sjar Chapter 656 The Man Who Came to Demand Money
Chapter 656 The Man Who Came to Demand Money
"The kindness shown in helping someone in need is something many people can boast about for a lifetime. If I go far in officialdom in the future, I'm afraid some people in the village will use this as an excuse to ask me to do things. So they hope that my family will not use such an excuse to borrow money."
Du Mingxian was surprised, and then a little worried. "To be honest, we didn't think things through. Uncle and Third Uncle's ideas were all very good. If this matter is really used by someone with ulterior motives, it won't do us any good."
"Don't worry, we'll use this money for business in the end. They won't think like that when they get their share of the profits. I bet someone will come to ask for their money tomorrow."
"Today, the man in charge of the household lent the money. Some people, even if they were unwilling, wouldn't say so on the spot. Seeing that everyone else was lending, they couldn't refuse and lent it too. But they regretted it after going home, and tomorrow a woman will definitely come knocking on their door."
After finishing his sentence, Ling Silang sighed, "This time we were just testing the waters, and also showing everyone a new path. If business is good, there will be more money coming in in the future, and it won't be a loss for the villagers at all."
"It all depends on whether they have the luck."
Du Mingxian agreed, "Alright, let's see which families will come to collect debts tomorrow. By the way, take a look at this. Do you have any new ideas for the restaurant's interior design that I came up with today? Let's design it together and then we can start decorating."
"to make."
The two discussed the renovation for a while, then went to sleep.
Du Mingxian and Ling Silang did not go anywhere the next day, nor did Ling's father and the others. However, fearing that it would upset Ling's mother, Ling Silang went into Ling's mother's room to keep her company, but was kicked out by Ling's mother.
"I still have to take care of your sister-in-law. If you need anything, go find your wife. Don't stay in my room." Ling's mother seemed a little annoyed with her youngest son, feeling that he was getting in the way.
Ling Silang almost laughed. "Alright, alright, then I won't get in your way. You go and take care of your sister-in-law. Some people from the family are coming to see us today, and we're worried you might get nervous if you see them."
Ling's mother's expression changed, then she shook her head, "It's okay, I won't come out. I'll just stay in my room and won't go anywhere."
"That's good, Mom. We're all at home now, so you don't need to be nervous if anything happens in the future."
"Mmm, I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous."
After calming down Ling's mother, Ling Silang hadn't even left the house when someone outside called out.
"Is anyone here?"
Du Mingxian hurried out and saw an old lady she recognized from the village. She quickly greeted her, "Auntie, you're here. Please come in and sit down."
The person who came was very unhappy when he saw that it was Du Mingxian. "I won't go in and sit down. I came here today to take away our family's money."
Seeing that this person seemed more like someone who had come to cause trouble, Du Mingxian said, "Auntie, what are your family members' names? Let me see how much money it is, and I'll give it to you."
The old woman was somewhat skeptical. "You...you can make that decision? You can make decisions about your own Ling family?"
Before Du Mingxian could speak, Ling's father came out of the house. "My daughter-in-law can make decisions. If you want money, just go to her. There's no need to say anything more here. Just get your money."
"Alright." The old lady was very pleased to see that even Ling's father had stood up to speak. Her husband was also foolish. Yesterday, he actually lent out twenty taels of silver. What does twenty taels of silver mean? What if they don't pay it back in the future?
Du Mingxian led the person into the main room, took out the account book on the spot, compared it with the loan slip in the old lady's hand, and after confirming that there was no problem, she crossed out the words on the account book with a pen, put the loan slip away, and then took out the money.
“Auntie, this is the twenty taels I borrowed. From yesterday to today, I will pay you interest at the rate of interest on loans. This is the interest, please keep it safe. However, you need to put your fingerprint here to prove that you took the money and received the interest.”
Du Mingxian pointed to the spot she had just crossed out, then wrote the words "interest settled" and asked the old woman to put her fingerprint on it to receive the money.
The old woman never expected to receive interest. Yesterday's matter was handled by the head of the household and those men at the clan chief's house. She thought that since Ling Silang's family was short of money, they would definitely not give her the money so quickly when she came to ask for it today. Unexpectedly... they gave her the money so quickly.
There was an unexpected bonus today; I even received interest.
"Okay, okay, I'll do it." Getting the money, plus interest, is a great thing.
She dipped her hand in ink and was about to press it on when she suddenly paused, asking hesitantly, "Fourth Brother's wife, will all the money you borrowed be paid at interest rates charged at the highest possible rate?"
"Correct."
"I'm not in a hurry. How about you take this money and use it for now?" If you're giving so much interest in just one day, wouldn't the interest just keep increasing over time?
Du Mingxian saw through her thoughts at a glance and hesitated before speaking, "Auntie, that's possible, but you know our family's situation. If we've only taken out the money yesterday and haven't paid back the loan sharks yet, if we use it to pay back... we don't know when we'll be able to pay back the money we owe you."
“If your family doesn’t need the money urgently, it’s fine for us to use it first. We will definitely pay you back as soon as we earn the money.”
"There are just a lot of things to do at home. The children are all grown up and need to get married. The children also need to go to school, and my husband needs to take the imperial examination. There are money to be made here, and I'm afraid it will take several years to pay back the money. Don't worry about it."
Upon hearing that the repayment was uncertain and seemed like a bottomless pit, the old woman immediately backed down, saying, "Fine, I'll take the money."
"Auntie, please don't tell anyone that I'm giving you interest. After all, we don't know when we'll be able to repay the money. We can't let everyone who lent us the money suffer a loss, can we?"
Du Mingxian deliberately said, "I'm afraid that the longer it takes, the less likely we are to be able to pay it back, which will cause trouble. But as long as we can pay it back, they will get more interest, so it's a win-win situation no matter how you look at it."
The old woman pouted, her face full of displeasure. She had already taken all the money, with hardly any interest. If she let others get the interest, wouldn't they laugh at her for being foolish to get the money so early?
Du Mingxian knew that some people were like that—they would laugh at you for having nothing, but hate you for having something.
So, if the old lady goes out and spreads the word, soon there will be quite a few wavering people coming to ask for money, and those who stay will be the most steadfast people standing on the Ling family's side.
"Auntie, put your things away. We're even now. Don't talk about this after we get out of here."
"Okay, okay, don't worry, I definitely won't talk nonsense." The old woman happily packed her things and hurried towards the village intelligence center after leaving the Ling family's house. As she walked, she was already thinking about how to tell everyone about this matter, how to stir up their emotions, and how to get them to go and ask for the money.