Chapter 3 The Problem of Five Hundred Taels of Sil

　　Lian Man'er slowly sat back down next to Zhang's side and twisted her head to see Lian Xiu'er hugging Lian Hua'er, glaring fiercely at her and Zhang. 　　"Fourth brother, fourth sister-in-law, why are you guys so selfish, just thinking about yourselves?" Lian Xiu'er glared. 　　Lian Man'er touched her ears, she couldn't be having some kind of hearing problem, how could there be someone who turned black and white upside down like that, and this person was also Lian Man'er's aunt. What was even stranger was that Lian Shouxin and Zhang, who were named, didn't say a word. 　　"Mother, help Lian Hua'er." Lian Xiu'er whispered in Zhou's ear. 　　Zhou looked at Elder Lian with some hesitation. 　　"Father, this matter, the relationship son ...... no, is the future of our Lian family ah ......" Lian Shouren cried and begged to Master Lian. 　　Elder Lian just smoked dry cigarettes, a face behind the smoke, making it impossible to see what expression was on his face. 　　"Boss, the matter of the jade pendant, you guys went off on your own without consulting me. If it wasn't for this matter of Man'er, I'm afraid I wouldn't have been told." Elder Lian said. 　　"Father, at that time, wasn't it because I didn't want you to follow and worry about it." Lian Shouren said. 　　"Now I don't have to worry?" 　　"Father ......" Lian Shouren was blocked from saying anything else by Lian Elder's sentence. 　　"Boss, this matter you were wrong from the start." Lian old man put down the tobacco bag, sighed and said, "That jade pendant is the heirloom of the Song family, the flower child gave broken, should tell people. The fault lies with Hua'er, or compensation, or whatever, we have nothing to say. But you went and got another piece of jade to fool them. This is not what the Lian family should do." 　　It turned out that Elder Lian didn't know about this at the time, and it was the Lian family's boss who made the first move. 　　"Father, I, I can't help it." 　　Lian Xiu'er gently pushed Old Mrs. Lian Zhou again. 　　"His father, how is this called fooling that, didn't we buy a similar piece of jade to compensate for it?" Zhou finally opened her mouth, "Hua'er was not easy to settle on such a good marriage, how can it be yellowed because of this matter. According to what you said, this money we have to compensate, the marriage can not be accomplished, this is not a chicken fly eggs? You've been a shopkeeper for so many years, why can't you figure this out?" 　　"What do you women know, when I was a shopkeeper, I never cheated anyone." Master Lian said angrily. 　　"What, you're saying I cheated people?" Old Mrs. Lian was also furious, "I've spent my whole life with you, bearing children for you, working my ass off, and in my old age, you still resent me and call me a liar." 　　"You're stirring things up, I'm not talking to you." Elder Lian's beard twitched in anger. 　　The atmosphere froze for a moment. 　　"I'm not doing this for myself personally, I'm doing this for father, and our Lian family." Lian Hua'er choked as she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief. 　　"Yes, Hua'er is not that child who only cares about herself." Gu said, "Father and mother have worked hard all their lives, counting on grand master to win the gold medal and honor the family. Not only does moncler not dare to forget father's instructions, it is Hua'er who always keeps it in mind. Grand Master's ability is there, just that these years the time is not good, several times failed to win the examination." 　　As Gu spoke, she also wiped her eyes. 　　"That Song family aunt told Hua'er that he could help find a way to spend a few bucks for the grand master to get a jailer, and directly pass his name to the Emperor, and immediately have an official job." 　　"Yes, father, there are many vacancies in the court nowadays, and the supervisors can be directly selected as officials. But it's only for this year or two, if you miss it, you won't have such a good opportunity again." Lian Shouren said. 　　"As long as the great master can be a supervisor, by then a governor is stable. This way to do on three or two years, is the governor, shine Lian family's family. Also to father and mother each earn a set of enfeoffment, by then we Xiu'er is the official family's young lady, good life enjoyment is not enough that." As Gu spoke, she looked at Lian Shouxin and Zhang, "Several of the Grand Master's brothers, nephews, and nieces will also be lords, young masters, and young ladies of the official family by then." 　　With every word Gu said, Zhou followed with a nod. 　　"That's the reasoning." Zhou said. 　　"Father, this is not a matter of flowers, this is a matter of great importance to our Lian family's honor and glory." Lian Shouren said. 　　Lian Man Er was a bit dumbfounded, these two couples can really steal concepts. Obviously it was his daughter who broke the betrothal gift, fearing that people would not want her, and only then did they make so many things happen. But after they said this, Lian Hua'er was simply honorable and great. 　　Elder Lian was silent for a long time, ''Regardless of your intentions, the matter of the jade pendant should not be hidden from the Song family. Otherwise, even if you make a marriage, there will be chaos in the future." 　　Lian Hua'er raised her head, "Master, this matter, in fact, Mr. Song already knows about it." 　　Everyone looked at Lian Hua'er. 　　Lian Hua'er's eyes rolled, "It was me who sent a letter to Duke Song, who said he didn't blame me, and Old Lady Song nodded her head as well. It's just that this matter can't be brought out into the open, and for the time being, the rest of the Song family can't know about it either." 　　"When did you talk to Mr. Song, how ...... do I say it," Lian Xiuer said. 　　"It's when my parents went to the capital city, they took a letter on the way." Lian Hua'er busily said, while sweeping a glance at Gu from the corner of her eye. 　　"Yes, it's the day that Grand Master and I met Mr. Song." Gu was busy saying, "This is something that we and the Song family know by heart, that is, the Song family has a large population and is afraid of gossip. So, we have to take a jade pendant to make up for it first, to honor both families." 　　"Is that so?" Elder Lian asked Lian Shouren. 　　"Yes, father, that's how it is." Lian Shouren said. 　　"Even if you don't feel sorry for your granddaughter, the eldest son has been studying hard for all these years, and finally has a chance to make a name for himself, so you can't bear to stop it?" Zhou said. 　　"If I am withdrawn from marriage because of this matter, I can't live." 　　Lian Hua'er cried and was about to seek death, but of course was stopped by Lian Xiu'er. Gu, Lian Hua'er, Lian Xiu'er and Lian Du'er hugged each other and whimpered. 　　"Mother, why don't you say something." Lian Xiu'er cried while saying to Zhou. 　　"Old man, this matter is already like this. These are still your own son, your own granddaughter no, that heart of yours isn't made of flesh, you can't bear it, I can't bear it, if there's a good or bad thing that happens to Hua'er, my wife won't be able to live anymore." Zhou pointed at Elder Lian and said. 　　"Why don't you eat, what are you crying about?" The door curtain was raised, Lian Shouyi, the second oldest member of the Lian family, wandered in from outside. Behind followed in the short and chubby woman is Lian Shouyi's daughter-in-law He's, the little girl in her hand is the two youngest daughter Lian Meier, just nine years old this year. Both mother and daughter were wearing new cotton damask dresses. 　　"Why is Hua'er crying too, she's about to get married, what can I do if my eyes are swollen from crying?" As soon as He entered the room and saw Lian Hua'er crying, she screamed with a scorpion's sting. "Didn't Man Er come back to life? Tomorrow, let the Sun family take her away, and everything will be over!" 　　This loud voice was the same woman she heard when she first woke up, the one who wanted to bury her, Lian Man'er's face darkened. 　　"Second sister-in-law, our father just said that he won't let Man Er go." Zhang's hugged Lian Man'er tightly and said. 　　"What, didn't both of you promise, why are you backing out now?" Lian Shouyi pointed at Lian Shouxin and rebuked. 　　"Man'er died once, this can't work." Lian Shouxin reddened his face and muffled his voice. 　　Lian Man'er surveyed the people in the room. The Lian family was now divided into two camps, one camp was to sell Lian Man'er to fulfill Lian Hua'er and thus the Lian family boss. In this camp were Lian Old Lady Zhou, Lian Xiu'er, the Lian family's eldest house, and the Lian family's second house. In the other camp, there is only Lian Shouxin and He. This was still what Lian Man'er had fought for with her death. 　　The decision maker is Elder Lian, Lian Shouxin and Zhang are Lian Man'er's real parents, and she still needs to add a handful of firewood. 　　The Lian family's big house had worked hard for this matter, just from the clothes on a few people in the house. 　　"Auntie Xiu'er's clothes are so pretty, newly made, right!" Lian Man'er put on a dumbfounded expression, looking blearily at Lian Xiu'er's made-up flower pasties. 　　Lian Xiu'er touched her clothes lovingly and hummed, not bothering to answer Lian Man'er. 　　Of course Lian Man'er wouldn't take it to heart, she turned her face to look at He again, "Second old lady and sister Meier's new clothes also look good, second old lady dressed like this, she really looks like a fairy." 　　"Really? Don't say, you little girl still has some vision." He smiled smugly, "After so many years, I've only gotten these two pieces this year." The meaning of the words seemed to be somewhat insufficient. 　　"These two pieces, when added together, are not as valuable as Aunt Xiu'er's one." Lian Man'er's heart moved and added. 　　He, Gu, and Lian Hua'er all changed their faces. 　　"Father, Mother, did Great Uncle Mother buy you new clothes too?" Lian Man'er had twisted her head, smiling at Lian Shouxin and Zhang. These two seemed to be a bit stupid, she had to make it clearer. 　　Zhang cried out with a wow, then she flung herself on her knees, and Lian Shouxin followed suit. 　　"Father, mother, Man'er is also your own granddaughter!" 　　"You beast!" Old man Lian drank and greeted Lian Shouren's body with a dry tobacco bag. 　　"Old man you're crazy, why are you hitting your eldest son!" Zhou pounced forward to stop him. 　　"Why am I hitting him? You ask him what he's doing. Is he doing right by Lao Si?" Elder Lian pushed Zhou away and continued to whip Lian Shouren. 　　Only a snapping sound was heard, and the pipe broke into two pieces. Master Lian wanted to hit again, but Zhou had already pounced on Lian Shouren and protected her son. 　　"If you want to beat him, simply beat me to death first!" 　　After all, Master Lian couldn't lay a hand on his old wife, and only threw away the half-empty tobacco pouch in his hand, sighing long and hard. 　　"Father ah, son knows wrong. You just have pity on your son, sitting on a cold bench for twenty years ah ...... things are already like this ...... " Lian Shouren suddenly knelt down in front of Lian Laozi, hugging Lian Laozi's thighs and bursting into tears. 　　Gu's and Lian Hua'er both knelt in front of Elder Lian as well, lowering their heads and starting to wipe their tears. 　　"Go and call Lao San's two families over." Elder Lian bowed his head for a long time and instructed Lian Shouyi, then turned his head to the bottom of the kang, "Lao Si's two families all get up, I won't change what I just said." 　　Only then did Lian Shouxin and Zhang slowly stand up. 　　"Father ......," Lian Shouren hugged Master Lian's push and cried again. 　　"Don't cry either, I know it all." Elder Lian closed his eyes and gently patted Lian Shouren's shoulder twice. 　　Lian Shouren immediately stopped crying. Gu and Lian Hua'er both lowered their heads and exchanged glances with each other, secretly rejoicing. 　　After a while, the third oldest member of the Lian family, Lian Shouli, and his daughter-in-law, Zhao, followed Lian Shouyi in from outside. 　　"You all know what happened at home, so I won't talk about it. Now all of you are called here, let's discuss how we can come up with five hundred taels of silver."