Chapter 59: Borrowing Money

borrow money.

It is not easy for anyone with a little sense of shame to say this.

Especially since Chen Xun was a scholar and he borrowed money from his brother and sister-in-law, not from his parents.

"Why is the expense so high? Don't you usually live and eat in Dong's house?" Chen Zhi asked seriously.

When asked about the reason, Chen Xun looked even more embarrassed. He pursed his lips and then lowered his head.

"During the past few days studying at Lord Dong's residence, I have met many scholars in Beijing along with the young masters of the residence. We often go to restaurants for banquets, drink, write poems, and discuss articles. I can't go every time with a shameless face, so I have to host a few times."

This makes sense.

The prices in the capital are not low, and these young men must have gone to someplace that is not cheap, so a banquet must have cost a lot of money.

But as Chen Xun said, he was staying at Dong's house to attend classes, so naturally he couldn't be sociable. After occasionally making excuses once or twice, he still had to go, and he couldn't be too stingy when it came to treating.

Maybe he was afraid that Chen Zhi would not lend it to him, Chen Xun added.

"Tonight is the birthday of Mr. Zhang, the son of the Minister of Rites, who is studying at the Dong Mansion. We are going to have a banquet, and we need to prepare some gifts. We are in a hurry to use the money, so I came to find my third brother and his wife. Don't worry, I wrote a letter to my family the day before yesterday, asking my father to allocate some money. The money I borrowed from my third brother and his wife today will be returned in full when I return home."

Although she had some unpleasantness with Feng before, she did not feel any discomfort in getting along with Chen Xun. Now that he came to her for help, she naturally could not tear her face off and refuse to help.

So Chen Zhi waved his hand and said, "Third brother, that's not what I meant. A poor family can be rich on the road, so it's normal to carry more money with you when you go out. I asked one more question just in case you are unfamiliar with the capital and encounter some scams, or are influenced by others to pick up bad habits. Since it's a favor, you should still spend it."

After he said this, Xu Shuhe also stepped forward and spoke softly.

"Fourth brother, you are too eccentric. We are a family, so everything is easy to discuss. Since it is someone's birthday, I thought you were in a hurry to buy gifts and you might not have time to choose carefully. I just prepared some gifts to take back to Qizhou. You can pick a suitable one and take it. I will get you the money later."

Hearing this, the awkwardness and nervousness on Chen Xun's face immediately dissipated a lot, and he hurriedly bowed.

"Thank you, Third Brother and Sister-in-law. I will pay you back in full when I return to Qizhou!"

Xu Shuhe smiled and said nothing more. She asked Meixiang to get the silver. Chen Xun picked out a gift and left with the silver.

In fact, the gift he picked up was exactly the one Xu Shuhe prepared for him.

As a matter of face, after a long trip, you always have to bring some gifts back for your family.

It can be considered as giving it to him in advance.

As for the money, Chen Xun himself said he would pay it back, so she must have kept a record of it.

As the saying goes, even brothers have to settle accounts clearly.

After Chen Xun left, Chen Zhi sat down and chuckled, with a hint of sarcasm in his tone.

"My second sister-in-law is the boss, but she doesn't love me as much as my stepmother did. If Wan Shuang Zhai gave me some money, I would definitely not be short of money."

That hits the nail on the head.

Xu Shuhe helped Li Mingzhu in managing the household, taking care of some of the servants in the mansion and the purchase of items. The real job of controlling the purse was still managed by Li Mingzhu.

This time, not only did Chen Xun go to Beijing to ask Li Mingzhu for money, but Xu Shuhe and Chen Zhi also got travel expenses from Li Mingzhu when they came to Beijing.

However, Xu Shuhe and Chen Zhi had their own private property, so it didn't matter if the money Li Mingzhu gave them was not enough. But Chen Xun was a person who only cared about reading sage books, and his food, clothing and daily expenses were all taken care of by Feng. It was estimated that even if he saved some money, it would not be much. Moreover, this child probably didn't know the prices outside, and he went out with the little money Li Mingzhu gave him, so it was not enough.

"Fourth brother sent someone home to get the silver. I'm afraid this will make father-in-law and mother-in-law unhappy again. Especially mother-in-law has always loved fourth brother the most. This time, second sister-in-law will probably be angry." Xu Shuhe also joked.

Chen Zhi curled his lips, "If you are angry with the second sister-in-law, you can't be angry with us anymore. We gave money and things to the fourth brother."

When he said this, Xu Shuhe seemed to see a swaying fox tail growing behind him.

Tsk, he's getting more and more cunning.

At that time, outside the Zhou family mansion, Chen Xun had just got on the carriage.

"I thought the Third Young Master's wife was not on good terms with the Madam, and she would not lend you money. I never expected that she would return the money to you." The servant sighed.

Chen Xun straightened his clothes and sat up straight. "My third sister-in-law is a smart person and won't take the initiative to do something undignified. Besides, my third brother has always been kind."

For a useless person like the second son Chen Xun, whenever he went to the family store to withdraw money, Chen Zhi would give him some, not to mention him.

Even if Xu Shuhe didn't nod, Chen Xun was certain that Chen Zhi would give him some money.

"But I don't want to have such an embarrassing thing happen again." Chen Xun's face turned colder. "I always thought that my second sister-in-law acted carefully and prudently, but I didn't expect that she didn't make enough preparations this time. If my third brother and his wife were not in the capital, I would have to pawn the things I brought with me to exchange for silver."

In fact, Chen Zhi did not go to the capital with him in his previous life, so he did this. However, he didn't know anything about his previous life now.

The servant also muttered, "Master, you have never cared about expenses. This is the first time for me to go on a long journey with you. I don't know how much money I need to prepare. But the Second Young Master's wife has been the housekeeper for many years, so how can the money she prepared not be enough?"

"If there weren't these banquets, the money my second sister-in-law gave me would be enough. It's just that she didn't prepare much for me. She only gave me daily expenses and travel expenses." Chen Xun lowered his eyes.

I know in my heart that Li Mingzhu is being stingy.

If his mother Feng had prepared it for him, she would definitely have brought enough silver and money.

The servant wanted to say something, but Chen Xun raised his hand to stop him.

"Okay, now that this matter has been resolved, don't mention it again. Don't tell anyone outside when you get out, or else others will laugh at you."

Hearing this, the servant nodded and shut his mouth.

The next day, Chen Zhi and Xu Shuhe told the Zhou family that they were going back to Qizhou.

Naturally, Old Mrs. Zhou was the first one who was reluctant to leave. She immediately held the hands of the two and her eyes became red.

Fortunately, Zhou Yiqing and Lin Hui were there to comfort her, and Xu Shuhe was also trying to coax her sweetly, so even though the old lady was sad and reluctant, she still nodded.

Apart from the old lady, Zhou Ling was the one who was most reluctant to see them go.

Because of the trouble with Xue Yi, Zhou Ling didn't dare to leave the house during this period. The one who talked and played with her all day long was Xu Shuhe. She liked this cousin-in-law very much.

Unfortunately, no matter how much I like them, I can't stop them from leaving, and I have to let them go back.

So we could only make an appointment to play together again later.

The date of departure has been agreed upon with the Zhou family, and the Fifth Prince also needs to be informed.

This is easy to handle. Just find Li Huo.