"What I'm talking about is that Chu Shouxin borrowed thirty taels of silver. Do you think our Hongyun Gambling House is doing good things and borrowing money without charging interest?"
Chu Pinggui felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
The debt of thirty taels was already like a huge mountain for him to bear, but for the sake of his son, he gritted his teeth and had to hold on.
But now, when he had already planned to live off the food for a few years, he was suddenly told that the debt had soared from thirty taels to fifty taels.
Fifty taels!
Fifty taels of silver!
Even if it takes his life, he can't get it done.
Chu Pinggui felt dizzy, his body swayed and he fell back limply.
"Old man!"
"Lao Wu, Lao Wu, are you okay?"
Chu Pinglin was closest to Chu Pinggui. Seeing that he was about to fall, he hurriedly went to help him, "Oh, nothing can happen to you. We are still counting on you..."
Chu Pinggui felt sad from the bottom of his heart, "That evil obstacle is going to destroy this family!"
Their family's life was slightly better than that of other members of the clan, but it was only because they worked harder and had 40 acres more land than the others, so they had more food.
But with these grains, after paying the tax and deducting the rent, the remainder is less than half of the harvest. Even if coupled with the output of the ten acres of land, it is difficult to feed such a large family.
Therefore, they never eat new grain. Every time they receive new grain, they send it to the town to exchange for money, and then buy coarse grain and old grain to eat. Only by living a careful and careful life can they have a little money left.
But not much.
When the year is good, I can save a few taels of silver.
But if there is a natural disaster, it is very likely that it will be a problem to make ends meet, let alone change money.
Even though they worked hard from dawn to dusk and carefully cultivated dozens of acres of land, after so many years, they were unable to acquire any additional land.
Life has been very tight.
Thanks to the good weather in the past two years, we have harvested a few more buckets of grain and raised a few pigs without losing money. All of them have made money. In addition, the third child has found a long-term job in the town and has wages every month. The family has this
It just became a little looser.
Because of this, he had the confidence to accept the debt of thirty taels of silver.
It was also because he had some wealth that the eldest brother and the others dared to borrow money.
Although there are not many in each house, there are only a dozen or so taels.
He calculated it in detail. Although he felt a little heavy when he was hungry for more than ten taels of silver, fortunately, Sanlang and Shilang were still young and were not in a hurry to get married, so there was nothing to spend.
.
I gritted my teeth and endured it for two years, and then I got better.
It was a pity. Originally, he had thought of buying two acres of high-quality farmland when he had enough twenty taels of silver.
result……
well.
Forget it, don’t think about it anymore.
As long as the family is in good order, if the money is gone, it is gone. You can earn it later.
Chu Pinggui felt that his mind was calm enough. Even after such a big incident, he did not collapse. He was able to stabilize his emotions and make detailed plans. He was able to withstand the situation.
But now, he collapsed.
I was completely overwhelmed by the sudden extra twenty taels of silver, "Brother..."
Chu Pinggui burst into tears, "This family is going to be destroyed!"
Seeing him like this, Chu Pinglin couldn't bear it, and said in a deep voice, "Lao Wu, don't be impatient, stay calm..."
"I can't live anymore! I can't live anymore. I can't survive this day..."
Mrs. Chen sat on the ground, slapped her legs and cried loudly, "You are trying to push people to death. There is no such thing as bullying!"
"You are so evil, you are not afraid that God will strike you with thunder..."
Hei San said coldly, "If you curse one more time, I'll chop off one of your son's fingers. If you curse ten times, I'll chop off both hands!"
Chu Pinggui became anxious and yelled, "Shut up!"
The yelling and cursing suddenly stopped.
Old Chen's old face turned purple, "Thirty taels of silver, twenty taels of silver interest, they are clearly robbers..."
Hei San sneered, "If the old lady is dissatisfied, just go to the county magistrate and complain."
Mr. Chen was angry and resentful, "Making such shady money..."
"ah--!"
With Hei San's gesture, the man who was holding Chu Shouxin raised his foot and stepped on his wound. The screams that shocked people's scalps sounded again, resounding throughout the night.
"Lao Wu, Lao Wu, wake up."
Chu Pinggui, who was already so exhausted that he could hardly hold on anymore, was knocked unconscious by his son's screams, which startled Chu Pinglin and Chu Pingzhang.
However, Chu Shouxin, the initiator of the incident, had no time to care about him, "Mom! Please, stop scolding me, get the money quickly! Get the money! I know my family has money, you can't hide it from me!"
Chu Shouren, Chu Shouyi, and Chu Shouzhi were about to carry Chu Pinggui into the house. When they heard this, their faces changed. Even Dalang and Erlang's expressions darkened.
"The money in the company belongs to the big guy, so why should I pay off your gambling debt?"
"That's right, the money that Lao Wu borrowed was all paid by him alone, why should the public pay it back?"
"Mom, how much money do you have in your hand?"
"No amount of money can repay gambling debts. If Lao Wu can borrow it, he can repay it. We don't need to worry about it."
"Yes, he borrowed the money. We didn't see a single person. It has nothing to do with us."
As soon as Chu Pinggui fell down, the three brothers Chu Shouren, Chu Shouyi and Chu Shouzhi jumped up and shouted at the old Chen family to separate Chu Shouxin.
Sang was so frightened that she lost consciousness and just kept crying.
Chu Shouxin was so angry that he yelled, "Are you brothers like this? You are trying to force me to death!"
Chu Pinglin frowned, "Don't make any noise, wait until your father wakes up."
Chu Shouren's brothers were so quarreling that they couldn't care about their unconscious father. Chu Pinggui was carried into the house by Chu Pinglin, Chu Pingzhang, Chu Pingzhao and other brothers.
Chu Pinglin came out to call for a doctor, but it was unreasonable that they were still arguing.
When the clan leader spoke, everyone naturally had to listen obediently. Even Chu Shouzhi, who shouted the loudest, shut his mouth and stopped talking.
However, Chu Shouren didn't want to miss the opportunity. He said to Lao Chen, "Mom, if Lao Wu makes such a fuss, it will definitely affect Dalang. If he is not separated, Dalang's books these years will be in vain.
You can't become an official even if you have no knowledge...
Anyway, with him, there is no big house for us. With us, there is no him. Mom, it’s up to you."
Mrs. Chen glared at her son on the ground with resentment and said bitterly, "I don't want this son anymore. I'll just pretend I never gave birth to him."
Chu Shouxin roared wildly, "Old Qianpo! Why are you so cruel!"
Hei San said quietly, "Okay, stop acting! I have seen this kind of thing a lot. No matter whether you drive out the family or eliminate the clan, you are still of the Chu family's blood, so you have to pay the money he owes."
return."
"No matter what, I don't want this son anyway. If you can, you can kill him. Anyway, I don't have any money." "Oh, it's easy to think about it. The debt of the gambling house will not be paid off after death, so he died immediately, and he owed
The money still needs to be repaid.”
Old Chen yelled, "No money!"
"If you don't have money, you can sell your house, land, cattle, pigs, or people. It doesn't matter what you sell. We will calculate it at the market price."
The money is Lao Chen's life, the house, the land and the two black pigs are also her life. How could she hand it over? It's a human being...
She pointed at the crying Sang, "Then take him and his wife away..."
"It's not worth anything at this age. Well, I'll just give it five taels. I still have forty-five taels. Hurry, I don't have much patience anymore."
What's the meaning?
Lao Chen blurted out and asked, "How much is that little girl without an adult worth?"
"It depends on the person..."
Heisan raises his eyebrows in an ambiguous manner, and good looks are naturally more expensive..."
Old Chen's spirit perked up, "Zhao Di! Pan Di! Come out!"