Chapter 19 The debt collector comes again
Gu Xiaoxi accidentally saw her second sister-in-law standing by the window and laughing. However, she couldn't confirm anything for the time being and was focused on the robbery.
Someone rushed into the kitchen and took out the pot first.
Someone rushed into Chai's house and took away the couple's only quilt.
Everything that could be used in the yard was taken by the creditors.
The Gu brothers rushed over to stop them, but they were powerless due to the large number of people.
Mrs. Mo was driven out of bed by the people who rushed in, and she just came out to watch the show.
Seeing someone rushing towards the house where Gu Xiaoxi lived, Gu Bingxue and Gu Ruixue stepped forward to stop them, but were eventually thrown out.
"Stop it!" Gu Xiaoxi was so angry when she saw the children injured that she rushed over and shouted.
She originally thought that paying back debts was natural, and she could accept it even if they said something vicious.
But now, these people have become like robbers. Not only do they rob things, but they also hurt people. This is something she cannot tolerate.
"Get out of here, you money-loser! If it weren't for you, my uncle's family wouldn't owe so much money!" After saying that, the man wanted to push Gu Xiaoxi away, but found that he couldn't push her away at all.
Seeing that Gu Xiaoxi was a tough guy, the man turned around and shouted, "Come here, the silver is hidden in this room."
As soon as he finished speaking, several aunts rushed over.
Gu Xiaoxi would never let these people go in and cause trouble, so she reached out and stopped them.
An aunt fell to the ground and burst into tears: "Wuwu... I hit someone. Gu Xiaoxi didn't pay back the money and still hit me. This is outrageous!"
As soon as one aunt shouted, the others started to shout as well.
Even if they were not touched by Gu Xiaoxi, these people would sit on the ground crying and making a fuss as if they were trying to scam someone.
There were constant shouting in the yard, and more and more villagers came outside to watch the excitement.
Gu Ximing tried hard to stand up from the ground, but someone kicked him in the waist. The pain was so severe that he could only reach out to his wife.
When Mrs. Mo saw this chaotic scene, she felt very happy.
Seeing her man being beaten, she sat in the chair indifferently, her eyes full of coldness.
"Wife, what's wrong with you?" Gu Ximing thought his wife was frightened and crawled over from the ground.
Mrs. Mo slowly turned to Gu Ximing and suddenly burst into tears.
Gu Ximing was so scared that he hurried forward to hug his wife and watched these people grab things frantically.
The three children were frightened and started crying loudly.
"Oh, you deserve it for not paying back the money!"
"That's right, these are all squeezed out from between our teeth."
"Isn't it? How shameless!"
Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, the crowd watching the excitement at the door was pushed away, and Gu An walked out of the crowd holding a white-bearded old man.
"Stop it!" the white-bearded old man roared.
Hearing this voice, everyone stopped.
When Gu He saw the old patriarch appear, he couldn't help wiping away his tears and walked forward to help his wife who was sitting on the ground.
"Gu An, close the yard door." The old patriarch Gu shouted coldly.
The villagers from the Gu family who followed behind evacuated the other villagers at the door.
The old patriarch Gu was supported by Gu An and walked into the yard, and Gu An closed the yard door.
"Old Patriarch, you have to make the decision for us!"
"Yes, this money has been owed for a long time, and he still won't pay it back. It's really abominable."
"That's right. They clearly have the money but they won't return it to us. There's nothing we can do about it."
After listening to what these people said, the old clan leader Gu slammed his cane on the ground and roared, "If I don't return it, you will rob me? If I don't return it, you will beat me?
Do you think I'm dead?
We are all members of the Gu family. It is fate that we live in the same village. If you do this, how will people from other families view us?
If anything goes wrong, we'll be the first to die!"
After he finished speaking, the villagers who came to collect their debts didn't dare to say anything.
Some villagers even let the things go. Even if they disobeyed the village chief, they could not disobey the clan leader. Otherwise, they would be expelled from the clan, which would be a very shameful thing.
In Gu Xiaoxi's memory, the old patriarch Gu was an upright old man who never took sides and always spoke reasonably.
She subconsciously looked up at the old patriarch, and when she saw his appearance, her eyes were filled with tears.
This old guy who appeared out of nowhere is really a nuisance!
Mrs. Mo glanced at the old patriarch secretly with full hatred, and was frightened when she saw his appearance.
Why does this old patriarch look so much like their old patriarch?
Could it be that the old guy also came through?
She lowered her head in a panic, afraid to meet the old patriarch's gaze.
Gu Xiaoxi came back to his senses and wanted to say something, but then he heard the old patriarch speak again.
"Gu He, pay back some of the money if you have it. It's not easy for everyone. Don't let things get out of control, or you'll regret it." The old patriarch Gu looked at Gu He and said calmly.
"Old Patriarch, I..." Gu He was really short of money.
Seeing his father embarrassed, Gu Dongming looked at his wife and said, "What are you still standing there for? Go get it!"
"No!" Xue shook her head vigorously.
Gu Dongming was so angry that he stepped forward and slapped Xue in the face, then cursed in a low voice: "It's already this late, do you want to die?"
Xue touched her face, too frightened to resist, and could only take out the only two taels of silver she had.
Seeing that Gu He's family still had money, an aunt said loudly: "See, they said they had money but refused to give it to them."
After hearing this, the old patriarch Gu asked, "Don't they leave any money at all? How will they eat then?
Can two taels of silver pay off all of your debts?
We are all starving to death. Who can you ask for payment?
In everything, give people some leeway and don’t push them to death.”
After saying that, he turned to look at Gu He and scolded him, "You too, such a good family, but you can't even control your daughter. Now that you're back, you have to take good care of her. It's really shameful!"
"That's what the old patriarch said. I didn't discipline him strictly enough. But, don't worry, old patriarch, Xiaoxi has gotten better now, really better." Gu He said confidently.
Gu Xiaoxi was extremely touched. Even at this time, her father was still trying his best to speak well of the original owner in front of outsiders.
Why……
Old Patriarch Gu also couldn't understand why other families disliked their daughters when they had them, but Mr. and Mrs. Gu spoiled their daughter to the utmost.
This pampering is simply beyond limit.
"Since you have such a big family, keep the two taels of silver. I have two taels of silver here. I'll give it back to the family that's in the most needy." As he spoke, he took out some change from his pocket and handed it to Gu He.
Gu He took the silver with trembling hands and bowed deeply to the old patriarch with gratitude on his face.
When the villagers saw the old patriarch do this, they lowered their heads in shame.
When Mrs. Mo saw this scene, her face turned pale with anger. What the hell was this plot?
She really wants to hit someone!
She looked at Gu Xiaoxi depressedly, and something came to her mind, and she burst into tears: "Xiaoxi, don't let the old patriarch down. You should at least give us some money, otherwise how are we going to live..."
What a pig-like teammate!
Gu Xiaoxi was about to be pissed off at her second sister-in-law, but when she thought of the smile on her face as she watched the show in the house just now, she suddenly had a bold idea.
This woman is deliberately making things difficult for the original owner!
Gu Ximing looked at his wife in surprise when he heard her say that. When he received a roll of his eyes from his mother, he immediately covered his wife's mouth with his hand and said, "Wife, stop talking nonsense."
Mrs. Mo hated this useless coward. Only the original owner, this fool, was willing to put himself in a difficult position, but she was not willing to do so.
She shook off Gu Ximing's hand and said loudly: "How can I talk nonsense? Now the whole family is paying off Gu Xiaoxi's debts. Why doesn't she take out the money she has?"
Gu Ximing is not good at speaking, so he doesn’t know how to respond?
Gu Xiaoxi was about to speak when suddenly an aunt looked at everyone slyly and told a shocking news.
"Gu Xiaoxi has money. My family has relatives in Taojia Village. The villagers said that when they divorced, the Tao family gave her forty taels of silver."
These words stirred up a hornet's nest!
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