"Where is there still that much money at home? Didn't you just snatch it all away?" Mrs. Kong refused to admit it. There was no money left at home.
"You're lying. I clearly left you quite a bit of money. Hurry up and take it out. Otherwise, if something happens to me, you can just wait until you're old and have no one to support you!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Kong immediately hesitated. Finally, she went into the house and took out all the money at home, but there was only fifteen taels, far from the fifty taels.
"Why is there only this much? Do you not want to get me out?" Mu Rendong stared at Mrs. Kong fiercely, thinking that she had hidden the money.
"This is all there is at home. There's no more." Mrs. Kong got angry when she saw Mu Rendong like this. If it weren't for his debts, she wouldn't have to give out even this little bit of money.
"This amount will do. Just give it to us first. We'll come back for the rest next month." The people who came didn't make things difficult for them. They directly took the money bag from Mrs. Kong's hand and counted it. It was fifteen taels in total.
"Mu Rendong, you still owe our gambling house thirty - five taels. After you pay it off next month, come and play in our gambling house again." The leading man said and then led his men away.
Look how kind - hearted they are. They not only didn't force them to pay off the debt but also gave them so much time to raise the money. They're really good people!
Watching the people from the gambling house leave, Mrs. Kong sat on the ground and started crying. "Oh... How are we going to live in the future... You unfilial son! It's all because of you!"
Mu Rendong had just been angry at the gambling house. Now hearing Mrs. Kong's complaints, the suppressed anger suddenly flared up.
"What are you crying for! I'm the breadwinner of this family. What's wrong with me spending some money? So what if there's no money? We can just go and ask Mu Xingrou for some more! All you do is cry all day long!"
The neighbors around heard the commotion in their house and came out to take a look. This family had just moved here not long ago, but they all knew that the son of this family was a gambler.
It seemed that the money in the family had been gambled away by this son. The crowd started to talk among themselves.
"Alas, this family is really unlucky. Look at this son. He's good for nothing." Neighbor A said.
"Who says it isn't? If I had such a son in my family, I would have broken his legs long ago. How could I let him gamble?" Neighbor B echoed.
"That's right. With such a son, no matter how much money the family has, it won't be enough for him to squander."
Hearing the neighbors pointing fingers at him, Mu Rendong's anger, which had just subsided a bit, flared up again. He immediately turned his anger towards the people outside.
"What do you know? This isn't your family's business. What are you pointing fingers for? Get out of here! Get out!" Mu Rendong picked up the broom in the yard and threw it at the people outside.
Seeing Mu Rendong getting violent, the neighbors outside didn't stay any longer. They left cursing. It's better to stay away from such a family in the future. And after going back, they should hide all the money and valuable things at home.
Who knows if this guy will come to steal things.
"Oh? You said Mu Rendong owes the gambling house fifty taels?" Mu Fengqie listened to the information brought back by Mu Nan with great interest.
"That's right. But after Mu Rendong took the people from the gambling house back, Mrs. Kong took out fifteen taels of silver. Now he still owes the gambling house thirty - five taels." Mu Nan completely looked down on Mu Rendong.
He only dares to be tough at home. If you have the guts, go be a hero outside! All he can do is act like a coward at home. What a useless guy.
"Then let's go. Call A Che and let's go out for a stroll." Only by letting them know that she's in the capital can the following things develop smoothly, right? If they were really to search the whole street for Mu Xingrou, they might never find her even if they searched until they died.
After all, there are so many people in the emperor's harem. Who would be so idle as to remember the names of those women one by one? Not to mention that Mu Xingrou is just a concubine now.
"Yes." Mu Nan immediately went to find Jing Xunche. He had to let his master get ready quickly. The mistress was going to take him out to do something naughty... Oh no! To go shopping.
On the street, Mu Rendong and Mrs. Kong came out and started looking for people all over the place, but no one here knew Mu Xingrou.
"Hey, young man, is it possible that the person you're looking for isn't here?" A kind - hearted old man stopped Mu Rendong. He had seen him looking for a long time.
"Impossible. Mu Xingrou is my eldest sister. If she said she's in the capital, she must be here." Mu Rendong didn't believe the old man's words. After all, they had received silver from Mu Xingrou.
"You misunderstood me, young man. That's not what I meant."
"Then what do you mean?" Mu Rendong looked at the old man, thinking that since he was old and sat here every day, he should know something.
"What I mean is, is it possible that your eldest sister isn't in the civilian area but in the wealthy area?" After saying that, the old man ignored Mu Rendong and lowered his head to do his own thing.
Mu Rendong was a bit shocked by the old man's words. Had they been searching in the civilian area all this time? No wonder they couldn't find Mu Xingrou. After figuring it out, Mu Rendong went to find Mrs. Kong, and the two of them set off towards the wealthy area.
The two of them became more and more shocked as they walked. They had never seen such magnificent houses before, and there were servants standing guard at the door of each house. They asked around but didn't find anyone who knew Mu Xingrou.
Just when the two of them were about to give up and come back tomorrow, they saw a familiar figure.
"Mother, look. Isn't that the bitch Mu Fengqie?" Mu Rendong looked at the woman not far away who was chatting and laughing with a man. The more he looked, the more he thought it was her.
"That's right. It must be her!" Mu Rendong still trusted his eyes. That person was Mu Fengqie.
"I didn't expect that little slut to be in the capital too. What bad luck!" Mrs. Kong also saw Mu Fengqie, but she still hated her very much. In her heart, Mu Fengqie was an unfilial and disloyal person.
"Mother, we can't find Mu Xingrou now, but we can find someone else." Mu Rendong looked at Mu Fengqie and had a bad idea in mind.
"Find who? Who else do we know in the capital?" Mrs. Kong didn't understand Mu Rendong's idea. All she could think about now was finding Mu Xingrou and asking her for money.
"How can you be so stupid? Look at the things Mu Fengqie is wearing. They must be worth a lot of money." Mrs. Kong looked in the direction Mu Rendong was looking and found that it was really the case. Immediately, her mind started to work.