Chapter 16: To Ask for Money

Jinshu's words were cut short."I've never bought a maidservant before, so I don't know what kind of benefits other households offer their maids.""Here with me, I can give you both thirty yuan a month...Liu's daughter-in-law stood at the door holding her child, gazing longingly. They hadn't eaten dinner since evening.

She couldn't lose face in front of the younger generation. Although Liu had already moved out and separated from the family, she was still her mother-in-law after all.

A rusty old medicine jar who had spent half her life in the underworld still didn't believe she couldn't cure herself.

As darkness fell, Mrs. Wu, ignoring her old husband's protests, stormed out the door and headed up the mountain.

The old man frowned and said to his eldest son, "What are you doing out so late"

"Boss, you go with your mother and bring her back."

Zong Kangping first nodded, but just as he took a step forward, he hesitated and turned back to ask, "Father, what about the pork after you call Mother back"

Today they had that watery midday meal, and by now they're starving, their chests pressed against their backs.

They heard that Zongyu hunted a wild boar and they were overjoyed, eagerly anticipating a feast tonight.

Call Mom back, what are they having for dinner tonight.

The old man glared at his son's foolish appearance. If the second son hadn't died, he wouldn't have bothered to show any kindness to the eldest.

Of the three sons, the eldest was the most greedy and selfish.

The old master didn't mind his behavior, but he was annoyed that he was greedy without any brains, stupid as a pig.

Now the only labor force in the family depends on the eldest and the third child. The eldest is stupid, but fortunately he is still obedient.

"At this late hour, the mountain road is so difficult to walk, you could easily hurt your mother! Are you able to pay for a doctor for her, or can you treat her yourself!"

"As for that kid Zongyu, I know him well. If he doesn't want to give it, you guys can just sit at his doorstep all night and nothing will happen."

That jerk is such a blockhead.

Zong Kangping was flustered, "He dares not to give it!"

"He promised with his own mouth that he would pay back the debt he owed to Old Second's family. That's why you and Mother agreed to give them the dilapidated house on the mountainside."

This kid now wants to deny everything and act like nothing happened, he's not getting in!

If he dares to refuse to pay, I will kick them out right now and leave them without a place to live. Let's see if they dare to default on their debt.

The elder simply glared at his eldest son with displeasure.

"How could he not."

"You really think that kid, being quiet all the time, has nothing going on in his mind"

"The drought is getting worse and worse right now. We only have a small amount of food and money left, so we absolutely can't use it unless it's absolutely necessary."

You drove them to death, who will hunt for us now

"With what little I have saved, I still need to set some aside for Little Tiger's education in the future."

"Our family wants to get ahead and get out of this mountain. The only way is for our children to study hard and pass the imperial examinations."

Zong Kangping is just a crude man, he doesn't understand why his father is so insistent that the children in the family must go to school.

With his thinking, right now meals are barely getting eaten, how could he still be thinking about studying.

Reading alone doesn't guarantee success.

The second son is the best example. He spent so much money on him, but he died before even stepping through the gates of the capital.

It's a shame that our family lost so much money.

If this money hadn't been spent on him, I could have gone to town and opened a noodle shop. That would be better than spending it on him, wouldn't it

The old patriarch looked at his son's secretly displeased gaze and shook his head with a sigh.

What's the point of talking to such a blockhead If he were capable of understanding, he would have gotten his act together ages ago.

"Go get your mother back."

That woman, that daughter-in-law of Zong Yu's, really should be sent away. It's not necessary to cause a commotion at night like this.

Tomorrow morning, I will go to find Mrs. Liu myself.

Zong Kangping immediately changed his expression 180 degrees upon hearing that the old man wasn't against driving Fang Jinxiu away, but was even willing to take action himself.

"I'll be right there."

If we could send Fang Jinshi back, wouldn't we be able to get the dowry money back that Mu Shi paid for his wiferiage for a long distance.Fang Jinshiu was a medical student who used to work at her own small clinic, treating people. She didn't think her profession was particularly special; it was just a job to m...