Chapter 51: Action
As it turned out, Liu Xiaoru actually had something else to say.
"You know that your man is sicker than others, yet you still dare to run out and hang around. You might be sick now. Do you want to drag others into this? Do you hope that no one in the whole courtyard will pass the exam?" Liu Xiaoru found another tricky point to attack Xiao Cai.
The people who were originally watching the fun all took several steps back after hearing this, and looked at Xiao Cai as if she were a dirty thing.
After all, the reason why these people are still here is to fight for the status of a scholar. The second exam has not started yet, so no one dares to get sick.
Little Cai said hurriedly: "Who said my husband's illness is worse than others? He just got cold outside. It's a cold, not a disease! Am I not fine now?"
Having said that, no one dared to get close to her, except Liu Xiaoru, who was arguing with her head on, and was relatively close. Everyone else stayed in a position where they could hear the noise but not catch any spit, and watched the fun.
Ever since Liu Xiaoru lost her husband and mother-in-law, she has shown a talent far beyond that of ordinary people when it comes to quarreling, as if her Ren and Du meridians have been opened.
"You didn't ask a doctor, so who knows if he can survive. Besides, just because you look fine now doesn't mean you will always be fine. Who knows if you are just trying to hold on? I think you look a little off right now."
Little Cai was so angry that her nose was about to be crooked.
But the onlookers are still joining in the fun.
"I think she looks really bad."
"She's blushing. Is she having a fever? We should stay away from her."
"This is too much. She's so burned up that she's still busy seducing men."
Listening to all these pointing fingers, Little Cai said: "I blushed because she was angry, I don't have a fever! I don't want to seduce men! I don't like Gu Mingda!"
Liu Xiaoru said sarcastically: "People who are sick like to say they are not sick. Right, right, you just like that bald guy Zhang Guangzong, and you look down on Gu Mingda!"
Xiao Cai was so angry that she wanted to punch her twice, but if she really hit her in front of so many people, it would be even more unreasonable.
She couldn't win the argument with Liu Xiaoru, so she could only continue to target Zhang Yunniang. She didn't even dare to look at Gu Mingda any more, for fear of being labeled a whore again.
"Sister, didn't you say you would take care of it? Are you just going to watch me being bullied? I am your biological brother's wife." Little Cai said with a look of grievance.
Liu Xiaoru was a little nervous when she heard this. Although Zhang Yunniang hated Zhang Guangzong, they were a family after all, and she was just a godsister.
Zhang Yunniang said directly to Xiao Cai: "You also know that they are relatives, so why do you care about something you shouldn't care about?"
Little Cai: ...
Xiao Cai did not get any help from her sister-in-law, but instead received a heavy blow from her.
But Liu Xiaoru was so happy that all her nonsense was accepted by Zhang Yuniang. She felt more and more that they were a family.
Although Xiao Cai was humiliated, she still knew that Zhang Guangzong was her support, so she said again: "Sister, Guangzong is still in the room with a fever. Even if you want to scold me, you have to cure his illness first."
Liu Xiaoru continued to act as Zhang Yunniang's mouthpiece and said, "You're acting again, as if you really care about his life or death."
After so much trouble, the label that Xiao Cai doesn't care about Zhang Guangzong's life or death has almost been firmly attached to her mind.
Little Cai said all her words of defense, but it seemed to be of no use. She simply stopped talking and looked at Zhang Yunniang pleadingly: "Sister, please hire a doctor for Emperor Guangzong. We have spent all our money. Are you going to watch him burn to death?"
Zhang Yunniang shook her head and said, "We are not well off."
When Little Cai heard this, she started to cry again, saying, "They are obviously siblings, but you are enjoying the best food and drink, but you don't care about your brother's life or death. You have such cruel hearts..."
Zhang Yunniang had the patience to listen to her crying, but Liu Xiaoru couldn't stand it and started to scold her on the spot.
When the two had almost finished arguing, Zhang Yunniang said, "We are familiar with a bank in the city, and we are willing to mediate between them. We can help you borrow some money. You can pay it back within three months, and you only need to pay half a cent of interest."
Those who originally thought that the Gu family couple were cruel, upon hearing this, immediately turned their heads and asked, "What kind of bank is this? The interest is so low, and they are so kind?"
The interest rates charged by money houses are not low. A money house that charges 0.1% interest per month is considered to be conscientious. In some places, the interest rates are high enough to kill people. If the loan is overdue for three months, the interest can be higher than the principal.
Gu Mingda explained, "I have a long history with the shopkeeper, so I can do this guarantee. Today, I have done this guarantee for my brother-in-law, but I am afraid that the favor between me and the shopkeeper will be gone."
Gu Mingda naturally noticed that some people in the crowd were eager to take the opportunity to borrow money. He said this first to tell them that the favor had been spent and they would naturally not be able to borrow money at such a low interest rate in the future.
Zhang Yunniang also sighed: "It's rare that someone remembers our friendship. I wanted to borrow some money from the bank to do business, but now it seems that I can't do that."
Everyone present expressed their regret and said that they had done their best for their brother-in-law.
But Xiao Cai refused to buy it and said, "Why should I borrow money from a bank? Why should I pay interest? You have money, why don't you lend it to me?"
This shows that he has made up his mind to rely on Gu Mingda and his wife, and he has obviously made up his mind not to pay back the money. Otherwise, a normal person would have gone crazy with joy upon hearing even a penny of interest.
Liu Xiaoru couldn't hold back any longer after hearing these words that raised her blood pressure, and slapped him: "Why are there so many reasons? I have two hands, why shouldn't I hit you!"
(End of this chapter)
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