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Chapter 53 (4) Ruthless uncle and treacherous brother

Jia Yun got the reward from Laiwang's son, saying that the bustard insisted that her net worth was five hundred taels, plus the education supplies, food and clothing for these few months would cost more than two hundred taels, which was eight hundred taels short. It is impossible. Jia Yun took out all the money she had accumulated over the years, and it was only more than two hundred taels.Xiaohong added in the money she earned from making sewing, purses, sachets and other things on weekdays, and she managed to scrape together a total of three hundred taels.The difference is too much, and the husband and wife are worried.

Today, I ran into my neighbor Ni Er again, so I couldn't help talking about this difficult matter again.When Ni Er heard this, he immediately took out two pieces of silver and said, "These two hundred taels are not meant to be presented as gifts, but only as a loan to you. First, there is no interest money, and second, it is not limited to one year or two years. When will you have it?" Yes, still. When there is no time, let’s put it aside.” Tears welled up in Jia Yun's eyes, she stood up and bowed deeply, and said, "Don't say too much, I redeemed her and gave you a longevity tablet!" She returned home with gratitude, and told Xiaohong, who also cried .But there is still three hundred taels short, what should I do?

The couple spent the night together.Later, Xiaohong came up with an idea and said: "When the house was ransacked that day, there were divisions in each room. Grandma Zhu was widowed and ignored family affairs, so she only took care of her brother. She has never touched her room. Now Lang Geer is a few years older. The eldest grandma is known as a Bodhisattva and treats people peacefully. This is well known. We go to see and see, I'm afraid there is still some hope , is also unknown." Jia Yun heard that it made sense, and the two of them had made up their minds. The next day, they entered the mansion and visited Miss Ping, without saying anything else, and then came to Li Wan's room.

The place was deserted.There was only one Suyun left, who sent word to come in, and invited the two of them in for a while, met the ceremony, and sat down to talk.First of all, they greet each other, but they are very kind.Later, he talked about Qiaojie's suffering, her need to redeem herself, and her lack of money. Li Wan pondered for a while.Sighing for a while, Fang said: "It's hard for you to do this, don't I miss your second grandma's affection? It's just that Brother Lan recently performed the wedding ceremony and made an engagement, which cost a lot of money.

I'm not young anymore, I already told Lan Ge'er that I don't care about the money of the family, you are an adult, it's time for you to learn the affairs of the world, and you will be in charge from now on.Therefore, I will discuss this matter with Lang Geer when he comes back to see how it goes.If there is still money that can be divided, I will use it to handle the eldest sister's affairs. " Jia Yun and his wife listened, thanked them, and went home after leaving. From then on, Jia Yun came to ask for letters every three to five days. When Jia Yun came, it was still the maid who sent a message, saying: "Brother is busy with work and hasn't come back yet. Grandma is not feeling well. She has taken medicine and is lying down. See you some other day."

In this way, back and forth, regardless of the second, it is always rare to have a reply. After a long time, on this day, Yuanjia's road was narrow, and he happened to meet Jialan in front of the mansion.Then Jia Lan had to come up to salute and say hello to Second Brother Yun.Talk about gossip, just don't mention the matter of Qiaojie. Jia Yun couldn't bear it, opened the window to speak, and asked "How to save your sister?" When Jia Lan asked, Fang said slowly: "Second brother Yun, don't you know that after the house was confiscated, there was no home to divide, but each house and household sold some clothes to make a living. My son used to take the martial arts exam, and again, he had no one to rely on, so he saved some money for his retirement, and he couldn't bear to spend a penny. How can I have any savings now? Besides, don't blame me for saying: Where did the sisters and sisters end up? It is a common sight for people who have copied their homes to sell their girls to be maids. Even the maids used in our house are not all sold by poor families. The guilty eunuchs There are quite a few of them in the garden. My younger sister has become a girl, so why did she end up in Huajie and Liuxiang? It's trying to scare you and cheat you of money. A girl can only sell thirty taels for high-class talents, and only twenty taels for middle- and low-level talents. How can you ask for eight hundred taels? Brother Yun, you You have to inquire carefully, don’t be fooled. As for me, if you use thirty taels and twenty taels, I’ll find a way to get it for you tomorrow. If you want three hundred taels, I’ll have to be a robber gone."

Jia Yun heard him speak so far, turned her head and left without saying a word.Jia Lan's voice was still heard in his ears: "Second brother, slow down, and go to the house to visit the aunt and elder brother and sister-in-law some other day." Jia Yun didn't turn her head back, she spit on the ground and said in her heart: "If you don't have anything to do in this world, you're afraid of being scolded and helpless. This is a family of flesh and blood! Only then do I know what a 'traitor' is." Character!"
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