"I didn't take the silver, but I do have some. When you came to pick me up, the old lady of the Qian family gave me ten taels of silver as severance pay.
I know that if I tell you about the money, I'll lose it. You only care about your two sons and don't care about me at all. You'll take whatever I have.
I have been keeping this money hidden and will bring it to the Yan family after I get married. As for these, you also know that I have been earning money by embroidering purses and other things, and I have saved two taels.
Add to that the dowry you gave me, the dowry others gave me, and the money your grandmother gave me, do you think I have any money on me?"
Wang was stunned. "The Qian family gave you ten taels?"
"Yes, if you don't believe me, you can go and ask. They took away all our jewelry and valuables, and gave us 10 taels of silver as severance pay when we left."
"Why don't you tell me? How can I cheat you out of your money?" Wang scolded angrily.
Zhao Ruxin looked at her calmly. Wouldn't he cheat her out of her money? Could she believe what he said?
Wang was a little speechless for a while, and asked, "Ruxin, you don't believe your parents?"
"How can I trust you? Have you paid me back a cent for selling my body? How much do you give me as a dowry? You're just sending me away with a simple excuse: it's not easy for you.
"Mom, money is just like that. Doesn't Dad know the Qian family? I'll tell you anything you want. If I lie to you, I'll be struck by lightning."
The current person really believes the oath. The girl keeps saying that the Qian family gave her the money, so it may be true.
They had doubted it at the time. How could the Qian family let her go without giving her anything? They asked her repeatedly, but she insisted that she didn't give her anything. They foolishly believed her.
Later, the Qian family gave her ten taels, which was not much, but it was pitifully little for the Qian family.
But for their family, it is really not a small amount. How could she hide so much?
"Ruxin, we've already bought the house in the county town. We can't sell it, so we didn't give it to you. If you had asked for ten taels of silver, why wouldn't we have left it to you?"
Zhao Ruxin mocked, "You don't have any money? How much dowry did you give me when I got married? Even if you gave me 20% of the house, you didn't give me any money?
As for the Qian family's money, since mother said she would leave it to me, what's the problem with whether she tells me or not? If the money is not returned to me now, I won't spend it carelessly, right, mother?"
Wang's mouth was full of bitterness. Her daughter was right. If she took out the silver, the dowry would still be the same.
Because her two sons needed a lot of money for their education, and once it went into their pockets, she and the head of the household would never give it to her.
But why did her heart ache so much? Was she upset that her daughter didn't believe her, or was she upset with someone else?
"Ruxin, you shouldn't have hidden it from us."
"I sold my body for money, I earned it by serving an old man, why couldn't I hide it from you?
Fortunately, I didn't tell you, otherwise it would have been lost by now. Mom, I didn't expect that the silver was lost at home. You thought it was me, and thought I stole the silver?
If I knew where you hid your silver, would I have waited until I found it if I wanted to steal it? When grandma fell, the silver was still there. I wasn't the only one who saw you go into the study to take the silver."
Wang understood what she meant, "But the village chief went to Sanzhuzi's house and looked for it, but it wasn't there."
"Sanzhuzi was helpless at that time."
Wang was struck by lightning.
Could it be that the thieves are my second brother and his wife?
Impossible, she knew her mother well, she would never do such petty thefts.
only……
"Ruxin, you have dozens of taels of silver in your hand now." After careful calculation, it was at least sixty taels, which was almost the same as the silver lost at home. "Can you lend some to mother? Your eldest brother is getting married, and the family has cash..."
Before Wang could finish, Zhao Ruxin directly refused, "Sorry, mother, I won't lend you money.
I have been taught time and again that once you take something out, you can never get it back. I can guarantee that you and Dad will never return the things you borrow from me.
Don't tell me you will definitely pay me back. When I sold my body to you, you also said you would compensate me. What did you compensate me for?
At that time, I took the money and just said that it was not easy for you. My two younger brothers still had to go to school.
Mom, I'm so sorry. My family is in an even harder situation. My husband doesn't know how to make money, and we have three children. The eldest is about to get married.
Look at our house. If we don’t repair it, I’m afraid we’ll freeze to death in the winter. There are so many places to spend money.
Isn't Dad a good scholar? If you work hard and earn some money in one winter, you can earn it. Besides, you can go back home and continue looking for the thief, just in case you find him!
"No, Ruxin, your eldest brother's marriage is about to be arranged. Even if your father can make money, it won't be that fast. Can you lend me twenty or thirty taels first? I will definitely pay you back when I make money."
Zhao Ruxin immediately lowered her expression and looked at Wang unkindly, her heart as cold as ice.
Thirty taels, haha!
My dear mother, I really can’t bear to see her do anything good!
She didn't feel guilty or at all about taking the money from home. She just regretted that she took it too late and lost forty taels.
"Mother, who wants thirty taels for marriage?"
"Ruxin, listen to me..." Wang hurried to explain. She was just worried that it would not be safe to leave so much silver in her daughter's hands. What if the Yan family robbed her of the silver?
"Stop talking, I don't want to hear anything. Besides, we don't need to communicate anymore."
Do you really think she is still a silly girl who knows nothing? Hasn't she seen enough of the fickleness of human nature?
"If you still consider me your daughter, don't say anything."
Wang moved her lips and asked, "My daughter has so much money in her hands, why is she unwilling to help the family a little bit?"
"Ruxin, our house was completely robbed and we have no money left. I just want you to help me out of this difficult situation.
You help your eldest brother now, and when he passes the exam and becomes successful, he will definitely support you and help you."
Zhao Ruxin never believed in this kind of pancake. She saw how her father had used it to deceive her second and third uncles.
At best, my eldest brother can only be a scholar. She knows better than anyone how difficult it is to pass the imperial examination.
The money at home definitely cannot support them to continue to think about it. I have heard ladies talk about it before. The salary alone is nearly one hundred taels. How can they think about it?
All the money she earned from selling her body would be a drop in the bucket. Who could guarantee that they could pass the exam in one try?
She didn't expect it anyway.
"Mom, am I not helping the family enough? Isn't the house in the county town enough? The most valuable thing in the family is earned by me. I have already sold myself once, isn't that enough?
Do they want to gnaw on my bones as well? My one job is enough for them to thank me for the rest of their lives."
Wang was speechless. The family felt sorry for their eldest daughter. She had indeed paid a lot, but wasn't there anything that could be done?
Why can't she be a little more understanding?
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