After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

Lord Xie was no longer in a good mood at this moment. He just wanted to get this matter over with as soon as possible. He hurried to his eldest son and said:

"Brother Lan, you've seen it too. This matter needs to be settled first. You still have to make up for it! Your father will compensate you well afterwards!"

Xie Xuanping sneered in his heart. He had nothing left. What could he use to compensate? But he couldn't care less at this moment. He could only respond in a deep voice:

"I try my best!"

After saying that, he hurried back to his study!

There was a small dark room in his study, which was his little private storehouse, containing all the belongings he had accumulated as a county magistrate in three years!

There are twelve thousand taels of silver notes, and the value of land and shops is three thousand taels, so there is still a shortfall of five thousand taels!

Xie Xuanping took a deep breath, suppressed the urge to vomit blood, put the things in his arms, and went to Aunt Ke's Tingyu Hall again!

"Ke'er, how much cash do you have here? Your husband needs some cash!"

Aunt Ke actually knew about the movement in the front yard a long time ago, but she didn't expect that it also involved her own affairs. She felt heavy in her heart, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled and asked softly:

"My husband, you used to give Ke'er pocket money. After paying for the children, there are still five hundred and twenty taels left. I will bring it to you!"

Xie Xuanping's eyes darkened and he nodded, but he had a plan in mind!

While in office, those wealthy gentry wanted to gain personal benefits from the county magistrate, so they could not bribe him openly. Most of them bribed the county magistrate's wife through their families. Therefore, Aunt Ke, under the name of the county magistrate's wife, not only collected money, but also a lot of good things!

He knew that even if it was money, Ke'er would secretly keep some of it as her own, and he always pretended not to know. After all, women, who doesn't have their own little thoughts?

But now that he encountered trouble, he only took out a mere five hundred taels. It was really... Xie Xuanping felt a little disappointed. Seeing Aunt Ke carrying a box out from the inner room, she said sincerely:

"Master, here are five hundred taels of silver notes. Can you leave the twenty taels for Ke'er to use as pocket money?"

Xie Xuanping took it with a smile, but his eyes gradually lost their warmth: "Ke'er, I remember you have a box of jewelry. This time the matter is urgent, so you need more!"

Aunt Ke's expression suddenly changed, then returned to normal, still smiling: "Okay, I'll go get it!"

Although it was only a moment, Xie Xuanping still noticed her changes, and he felt mixed emotions. He didn't expect that the woman who claimed that she could even give up her life for him would feel uncomfortable just because he used the money in her hand. Xie Xuanping was extremely disappointed!

Aunt Ke didn't know that her slight change of expression was seen by Master Xie, who loved her so much, and she became a thorn in his side, which pricked him from time to time!

Aunt Ke sighed inwardly. The box had five layers, many of which were gifts from the ladies that the master had interacted with during his tenure.

There were two pairs of jade bracelets that were her favorites, and I even asked someone about their value. It turned out that a pair was worth no less than three hundred taels. But because of this, she often wore them on her hands, and I remembered them clearly, so I had to give them up!

There are also several complete sets of head ornaments, which are also worth several hundred taels, plus some other things, the total value is more than a thousand taels!

After taking another deep breath, Aunt Ke asked Lingshuang to come over in a depressed manner and brought out the heavy carved box!

Xie Xuanping opened the box and looked at everything, then glanced at Aunt Ke. Without saying anything else, he hurriedly left with the box in his arms!

Aunt Ke felt that the look was very cold and indifferent, and she felt a little uneasy. Could it be that the master saw that she had kept thousands of taels of private money and other jewelry?

However, money is a woman's confidence. She is better off being safe than sorry. At that time, at least she still has money to accompany her!

Here, Xie Xuanping hurried to the front yard and handed over the silver bills and land deeds and house deeds on him, which were almost the same as he had estimated before!

The total value was 15,600 taels, and the jewelry was appraised. Because jewelry would depreciate once it was taken out of the cabinet, these jewelry were worth 1,000 taels. After all the calculations, there was still a shortfall of 3,400 taels!

Lord Xie was a little anxious at this time, and cursed Xie Xiaolian for being an unfilial son. In a rage, he ordered Liu Er to take people to search Xie Xiaolian's bedroom directly and take away all the valuable ornaments in his room!

There was another round of commotion, and Liu Erzhen found silver notes worth 1,200 taels from the secret compartment of the carved bed where Xie Xiaolian slept, and also took away the famous paintings and calligraphy worth 1,000 taels that he had stolen from Su's dowry!

Xie Xuanping was even more shameful. He used up all his family savings to pay off his debts, but he still hid some of his own money. It was really disappointing!

The debtor was getting impatient, and after calculating the amount, he still needed 1,200 taels. He sneered:

"I thought that for a dignified Changning Marquisate, even if it was poor, a lean camel would still be bigger than a horse. I never thought that it would take such a long time to collect the money... If it really doesn't work, I'll show you a way out!"

Lord Xie's eyes lit up and he asked hurriedly, "What's the clear path?"

The man smiled contemptuously: "Given your family's current situation, I guess no good family would be willing to marry you. It seems that you still have two daughters who are not married. They are just concubines anyway, so no wealthy family would be willing to marry you..."

Lord Xie's face darkened and he wanted to lose his temper, but he had to endure and listen:

"I know a master from Lin'an. He is in his early thirties. His two previous wives died, so he wants to find a daughter of an official family. He also said that he prefers younger ones, and does not want those who have passed the age of 15... If it works out, he will pay 1,000 taels of silver to buy her out!"

Lord Xie frowned. Only Yinyun met this condition. However, although this child usually had no sense of existence, was not close to him, was timid and petty, she was still his flesh and blood!

Liu Diejing was extremely excited at this time. Even if an unfavored concubine's daughter found a decent family, she would not be of much help to the Marquis' Mansion. It would be better to just take the money and leave. It would be even better if she could get rid of Aunt Mei, as it would also reduce expenses!

Thinking of this, Liu Diejing hurriedly walked to Lord Xie and bit his ear:

"My Lord, I think this is feasible. That damn girl is usually very quiet, looks ordinary, and has a petty air. Even if I keep her for another two or three years, nothing will change..."

Lord Xie said sullenly, "Liu, what do you mean?"

Liu Diejing was not afraid of him at this time. They had been married for decades, and she knew the marquis's temper very well. Her words touched his heart!

"My Lord, Yun'er is in this state. She will be lucky to find a rich family in the future. And she is like that. No matter where she marries, she has no say! The master can take out a thousand taels of silver. At least it's a wealthy family. Yun'er will definitely not suffer if she goes there. We have done our best to raise her..."

It's a nice statement, but there's another important point: this not only saves a lot of expenses, but also saves some dowry money!

Lord Xie remained silent, but he agreed in his heart!

Although Xie Xuanping felt that it was inappropriate, he also felt that although his sister was young, the man was older and had lost two wives, but he was still rich!

Even though I have to write a letter of severance, so what? I have found a good family for him and solved his immediate problem!