Chapter 128 The hero's best mother (fifteen) Please subscribe
What a short-sighted, vicious and stupid bitch!
Mrs. Cui cursed secretly in her heart. Her tolerance towards Li had reached its peak.
The Lis were jealous and making trouble in the backyard, but Mrs. Cui just watched them for fun.
But now, Li actually dared to "cheat" outside, bringing bad reputation to the county magistrate, and Mrs. Cui could not tolerate it.
Gu Qingcheng seemed not to feel the low pressure emanating from Mrs. Cui, and stretched out four white and tender fingers, "Four percent profit! Sister Cui, this business will definitely make a lot of money!"
Four percent interest? Mrs. Cui's pupils suddenly contracted.
How dare you, bitch!
Mrs. Cui was originally annoyed when she heard that Li was going to lend money at high interest, but she was not angry! Because in all dynasties, the court allowed private lending.
Even the major government offices would make certain loans if there was a shortage of silver and money.
You can lend money, but you cannot charge excessively high interest rates.
There is a regulation in this dynasty that the interest on loans should not exceed three percent.
No more than that, even if there is trouble when collecting the debt, it can be turned into a small matter, after all, it is not illegal in itself.
If it exceeds three points, it is illegal first. If it kills a few more people, it is simply courting death! If the family is really short of money, if Aunt Li did such a thing for the whole family and at the cost of her reputation, Mrs. Cui could still be more tolerant.
It’s just not!
The family had enough food and clothing, and because Li had given birth to two children, Mrs. Cui even increased Li's treatment.
Her share was the highest among the concubines!
Even with this, this bitch is still not satisfied!
She actually dared to lend money at a 4% interest rate?
Mrs. Cui knew with her toes that if left alone, Aunt Li would bring disaster to the family.
Gu Qingcheng still thought Mrs. Cui was not angry enough, so she lowered her voice and said, "Actually, I cooperate with my concubine not just to make money!"
Having said that, Gu Qingcheng smiled shyly. That smile was so beautiful that it attracted everyone.
After reading it, Mrs. Cui felt that her anger level seemed to have decreased.
However, Gu Qingcheng's next words made Mrs. Cui's temporarily relieved mood suddenly explode with anger.
Gu Qingcheng continued, "I want to ask the concubine about the county master's preferences!"
"You don't know, my Dalang is the smartest. He has a photographic memory and can recite everything he hears. While other children are struggling to recite an article, my Dalang can already recite it backwards!"
"The teacher at the private school said that although he is young, he has enough knowledge. He could have finished his studies next year, but now he is in mourning and can only wait three years. But my Dalang will only be twelve years old in three years!"
"I am a woman and I don't know anything about the imperial examination. It was my relative who told me that if the examination papers are not confused, the county magistrate can know the candidate's name, place of origin and other information just by looking at the papers."
"If I can establish a relationship with the county master's family in advance, it will be more convenient for my son to take the college entrance examination in the future!"
"We don't ask for special treatment from the county magistrate, just don't show partiality to others!"
At the end, there was a hint of pride on Gu Qingcheng's innocent face.
It's as if to say: My Dalang is good enough, I ask someone to help me just to give him a fair chance to compete!
Mrs. Cui stood up suddenly.
If Mrs. Cui had heard that Li dared to lend money at a rate higher than the court's regulations, she would have been just angry.
At this moment, Mrs. Cui was already furious!
Imperial examination!
How dare that slutty maid of the Li family interfere in such an important matter!
For an official, cheating in an exam is much more serious than lending money at high interest.
The former is a matter of principle, while the latter is merely a matter of personal morality.
If the former committed a crime, he would be dismissed from office or even his entire family would be exiled.
As for the latter, most of them just pay money and settle the matter.
Although the county magistrate is like a local emperor.
But the local emperor is not a real emperor after all.
If the matter were to be exposed, the magistrate would certainly be held accountable, and Mrs. Cui, his wife, would also be implicated!
"Damn it! Damn it! This Li is a disaster. We can't keep her any longer."
Mrs. Cui clenched the handkerchief tightly, with a determined look in her eyes.
Originally, she wanted to advise Gu Qingcheng: The imperial examination is not a joke, and you must not act recklessly. If you don't do it right, it will bring trouble to your own son!
But when her eyes met Gu Qingcheng's silly little face, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
This Gu is too stupid and too gullible.
Even if she managed to persuade Gu today, tomorrow that relative of hers would come and tell nonsense, and Gu would believe that person again!
This matter needs to be solved from the root.
"Sister Gu, thank you for your help. My youngest son is eleven years old this year and will be leaving next year. I will go back and 'discuss' with my husband and then make a decision."
Mrs. Cui said to Gu Qingcheng with a smile.
This Gu was not only beautiful, but also helped their family to some extent.
It can be considered a blessing in disguise.
Just considering this "merit", Mrs. Cui will not treat her unfairly.
Not to mention, this guy is really good looking!
Woohoo, Mrs. Cui is a veteran beauty lover and is absolutely irresistible to beauty.
The money that Li cheated from Gu must be returned to her double.
Huoshui: ...Uh, if I remember correctly, Gu Qingcheng only received the IOU and didn't pay the money at all! She, she had already planned it out, not only was she not cheated, but she also easily "earned" a fortune? !
But her character didn't collapse. Not only her own son, but even Mrs. Cui, who had only met her once, believed that she was a stupid and foolish child! Such a stupid and sickly beauty had been deceived by others, how could she deceive others? Mrs. Cui liked Gu Qingcheng very much. Seeing that her face was pale and her body was shaking, she sent someone to drive a carriage to send her back to Zhaojiazhuang.
"Remember, you must send Madam Gu home safely."
Mrs. Cui told her to hire a maid.
She caught a glimpse of the innocent-looking Lady Gu from the corner of her eye, and she couldn't help but whispered to the maid, "If you see Lady Gu's eldest son, tell her what happened today!"
Gu Dan is stupid, but her son seems to be very smart.
It's good that he is smart. As long as he knows what his mother says and does, he will know the severity of it and find ways to dissuade her.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Zhao Qingyun: ...Haha, you think too highly of me! If I could persuade my mother, I wouldn't have to worry about her all the time and clean up her mess all the time.
"Yes! This old slave saves it!"
The old woman agreed, but she didn't think much of it in her heart: Isn't it just sending someone home? It's only more than 20 miles away, what's so difficult about that? Soon, the old woman was slapped in the face.
Sending Gu home is not an easy task.
"Oh, that person is so pitiful. His child is sick and he has no money to see a doctor, but he actually wants to sell all his ancestral knives!"
Gu Qingcheng was leaning on the carriage window and saw a middle-aged man "selling knives" on the street. She couldn't help but feel sympathy.
Upon hearing this, the old woman looked in the direction Gu Qingcheng was looking.
What a charlatan! The old woman boasted that she was well-informed and knew all the scams in the market.
She curled her lips subconsciously and persuaded Gu Qingcheng in a condescending tone: "Madam Gu is just a liar in the market."
It's an ancestral knife. Haha, it's just a big knife, and the blade isn't even sharpened. It can only fool an ignorant country woman like Gu.
"Swindler? I don't think he is. Who would curse their own child to be sick just for money?"
Gu Qingcheng opened her big, clear and innocent eyes with a look of disbelief.
The old woman was choked. She actually wanted to say that those swindlers, for the sake of money, would not only curse but even commit self-harm!
However, when her eyes met Gu Qingcheng's pair of clear and beautiful eyes, she was slightly touched.
Forget it, why would she bother with a silly little woman? "Madam Gu, it's getting late, let's hurry up."
The usually powerful old woman also showed a bit more tenderness when faced with the attack of her beauty.
She did not refute Gu, nor did she continue to despise her as a fool, but changed the subject.
Gu Qingcheng was very persistent, "But he is so pitiful! If no one buys his knife, will his child die of illness?"
Gu Qingcheng twisted the handkerchief, and a look of determination flashed across her beautiful little face.
"Stop the car! I want to get off!"
The old woman stretched out Erkang's hand, but still did not hold the slender figure.
Gu Qingcheng was weak and had difficulty getting in and out of the carriage.
But she still gritted her teeth and got out of the car, breathing slightly hard and coming up to the middle-aged man with despair in his eyes.
"How much is your knife?"
Gu Qingcheng's breathing was unstable and her voice was a little weak, but to the man's ears, it sounded like the sound of nature.
The middle-aged man blurted out the price, "Five taels of silver!"
As he spoke, he turned around and saw Gu Qingcheng wearing plain white mourning clothes, looking delicate and weak.
She is a widow, and a young widow in poor health.
The middle-aged man felt a little bit reluctant for a moment.
I am indeed not a liar, but five taels of silver is indeed not a small amount.
Judging from the way this woman is dressed, she doesn't look like a wealthy family's wife.
For ordinary people, five taels of silver is almost enough for half a year or even a year's expenses.
Some families may not be able to save five taels of silver in their entire lifetime.
However, he would need at least five taels of silver to treat his son.
The ginseng in the prescription is too expensive!
A middle-aged man loses his husband when he is young and his wife when he is young, but he doesn’t want to lose his son in middle age.
His son was his life. For his son, he sold all his property and now even took out his ancestral knife! But, but——
Seeing Gu Qingcheng's beautiful and innocent face, the middle-aged man really couldn't bear to be cruel.
"Five taels? Don't you need to take your son to see a doctor? Five taels shouldn't be enough."
Gu Qingcheng saw the struggle in the middle-aged man's eyes and thought to herself: I was right, this man is indeed a righteous and reliable person.
If this is the case, we should not be stingy.
She took out two silver ingots from the bag in her arms and said, "I used all my money to do business. These are all I have left. Take them."
One silver ingot weighs five taels, and two weigh ten taels.
The old woman witnessed this scene and was dumbfounded: the liar originally only wanted to cheat five taels, but this lady Gu gave ten taels directly!
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