noffsinger Chapter 624 Borrowing Money at an Interest Rate
Chapter 624 Borrowing Money at an Interest Rate
"Now that you're back, if you have nothing to do, help your mother. If you do have something to do, then go about your own business."
"Your older brother and sister-in-law went out to pick up a doctor to come and treat your mother these past two days. The doctor lives quite far from here."
“Your second brother and sister-in-law are busy selling things, so they can earn more money and pay back those loan sharks sooner. That way, we can have an easier time. Otherwise, the interest alone will be too much.”
“Your third brother and sister-in-law run a shop in the county and take care of the children at home. The doctor we hired left after he learned about our troubles. We didn’t have the money to hire anyone else, so we sent the children to the town.”
“The shop that you paid for your third sister-in-law to buy before, there is a place for people to live in the back. They are all crammed together there now, so there is no one at home.”
Ling Silang and Du Mingxian both sensed the difficulties their family was facing, and felt even more heartbroken.
"Father, how much money do we still owe outside?"
Ling's father looked bitter. "We're still short more than three thousand taels. A little bit of it is from the interest-bearing loans we were able to borrow when we went to pick up your mother. Some of it we borrowed later. Interest-bearing loans are compounded, so it just kept snowballing and that's how it got."
"The only good thing is that those people have never come to our house to cause trouble. Even if they want money, they go to your third sister-in-law's shop. Your mother can't handle big shocks. If they come to our house to cause trouble, it will be a real problem. At least we have a quiet place now."
Upon hearing the amount of money, Du Mingxian said, "Father, I will give you the money tomorrow. You can go and pay back the loan shark. Don't worry about Mother's condition. We know a miracle doctor, and my husband has apprenticed under him and studied medicine for a while. Maybe he can cure Mother's illness."
"Good, good." Ling's father was extremely excited. He was really happy that his youngest son and daughter-in-law, the two most capable people in the family, had returned. It seemed that the mountain weighing on them could finally be lifted.
"Si Lang, Ming Xian, we are sorry. While you were away, we borrowed so much money at exorbitant interest rates. We will find a way to pay you back in the future."
Du Mingxian gently shook her head, "Father, we are all family, so let's not talk like that. Aren't you being too formal with me?"
“My husband and I were not at home, and we didn’t know such a big thing had happened at home. If we really have to say it, it is our fault for being unfilial and causing you two to live in such fear.”
Ling's father shook his head, unable to utter a single word, tears welling in his eyes, but he stubbornly refused to cry.
Ling Silang reached out and gently grasped his father's hand. "Father, your son is back. From now on, I will take care of anything. You don't need to worry about money."
"well."
All my words can be summed up in one sentence: Good.
Du Mingxian was also feeling extremely uncomfortable when Xia Yu's voice came from outside, "Madam, the young master has woken up."
"I'm here." Du Mingxian said and quickly got up. "Father, you and my husband talk first, I'll go see the child."
After Du Mingxian left, Ling's father stood there dumbfounded, looking at Ling Silang in disbelief. "What did your wife just say? The child? Did I hear that right?"
"No, you heard me right, it's a baby. We have a baby now, and we brought it home after the baby was born. I'll bring it over for you to see in a bit after the baby finishes its milk."
"No, no, no!" Father Ling waved his hands anxiously. "You child, why are you bothering a little kid in the middle of the night? Don't say such things. I'm happy to know you have a child now."
"Why didn't you mention it in your letter? We didn't even know Mingxian was pregnant. If we had told your mother, she would have been so happy."
“We had things to do during that time and couldn’t tell you these things, so… we didn’t mention her pregnancy in the letter until we got back.”
“You are right to have your own considerations. We are indeed worried and anxious when we find out. Maybe by the time we receive the first letter saying that Xian is pregnant, you will have already given birth.”
Ling Silang nodded slightly, "Yes, the journey is quite long."
Looking at his son, Ling's father seemed pleased. "How are you feeling these days?"
"Good, your son is in good health now, Father, don't worry." Ling Silang stood up and showed his son to his father, adding, "Your son will be in good health in the future, so you and Mother don't need to worry anymore."
"Good, good." Mr. Ling was overjoyed to see that his son was really alright.
Although the son decided to go on a study tour after he recovered, fearing bad news from the villagers, his family was still very worried because he had been in poor health since childhood.
It's just that no one said it out loud. In addition, Shiro rarely wrote back home. Every time, he would ask about the situation at home, but he would never take the initiative to mention his own situation. His letters were just a few simple words: everything is fine.
He could sense that his son was only reporting good news and not bad, so he was still very worried about his son's health. Now that he saw that his son was perfectly fine and right here, he was relieved.
The worries he had kept hidden in his heart for years gradually disappeared, and his son really got better.
His son, who had always been frail and sickly, has had a wonderful life ever since he married this blessed daughter-in-law.
“Mingxian is a lucky girl, treat her well.”
"Father, don't worry, your son will definitely treat her well."
"That's good."
Seeing that his father looked tired, Ling Silang asked, "Father, where are you staying now?"
“We live separately from your mother. We have to leave before dawn, otherwise she will have a relapse and it will cause trouble. At first, she was okay when she was in contact with us, but she also gets nervous.”
"After we found too many doctors for her, her condition got worse and worse, and it also got worse and worse for those of us who found doctors for her."
Thinking of this, Ling's father felt a little sad. Putting everything else aside... his sons and daughters-in-law, even after hiring a doctor, didn't say that they had hired him themselves, and all pushed the blame onto this old man.
This led to... his wife becoming increasingly unable to bear seeing him.
His grievances were truly unspeakable.
"Dad, you don't need to leave tomorrow. We'll all be here. I know some medicine now, so even if Mom has a minor problem, I can handle it. Don't worry."
Ling's father didn't want things to be like this either. Every day, he would leave before Ling's mother woke up, and he couldn't bear to see her after she woke up. He would only go home at night after Ling's mother fell asleep, just like someone who couldn't be seen in the light of day.
"Good, good, my youngest son is back, and I can finally rest easy."
Hearing this, Ling Silang felt extremely sad. "Father, go and rest first. It's too late today. We can talk about it tomorrow."
"Alright, alright, we'll talk about it tomorrow. That's all for today. I'm going to bed now." Father Ling said, quickly getting up and leaving to go back to his room.