Chapter 33: Chapter 33 Wife, I Can Do It
Crack!
Under the dim light of an oil lamp, Daisy sneakily popped a fried peanut into her mouth and chewed it, her face brimming with happiness.
Her small eyes surveyed the two adults under the lamp.
Then she saw both adults, her sister with a frown, her brother-in-law silent and visibly upset.
“It’s settled then.”
Su Yunjin spoke as if she had made a major decision and placed her mother’s silver-plated copper hairpin on the table.
Then she added, “The jar of at oil at ho hasn’t been much used, it should fetch so money too.”
“Also, the grains at ho, keep only five pounds for ergencies, sell the rest, check if any neighbors need them, and besides…”
Su Yunjin calculated with Chen Jie what they could sell from ho for money.
But no matter the calculation, all their belongings combined wouldn’t fetch two silver taels.
And this shortfall was twenty-five taels, what could they do!
Su Yunjin was so anxious, a blister seed to form under her lip.
Watching Su Yunjin continually planning, her hair beca disheveled without her noticing, a strand drifting to her mouth, and while she was talking, it unintentionally got chewed.
Chen Jie reached out to brush her hair aside.
She was startled, then anxiously said, “Are you even listening to ?”
“Yes, I heard.”
“So, what do you think?”
Chen Jie then looked at Su Yunjin and said, “Don’t worry, I’ve already thought of a solution.”
“Really, borrowing twenty-five taels from Doctor Bai isn’t possible, you’ve just beco his apprentice, and borrowing so much money, he won’t lend it to you.”
Chen Jie then said, “Yes, you’re right, but I wasn’t planning on asking Doctor Bai for the money. Wife, do you trust ?”
Su Yunjin paused, looking at him.
She saw Chen Jie’s gaze as soft as water, their eyes t under the dim oil lamp, and ripples seed to stir between them.
Su Yunjin felt like she might lt under his gaze.
Crack!
Just as the two exchanged tender looks, a discordant sound erupted, Daisy chewed on another peanut satisfyingly.
Su Yunjin snapped back to reality, her cheeks flushed, she lowered her head and continued doing the accounts.
Chen Jie glared at Daisy, only to find she wasn’t paying him any mind, picking her nose and noticing her brother-in-law’s stare.
With the sa hand she used to pick her nose, she grabbed a peanut and said, “Brother-in-law, want so?”
“You eat it.”
“Oh.”
Into her mouth it went, crack…
Her mouth moved up and down like a hamster.
Chen Jie helplessly watched as Su Yunjin started her calculations again, “Wife, it’s getting late, let’s sleep, I’ll take care of this by myself.”
Hearing this, Su Yunjin furrowed her brow, “How will you take care of it?”
Chen Jie knew he had to give so hint, otherwise his wife wouldn’t be able to sleep.
“Tomorrow, give the eight maces of silver in your pocket, I’ll go to Uncle Erba to borrow two maces, make it one tael, then I’ll go to my master. I was actually frad in this matter, initially…”
Chen Jie narrated how he had been frad.
Su Yunjin frowned, biting her lower lip, appearing contemplative.
“If this had happened before, we definitely wouldn’t have a way out, but now I have a master, and if his disciple is trapped like this, the master will surely help.”
“But Doctor Bai, he…”
“My master definitely can’t manage it, but don’t forget, my master’s son-in-law is Wu Zhong, the Fishery Manager, who can speak directly to Yu Biao. Isn’t that amount of silver just a word for them? And I’m even planning to pay back the principal. Can’t we just accept our bad luck?”
Hearing this, Su Yunjin finally relaxed her brows and nodded, “Husband, if that’s the case, it would be wonderful.”
Chen Jie smiled and said, “You’re relieved now, aren’t you, Ruirui? Give your sister sothing to eat; she hasn’t eaten well at dinner.”
Upon hearing Chen Jie’s call, Daisy imdiately stood up and said, “Yes.”
Then she quickly brought over the pork knuckle and buns her brother-in-law wouldn’t let her eat, placed them in front of her sister, and stared eagerly at her.
Chen Jie then used a knife to cut open the bun and stuffed a few pieces of pork knuckle inside, handing it to Su Yunjin, “Try this.”
Su Yunjin took the bun with pork knuckle from Chen Jie and took a small bite.
Daisy, who was watching, drooled, “Sister, smack, what does it taste like?”
Chen Jie, hearing this, looked at Daisy and said, “You want so? But this is your sister’s.”
“I won’t eat, I just want to sll it.”
Chen Jie laughed heartily at the words, and Su Yunjin gave him a glare, “Don’t tease Ruirui. Sister can’t finish it; you have it.”
“No way.”
Despite what Chen Jie said, Daisy also said, “Sister, eat. Ruirui is just asking, not eating.”
Chen Jie patted Ruirui’s little head and said, “What a good boy. This one’s for your sister; shall I make another one for you?”
“Mm-hmm.”
Ruirui nodded vigorously.
Chen Jie did just the sa, and the sisters enjoyed their al.
Watching them eat so heartily filled Chen Jie with a sense of satisfaction, but soon, a murderous look flashed in his eyes. Ma Liu, San Liu, those two scoundrels coveting his wife, should not remain.
He would never allow Su Yunjin to end up in a predicant like the suicidal Cuier.
At that mont, in Xiantao Town, Yu Mansion.
San Liu sat at a table laden with various delicious dishes, a handso-looking young woman feeding him.
Ma Liu stood at his back.
San Liu chewed the shrimp she peeled for him, swallowed a sip of wine, and asked, “Are you saying Chen Jiusi has taken Bai Wenjing as an apprentice?”
“Yes.”
“Ah… This is a bit troubleso. What did you do?”
San Liu pressed his little finger against his eyebrows.
Ma Liu replied, “That Chen Jiusi asked for so ti to borrow money to pay it back. I took the initiative and agreed, saying in three days, pay back twenty-five taels with interest. If that is inappropriate, please punish , young master.”
San Liu nodded and said, “Hmm, since you have already decided, proceed as you said. In three days, take so people to collect the money.”
“But, young master, he is Bai Wenjing’s apprentice, and what about Wu Zhong?”
“What about Bai Wenjing’s apprentice? Debt repaynt is a natural duty. As long as there is a promissory note, even if he were Bai Wenjing’s own father, I would dare to demand repaynt. Why be afraid? Do as you should.”
“Yes, young master, I understand.”
Ma Liu imdiately nodded, then seemingly rembered sothing, “But young master, about the old master?”
San Liu glanced at Ma Liu and said, “Ma Liu, rember, you are my man. I’ll handle the old man. Besides, the old man has been searching for treasures in the mountains these past couple of days. How could he have ti to bother about what I’m doing? Hehe…”
“Yes, young master, I understand. I’ll proceed as you instructed.”
San Liu said, “Go handle it.”
San Liu stood up, pointing to a clearly tearful beautiful young woman standing behind him, “You, co with to my room.”
“Ah~”
The beautiful young woman started in fright as San Liu approached, staring at her, “Little young lady, you don’t want your husband to end up crippled, do you?”
“Behave, darling~ It’s ti for your evening lesson.”
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