Chapter 92: Xie Erye’s Poisonous Tongue (Part 2)
After scolding Xu You, Xie Yuduo looked around at the distant relatives who were watching, sneered, and asked questions one after another.
"Second aunt, my uncle owed a debt last year. During Chinese New Year, he was blocked at our door for three days and couldn't leave. You asked my family to settle it. Now, has the money been paid back? As the saying goes, debts must be paid. It's only natural. Next time, I'll make it difficult for you to open your mouth."
"Aunt Wu, I heard from the shop manager that a while ago, my cousin went out to work as a clerk and stole gold and silver items from the shop of a vendor. He was caught, stripped naked, and beaten half to death. In the end, he borrowed things from my shop before returning the items. When do you plan to return those gold and silver items?"
"Second sister-in-law, I heard that my second brother is planning to open a shop on the back street and wants to borrow money from my family as capital? I want to ask, is this how your family comes to borrow money?"
"Sister-in-law, my third brother went to Huaiyang for business last year and lost so much money that he even pawned his pants, but he still had no money to return home. Your mother-in-law came and begged the old lady to let me send someone to send a horse to pick him up. Tomorrow, tell him to pay the travel expenses and horse fare to the store accountant, not a cent less."
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He questioned loudly, word by word, and no one escaped.
When everyone in the hall heard about their own family gossip, they were so frightened that they dared not breathe and dared not say anything anymore.
Finally, he stood up and walked over to his cousin Zhao, who had been beaten and retreated to the corner.
"I just heard you claim to be my wife's elder? Whose elder are you? Why don't I remember having a relative like you? Did I invite you here today? Why did you come here without an invitation? What a warm-hearted elder!
Oh, elder, look at my virtuous, beautiful wife. Is it your turn to sit here and worry about teaching her the principles of being a daughter-in-law? If you really have nothing to do, I advise you to learn from her. Although you are not even worthy of picking up my wife's shoes, if you learn a little bit from my wife, you can also be a good person. It's better than your current appearance, jumping around and doing nothing!
Aunt Zhao was already feeling extremely ashamed, and now she was being scolded by him until her face turned purple, she was sweating profusely, and she couldn't utter a word.
Finally, he turned around and walked back, sitting back in the chair next to Shen Qi. He picked up the teacup and was about to drink when he suddenly raised his head, as if he had just remembered that there were a bunch of gossipy women in the room who didn't even dare to breathe.
"Don't you all like watching a play? My wife has set up a stage in my garden for you. Since you don't want to watch, why don't you get out of here!"
After being scolded for a while, no one dared to leave. Now that they got the message, they hurried out.
They all scattered.
Xie Yuduo's eyes were sharp as he stared at Xu You's back as he ran away in panic among the crowd of women.
After a long time, he heavily put down the cup of tea that he had no intention of drinking, and turned to look at his wife.
Chen Qi had been feeling unwell to begin with, and her face had turned red from being mad at those bitches just now. But now, she felt relieved and her chest wasn't so stuffy anymore.
But the tears still couldn't stop flowing.
Xie Yuduo took out the wet handkerchief he had been holding in his hand and caught another tear at her chin.
"Why bother with them? It's not worth getting so angry and crying like this."
Chen Qi didn't want to cry at first, but when she saw him coming, she couldn't help crying.
At this moment, she really wanted to throw herself into his arms and cry bitterly, but in front of the maids and servants, she didn't want to say anything, so she just silently shed two more lines of tears.
Xie Yuduo looked at her expression, waved his hand, and asked Xiaowu to come in.
"The gatekeeper was careless today and let an uninvited thief in. Tell him to go to the housekeeper and get twenty lashes. If the Second Mistress has anything to say, tell her to come directly to me."
He paused, and thought of the women who were watching.
"Also, make a list later and tell him to remember these families one by one. From now on, never invite them as guests again, and never let them into the Xie family again. If you let another one in, you will get forty lashes. If you let another one in, you will get eighty lashes! If anyone is not afraid of being beaten, just let them in!"
After saying this, he looked around at the three or four maids.
"Except for the child who just helped Second Madam, everyone else should go find the steward who bought you in before sunset, collect this month's wages, return home, and buy new people. We don't want servants who allow their masters to be bullied by outsiders."
He looked back at Chen Qi and saw that she didn't look well. He squeezed her hand again and felt it was a little cold.
"Ask the eldest uncle and the eldest grandmother to handle all matters related to seeing off the guests and clearing the banquet. Xiao Ling, the second grandmother is not feeling well and needs to go back to rest."
Today, Xie Yuming was able to arrive so quickly thanks to Xiao Ling.
Originally, Xiao Ling left Chen Qi and went to the front to find Xiao Wu to ask him what he wanted to see her about.
Coincidentally, just as she reached the ceremonial gate of the backyard, she ran into a little maid leading a man, who was walking to the back while talking.
At first she didn't recognize him, but she felt that the man looked strangely familiar. She walked and thought about it, and when she reached the corridor between the study and the backyard, she suddenly remembered who this man was.
On the main street of Baihe Town, Xu You, the eldest son of the Xu Family Clinic, was the man who had been engaged to the Shen family for three years.
No one in the Xie family knew who this man was, but Xiao Ling from Baihe Town knew him.
Xiao Ling hurriedly looked back, but there was no one there. After a moment's thought, she turned around and ran towards the study.
Just as she passed the ceremonial door of the study, she bumped into Xiaowu.
"Aya, why are you running so fast? I'm looking for you."
"Where's the Second Master?"
Xiao Ling's tone was very anxious, so Xiao Wu immediately put away his joking thoughts and answered her seriously.
"In the study, discussing business with a client. What do you want with him?"
"You...you go and call him for me."
"This is a big business, and the Second Master won't let you in."
Xiao Ling was almost crying and pinched him hard.
"Go and call him and tell him that Second Grandma is being bullied."
When Xiaowu heard this, he ran towards the study.
As soon as Xie Yuduo showed up, Xiao Ling explained everything to him.
"There's a doctor named Xu in Baihe Town. He's..."
Xie Yuduo only listened to half of the sentence before stopping her.
He had heard of the doctor named Xu from Baihe Town a long time ago.
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At this moment, Chen Qi no longer wanted to care about the trivial matters inside and outside the Xie family. Since Xie Yuduo had spoken, she waited until he wiped her tears, forced a smile, stood up, held Xiao Ling's hand and returned to the east wing.
After entering the house, she took off her hairpins and rings one by one, removed her ornaments, changed into casual clothes, and lay on the bed to rest for a long time.
As the day was about to end and the room was dim, Chen Qi pondered for a long time on the pillow. Slowly, he calmed down and felt that the anger in his chest had dissipated little by little.
After Chen Qi left, Xie Yuduo called Xiao Wu again.
"Instruct the shop manager that the new owner of the Zhuo Family Clinic in the city is dishonest and treacherous, and is no longer allowed to do business with them. From now on, not a single medicinal ingredient from the Xie Family Trading Company can be sold to them."
He always had a photographic memory. Today, after only two glances, he recognized Xu You as the young man who had poured tea for him at the Zhuo Family Clinic.
He always knew that Chen Qi had broken off the engagement, but he was afraid that she would be suspicious, so he never asked and never took it to heart.
He didn't even notice that the guy was actually in Pingshan County, and had even entered his home right under his nose, causing such a big fuss.
Xie Yuduo was angry and sent the maids out. He asked Xiaowu to come closer and whisper in his ear.
"This, this, this... Just don't kill him. Do it secretly, don't let anyone know."
Xiaowu nodded and left.
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