"Shut up!"
Lan Linxue sternly rebuked the ghost head.
The ghost head immediately fell silent.
Lan Linxue put down her chopsticks, turned her head and looked sternly at Shuanghua: "Why didn't you give Xiaoxian any money?"
Shuanghua sighed helplessly, put down what she was holding, and looked at Lan Linxue coldly, saying, "Firstly, we haven't been around for several months, and secondly, after all this turmoil in Jiangnan, I really have no money left!"
Lan Linxue became even more furious upon hearing this: "How can there be no money? The 500,000 taels we just acquired last time have been spent so quickly?"
Shuanghua glared at Lan Linxue, her face full of frustration, and said, "The money looks like a lot, but don't you think about how many places we have to spend it! If it weren't for Miss Kou'er's support during this trip to Jiangnan, we would definitely be in a much worse situation now!"
"No matter how bad things are, you can't refuse to give Xiaoxian money!" Lan Linxue roared, slamming her hand on the table. "Xiaoxian is in charge of the internal affairs of our capital, and what about those children! Do you really want these children to go out and starve?"
Everyone solemnly put down their bowls and chopsticks. They didn't mind suffering a little, but they couldn't let the children of the children's school go hungry.
Seeing that Lan Linxue was truly angry, and Shuanghua's face was also very unpleasant, the seventh brother couldn't help but smile and step in to smooth things over: "Master, don't worry! The brothers still have some money. If we pool our resources, we can surely scrape together a hundred or eighty taels. Give it to Xiaoxian for emergency use first, and we'll figure out a way to get the money later!"
Those below, hearing what the seventh brother said, quickly nodded in agreement.
"Shut up, all of you!"
Lan Linxue yelled in frustration, "You don't even have enough money to feed yourselves and support your families! What are you going to do with it? You'll just let your old mother go hungry!"
When Lao Qi and the others heard Lan Linxue say that, they all quickly lowered their heads and remained silent.
Lan Linxue was always frustrated by not having enough money, and he didn't know why he never had enough to spend!
He looked up at the others with a gloomy expression, "You don't need to worry about this. I'll figure out how to handle the money later!"
Then, he took out the five hundred taels of silver that Qin Kou'er had just given him and handed it to Xiao Xian: "Xiao Xian, take this money for emergencies, and I'll have someone send it to you later! If you ever need money in the future, just come to me, you don't have to suffer in silence!"
At this point, Lan Linxue became even angrier. She slammed the silver notes on the table with a bang and growled in a low voice, "A bunch of grown men sitting here, letting a woman get so anxious about money that she can't even speak. How can you be so shameless?"
Immediately, everyone lowered their heads and remained silent.
This time, even Shuanghua remained silent, his brows furrowed. He knew that Lan Linxue wasn't talking about anyone else, but was angry with him.
Xiao Xian lowered her head, slowly reached out and carefully took the silver note from the table. Looking at the silver note, her eyes immediately reddened, and tears uncontrollably fell down.
Lan Linxue felt terrible, but he knew that no matter how painful it was, he had to go out and earn money. Otherwise, the old and young below would go hungry.
He could eat less, and even he himself could go without food, but those children, those children in the preschool, were the pillars of the future that he was leaving for them. He absolutely could not let those children suffer even the slightest injustice.
Moreover, he now has children of his own, and he is determined to leave a group of people for his son to protect him through all kinds of hardships.
The atmosphere was incredibly oppressive. Everyone hung their heads, their faces heavy with sorrow. This scene pained these men who were fearless and unafraid of bloodshed and death. How could they, after risking their lives so much, have children who were still starving and cold? Meanwhile, corrupt officials and scoundrels lived lavishly! There was truly no fairness in this world.
Seeing that Xiaoxian was crying hard, Guitou secretly took a silk handkerchief from the table and handed it to her.
Xiao Xian pulled out a silk handkerchief and covered her mouth, sobbing even more, but still trying her best to keep quiet.
Lan Linxue looked up coldly, then slowly said in a hoarse voice, "Little Fairy, take this money and use it first. Don't worry, Master will get you more silver soon!"
Upon hearing Lan Linxue's words, Xiaoxian immediately sobbed and said, "Master, I didn't mean to make you sad! But this money is your personal savings, and it makes me feel bad to hold it!"
At this point, Xiaoxian burst into tears, which was heartbreaking to watch.
Lan Linxue frowned slightly: "What private money? The master is the crown prince, a prince, what does he need money for? It's you guys who are so stingy that even heroes can't survive without a penny! Alright! Enough talk, hurry up and take the money and use it! We'll talk about the rest later!"
At this point, Lan Linxue deliberately put on a more relaxed smile, pointed around, and said to Xiaoxian, "With a bunch of grown men sitting here, are you worried about not getting any money? Don't worry, everything else is difficult, but money is the easiest! Hurry up, let's eat and do what we need to do! It's not our place to cry!"
When the people below heard Lan Linxue say this, they quickly joined in to liven up the atmosphere, as this crying and wailing was unseemly.
Immediately, Xiao Xian wiped away her tears and said with a smile, "Then I'll go get some tea for Master! Otherwise, they might be clumsy and upset Master!"
"Okay! Go ahead! Remember to get some pre-Qingming tea, I love that!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue smiled easily, then picked up her bowl and chopsticks again to continue eating!
Soon, everyone finished dinner and went to rest, except for Lao Qi and Shuang Hua who stayed with Lan Linxue.
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