"Okay, I'll do it myself, you can all go now!"
Soaking herself in the bathtub, Tian Yu finally felt more comfortable. She hadn't heard anything about Zhao Moyan for the past few days, only learning today from Ji Feng that Zhao Moyan had gone south with officials sent by the court for disaster relief. The Cui family had been urging her to get married soon, but recently, due to the refugee crisis, the Emperor couldn't press the matter further, so the plan was abandoned.
After taking a bath, Qiuju applied ointment to Tianyu's back. Tianyu asked, "How much silver do we have left in our account?"
"It's long gone. Huang Xuan even paid for the rent for the courtyard."
"So fast, not a single point left?"
"Not a single point left!"
“Madam, with such a generous gesture, you’ve given each person three taels of silver. Don’t you see how many people there are? They’re saved, but we’re about to become refugees,” said Green Willow.
"What about Yu Niang?"
"The 300,000 taels of silver that were sent have all been used up," Qiuju said.
"so much!?"
“Even this much isn’t enough for you, Madam!” said Green Willow.
"Yes, plus the 500,000 taels given by Huangxuan Restaurant."
"They're all gone?!"
"It's gone!"
Did I spend that much?
"Madam doesn't know, but the food for just these few hundred people has already cost almost half of the budget, including rice and noodles, not even counting what other people have sent," Qiuju said.
"Alright! In that case, borrow another 100,000 taels from Huang Xuan."
"What else does Madam want to do?" Green Willow asked in surprise.
"Don't we still have dozens of elderly people and children to support? Can you give me an advance? I'll figure something out."
"I'm not going!" Qiuju said, twisting her body.
"You're not going? Then Green Willow, you go."
"I'm not going either!"
"Then I'll send Gale!"
"Don't call for Gale! Madam, when the Marquis left, didn't he send some silver? Why did you return it? Now look what's happened, you even have to borrow silver from someone. Why are you doing this?" Green Willow said unhappily.
"Green Willow! Madam, please don't be angry. I'll go talk to Huang Xuan." Seeing Tian Yu's bad expression, Qiu Ju pulled Green Willow away and told her to stop talking.
Tian Yu also felt that she was being pretentious. She refused the silver that Zhao Moyan sent, and insisted on borrowing from others. She wondered why she was doing this. Tian Yu shook her head with a wry smile and went to the table to write a letter to Li Yong. She asked him to keep the seeds from the grain in Lao Zhao Village and send the rest to Zhao Moyan, but not to let anyone know. After writing the letter, Tian Yu put it away, called Jifeng to send it out, and then went back to her room to rest.
The next morning, Green Willow reluctantly brought water for washing her face. She pulled out several silver notes and land deeds from her sleeve and said angrily, "Madam, this is all the property that Gale and I have. It's all here."
"Why would you give it to me? Do you want me to save it for you?"
"No! It's for you to use first, so you don't have to borrow money everywhere."
"Your little bit isn't enough, is it? Take it back!"
“Madam thinks it’s not enough! There’s also a shop that the Marquis gave me, which should be worth a lot of money.”
"When did the Marquis give it to you?"
"After returning from suppressing the bandits, they learned that I had married Jifeng and sent me a congratulatory gift," Green Willow explained.
"How come I didn't know?"
"The Marquis forbids me to say."
"Take it! I don't want it, it's yours!"
"Madam!" Green Willow said angrily.
"Green Willow, I appreciate your kindness, but I really can't accept it. It's not that I think it's too little, but this is your dowry, all the possessions you and Gale have. You're someone else's wife now, so you need to take good care of yourself and your family, understand?"
"Does Madam intend to keep borrowing money? Do you and the Marquis really want to separate?"
"This is only temporary. As for whether the Marquis and I are destined to be apart, don't ask about it later, or you'll only hurt me!"
Although Green Willow was slow to notice, she could see Tian Yu's helplessness and nodded to indicate that she would never ask again.
Besides Green Willow, all the other servants in Qinyuan also offered their savings to help Tianyu when they heard that she needed to borrow money. Tianyu politely declined, telling everyone not to worry and that things would be fine in a while.
As expected, Qiuju borrowed the money without any trouble, and said in a huff, "Madam, don't make me go next time."
"Don't worry, there won't be a next time."
"I have some savings here, why don't you take them, Madam?"
Tian Yu and Lv Liu exchanged a smile, and Tian Yu shook her head and said, "No need! You keep it."
Green Willow pulled the bewildered Autumn Chrysanthemum aside and explained.
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