Soon the fourth Fuyou Hall was filled with children. In total, Zhong Li adopted a total of 212 children, of which 36 were deaf and mute. For the convenience of teaching, Zhong Li let These thirty-six children all lived in the second house.

Unconsciously, the weather is getting warmer, and there is only one day left before the Dragon Boat Festival.

Today's weather is very good, the sky is blue, and the layers of white clouds change into various shapes. Under the blue sky and white clouds, the figs in the courtyard bear small fruits.

Mrs. Fang is sitting by the window, making small clothes for her little grandson. She has already made two suits during this period of time. Although she is sure to be a little boy, she is afraid that if it is a little girl, she plans to be a little girl again. clothes.

She sat for nearly an hour, her waist was a little sore, so she stood up and walked in the yard. Only when she walked to the fig, she heard footsteps and hurried in, not only the maid, but also her daughter Zhong Huan actually came back.

Zhong Huan was only two months pregnant now. Seeing her leaving in such a hurry, Mrs. Fang's face froze, and she hurriedly accused: "You girl, you are a person with two bodies, why are you still So reckless?"

After Fang Shi finished speaking, she glared at the maid next to Zhong Huan, "How did you serve? You even followed your master and ran rampant! I don't know how to persuade?"

The maid did not dare to defend herself, so she lowered her head.

Zhong Huan grabbed Mrs. Fang's hand, and her eyes were a little red, "Mother, if something bad happened, why would my daughter come in such a hurry! Please save my daughter! If you drag it on, Tianshuo's hand will be lost. It's gone!"

She was so anxious that her forehead was covered in sweat, and the hand holding Fang's was surprisingly strong.

Hearing this, Mrs Fang was taken aback, "What's going on? What happened to Tianshuo?"

Zhong Huan scolded: "He's an incompetent, it's not a problem if he falls off the list. Some time ago, he drank from time to time. After being beaten by his father, he managed to fix it. , This bastard actually lost 10,000 taels of silver, and the thug from Wanhe Casino just broke into the house with a group of people, saying that if he can't pay the money today, he will cut off his right hand."

As she spoke, she burst into tears, "How can I have so much money, you know, my dowry was only 5,000 taels at the beginning, and after getting married for a year, I have to spend money everywhere. Some time ago, he also No matter how much I have to go, my daughter is full of plans, and there are only more than 2,000 taels left. Even if I sell me, I will not be able to get 10,000 taels of silver! You also know the situation in the house. How can the Qin family care about his life or death! What can I do?"

Zhong Huan married Zhao's mansion. Her father-in-law used to be the Zhengzhan Shicheng of the Dali Temple of the sixth grade. He and Zhong Huan's father were close friends. Zhong Huan's marriage was decided by urinating. Her husband is the second son, now the father-in-law has passed away, only the mother-in-law is left in the family, and the mother-in-law is getting older.

Naturally, it is impossible for Qin shi to give out the money, not to mention that she can't give so much, even if she can give it, she can't give it.

Zhong Huan is more shrewd. In the year of her marriage, she actually spent her and her husband's moon silver. Her five thousand taels of silver remained untouched. She had made plans to let her husband take care of her mother-in-law's 5,000 taels, and she would take care of her mother's 5,000 taels. Anyway, her mother only had her own daughter, so she couldn't care about her son-in-law's life or death.

She cried and wiped away her tears, and Fang Shi was upset by her crying, "Don't cry, you are pregnant, how can you cry like this, if you cry badly, it will be too late to regret it, Advance House said."

Zhong Huan became sobbing in a low voice, "Mother, you can't ignore us, you're just a daughter like me, if he loses his right hand, he won't be able to participate in the imperial examinations in the future, maybe he will play with his life or not, his daughter will What should I do! I can't let my child be born without a father!"

Fang Shi's brows furrowed tightly, and he hated Tianshuo's unsatisfactory for a while.

Zhong Huan said miserably: "My husband doesn't have a tael of silver, and my mother-in-law can make up more than 2,000 taels at most, and there is still a shortfall of 5,000 taels. Even if I rob it, I can't get so much money! Mother won't leave us alone, will it? ?"

What she meant was that she wanted Fang to make up for the five thousand taels of silver for her.

Fang's background was low. When she got married, she had no shop and Zhuangzi by her side. The dowry was only 2,000 taels of silver. She was quite clever. She took this dowry and bought a shop for herself. There are also dozens of taels per month, a dozen or so

next year

Come, she has saved five or six thousand silver in total, and she plans to keep this silver for her retirement.

She has no children under her knees. Although she has a concubine who is raised under her knees, it is not her own after all. How could Mrs. Fang be willing to give her all the money. If she did, she would have spent more than ten years of living and frugality in vain.

Seeing her silence, Zhong Huan burst into tears again, "Mother, you won't leave your daughter alone, will you?"

Fang Shi was so upset by her crying, thinking of Zhong Li's 20,000 taels of silver notes, her heart moved, "The family is too poor to open the pot, how can my mother give you money, don't cry first, although I have no money , your cousin has a lot of money, let's borrow it from her, she has 20,000 taels of silver bills in her hand, even if I lend her 10,000 taels, she has it, I don't believe she doesn't lend it."

Zhong Huan stopped crying, "Where did she get so much money?"

Whether there are so many shops in Zhongli, Mrs. Fang is not sure, the 20,000 taels of silver notes were actually seen by her, Mrs. Fang said: "Don't worry about how she has it, if you know she has it, go, mother will take you there. , let's borrow it from her, you are not rich, don't foolishly talk about how much money you have, you are a new daughter-in-law, how can you have any money, it's all about her borrowing!"

Zhong Huan rolled his eyes, feeling a little uneasy in his heart, "Lend her ten thousand taels? This is not a small amount. Will she be willing to borrow it?"

Anyway, don't expect her to pay it back, she always felt that Zhong Li was not that stupid, if she could lend her five thousand taels.

On the mother-in-law's side, she had to dig out 5,000 taels. If her own sons refused to take care of them, don't expect them to be old in the future.