After the villagers dispersed from Wang Fugui's house, they soon gathered in groups of three or four in other places in the village to discuss the affairs of Wang Fugui's family.
"I heard he owes several hundred taels of silver!"
"It's terrifying! How many lifetimes will it take to pay back this much money?"
"Liu is raising two children alone, how is she going to live in the future?"
"Those people emptied his house of everything. What else can we do? We can't really force him to death, right? Wouldn't it be even harder to get the money if we forced him to death?"
"Who knows? They say those who lend money at high interest rates are cruel and ruthless."
Some people became frightened as they spoke, and tightened their coats around themselves.
"If these people keep causing trouble, our village will never have a peaceful life again."
"That's right!"
Everyone was chatting away when they suddenly saw Mrs. Liu walking by with a basket on her back.
The Liu family was arguing fiercely today over Wang Fugui's high-interest loan debt. Mrs. Liu had been preparing to go collect some firewood with a basket on her back in order to have some quiet time.
I never expected that so many villagers would gather here to talk about their own affairs.
"You all keep chatting, I have to go collect firewood."
Mrs. Liu didn't dare to stay. She was so scared that she left a word and quickly quickened her pace to go up the mountain.
The villagers all curled their lips at the same time when they saw this.
"It looks like the Liu family doesn't intend to take care of it anymore!"
"Well, to be honest, how can we control it? Can we control it?"
“That being said, everyone in the village knows that the Liu family has relied on their daughter and son-in-law for support over the years.
"It's really disheartening that they're trying to distance themselves from the matter as soon as something happens."
"I can't sacrifice my son and his family for my daughter!"
Everyone was talking at once, and the topic quickly went off topic.
After Mrs. Liu went into the mountains, she finally stopped hearing the villagers' discussions.
She breathed a sigh of relief and thought about what had happened today while collecting firewood.
My parents-in-law favor their children and grandchildren, and my husband is a lazy guy who can't be helped at all.
The reason why I have been able to live comfortably these years is indeed thanks to the help of my sister-in-law.
So today when the loan sharks came to collect the debt, Mrs. Ye really wanted to help Liu.
But first of all, she really didn't have the ability to do so. She had been married for many years, her children were already grown up, and she had not saved much money.
Secondly, her parents-in-law and husband all stopped her and did not allow her to get involved in this matter.
Mother Liu was even more disgusted and said, "With that little money you have, it's not even enough to cover a day's interest. You should take a break and stop looking for trouble.
Mrs. Liu felt bad, but she also knew that she couldn't do anything about it, so she just hid away to avoid seeing it and getting annoyed.
While she was thinking about these things at home, she was collecting firewood and didn't realize that she was getting further and further away.
The three brothers of the old Ye family came down from the mountain, and each of them had a basket on his back that was full.
This little bit of work was no big deal for them. The three of them walked down the mountain chatting and laughing.
As they walked, Ye Laosi suddenly stopped, made a hushing gesture to his two brothers, and listened attentively to the sounds in the mountains.
"Why do I seem to hear someone shouting for help?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Lao Da and Ye Lao Er also quieted down and listened.
Ye Lao Er listened for a long time but heard nothing. He said, "Is it the sound of the wind?"
Boss Ye didn't say anything, but raised his hand and pointed in a direction.
Seeing this, Ye Laosi immediately nodded, indicating that he also heard the sound coming from that side.
"No wonder you two can go up the mountain to hunt, but I can never do it!" Ye Laoer couldn't help but sigh when he saw this.
"Second brother, you watch the backpack. Fourth brother and I will go take a look." Boss Ye said as he clenched the hatchet in his hand and walked towards the direction where the sound came from.
Ye Laosi followed closely behind.
Ye Laoer stood there waiting for them, and after a while he finally heard the cry for help they had just mentioned.
Moreover, the sound seemed to be getting closer and closer, accompanied by a crashing sound, as if something huge was rampaging in the woods.
"Second brother, get out of the way!" Boss Ye's voice came over.
Ye Laosi also stretched his neck and yelled: "Second brother, run, go back to the village and tell the news, the blind bear has come down the mountain!"
Ye Laoer originally wanted to go over to help, but when he heard Ye Laosi say it was a blind bear, he immediately dropped his backpack and started running down the mountain.
He ran and shouted: "Hurry up, help! A blind bear is coming down the mountain to hurt people!"
This place was not far from the village. He ran back shouting wildly and was soon heard by the villagers.
"What are you shouting about?"
"The blind bear came down the mountain? Is that true?"
But regardless of whether it was true or not, everyone immediately asked the elderly, women and children to go back to the house and not stay outside. Then the young and middle-aged men picked up their weapons and began to gather at the foot of the mountain.
They soon saw Ye Lao Er running down the mountain.
"Where is the blind bear?" Ye Dongkui, still strong and vigorous, rushed forward and asked.
"Uncle Dongkui, please don't move forward." Ye Laoer said breathlessly, "It should be behind us, I didn't see it!"
Someone in the village was immediately displeased when he heard this: "Why are you shouting when you didn't see anything? Are you crazy?"
"Just now, when we came back from chopping wood, we heard someone calling for help. My eldest brother and fourth brother went to check on the situation, while I stayed behind to watch over the firewood.
"Not long after, I heard them shouting desperately, saying there was a blind bear and asking me to run back and report it."
"Blind bears usually come to the village in the fall to steal food. The fields have been harvested now, so what would they be doing here?" The person who spoke was clearly dissatisfied with the Ye brothers and said sarcastically, "You've gotten so cocky after helping the government suppress bandits that you really think you're the village's savior!"
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