Although it was summer now, when the melons and vegetables were tender and green, Lin Yan just ate noodles yesterday, so Lin Yan didn't want to eat them anymore.

She wants to eat white rice, a piece of fresh fish, a few pieces of tender meat...

Hey, don’t even think about it!

Her family still owes a lot of debt!

It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. Lin Yan sighed and went to see her old man again.

At this time, the old dough had expanded a lot. Lin Yan broke it open and took a look. The soft dough was full of pores, and it had obviously fermented successfully.

Looks like we don't have to wait until tomorrow.

Anyway, I don’t know what to eat for dinner, so I might as well steam the steamed buns to try my hand first, or test whether the old noodles are fermented successfully and whether they taste right.

As soon as he thought of it, Lin Yan took out the old noodles and started kneading them directly.

The flour here was not as delicate as modern ones, and was slightly coarse. Lin Yan kneaded the flour and set it aside to wait for fermentation.

I went to the yard again, picked two handfuls of green vegetables from the flower beds on both sides of the yard, and then went out to buy eggs again.

When he arrived at the shop opposite, Uncle Wang was not there. It was his daughter-in-law who was guarding the shop. Seeing Lin Yan's eyes dodge a little, she took the eggs for Lin Yan and collected the money, so she buried her head and said nothing.

Lin Yan just thought she was a shy person and didn't care. He took the eggs and went back.

As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw a group of stout men coming over from a distance, cheering.

"Hiss!" As soon as Lin Yan saw this group of people, he felt the back of his head start to hurt again.

The big bag that fell three days ago has not completely disappeared, and these people are here again?

Lin Yan looked at these five or six strong men, and then looked at himself. She was only thirteen, and Huang was soft and weak. Shen Jing'an...

That's just a sick man. Do you expect him to fight with these people?

Just stand and let him hit, can he push them?

After weighing the two sides, Lin Yan didn't even close the door, but kept it open and waited for the group of people to come in.

Mrs. Huang also heard the sound, dropped her needle and thread and ran out with a pale face: "Didn't you say it would be some time later?"

The person in the lead sneered: "My sister-in-law has made a lot of money in the past two days, right?"

Shen Jingan had already rushed over from the room, pushed Lin Yan and Huang behind him, and saluted them: "Well, brothers."

Shen Jingan was polite and polite, and these strong men suddenly became more restrained.

When Shen Jingan saw that they were silent, he added, "I've been lucky these past two days and I've made some money, but it's not enough to repay the money I borrowed from Brother Deng, so I didn't send it to Brother Deng.

"

When the person who started it heard this, his face turned dark: "If it's not enough, can you not pay it back?"

Shen Jingan was not afraid of his changing face: "Of course not. Brother Deng has also seen it. The shop's business has been pretty good these days. If I give you a few more days, I will definitely be able to pay it back."

"Do you want more grace?" The person behind him immediately became dissatisfied. He took a stick and stepped forward, aggressively saying: "I said you would pay it back in two months. How long has it been? If you grant me more grace, do you think I am being kind?"

Tang?"

The man pointed at Shen Jingan with a stick and kept threatening and shouting angrily. Although Shen Jingan was thin, he could withstand it and stood firmly in front of Lin Yan and Huang without taking a step back.

Huang was already crying, hiding behind Shen Jingan, holding Lin Yan's hand tightly, tears falling down.

Lin Yan's hand hurt from being pinched. Knowing that Mrs. Huang was extremely frightened, she did not withdraw her hand, but silently calculated the score in her mind.

Naturally, these people are not philanthropists. To put it more carefully, these people are loan sharks in the underworld. Every time they lend money, they charge very high interest rates.

Therefore, in fact, it is better to repay as early as possible.

The boy wielding the stick didn't pay any attention to what Shen Jingan said. His mission was to intimidate everyone who couldn't pay off their debts. He didn't need to listen to what the other party said, he just had to scold them.

If scolding doesn't work, you can just start a fight.

In fact, Shen Jing'an had absolutely nothing to do against these thugs who were demanding debts.

What's more, they are indeed at a loss.

When he was helpless, Lin Yan suddenly shook off Huang's hand and took a step forward: "It is still impossible to pay back all the money owed, but we can pay back some of it first."

As soon as he heard that he had money to pay back, the scolding boy immediately calmed down and looked at the boss.

Brother Deng, the eldest brother, also hurriedly looked at Lin Yan.

Lin Yan said: "You have also seen that we have only been in business for two days, how can we have the money to pay it all back?"

They knew that they would never be able to pay it all back, so their goal from the beginning was this shop.

However, when it comes to collecting debts, you can naturally collect as much as you can.

Then Brother Deng asked: "How much can you pay back now?"

Lin Yan gritted his teeth and said, "Always."

When Mrs. Huang heard this, her expression suddenly changed. She was no longer afraid of the big stick and hurriedly stepped forward to pull her away.

Shen Jing'an quickly protected Mr. Huang behind him, and said with a livid face: "Mom, as always, I still have a few hundred pieces of writing that I have earned from copying books these days. I will work hard to make up for it, and I will pay back one lump sum at a time. ."

He said, and then went to see the boss: "Brothers, please be accommodating. Although business has been good these past two days, I really haven't made much money. Together with me copying books day and night, this has been all Shen's money." The family fortune is gone.”

Lin Yan was surprised for a moment, but soon understood.

Shen Jingan was protecting her.

If these people knew that she could make a lot of money from her pancakes in two days, they would be jealous.

Lin Yan was a little moved, although she didn't think there was anything to be secretive about the pancake skills.

It's a pity that this group of them came with great fanfare, how could they go back after only collecting this amount of money?

Before Brother Deng could say anything, the boys behind him started yelling and scolding each other, saying how bad it had been for taking so long. In the end, even Mr. Huang understood that their goal was still this shop.

Lin Yan had a lot of use for this shop, so how could he give it to them? He suddenly became a little anxious.

But it was Shen Jingan who held her hand, pushed her behind her, and protected her tightly.

Shen Jing'an stared at Brother Deng who was waiting leisurely aside, and bowed politely before saying: "Brother Deng also knows that I am a scholar. If I hadn't contracted this disease in the spring of this year, I would have died. I took part in this county examination."

The younger brothers behind Brother Deng looked confused and didn't quite understand why Shen Jingan said this at this time, but their boss didn't say anything, so they listened quietly.

Shen Jingan added: "In order to save my little life, my father borrowed these ten taels of silver from Brother Deng. After careful analysis, my life was given by Brother Deng. If nothing happens, next year's county If I try, I will still participate.”

Brother Deng was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed. The two brothers reached out and patted Shen Jingan on the shoulders: "You call me Brother Deng, and I will ask the university to recognize you as my younger brother. Take the exam well next spring. Brother, I'm waiting to drink your wine!"
Chapter completed!