Chapter 32 Husband, don't worry, there will be a way

Su Yunjin's eyes lit up. For some reason, as soon as she saw Chen Jiusi, her uneasy heart calmed down a lot.

She had never felt this way before, but today the feeling was very strong. Perhaps it was the change in Chen Jie in the past two days that made her become dependent on him unconsciously.

Chen Jie walked into the yard in full view of everyone, and Ma Liu looked at him with narrowed eyes.

There was a hypocritical smile on his face and a look of hostility between his brows.

Chen Jie came over, pulled Su Yunjin behind him, looked at Ma Liu and said, "Brother Ma Liu, how come you have time to come to my place today?"

Ma Liu smiled and said, "Jiu Si is back. Alas, brother, I have been very busy recently. If it weren't for your matter, I wouldn't have come here."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Oh, what's the matter?"

Ma Liu said: "Jiu Si, you are too careless. Have you forgotten that you still owe the Bao Bureau a sum of money?"

"money?"

Chen Jie frowned, he didn't remember that Chen Jiusi had ever owed money to Baoju. Although Chen Jiusi loved gambling, he had been addicted for a short time after all. He had only squandered all his family property and had never had to borrow money.

"Do you have an IOU?"

Chen Jie looked at Ma Liu, who held up the IOU and said, "Jiu Si, you are so careless. If I hadn't gone to the young master's house to settle the accounts today, I don't know how much money this note would have made. You are so generous."

If Chen Jie hadn't known that Ma Liu was plotting against him with Yu Sanliu, he would have thought that Ma Liu was a good person.

Chen Jie looked at the IOU: Chen Jiusi borrowed one ounce of three-six-grain silver, with a daily interest rate of two cents, on March 2, the ninth year of the Zheng Dynasty.

Ok?
Chen Jie narrowed his eyes and searched for relevant information in his mind. That day, he didn't bring any money and was dragged into the gambling house by Ma Liu.

He said he didn't bring any money and went home to get some, but Ma Liu said: Why bother? I'll get you some.

So he took himself to find Yu Sanliu.

What I told myself at that time was that if I borrowed one or two taels of silver, I would not have to pay interest if I could pay it back that night, and I could pay it back tomorrow, and I would just have to pay a little less.

At that time, Ma Liu said to himself that if he was lucky, he could win it back in one go.

Chen Jie borrowed one or two taels of silver, thinking that even if he lost it all, he could just pay back two cents more tomorrow, which was no big deal.

I didn't expect that I won two taels of silver in that hand. I wanted to pay it back at that time, but Ma Liu followed me and said: Jiu Si, today the God of Wealth is in the southeast, which is your position. Don't move, or you will ruin your fortune. Give me the money and I will pay it back to you.

Chen Jie: Then brother Liu, think about tearing that one off.

Ma Liu: Don’t worry, would your brother cheat you?
……

Thinking about the memories in his mind, Chen Jie understood that this was a trap set by Ma Liu.

He raised his head and met Ma Liu's eyes.

Ma Liu had a playful look on his face, he knew that Chen Jie had figured it out, but so what, it was written in black and white, it was called evidence, and he wouldn't win even if he sued the government.

If he doesn't report to the authorities, what else can a poor young man do?
This time, he is sure to defeat Chen Jiusi!
"Why, Brother Jiusi, you don't recognize your own IOU?"

Ma Liu had a smile on his face and was even ready to fight back.

But Chen Jie said calmly: "Yes, I signed it."

Ok?
Ma Liu was confused by Chen Jie's calmness and looked at him and asked, "You just admit it?"

Chen Jie said: "Brother Ma Liu has come in person, how can I not recognize him? Tell me, how much money have you made now?"

This time it was Ma Liu's turn to feel Chen Jie's pulse unsurely. He hesitated for a moment and said, "Twenty taels."

Chen Jie said with a smile on his face: "It's not much, it's only increased twenty times. Give me a few days and I will raise the money to pay you back."

Ma Liu looked at Chen Jie suspiciously and asked, "Can you still collect twenty taels?" "Well, I couldn't before, but I should be able to now. Didn't Yun Jin tell you just now? I am now Doctor Bai's apprentice. I will try to borrow some money from the Bai family."

"Bai Family!"

Ma Liu looked at Chen Jie in surprise. He didn't expect that Chen Jiusi had a relationship with the Bai family. The Bai family was not easy to mess with.

This is a bit tricky.

Ma Liu touched his chin and said, "Well, I'll give you three days, and the interest will be increased by five taels. When the time comes, you can return me twenty-five taels, including the principal and interest."

Chen Jie said: "Okay, we have a deal."

Ma Liu said: "Okay, it's settled."

"I won't keep Ma Liu tonight. I'll treat him to a drink when I have the chance."

Chen Jie said with a smile. After hearing this, Ma Liu smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for this drink with my brother."

After saying that, he turned around and left with his men.

Looking at his leaving back, Chen Jie's eyes narrowed and a hint of murderous intent flashed across his eyes!

We can’t keep this Ma Liu!
At this time, Ma Liu walked out of Chen Jiusi's yard. The younger brother who followed him came up and asked, "Sixth brother, you just came out like this?"

Ma Liu looked back at the dilapidated courtyard of the Chen family and said, "This Chen Jiusi is so lucky that he became Doctor Bai's apprentice. This matter is not easy to handle. I have to go back and tell the young master."

Ma Liu rushed to the town.

When the villagers saw that the excitement was over, they all dispersed, but they shook their heads as they left.

"Chen Jiusi is finished. He owes such a huge sum of money. This family will collapse sooner or later."

"Yes, twenty-five taels of silver, how can he possibly get that? He even has to borrow from the Bai family. The Bai family owes him that!"

"You deserve it. I've long said he was a gambler. Now look what happens. Wait till your hands and feet are cut off."

The group of people dispersed, leaving only Uncle Erba.

Uncle Erba looked at Chen Jie and said, "Ninety-four, this?"

Chen Jie didn't explain much, just said: "Well, uncle, it's okay, I can handle it."

"Hey, kid, I have two taels of silver here. If you need it, I'll give it to you."

Chen Jie waved his hand and said, "No need, uncle. Huzi is not a child anymore. Save this money for Huzi to get married."

"Brother, I'm not in a hurry, let me deal with your matter first."

Hu Zi said, Chen Jie heard it and said: "Don't worry, your father and your mother are not in a hurry, okay, uncle, Hu Zi, I can really solve it, by the way, here are some peanuts, uncle, take them back and eat them."

Uncle Erba waved his hands and said, "No, no, you said you can solve it, I believe you, but you must tell me if you need money."

"I know, uncle."

Chen Erba took Hu Zi away, and the whole yard became quiet for a while.

Chen Jie turned around and looked at Su Yunjin, who was at a loss. At this time, there was only one number in Su Yunjin's mind: twenty-five.

Twenty-five taels of silver! How can I repay this?
For the Chen family at that time, twenty-five taels of silver was an astronomical figure.

When Chen Jie saw Su Yunjin like this, he felt a pain in his heart. He made this woman worry about him again.

Su Yunjin felt Chen Jie's gaze and met his gaze with a smile that was uglier than crying: "Husband, don't worry, it's okay, there will be a way..."

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