"It's one hundred and fifty. Yes, your fingerprint is still on it! If you don't pay, we will go in and move the things." Xiao Fang raised the IOU in his hand and his face turned cold.

"Let me see, you must have seen it wrong." Ding Ermei was not stupid, so she naturally couldn't just take as much as Xiao Fang said.

"Stand far away and don't touch it. If you tear the IOU, you won't be able to run away with the money, and I will beat you so hard that your mother won't even recognize you." Xiao Fang raised his fist to threaten Ding Ermei, then showed the IOU in his hand to Ding Ermei.

Seeing the words "150" on the IOU, Ding Ermei secretly groaned inwardly.

She saw that it was clearly 50 that day! How did it become 150?

Ding Ermei had actually thought about finding an opportunity to snatch the IOU and tear it up.

After being reminded by Xiao Fang, Ding Ermei didn't dare to do it anymore.

Ding Ermei had seen how ruthlessly Xiao Fang beat people.

Oh my God! What should she do?

At this time, Zhou Fugui heard Ding Ermei's voice in the house and came out to see what was going on.

Seeing Xiao Fang and his friends looking ferocious, Zhou Fugui asked, "Who are you? What do you want to do in our Zhoujia Village?"

"Old man, don't meddle in other people's business. We are here to collect debts." Xiao Fang said arrogantly.

"Yes, we are here to collect the debt."

"Old man, you and this old woman are from the same family, right? That's great, give her the money quickly and we can leave right away."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Yuan joined in.

Zhou Fugui saw Ding Ermei's eyes flickering and couldn't help but get anxious: "Ding Ermei, tell me, what's going on? How did you get to know this group... this group..."

Zhou Fugui pointed at Xiao Fang and the others. He wanted to say the word "hooligan", but he was a little scared.

Zhou Bingqiang and Zhou Bingxing were not at home, and Zhou Fugui was afraid of being beaten.

"I...we met at the police station." Ding Ermei said hesitantly.

"Are they the police?" Zhou Fugui widened his eyes.

Xiao Fang and his friends look like gangsters. They don't look like police officers at all.

"It's not the police. They were also arrested by the police that day. Seven or eight of us were locked up in one cell." After Ding Ermei finished speaking, she lowered her head and did not dare to look at Zhou Fugui.

Zhou Fugui immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

I hope it’s not the police.

"Why did they follow you home? Why don't you tell me quickly?" Zhou Fugui became impatient.

"We're here to get the money." Before Ding Ermei could say anything, Xiao Fang raised the IOU in his hand and said, "Your wife owes us 150 yuan. We agreed to pay her when she's released."

"One hundred and fifty? What money do you owe?" Zhou Fugui was anxious and pulled Ding Ermei to ask.

"Meal money. She ate our meals for three days." Xiao Fang said.

"No, this money is owed to you as a favor to release me early." Ding Ermei retorted hastily.

"You fool, how can you get favors in the police station?" Zhou Fugui realized that Ding Ermei was deceived by the people in front of him.

"Everyone, my second sister is ignorant. She signed the IOU randomly, so it has no validity. However, you have been taking care of my second sister in there these days. If you don't mind, how about having lunch at my house today?" Zhou Fugui said with an apologetic smile.

"No, we just want the one hundred and fifty yuan." Xiao Fang frowned.

Seeing such a big piece of meat about to go into his mouth, Xiao Fang certainly didn't want to give it up.

"This is Zhoujia Village, not a place for you to act wildly. My son is an officer in the army. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude." Zhou Fugui narrowed his eyes and said threateningly.

"Wow, old man, you are so brave that you dare to threaten us guys."

"Old man, why are you so rude? I want to see you."

Xiao Wu and Xiao Yuan were shouting.

"It's written in black and white. If you don't pay me back, we'll go to your house and move our things!" Xiao Fang stuffed the IOU in his hand into his pocket, rolled up his sleeves, and rushed to Zhou Fugui's house first.

Zhou Fugui tried to stop him but was pushed to the ground by Xiao Wu.

Zhou Fugui fell on his buttocks and couldn't get up for a while. He shouted hurriedly: "Help! Someone broke into the village to rob!"

"Help! Murder!"

The people of Zhoujia Village were still very united. When Zhou Fugui shouted, a bunch of people rushed out of their homes.

"Who, who dares to come to our Zhoujia Village and make trouble?"

"If he dares to come to our Zhoujia Village to steal things, I will make him come in upright and leave sideways."

…

Some of these villagers held carrying poles, some held hoes, and one held a shining axe.

Xiao Fang and the other two were frightened and froze on the spot.

Xiao Fang was smart. He quickly took out the IOU from his pocket, waved it at everyone, and said, "Fellow villagers, we are not here to rob. We are here to collect the debt from Ding Ermei. Here is the IOU. They are unwilling to pay back the money, so we thought of moving things from his house to pay off the debt."

"Uncle Fugui, what's going on?"

"Uncle Fugui, your wife owes you money, just pay it back, why are you yelling about murder and robbery, are you playing with us?"

"Fugui, we in Zhou Village cannot refuse to pay our debts!"

…

After everyone saw the words on the IOU clearly, they turned around and persuaded Zhou Fugui.

Xiao Fang and the others smiled.

"Everyone listen to me. This IOU is fake. My second sister was detained in the police station for three days and only had a few meals. How can it be worth one hundred and fifty yuan?" Zhou Fugui explained hurriedly.

“It’s really expensive.”

"Ten dollars is too much for three days' food money."

"Young man, don't be so cruel, just take a few dollars and forget it!"

Everyone turned around and persuaded Xiao Fang and the others.

"If it were normal times, a few meals are indeed not worth so much money. No one has brought food to your family these days. If it weren't for us, your wife would have starved to death long ago. So, this money from me is not only for food, but also for life-saving money. Is one hundred and fifty yuan too much for a life?" Xiao Fang said confidently.

The villagers were silent.

What the hell is this Zhou Fugui doing?

Ding Ermei has been in the police station for so many days, and no one has brought food to Zhou Fugui's house?

After a few minutes, someone spoke up.

"Fugui, what this young man said makes sense. Human life is priceless."

"Uncle Fugui, there are so many people in your family, why doesn't anyone bring food to your wife? There is food at home, so it's not that tiring to bring food?"

"This can be considered a life-saving favor. The IOU was stamped with my second sister's own fingerprints, so it's only right that I pay it back."

Zhou Fugui's face turned red, he was angry and embarrassed.

How can the villagers speak up for the hooligans? Shouldn't they help them drive the hooligans away?

Seeing that no one was willing to help, Zhou Fugui had no choice but to give in.

"Hurry up and get the money." Zhou Fugui pushed Ding Ermei and said.

Ding Ermei had no choice but to suppress the heartache, went back to the house, got 150 yuan, and sent Xiao Fang and the others away.

Zhou Dazhui arrived late after Xiao Fang and the others left.