Kuang Yingxiong went out to do business at home in the morning, and was busy until noon when his youngest son called him back. When I asked, I found out that someone from the knife shop came to the shop in the morning, and they told me that in the afternoon, the town hall of Qianfang would come to visit in person and want to talk to them. Now that the family is in chaos, he, the head of the family, needs to go back and take charge of the overall situation.
When he returned home, Kuang Yingxiong saw many people in his family, old and young, waiting for him in the main room. There was another person kneeling on the ground.
"Dad! Dad, are you back? My son is kowtowing to you. You must save me. You can't leave me alone!"
As soon as they entered the hall, the man kneeling on the ground moved his knees to the ground and hugged Kuang Yingxiong's legs. His voice was mournful, his face was flustered and pitiful, and he even shed a lot of tears.
A few years ago, Kuang Yingxiong would never have believed that his eldest son would one day look like this. Not to mention that he would drag the entire Kuang family into an abyss of eternal destruction because of this son.
The cause of everything is a card game. Their eldest son became addicted to gambling, but they didn't take it seriously at first. As a result, the eldest son lost more and more money behind the family's back, and finally borrowed money from Qianfang. Time and time again, it wasn't until the money started rolling in that the eldest son couldn't keep it any longer and finally told the truth. But by then it was already too late. The deadline for paying back the water bill has been missed. Everything is almost irreversible.
Money and interest compound more and more.
People have been stared at for a long time and can't even get out of the city.
The whole family instantly fell into a nightmare. For three consecutive years, the family's business was still able to sustain itself and was not even decadent, but the family's wealth had been drained.
Kuang Yingxiong knew that in three to five months at most, the Kuang family would completely collapse and fall into the hands of his eldest son, who was currently holding his leg and crying.
Gambling can really change a person completely. The eldest son who used to be cheerful, studious and polite is now worse than the gangsters on the street. Even though he was kneeling on the ground, looking miserable, Kuang Yingxiong could not feel the slightest pity. Instead, you will feel disgusted.
Because only when the people in the knife studio send news, the eldest son will look so humble. The rest of the time, I don't even feel a trace of guilt towards my family. On the contrary, he felt that his family deliberately did not help him repay the money and did not sell everything to repay the debt from the beginning, otherwise he would not have ended up like this.
It's hard to call yourself a son of man if you beat him up.
Kuang Yingxiong kicked his legs hard and found that he couldn't kick them away.
"Go away, or I will tell you that I don't have a son like you!"
"No, no, no! Dad, you can't ignore me! I..."
"Shut up!"
"..."
Kuang Yingxiong shouted angrily before the mud-like eldest son stopped and shrank into the corner. From the beginning to the end, no one in the hall, old or young, looked at him in the eyes. They only looked at him with disgust and contempt, and even a few of the younger ones had hatred in their eyes.
Sitting on his seat, Kuang Yingxiong turned to his mother next to him and asked, "Mom, what's going on?"
Kuang Yingxiong's mother is already eighty-three years old. But the old man is in good health and his brain is still functioning. When it is inconvenient for the daughter-in-law to come out at home and the son is out, she can still help greet the guests. But his face was filled with sadness, and he obviously felt that dark clouds were pressing down on his head. It was probably the last moment for the Kuang family.
"Hey, here is a waist knife named Wang Bing. He claims to be the leader of the gut scrapers in Xinqianfang. He was sent by the new Qianfang Bai Zhentang to deliver a message, saying that Bai Zhentang is going to visit our house this afternoon. Let’s talk about the debt. Ying Xiong, do you think you can get by this time?
Otherwise, why don't you go ask your friends in the government office and ask them to help? At least keep one of our family's roots alive, right? "
It was said that it was a creditor who came to visit, but in fact, in the past few years, the knife shop in the Kuang family has been equivalent to a monster in nightmares. You can't come here with good intentions, they are here to eat people!
In addition, it is not just one or two families that owe money to the knife shop. Let’s not talk about those bad gamblers, because no one will know about them if they disappear. For example, among those originally well-to-do families who were in a similar situation to the Kuang family, who are now in ruins after being in debt from the sword shop? Not even a single seed was left. Once he dies, his whole family will be wiped out. It’s not uncommon to even be trafficked into pieces sometimes.
This is why the Kuang family is so nervous.
Facing the hesitant but hopeful gazes of his family members, Kuang Yingxiong could only shake his head. He has already tried his best to find the right people and solutions. But it turns out that the money account is the bottom line of wealth for the knife shop, and there is no room for bargaining or sophistication.
"There is no other way. We can only take one step at a time."
It is different from the panic and fear of the whole family. Kuang Yingxiong felt a little more suspicious. The observation skills he had developed over the years in the business world allowed him to instinctively detect that Bai Zhentang's visit this time was not normal. Because in the past cases that he knew were similar to his own, no one from a town-level knife studio came to the door before the account was officially dead and still untouched. Even if it doesn't move and it becomes a dead debt, most of them are handled by those gut-scraping guys. Where is the need for labor to take action?
"Maybe things can turn around?" Kuang Yingxiong had such a thought in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out for fear of making his family happy in vain. Anyway, the other party is coming in the afternoon, so there is no need to worry about it, it will be clear by then.
The family had a hasty lunch and then waited at home. Everyone will subconsciously look at the door from time to time. A few young ones couldn't help but run to the gate and open a crack to look out.
"Is that that person?"
"Yes! That's the man who came this morning! His name is Wang Bing! Look, there's another person in front of him. Is that Bai Zhentang?"
Sure enough, soon after the junior who saw the visitor passed the news back, there was a knock on the door, and two people came in after opening the door. A Wang Bing whom I had met before, and a young man whom I didn't know.
Such a young town hall? ! He looks like he's not yet twenty years old, right? !
Everyone in the Kuang family lamented Bai Lang's age, but Kuang Yingxiong was a little more cautious. Holding an important position in the swordsmanship hall at such a young age not only means that there is someone behind Bai Zhentang, but also means that although he is young, his methods are definitely extraordinary. Otherwise, if you want to survive in a place like the Knife Hall, you may not be able to survive solely on human connections.
"Swordsman Bailang, you're polite here!"
Bai Lang's first impression when he entered the Kuang family was that it was a "rich family". Just outside the door, the two stone beasts entering the house and the double red doors were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
After entering, it is even more obvious that the layout of the yard is unique and has been designed and maintained by dedicated personnel. Whether it is greening or stone mountain landscape, everything looks elegant and beautiful.
But upon entering the main room, some places where ornaments should be placed and places where calligraphy and paintings should be hung were empty again. It also appears that he is strong outside the family but incapable of doing so. All this is consistent with the situation of the Kuang family that the knife academy has learned.
"I wonder why Bai Zhentang came to the humble house?" Kuang Yingxiong asked seriously after waiting for Bai Lang to sit down and his family served him tea.
