If you don't have money, just owe it first.
As long as you owe money to the second wife, you will never be able to raise your head in front of her.
Once Jian Xiu supports her, she will definitely support her to the end.
"The money has already been spent. We are all family. Why would there be any question of an IOU or not?" Old Mrs. Li said in a low voice.
But after saying this, he obviously lacked confidence.
"You are wrong. It is true. Just based on the silver that the first wife saved in the past, in my opinion, there should be at least ten or eight taels." Jian Xiu said directly.
When it comes to settling accounts, no one is better than Jian Xiu.
Most of the money earned by Zhang Xuemei and her second wife went to the public.
But according to her understanding, only a small part of the money earned by the first wife was used for public purse.
In other words, all the money that the eldest wife earned during the years of marriage belonged to her.
But now our son is going to college, but it is the public money that is spent.
That is the money earned by the second wife.
Whether it is food, clothing or other expenses, all the money spent is from the public treasury.
In this way, the first wife's money remains in her pocket.
Jian Xiu should think that all the money from the first wife's house should be returned to our second wife's house.
Thinking of this, Jian Xiu looked at Li Caixia again and continued:
"I roughly estimated that you have at least ten taels of silver in your hand. If that's the case, then you should return ten taels first."
"And your eldest son will need 18 taels for one year of beam training at the academy. He will need 54 taels for three years, plus the pens, inkstones, and paper. I don't want more than that, just 60 taels."
"I won't charge you much for the rest. It's alright that you've been eating and drinking at the Second House's expense for years. For the sake of our brotherhood, I'm sure we won't bother with you anymore."
"How about this, you two will return 10 taels first, and for the remaining 50 taels, you can write an IOU."
Then, before Li Caixia could speak, Jian Xiu asked Old Li:
"As for you, the eldest wife has already paid back 60 taels, so you have to pay back another 40 taels. I believe you can still afford this amount of money."
Over the years, not to mention that the old Liu family still has some land.
Just the wages of Zhang Xuemei and Jian Fuyin in the workshop should be more than 40 taels given to us.
She couldn't afford one tael of silver if asked to do so, but if she could take 40 taels of silver, there shouldn't be any problem.
After this assessment, Jian Xiu found a place to sit down.
That leisurely look clearly said: You must pay back the money today, and I will sit here and watch you pay it back. If you don't pay me back, I'll just sit here and waste my time.
Seeing Jian Xiu's attitude, Old Mrs. Li was really at a loss for a moment.
But when she thought of the dozens of taels of silver, how could Old Li be willing to pay it?
So she clapped her hands, sat on the ground, and prepared to throw a tantrum and roll away.
"It's unreasonable! It's unreasonable! I spent my son and daughter-in-law's money, and now I have to return it! How can this be justified..." Old Mrs. Li cried.
"It's useless. It's useless to throw a tantrum in front of me, Jian Xiu. Everyone knows that I, Jian Xiu, am best at dealing with people like you. It looks like you want to give it a try?"
Before Mrs. Li could finish her words, she was interrupted by Jian Xiu.
After saying this, Jian Xiu took a few steps towards Old Li.
"I'll count to three. If you don't get up, I'll help you up."
Jian Xiu pronounced the last few words "help you up" particularly clearly.
Anyone with a brain could hear the hidden meaning in her words.
Mr. Li is no exception.
So she stood up and looked at Jian Xiu, angry but not daring to say anything.
"Aunt Li, if I were you, I would be tactful and hand over all the money I have saved over the years. This way, it will be good for you, for me, and for everyone."
"You are Jian Fuyin's mother, and Xuemei is your daughter-in-law. This is an unchangeable fact. If you return it, we can part ways in peace, and we will still honor you in the future. But if it's too ugly, I'm afraid it won't end well."
"As for what this 'bad ending' is, I won't tell you, I'm sure you can guess it. Would you rather suffer with the first wife, or would you rather the second wife help you occasionally?"
"On one side is the lazy first wife, and on the other side is the good second wife. And for so many years, you have two daughters-in-law, you can compare them in private. I believe you know who is right and who is wrong, and who is better than who."
Jian Fuyin and his wife: "......"
Does this completely treat our relationship as transparent? We are standing here, and you are still talking about being lazy or not. Is it necessary to be so direct?
"Go and get it out!" Jian Daniu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.
"Old man, what do you mean by this?" asked Old Mrs. Li in disbelief.
"I told you to get it out, didn't you hear me?" Jian Daniu said directly.
You know, 놛 is the family of this family 껣덿.
Although Old Mrs. Li was arrogant on weekdays, she was quite honest in front of Jian Daniu.
After hearing what Jian Daniu said, no matter how unwilling he was, he had to go into the bedroom to get the money.
It was not until Zhang Xuemei had 40 taels of silver and the IOU from the eldest wife in her hands that she could not hold back her tears.
She didn't expect that bringing Jian Xiu here today would have such an unexpected result.
"What about the house?" Jian Xiu said again.
That strong tone immediately left Old Li speechless.
"You have three rooms here, so it's easy to divide them up. One room for each person is just right. The room that our second room lives in will be given to our second room. This should be reasonable, right?"
Jian Xiu looked at Jian Daniu and asked.
Although it was a question, it sounded unquestionable.
"It's reasonable, it's very reasonable." Jian Daniu said repeatedly.
After Mrs. Li had dealt with the matter, it was Li Caixia's turn.
Of course, Jian Xiu would not forget such an important thing.
"I just told you that you should pay back 10 taels of silver first. Now your IOU says you owe 60 taels of silver. Do you not want to pay back the 10 taels of silver?"
Jian Xiu asked coldly.
"I...I, as you know, my eldest son is studying in college. Shouldn't I stay for a while?"
Li Caixia looked at Zhang Xuemei and asked in a consultative manner.
At this time, she didn't dare to ask Jian Xiu at all.
Even without asking, she knew Jian Xiu would not agree.
So she just cast a pleading look at Zhang Xuemei.
The matter has been settled, the house must be divided.
The key is how to pay back the 60 taels she owes?
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