Chapter 381

Many people are easily lost in front of money and power. If they are careless, they will go astray.

Ye Xiaoxian asked Xiao Tongshu again, "is your money enough for him to pay his debts now?"

The iron copper tree said, "of course it's not enough. Our book is only forty or fifty Liang silver at most. We have to predict the food materials and the expenses of our family next month. If this money pays off his debt, there will be nothing!"

After thinking for a while, ye Xiaoxian said, "OK, let me go with you."

……

When ye Xiaoxian arrived, Xiao Tieshu had finished playing Xiao Baocheng.

Xiao Baocheng was badly beaten, but he didn't dare to say anything because of his guilty heart. He just sat down on the bench dejected. Xiao Tieshu was panting. Wang Mudan was angry and distressed Xiao Baocheng, but she couldn't do anything at this time. So much debt frightened her.

Seeing ye Xiaoxian coming, Wang Mudan immediately seemed to have found a rescuer. She immediately pointed to Ye Xiaoxian and said to the servants, "look who this is? This is Mrs. Xiao, the wife of Xiao Baoshan!"

She wants to use the identity of the general's wife to crush those servants.

But the servants don't eat this at all, because debt collection is their task.

The head servant said, "we are here to ask for debts. The law has decreed that even if the Emperor owes debts, he must pay back the money. We heard that General Xiao is also an honest general. He will not connive at his cousin's failure to pay back the money?"

Wang Mudan said, "it's not that you don't pay back the money, but that you... Deceive people too much. How can you owe more than 200 liang of silver for drinking flower wine several times? You're not..."

Ye Xiaoxian interrupted Wang Mudan at this time: "aunt, please say a few words first. The matter has not been investigated clearly."

Wang Mudan did not speak and gave it to Ye Xiaoxian.

Ye Xiaoxian looked at the head servant: "can I see the IOU?"

The servant handed the IOU to Ye Xiaoxian: "don't tear it. Even if you tear it, we have a record."

"Of course not. We owe money. How could we tear your IOU?"

Ye Xiaoxian took the IOU, read it carefully, returned it to the servant, and then asked, "how did he owe 220 liang of silver? Can you tell me more about it?"

The servant said the reason: "he and several noble CHILDES came to the red sleeve workshop to play with girls. They came many times in a row. CHILDES kept accounts in turn. This time you paid, the next time he paid, and the last time it was childe Xiao's turn. He said he had no money, and our procuress asked him to go back first. After two nights, he came again. He only asked Xiaohong by name, played for an hour, and asked for some drinks.

Mrs. Xiao, red sleeve square is not a black shop. It is the most famous place to drink flower wine in the capital. The consumption is also the highest in the capital. You can spend one or two liang of silver to drink in the streets and alleys. In those Yihong courtyard in the west of the city, you can spend twenty or thirty liang of silver a night. But in red sleeve square, you can't get out without one or two hundred liang of silver a night, This is a well-known thing. Besides, we also told Mr. Xiao before he came. He insisted on spending himself. Is it our fault that he owed money? If everyone is like him, isn't our red sleeve workshop a place for beggars? "

The servant spoke very clearly, and ye Xiaoxian listened very clearly.

She looked at Wang Mudan and Xiao Tieshu: "uncle and aunt, why does Baocheng owe money? Do you hear clearly?"

In this era, brothels are also legal. People open their doors to do business. The prices are clearly written. Xiao Baocheng is swollen and fat. Who can blame him in the end?

Xiao Tieshu said, "I can hear you clearly. Why not? I advised this bastard not to mix with those noble CHILDES. He had to go, and his mother encouraged him to go. She said it was to meet some big people. What happened?"

Wang Mudan also shivered and asked, "leaf, what should we do now? Our family doesn't have so much money. You... You must help Baocheng a little. He... He is also Baoshan's cousin."

Ye Xiaoxian held back her anger, Then he said: "big aunt, ask yourself, haven't I helped you enough? I opened this noodle shop for you and bought you a house. I told you to be careful and live a down-to-earth life in the capital. Have you listened? Now you owe so much money, and you let me help you. How many times can I help you?"

"This..." Wang Mudan cried, "we haven't seen Baozhu marry well. Baocheng, Baoyang and Baoxue want to be ordinary people. They are unbalanced and unwilling, so we want Baocheng to know more rich children?"

Ye Xiaoxian became more angry: "Big aunt, a person's life is a person's fortune, and others can't interfere. You think Baozhu is married now, but why don't you think how much hardship Baozhu used to suffer? Now that she is married, it's also her fortune. Has Baocheng ever suffered? Does he understand what life is? He doesn't understand. Can you teach him? He has a little ability, but he wants to eat For the next ten meals, does he have this? "

"Also, you are jealous of Baozhu now. Will you also be jealous of Baofeng in the future? Baofeng focuses on reading now and will definitely take an official career in the future. Why can he take this road? First, his own efforts and second, our long-standing support as the head of the family. What about you, Baocheng? Has he made efforts? Has your head of the family supervised him to study seriously? No, you don't I want to walk around and rely on a few dandies to ascend to the sky step by step. How can there be such a good thing in this world? Even if he clings to it for a while, he has no strength and will be dumped. Why don't you understand these principles? Also, if you are jealous of Baoshan, it will be even more outrageous. Baoshan can fight, can you? Baoshan almost died several times in order to pray for the dynasty. Can you do this? If you can't, don't be jealous that he is appreciated by the emperor, and don't be jealous of everything he has now. "

Wang Mudan was red in the face.

Xiao Tieshu scolded Wang Mudan and said, "I'll tell you, it's all your fault for spoiling your son."

Ye Xiaoxian finished the call, Look at the Xiao family again: "Also, you need to understand why you came to the capital? That's because Baoshan, without him, you can only stay in the tribe now. It's not easy for him to stay in the capital. The scenery is superficial. How many people secretly dislike him and want to overthrow him. As his relatives, you can't get him into trouble and don't put him in a dilemma The situation. "

After saying this, ye Xiaoxian turned and looked at the servants: "do you have any regulations in the red sleeve workshop? What if you owe money and can't pay the debt?"

The head servant said, "of course, it's a house robbery, robbing valuable things. If there's no valuable things, it's cutting hands and feet."

Xiao Tieshu, Wang Mudan and Xiao Baocheng panicked instantly.

The money is shared by the two families. If they rob it, there will be no way to do business in the noodle shop.

Do you want to mortgage the noodle shop?

Xiao Tieshu and Wang Mudan could only beg Ye Xiaoxian again: "leaf, can you help us find a way? What's valuable here is this noodle shop, and there are four or five Liang silver that can't be earned. They can't take the money. The third brother has a share of the money."

Ye Xiaoxian said nothing.

"Ye, don't you even want to help? If Baocheng is cut off, then... What shall we do for the rest of our life? We only have such a son." Wang Mudan asks Ye Xiaoxian again.

Ye Xiaoxian said, "I can take this money out of Xiao's house, but I have one condition. You must do it."

"You say..." Wang Mudan hurriedly said.

Ye Xiaoxian said: "Baocheng is really confused this time, but everyone will make mistakes. I think I can help him this time. However, people can't make mistakes again and again. We have to learn a lesson. Other people are the same. If they still make the same mistakes, go whoring and gambling, and the creditor will catch up with the door in the future, I will never help you again. Xiaofu doesn't have any money and valuable things now They are all given by the emperor. They will be spent one day. They can't be used to subsidize you all the time. Do you hear clearly? "

Ye Xiaoxian spoke frankly, but she was also reasonable. She was talking about ugliness first.

When the others listened, they couldn't help saying, "I understand."

Wang Mudan also hurriedly said: "I understand. I won't make trouble next time. I won't give Baoshan and you trouble."

"If only you really understand." Ye Xiaoxian turned around and said to the servants, "come with me to the Xiao house. I'll ask the housekeeper to bring you money."

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After ye Xiaoxian and the servants left, the noodle shop was quiet again.

Xiao Tieshu wants to beat Xiao Baocheng again, but they stop him.

"Brother, it's over. You just beat it. Don't beat it now. Baocheng knows he's wrong." Xiao Tongshu road.

Xiao Tieshu shouted and asked Xiao Baocheng, "do you really know you are wrong?"

Xiao Baocheng nodded.

He is now ashamed and ashamed.

Just now those servants came, which really scared him. If ye Xiaoxian hadn't come forward, he was really worried that he would be cut off.

Even if the Xiao family are generous and give the noodle shop, he will feel guilty in the future.

Xiao Tongshu advised Xiao Baocheng: "Baocheng, go back to your room and have a rest, but you should also think about it. You see, it's people surnamed Xiao who can help you when these things happen, not those noble CHILDES. They just want to pull you into the water, and they don't think you're friends at all. And those girls who drink flower wine, how can they treat you honestly? They all try to get money from your pocket That's all. "

Xiao Baocheng wants to understand now. That's the truth.

He went back to the house dejected and lay down motionless.