Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"The month is almost over,"

"Not a single person buying calligraphy and paintings can be found."

"There are too many of your calligraphy and paintings on the market,"

"It's worthless now!"

"Can't you find a proper way to make a living?"

"There are a lot of people at home waiting for dinner."

"A woman's perspective,"

Zhao Kai said disdainfully,

“I am of noble birth, how can I seek out such mundane affairs for a living?”

"You just wait!"

Seeing her husband about to leave again,

Zhu Ying quickly asked, "You just got back, where are you going again?"

Zhao Kai didn't even turn his head: "Go find those brothers and pay off your debts!"

Zhu Ying said irritably, "You'd be wasting your time going."

"They never intended to pay it back when they borrowed the money."

.....

Zhao Kai went straight to his younger brother Zhao Shu's house.

I discovered that the place had changed dramatically.

Originally, a few very simple thatched huts,

They built a low rammed earth wall to enclose it.

The thatched hut has also been rebuilt with rammed earth.

There were even dedicated woodsheds and livestock sheds.

The house size has more than doubled compared to a few months ago.

Upon seeing Zhao Kai arrive,

Zhao Shu and his wives and concubines were very enthusiastic.

They quickly invited him to sit down and have some tea.

The two brothers chatted for a few minutes.

Zhao Kai found it difficult to speak.

He believes that debt collection is a matter of...

It's very embarrassing.

It doesn't suit my identity either.

But there really wasn't much money left.

Zhao Kai couldn't help but say:

"Fifth brother, the money I lent you..."

When can you pay me back?

Zhao Shu immediately began to plead poverty.

Pointing to the newly built courtyard, he said:

"Third Brother, the house has just been built at home,"

"Where would I get the money to pay you back?"

“Look at this huge courtyard,”

"I had to borrow money from all over the place to get it repaired."

"Is the Yu family doing alright?" Zhao Kai reminded him.

Zhao Shu's principal wife was named Ren Ergu.

There were also two concubines.

Their names are Yu Yingzhu and Yu Fangzi, respectively.

The two women surnamed Yu were sisters.

Born into a merchant family.

Back then, the Yu family spent money to pull strings.

He married his two daughters to Zhao Shu in succession.

They leveraged their royal connections to further boost their business.

Although the Yu family has lost its backing now,

But the family was considered well-off.

Moreover, the imperial court no longer strictly restricted the previous dynasty's royal family.

Zhao Shu immediately ran to the Yu family to beg his father-in-law for money.

Zhao Shu even became the second manager of one of the Yu family's shops.

Zhao Shu continued to plead poverty: "I still owe my father-in-law several tens of strings of cash."

"How can I possibly have the face to borrow money from the Yu family again?"

Zhao Kai pointed to the farmhouse courtyard and frowned, saying:

"This is the countryside,"

"The place is very remote,"

"Repairing a house shouldn't cost more than a few dozen strings of cash, right?"

Zhao Shu immediately shifted the focus, complaining:

"You won't even support your twenty-third brother,"

"But they still live in my house now."

"His education costs a lot of money,"

"We still need to find a matchmaker to arrange a marriage,"

"I have to foot the bill for everything..."

“Didn’t our twenty-third brother go to the bookstore to be an apprentice?” Zhao Kai interrupted.

Zhao Shu said, "Being an apprentice shouldn't interfere with one's studies."

"Who knows, the imperial court might allow him to take the imperial examinations in the future."

Zhao Kai fell silent.

He knew his brother was talking nonsense.

But they couldn't expose it for the sake of saving face.

As for the twenty-third brother...

They are their twin brothers.

She had previously been raised by her birth mother, Consort Wang.

I finally turned fifteen this year.

I can't hang out with women anymore.

So he went and stayed at Zhao Shu's house.

Chapter 1959 Repayment

Let me say a few more words.

Zhao Kai turned and left.

He couldn't bring himself to refuse his brother.

Then go find your half-brother.

It also makes it easier to negotiate when demanding repayment of debts.

The sixth brother, Zhao Qi, was the most honest.

Let Sixth Brother pay back the money first!

Zhao Qi's house has also been renovated and expanded.

But it still looked very shabby.

The two brothers chatted for a while,

Zhao Kai just asked for the money back.

His sister-in-law, Tian Jingshu, appeared instantly:

"Master, didn't you want to be an official in charge of promoting agriculture?"

Why don't you go and persuade the Ministry of Agriculture to help today?

"what?"

Zhao Qi was completely confused.

Tian Jingshu put on a stern face.

She stared intently at her husband.

Zhao Qi dared not say anything more and quickly stood up, saying:

"I'll go right away, I'll go right away,"

"Third Brother, please have a seat!"

This thing runs incredibly fast.

It's not that I'm afraid of paying back the debt,

Rather, he was afraid of angering his wife.

This couple almost got divorced this year.

"Sixth brother..."

Zhao Kai just shouted it out,

Zhao Qi had already run out the door.

It disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Tian Jingshu asked with a smile, "What did you just say, brother?"

Zhao Kai said, "I'm a little short on cash lately."

"The money I borrowed before..."

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Tian Jingshu was just laughing.

She burst into tears in the blink of an eye:

"Although I am not from a prestigious family,"

"His ancestors have all served as officers in the Imperial Guard."

“My poor elder brother followed Tong Guan on the expedition to Liaodong, and his fate is unknown.”

"My poor father was robbed by a mob when the emperor entered the city,"