Chapter 9: Paying Back the Money

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☆ 10. Chapter 9: Paying Back the Money 

Gu Yun subconsciously clenched her sleeves, everything around her was silent, and only the words "paying back debts" were left in her mind.

Pei Shu owed gambling debts.

She was dizzy and couldn't stand upright. Qingyun quickly supported her from behind, "Madam..."

Gu Yun waved her hand, "I'm fine."

Huzi was so panicked that he didn't dare to breathe, "Madam, please let me go and call  Shizi right now...."

Gu Yun looked at Hu Zi suddenly, her eyes like a layer of ice, "Please? You'd better not go anywhere now, Chunyu, please call Pei Shu over."

Chunyu glanced at Hu Zi, Looking like she was hesitant to speak, Huzi bit his lip and lowered his head, and Chunyu could only retreat.

Gu Yun continued to give instructions, "Hide it from the main courtyard for now. Qingyun, you take people outside the city to give alms and come back to report if anything happens. Lu Shao, please invite the people who are causing trouble at the door to come in."

Gu Yun didn't know what was going on in her heart. She was more angry or more disappointed. The clothes she was wearing were still made of new materials made by Pei Shu. She thought... her life would be better in the future.

Gu Yun's hands were cold and her heart was cold. Looking at the red sun on the horizon, she couldn't feel any warmth at all. She turned around and returned to the main hall. Lu Shao lowered her head and trotted over to invite people from outside the house to come in.

The two strong men who made trouble at the door did not restrain their hands after they came in. They called Gu Yun "Mrs. Shizi" and gave an unruly salute. Their words were not as noisy as they were just now. They handed Gu Yun a handover. There was a stack of paper, "Madam is a sensible person, and she will not deny her account. These IOUs were written by Mr. Pei himself. He made his own fingerprints. If Madam doesn't believe it, you can compare them and take a look."

There are six IOUs in total, one for two thousand taels, four for one thousand taels, and one for five hundred taels, for a total of six thousand five hundred taels.

It is indeed Pei Shu's handwriting.

Six thousand five hundred taels, including interest, is more than seven thousand taels. Xu has made up for so many gaps in the account book. It makes no sense for Pei Shu to ask her to make up the money owed this time. This is a debt owed. It's nothing else. If the Ying duke knew...

Gu Yun didn't have that much money. Her dowry plus the British duke's money was only five thousand taels. The cloth shop had dyed it in a new color, but it belonged to the duke.

"Madam, it is natural to repay debts. As long as the money is repaid, I will tear up this IOU immediately. No one will know that Mr. Pei owes so much money."

Going out to gamble and owing thousands of taels in gambling debt are two different things. Gu Jun glanced at the door, but Pei Shu hadn't come yet.

She asked: "Do you still owe other debts?"

"We brothers don't know about other people's debts. Anyway, we only have so much here. This much money is just a drop in the bucket for the Duke's government, but it is different for us. We just live with this money... Madam settled the bill early, so everyone can put down the worry." Having said that, the brothers also understand that six thousand five hundred taels of silver is not a small amount, and no one's money is blown by the strong wind. Yes, meeting such a prodigal son can only be said to be an unfortunate family background.

Mr. Pei is already married, and yet he is so careless. Hey, why would he let such a beautiful wife go to a gambling house...

Just as they were thinking about it, there was a movement at the door. When the two of them looked back, they saw the man running over panting. It's Pei Shu.

"Hey Mr. Pei, it's been a long time..."

Pei Shu paused and looked up at Gu Yun. Gu Yun's expression was as usual, but that's what was wrong. He unnaturally arched his hands towards the two of them, and then lowered his head towards Gu Yun goes that way.

He bent down and spoke in a very low voice, "Madam, I do owe the money. "

Chunyu said that the loan lender had come to him, and Pei Shu was really stunned for a moment. Later, he looked through his memory and found that it was indeed the money owed by the original person. He was used to spending a lot of money, and he didn't take it seriously. He owed a total of several thousand taels.

Six thousand five hundred taels, one profit per month. Today is the first month, so we should pay back seven thousand one hundred and fifty taels.

Pei Shu coughed and said, "But I promise, apart from this, I don't owe anything else." 

Gu Yun squeezed the handkerchief tightly and said, "I hid it from my parents, but what to do with the money? Even though I am the housekeeper now, I cannot touch the money from my father's side." "

She held her breath, her eyes were red from holding it back, and tears were about to fall from her eyes, "Husband, how can I repay this money? Is it possible that I have to use my dowry money? "

Pei Shu: "..."

Although this is not good, it is obviously the only feasible way at present.

Although the original person owes the money, Pei Shu cannot say that the IOU has nothing to do with him. This is not a joke. Really?

He only has three taels of silver in total, and he has to live for another three hundred years by relying on monthly money.

Pei Shu said: "I will write another IOU and treat it as the money I borrowed from you. I will live frugally in the future. Never go to a gambling house again until the money is paid off. "

Gu Yun wiped her tears. It's useless to be angry and sad. Things have happened. No matter whether she cries or makes a fuss, the IOU will not disappear. If others know about this, they will only watch the excitement and will not help her pay back the money. In the end either Xu will repay the money or she will repay it. Why should they pay the money that Pei Shu owes? He should pay what he owes himself.

Gu Yun sniffed, "Husband, do you blame me for not being able to help with this little help..."

Pei Shu: "I have never thought about it this way. It's my fault this time. I should pay back what I owe. It's none of your business. Madam is just helping me if she lends me money."

"But we are husband and wife. It would be too outrageous to write an IOU. " 

"It is exactly because we are husband and wife, that we should write IOU. There is a saying that brothers should settle accounts clearly. The IOU must be written down on the date when it will be borrowed and when it will be repaid, what is the monthly interest rate, and how much should be repaid... No matter how useless I am, I can't give take your dowry." 

Gu Yun thinks what Pei Shu said and said: "The top priority is to pay back the money. The less people know about this, the better. Lu Shao, you go back and get the money, and bring paper and pen by the way." "

The dowry plus the money given by the Ying Duke totaled five thousand taels. Over the years, her shop had made money, and she could barely make up more than one thousand taels. Her grandmother gave her a thousand taels of silver, which added up to seven thousand taels.

IOU from the gambling house was teared up and Gu Yun wrote a new one. Pei Shu owed Gu Yun seven thousand one hundred taels of silver. The repayment period was indefinite until it was repaid.

Gu Yun was not embarrassed to ask for interest. It would be great if Pei Shu could pay back the money, and she wouldn't expect interest.

After writing, the two of them signed and fingerprinted.

The two strong men tore up the IOU and said, "Madam, please let me know if anything happens in the future."

Gu Yun didn't take her polite words seriously. She asked Green Spoon to send the two of them out. Only Huzi and Pei Shu were left in the hall. Chunyu and a few maids were guarding outside.

Huzi knelt down carefully, and he secretly glanced at Gu Yun, dressed in snow-green clothes, the color is elegant and light, adding a bit of stability, with her hands on her legs, a cup of tea in front of her, tea smoke curling up, she looks gentle and warm, and she doesn’t know what to think about. There is no sound in the hall. None. Pei Shu had a headache. He would definitely have to pay back the money, but how to get anything back was still a question. Just as he was thinking about it, Gu Yun stood up and left without looking back.

What happened?

Pei Shu was stunned for a moment, his mind went blank, Hu Zi raised his head and said: "Young Master, hurry up and chase after her! "

Pei Shu chased after him without thinking.

The windows and doors of the main room of Chengxinyuan were closed, and Pei Shu realized that although the money had been repaid, the matter was not over yet.

He owed the money, but it was Gu Yun who paid for him. Seven thousand taels is not a small amount to pay back. Moreover, Gu Yun's life in Pingyang Marquis Mansion was not satisfactory, and it was not easy to save so much money.

He reached out to get money from home, and he had never earned a penny before. It seems that asking him to pay back the seven thousand taels is nothing more than wishful thinking.

As soon as she entered the house, she had to pay back the money for her husband.

Pei Shu took a deep breath and pushed the door open.

Gu Yun sat on the Arhat bed, her eyes empty. She was dressed beautifully today. The snow-green clothes made her look white. There were purple velvet flowers in her bun. She originally wanted to go to charity today. If someone asks about her clothes, it is said to be the color newly dyed by the family's cloth shop, and it will be able to sell a few more pieces of cloth.

As a result, things are unpredictable.

The seven thousand taels were gone without saying a word. How could Gu Yun not feel distressed? Her shop brought in more than one hundred taels of silver in a month, and it would take several years to save the two thousand taels for her private house, not to mention the dowry money and the money given to her by the British prince.

Gu Yun blinked and wiped the corners of her eyes. When she turned around, she saw Pei Shu standing at the door, helpless.

Pei Shu called Ajun.

Gu Yun's voice was full of tears, "My husband is back."

Pei Shu felt distressed by Gu Yun's crying, "Don't cry, I was wrong this time. I shouldn't have gone to the gambling house to gamble, but I really quit, I haven't been there once since we got married."

Pei Shu held out three fingers and said, "I swear I'm not lying. If you don't believe me, go ask Hu Zi."

Gu Yun lowered her head and said, "You two masters and servants are collaborating together. If I go and ask him, he is talking for you."

Pei Shu stretched out his hand to show to Gu Yun, "I have been in the cloth workshop these days, you can ask shopkeeper Zhao."

Seeing that Gu Yun did not speak, Pei Shu continued to reflect, "I shouldn't have borrowed money from loan sharks. It was originally six thousand five hundred taels, but now it's more than six hundred taels." 

"And, I'm married. I shouldn't let my father worry about me, and I shouldn't make you sad." Pei Shu looked around and saw no washboard, so he moved towards Gu Yun.

He has to bear the responsibility for the mistakes he made, but how old is Gu Yun? For him to say this in front of Gu Yun, Pei Shu blushed, "The fourth thing is that I should have told you in advance, so that you went out happily today. But now, you lost your mood and even lost your money."

"I promise you there will be no next time, Ajun. I have done everything I said. I am a man of my word...  Don't be silent, I'll worried."

Gu Yun looked at him lightly with a small face, "You still know how worrying you are... You don't know how worried I am, those people don't care whether you are the heir or not, they, as long as you have money, they will cut off your hand if they don't get it. When I marry you, I don't want glory and wealth, I just want to live a stable life."

Peishu lowered his head. He also wanted to live a stable life, and he felt bitter in his heart. Who said, "I know, shouldn't I change slowly? I used to be confused and didn't know anything. If I want to change, I have to take my time."

Gu Yun didn't want to push too hard, but these empty words, how could she make it happen? The matter has come to this point, and there is no point in pursuing it any further. She said: "For the things you bought before, see which ones can be sold. The cloth shop will give you wages every month, and you will pay off the debt first."

"You will also pay off the debt every month. I have no place to spend money." Pei Shu wiped her face, and now he will save money whenever he can.

Don't say that saving can't save him. If he continues to spend money like before, Gu Yun will have to skin him alive.

Gu Yun nodded, "When I marry you, we are husband and wife. We are one person. We have to come up with a charter to live in the future..."

Yes.

Pei Shu spoke first, "I listen to you. You are now my wife and my creditor. From now on, if you say one thing and I won't say another, it will be like this until the money is paid back."

He did not dare to say too harshly for fear of Gu Yun. He doubted that if it were the original person, he would probably wave his hand and say he was going to find my mother.

That's pretty much it.

Gu Yun asked, "What if there is a next time?"

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