Fragrance Returned

Ding Zhuang was pleased that his granddaughter was capable and rewarded her with twenty coins.

"Don't save all your money, just like your second brother, buy delicious food when you have money."

Ding Xiang Le Dian Dian put the money in a big box to be used as start-up capital in the future.

She is now the little rich woman in the family, and her money and jewelry are more than Ding Zhao and Zhang's private houses.

In the evening, the whole family was having dinner when they heard the courtyard door being banged.

Ding Lichun ran to open the door, "Who is it?"

He was a little angry and couldn't knock properly.

Guo Liang's loud voice said, "Li Chun, it's me, open the door quickly."

His tone was urgent and rushed.

As soon as the door opened, Guo Liang rushed in and ran to the upper room in a hurry.

He was sweating profusely, his hair almost stood up from running, and he shouted in a loud voice, "Second uncle, cousin, something big has happened."

Ding Zhao came out and said in a panic, "Did something happen to my aunt?"

Guo Liang said, "It's not my mother, it's Chizi. He got into big trouble."

These words made everyone in the room stand up in shock.

Guo Liang ran into the house and said, "Today at noon, Tang Shaodong's family came to my house and said that Chizi was deceived into participating in stone gambling. He used all his family's savings, plus his family's house, and bought three points in Jiaozipu. Li borrowed 1,200 taels of silver and bought a rough Lantian jade stone weighing 80 kilograms.

"It is said that the Lantian jade in the original stone can be sold for more than 10,000 taels of silver. But after it is cut, it contains very little jade and the quality of the jade is rough. It cannot be sold for even 20 taels of silver..."

Tang Shaodong is Tang's younger brother.

Jiaozipu is a loan sharking shop. If the interest is controlled within three-thirds, the court will not control it and it is a legal business. If the interest rate is higher than this, the transaction will be carried out underground, and the people will not sue the officials or correct them. Even if you file a lawsuit, Jiaozipu will take both black and white, and the Yamen will lift it up high and put it down gently, but the person who borrowed the money and complained will still suffer.

Ding Zhuang swayed, slapped the table with his big hand, and said angrily, "That beast dared to gamble on stones. It's not so easy to make quick money. Now he's in big trouble."

Ding Zhao asked anxiously, "Where is Chizi?"

Guo Liang wiped the sweat from his face, "I heard that Chizi asked Sister-in-law Ji to send Li Lai to the Tang family five days ago. She didn't say anything about the trouble he caused. He only said that he and the Tang family went to the provincial capital to talk to Xue Dahu. Business. In fact, he was escorted by people from Jiaozipu to borrow money, but he and Tang escaped in the middle of the night. "

The people in the room were even more panicked.

Ding Lichun shouted, "If they run away, who will pay them back?"

Guo Liang wiped the sweat on his face with his sleeve, "Today, the people from Jiaozipu found the Tang family. Only then did the Tang family know that Chizi had caused such a disaster, and they were determined not to help Chizi pay back the money. Tang Shaodong's family also pointed at my parents and cursed , saying that Ding Chi abducted the daughter of the Tang family, not to mention Jiaozipu, if they found Chizi, they would beat him to death.

"Second uncle, cousin, if the people in Jiaozipu dare to lend Chizi so much money, they must know that your family has some wealth, the Tang family is rich, and they also know that you are related to Xue Dahu in the provincial capital. If they can't find Chizi , the Xue family and the Tang family don't help, so all the debts will fall on you.

"For that much money, even if you sell the iron shop, this small courtyard, and the fields, it's still far behind. My parents asked me to tell you that Boss Chu from Jiaoziji is ruthless and has many lives on his hands. I want you to go somewhere else to avoid the limelight and don’t come back again.”

Ding Zhuang coughed and spit out a mouthful of blood.

Everyone was even more frightened, and Mrs. Zhang covered her mouth and started crying.

Ding Xiang slid off the chair and hugged Ding Zhuang's thigh and cried, "Master, don't get so angry."

Ding Zhao supported Ding Zhuang and said, "Dad, as long as the person is here, no matter what is gone, we can start over. If the person is gone, nothing is gone. You must hold on."

Ding Zhuang sat slumped in the chair, his eyes were dull, and he cursed feebly, "Beast, beast, our family has been ruined by him. He daydreams every day, wants to make a lot of money, wants to be the richest man, it's not that easy. He ran away with his wife and left the mess to me. What should we do with this big family..."

Ding Zhao's face turned even paler and he said thoughtfully, "No wonder, I have seen a few strange men wandering around the village since the past few days. They must be people from Jiaozipu, who came specifically to look at us. If we can't find them, When we get to Zhizi, if the Xue family and the Tang family don't care, they will ask us for money. Dad, what should we do?"

Ding Zhuang just went out today and remembered a few strangers wandering around the entrance to the village.

He shook his mouth and said after more than a quarter of an hour, "Besides paying back the money, what else can I do? Dad is sorry for dragging your whole house down. I, Ding Hongzi, am a tyrant in Gu'an Town, and in Linlin Shuixian County is a piece of shit. I'm not afraid of death, but I can't let my granddaughter and grandson suffer. Especially Xiangxiang, she's still so young..."

He glanced at Lilac, his eyes were red.

Ding Zhao said, "I'll go discuss it with them. Zhi Niang and Li Chun will stay at home to raise money. Dad will take Li Ren and Xiang Xiang to Zhi Niang's house for a while. You are old and weak. Maybe they won't It will be difficult.”

He knew the idea wouldn't work, but he had to give it a try.

Ding Zhuang shook his head and said, "Do you think the people in Jiaozipu can reason with you? They have already let that beast run away, so why would they let us run away again? Even if they find that beast, he can't come up with the money. Beat him to death, cripple him, and eventually come to us for money.

"Take out all our wealth and borrow some from relatives and friends. If it is not enough, we will continue to borrow at three points of interest. If we borrow money from relatives and friends, we will pay one point of interest."

Guo Liang said, "My parents said that if my second uncle wants to pay back the money on Chizi's behalf, he will take back all the sixty taels of silver that Chizi gave to my family and lend you another forty taels. Alas, we can only help so much." ”

He was a little embarrassed.

What my mother meant was that the family still had more than three hundred taels in savings, which should be used to help the second uncle's family tide over the difficulties. But my father disagreed, saying that the second uncle's family couldn't afford it, so the one hundred taels would be given to them, which would be considered as a sign of kinship. We also have to live our lives, so we can’t borrow any more.

The mother and father had a quarrel, and Guo Liang agreed with his father. The mother could not fight with two people by herself, so she cried behind closed doors.

She felt that Ding Chi became like this because she did not educate him well.

When they were young, Guo Liang and Ding Chi made mistakes at the same time. His father would beat Guo Liang, and when he wanted to beat Ding Chi, his mother would protect him. He said that Ding Chi was a member of the Ding family and his uncle had no right to beat him. His mother felt sorry for him because he had no mother since he was a child, but she didn't expect that she would harm him.

Ding Zhao was not polite and said with cupped hands, "I can't say thank you for your kindness. Even if my generation doesn't repay the money I borrowed from you, Lichun and Liren will pay it back. The city gate is closed, so you can stay at my third uncle's house tonight."

Ding Zhao had to discuss raising money at home, so it was hard for Ding Zhao to leave an outsider to listen.

Guo Liang didn't dare to live here, for fear that someone would come and steal his money at night.

He said, "I'll go home early tomorrow morning to get the money."

Ding Zhuang said, "Zhaozi will go to the county town with you. He will go to the Tang family to see if he can borrow some money back."