Chapter 1074 - 1074: Injustice (2)
Translator: 549690339
However, cripple Zhang was a man with high standards but low abilities. He was not willing to live a hard life, so he became addicted to gambling.
After a few years, the poor days became more and more difficult to live.
Out of ten gambles, cripple Zhang lost nine. He wasn’t special. Not only did he lose all his wealth, but he also owed a huge debt.
The biggest creditor was a big hooligan named Zhu er.
Zhu er colluded with the casino to squeeze cripple Zhang dry of his money, and then lent him money, nine out of 13.
His goal wasn’t money, but rather cripple Zhang’s wife, the young woman in front of him.
He threatened with debt and asked cripple Zhang to pawn his wife to him.
When he could pay back the money, he would come back to bring his wife back.
Cripple Zhang had no other choice but to agree and sign the contract.
The young woman was taken away by second Zhu yesterday and was forced to commit herself to him. This morning, she took advantage of second Zhu’s deep sleep and secretly escaped, wanting to jump into the river to commit suicide. The old man sighed again after hearing this, as if he had expected cripple Zhang to reach this step sooner or later.
It was quite common in the South of Dafeng. It was still fine during peaceful times, but when there was a natural disaster, the practice of pawning wives would become prevalent.
The law strictly forbade such practices, but the government usually turned a blind eye to them and acquiesced.
Xu Qi ‘an examined the young woman again. She was indeed beautiful and had a soft and weak temperament, which could arouse a man’s possessiveness.
Mu nanzhi used her eyes to ask Xu Qi ‘an how he had dealt with the young woman.
“How much silver does your husband owe that second Zhu?”
The young woman raised her head and looked at him timidly. She said in a low voice, “”Thirty taels.”
Thirty taels of silver was not a small amount. In the capital, this was the annual income of a well-off person. In a small county like Fuyang, thirty taels of silver was enough to buy a large house.
However, if it was gambling, he couldn’t just let it go like this.
If the young woman was not lying and second Zhu colluded with the gambling house to kill the pigs, then he did not pay a single cent of the thirty taels of silver. He had gained nothing but a beautiful and good young woman.
“This second Zhu is a notorious hooligan in the county, and he’s sworn brothers with the county head’s nephew,” the old man whispered. He had dozens of people under him. Even the busiest Street in the county had to pay protection fees for him.
“There are many people who are dissatisfied with him, but there are even more people who are afraid of him. With the head of the county protecting him, he can do whatever he wants.”
He was also very smart and knew how to use ‘reasonable’ methods to bully others … Xu Qi ‘an added in his heart.
“As the saying goes,” be a good person to the end.”You have two choices now:First, we’ve paid back the thirty taels that your husband owes second Zhu for you. You can go back and continue living with your husband.
“Two, the contract is against the law. I’ll settle it for you, but you have to separate from your husband. I’ll give you a sum of silver after this. It’s up to you whether you want to go back to your mother’s house or go elsewhere.”
The young woman lowered her head and said in a soft voice, ” a married daughter is like spilled water. How can she return to her mother’s house? I’m a local. Once I leave the county, where will I go to make a living? ‘
Xu Qi ‘an knew that she had chosen the first option.
He immediately left thirty taels of silver for the young woman and left the old man’s house with the little mare and mu nanzhi.
“If you have any problems in the future, come to the best Inn in the county to find me.
“Old man, the wine is not bad. Thank you for your hospitality.”
Two people and a horse walked out of the alley and gradually went further
away.
The old man watched them leave and returned to the house. He was surprised to find that there was an ingot of silver where the junior had sat just now.
The old man had never seen such a large amount of silver in his life.
In the county, in a certain three-door compound.
The fierce-looking Zhu er sat in the hall with a gloomy face. He shouted at his subordinates in the hall, ”
“Capture that little girl and bring her back. We’ve given her face, but she doesn’t want it. In the future, she’ll stay in the house to let our brothers vent their anger. There are so many brothers who can’t get a wife, it’s just nice to make the best use of them.”
He had already tasted the taste of that little lady. Zhu er had always been a person who liked the new and hated the old.
Although the contract did not allow him to do this, the Cripple was penniless. Let alone thirty taels, he could not even take out three taels of silver.
This woman was his from now on, and he could do whatever he wanted with her.
“Gulp .
The few men swallowed their saliva.
Zhu er was very satisfied with his subordinates “reactions, thinking that his decision was extremely correct, and had greatly won over the hearts of the
people.
During this period of time, Zhu er felt that his luck had turned for the better. This was mainly shown in four aspects. First, he gambled in the gambling house and won more than he lost. This referred to the situation where he did not cheat. His luck was simply monstrous.
Secondly, the shops, properties, and businesses that he was running suddenly became prosperous.
Third, the originally lukewarm attitude of the county master, who took bribes and looked down on him at the same time, suddenly changed his personality and called him a brother.
Setting a trap from the gambling den, squeezing cripple Zhang dry, and then using debt to force the little lady into the house, the county master had suggested this idea.
Otherwise, according to Zhu er’s character, he would prefer the Overlord to force himself on the girl and then force her to obey.
The county Magistrate was indeed a scholar. His method was watertight and had no repercussions.
Four, the brothers under him became more and more respectful and loyal to him.
Zhu er’s financial power and influence were expanding rapidly, he even had the thought of going to Yongzhou City to make a living.
Compared to the main city of Yongzhou province, a small county like Fuyang County was nothing … Zhu er gathered his scattered thoughts and thought about what kind of gift to give to the county Magistrate.
Women were directly removed from the options. Would the county Magistrate lack women?
Silver was also rejected, because silver had always been given away, and it was not unique enough to show his heart.
At this moment, a subordinate came in hurriedly and said, “”Second master, cripple Zhang and sister-in-law are here. They said they’re here to pay back the money.”
Return the money? Zhu er was stunned and almost thought that he had heard wrong. He said in a deep voice, ‘”‘Let them in,”
After a while, a limping, thin man pulled in a Pretty Woman. The woman’s arms were bulging as she protected him tightly.
There were a few bruises on her face, as if she had just been beaten, but she still held the thing in her arms tightly and did not relax at all. “Second master, we’re here to return the silver.”
Cripple Zhang nodded and bowed, his face full of flattery.
Zhu er ignored her and looked at the young woman. He squinted his eyes and said,
“Where did you run off to?”
The young woman tightened the things in her arms. She was a little afraid, but she forced herself to be brave. “We’re here to pay back the money. Where’s the contract?”
“Where’s the silver?” Zhu er stared at her.
The young woman took out the cloth bag. There were three ingots of silver inside, ten taels each.
Official silver was not something that ordinary people could use. It was not that they were not qualified, but the ” face value ” was too large. Ordinary people usually used copper coins and silver fragments.
“Where did the official silver come from?”
Zhu er’s eyes widened and he asked loudly.
The young woman trembled in fear. Cripple Zhang hurriedly said, “”An outsider gave it to me.”
Immediately, he told her everything. When the woman returned, she told cripple Zhang what had happened. Cripple Zhang’s idea at the time wasn’t to repay the debt, but to gamble with the silver.
However, this pawned wife was protecting him with all her might. He was already thin and weak, and his legs were inconvenient, so he couldn’t grab it for a while.
He could only compromise and redeem the person first.
A foreigner, rich … Zhu er’s eyes turned and suddenly slammed the table and shouted,
“B * tch, how dare you steal my silver while I’m sleeping. Tie the two of them up and lock them in the woodshed.”
Cripple Zhang and his wife’s expressions changed greatly. They were dragged away and locked in the woodshed while crying.
“Second master is brilliant!”
The subordinate chuckled, “where did cripple Zhang get the thirty taels?” No one would believe it even if it were to be spread out. It must have been stolen from second master.”
“Second master, that little wife …”
A subordinate revealed a drooling expression. They had remembered what Zhu er had said just now.
what’s the hurry? they’re all locked up. Are you afraid of escaping? ‘
Zhu er frowned and reprimanded,”good-for-nothing.” Go and investigate that foreigner and see what his background is. Heh, if you can take out thirty taels so easily, then you can take out three hundred taels, or even more.”
In the best Inn in the county town, Xu Qi ‘an was holding a pot of wine in his hand. The wine had just been warmed, so it added some warmth to the pot.
Wangfei was sitting at the table with a pot of wine in her hand. The wine was soaked with ginger and spices. Her alcohol tolerance was neither good nor bad. After a few sips, her face was red as if she was drunk, but she looked a little charming.
“Since ancient times, the sages have been lonely, only the ones who drink leave their names …” He said softly.
“Good poem!”
“What’s next?” Wang Fei praised and looked at him.
“There’s nothing down there,” Xu Qi ‘an said unhappily.
He slowly drank his wine. I’ll go to that young woman’s house to take a look later. Since we’ve helped, we’ll help to the end.”
“Actually, we shouldn’t have bothered ourselves with it. We’ve had a lot of trouble along the way,” wangfei said with emotion..
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