He threatened with debt, demanding that Zhang Laizi pawn his wife to himself, when he can pay back the money, and when he will come back to bring his wife back.

The desperate Zhang Laizi reluctantly agreed and signed the contract.

The little woman was taken away by Zhu Er yesterday and was forced to commit herself to him. This morning, while Zhu Er was asleep, she escaped secretly, intending to commit suicide by jumping into the river.

After hearing this, the old man sighed again, as if he had expected Zhang Liezi to come to this point sooner or later.

Pawning wives is quite common in the south of Dafeng. It's okay to live in peacetime. Once there is a natural disaster, the custom of pawning wives will prevail.

For this kind of atmosphere, the law strictly prohibits it, but the government usually turns a blind eye to it and adopts a tacit attitude.

Xu Qi'an looked at the little woman again, she was indeed beautiful, with a soft and weak temperament, which could arouse a man's possessive desire.

Mu Nanzhi frequently gestured with his eyes, asking Xu Qi'an how to deal with the little woman.

"How much money does your husband owe that Zhu Er?"

The little woman raised her head, looked at him timidly, and said in a low voice, "30 taels."

30 taels of silver is a lot. In the capital, this is the annual income of a wealthy population.In a small county like Fuyang County, 30 taels of silver is enough to buy a big house.

But if you gamble, you can't count it like this.

If the little woman hadn't lied, and Zhu Er and the gambling house colluded to kill the pig, then the 30 taels of silver would have been paid out without a penny.

The old man whispered: "This Zhu Er is a notorious bastard in the county. He has a friendship with the county magistrate's nephew. He has dozens of people under him. The most lively street in the county must be given He pays protection fees.

"There are many people who are dissatisfied with him, but even more people are afraid of him. With the county magistrate above him, he can be lawless."

And he's smart enough to have "reasonable" means to bully men and women. Xu Qi'an added inwardly.

"As the saying goes, a good man will do it to the end, and now you have two choices: one, your husband owes Zhu Er 30 taels, we will pay it back for you, and you go back and continue to live with your husband.

"Secondly, the contract is against the law. I will settle it for you, but you have to reconcile with your husband. I will give you a sum of money afterwards. It doesn't matter if you go back to your mother's house or go elsewhere, it's up to you."

The little woman lowered her head and said in a soft voice: "How can the water splashed by a married daughter go back to her mother's house? The little girl is a local, and she is out of the county. Where can she go to ask for a living?"

Xu Qi'an knew that she chose the first option.

Immediately left 30 taels of silver for the little woman, and left the old man's house with the little mare and Mu Nanzhi.

"If you have any questions about the follow-up, come to the best inn in the county to find me.

"Old man, the wine is good, thank you for the hospitality."

The two walked out of the alley at once, and gradually distanced themselves.

The old man watched them leave, and when he returned to the house, he was surprised to find that there was a piece of official silver left in the place where the young man had just sat.

The old man has never seen such a large amount of silver in his life.

In the county, there is a three-in-one compound.

Zhu Er, who was full of flesh and blood, sat in the hall with a gloomy face, and shouted at the subordinates in the hall:

"Catch that little girl back, shame on her face, and then stay in the house to vent the anger of the brothers. There are so many brothers who don't want their wives, so they just make the best use of everything."

He has already tasted the taste of that little lady, Zhu Er has always been a person who loves the new and dislikes the old.

Although the contract did not allow him to deal with it in this way, the lame man was poor, let alone 30 taels, and he couldn't even get three taels of silver.

This woman is his from now on, and he can deal with it as he wants.

"gollum"

Several men swallowed their saliva.

Zhu Er was very satisfied with the reactions of his subordinates, and thought that his decision was extremely correct, which greatly won the hearts of the people.

During this period of time, Zhu Er felt that his fortunes were changing. This was mainly manifested in four aspects. First, he gambled in the casino, winning more and losing less.

Second, the business of the several shops and industries he runs has suddenly improved and is booming.

Three, the county master who was originally lukewarm, taking bribes and looking down on him at the same time, suddenly changed his temper and called him a brother.

It was the county lord who proposed the idea of ​​using the casino to squeeze the lame Zhang dry, and then using debts to force the little lady into the house.

Otherwise, according to Zhu Er's personality, he prefers the overlord to force his bow, and then threaten the good girl to obey.

The magistrate of the county is worthy of being a scholar, and the method he thought of was impeccable, without any sequelae.

Fourth, the brothers under him became more and more awed and loyal to him.

Zhu Er, whose financial resources and power expanded rapidly, even moved to the idea of ​​going to Yongzhou City.

Compared with the main city of Yongzhou, Fuyang County is a small county town. Zhu Er restrained and diverged his thoughts, thinking about what kind of gift to give to the county magistrate.

If women are directly excluded from the options, will the magistrate be short of women?

The silver was also excluded, because the silver was always given away, and it was not distinctive enough to show his intentions.

At this time, a subordinate came in hurriedly and said, "Second master, lame Zhang and sister-in-law are here, saying they are here to pay back the money."

Pay back?Zhu Er was taken aback for a moment, almost thinking that his ears had misheard, and said in a deep voice, "Let them in."

In a few moments, a limping and thin man pulled a pretty little woman in. The little woman's arms were swollen and she was tightly protecting her.

There were a few bruises on her face, she seemed to have just been beaten, but she still hugged the things in her arms tightly, never letting go.

"Second Master, we are here to pay back the money."

Lame Zhang nodded and bowed, his face full of flattery.

Zhu Er didn't answer, but looked at the little woman, narrowed his eyes and said:

"Where did you go?"

The little woman tightened the things in her arms again, she was a little afraid, but she forced her courage: "We are here to pay back the money, what about the contract?"

Zhu Er stared at her: "Where is Yin Zi?"

The little woman took out the cloth bag, which contained three ingots of official silver, ten taels each.

Official silver is not available to ordinary people, not to say that they are not qualified, but the "face value" is too high, and ordinary people generally use copper coins and scrap silver.

"Where did you get the official silver?"

Zhu Er stared and asked loudly.

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