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Chapter 696: Chapter 701 I was wrong_1
In the afternoon, Sun Erhu sneaked in.
"It’s a critical time now, and your coming here could ruin the play we’ve put on," Chen Yiling warned. Was this blockhead out of his mind?
With a pained expression, Sun Erhu said, "At least leave me something. My wife and I don’t have any rice, flour, or shovel, and we can’t even afford to eat."
It wasn’t that he wanted to come here, but that he wouldn’t survive if he didn’t.
"Go borrow from someone else’s house, the sorrier you look, the better," Qiao Duo’er suggested a plan.
Erhu’s eyes brightened, and he hurriedly went out to scrounge and borrow from here and there.
Everyone felt sympathy for Sun Erhu; to Lady Qin, one hundred taels was nothing, so why couldn’t she spare Erhu?
Wasn’t this driving people to their deaths?
Many people gave Sun Erhu something, more or less, but the Lin Family’s door remained tightly closed.
"Today I am in trouble, and you turn a blind eye. When I make it big, don’t come asking favors from me!"
Sun Erhu angrily left a harsh word behind. 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓅𝓾𝒷.𝒸ℴ𝓂
Lin Jinshun weakly said, "Maybe we could give him a pound of rice."
Although Sun Erhu was deep in debt, he was on good terms with the Tan Family, and who knows, he might actually make it big someday.
After all, the village had watched the Tan Family’s fortunes improve.
"Pah, a pound of rice is enough for us for a day, why should we give it to him? Do you think the Tan Family is doing well? That embroidery room is a one-way street of losses, bound to end in tears!"
Jiang’s Clan dismissed the thought; in her view, the Tan Family was on the brink of collapse too.
"That can’t be true, the Qiao Clan seems quite shrewd. If it was always losing money, could she keep going?"
Lin Jinshun tried to convince her.
He felt that Sun Erhu wouldn’t just fall into decline.
In the past, Sun Erhu had both built a house and taken a wife, spending at least thirty or forty taels.
After all, peasant families needed to keep some silver on hand for peace of mind, indicating that Sun Erhu had saved at least that much in half a year.
At this rate, he’d definitely pay it off in two or three years.
"Anyway, I haven’t seen a single piece of embroidery sold from that place. With nothing to sell, how can they make money? Without the Tan Family, Sun Erhu is nothing!"
"Are you thinking of helping your daughter? Let me tell you, it’s not going to happen. From now on, you’d better stay away from her."
"Lady Qin said today, if we get involved with her, we’ll end up owing a hundred taels too!"
Jiang’s Clan’s attitude was clear: don’t even think about taking anything from her.
Lin Jinshun wanted to say more, but instead was met with a barrage of insults from Jiang’s Clan, and in the end, he could only meekly shut up.
Before long, the whole village knew about Chao Lian’s mishap, and how it left Sun Erhu penniless and in trouble with the Lady of the County. Their future certainly didn’t look bright.
Alas, it was really pitiful!
The next day, Chen Yiling had someone ostentatiously deliver supplies over.
The entire village knew about the trouble at Erhu’s House, and as soon as there was activity, they all came over to watch the excitement.
If Lady Qin wanted to ruin someone, they could at least try to persuade her.
Sun Erhu gratefully said, "Please thank Lady Qin for me, sister. Without her mercy, my wife and I would have been left with no other choice but death."
"My mistress said it’s nearly New Year, and she doesn’t want to drive you to death. She’s giving all this back to you, but from now on, you must pay back one tael every month. Be vigilant and do your best to repay the silver as soon as possible!"
ChunTao stood at the doorway and spoke loudly. She was here today to salvage her young mistress’s reputation.
Every word she said had been taught to her by Qiao Duo’er.
Sun Erhu hung his head and promised, "You can rest assured, sister. My wife and I will even sell our iron pot if we have to, just to pay back the silver as early as possible."
