When asked about the specific amount of silver, Xia Xiuzai began to evade the question: "...it's not that much, how much can you want, hehe..."

  "Tell the truth." Old Xia wouldn't let his son get away with this.

  Xia Xiuzai hesitated and went to see Xia Shu. Xia Shu was hiding behind Xia Zhi, poking his head out, but quickly withdrew it again. Seeing his son like this, Xia Xiuzai guessed what was going on, but he still couldn't tell the truth to Old Man Xia. "Father, it's really not much, just a matter of a few dozen taels of silver..."

  He pressed him like this, and his son still lied, and Lao Ye's patience was exhausted.

  "You still want to deceive me in front of my face. I already know! Old Tian's family is asking you for 200 taels! Where did you get so much silver from? It's only three months before you have to pay up, how do you plan on paying Old Tian's family this sum?"

  Xia Xiuren was exposed by Lao Die, but continued to smile and couldn't say a word.

  "You don't even have a plan, how dare you agree. The Lao Tian family wants to buy what kind of daughter-in-law, and they dare to ask for so much money." Xia Laoye looked at Xia Xiucan with hatred, thinking that the Lao Tian family was taking advantage of his son as a scapegoat. But this son of his didn't have any self-awareness, and seemed to be enjoying it instead.

  Old Man Xia almost vomited blood. To say it, for the sake of Tian's family and his daughter-in-law, Old Man Xia had already vomited a lot of blood in his heart.

  "Dad, that's Lai Di's nephew. When Lai Di married me, she said her family was in a difficult situation and asked me to take care of them. I agreed."

  "Didn't I tell you not to take care of them? Is this how you take care of them?"

  "Dad, Xiaodi she...," Xia Xiuzai glanced at Xia Zhi and Xia Shu, still saying, "She could have married a rich and powerful man, but she didn't covet wealth and status, she chose me, this poor scholar. She has feelings for me and justice, I cannot..."

  The Xia Zhi heard is quite speechless. Tian Shi should have found someone with money and power from the beginning, so he wouldn't have to harm his children.

  Xia Lao Ye Zong supported his forehead: "Alright, I don't want to hear these. Just say, what kind of rules do you have?" Xia Lao Ye Zong was still relatively pragmatic, and Xia Zhi nodded secretly.

  If Xia Xiuzai is capable of raising this sum for Tian Dabao, she will have no objections.

  "My salary..."

  "Dad, how much money can you get each month?" Xia Zhi asked immediately.

  Xia Xiuzai was a teacher at the academy in the prefectural city, earning two taels of silver per month. During festivals and holidays, the academy would also provide corresponding benefits, and students would send some gifts as a token of respect.

  In this way, Xia Xiuzai's annual income is about thirty taels of silver.

  In addition, when the Xia family divided their property, Xia Xiuzai's share included ten mu of top-grade land. After deducting taxes and a year's worth of grain for the family, there was still a surplus of over ten taels of silver.

  All in all, with Xia Xiuzai's salary and the income from their farmland, the five members of the Xia family can live a fairly affluent life.

  But in reality, Xia Zhi's family has no savings at all over the years, and their daily life is not as good as that of ordinary villagers.

  The village sells daughters, and her family is the only one.

  The reason for this result is not that their family suffered any disaster, nor is it that Xia Xiuren and Tian Shi don't know how to live their lives. It's because Tian Shi took all the income from her own home to give to her natal family.

  The Tian family is building a house, the old couple of the Tian family are sick and taking medicine, the eldest brother-in-law of the Tian family is marrying a wife and having children, the Tian family is buying land... In short, the Tian family has many reasons to ask for money, it's simply more than the miscellaneous taxes. ...Now again, it's for Tian Dabao to marry a wife.

  "I plan to borrow an advance salary from the book institute..."

  "Dad, how much are you planning to advance?" Xia Zhi immediately asked again, perhaps she should ask Xia Xiu how much salary can be advanced from the academy.

  "As far as I know, your academy can advance at most half a year's salary." Old Man Xia said.

  Xia Xiuren was speechless for a long time before he finally stuttered out: "Li Shanzhang has always been very good to me, I will discuss it with him properly..."

  Even if the mountain master of the academy is very good at talking, there are rules in place and not many things can be compromised. "Father, let's just calculate it based on a year's salary that you can pay in advance."

  "I plan to save up for several more years..."

  "Being able to keep you at the academy as a teacher is already a great favor from Li Shan Chang. Two hundred taels of silver, according to your salary, that's..." Old Master Xia calculated silently.

  "Eight years and four months."

  "You can stay in the mountains for a long time, and you won't be able to get these wages in advance. If one or two people are like this, his academy doesn't need to open anymore." Old Man Xia said in a low voice.

  Xia Xiuzai lowered his head, he had also thought of this point. "Not enough, I plan to borrow some..." His plan was to prepay as much as possible and then think of ways to borrow the rest.

  "That silver isn't a small amount, who are you planning to borrow from?" Old Man Xia suppressed his anger, "Don't even think about asking your sister!"

  The old man was strong-minded and particularly concerned about his reputation, having almost never asked anyone for help in his life. However, his eldest son, whom he had high hopes for, often borrowed money from people, with reasons that were embarrassing to talk about, making him feel ashamed as well.

  "Always think of a way... Can't just watch Da Bao get beaten..." Xia Xiuzai's weak voice.

  Summer looked at Xia Xiuzai, pursed her lips, and immediately went forward to hug Xia Lao's arm. Both Xia Lao and Xia Xiuzai looked at her in surprise.

  "Grandfather, you have to take charge for me and my brothers! Summer Zhì looked up at Grandfather Xià, "No matter what methods Father and Mother come up with to make money, first, we can't sell the land, second, we can't be sold, and no tricks to sell us either!" Summer Zhì was very practical. She absolutely did not want to be sold, and as long as there was still land at home, she wasn't worried about going hungry.

  Old Xia was poked to the sore spot, he covered his chest with one hand: "The thing about Da Yue is the regret of my life, every time I think about it, my heart hurts..."

  Xia Xiuzai's face was filled with a guilty expression: "Dad... at that time... I didn't mean to..."

  Old Man Xia waved his hand, signaling Xia Xiuzai to shut up. He didn't plan on listening to those words anymore.

  "If you still recognize me as your father, then make a vow to me." Xia Lao Ye gazed steadily at Xia Xiū Cái, "No matter what method you use, you cannot sell the house or land, that is our old Xia family's ancestral property. Also, you cannot dictate to the children, especially sixteen, you two are not allowed to dictate to sixteen."

  She specifically mentioned the summer solstice because she was a young girl, and it was easiest to sell her. Daqiao and Xiaoshu were both boys, and Tian Shi really didn't dare or wasn't willing to sell her sons.

  Old Xia also mentioned the house. With a house, his grandsons and granddaughters will have a place to live and won't be homeless.

  "You've broken two of these, you don't have to follow me with the surname Xia anymore. Go and be surnamed Tian, Wang, whatever surname you want, I'll just pretend I never raised this good-for-nothing son!"

  It's actually meant to sweep Xia Xiuzai out of the house.

  This is getting serious, being driven out of the house is a big difference from dividing the family. Even if Old Man Xia was angry before, he never said anything like this.

  Xia Xiuzai's face also changed color, and he cried out in grief: "Father..."

  "Just say yes or no!" Xia Lao Yezi didn't even look at his eldest son.

  "Dad, I'll listen to you." This time, Xia Xiuzai didn't hesitate much. "I won't sell our house or land, nor will I sell out my children."

  "It sounds like you're not the one who sold Da Yue to begin with! ... You go back and tell your wife that if she's doing these things behind your back, I won't blame her. I'll just assume it's all your doing. The two of you can roll as far away from me as you want!"

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