Jia Lu through the Red Chamber

The old man was kicked to the ground, got up again with difficulty, then kowtowed and said, "It's not that the little old man won't pay it back. The 20 taels of silver that was originally agreed will be 200 taels after the year. How can the little old man pay back?" ah!"

"Bah!" The wretched man spat all over his face, but the old man didn't dare to wipe it off, and let out a smile that flattered and begged.

The man felt that it was not enough, so he went up and kicked him again, cursing and saying, "I don't care if you can't pay it back, it's only natural to pay back the debt! If you don't have the money to pay it back, let your daughter pay it back!"

Saying hello to his lackeys, he shouted loudly, "Brothers! Go and pull his girl out!"

"Okay!" A group of people agreed.

The old man was anxious, and quickly stopped him, "Don't! Don't! I only have this one girl! This year is a good year, and there will be a good harvest in one month. I will definitely pay it back!"

The man kicked him away, and said, "Mr. Liang has ordered that today is the only time. If you don't show up today, you will pay off the debt with your daughter!"

"Okay! Just today, I'm going to cut the wheat and harvest the wheat! Please wait a little bit, sir!"

As he said that, he staggered up and picked up the sickle to cut the wheat, but he heard his daughter's cry for help in the room.

"Daddy! Daddy! Help me! Help me!"

Those subordinates forcibly pulled a young woman out, groping her chest and waist with their hands, and the woman kept struggling and howling.

Seeing this, the old man was furious, his eyes wide open, and he was about to slash at the group of beast-faced creatures with his scythe, but he was old and staggered, and his legs and feet seemed to have some problems. Before he could take a few steps, he was kicked from behind by that wretched man one strike.

The old man threw himself on the ground, feeling a sweet and fishy smell in his mouth. He raised his head and gritted his teeth deeply. Hearing the girl's cries for help and the man's laughter, his heart was filled with helplessness and bitterness, and he lay on the ground. Wept bitterly.

The people around closed the doors tightly, and only dared to curse softly, "Sin, sin!"

The wretched man was about to take the girl away contentedly, but when he turned around, he was punched and fell to the ground. Looking up, he saw five or six men he didn't know. He had been in this area for many years and hadn't seen him yet. After passing these people, he was just a scumbag from other places, and he was backed by Yuan Liang. He had never suffered such a crime, and he waved his hands and shouted loudly,

"Brothers, if someone dares to put a beard on the tiger's head, beat him!"

There were about a dozen wretched men in the group, far more than the guards of Jia's house. A group of people were either rummaging around the house or molesting the old man's girl. No one noticed that their boss was beaten. He shouted loudly and saw it.

Relying on the large number of people, a group of people rushed up, but although there were many of them, they were all soft-bodied, who had been fighting chickens and running dogs for many years. They were nothing compared to the well-trained guards of Jia's family, but a cup of tea At that time, a group of people were lying on the ground howling ouch.

Jia Lu, who was watching from the sidelines, helped up the disheveled peasant girl who was choking and crying, and gathered her clothes to comfort her. Nanny Li also helped the old man up. The old man saw that his daughter was saved. , dragged staggering legs and ran to her own girl. Seeing the old father's face covered with blood, the girl hugged her father and cried loudly.

Really, smelling sad and listening to tears.

No, at least the wretched man is not sad or tears, although he was punched, and later his subordinates stood in front of him, so he received that punch, which was much better than his subordinates, but at this time he did not Dare to be domineering, tremblingly said,

"Who the hell are you guys? It's against the law to beat someone up in broad daylight!"

Jia Lu stepped forward and spat at him, cursing, "Don't you break the law by forcibly robbing women in broad daylight!"

The wretched man saw that it was a little girl who came out to scold people. He had been with Liang Yuanwai for many years, and he still had some good eyesight. He could tell at a glance that this girl was the master of this group of people. Seeing this, he felt a little more relaxed, little girl Always good to coax.

Immediately, with a mournful face, he said,

"Girl, you don't know anything, and we don't want to rob people! That little girl has to be pretty and has no body, so even if she sells it, she won't be able to sell much.

What do you think, this old man borrowed 20 taels of silver from Mr. Liang at the beginning of last year, and he promised to pay it back this year. Look at how many months it has been, and he still hasn't paid back the money. Mr. Liang got angry , the little one is also helpless! "

The old man was so angry that he spit bloody spittle when he heard such upside-down words, and cursed,

"Damn! You only said that I wouldn't pay back the money, and you didn't say that the good 20 taels of silver turned into 200 taels of silver. This, this, how can we afford it!"

The wretched man wiped the blood from his face, his eyes flashed fiercely, and shocked the guards standing around him, he still had a flattering smile on his face, and said,

"Hey, I said uncle! You wrote this IOU, and the above agreed that it will be as much profit as you want. If your old man disagrees, wouldn't it be fine if you didn't sign it at that time? Who can force you? Signed!"

"You, you, you!" The old man pointed at him and couldn't speak, trembling with anger, his girl supported him, and then cursed.

"You didn't say that you wanted such a big profit back then, didn't you just bully us for being illiterate!"

The wretched man smiled, and said rascally, "That has nothing to do with me. It's clearly written in black and white. Anyway, if you owe money and pay back the money, it's a matter of course. Even if you report it to the yamen, it's useless!"

"Take out the IOU and we'll have a look! They can't read and we can!" Jia Lu said.

The wretched man then took out a slightly folded piece of paper from his chest, full of hesitation, but Jiao Qian grabbed it and handed it to Jia Lu. The wretched man also shouted,

"But be careful, if you break it, you will pay!"

Jia Lu opened the IOU, frowned, and said, "My God, the principal is 20 taels, and the interest of twice five is still 190 months. After one year, there will be [-] taels of silver. You don’t steal money like this, do you?”

"Girl, this is wrong. As long as their family doesn't need anything, it is impossible for the bank to lend money to them. It is only because Mr. Liang is kind-hearted that we don't want people to starve to death in famine years. Willing to borrow it. One more thing, girl, you read the news during the Chinese New Year, and now half a year has passed, so I read more without talking about it!"

This is kind-hearted, if he is kind-hearted, there will be no one with a dark heart!

Jia Lu looked at it carefully, then asked Nanny Li again, she had a better idea, and said,

"You're just trying to scare old farmers who don't know the law. It's illegal to lend interest money like this privately. What's more, you have such high interest rates. Even your master Liang doesn't have the guts to make a fuss. Go to the yamen!"

Hearing that there was still such a saying, the old man quickly kowtowed and asked, "Is what the girl said true? This IOU is really worthless!"