The daughter of the metaphysical fortune teller: she is the best at eating melons to prolong life

Chapter 19 Why don’t you grab it?

Xie Lan nodded, "Guard Yang, take care."

Magistrate Tong watched Guard Yang's receding back and wondered secretly why this man had helped Fairy Xie just now.

Could it be the intention of his master behind him?
Although curious, County Magistrate Tong did not dare to ask.

He exchanged a few words with Xie Lan with a smile on his face, then left with his people.

I was glad that the matter was resolved perfectly and the secret was kept.

Everyone had left, but Xie Lan, still thinking about the rich young man, walked up the stairs to the second floor.

After entering the room, take a few steps around the screen.

There was no one on the wooden couch.

Xie Lan looked around and found that there was no one in the room.

It seems that he left after waking up.

Everyone left, and Xie Lan didn't think much about it, and put the matter behind him in the blink of an eye.

Knowing that Xie Lan didn't sleep last night and needed to make up for her sleep, Nanny Zhang immediately went to make the bed for her.

Tiechui didn't say much, he just brewed some tea and brought it over. Seeing that Xie Lan's bath water hadn't been poured out yet, he went out with the wooden bucket.

Just as Xie Lan picked up the teacup, the door of the guest room was pushed open with a bang.

Liu and Xie Ying walked in with gloomy faces.

"Xie Lan, how much money do you have on you? Take it all out."

When Liu thought about the moment when she returned to the guest room and saw her luggage scattered all over the floor, she was so angry that she vomited blood.

Not long after she left Beijing, five hundred taels of silver were stolen from her.

He spent more than two hundred taels of silver on gambling on stones at Yuhai Pavilion, and not only did he lose all his money, but his banknotes were also stolen.

Unexpectedly, as if things were not bad enough, just as she was watching the county magistrate trying a case in the lobby, thieves broke into her guest room and looted all her valuables.

Even the one hundred taels of silver she had secretly sewed into the lining of her inner garment were not spared.

All the valuables belonging to Xie Ying and the maids and servants were also stolen.

Now they don't have even a penny left on their bodies.

Mrs. Zhang was infuriated by Liu's shamelessness. She, the stepmother, actually asked her daughter for money.

Mrs. Zhang was about to speak but was stopped by Xie Lan.

I traveled all day yesterday and didn't sleep last night. As soon as I arrived at the inn, Wang made a fuss.

Xie Lan was really sleepy and had no mood to play any part in the drama of loving mother and filial daughter with Liu.

"It's not even dark yet, what are you daydreaming about?"

Liu was furious, "Where are your rules and etiquette? Your master has raised you for more than ten years, and this is how you talk to your elders?"

"The Xie family never raised me for a day, and you never taught me a day either. What kind of elder are you?"

Xie Ying was a little annoyed when she saw Liu quarreling with Xie Lan as soon as they met and she was so confused.

But it’s hard to say anything.

"Sister, there was a thief in the inn, and all the money that mother and I had was stolen. Mother was in a bad mood, so her tone was inevitably a little harsh, don't blame her."

Liu was already in a bad mood and couldn't bear to see her daughter being so humble to Xie Lan.

"If I hadn't come to pick you up, how could my money have been stolen? The journey back to Beijing will cost everything, and these expenses will naturally be paid by you."

Xie Lan put down the teacup with a snap.

If the Xie family really treated her well, she would have given them some money.

But they ignored her for more than ten years, clearly wanting her to die outside.

The mother and daughter were well-dressed and not penniless.

She is not a saint, so how could she be so foolish as to donate the money she earned?

"When we were at Sanqing Mountain, I warned you that your migration palace was damaged and you would lose money three times recently. You didn't listen, so who can you blame?

How dare you think I would give you my money? "

It would have been fine if Xie Lan didn't mention this, but as soon as he mentioned Liu, he wanted to strangle her to death.

It is indeed a disaster star. Nothing good will happen if you are touched by it.

"Sister, no matter what, you are the eldest daughter of the Xie family. An unmarried girl cannot own private property."

Liu: "Your sister is right. You didn't grow up in Kyoto, so you don't know that children's money must be handed over to the government for disposal." "Sister, my mother and I are penniless now. If you don't take out the money, I'm afraid we will have to sleep on the streets and beg all the way back to the capital."

Xie Lan sneered.

This mother and daughter are really shameless.

"You are wrong. You are the ones who have to sleep on the streets. My money has not been stolen."

Liu sneered, "As a daughter, you eat and drink well, but let your mother and younger sister beggars. Aren't you afraid that people will poke your spine?"

"Sister, you will be a 15-year-old girl in your 20s, which is a good time to discuss marriage. You don't want to ruin your reputation for a little money, do you?"

Xie Lan looked at Xie Ying and said calmly, "I am a person who is unfaithful to my relatives and friends. Do you think I care about my reputation?"

Liu and Xie Ying were both angry and annoyed. Neither the mother nor the daughter had expected that Xie Lan would be so stubborn.

Xie Lan wanted to sleep and didn't want to bother with them anymore.

“If you don’t want to beg all the way back to Beijing, you can pawn your jewelry for money.

If you don't want to pawn the jewelry, that's fine. I can lend you some money.

For the sake of our family, just give me three percent of the interest."

Three percent interest, that’s usury!
Xie Ying was so angry that she blurted out, "Why don't you go and rob it?"

Xie Lan's eyes were cold, "I'm fighting for it now."

Xie Ying was so angry that she choked. Every word this evildoer said really pierced their hearts and lungs.

Liu knew that she would not get any benefit from it, so she glared at Xie Lan gloomily and took Xie Ying away.

Nanny Zhang was a little worried.

"Miss, Liu is your stepmother after all. If she says you are unfilial in front of outsiders, your future marriage plans will probably be affected."

Xie Lan had no intention of getting married in her life, not to mention that she was dying, so she didn't care about fame or not.

"Don't worry, Mammy. I know what's going on."

Aunt Zhang was a miserable person. There was a flood in her hometown, and the entire village and farmland were destroyed. Countless people were killed and injured, and all her family members were gone.

She fled all the way to the vicinity of Sanqing Mountain, and was rescued by Xie Lan who came down the mountain when she was dying.

Nanny Zhang was grateful in her heart and secretly treated Xie Lan as her own daughter, so she naturally didn't want to see her reputation ruined.

Although she wanted to persuade him a few more times, she knew that Xie Lan always had his own opinions, so she gave up the idea.

Xie Lan slept for two hours and woke up near dusk.

When Nanny Zhang heard the noise, she came over to help her dress.

"Miss, everyone knows you are going to the capital, and they sent many gifts to you. I said no, but no one listened and insisted on sending them."

Xie Lan put on his clothes and walked out, "I'll go take a look."

Liu was outside, looking down at the people coming and going in the lobby on the first floor giving gifts.

Hearing the noise, he turned around and saw that it was Xie Lan, and his face immediately darkened.

"Tell me the truth, did you lend money to others outside by relying on the power of the Xie family?"

Xie Lan almost couldn't help rolling his eyes. "What power does the Xie family have? Is it my father's seventh-rank official? Go ask around and see if anyone in Yushi Town knows the Xie family."

When Liu was young, she thought Xie Changting would rise rapidly in the officialdom. However, after marrying him for more than ten years, she still had not become a noble lady.

Xie Lan's words "a minor official of the seventh rank" deeply hurt her heart.

"You're not lending money, so why are so many people sending you things?" Liu shouted angrily, pointing at the pile of things of all sizes downstairs.

It would have been fine if it were just worthless mountain products, but she actually saw someone giving her more than a dozen pieces of silk and satin, as well as beautifully embroidered skirts, and even seven or eight pieces of jade.

She had seen that jade in another jade shop this morning, and the price was not low.

Someone even gave her a box of gold and silver. She took a quick look and saw that there were at least a thousand taels of gold and silver.

Xie Lan was too lazy to pay attention to Liu and was about to go downstairs.

Xie Ying stood in front of her with a worried look on her face, "Sister, the court prohibits lending, and you knowingly violated it.

It's fine if you implicate father and the Xie family, but you will be sued yourself."

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