Chapter 1710 Banquet
That Lord Shao, can he really come up with so much silver?
If he really had so much money, why did he come to Anze Prefecture to be an official? He could have found a good job by just spending some money, right?
No, according to the information I heard before, he came from a farming family and his family background was very ordinary!
The Huo family and the Mei family were completely confused...
After weighing the pros and cons, the two families finally went to the county government to collect the debt.
Now that things have come to this, there’s no point in doing anything else.
If Lord Shao can really pay it back, then he can. They won't lose anything anyway.
If they don't collect the debt, Lord Shao will use this money to buy seeds from other channels, and they will regret it to death.
The two families went directly to Shao Yunduan.
Shao Yunduan didn't say anything and asked Qingyan to ask Qiao Xuan for the banknotes, and then transferred all their IOUs to Qiao Xuan.
The Huo and Mei families took the silver notes and left.
At this point, the IOU for 620,000 taels of silver was fully received by Qiao Xuan.
The cash in Qiao Xuan's hands also shrank rapidly, leaving less than 500,000 taels.
But this number is still unaffordable compared to other families.
Two hundred thousand is enough to buy rice seeds.
The three major families tried to use money to suppress her husband, but it seemed a little too naive!
Qiao Xuan smiled and told Shao Yunduan that she was planning to hold a banquet and invite all the ladies to come and enjoy the flowers and listen to opera.
After all, Mrs. Guan had held a welcoming banquet for her before, and she hadn't returned yet, so it was a good opportunity to have some fun!
Holding a banquet to appreciate the flowers at this time was clearly a counterattack against the three major families, showing them that Lord Shao and Madam Shao were fine and not worried about the money at all.
Shao Yunduan was only worried about her health, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on her lower abdomen.
Qiao Xuan smiled: "I'm fine, the weather is just right, it's good to have more people to chat, appreciate the flowers, and have some fun! This time I will let Lixia and the others stay with me!"
Shao Yunduan nodded and said, "Why not let Madam Guan take care of the guests and let Lixia and Liqiu stay? Madam, you should come back. Because of the seeds and the IOU, those people may have some ideas in their minds. Madam, you can't take risks."
What if someone deliberately creates an accident? Taking advantage of the chaos, there are too many people and things get messy. It's hard to say what will happen.
Shao Yunduan didn't trust any of the big families in Anzezhou.
Qiao Xuan knew what was going on. Seeing that he was nervous, she thought for a moment and then smiled, "That's fine. In that case, I'll show up and say a few words and then go back to rest. Let Lixia, Liqiu and the others stay to take care of us."
Only then did Shao Yunduan feel relieved.
Mrs. Guan was reluctant to help, but she couldn't refuse.
More importantly, Qiao Xuan and Shao Yunduan paid back the 620,000 taels of silver without blinking an eye, which really shocked Mrs. Guan and her husband!
This can't be faked at all!
Six hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver... Guanzhou Cheng has embezzled a lot over the years, but all added up, it is less than half of six hundred and twenty thousand taels!
If the three major families are unwilling to provide rice seeds, they have to buy them now. Two hundred thousand for two ounces may not be enough... Who is this Lord Shao?
Under such circumstances, Mrs. Guan certainly couldn't afford to offend Qiao Xuan, nor did she have the courage to do so.
The banquet was quickly prepared and the date was set for two days later.
Everyone was speechless when they received the invitation.
It's easy to imagine how angry Mrs. Fan would be...
(End of this chapter)
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