Transmigrating To The Ancient Times With Lu's Convenience

Chapter 96

Chapter 96: A Disastrous Decline

In Chen family.

Grandma Chen looked at her empty purse and sighed, "Why is my life so bitter?"

Before this, she was in a hurry to solve the problem for Chen Jing, she didn't really have time and energy to reflect on the consequence. Now that the matter was settled, Grandma Chen started to get sentimental.

50 taels was not a small sum. Grandma Chen had contributed all her savings. She looked at the absolutely empty purse and felt the heaven was revolving and the earth was spinning.

Grandma Chen used to dote on Chen Jing the most, but now she was angry at Chen Jing. She felt Feeling that Chen Jing was too stupid to be pardoned, how come he actually borrowed usury from those hooligans. What was more, he could have had confessed it earlier, thus they didn't have to repay so much interest. If Chen Jing had confessed earlier, they didn't have to sell 5 mus of farmland.

Grandpa Chen puffed on his pipe in silence, he had aged within a few days.

Grandma Chen looked at Grandpa Chen and said, " What are you going to do? How can we survive this?"

Grandma Chen sighed, "We really need to work hard now! At this moment, everyone is busy with sowing seeds. Let Jing get ready for farm work, he is so young, no way we can let him just sit idle at home." Grandpa Chen was mentally and physically exhausted.

Grandma Chen exclaimed, "Let Jing do farm work? But Jing is going to be a big official one day!"

Chen Jing was mediocre on his academic work, but he was very good at coaxing people. Chen Jing often talked about passing the imperial exam and becoming an official, Grandma Chen was convinced that Chen Jing would make her twilight years happy.

Grandpa Chen pulled a long face, "Enough, we've supported him for so many years, but look at him now! If he carries on like this, you and me will die with anger soon! There are only 10 mus of farmland left, let's work hard from now on, otherwise we will live in poverty forever. Other family members will complain if we support Jing to go to school."

Grandma Chen let out a sigh on thinking this whole thing, her husband was right, Chen Jing only had himself to blame. "Okay, the thing that bothers me is Chen Xiao Mi must still have money, I should have asked for more from him."

Grandma Chen was testing water when she asked for 30 taels, she deeply regretted it when Chen Xiao Mi said yes without hesitation.

Grandpa Chen sighed and said, "We have signed the Renouncement Letter already. Stop thinking this nonsense."

Grandpa Chen was actually very satisfied that Chen Xiao Mi was willing to give them 30 taels, he thought that must be all he had. Even though many people in the village said that Chen Xiao Mi had made a lot of money in town, Grandpa Chen was skeptical about that. Chen Xiao Mi was a Bio and Grandpa Chen despised Bios.

Even though Chen Xiao Mi was earning a good salary, he had only been doing that job for a short while.

Grandpa Chen was convinced that 30 taels of silver must be all Chen Xiao Mi had in hand.

The only thing that was bothering Grandpa Chen was the Renouncement Letter, dep down he didn't want to renounce any family member, but it had already happened.

......

Chen Ding had been in a bad mood recently.

Chen Xiao Mi entrusted him with the task of selling the village house to avoid trouble. Chen Ding sold the house for 17 taels, which was already quite a lot considering they wanted to sell the house as soon as possible. However, Grandma Chen thought that he had taken a kickback, the house was worth a whole lot more.