A man in green clothes hurriedly walked out of the crowd, frowned and said to Hu Batian, "Master Hu, wait a minute."
Hu Batian was stopped by someone. He turned around and saw that it was just a strange man who said with an unhappy expression, "What's the matter?"
Seeing his fierce expression, the man felt nervous for a moment, but he still mustered up the courage to say, "Mr. Hu, Mr. Liu's family may be short of money and can't come up with money. If you chop off his hand, how can he run the restaurant? It's better than you Give him some time, and when he earns money, he will surely repay his debt."
The crowd watching the excitement did not expect that Hu Batian would have his hands cut off if he disagreed with him, and they all tried to stop him.
"Yes, Mr. Hu, please give Mr. Liu some more time. He is not someone who will default on his debts. He must have made money and will pay off the debt as soon as possible."
"Mr. Hu, everyone has had difficult times. Dong Liu's restaurant is just not doing well for a while, but his cooking skills are still good. When the business improves after a while, there will definitely be money coming in."
"Yes, yes, the reason why Mr. Liu's family owes so much money must be to borrow money to buy some good ingredients. He also has good intentions. He wants to let the guests who come to the restaurant eat delicious dishes. He is not deliberately refusing to repay the debt."
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These people who stood up to dissuade him were all Liu Dongluo's neighbors. They couldn't bear to see him being persecuted by Hu Batian.
Ling Chu was also a little surprised. He didn't expect that Liu Dong's family was quite popular.
A few years ago, Liu Dongluo came to Kyoto and opened a small restaurant. At first, because it was not well-known, there were few customers, and the business was not very good. He often donated the remaining ingredients to his neighbors, so he received a lot of praise from his neighbors.
Later, the restaurant's business gradually opened up. The food cooked by the chef was delicious and affordable, and the business gradually improved. Although there was rarely any leftover food to give to neighbors later, he would pick out the leftover meals from some guests and give them to nearby beggars.
Even if some guests only touched the food with a few chopsticks, he would carefully select it and give it to the lonely old people without children.
Therefore, Liu Dongluo has a really good reputation around here. Those who had received his favor saw that he was being forced, and they all stepped forward to help him out.
After listening to this for a while, Ling Chu thought that Liu Dong's family owed so much debt because the restaurant was not running well, so they borrowed money for turnover.
Unexpectedly, Hu Batian listened to everyone's words, but sneered, "You know nothing about borrowing money to buy food! The reason why Liu Dongluo owes so much money is because he got jealous at the gambling house and borrowed it from the gambling house. I wanted to repay my money, but I was unlucky and lost everything."
As soon as Hu Batian said this, the onlookers couldn't help but talk. Even the neighbors who stood up to rescue them changed their colors. No one thought that Liu Dong's family actually borrowed money to gamble.
Liu Dongluo was originally happy when he saw those neighbors standing up to help him out, but unexpectedly, Hu Batian exposed him.
Seeing the neighbors who came to the rescue shrink back, Liu Dongluo felt angry and regretted that all the benefits he had given him were in vain.
With no one to stop him, Hu Batian let his men take action again.
Unexpectedly, a woman squeezed in from the crowd at this time, crying towards Hu Batian, "Master Hu, please, don't hurt my husband..."
When Hu Batian was stopped, he instinctively wanted to get angry, but when he saw the woman in front of him, his eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, although Liu Dongluo's wife cried miserably, she was still a charming woman.
Hu Batian's narrowed eyes stared at Ge's fair and plump face for several times, and then he looked up and down her figure, and then turned to Liu Dongluo.
"Liu Dongjia, since you can't come up with the money, then I will give you another chance. If you agree to let your wife accompany Tao Guanshi, I can ask him to give you a period of grace. When enough money is raised, we can How about repaying the debt?"
After hearing this, Ge Shi was angry and angry.
Although she was a little scared, but considering that she was a wife after all, and not a concubine who could be bought and sold at will, her husband would not agree with Hu Batian's words.
However, what she didn't expect was that her husband was stunned for a moment, glanced at her, then turned to Hu Batian and said, "Master Hu, since you have fallen in love with Ge Shi, it is her fate.
People can take it away for you, but can I offset some of the money I owe? I really can't afford that much money. "
As soon as Liu Dongluo said these words, the crowd of onlookers immediately burst into an uproar.
Ge's body was shaky, his face full of disbelief, "Husband, you...how can you agree?"
Although Liu Dongluo glanced back at her, he quickly looked away.
He lowered his head and said with a mournful face, "I can't help the child's mother. As you know, the family has no money."
There was an aunt who had been favored by Gurdjieff, and I really couldn't bear to see her end up like this. He bravely advised Ge Shi, "Mother Xiangju, if you don't find your money quickly, how will you survive if it is taken away..."
Thinking of the fate of being taken away, Ge Shi was trembling, and said to Hu Batian with a white face, "Master Hu, I have money, just wait, I will give it to you..."
Ge Shi dropped his words and stumbled into the house.
Liu Dongluo opened his mouth and wanted to call her out, but he didn't know what he thought of and closed it again.
Hu Batian frowned, but did not speak to stop him.
If Ge Shi could hand over the money, he wouldn't want to make the matter a big deal.
Lingchu felt relieved when he saw Ge entering the dormitory to get some money.
Although she originally came here to look for hidden silver and get reward money. But after all, I couldn't bear to see Ge family meet a tragic end.
Everyone was waiting for Ge to take out the silver. Unexpectedly, she entered the room, but soon came out with a pale face, "Husband, where are the silver coins I packed at the bottom of the box?"
Liu Dongluo looked up at her and said slowly, "No more."
Ge Shi's body swayed, and his already bloodless face turned even whiter, "Well, where are my dowries..."
Liu Dongluo was silent for a while and then said, "No more, I sold it."
Ge Shi didn't see any money or dowry in the house, and he already had a bad feeling in his heart, but there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart.
Liu Dongluo's words shattered her last bit of luck.
Ge Shi did not expect that she was only away for a few days to visit relatives, but when she came back, everything in her family would change. Her husband owed a large amount of debt, and her suitcase of money was gone, and even her dowry was not left at all.
Hu Batian glanced at Liu Dongluo dissatisfied, "Since there is no money, I can only take the person away. I can give you a few more days of grace, but if I come next time and you still can't hand over the money, not only It’s as easy as cutting off a hand.”
Liu Dongluo was obedient. Although he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to resist.
Hu Batian ignored him and waved to his followers to escort Ge Shi away.
Geshi collapsed on the ground, at a loss.
At this moment, a girl squeezed in from the crowd and rushed towards Ge Shi in a panic, "Don't take my mother away."
