Chapter 2 The Debtor Comes
The grandma of the Zhu family lit up the pot. When the pot was hot, she scooped out a large spoonful of lard and put it into the pot. When it simmered, the aroma wafted out.
Zhu Qianqian sucked her red nose and said, "Milk, it smells so good!"
In the last days, she had never tasted such fragrant food, and she could make a hard pancake just like the Chinese New Year.
"Little greedy cat, let me make some noodles for you." The grandma of the Zhu family gently tapped her granddaughter's nose with her hand.
She took three eggs and put them down one after another. Fry the eggs until they were slightly brown, then turned them over.
The doubled fragrance entered Zhu Qianqian's nose, and she stretched out her sleeve to wipe the saliva from the corner of her mouth.
Seeing this, the grandma of the Zhu family quickly took out an omelette and put it in a bowl. "It's very hot, please eat slowly."
"Thank you, grandma." Zhu Qianqian thanked her first, and then ate slowly.
Lard omelette is a delicacy in the world, more delicious than all the things she has eaten before.
Tears fell down her face as she ate in small bites, and she couldn't bear to finish the meal.
"Oh, you are so darling, why are you crying? Tomorrow you will follow me, and grandma will never leave you at home again." The grandma of the Zhu family quickly wiped her granddaughter's tears.
She never imagined that she would let her daughter-in-law take care of her granddaughter for a day, and then the child would cry from hunger.
"Nai, your cooking is the most delicious." Zhu Qianqian raised her head and smiled, her big eyes were slightly red, and the fear in her eyes made Grandma Zhu's heart break.
"You're such a good boy, we're not afraid. I'll cook for you every day from now on." She quickly put the noodles, some green vegetables, and finally some garlic leaves and two drops of sesame oil.
Zhu Qianqian sniffed and sat down obediently to wait. When she saw the bowl bigger than her head, she quickly said, "I'll take the milk too."
"If you're not hungry, I'll eat after you finish eating." The grandma of the Zhu family asked her good granddaughter to eat quickly while locking up all the supplies in the house, including rice, flour, grains, oil, salt, and eggs.
Suckling the noodles, Zhu Qianqian became silly and happy. Sure enough, God was kind to her. She had food, drink and a grandma here. It was perfect.
She only had a small belly, and she was full soon. She left the two eggs in the bowl for her grandma to eat without touching them.
"Silly boy, you have a broken head and are bleeding so much. You need to take good care of yourself and eat an egg. I'll give you chicken soup in a clay pot at night." The grandma of the Zhu family stared at the chickens in the yard.
Normally I would be reluctant to eat it, but now I am so injured that I must make up for it.
"Eat it, milk!" Zhu Qianqian pushed the egg back and massaged the egg while she ate it.
A small fist hit Zhu's grandma on her sour and swollen shoulder and neck, making her feel happy.
"She's so obedient and filial. She's ten times better than that bastard father of yours." The grandma of the Zhu family lost her mood when she mentioned her son.
She didn't eat the eggs, but finished the noodles and soup. She put the eggs in a bowl and gave them to her to eat later.
"Mother, mother, a group of people came outside, saying that my husband owes money, and if he doesn't pay back the money, his hand will be cut off." Pei Chuntao rushed in hurriedly.
"Let Zhu Yuanji die, I don't care." Zhu Jia'a's pacifier said this, but she still led her granddaughter out.
Zhu Qianqian looked at her father who had just clamored to sell her. He was squatting there and the debt collector's hand hit him on the head. He didn't dare to resist at all. It was really refreshing.
"Mom, help me, help me." Zhu Yuanji saw his mother coming out and quickly called for help.
He originally thought that when he got home, he would slowly ask his mother for money, but who knew that within two hours, the debtor would follow him.
"How much do you owe?" Grandma of the Zhu family frowned, suppressing her anger.
All the good people in the village gathered around, and the Zhu family lost face twice a day.
"Auntie, your son borrowed fifty taels three months ago, and now he borrows one hundred and forty taels with principal and interest." The debt collector directly took out the IOU, which had Zhu Yuanji's signature and fingerprint on it.
When the grandma of the Zhu family heard one hundred and forty taels, she couldn't stand still. Zhu Qianqian quickly supported her grandma.
"Guizi, you went to Fucheng to take the provincial examination and brought money, how could you borrow so much?" She was so angry that she had a headache and wished she could beat him to death right now.
"Mom, I can pay it off immediately after I win the election. Those fifty taels are for Cuiliu to redeem her life." Zhu Yuanji put his head in his hands and whispered.
The debt collector laughed loudly and said, "Zhu Xiucai, if you step on the front foot, you will be released on the back foot. You will lose your reputation. Please pay back the money quickly."
Failed again!
Although the grandma of the Zhu family had already guessed it, she was still furious when it actually happened.
"I don't have money, you just take him away. We don't care whether he is dead or alive." Now she looked at the idiot again and became angry.
"Auntie, a scholar is not worth a hundred and forty taels. If we don't have any money, we will search the house, loot the house, take away the women and children and sell them." Scarface, the debt collector, said fiercely.
"Mother, mother, please save your husband this time. He will definitely not dare to do it next time." Pei Chuntao quickly knelt down and pulled her mother's clothes.
Zhu Qianqian took Nai's hand and said, "Nai, let's go into the house and get the money."
Although the grandma of the Zhu family didn't understand what she meant by obediently saying this, she still followed her granddaughter into the house. It was really impossible to put her granddaughter in the vegetable cellar to escape this disaster.
Once inside, Zhu Qianqian closed the door, looked at Nai and took out a ginseng stick, "Nai, is this enough?"
In the last days, such good goods can be exchanged for many medicinal materials and food.
Grandma of the Zhu family looked at Haoguaiguai in surprise, "Wild ginseng? This year is at least three hundred years old. Where did you come from, Haoguaiguai?"
"Is it enough to pay off the debt? If not, I will take more..." Before Zhu Qianqian could finish her words, her mouth was covered with milk.
"Good boy, please remember that this ginseng was picked from milk and has nothing to do with you." Grandma Zhu's mother was so shocked that she was sweating when she thought of the dream she had when Good boy was born. It turned out to be true.
Haoguaiguai really has the calamity of death, and after the calamity of death there will be a life of wealth and honor.
Zhu Qianqian nodded incomprehensively, and the grandma of the Zhu family let go of her hand, "That's enough. Your father is really lucky to have a daughter like you in his eight lifetimes. He spends his whole life here just to make fools."
She found a red cloth, wrapped the ginseng and went out.
"Auntie, have you collected all the money?" Scarface asked immediately when he saw the door opened.
"Brother, I have a treasure here, worth five hundred taels. I'll give it to you, and you can ask me for another two hundred taels. Do you think it's feasible? If not, we'll go to the drug store to sell it together and we'll give it to you."
Grandma came up to Scarface, opened the red cloth, and discussed in a low voice.
The scar-faced man from Hunfu City has also seen good things. Looking at this wild ginseng that has begun to take on human form, his attitude immediately improved, "Auntie, you must keep this good thing until I bring back the money."
"Okay, but no more interest will be calculated in these two days." The grandma of the Zhu family added one more sentence.
"It doesn't count if you specify it. The interest will be returned to you later. It will be cheaper." Scarface used you again and went back with a group of younger brothers.
After they finished walking, the grandma of the Zhu family hugged her granddaughter and said, "She's such a good girl. Thank you for having you!"
But Zhu Yuanji came over and said, "Mom, what a good thing you are."
Chapter completed!