Chronicle of Farming in Muxianfu

Chapter 497

The shopkeeper was also a good-natured one, he was afraid of offending the county magistrate's family and losing the business in the future, so he spent two taels of silver to invite a familiar yamen servant from the front yamen to sit down in the tavern at home.

As a result, the yamen servant was half drunk, but said, "Shopkeeper, I think you are going to lose money this time. You know, who is in charge of our county yamen's backyard now? It's the flower-filled oiran. Our master did it for her." Divorced the wives who were extremely wealthy, and three days ago, someone from the family came and took the wives and the young master away."

When the shopkeeper heard this, he quickly asked, "Which family is your wife's natal family? Why did you give up the county magistrate's son-in-law so easily?"

The yamen servant sneered, looked around for no one, pulled him and said in a low voice, "A few days ago, Wu Lao Er and the others were beaten all over the ground at the gate of the city, have you heard of it?"

"I've heard it. Does it have anything to do with this matter?"

"Of course, Wu Lao Er and the others were beaten by the magistrate's wife's natal family. Later, the city guards came to arrest them. They were almost beheaded and ran out in fright. You are the county magistrate's wife's natal family. Who is that person, tell me and scare you to death!"

"Brother Wang, we have been friends for so many years, how can you hide from my brother, there is still a 1000 taels of silver in my brother's business, how can you bear my brother's impatience, tell me quickly."

Seeing that the shopkeeper was in a hurry, Wang Yamen proudly took another sip of his wine, and said with a more mysterious smile, "Well, brother, I will tell you, I heard from an acquaintance in the city guard that the county magistrate's wife's natal family held It is the gold medal of Hundred Flowers, and it seems that there is a prince in it. Do you think this status is precious or not? This is the prince... Hey, shopkeeper Li, why did you leave..."

Before the yamen servant finished showing off, shopkeeper Li, who was so shocked by the big news of the day, ran away without a trace.

Shopkeeper Li was able to climb from a young boy to the position of shopkeeper because of his shrewd mind and a sharper mind than ordinary people. Hearing such news today, he instinctively reported it to the master immediately.

His main house is the Luo family, the largest businessman in Gaogu County. Master Luo often gives gifts to the county government, and often invites a group of scholars to his garden to recite poems and paint Wei Zhixian, arty and elegant, to please him.

Hearing such news from the shopkeeper today, and summing up the rumors he heard in Biecheng a few days ago, he immediately jumped three feet high in shock. Needless to say, there was only one prince wandering around in the whole of Baihua, and the The woman the prince called mother must be the famous fairy lady.This county magistrate of Wei actually abandoned Mrs. Xian's sister, he is either crazy or stupid, this is a tall branch that no one else can climb!It seems that when his term of office is up in a few months, he will be done as an official.

Boss Luo is also cautious by nature. Although he guessed it right, he still sent someone to Fengcheng to inquire quickly, but within four days, the inquirer brought back the news. Sure enough, the magistrate of Wei County was just a poor scholar. With the support of his wife's natal family, no one dared to touch him. If his wife abandons him, it may be difficult to become an official in the future.

Boss Luo immediately gathered together many acquainted merchants, and when he told the news, everyone was shocked. As much as 4000 taels.Thinking about Wei Zhixian without his wife's backing, it's hard to say that he won't be able to afford it in the future. Everyone murmured in their hearts. The annual profit of a shop in a small county town is only a few hundred taels of silver. No one was willing to let the water float, so they wanted to come to the door one after another.

Wei Zhixian was setting a table with his concubine to paint and joke in the garden. He heard his mother-in-law come to report that there were many merchants visiting, and he was annoyed that they would not be in a hurry and disturbed his elegant mood. He stayed in the front hall and was polite After a few sentences, everyone started talking about the poor turnover of the shop, small businesses, etc. Wei Zhixian thought they were coming to borrow money at first, but when he found out that Yulan owed 4000 taels of goods on credit at his shop, he couldn't bear it anymore , I want to get angry, but I feel wronged, after all, it is only right and proper to pay back the debt.

So while secretly hating them for ruining his face, he tossed his sleeves and went to Yulan to get the silver. Yulan was doing her makeup in front of the mirror. flattery.

Wei Zhixian was flattered by being served by his concubine, and he drank half a cup of tea, and said, "A few days ago, the boss came to collect the items you owed on credit at various shops, you should take the money from the house quickly. Come out, settle the accounts, and never associate with these people who are full of money."

Yulan was stunned, and asked, "Why did the master ask me for the family money? Don't you have the account book and the silver for the family? I see the master is busy these days, and I can't bear to bother the master. I got the rice and grain for the back office of the private house comprador. "

Wei Zhixian panicked at this moment, remembering that Shuan Shuan usually took care of all these things, their husband and wife reconciled, and he had never seen the ledger and deposit bank, so he immediately took Magnolia to the small courtyard in the corner of the garden.

Sure enough, an account book was found on the table in the inner room. It was an inch-thick book, but only one page was written, "Wei Zhixian has a family property of [-] yuan, a grand examination fee of [-] yuan, a teacher's thank-you gift of [-] yuan, and the cost of Kao's journey to Gaogu." One thousand, two years to send to the boss as a congratulatory gift, one thousand, two years' salary to buy an oiran, use up all of it. There is no silver in hand."

Wei Zhixian saw the big word "无" at the end, and felt that it turned into a big hammer, and it fell heavily on his forehead, causing the gold stars in front of his eyes to scatter, and he couldn't stand stably.In anger, he waved his hands and smashed all the cups and vases in the room to pieces.

Yulan thought that he was angry because he didn't have any money in his hands, so she stepped forward and pretended to be virtuous and comforting, "Don't be angry, sir, I still have some private houses here, which are enough for the two of us for the time being, and I'll send someone back to my hometown tomorrow to get them." , just happened to talk to the old man and old lady about reconciliation, lest they be deceived and entrust their wealth to others."

Her words were obviously consoling, but she was really afraid that all the family property would be taken by Shuan Shuan's two children, and the children she would give birth to in the future would not get half of it.But Wei Zhixian was annoyed at the fact that he suddenly became poor and owed thousands of taels, so he couldn't hear her thinking, "What hometown, my parents have passed away, where can I get money?" For the past few years, all the food and money used was Shuan Shuan's dowry. Instead of being grateful and remorseful, Shuan Shuan only felt that because of the trick he buried today, he hated him very much, "This hateful savage woman actually ruined my family's wealth. "

Yulan couldn't believe it for a while, Wei Zhixian, the head of a county, didn't even have half a fortune, and didn't know what to say.

Just at this time, a little maid came to urge, and the merchants in the front hall were already impatient.Wei Zhixian walked around the ground twice, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go out to perfunctory a few words, and after two days he sent someone to pay the bills and kicked out all the merchants.

On the second day, Wei Zhixian sent people to inquire about the whereabouts of Mu Ai and his party. At sunset, he finally got the news, knowing that they were not far away, he felt relieved and wrote an extremely indignant letter to Shuan Shuan ordered her to return the ruined family property.

It's a pity that Mu Ai didn't let Shuan Shuan see the letter at all, and directly handed it over to the maids to send it to the kitchen to light the fire.

Wei Zhixian didn't wait for Shuan Shuan's reply to deliver the money, so he boldly came to the door in person, and was stopped by Cui Meng and others before he got close to the valley for five miles, and cut the horse's buttocks with a knife. Wei Zhixian was bouncing like a rubber ball, flying up and down in the carriage, and was finally rescued by the yamen servants, his whole body was bruised, swollen and fat three times.

He hid in the back yamen for a few days, but he didn't come up with any good solution. All the shops couldn't wait any longer, so they gathered staff and stood in front of the yamen, beating drums to complain, and was seen by all the county residents. It was rare to have such a lively scene , Thousands of people gathered in less than half an hour.

Wei Zhixian had no choice but to send a servant to invite everyone in, saying that he had no money in hand, and asked them to take back those items that hadn't been used for a few days back into the store.Although everyone was annoyed, they were also afraid that they would not get back half of the money, so they happily moved the items sold in their respective shops back, and after entering the yard three times in a while, it became empty again.

However, even so, the owner of a jewelry store and a silk shop were not sent away, because Yulan made dresses from the silk and satin she bought, and refused to send back the jewelry.

Wei Zhixian had no choice but to persuade the two to go back, thinking that tomorrow he would sell the slave and pay back the money for the silk, and then persuade Yulan to return the jewelry, completely pay off the debt, and wait for three months to pay the end-of-year salary. .

On the second day after selling her slaves, Yulan cleaned up a table of banquets, tried her best to do things with gentleness, comforted her with gentle words, and apologized for her ignorance yesterday, which made Wei Zhixian sigh. accompany.

It's a pity that he fell asleep on the table after drinking less than three cups. Yulan dug out the 200 taels of silver bills she got from selling slaves in her bosom, and packed all the delicate jewelry at home into a big bag, pretending to be a maid, Quietly left through the back door, hired a car and went straight to Bailu City.

But he didn't want to be stopped by the thin monkey and stupid cow who had been staring at the county government halfway, and sold her to the most stringent low-end kiln, and the silver and the soft goods were also given to poor people.

Wei Zhixian usually doesn't like to be a director, and the servants in the back office were sold out, so he didn't wake up until the afternoon of the second day. He couldn't find his concubine everywhere, and saw the mess in the house, so he realized it and jumped around. He pointed at the sky and scolded the earth, but there was nothing he could do.

In the end, he had to find a few yamen servants, and except for the house he lived in, all the other things were taken to the pawn shop, and finally got back 400 taels of silver, and reluctantly sent the jewelry shop and the shopkeeper of the silk and satin village.

At this point, everyone in Gaogu County knew that the county magistrate was a pauper and would not be able to be re-elected in a few months, and no one was willing to talk to him. Whenever someone from the yamen came to the door, he would only be willing to buy or sell it in cash.Wei Zhixian often hated and scolded him greatly, but he had to pawn a few satin clothes, jade pendants and other accessories for silver to live by.

Three months later, his salary was finally issued, but it was time for his term of office. An official comment with the word "poor" made him lose his official position. He went to see his wife and children but failed. Day, of course, this is all for later.

　Thank you friends for supporting the genuine version. Finally, it’s Saturday again, and I can finally sleep until eight o’clock. Huh, I’m so happy. I will work hard to code tonight, and try to go out for a walk tomorrow. Look for it, is spring here? It came quietly when I wasn't paying attention! !

　　
　
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