Quick Transmigration – The Innately Wicked – Chapter 64

Ch 64: Cold-Door Old Madam 12

Lin Lang had a bit of a headache from all the noise, and glanced at Xia Zhi beside her, “Alright, this is an adult matter. You should help your Mom back to your room first!”

Of course, Xia Zhi didn’t want to go back. She was afraid that once she left, her weak father would agree to Third Uncle borrowing money. That was the silver she was going to use to make a fortune, and it couldn’t be swindled away by her uncle like that!

Lin Lang rubbed her throbbing temples. She had told Xia Zhi to go back for her own good. In ancient times, reputation was everything. If the matter of Xia Zhi arguing with her uncle spread, she would easily get a reputation for being shrewish, and it would be difficult to find a good match in the future!

“Even if you’re not thinking about yourself, you have to think about your sisters. What if they get a bad reputation because of you? What will they do?” Lin Lang pointed out.

The time-traveling woman didn’t care about anything but her own pleasure, but in ancient times, it wasn’t enough for just one person to be happy. Large families were interconnected, and if one person’s reputation was ruined, the whole family’s reputation would be ruined with it!

After Xia Zhi understood this, she looked at her two older sisters, and her heart also rose. She told her two sisters to help their mother back to the room.

Lin Lang, as the mother of two sons, had a natural advantage in terms of status, so it was most appropriate for her to mediate this matter.

Looking at the unreasonable Third Son, Lin Lang couldn’t stand it anymore, “If you want to study, then sell all the fields at home. Of course, I also know that you can’t bear to part with this family property, so I have a win-win solution!”

Third Son raised his head. In fact, he himself wasn’t sure. Although he believed that he had the talent of a Number One Scholar, he was always unlucky, so he didn’t know if he could pass the next exam. Therefore, he didn’t dare to sell the fields at home, afraid that once they were gone, he wouldn’t even have a way out!

But Third Son was unwilling to give up the exam, so he procrastinated. Now, there was finally a great opportunity. As long as Second Son was willing to pay this money, then he wouldn’t have to sell the family property, and he would even have money to take the exam. This was simply a great thing that achieved multiple goals!

Lin Lang looked at her two sons and directly stated her thoughts, “Third Son, you said you have the ability to pass the exam. Otherwise, how about this? You transfer all the fields you were allocated to Second Son, and then Second Son will give you one hundred taels of silver. This way, you won’t be unfair to your ancestors, and you won’t have to worry about the exam fees. It’s simply a great thing!”

“Then what about me? Without these fields, what will I eat and drink in the future?” Third Son was immediately dumbfounded. He just wanted to get something for nothing, and didn’t think about selling his own things.

Lin Lang looked at Third Son, “As long as you pass the Xiu Cai exam, you can have whatever you want. Why care about that little bit of silver? Could it be that you don’t trust yourself, so you want to get something for nothing?

Third Son, you’ve at least read some books. Have you read all these years of propriety, justice, integrity, and shame into the dog’s belly?”

Third Son was ashamed and couldn’t say a word. He could only look at Second Son with pleading eyes, hoping that his older brother could say something for him!

“I can borrow the money, and then write an IOU…”

“Third Son, you’re a scholar, how can you mention the word ‘borrow’? Just transfer the fields to Second Son first. Anyway, we’re all family, so what if the wealth doesn’t flow to outsiders? Could it be that you can’t bear to part with it, or are you playing some tricks?”

Third Son didn’t speak. Lin Lang sighed and shook her head, “Third Son and Third Son, don’t let this last bit of mother-son affection and brotherly affection all be ruined!”

Third Son raised his bloodshot eyes and gritted his teeth, “I agree to sell my fields and ancestral property to Second Son!”

“I don’t agree!” Third Son’s Wife was originally watching the show, but seeing that her family’s money couldn’t be kept, she immediately ran out and threw herself at Second Son’s feet with her big belly.

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“Second Brother, I beg you, as your sister-in-law, please lend the money to my husband. If we lose the fields, our whole family will have to drink the northwest wind!” Third Son’s Wife cried with snot and tears.

Lin Lang smiled sarcastically, “Third Son’s Wife, what are you doing? Are you trying to be difficult? You don’t believe that your man can pass the Xiu Cai exam? It’s just a little bit of field. What if your man becomes a Xiu Cai, and later becomes a Juren? Don’t say it’s one hundred taels of silver, he can take out one thousand taels of silver!”

Lin Lang directly retorted with the words they had said before, “Don’t put on an act in front of me. As long as I’m alive for one day, I will never allow you to scheme against each other!”

As soon as these words came out, Third Son completely understood his mother’s thoughts. He dazedly helped his wife back to the room, and the big drama came to an end!

Second Son raised his head, revealing his red eyes, “Mom, I… I can discuss it with the children…”

Lin Lang shook her head, “No need. Can you lend it once, can you lend it a second time? This kind of thing must come to an end. Your younger brother doesn’t have the talent for studying. I estimate that he will be a Tong Sheng for the rest of his life. Of course, he might get lucky and become a Xiu Cai, but the family really can’t afford him spending like this. Let’s just leave it at that!”

Second Son didn’t say anything else, but the matter of the one hundred taels of silver ultimately caused a stir in the village. The next day, someone came to the door, but Lin Lang had already told Xia Zhi her plan, telling her to spend the money, either buying fields or buying shops. It was up to them!

Naturally, Xia Zhi wanted to do business, so she first took out fifty taels of silver to buy a small shop, and then spent money to buy a few acres of fields. Although she didn’t spend all the money, she spent almost all of it.

After others knew about this, they were both envious and jealous. Although Second Son had three daughters, one daughter was better than other people’s three sons. She easily earned one hundred taels of silver, truly bringing honor to her ancestors!

Eldest Daughter-in-Law’s eyes rolled, and that night, she brought her three boys to Lin Lang’s room, kneeling on the ground and crying, “Grandma, my family has three boys, and now is the time when we need money. Eldest Son doesn’t know how to do anything, he only knows how to work for others, but he’s not young anymore, and he can’t risk his life just to earn that little bit of money!

But now it’s different. Second Son’s family has a shop. Anyway, their daughters know how to make money. It’s just a waste to leave that shop there. Why don’t you give us the shop? We can do some small business, so the three children will also have money to marry wives, and Eldest Son won’t have to work so hard!”

Grandma, I’m really not scheming for Second Son’s shop. We’re just borrowing it, but if we have more money, we’ll pay rent at that time!”

Lin Lang heavily sighed, “Eldest Daughter-in-Law, your abacus beads are about to hit my face. If you want that shop, then use your family’s fields as an exchange. Don’t cry here. To be honest, Eldest Son is a good person, but you’re not a good person. You only know how to scheme against others all day long. At that time, all the brotherly affection will be schemed away by you!”