Chen Laowu held back his dizziness and shed tears as soon as he opened his mouth. "I was confused! Sister-in-law, I was confused! In recent years, the Chen family has become prosperous and our lives have been getting better and better. There are always some small merchants who come to flatter us. I... I just ate and drank with them at first, but later they offered me money and bills. I accepted some, but I also rejected a lot!"
After Chen Laowu finished speaking, he knelt down and made three "dong dong dong" sounds, with a streak of bright red blood flowing from his forehead.
"I was wrong, sister-in-law, I was wrong!"
After kowtowed a dozen times, Chen Laowu's head was buzzing, as if millions of flies had entered. He bit his tongue hard to make his mind clearer - why would Qu be so angry just because of the money?
Is the Jixi workshop so bad?
It is possible.
what else?
He always felt like he was missing something?
Just now, Qu brought up the renovation of the eldest brother’s courtyard again... Could it be related to something more?
Could it be that he felt that he had destroyed the feng shui when he was repairing the building with Hai Si, which led to the boss's sudden death?
Chen Laowu quickly raised his head to glance at Qu's face, then fell to the ground in a daze, crying bitterly, "I didn't go to the Jixi workshop to look after it, but Hai Si promised me to do a good job. If he doesn't do a good job, even if he sends me some money, I won't forgive him, and I won't be able to pay him the final money!"
"As for the yard of the master..." Chen Laowu clearly saw Qu's expression froze, and then he knew that his guess was right, and he kowtowed again, "I was the one who took care of the yard of the nephew! I did receive money, I received 100 taels! But when the yard of the nephew was completed, I gave him calligraphy and paintings and pens and inkstones to congratulate him on his new house and warm up his new home, all of which cost 120 taels! Whatever material Hai Si said was good, I would definitely use it! I didn't reduce any work, and I didn't lower any requirements!"
Qu's face turned pale, her eyes as cold as snow, and she slapped the table, "Beam! You said that the beam in the boss's yard was blessed by a high monk!"
The problem has been found.
When seeing a doctor, I am not afraid of taking medicine, but I am afraid of not being able to find the cause of the disease.
Chen Laowu heaved a sigh of relief, his head was buzzing and aching, but he still forced himself to cry, "Hai Si said that he asked a high monk to bless it! He brought it here, and I, your brother, have no way to verify it!"
Chen Laowu shuddered all over, "That beam... has never been blessed?!"
Qu's thin face finally revealed deep sadness.
Chen Laowu stood up suddenly, wiped the blood from his forehead, turned around and rushed out, "I...I'm going to fight Hai Si!"
"Hold him!" Old Madam Qu asked Second Aunt Qu to hold Chen Laowu.
Chen Laowu couldn't break free, he could only shrug dejectedly, tears falling like rain, "...My nephew is going on a long journey, and I begged him to give me a beam to guard the house, but who would have thought that I would be deceived like this..."
Chen Laowu woke up as if from a dream, raised his head with red eyes, "Sister-in-law, I will pay for my nephew's life!"
As he said this, he took three steps forward and ran headfirst into the lacquered pillar in the small hall. Aunt Qu was quick to grab Chen Laowu.
Chen Laowu's forehead brushed past the lacquer pillar, and all that could be seen was a big red bump that instantly appeared on the corner of his forehead.
"Fifth Master, what are you doing?" Second Aunt Qu yelled angrily.
If you want to die, go out and die!
Not only is the old lady so old, but she is also accused of forcing her brother to death!
The pain was so severe that Chen Laowu felt as if his head was filled with paste.
He pinched his palms hard, forcing himself to stay awake.
Madam Qu gently closed her eyes, and two lines of tears slowly fell from her wrinkled cheeks, "Have you ever eaten silver?"
Chen Laowu cried, "Never...never! The people we deal with are either honest farmers or reserved and self-disciplined scholars...Where can we find someone like Hai Si who uses crooked means? I am also obsessed with money. These few hundred taels can neither make me rich nor poor. I just...just like to hear Hai Si respectfully call me Fifth Master!"
Madam Qu tightly grasped the back of the chair, raised her head and let out a long sigh, "Your brother died because of his official position... He came out with me, and now you are the only one left."
Chen Laowu did not try to suppress his crying.
"Have you really never taken money again? Have you ever done anything that is detrimental to the Chen family?" Old Madam Qu said in a depressed voice, "Taking money is not a crime punishable by death. Don't worry, for the sake of your brother, I will save your life and will not cause trouble in the clan temple."
Chen Laowu gritted his teeth.
Anyone who admits this mess of accounts is a fool!
"No more! If there is anything else, I will be struck by lightning!"
Chen Laowu raised his hand and swore to the sky.
......
About an hour, about an hour and a half, Xianjin didn't count or check the clock.
It was not until it was completely dark that the door of the small hall was opened with a creaky sound.
The first one to come out was naturally Chen Laowu, who had a bruise on his head and was staggering, followed by Mrs. Qu, who was leaning on a cane and had a pale face.
Xianjin went forward, held Chen Laowu with his hand, and did not give him a chance to speak. He said in a sobbing voice, "Are you okay? That Hai Si bit you today... I was terrified just by hearing that..."
Xianjin's hand rested lightly on Chen Laowu's arm and clothes, as if it had no weight.
Chen Laowu felt so dizzy that he wanted to vomit. He no longer had the nerve to play along with Xianjin. He raised his hand and drove Xianjin away.
Xianjin chased after him relentlessly, his crying voice becoming more obvious, and he shouted, "You don't know, that Hai Si was really too much! The beam was even knocked down! I thought he was a good man, and he brought the remaining banknotes with him... I was thinking that if he did a good job, I would reward him with some more money..."
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