kvmb Chapter 170 Closed door
Chapter 170 Closed door
Sun was a little at a loss. She had heard about the Li family's affairs and she felt sympathy, but the family's money was earned by Xiaoxiao alone. She could not be the head of the family. Besides, the money she earned was in Xiaoxiao's hands. She really had nothing, but Old Man Li obviously didn't believe it.
"Dad, why don't we wait until Xiaoxiao comes and I'll ask her for some." Sun asked tentatively.
"Second sister-in-law, why don't you just say you don't want to lend it to me? Aren't you afraid of being criticized by others? You eat delicious food every day, but the two old people at home have only coarse food and vegetables." Li Laosi snorted coldly and rolled his eyes at Sun.
Sun's face turned slightly red and she was speechless. Just as Li Ruolan was about to retort, she heard Li Xiaoxiao's voice.
"You are probably talking about your Li family. A few months ago, my uncle became the county magistrate and lived a glorious life. Our family never took advantage of him. Now that he is in poverty, you turn around and blame us. How dare you be so shameless?"
Li Xiaoxiao walked in from the door. Since something happened to the Li family, she was worried that they would come to the tofu shop to make trouble, so she spent ten cents a day to find a little beggar to pay attention to the movements in the shop every day. As long as she saw the Li family, he would immediately notify her.
Fortunately, the little beggar was a reliable person and the money was not wasted.
Seeing Li Xiaoxiao coming, Li Laosi's expression visibly shrank back, and his arrogance became much weaker than before. He sighed in his heart, thinking that he probably wouldn't be able to borrow any money.
"What does Master Li Xiaoxiao have to do with a little kid like you? You are so disrespectful to your elders. What a disgrace!" Old man Li scolded.
"Master, as the old saying goes, respect the old and love the young. You haven't even done that, so how can you accuse me of not respecting the elderly? I have the money, but I won't give it to you." Li Xiaoxiao met Old Man Li's gaze with an open heart.
"Hmph, Li Xiaoxiao, you are too arrogant. I just want to see if your family will ever have to come to me for help." Old man Li was so angry that he threw his sleeves and left.
If she hadn't come, under his scolding, there would be no more Sun Shi, at least the silver from today's sales would be given to him. It was this dead girl who ruined his good fortune.
Since this road is blocked, I can only see if I can borrow some money from Li Jiaojiao.
When they arrived at the backyard of the county government office, the gatekeeper said that Li Jiaojiao was ill and would not see any guests.
In the end, the two of them could only rush back dejectedly. The little food they had eaten when they went out in the morning had long been digested, and Li Laosi was now growling with hunger.
When he saw someone selling meat buns on the roadside, he stopped and said, "Dad, let's buy some meat buns. I haven't eaten meat buns in many days."
Hearing his son's shout, Old Man Li subconsciously touched his pocket. There was not a penny in it. What could he use to buy it?
I had to lower my face and say, "Why buy meat buns? Let's go back and eat."
Helplessly, Li Laosi had to follow him, walking back weakly.
Old man Li was also hungry now. The wild vegetable soup and half a multi-grain pancake he had drunk in the morning did not fill him up at all.
I really miss the old days when we had white flour buns, meat and vegetables for every meal. It's a pity that the good days only lasted for a few months.
They came on foot because they had no money in their pockets, and they would have to walk back later. Thinking that they had not borrowed a single penny in the whole morning, Old Man Li's face became even uglier.
"Dad, why don't we go and see our third brother? He may have some money." Li Laosi suddenly suggested.
Old man Li, who was walking forward, paused and thought that this suggestion was good.
So the two of them rushed home without stopping, and they didn't even have time to go back and rest when they passed by the door.
When they arrived at Li Xiaoxiao's house, they were both exhausted and out of breath. Li Laosi went forward and banged on the door.
Soon Su's voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"
Old man Li panted, took a few deep breaths, and tried to calm himself down: "It's me, open the door."
Hearing Old Man Li's voice, Su was startled. Just as she was about to reach out to open the door, she remembered that Li Xiaoxiao had specifically told her that she must not open the door if someone from the Li family came.
The hand that was stretched out was then retracted.
"Dad, Xiaoxiao said that no one is allowed to come in."
"She's talking about someone else. This is our father. We're family." When he heard it was Li Xiaoxiao again, Li Laosi almost got furious.
I'm just being careful of you, Su thought in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it out loud.
"Xiaoxiao has said that even you are not allowed to come in. I am paid by her, so I have to do whatever she says." Su told the two people outside the door what Li Xiaoxiao had taught her.
"Open the door and let us in. Li Xiaoxiao is far away in the county town, how could she know?" Old man Li was blocked outside the door by Su, and he was immediately furious. He was going crazy.
"No, Dad. We have two big wolfhounds at home. They have never seen strangers. If I open the door for you rashly, I'm afraid these two dogs will hurt you."
As Su spoke, he gestured with his hands, and the two big wolfhounds standing beside him immediately started barking wildly at the door.
While barking wildly, it lay on the gate with its front legs. For a moment, the gate clanged loudly along with the dog's barking, which scared Li Laosi and Li Laotou outside the door so much that they ran away for a long distance.
I felt relieved when I saw that the door was closed tightly and there was no sign of it opening.
"Su, please keep those two beasts away. I won't go in. I'll talk outside." Old man Li calmed himself down before shouting loudly.
Su knew that they didn't want to come in, so he made another gesture to the two dogs, and the two dogs obediently ran to the corner of the wall in the distance to bask in the sun.
Hearing no movement in the courtyard, the two bravely walked over again. Old Man Li cleared his throat with a little embarrassment: "Something happened to your eldest brother, and now the family needs money. Go and get me ten taels of silver."
"Dad, there is no money at home. I owe Xiaoxiao a lot for the medicine I bought when I was sick, you know that." Su inside the door thought for a while and said.
"Third sister-in-law, you have such a good relationship with Li Xiaoxiao, she may not ask you to pay back the money. Now your family of four are all working, who would believe you if you say you have no money? I think you just don't want to lend it to dad." Li Laosi was so angry. He went to three places but didn't borrow a single penny. Judging from Su's attitude, he probably wouldn't be able to borrow money again.
Li Laosi was right about what he said. The Su family really didn't have to pay back the money. It's not that they didn't want to pay it back, but that they didn't owe Li Xiaoxiao anything at all.
"We are all working now. The eldest and second daughter work in a restaurant, and their wages are directly used to pay the bills. The embroidery work I do is also sold by Xiaoxiao, and I have never been paid. The third daughter finds some work to do, and the money she earns every day is just enough to cover the family's expenses. There is no more for the rest." Su told them in detail about the family's income and expenses.