Chapter 55 Let’s Find a Way to Raise Money
When Old Lady Chen saw that they all had fierce looks on their faces, she was so frightened that her heart was in a knot.
She came closer, her legs shaking. "Brother, my family really can't come up with fifty taels of silver right now. Can you give me ten days or half a month? I promise to send it to you without missing a penny."
Butcher Li's fury instantly flared up, his eyebrows raised. "What did you say? No money?"
"Don't worry, big brother. I will never cheat you. I will definitely get the money for you."
Li the butcher glared at him, "You old thing, are you looking for death? You dare to play tricks on me? Believe it or not, I can kill you with one punch."
Matchmaker Zhao's face was as gloomy as water. She glared at Old Lady Chen fiercely. What a swindler! She dared to spend all the money without a bride. If she hadn't been the matchmaker, she deserved to be beaten to death.
At this point, in order to avoid further trouble, he had no choice but to persuade him, "Nephew, don't be impulsive. If you have something to say, talk it over nicely. Don't use violence."
Old Mrs. Chen quickly agreed, "Brother, my family is really broke right now. Even if you beat me to death, I can't come up with the money. Please give me a few days!"
"If you don't have money, just come home with me." Butcher Li got angry and went forward to pull Old Lady Chen.
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned and stood there in a daze.
I kept muttering in my heart, should I go home with him and be his mother?
It can't be...
Oh, how embarrassing!
If that happens, my reputation will be ruined.
Old man Chen, who dared not breathe, felt a sudden chill in his heart when he saw that Li the butcher was going to take his wife away.
My God, this is really a beast, his taste is extremely strong, he even doesn't let go of old ladies.
Although he had long been fed up with this old wife, he could not bear to watch her cheat on him.
If this gets out, how will he face people in the future?
He didn't care about being afraid, and went up to grab Li the butcher's hand, "This is my wife, don't do anything stupid."
Butcher Li was startled, glared at Old Man Chen, and shouted, "You old bastard, what are you thinking? I don't have the hobby of a young cow chewing old grass."
"Well, then, what are you going to do?"
"What? Take her to town and find your fair and tender granddaughter to be my wife."
Old Man Chen was so frightened that he fell to his knees. "My dear, this is even more unacceptable. My Ruolan is still a child. How can she get married? This is absolutely unacceptable. Please give us a few days. We promise to return the betrothal gift to you."
Old Mrs. Chen's face turned red. It turned out that she had misunderstood and thought that Butcher Li was taking advantage of everyone, young and old!
She came to her senses and quickly agreed, "Brother, please be kind and give us ten days or half a month. We promise we will have enough money."
Seeing the old couple in such a state of disgrace, Zhao the matchmaker really wanted to give up, but she was worried about complications, so she had to endure her temper and said,
"Nephew, I think they really can't come up with the money right now. How about you be magnanimous and give them a few days? If they still can't come up with the money by then, we'll go to the county government and sue them for marriage fraud and have them jailed."
"It's too easy for her to go to jail," said Li the butcher with a sly smile. "How about this, I'll give you three days. If you don't come up with the money by then, I'll take you home and let you, this old firewood, suffer."
When Old Lady Chen heard this, a chill ran down her neck. "Oh my goodness, this bastard really wants to attack me. Is there any hope for my survival?" This is so embarrassing.
She kept bowing and saying, "Brother, please show some mercy and leave me a way to live!"
Butcher Li glared at Old Lady Chen, "Stop talking nonsense. I'll give you three days. If you can't pay me back, I'll not only make fun of you, my old friend, but I'll also go to the college where your third son is studying and cause trouble.
I want to let his classmates and teachers know that in order to let him study, his mother cheated on him by marrying him.
If he were to embarrass himself in front of his classmates and teachers, I wonder how he would have the nerve to continue staying in the academy."
Old Mrs. Chen staggered and almost fell down. The third son was her hope. If Li the Butcher made trouble at the academy, her son would lose all face. How could he continue his studies and take part in the imperial examinations in the future? She would never allow such a thing to happen.
She gritted her teeth and promised, "Okay, three days is three days."
Butcher Li waved to the two bald men and said, "Brothers, let's go back to town and have a drink."
Matchmaker Zhao glanced at Old Lady Chen and flicked her handkerchief. "It's only three days. If you don't want to get into trouble, go get the money!"
"Don't worry, Sister Zhao, I will definitely collect enough money and won't make things difficult for you."
Old Lady Chen smiled as she sent Matchmaker Zhao away, finally letting out a sigh of relief. "Finally, we've gotten rid of these bastards."
Old man Chen was in a state of panic, his face full of worry, "Old woman, we have sent the person away, but where can we get fifty taels of silver?
You have to think of a solution quickly. If you can’t pay the money back, they won’t let you go.”
"You old man, what you said is nonsense, what can I do?"
"Then what do you say we should do? We only have three days. Do you really want to be harmed by that beast?"
Old Lady Chen was so embarrassed that she spat at him, "Bah! You bastard, can you say something nice? Even if I was raped, it's still you who's got the grass on your head and the shell on your back."
Old man Chen slammed his head. "If you can pay off the debt, I'll be a living turtle. But if that beast really goes to Lao San's academy to cause trouble, will Lao San still be able to study? Do you really want Lao San's years of hard work to go to waste?"
Old Mrs. Chen instantly wilted, her brows furrowed, and she was completely at a loss.
Seeing the old couple hanging their heads and saying nothing, Sun snorted coldly and complained,
"I urged you to keep some silver, but you wouldn't listen. You gave all the fifty taels of silver to the third brother. Now look what you have to give back to him."
Old Mrs. Chen no longer had the arrogance she once had, and her face was filled with grievance.
"How could I have known that the heartless eldest brother's family was so cruel? They really didn't take me, their mother, seriously. If I had known they were so cruel, I would never have separated from the family. I should have been tougher on that damn girl. She would have married me even if she didn't want to. Then I wouldn't have had all these heartbreaking experiences."
Sun rolled her eyes. "Mom, stop blaming your ugly face on a crooked mirror and making up stories. If you had a good conscience, this wouldn't have happened. Stop blaming others and think of a way to get the money together!"
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