Chapter 169 Pay off the debt

Lu Quan and others were released on the second day after paying back the money for the imperial grain.

This time, the imperial rations for the seven households in Xiaoxinzhuang were paid by the Lu family's mistress, who borrowed money from the Ding family.

When Lu Sheige came home yesterday, he asked Mr. Qiu and called everyone together to discuss it. In the end, everyone agreed to hand it over.

It's just that my family hasn't come back, and I don't know where the money is hidden.

Mr. Qiu decided, my family will go to the Ding family to borrow it first. When your master comes back and takes the money and returns it to us, we will return it to the Ding family.

On the second day, each of the seven families sent a person to go to the town to hand over the money. The money was handed over to each household and the name of each household was crossed out.

The Lu family was the first to pay, and when Lu Quan went out, the other heads of households in Xiaoxinzhuang rushed to the windows anxiously, fearing that the Lu family would leave and they would be left behind because they had no money to pay for the imperial rations.

Fortunately, the next six households all paid money and were released.

That night, no one, whether it was the arrested family members or the women and children who stayed at home, had a good sleep.

When we met, we couldn't help but get red-eyed.

Since ancient times, the people have not fought with the officials. This time they have really suffered.

If it hadn't been for the dead-faced pancakes brought by Xiaosi, and one person had to share two pieces to fill his stomach, he wouldn't have suffered much.

There were about a dozen people who were imprisoned with them, but they had not eaten enough water and rice all day and night. They were hungry and thirsty. When they went out, their eyes turned red.

As soon as they got home, Zhang San and Li Sixi first gave them money.

Because Chen Pingan learned to make oil-paper umbrellas, he spent most of his money, and when he came to repay the Lu family, he only took half of it. He felt guilty and kept promising that when the oil-paper umbrellas he made were sold, he would pay them back.

The Lu family's money.

Of the remaining three families, Dong Zhi's family had no money and promised to pay it back after harvesting the wheat next year. Aunt Ma and Goudanniang of the Ma family didn't know whether it was an agreement or something, so they came together and gave each of them 30 yuan.

Qiu confiscated the money.

"Send dozens of pennies to spread."

Lu Xiaoli muttered while cleaning the stove, "I have never seen such a disgusting person. He cried and said he had no money, and at the same time took out dozens of pennies and said it was all the money in the family. Such people should be locked up.

, what can I help you with?"

"What are you talking about?"

Qiu Duotou gave Lu Xiaoli a slap in the face and said, "You girl, you are such a bitch. You talk nonsense all day long. What does it look like?"

I don’t know whether Qiu’s slap was too severe, or whether Lu Xiaoli was in a bad mood, but Qiu’s slap made her cry.

"Mom, I don't understand why you are helping them like this. Look at Aunt Ma, she keeps nagging every day that her family has little land. Why, does her family have the money to buy more land? Her family doesn't like the lack of land. Then

If you give her another three acres of land, ask her if she will buy it? She has money to buy land but not money to pay the royal grain? Now our family has advanced money, and she just comes with dozens of pennies. Who should answer?"

"Don't tell me that their family has no money. If they don't have money, Second Aunt Ma will talk endlessly. There are so many strong laborers in his family. Not to mention making eel cages, they earn more than everyone else. They just harvest rice for our family. His family earns

It’s not like you and Dad don’t know how much money you have to pay. How can you have no money? Do you think you are a fool?”

"Does our family have money? Our family also borrows money, so why should we help them? Xiaosi asked Brother Xiaowu to borrow money, which made the Ding family feel happy and borrowed it as soon as he asked. What if the Ding family doesn't borrow money?

?Don’t you want Xiaosi to lose face? Why should you let Xiaosi borrow money to help their family? "

The more Lu Xiaoli talked, the angrier he became. He pointed at Lu Xiaosi who was standing aside and shouted: "Lu Xiaosi, I tell you, my parents are thin-skinned and are embarrassed to refuse people. You have to be tougher. You are the man in our family.

You are the eldest brother, you are the eldest son. If you are as cowardly as my parents, how can I expect my eldest sister Xiaoyu and I to be bullied by my husband's family in the future..."

"Little carp."

"Lu Xiaoli"

"Second sister."

"Second sister."

The Lu family members shouted in unison, and Lu Xiaoqing hurriedly stepped forward and covered Lu Xiaoli's mouth.

How can you say that your parents are useless? They just have good intentions and cannot bear to see others suffer.

"Did I make a mistake? Didn't I?"

Lu Xiaoli was struggling and still wanted to say something when he heard the door creak and Boss Ma walked in with a silly smile.

"Um, Brother Lu, I, I'll pay back the money."

As he spoke, he opened the money bag in his hand, took out the scattered silver and copper coins, and carefully placed them on the square table.

"The second daughter-in-law is a fool. She took the wrong purse and thought she had no money at home."

In fact, it was Ma Lao's second daughter-in-law who snatched the purse and asked her to give it away. Who knew that she was not willing to give it all away? She actually negotiated with Goudanniang and only gave thirty coins as a gift.

When I went back and showed off proudly, I was slapped by Ma Laoer, and now I'm howling at home.

Boss Ma looked guiltily at Lu Xiaoli, who was wiping away his tears, "Why are you crying, Xiaoli? It's cold and my face is chapped from crying. I'll ask Lanhua to make a pair of shoes for you and Xiaosi each later. Thanks to you two siblings this time."

, either, or I don’t know how long I will be detained.”

As he said that, Boss Ma's tears also came down. The tall and thin man squatted on the ground, covered his face and cried: "Brother Lu, I am not afraid of embarrassment. My brother's wife is not a good one. If it weren't for your family,

Once everyone is fished out, she will be cruel enough not to hand over the imperial rations and let me lock them up."

"You tell me, if I don't come out, what will happen to my orchids and orchids? Her mother will risk her own life to throw the orchids on the boat, isn't it... wu wu wu..."

Lu Quan and Qiu looked at each other and knew in their hearts that Boss Ma had probably heard what Xiao Li said.

This is tantamount to pointing a finger at someone's face and scolding him. No wonder Boss Ma couldn't hold back.

Seeing Boss Ma crying, the children of the Lu family couldn't help but look at each other timidly. Lu Xiaosi took the lead and picked up Lu Xiaowu, followed by Lu Xiaoyu. Lu Xiaoli was still a little at a loss, so he was pulled by Lu Xiaoqing.

One by one they slipped out of the main room.

As soon as he went out, Goudan Daddy carried a wax duck into the yard. When he saw the five siblings standing on the eaves of the corridor, Goudan Daddy smiled sheepishly.

"Xiao Si, where are your father and mother?"

"Here he is, he's here." Mrs. Qiu hurriedly picked her up from the house.

Lu Quan poked his head out from behind: "Come in quickly, it's cold outside."

"Hey." Goudan Daddy walked in with a smile, and his somewhat ashamed voice could be heard through the wall, "Well, here are the royal grain money paid by your family, and the wild duck pickled here, for the children.

Make some soup."

"What are you doing?" Mrs. Qiu's declining voice sounded, "Take it back quickly and give the duck eggs to them to eat. We have some at home."

The wild ducks were caught in the reed swamps in the fall. We killed two and ate them together during the autumn harvest, and a few were divided among the families.

The Goudan family didn't want to eat it, so they kept the wild duck after pickling it, preparing to add some meat to it during the New Year.

I didn't expect that it would be sent to the Lu family today. It can be seen that she felt guilty because the bitch had done something unkind.
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