After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

"Sister-in-law, nowadays, the Marquis's Mansion has even sold many of its servants to raise money. Even so, people cannot afford such a large expense..."

Liu Dejing didn't want to beat around the bush. This Shao Shi was simply unyielding. Did he fly? Following her topic, every sentence she said was a criticism, as if they were the legitimate sons and mistresses!

"Oh, what does sister-in-law mean?"

After listening to the gossip for a long time, Shao lost his patience. He fanned himself and waited leisurely for Liu Diejing's next words!

"I want to borrow some money from you to tide over the current difficulties. Otherwise, the servants' monthly allowances will be paid in a few days. Wei Ge's back is still badly injured, and he needs to buy some more medicine..."

Shao felt very happy. For so many years, the second and third houses had been oppressed by the first house in the Changning Marquis Mansion and lived in fear every day. Otherwise, they would not have been forced to leave their hometown and go to such a faraway place to develop!

Now seeing Liu Diejin being so servile, with only coldness in his eyes, how could this erase the psychological trauma they had suffered from years of harsh treatment!

A lean camel is bigger than a horse. She really doesn't believe her. The first wife is so poor that she has to borrow money. She is just feeling unfair and wants to drag the second wife into the water!

Humph! That's wishful thinking. Back then, the master and the younger uncle lived a life worse than the servants in the Marquis's place. They ate shit and leftovers every day. Sometimes they couldn't even drink the water used to wash the pot. The two of them almost starved to death!

If it weren't for the master's hard work, he would have to follow Xie Chen as a follower. When Xie Chen was studying in the classroom, he would sit at the window and quietly learn from the teacher!

Fortunately, the teacher was kind-hearted, and seeing such a promising student, he valued his talent. He placed a bench outside the window in advance, saying it was for him to rest, but actually used it as a desk for him. He also secretly helped him copy the textbooks so that he could keep up with the progress!

After several years of study, Xie Jing finally reaped his rewards after secretly taking the county examination. He passed all the tests and finally became a juren. Finally, with the recommendation of his classmates, he got a job as a county magistrate in a remote mountainous area and was able to escape the oppression of the Changning Marquis' Mansion!

"Sister-in-law, how much silver do you want to borrow?" Shao asked slowly, with the mentality of watching a monkey!

"For the time being, I need one thousand taels!"

Shao was speechless, and then sneered:

"It seems that my sister-in-law has been doing well these years and has been spending money like water. You probably don't know that the monthly allowances of the masters in our second house are only ten taels of silver. The five servants in the house also need five or six taels of silver a month. In addition, the usual food, drink, shopping and entertainment also cost more than ten taels of silver. This does not even include clothes for the changing seasons..."

After saying this, he took a sip of tea and continued:

"Our master only gets a salary of a hundred taels a year, and he is a well-known person for being fair and honest. Sometimes I have to do some needlework with my two children and a few maids to supplement my income. How can I borrow money from the first wife?"

Liu Diejing didn't expect that the Shao family would be so stingy. She felt even more angry. She had been crying for so long that her voice became hoarse, but they didn't buy her words. She became emotional and her face flushed. She lowered her voice and said:

"Humph, sister-in-law, don't complain to me about your poverty. Didn't you get a reward of 1,000 taels of silver a few days ago? It's only been a few days, and you've already spent it all?"

"And there's still the hundred taels of gold and the silver that was originally worth a thousand taels. I don't believe you've used up the silver so quickly!"

Liu Diejing no longer cared about the dignity of the mistress of the house at this moment. She put down the teacup in her hand. Although she spoke firmly, she was a little nervous. She was no longer as arrogant as before!

Shao laughed repeatedly and looked at his sister-in-law, but there was no warmth in his eyes:

"What the eldest sister-in-law said is really funny. Your eldest branch is short of money, so should we, the second branch, lend it to you? You know that the mansion given by the emperor is just an empty house, and we have to buy all the configurations inside by ourselves. The gold and silver are almost gone now, and now we are still worried about where to get the money to pay the workers who repair the house..."

After that, Shao sneered:

"Sister-in-law, I call you sister-in-law because we are from the same clan. After all, your master and our master are half-related by blood. If we want to investigate, you have oppressed and humiliated our second and third branches. Even if we don't help you, no one will say anything about it..."

After hearing these words, Liu Diejin felt a little numb on her scalp. She wanted to act like a shrew in the market, but seeing Shaw's behavior, she knew that they must have a backup plan. She didn't know how to end it for a moment, but she was extremely unwilling!

"Second brother and sister-in-law, as the saying goes, my master and your master are still connected even if their bones are broken. After all, we are family. Please be kind and help us!"

Seeing that Liu Diejing's tone was gradually softening, Shao smiled faintly:

"Well, actually I have a good idea, but I'm afraid big brother won't agree!"

At this moment, Liu Diejing was like a drowning person. As long as there was a life-saving straw, she would find a way to cling to it. She asked hurriedly:

"Sister-in-law, please speak!"

"Our Changning Marquis's Mansion has courtyards within courtyards, which is equivalent to ten courtyards of ordinary people. Although half of it was given away before, the remaining area is still very large..."

When Liu Diejing heard this, she almost jumped up: "Sister-in-law, are you asking our Lord to sell the house? This mansion is the foundation laid by our ancestors. Although it has fallen into decline, it cannot be left like this. If we sell half of the property, I'm afraid our ancestors will be so angry that they will jump out of their coffins!"

"Sister-in-law, in a few days, our second house will move out. This huge mansion is now empty even for your first house. It would be better to sell it, or rent it out and earn some rent money!"

When Liu Diejing thought about selling the house, she felt that as the wife of a marquis, she would no longer have any dignity at all. She was afraid that she would no longer have a place to stand in the circle of aristocratic families in the capital!

The eyes are deep, you are the villain in my mind, quarreling non-stop, tangled for a while, still not giving up, so I feel like licking my face and begging again:

"Sister-in-law, is there any other way?"

Shao shook his head and said:

"I am just a woman with long hair and little knowledge, so I can only think of this way. If our house was not given by the emperor, poor officials like us would want to sell the house to make ends meet, which is better than being laughed at by the ladies and grandmothers of other families when we go out!"

Liu Diejing gritted her teeth, but she still refused to give up: "Then how much money do you have now?"

Shao shook his face again, thinking that this man was really crazy. In order to extort money, he trampled on his face and put it on the ground, stepping on it non-stop!

"Sister-in-law, to be honest, I only have less than 50 taels of silver left. After the money in the mansion is paid in two days, I'm afraid there will be less than 10 taels left. Sigh, the wages of those workers are not a small amount. What should I do?"

Liu Dijing's eyes rolled. Now, in her eyes, let alone ten taels of silver, even ten copper coins would be taken seriously!