After rebirth, dribbling and leaving

Xie Xuanping was dismissed from his post and his only source of income was cut off!

Now my mother is still stuck in the mindset of when she was a marquis’ wife, and refuses to accept that the family has reached the point where it has run out of ammunition and food!

There are expenses everywhere. If I bring these maids, old women and servants with me, I have to at least let them eat half full!

Some of them had only signed long-term contracts for a few years, so how could they just sit there and wait for death? They all paid money to redeem themselves and leave!

There were not many children left at home, so it was enough to rent a small courtyard in the south of the outer city.

However, Xie Xuanping did not expect that before he could even warm up the silver in his pocket, his good-for-nothing brother sneaked into their room and stole all the silver and jewelry in the house while he and Aunt Ke went to their father's room to check if there were any good calligraphy and paintings to sell!

As a result, not a single valuable painting or calligraphy was found. When they returned to the house, they discovered that the house had been ransacked. Aunt Ke, who was always calm, was shocked and screamed:

"Master, we've been robbed!"

Xie Xuanping felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave. Although the population of the Marquis' Mansion was dwindling, the gate was tightly closed and the two-meter-high wall was so large that ordinary people could not get in!

According to the current situation of the Xie family, even a thief would not come here to steal, but I'm afraid there is a thief in the family!

Xie Xuanping hurried to his second brother's room, but heard the two girls who had not yet been sold say:

"Second Master has been gone for a quarter of an hour. He must have gone to the gambling house again!"

Xie Xuanping knew that there were countless gambling houses in the city, and he didn't know which one his damned second brother had gone to. But he still wanted to give it a try, so he went to each house to look for him, and was even punched twice by the keeper!

But he was destined to be disappointed. That night, Xie Xiaolian did not come back, and he had to move out the next day. Xie Xuanping was almost in despair!

He thought about it and realized that the remaining furniture here was not their own property, so they naturally could not be sold. The only way was to sell the extra servants!

So, before the officials came to urge them to vacate, the human traffickers came first and took away Liu Er, my father's loyal servant, Lu Yun who was beside Aunt Xue, and Ling Shuang who was beside Ke'er!

Because Liu Er was a little older, he got less money from the sale, but the two girls were in their prime, so they got much more. So, he got fifty taels of silver!

If the indentures of the concubine and the maidservant beside the Second Brother were not in his possession, they could still be sold for dozens of taels!

When the emissary came to the house, Aunt Xue and Xue Yinyin each came out with a large bag, and they also made a large bag with the few remaining clothes and bedding in Xie Chen and Liu Diejing's room and carried it out!

Ruxin and Ruyi only carried one big bag and two small bags, while Aunt Ke carried out her and Xie Xuanping's two big bags!

Why did such a large family only have so few things? The reason was that the family lived in a very tight situation. Some of the better clothes and extra quilts were all pawned at the pawn shop and exchanged for silver!

With so many things, I just found a two-wheeled cart and loaded them all!

After leaving the Marquis' Mansion, Xie Xuanping was at a loss. He didn't know where to go. Now he only had 50 taels of silver in his hand. He could rent a similar courtyard to live in first and see how the situation goes. He could then find a teaching job for himself!

For some reason, it was not easy to rent a house in the outer city. When others saw that they looked like they were fleeing, they dared not agree to rent it!

However, the agent who handles the rental affairs does not have any suitable houses for rent!

Either it is too expensive or you have to pay a year's rent first, and you also need to deposit five taels of silver as a deposit to prevent the original items from being lost or damaged. This is not acceptable. If you are blackmailed, you won't be able to explain yourself!

So, when it was almost dark, Xie Xuanping still hadn't found a place to stay and was feeling depressed. Then someone came over and looked quite friendly. He approached and asked enthusiastically:

"My dear little brother, I just asked you to find a house to live in, but you left early?"

Xie Xuanping shook his head: "Nothing suits my taste!"

The man laughed and said:

"Oh, but it just so happened that a friend of mine asked me to rent out his house. His house is pretty good, but he has to go to the south for business and won't be back in the short term. He wants someone to live in and help look after his house. As long as the house is not damaged, it's fine!"

Xie Xuanping was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Excuse me, brother, where is this place you are talking about? Can you take me to have a look?"

The man smiled and pointed to a place:

"It's over there, not far away. But my brother told me when he left that I should not be cheated. I should give at least ten people silver per year. If it's less, don't let anyone live there, lest they think it's cheap and don't know how to take good care of the house!"

Xie Xuanping was very excited and quickly asked someone to take him over to check it out!

The man agreed repeatedly and took Xie Xuanping to walk in the alleys with twists and turns. He also chatted with him about the gossips in various places. He talked excitedly as they walked, and the road became more and more remote.

Xie Xuanping became alert, but before he could react, he was hit on the back of the head and fainted immediately!

When Xie Xuanping woke up, all the silver on him was gone. Xie Xuanping didn't even want to get up at this moment. He just felt that his life was dark and there was no light!

I dragged my tired body to find the team, with dull eyes!

If they hadn't given Ke'er five taels of silver in advance as a precaution, they would probably be penniless now!

When Aunt Xue heard that the silver was stolen, she felt a little suspicious. She wondered if Mr. Xie had some selfish motives and wanted to embezzle the silver!

"Brother Lan, as your aunt, I have no right to say anything to you, but you are too careless. That is all our wealth. If we lose this money, do we have to live on the streets?"

Xie Xuanping felt regretful, angry and helpless. He wanted to let everyone stay in the inn for one night, but he was reluctant to spend the money. He had to plan carefully with the only five taels of silver left!

But now that the Mid-Autumn Festival has passed, the dew is heavy at night and it is really unbearable. Suddenly I remembered that I went on an outing with my classmates and passed by the north of the city and saw a dilapidated temple! I can stay in this dilapidated temple for the night!

So, several people pulled and pushed, and finally arrived at the ruined temple in the dark night!

The dilapidated temple had fallen into disrepair for many years, and there was a one-meter square hole in the roof, through which moonlight could be seen pouring in!

Although the temple gate is hanging precariously on the door, it can at least block some wind and rain. Closing the door can at least prevent unknown beasts from suddenly entering!

Although the surroundings were full of holes, it was still better than sleeping in the open air. That night, listening to the chirping of insects and the howling of unknown animals outside, everyone spent the night in fear!

Xie Xuanping thought a lot that night. At this moment, he regretted it very much. After all, he was wrong. He had a good life to live, but he had to make trouble and ruined his good life!