"Third brother, Dad is here this time because he has something important to discuss with you."
Zhao Dashu raised his eyebrows. After all this talk, the fox's tail was finally about to be exposed.
"Your elder brother is about to take the exam in the city of Fu, isn't it..."
Zhao Dashu stood up and bowed, "I wish you a safe journey, hope you pass the imperial examination and become an official soon, so that our parents' cultivation will not be in vain."
Zhao Da: ...
He was annoyed by the third brother's effort to pretend to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, making it seem like he was the only smart one.
"Third brother, stop pretending. We don't have much money at home. You know that our house was robbed not long ago. How about this? I won't ask you for more. Take out ten taels of silver and give it to the eldest brother as travel expenses."
Zhao Daye was almost angry to death. Why was his father so stupid? Ten taels were not enough for anything. He needed at least several dozen taels.
Zhao Dashu was so angry at his self-righteousness that he laughed, "Dad, ten taels of silver, you ask how much ten taels of silver is worth, how much can it buy? You just open your mouth and ask, sorry, I don't have the silver, the imperial examination has nothing to do with me, if I don't have the silver, I won't take the exam."
"Third brother, shut up. Your eldest brother's money is the most important thing in the family. Even if you don't build a house, you have to give me the money for his exams."
"No, no, I have divided the family, and the exam is his. As a scholar, I don't believe he can't earn any money. Dad, even if you say it all day long, I won't take the money. Please leave!"
Zhao Da was furious and said, "Third brother, don't you care about brotherhood? Don't forget that you are a family without a family. No matter how much money you have, you won't be able to protect it in the future."
"We'll talk about the future later. Before I die, I will definitely divide the family property clearly, so you don't have to worry about it. Dad, you too, I will definitely not be short of money for my brother's exam. A house of that size in the county town is not cheap. He can buy it if he wants to. How can he go to the capital city without ten taels of silver?"
"What on earth are you talking about?"
"Nothing, I just want to tell you that the house that my elder brother lives in in the county is his own. In addition, he also spent three taels of silver to buy a maid to serve the whole family. He is Mr. Zhao and has no shortage of money. You are just worrying about it. It's unnecessary."
"You're talking nonsense!"
"Did I say anything nonsense? Do you want to ask your elder brother? Do you want to confront him? Do you want to go to the county town and ask the neighbors?" He and Liu Shunzi saw Zhao Lao Da several times, and later they were really curious, so they dragged Shunzi to inquire in the county town. It would have been confusing if they hadn't asked. As they inquired, they found out that his elder brother had done so many things behind their backs. These people really made it difficult for him. He didn't dare to show off his wealth, otherwise his family would be called poor.
Old Zhao saw that what he said was very convincing, and asked, "Boss, what do you say?"
What can Boss Zhao say? He wants to deny it, but it has to be investigated. He and his family keep a low profile in the village and at his father-in-law's house, but they are not secretive at all in the county town.
"Dad, I..." I muttered for a long time but couldn't even fart.
Old man Zhao's heart felt like it was sinking into the abyss. He knew his boss well. He was the kind of person who was always very confident when he was right. Even if you didn't find anything wrong with him, he could still be very confident.
In this situation now, I am afraid it is most likely true. The third brother has found out my weakness and I dare not say anything. He was also heartbroken. You had money, but after your home was robbed, you still cried poor to him and asked him for money. He was unwilling to let go of even the last bit of his family assets.
Now he doesn't know whether he should be happy that his eldest son has bought a house in the county town and has become successful, or sad that his son, who has become successful, still comes to suck his blood. In these days, I have hardly seen him bring anything to my house, but he always carries a lot of bags when he leaves.
Does he still have him and his old wife in his heart? Even if it's like this, will I still respect him in the future?
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