Mrs. Lian Er glanced at Lian Er and said, "You're the only one who would say that. If it weren't for our Jiang Ge'er, you would have been finished long ago. Our entire family would have been finished!"
Mrs. Lian Er quickly took the ink sticks to someone she knew to sell them to. When the person saw that they were from Zizhuxuan, he was immediately willing to buy them for fifteen taels each.
"Fifteen taels? Didn't you say this ink stick was worth twenty taels?" Mrs. Lian Er was a little reluctant. She had just given up ten taels for nothing! Where would she get the money to pay off Lian Er's debt?
"Mrs. Lian Er, you are wrong. It's true that this ink stick is worth twenty taels, but I can only sell it for twenty taels. Giving you fifteen taels is already very high. I only made five taels of silver from you.
If someone else came to sell it, I would give them at most twelve taels, which would be too much."
That being said, but without ten taels of silver, she couldn't fill the big hole left by Lian Er.
What should I do now?
"Can't you offer a higher price? I need this money to save my life." Mrs. Lian begged bitterly.
"Mrs. Lian Er, are you kidding me? The Lian family has such a big mansion, but they don't even have ten taels of silver?" The buyer didn't buy it at all.
"Those all belong to the first wife. We are just the second wife. Where did we get so much money?" said Mrs. Lian Er.
"You can't say that. The Lian family is not an ordinary family. Several generations of your family have served in the court, and your family is very wealthy. A few taels of silver a month is considered a lot for others. Each of you must have more than ten taels."
The second wife spitted out a sound: "Who is gossiping in front of you? Where did we get the extra 10 taels of our monthly salary?"
"Your man said so."
"My husband? I must find him and ask him why he spread rumors..." The second wife stopped talking halfway.
The man was looking at her with a half-smile.
Mrs. Lian Er laughed dryly and said, "He's just talking nonsense. We don't have that much money."
Lian Er dares to say such things. If other people knew about this, they would think that the Lian family is rich and powerful.
If this gets to the ears of my eldest brother, it will be even more serious!
"I'm telling you, don't gossip about this to others. Otherwise, if others find out, I will be very rude to you." Mrs. Lian Er said.
"Okay, I get it. Given our friendship, I won't say anything."
Why did Mrs. Lian Er feel that the man’s expression was a little strange?
"Can you give me a little more?" asked Mrs. Lian Er.
"No, it can't be any higher."
Mrs. Lian Er hesitated for a moment, then snatched the ink stick from the man's hand and said, "Forget it, I won't sell it then."
The man looked at Mrs. Lian Er and was stunned for a moment.
I didn't expect that the second wife could be so shrewd.
Could it be that she knew that this ink stick was the latest one from Zizhuxuan, and it was being hyped up to a sky-high price, fifty taels each!
And there is no demand for it.
If he gritted his teeth and offered a high price, maybe someone would buy it.
"No, I'm so familiar with you, why don't I make less money and give you 18 taels per piece," said the man.
Mrs. Lian Er's face lit up with joy and she almost agreed.
But when he thought about the four taels he was still short of, he became anxious: "No, I really need the money. If you can't give me twenty taels per piece, I won't sell it to you."
"Twenty taels, how can I make money! This is not how you do business." The man said with pretended embarrassment.
"I need this money to save my life, please..." Mrs. Lian Er almost knelt down in front of the man.
Suddenly, a shout came from outside: "Yiyi, what are you looking at?"
Yiyi? Mrs. Lian Er shuddered and looked outside.
The moment she saw that it was really Lian Yiyi, Mrs. Lian trembled all over and rushed out of the door.
It was terrible. If Lian Yiyi knew that she was pawning her things, she wouldn't know how she would tell her family.
The man thought Second Lady Lian had seen through his plan, and he couldn't help but chase after her anxiously: "Second Lady Lian, don't leave, the price is negotiable. We know each other so well. Twenty taels is twenty taels. At most, I won't make any money."
When the Second Wife heard this, she couldn't move her feet.
Twenty taels a piece, if she could really get it, she could help Lian Er pay back the debt.
She didn't even care that Lian Yiyi was right next to her, she took the ink stick and gave it to the man, asking him to give her money.
The man did not hesitate and quickly gave the money to Mrs. Lian Er.
Mrs. Lian Er left with gratitude and took the money to repay Lian Er.
I thought that everything would be fine after paying back the one hundred taels, but the man said that the one hundred taels was just the principal, and Lian Er delayed paying the money for two days, one hundred taels a day, and I still had to pay back a total of two hundred taels of silver.
Otherwise, they would go to the Lian family and cause trouble.
Lian Er called them shameless and ended up getting beaten up.
He already had an injury on his face, and now his whole body was in so much pain that he couldn't walk, so he had to be supported by Mrs. Lian Er as he walked home.
They discussed for a long time along the way, but couldn't come up with any good ideas, and returned to the Lian family with frowns on their faces.
As soon as Butler Lian saw Lian Er and the others, he took them to Lian Yan's study.
Lian Er looked like he couldn't even show his face to anyone.
He didn't want to go, but he was forced to go even though he didn't want to.
But when we got there, we found that not only Lian Yan was there, but also Xie Yunjiao and Lian Yiyi.
What happened with such a big fuss?
Lian Er and his wife looked at each other, their hearts pounding.
They must have found out that she sold the ink sticks.
But even if he knew, big brother shouldn't be so angry, as if he wanted to eat them both!
Could it be that he already knew that he owed money?
"You are such bastards! You can even do such a thing!" Lian Yan cursed at Lian Er.
Lian Er's legs softened, and he knelt down towards Lian Yan: "Brother, I didn't mean to do that. How could I have known that the man would trick me into guaranteeing him, and then he ran away.
It’s really not the money I owe, it’s that person…”
"What? You're still out there guaranteeing someone, and they ran away," Lian Yan's face darkened even more. "You're so stupid, you're hopeless!"
Lian Er was stunned. If that wasn't what his elder brother was talking about, then why was he so stupid as to bring it up himself?
That's right! Even the second wife glared at him. She had never seen such a stupid person!
Lian Er gave his wife a look in response, saying, "It's hindsight, if you knew why you didn't stop me just now?"
Mrs. Lian Er turned her head slightly to avoid Lian Er's direct gaze. That's right, she didn't expect that her uncle was not angry about this.
What on earth was the uncle angry about?
"You stole my ink stick just to sell it to pay off your debt?"
"We did take the ink sticks to sell, but..." Mrs. Lian Er had to stutter under Lian Yan's sharp gaze, but she stopped halfway through.
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