manynovel Chapter 154 Going to Private School
Chapter 154 Going to Private School
That indigo silk material as big as a palm, embroidered with gardenias, isn't it Jiang Haiqing's purse?
After picking up the purse, Jiang Youzhen walked back as if nothing had happened.
As soon as Jiang Youzhen entered the house, Jiang Haiqing hurried out, searched around the yard, and then went to the upper room.
Jiang Youzhen watched Jiang Haiqing through the crack in the door like a headless fly, running from the yard to the house, then back to the house, and then quickly walked out the door.
She knew that he was going to look for the purse. Jiang Haiqing definitely didn't know where it fell, and probably thought it fell on the road or in town.
When she went to her room, she opened her purse and found three silver notes, a piece of paper and a five-liang silver ingot inside. The other small change and copper coins did not add up to much, so she probably had spent them.
Jiang Youzhen opened the three banknotes and found that two of them were worth 100 taels, and one was worth 20 taels. She was a little surprised. Jiang Haiqing only had 300 or 400 wen a month, right? That was only a little over 4 taels of silver a year.
They also rent a small courtyard in the town. The cost of food, drink, and rent for the courtyard is at least two hundred coins a month. It would be good if they could save two taels a year, right?
Oh! That’s right! There is also the subsidy from the family! In the past, Jiang Fugui had at least two or three hundred coins a month, and Jiang Haiqing relied on these subsidies to save some.
But how many years would it take to save these two hundred and twenty taels of silver? Even if he sold Jiang Fugui, he couldn't possibly hand over so much silver to the public.
Then it shouldn't just be relying on family. Besides, if it was saved, who would carry so much money with them?
Jiang Youzhen then opened another piece of paper. It actually said a loan agreement. She took a closer look and found that Jiang Haiqing had borrowed money from a loan shark. The amount he borrowed was exactly 200 taels.
Three cents of interest? Jiang Youzhen was shocked when he saw this. Jiang Haiqing was really crazy to get six taels of silver in interest that day. (This article assumes that one cent is ten coins)
If this continues, I will have to earn 180 taels a month, which is almost the same as the principal.
Jiang Youzhen thought that this loan sharking business was definitely a very profitable business, but was it allowed for ordinary people in this dynasty to lend money at high interest rates? Jiang Youzhen had not read the laws of this dynasty, so he was not sure. It seemed that he had to buy a copy to read.
If you want to do business in the future, you still have to understand the laws of this dynasty, otherwise it is easy to step on landmines.
Jiang Haiqing's signature and handprint are on the bottom. Looking at the date, it's today, it seems Jiang Haiqing can't wait any longer. This loan sharking money is a death warrant, those who lend money are all vicious and evil, and they have many ways to make you live a life worse than death.
However, Jiang Youzhen didn't plan to return the purse, so she just wanted to see what Jiang Haiqing could do. Since she had been being targeted by this venomous snake, it would be better to force him to reveal his true colors quickly, so that she could rest assured after she solved the problem.
Thinking of this, Jiang Youzhen put all the things back into his purse and put them into the space. Jiang Haiqing must be mad with anxiety now, because he had just borrowed the money and it was still warm, but he threw it away.
Two hundred taels of silver for each person, Jiang Haiqing would probably go crazy. Now there are only a little over two hundred taels, only enough to redeem one person.
If the child is redeemed, the woman may be forced by her mother-in-law to receive customers again. If the child is redeemed, the mother-in-law may threaten to sell the child. It is really a dilemma.
Jiang Youzhen was a little curious, wondering who Jiang Haiqing was going to redeem first? But he didn't have that worry now, because he couldn't redeem anyone without money, it would be crazy!
Jiang Youzhen felt a little gloating. It was Jiang Haiqing who wanted to sell her out in the first place. Compared to the fact that he wanted to bury her alive, she was still too kind.
In a good mood, Jiang Youzhen planned to urge Jiang Fugui to buy the land back tomorrow. If Jiang Haiqing was forced into a corner this time, it would be a good opportunity to completely get rid of these people.
When he thought of this, Jiang Youzhen felt that it was right not to give his family too much money at once. Once Jiang Fugui had money in his hands, he might take it out if he was instigated by those people.
The next day, Jiang Youzhen had just harnessed the carriage and was ready to go to the town to see if there was a long sword. She planned to buy one. The system rewarded her with sword skills, so she had to go to Wushan to try it out.
Last time I was chased by a big tiger, it was really embarrassing. Anyway, I have to get this face back, practice more with Brother Tiger, and see how powerful this sword technique is.
Jiang Youzhen was just planning to ask Jiang Fugui to teach him how to drive a horse-drawn carriage, but he was stopped by the clan leader who came up behind him.
"Erlang, where are you going?" The clan leader was supported by the younger generation of the family and walked quickly with a cane.
The clan leader Jiang Heng is much older than his grandfather Jiang He, and his great-grandson is already eight years old.
When he got closer, Jiang Youzhen found that the person supporting him was his great-grandson, named Jiang Jiawang. This name sounded good, implying that he was the kind of person who wanted to revitalize the family.
Jiang Youzhen didn't feel much about these things, but he also understood and respected such customs.
"My father and I are planning to go to town. Does the clan leader want to talk to us about something?" Jiang Youzhen looked at the small basket on Sun Jiawang's back. Are they going to town too?
"Uncle Sixteen!" Jiang Jiawang was a little shy. He was the sixteenth in the original owner's clan, and when the younger generations in the clan saw him, they would call him by his rank.
"Hey!" Jiang Youzhen responded, looking at the eight-year-old kid, who had a chubby face. His clothes were neat and tidy, and his hair was neatly tied.
He took out ten copper coins from his purse and handed them over. "I didn't see you during the New Year. Here! This is my New Year's money."
There was no way, she was already an elder at such a young age. The Jiang family was large and prosperous, and there were many younger generations among them. In previous years, the Jiang family was poor and had not divided the family, so giving some candy to sweeten their mouths was enough.
Now that Jiang Youzhen has money, and seeing that the child is cute, he is not stingy.
"Oh! Why are you giving so much?" The patriarch wanted Jiang Jiawang to return it to Jiang Youzhen, but was rejected by Jiang Fugui.
"Erlang is an elder too. She knows how to spend the money she has. Giving it to Jiawang is what an elder should do. Take it quickly."
"Then take it! You want to go to town? Come on! Get in!" The patriarch said as he asked Jiang Jiawang to help him get on the carriage. Jiang Youzhen and the others thought that the old man was also going to town and wanted to take a ride, so they didn't take it seriously.
"A horse carriage is fast, much faster than an ox cart!" The patriarch's family has an ox cart, but he still sighed.
"Is there something that the clan leader needs to do in town?" Jiang Youzhen asked casually, but the clan leader's next sentence almost scared Jiang Youzhen to death.
"Well! Didn't I say last time that I would take you to see Master Jiang? I've been so busy with family affairs these days that I almost forgot about it. Now that his private school has already started, we should go there early."
"What? Go to a private school?" Jiang Youzhen was shocked. "I won't go!"
She shook her head like a rattle. Are you kidding? She wasn't going to take the imperial examination, and if she did she would be imprisoned. Wouldn't that be a waste of time?