There are dozens of families living in just one Chunni alley.
The annoying thing is that in ancient times, there was no clear house number. It was really time-consuming and laborious to knock on doors.
"How about I howl?"
"I'm afraid it won't be good to disturb the neighbors, why don't you knock on the door and ask?"
"That's all."
Song Che looked for the nearest door, and when he raised his hand to knock, he suddenly heard a curse coming from inside:
"If you can't come up with any money today, I'll drag you to a brothel and sell you!"
"I have paid back all my wages for this month to you. I really have no money..."
"Then let's go! Look, you are quite pretty, and you can even get dozens of taels if you sell it to a brothel!"
"You...what do you want to do? Let me go!"
"Masters, be kind and let my daughter-in-law go..."
Song Che and Shen Wenjun looked at each other in surprise. Isn't this voice Ru Gu's?
Song Che pushed the door hard, but unexpectedly it was locked. He took two steps back, flew forward and kicked the door open——
I saw a thin, middle-aged man with a dog-skin plaster on his face, a mean-looking middle-aged man, and two strong men, pulling a young woman in civilian clothes. Not far away, at the door of the main room, there was an old woman with white hair lying on her stomach.
"Robbing a common girl in broad daylight is unethical. Let me go quickly!" Song Che yelled.
The skinny middle-aged man looked up and down at Song Che and Shen Wenjun at the door. Seeing that they were well-dressed, he rubbed his mustache on his chin and his wretched eyes kept rolling. He waved his hand gently, and the two big men let go. young woman.
"Miss, uncle..." Lu Gugu burst into tears and hurried back to the house to help the old woman up, "Mother..."
"Hey, the master is here?" The thin middle-aged man opened his palms to Song Che in a demanding gesture: "Then you can pay her back the money?"
Song Che moved to the inner courtyard, guarding Shen Wenjun and Lu Gu's mother and daughter behind him, and asked in a cold voice: "If you want me to pay back the money, you have to explain the whole story, right?"
The skinny middle-aged man pointed at Lu Gu and said: "Her brother-in-law Liu Wei was unlucky in my gambling house. He lost all his money and wanted to make up for it. He borrowed one hundred taels of silver one after another, but he couldn't pay it back later. So I ran away, but the monk who could run away couldn't escape from the temple, so I had no choice but to come home to collect the debt."
Song Che couldn't help but frown. There was a bad gambler in his family who had been in trouble for eight lifetimes. He turned his head and glanced at Lu Gu: "Is that true?"
Lu Gu shook his head hastily: "No, my uncle borrowed a hundred taels and I returned it three days ago, but today he came to look for him again, asking for another hundred taels..."
"The interest is free!" The thin middle-aged man blew his beard and glared: "Your short-lived brother-in-law borrowed one hundred taels six months ago, and he should pay two hundred and seventy taels as interest. Seeing how pitiful your family is, I will give you the change." Wipe it off, you’re still not satisfied?!”
Doubling in half a year, even loan sharks wouldn’t dare to do so!
Lu Gu burst into tears: "Uncle, Miss, I have pawned all my savings over the past few years, and I really have no money to pay them back..."
"Isn't it just one hundred taels? I'll take her place -"
"Hey." Song Che pressed down Shen Wenjun's hand that was picking out his sleeve, "That's not how money is spent." He looked coldly at the thin middle-aged man again:
"Since it's the money Liu Wei owes, why don't you go to him to pay it back? Why don't you lock the door and bully the elderly and women in broad daylight? Who do you think you are?"
The middle-aged man's face twitched and he said in a deep voice: "It is only natural that a father's debt should be paid by his son. Liu Wei has run away. Shouldn't he come to find her mother and sister-in-law?"
Song Che sneered lightly and said loudly: "The "Daliang Laws" never expressly stipulate the saying that 'the father's debt is repaid by the son', not to mention the compound interest is doubled in half a year, why do you borrow it? You can just go and grab it! "
"Sir! Listening to what you said today, are you trying to take advantage of my Datong Gambling House?" The thin middle-aged man said and winked at the big man beside him.
The big man rolled up his sleeves, as if he was about to take action.
Chase Casino? Could it be that it was done by Mr. Hong who had previously instigated people to cause trouble? Song Che sneered in his heart. It turned out that they were enemies on a narrow road. He didn't go to settle the accounts with them, but came to them himself first.
"I have said that anyone who owes a debt must be repaid. If he repays it, you can chop off his hands or gouge out his eyes. But you are using this to intimidate good women, and I have to disagree!"
Song Che clenched his fists and strode down the courtyard. He was still confident that he could deal with the three or two crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
Seeing that a fight was about to begin, Shen Wenjun hurriedly picked up a pole under the eaves, followed Song Che on tiptoe, and said the most domineering words in the weakest tone: "So what about Datong Gambling House? I, Shen's Trading Company, are not easy to mess with. ! Lu Gu is an employee of my trading company. If you bully her, you are going against my Shen family!"
Song Che glanced at Shen Wenjun in surprise, who was holding the pole tightly behind him... This wife is very capable, and she really does it when something happens.
Seeing the situation, Lu Gu hurriedly ran into the kitchen. When he came out, he had a kitchen knife in his hand: "This is too much for bullying, I will fight with you!"
That's how it should be! Never bow to the evil forces!
The skinny middle-aged man swallowed. Seeing that he was fighting for his life, he might not end well. He gritted his teeth and said, "Okay... Shen's Trading Company? Let's see!"
Not long after the debt collector left"
Shen Wenjun dropped the pole in his hand with a "clang" sound and said in frustration: "It's so scary. I thought they were really going to take action."
Song Che smiled and said: "It seems that the incident in Yangzhou has tempered Madam's courage a lot."
"Uncle, miss, if you hadn't arrived in time today, I'm afraid I would have been killed by them..." Lu Gu said, shedding sad tears again.
The old woman was also bursting into tears: "It's all my fault for giving birth to such a useless son, and it's so hard on you, my good daughter-in-law!"
Mother and daughter hugged each other and cried.
"Okay, after all this trouble, you won't be able to live here anymore. Pack your things quickly and follow us to the north of the city." Song Che urged.
Lu Gu hesitated: "But uncle, we only have this family property, dragging my mother with me, where should we stay?"
Song Che pursed his lips and thought for a moment, then asked the old woman, "I wonder if the old woman can cook?"
The old woman was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "I take care of the daily necessities at home, but I have been troubled by this recently and have gotten sick."
"How about this? You live in the dormitory to recuperate first. There are many people in the dormitory and they can take care of you. When you recover, you can help the workers to make meals. In addition to providing food and accommodation, I How about giving you a salary of two hundred cents a month?" Song Che asked.
"Ah? Thank you for your generosity!" The old woman was moved and was about to kneel down. Shen Wenjun hurriedly supported her and said: "Old man, Lu Gu has been my worker for many years. He has been working hard and diligently. Now that the family is in trouble, please help. Some small favors, nothing worth mentioning."
"Okay, pack your things quickly, I'm afraid those evil people will come back again." Song Che urged again.
All the valuable things in Lu Gu's house were pawned, and there were not many things that could be taken away. The few people quickly packed their luggage and loaded it into the carriage, leaving Chunni Lane and heading north of the city.
