Speaking of interest, Mr. Mu held his breath.
"So, how do you calculate the interest?" Mr. Mu asked.
"Usually, I start lending at fifty cents, and the daily interest is one cent. Over a year, it’s more than three taels.
The more you borrow, the more the interest, which ans if you borrow fifty taels of Silver for a year, the interest is three hundred and sixty-five taels." Gao Tiezhu said.
Upon hearing this, Mr. Mu almost fainted.
If he borrowed fifty taels of Silver, it would turn into three hundred and sixty-five taels in a year, and that’s just the interest, not the principal.
Mr. Mu hesitated.
Not only him, but even Mu Dazhong and Mu Danian also hesitated.
They were there to enjoy the good life, not to bear debts. Borrowing fifty taels and paying back four hundred taels at the end of the year, where would the Old Mu Family get so much money?
"Dad, how about we go back and sell so land, or you could ask those Old Mu family relatives for loans. Even multiple loans won’t exceed a hundred taels of Silver. We might not be able to repay these four hundred taels."
Mu Dazhong quietly reminded.
If Mu Dazhong hadn’t ntioned the relatives, Mr. Mu might have still been hesitant because of the interest.
But after the ntion, Mr. Mu didn’t want to go back.
He had to borrow the money to make the Old Mu Family proud among their kin.
To avoid their clan mbers from saying that the Old Mu Family is just a sidelink and needs the approval of others to enter the family register.
"Tiezhu, it’s not that Uncle Mu doesn’t want to borrow, but your interest is just too high, exceeding my expectations.
My son is a scholar now and is about to take the Champion Scholar exam. If you’re willing to lower the interest, our Old Mu Family will surely rember your kindness."
Gao Tiezhu remained silent.
Seeing this, Gao Cuihua quickly chid in, "Dad, for your daughter’s sake, just lend them the money, and charge them less interest!"
Previously, everyone’s attention was on Gao Tiezhu. Only when Gao Cuihua spoke did they notice her.
Upon seeing her, Mu Danian almost couldn’t help but throw up.
Too ugly, really too ugly.
Gao Cuihua’s face was full of wrinkles, uneven, and those pus-filled bumps made it uncomfortable to watch.
And her features and eyebrows were exactly like Gao Tiezhu’s, only Gao Tiezhu had a fat head and big ears, making his features unclear, while Gao Cuihua was just like a replica of Gao Tiezhu.
Mu Dazhong was more direct; he rushed out, and after a while, the sound of retching ca from the front yard.
Gao Cuihua’s face suddenly changed.
"Dad! Don’t lend them the money, tell them to get lost!"
Mu Dazhong’s reaction was actually normal; villagers often reacted this way.
But Gao Cuihua had set her eyes on Mu Danian.
In the future, Mu Dazhong would be a relative, and if even relatives dared make fun of her, how would she let Mu Dazhong off comfortably?
"Old man, my daughter says no money will be lent, you better leave!" Gao Tiezhu extended his chubby hand, starting to chase away the people from the Old Mu Family.
Mr. Mu was almost driven mad by Mu Dazhong.
The hard-negotiated matter was blown away once again.
Mu Danian suddenly stepped up, saying to Gao Cuihua, "Sister, my second brother has a problem with his mind, please don’t take it to heart; talk to brother Tiezhu to lend us the money!"
Mu Danian usually mingled a lot with the young won and wives in the village, knowing what words would make them happy.
He forced himself to say so pleasant words to Gao Cuihua.
Gao Cuihua then spoke so good words to Gao Tiezhu.
The matter was resolved just like that.
Fifty taels of Silver, fifty taels of interest for a year, with the village head of Gao Village as a witness, on the spot, Gao Tiezhu handed over the fifty taels, and the three n from the Old Mu Family signed the paperwork.
At first, Mu Danian felt sothing was wrong. Only after the village head of Gao Village explained did he relax and press his thumbprint.
By nightfall, the people of the Old Mu Family arrived at Er Gui Village.
As for Gao Cuihua, once the people of Old Mu Family left, she started to primp herself.
Gao Tiezhu ant for her to marry into the Old Mu Family before the end of this year, to beco a sister-in-law of a future Champion Scholar.
...
Mu Shuangshuang only learned on the morning of the third day of the New Year that the Old Mu Family had borrowed fifty taels of Silver.
And the interest wasn’t particularly high, at least not in the eyes of the Old Mu Family.
Fifty taels of Silver, fifty taels of interest for a year—Mu Shuangshuang only thought the Old Mu Family was crazy to make such a foolish deal.
But no matter what, she said she wouldn’t get involved and she wouldn’t.
No matter how well the Old Mu Family lived, she wasn’t interested.
The third of January was still part of the New Year’s celebrations, and most people were at ho eating and drinking.
Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng went to the mountains early in the morning.
Lu Yuanfeng said that at this ti, the prey in the mountains was the easiest to hunt because, nearing spring, hibernating animals were generally weak.
The only thing was that the prey wouldn’t be too plump at this ti.
But it’s better than nothing, just like Mu Dashan said: with the third branch of the family having little Silver Tael left, they must work more to put food on the table.
In one morning, they caught two rabbits and a roe deer, enough to earn several hundred cash reluctantly.
Mu Shuangshuang picked quite a few vegetables from the garden, bundled them with straw, and by the ti they reached the town, it was already afternoon.
The marketplace was lively enough.
Because the townspeople didn’t grow their own vegetables, they relied on vegetables sold by other households.
Generally, inns and storefronts open after the eighth day of the first lunar month, most after the Lantern Festival.
As for these small vendors, their lives depend on selling vegetables, and except for New Year’s Day, they are generally at the vegetable market.
Even in the afternoon, the weather was still very cold.
Mu Shuangshuang wrapped herself in a newly made cotton-padded jacket but still felt cold. In her rush out, she forgot to bring gloves.
So from ti to ti, she would clench her fists and breathe warm air into her palms.
Lu Yuanfeng, who had been busy attending to custors, hadn’t noticed; when he did, he imdiately reached out to Mu Shuangshuang.
Mu Shuangshuang raised an eyebrow, not quite understanding Lu Yuanfeng’s intention.
"What’s up? You..."
"Shuangshuang, my hands are a bit cold, lend your hand!" Lu Yuanfeng suddenly said.
Mu Shuangshuang naively extended her hand, and Lu Yuanfeng smoothly grabbed it.
Lu Yuanfeng’s hands weren’t as cold as he said; instead, they were a bit hot.
Mu Shuangshuang couldn’t help but reminisce about Lu Yuanfeng’s earlier words, feeling a sweet sensation in her heart.
Sweeter than honey.
It’s a pity this guy lived in ancient tis; if it were the modern age, this sweet talk could have chard countless girls.
After a while, holding Mu Shuangshuang’s hand, Lu Yuanfeng made her feel no longer cold.
Just then, a few more custors ca to buy vegetables, and Mu Shuangshuang got up to serve them.
Suddenly devoid of that small hand in his palm, Lu Yuanfeng felt sowhat lost.
In his daze, Mu Shuangshuang had already made a sale.
Shaking off other thoughts, Lu Yuanfeng joined Mu Shuangshuang to work together.
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