Chapter 499： reason (2/2)

Even after Tong Qishen became the housekeeper of the Murong Imperial Physician, the relationship between the two was still not very good.

In the days when they left the Imperial Physician's Mansion, they could have had a good life. After all, Tong Qishen had experience as a housekeeper, so he could still find work to do.

But a few months ago, after he offended the owner because of one thing, he could no longer find a job.

From that day on, the Tong family went downhill without knowing what happened.

Lai's son, Tong Quanming, used to work in a grain shop, but accidentally knocked over the candlestick when he was transporting grain into the warehouse day and night.

In an instant, the entire warehouse was on fire, and not long after all the food was devoured by the fire, causing the owner to lose a lot of silver.

The candlestick was knocked over by Tong Quanming, and the fire was because he caught fire, so the shopkeeper naturally asked him for compensation.

Although there was not much grain in the warehouse at that time, but after a rough estimate, the burned grain was worth about five hundred taels of silver.

Tong Qishen followed Murong Zhe for many years, and he also bought a small courtyard. To lose money, he had to sell the courtyard.

Lai was originally reluctant. After selling the courtyard, she would have no place to live in the city.

But the shopkeeper of the grain shop said that if they don’t give money, they will send their whole family to the government to go to jail.

In order not to go to jail, Mrs. Lai could only agree to sell the house and sell the iron. Finally, he put together five hundred taels, saving him from prison.

From then on, the Tong family could only live in a small courtyard in the city.

Not only that, after Tong Quanming lost his job, like Tong Qishen, every time he applied for a job, as long as he heard his name, he knew of his "great achievements" caused by mistakes, and no one dared to use him.

(end of this chapter)