"Hey, Qingya's mother, I have something to discuss with you..." Even though he felt unable to speak, Sun Fucheng still bravely spoke under the surprised eyes of Zhuqing and Zhushan.
"If you have anything to say, just tell them! What are you doing? Do you want to get them some more fish? Just get it. It's okay. Our family is not short of one or two fish." Hurry.
It’s the Chinese New Year, and today she bought a good deal, but Ms. Wang doesn’t have the heart to argue with her husband’s family about the gains and losses.
"This, no, it's not about the fish. Yes, it's Fuhou. He just asked me to borrow money. I told him that I would discuss it with you." Seeing his wife's generosity, Sun Fucheng was even more excited.
I feel very embarrassed.
"Why does his second uncle want to borrow money from us? Didn't he do a lot of work this year? Besides, I remember that their family always had a balance in previous years! Is this an emergency? How much does he want to borrow?
"If it's not much, then give it to him. After all, it's the New Year, so let's celebrate the New Year first." Ms. Wang has always been reasonable.
"The amount Fuhou said is a bit large. I want it, one hundred and fifty taels of silver." Sun Fucheng lowered his voice and spoke with difficulty.
"How much?" Wang suspected that her ears had heard wrongly.
"One hundred and fifty taels..." Sun Fucheng repeated it again very embarrassed.
"One hundred and fifty taels? Why do you need so much? What happened to their family? Why do they need so much? I remember that Fuhou only saves five taels of silver in a year, right? Why do you want to follow him in the first place?
Let’s borrow so much?” Wang was shocked.
"Dad, we can't borrow this money!" Zhu Qing refused directly.
It’s a joke, my second uncle Sun Fuhou saved five taels of silver in a year, and it would take thirty years to repay the one hundred and fifty taels! What did he have in mind when he asked for so much when he asked for it?
It's a loan in name, but actually it's a demand, right? If you won't pay it back for a thousand years and it will last ten thousand years, isn't this one hundred and fifty taels of silver a gift to him?
"Qingya, well, your uncle and the others can't do anything about it. If we don't borrow this money, their family might not be able to survive this year, and they might go to jail! By then, our family might also be in trouble.
Implicated." Sun Fucheng was an honest man and couldn't hold it in for too long. Therefore, as soon as Zhu Qing opened his mouth to object, he almost told the truth.
"Dad, what's going on? Please tell us clearly. We can't borrow this unclear money! We can't borrow it! Besides, what's going on? They owe money, why are they still involved?
Us?" Zhuqing asked a little depressed.
Sun Fuhou looked at his dissatisfied daughter and thought about what Sun Fuhou and his family had done. Thinking about it, he couldn't hide it, so he smiled bitterly and said: "Hey, I am also angry when I talk about this. But your second uncle and the others, after all,
They are our own family members. We cannot watch them live in poverty. Here’s the thing. Today, the Pang family came to our house again to give New Year’s gifts. They said that our family had received their deposit from their family and that this was a marriage arrangement.
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So their husband came to give him a New Year gift. But in fact, it was your second aunt who gave Jin Ya's birthday to his family, and she only got half of the deposit, and the other half was stolen by the matchmaker. Now the Pang family
Do not admit the account,
I have to ask for an explanation. Your second uncle knew that our family would definitely not agree with his family’s marriage, so he thought of paying back his family’s deposit. Here, there is still one hundred and fifty taels missing, so, so I asked
We borrowed money."
The more Sun Fucheng talked, the more he felt guilty. Of course he knew that his brothers were unreliable in this matter, and he also knew that logically, the money could not be borrowed. However, speaking of it, he had spoken now, so he could only bite the bullet.
Hold on.
"I won't lend you this money! Since Li Yuhuan wants to let her daughter climb a high tree, she can do it based on her ability! I don't want to ruin her good deeds!" When Wang heard this, she immediately became furious.
No matter how good-tempered she is, she can't accept such a thing!
At that time, in order to resist the Pang family's marriage, she made a decisive gesture. Why did Li Yuhuan want to commit suicide?
Now that I know that I have caused trouble that I shouldn't have caused, I want to come to them for help again! Why?
Besides, is one hundred and fifty taels of silver so easy to earn?
In order to make peppermint oil, Qingya and she had their hands blistered. How many times did they stay up all night?
For the frostbite ointment, Qingya traveled to the county several times, looking for raw materials, checking information, and asking for favors. How much hardship did she suffer?
Now I finally have some savings, and I am thinking of continuing to expand mint planting and production next year and do other things. Their second wife didn't even say they were here to help, but they actually came to hold us back!
It’s one hundred and fifty taels at a glance! What a beautiful thought!
Zhuqing nodded: "I don't agree to borrow money either! Dad, if you are willing to live with us, then don't mention borrowing money again! If you insist on borrowing money, then take the money and leave.
No need to come back!”
What she said was a bit angry, and as soon as she said it, Mrs. Wang scolded her: "Qingya, what are you talking about? Your father is always your father! You can't be so insignificant!"
Zhuqing was stunned for a moment, then realized that what he said was indeed too shocking.
This is in ancient times, where filial piety was important. A son never complains about his father's faults. What she just said was too deviant.
When Sun Fucheng heard what Zhu Qing said, he knew that his daughter was really sad. He was not particularly angry, but looked guilty: "Qingya, dad doesn't blame you! Dad just can't bear to look at you.
Uncle and his family have suffered. After all, Jin Ya, Zhu Shui and the others are still young, and your grandparents are old. This must be your second aunt’s fault, but it’s already like this, we can’t just ignore it...
"
Sun Fu became embarrassed, which made Wang feel a little soft-hearted, but when she thought about what Li Yuhuan did, she still felt angry: "Now that we know that life will be difficult, why didn't we think about it when we did it? County Cheng
Who is our family? What kind of family is ours? She is bold enough to think about it! Now when something goes wrong, she knows to look for us. Why didn't she think of us when she took the money?"
Zhuqing said: "Dad, if you really want to help, it's not impossible. Let's go there together and clarify the matter. Don't let them involve us again. Don't let us pay a hundred dollars by then.
Fifty taels of silver, and they still have to be involved!"
She intuitively felt that the Pang family could not be so easy to talk to, and the Sun family was willing to break off the engagement if they said so, so she felt that it would be better to make it clear in person.
Zhu Qing's words can be regarded as a reminder to Sun Fucheng. Indeed, he has just taken out one hundred and fifty taels of silver now. If the Pang family kills him and refuses to recognize him, won't Zhu Qing still have to be involved?
"What Qingya said makes sense. Even if we want to help them, we can't just pay for it without knowing it. We have to talk about it." Wang nodded in agreement.
She not only cares about money, she also cares about her daughter.
Sun Fucheng also nodded: "Well, let's go to Fuhou's house and see it together. Whether it's money or not is another matter. This matter always has to be dealt with." He didn't want to take out the money and still have to pay compensation when the time comes.
My daughter's happiness.
So the three of them went to Sun Fuhou's house together, while Zhushan stayed at home alone to look after the house.
On the other side, Sun Fuhou went back alone with a frustrated face. Looking at his elder brother, he probably wanted to help him. But he really didn't know how his elder sister-in-law would react.
Before the change, he was sure that his eldest brother could make the decision in their family. Now that he thought about Wang's protection of Zhushan and Zhuqing, he felt very uncertain.
Seeing him go back in disgrace, Lu and Sun Mantang both looked nervous.
"Why, haven't Fucheng and his family come back yet?" Mrs. Lu couldn't help but ask.
After waiting for so long, the steward of the Pang family could no longer bear his temper: "What do you mean, you have to give us an explanation! It's almost dark, and my master is still waiting for a reply!"
Sun Fuhou looked at his cold face and was secretly worried, but he tried his best to smile: "Mom, brother, they went to buy new year's goods and they just got home. It's not that they bought too many things, they always have to return them.
Zhiguizhi. Big brother said he’ll come right away when it’s done!”
Hearing that Sun Fucheng was willing to come, Mrs. Lu was relieved a lot. The manager of the Pang family was also reassured.
So several people craned their necks to wait for Sun Fucheng to appear.
Just when they were about to lose their patience, they finally saw the three members of Sun Fucheng's family.
Mrs. Lu heard from Sun Fuhou that Sun Fucheng bought a lot of new year's goods, and her focus was on what Sun Fucheng was carrying.
She originally thought that since Sun Fucheng bought a lot of new year's goods, he would definitely not come empty-handed. More or less, he would always bring something.
Unexpectedly, she looked and looked again and found that Sun Fucheng came here empty-handed, and she couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Then I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, feeling that he couldn't even think of me. He had bought so many years' worth of goods, but he didn't bring anything for him.
As soon as Sun Fucheng entered the courtyard, he saw the well-dressed steward of the Pang family.
There are almost all members of the family in the yard, and the unfamiliar face of the Pang family manager is definitely eye-catching.
The moment Sun Fucheng entered the house, the manager of the Pang family also knew that the target he was going to capture tonight was Sun Fucheng!
"Brother, you're finally here!" Seeing Sun Fucheng, Sun Fuhou quickly stepped forward to say hello.
Then, he saw the sullen sister-in-law and niece Zhuqing.
"Sister-in-law, Qingya, why are you here too?" He was a little surprised.
"What, aren't you welcome? Let's come over to see our mother-in-law and father-in-law!" Wang naturally refused to look kindly on Sun Fuhou.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? You are a very busy man now, it would be great if you could come!" Sun Fuhou quickly flattered.
"Fuhou, is this the steward of the Pang family? Please tell him everything clearly. We are all here!" Sun Fucheng felt very uncomfortable when he saw the steward constantly looking at Zhuqing.
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"Well, let me tell you something!" With his elder brother and sister-in-law here, Sun Fuhou felt that he seemed to have more confidence.
He first raised his hand to the manager of the Pang family: "Sir, the thing is like this. Zhuo Jing was also deceived by that matchmaker Liu. That's why he was so obsessed with collecting your family's deposit. But that matchmaker Liu was also very good at what she did.
Not authentic.
Not only did she deceive Zhuo Jing into giving my daughter Jin Ya’s birth certificate to your family, but she also paid half of the deposit! My eldest brother and his family were completely unaware of this matter. Therefore, this marriage matter is true in our family.
No offense intended!"
Sun Fuhou almost put all the faults on matchmaker Liu, who was said to have run away. He completely downplayed the faults of his wife Li Yuhuan. He even said that Li Yuhuan was a victim who was also deceived.
Of course, Zhuqing and Wang couldn't stand hearing what he said. Of course, the Pang family manager couldn't stand hearing it even more.
"What do you mean, your Sun family doesn't recognize our Pang family's marriage? But, this marriage has been going on for so long, and you still don't recognize it now. Isn't it too unreasonable? You said that Matchmaker Liu is a liar?
, I would also like to say that it was you who cheated on the marriage! Everyone in this county knows this.
Miss Sun is already engaged to my young master! If you refuse to acknowledge me, won’t you make our Pang family and the young master a joke? This matter is not up to you! If you insist, I can only go back and report to the master and let him
Let’s handle your family’s matter as a marriage fraud case!”
The steward of the Pang family spoke softly and hard, but there was no room for maneuver at all. What he meant in his words was to make this marriage a reality. And it must be the marriage between Pang Longzhu and Zhu Qing.
Of course Sun Fucheng and Wang couldn't accept what he said!
"Manager Pang, what you said is wrong! When your family proposed marriage, you did not go through us, but went directly to my mother! Since ancient times, marriages have always been subject to the orders of parents and the matchmaker. What you are doing is wrong.
! And we also bluntly stated that we did not want to get married at the time! Why do you think so now?" Sun Fucheng said quickly.
He didn't want Qingya to marry into the Pang family. Now that he saw the Pang family's manager acting so domineering, he was even more unwilling to let his daughter marry into the Pang family.
"There's nothing I can do about it! This matter was decided between our master and your old lady. As for what the matchmaker said, we don't know. Now you insist that the matchmaker is lying and deceitful, and you want to find her.
The only thing is to confront him face to face. If I can't find him now, how will I know if you are slandering him?"
The manager of the Pang family was not easy to get along with. In such a short period of time, he had already seen that Sun Fucheng was an honest man. As long as he insisted, the marriage had already been concluded, and Sun Fucheng and the others would not dare to argue.
"Then if everyone is not sure, why don't we find the matchmaker and talk about it later. If the situation is indeed true, we will never deliberately shirk the blame!" Sun Fucheng said.
