Since others planned to drive him away, he was not that cheeky.
"Daddy!"(Akuan)
Old Gao was delighted.
Murong Zhe waved his hand and said solemnly, "We lived in your house for 20 days. We can not pay for the remaining 10 days. However, you must pay us the extra month."
In the past, he would never argue with a woman for a mere penny, but now the situation is unique: he needs a lot of money and has to ask for it.
"Impossible." The silver in her pocket was hers.
Murong Kuan said, "Father, Aran just woke up and needs to rest; let's stop talking nonsense with her; we have the rental documents, and she didn't deny that she charged us next month's rent. There are so many witnesses here. We have all the evidence and witnesses, so let's report them to the official. Although this is on the capital's outskirts, it is still at the feet of the emperor. I believe the official will decide for us."
Seeing that Mrs. Gao's face turned pale, Murong Zhe nodded and said, "Okay, because of my son's intention, let's go."
After saying that, he checked the luggage on the ground. Seeing that the number was correct, he packed the remaining oil and salt to the kitchen, wrapped it again, and lifted his feet before leaving.
Fortunately, when he entered the mountain, he sold all the medicinal materials he had collected a few days ago, and they just moved in. They didn't put any furniture. Otherwise, it would be tough to clean up.
Mrs. Gao didn't expect them to report to the official and panicked in her heart. If she were reported to the official, she would be miserable. She was about to say something when she heard excited voices.
"Li Zheng is here, Li Zheng is here."
The crowd immediately gave way; Murong Zhe stopped, turned to look at the anxious person, and respectfully shouted, "Uncle Zhuang."
"Azhe, if you can't report to the official, it's just to give Uncle Zhuang a face, okay?"
Murong Lingran looked at the third brother suspiciously.
Murong Kuan briefly explained a few sentences.
On reaching the capital, they urgently needed a place to live because of Murong Lingran's injury. However, they had little money at that time, and the cost of living in the capital was high, so they couldn't live for a few days with that little money. All of their previous colleagues regarded them as criminals.
When her father held his injured daughter helplessly, the village head pitied them and proposed that they come to Lihua Village. He said that although the house in the village was broken, it was worthless, and there happened to be a vacant house that could be rented to them for an emergency.
In addition, mountains surrounded their village on many sides, and they depended on the mountains for food so they would not starve to death in the future. Murong Zhe had no choice at that time, so he followed the village head's suggestion.
Murong Zhe heard the words and said, "Uncle Zhuang, you also know my current situation. This money is all from my third son, who got up early and went to the mountains to collect medicine in the dark. Although my daughter is awake, you can see her weakness now. Money will be indispensable in the future, and now that I have no place to live, I have to find another place. I need money everywhere, and I have no choice."
Lizheng nodded understandingly. Someone had already explained the situation to him on his way here. He turned his head to look at Mrs. Gao angrily and said sternly, "Give them back the rent for next month!"
Gao shivered at the shouting, her face full of reluctance, "Lizheng, it's not that I won't return it to them; you also know that I am a superstitious person, and I only recently learned that the house can't let sick outsiders live. I let them and their sick daughter live there, and I have to ask someone from an expert to exorcise me; the money is not enough to hire someone, and I haven't asked them to compensate me for my losses; how can I return it to them?"