I'm causing trouble for you."
Hearing this, Father Yu's vision went dark and he almost fainted. But he had no choice but to go into the house and get the marriage certificate, and handed it to the matchmaker tremblingly, "What about our family's betrothal gift?"
The matchmaker glared, "You have deceived Miss Liu into losing her reputation. Mr. Liu is being generous by not causing trouble to you. Those betrothal gifts should be regarded as compensation for Miss Liu, so don't mention it again."
The matchmaker picked up the marriage certificate and walked away.
Not long after, another carriage came, this time it was the gift-giving stewards in the county.
Naturally, people in the county are not that stingy, and they would generally not be able to do such an unscrupulous thing as giving gifts and having to take them back. The purpose of coming here is to get away with the Yu family and Zhiweilou through this matter.
relation.
"Master asked me to take back the gift. Our Chen family will never have anything to do with Xiaoxiao who defrauded her of fame!"
"The same goes for our Zhang family."
"And Liu Mansion."
…
Father Yu fainted immediately.
Even if I don't faint, the Yu family... can't even go up!
Compared with Zhiweilou, which was already wealthy, the Yu family itself was in debt. Everyone came to congratulate them one after another. Although the creditors were embarrassed, they also came to ask for money. The Yu family was rich and proud, and they directly paid off all the debts.
All were paid in excess.
Why is it said to be oversubscribed?
Because when Mrs. Lin and her two daughters-in-law repaid their natal families, they paid a little more as a thank you. In fact, the three of them were often criticized by their sisters-in-law and younger siblings for borrowing money. Now they are using money to beat them.
Their faces. Another point is that my sister-in-law and mother-in-law have subsidized my parents' family. If I don't give more, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?
Therefore, it was overpaid.
After paying off the debt, the Yu family held a big banquet, feeling that it was a home of scholars. There were guests from the county, and there was also a banquet from Zhiwei House in front of them. The Yu family could not be stingy, so a banquet also cost a lot of money.
Shao. Furthermore, the Yu family members feel that they have different identities. How can they receive distinguished guests without buying new clothes? They have bought more than one set of clothes from old to young, and the female family members have also added jewelry, all of which are made of money.
The most important and largest expenditure was for Yu Guangzong to purchase a betrothal gift to the Liu family. It cost a hundred taels. Half of the gifts sent by these wealthy businessmen were spent on the betrothal gift, and the remaining half was just spent on the betrothal gift.
I also gave some back to the villagers.
Now if Yu's father is asked to pay it back, he really can't.
The father fainted, and the two brothers Yu Chengcai begged for mercy from several stewards, and gathered together the remaining money in the family and gave it to them, "That's all we have, if we push any further, people will die!"
This is acting rogue.
In the eyes of the two brothers, these wealthy businessmen in the county are not short of money.
All the stewards looked ugly. Although they could go back to complain after not getting the money, they could clear the relationship by going to the Yamen to sue the Yu family for cheating. However, these stewards who came here were given tasks. If they didn't get the money, they would be in trouble. They came immediately.
Went to get it, and in the end, one person got a small half.
Three people fainted at home. Although the manager wanted to complete the task, he was afraid of killing someone, so he had no choice but to leave. Before leaving, he said, "The government will go to the Yamen to file a complaint later. Just wait for the Yamen to summon you!"
Hearing this, the two brothers Yu Chengcai wished they could faint and not hear these words.
As a group of carriages left, the neighbors who lived nearby quietly paid attention to the movements in the Yu family's yard. When they heard that the Yu family would be accused, they did not dare to come and see the excitement.
After more than a month of greetings, the bustling Yu's house became completely deserted. Because there were so many people, the yard was a mess. Now the crowd dispersed, leaving a deserted and desolate feeling.
Yu Chengfu stood at his house, feeding pigs and watching the bustle there. He could really see everything from the joy in the morning to the desolation now.
The two brothers Yu Chengcai helped their old father into the door. Mrs. Zhao quietly pulled her husband aside and said, "Let's separate our families."
Yu Chengwu frowned and was about to scold him.
Mrs. Zhao pulled him and said angrily, "Are you stupid? If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your two sons. They have studied hard for many years and have not even taken the exam. If they are implicated by Guangzong, they will be in trouble in the future."
Can’t take the exam…”
Yu Chengwu stopped talking.
Mrs. Zhao regretted very much. Before Yu Guangzong came back, it was not difficult to divide the family, but the uneven distribution of debts was a hassle. If she had known today, she would have suffered more losses and divided the family even if she had more debts.
It's better than being burdened by others now.
Thinking back to the meaningful words of the third younger brother and sister back then, she was horrified. Did the third younger brother and sister already know that there was something wrong with Yu Guangzong's reputation at that time?
It's a pity that at that time, she only wanted her two sons to get close to Yu Guangzong, who was a scholar, and she didn't expect this... This can't be blamed on her. Who knew that Yu Guangzong would be bold enough to buy exam questions in advance?
Buy exam questions?
It’s hard to buy the county exam questions, and I don’t know where he got the money!
These thoughts only passed through Zhao's mind for a moment, and she continued to persuade her earnestly, "Those people will sue when they go back. If you are arrested, what else will Yaozu and Jibao take for exams? Even if you are not arrested, my eldest brother will definitely be arrested."
We are caught, but the debt must be repaid. We are sentenced to pay back the debt of more than 100 taels. We will not be able to repay it in our lifetime, so how can our two children study with peace of mind?"
Yu Chengwu just subconsciously didn't want to separate the family when his family was in trouble. After hearing his wife's analysis, he nodded hurriedly and said, "When parents wake up, we'll go pick it up."
Therefore, after Yu’s father woke up from fainting for half an hour, he saw his second son and second daughter-in-law kneeling in front of the bed, “Dad, let’s separate our families!”
Father Yu was so angry that he was confused.
Yu Chengcai and Mr. Zhang were extremely surprised, and became extremely angry when they realized what they were doing.
Mrs. Lin glared at the two of them, "What kind of families should we separate?"
Yu Chengwu kowtowed, "Dad, the truth is hard to hear, but I still have to say that even if Guangzong can come back safely, his life will be like that. We still have to consider Yaozu and Jibao, they are the hope of the Yu family in the future."
Father Yu was so angry that he said, "Don't I know this? Do you want you to remind me?"
This is the truth. After Yu's father woke up, he thought carefully and decided to separate the families of his two sons. After all, Yu Guangzong has been abolished, and he cannot be allowed to involve his two younger brothers anymore. But he had to take the initiative,
It was not the son who brought it up first.
This attitude of being afraid to avoid him really hurt him.
Mrs. Zhang said angrily, "The family owes so much debt, and the Yamen will still pursue it when the time comes. Not all of the money was spent by us. Instead of trying to find ways to pay off the debt, you are actually thinking of dividing the family? It's good for you to go ahead and collect it."
Now that you are suffering, you just want to hide, but there is no way!"
What happened today was a huge blow to Ms. Zhang. All the glory, money and interests were in vain. The glory of the past few days was like a dream. Now that she wakes up from the dream, all these are far away from her, leaving her with nothing.
What comes down is the upcoming lawsuit and a large amount of debt. At this time, the second wife wants to run alone, how can she be willing?
"No separation!" Ms. Zhang looked at her parents with bloodshot eyes, "Father, mother, if you agree to separate the family, I will die. I will drag the whole family to die together, and everyone will be finished!"
Her eyes were crazy, her voice was sharp, and she was already a little crazy.
Mrs. Zhao frowned and kowtowed, "When the third brother separated, he couldn't get anything done because he offended his parents and eldest brother. It's the same for us today. Our parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law are so disappointed with us. We don't dare to ask for anything in the family."
The things, land and food are all left to you. From now on, we will send one hundred catties of food and two pairs of clothes to your parents every year, and that’s it.”
She ordered, "Yaozu, go get the pen and ink."
Yu Yaozu had been reading for many years and was not stupid. He silently took a pen and ink and wrote down the deed of family division. Yu Chengwu took the lead in pressing his fingerprints, and regardless of whether they pressed their fingerprints or not, he took his wife and two sons and turned around to go out.
Mrs. Zhang picked it up and tore it up, tearing the wet paper into pieces and throwing them all over the room. She screamed, "You want to leave these debts and two sick old immortals to me."
, you are dreaming!”
"I'm having a hard time, and none of us can think about it! If you don't help me save my son, if my son really doesn't come back, I won't live!"
"Before I leave, I will definitely take all of you with me! No one can escape!"
The second room's family walked outside. After hearing Mrs. Zhang's crazy yelling inside, Ms. Zhao whispered, "Pack your things, let's go back to the Zhao's house first!"
If you can't afford to offend, you can't afford to hide!