Chapter 181 Raising Money
Upon seeing their son and daughter-in-law arrive, the two wept even more bitterly. Wei grabbed Lu Yunzhang's clothes and sobbed, "..."
"What are we going to do? Your second brother owes someone five thousand taels of silver! Good heavens! Such a huge sum of money, where are we going to get that much money to pay it back? It's going to kill me!"
Lu Yunzhang was also furious, but what could he say at this moment? He could only keep comforting the old couple to get up first and then talk.
The two men helped the elderly couple into the house, and after they had stopped crying, the group began to discuss what to do.
Madam Yue said, "These people are making it sound so convincing, but we haven't seen our second brother. What if they're liars trying to fool us? I think the most important thing right now is for us to send people out to look for our second brother. Maybe this isn't true."
The second master waved his hand defiantly and said, "It can't be a swindler. Furonglou is one of the most famous brothels in the capital. It has a great reputation. Who would dare to use Furonglou's name to swindle people?"
Besides, that person just took out the Guanyin pendant that your second brother always carries. Yun Bo has worn it since he was a child, how could we possibly mistake it for something else?
Yue's words were just self-comfort; she knew that the fact that these people dared to openly come to her door was definitely not fake.
Upon hearing the news, Ye rushed over and overheard their entire conversation. She was so frightened that her legs went weak and she collapsed to the ground.
Seeing that Ye had suddenly regained her strength, Wei rushed at her and began to fight.
"It's all your fault, you wicked woman, you jinx! You've made my son owe so much money! Why don't you just die?"
The second master glared at the madwoman Wei and shouted, "Enough! Isn't it chaotic enough already? Is this the time for you to throw a tantrum? Our son is still in those people's hands. You should check how much silver we have left!"
Now that Madam Wei is in charge of the household's daily expenses, she spends her free time alone in her room rummaging through the money in her hands. So she can tell you exactly how much savings the family has without even looking at it.
So she said sadly, "Where is there any more silver? In the past few days, I have spent more than a thousand taels of silver to find connections and get jobs for Yun Bo. Now, all the savings in the family have been taken out, and there are only three hundred and thirty-two taels of silver left."
The second master gasped: "What? How come there's only this much left? How do you manage a household, you spendthrift woman?"
The two started arguing again, blaming each other.
"alright!"
Lu Yunzhang, unable to bear it any longer, shouted loudly, and Madam Wei and the Second Master immediately fell silent.
Lu Yunzhang: "What's the use of saying all this now? Second brother owes a full five thousand taels this time, and is still short four thousand six hundred and seventy taels of silver. Where are we going to get it?"
Madam Wei/Second Master: ...
Madam Yue immediately had an idea: "Let's go to the General's Mansion to find Auntie. Auntie is the kindest person, she will definitely help us."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yunzhang's eyes lit up: "That's right, we still have our aunt. My second brother is her own nephew. She can't just ignore something like this."
Besides, my third sister-in-law has made so much money in business; a mere five thousand taels is nothing to her. Now that we've come to them for help, they can't just stand by and do nothing, even for the sake of our deceased uncle. I'll go find them right now."
After saying this, Lu Yunbo hurriedly left. As everyone watched him go, hope was rekindled in their hearts. They wiped away their tears and began to wait anxiously.
Lu Yunzhang didn't return until it was completely dark.
Several people rushed over and asked, "Did you get the money? How much did your aunt give you? Is it enough to save your second brother?"
Lu Yunzhang replied dejectedly, "I didn't see my eldest aunt. I only saw my third sister-in-law. She said that my eldest aunt is now devoted to vegetarianism and Buddhist practice and doesn't care about worldly affairs. Unless it's something important, it's inconvenient to disturb her."
Upon hearing this, Madam Wei became furious: "You didn't see anyone? Fine, anyway, your niece-in-law is in charge of the General's Mansion. You can talk to her if you want, but how much money did she give you?"
Lu Yunzhang looked at Madam Wei: "No, not even a single tael of silver was given?"
"What?"
This time, everyone stared at Lu Yunzhang in disbelief, their voices trembling.
Lu Yunzhang: "When my third sister-in-law heard that I was asking for money to pay off my second brother's gambling debts, she immediately refused. She said that if my second brother had the guts to gamble, he should have the guts to bear the consequences, and their General's Mansion would never interfere. Now the entire General's Mansion is controlled by my third sister-in-law. If she says she won't give it, no matter how much I plead, it's useless. My third sister-in-law even advised me not to get involved in my second brother's affairs."
Lu Yunzhang was furious when he recalled how he had humbled himself in front of Yu Qingci. This woman was truly ruthless. No matter how much he pleaded, she remained unmoved. She even said that once a person gets addicted to gambling, it is very difficult to get rid of it. If he helped her this time, she would gamble even more in the future, and the more money he owed, the more his family would suffer and never have peace.
In short, no!
After hearing this, Madam Wei rolled her eyes and sat down on the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing. The Second Master was so angry that he jumped up and down, cursing Yu Qingci for being heartless and unworthy of being the mistress of the General's Mansion.
Madam Yue said, “Since my third sister-in-law has made it clear that she doesn’t care, it’s no use begging her. I think it would be better for Father and Mother to go to the General’s Mansion to find my eldest aunt first thing tomorrow morning. My second brother was raised by my eldest aunt, so she won’t just stand by and watch him die. As long as we see my eldest aunt, we can get the money.”
Madam Wei and the Second Master also thought the idea was good and were about to nod when they heard Lu Yunzhang coldly say:
"There's no need to make a fuss. Even if you go, you probably won't be able to get through the gates of the General's Mansion. When I came out, I heard my third sister-in-law instructing everyone to close the gates tightly and not to let any unrelated people into the mansion."
Lu Yunzhang knew very well that Yu Qingci was saying this to him.
(Yu Qingci: What a joke! This whole scheme was tailor-made for Lu Yunbo. How could I possibly lend him money?)
Lu Yunzhang: "Furthermore, even if our eldest aunt is kind-hearted and willing to give us money, the money in the General's Mansion is all controlled by our third sister-in-law, and our eldest aunt listens to our third sister-in-law in everything. How much money do you think we can get?"
Wei pointed at Lu Yunzhang and Yue and screamed, "This won't do, that won't do! Are you just going to watch your second brother get his arms and legs broken by those people? How can you be such a big brother and sister-in-law? How can you bear to do this?"
Yue frowned as she listened. How could this matter be blamed on the two of them?
Yue shoved Ye, who was standing behind the crowd like an invisible person, and said irritably, "Second sister-in-law, say something! This whole mess was caused by your second brother. Now that there's such a huge hole in your pocket, you can't just do nothing and cry. You have to find a way to save your husband."
Suddenly pushed in front of everyone, Ye panicked and didn't know what to do: "What, what can I do?"
Yue: "Don't play dumb with me! Quickly take out all your savings to save your man!"
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