Chapter 106: Trouble at the Door
The next morning, Han got up before dawn to prepare food. She made a bowl of goat's milk for Su Tai and Shen Yi respectively, and heated up a plate of steamed buns, thus waking up the two people who were sleeping soundly.
"Hurry up, we still have to go to town after breakfast! I have prepared all the things for New Year's greetings."
Han kept urging him, but Shen Yi didn't understand what was going on and thought he was going to visit relatives, so he didn't dare to delay at all.
The three of them came to the town in a donkey cart.
Shen Yi was about to ask Han where she was going when he ran into a few familiar faces.
"Mr. Town Magistrate." Shen Yi greeted.
Liu Tiechui immediately stopped and said, "Master Shen! Are you here to do business in town?"
Shen Yi nodded respectfully, “We are here to visit relatives, and the town official has been busy since the third day of the new year?”
Liu Tiechui let out a sigh of frustration, "Don't mention it! Sang Yong's issue hasn't been resolved yet, and the victim couldn't wait and blocked my door on the third day of the Chinese New Year. After all, Sang Yong is my mother-in-law's elder brother, and she was involved in that matter, so she should be held responsible."
Looking at his expression, you can tell how angry he is.
Mo Laotian and his group following Liu Tiechui became increasingly silent and somewhat cautious.
Chen Yi noticed Guan lying on the cart with gauze wrapped around her eyes, and he understood and felt a little sympathetic towards Liu Tiechui, "Your Excellency, the town official, have worked hard."
Liu Tiechui waved his hand and said, "I'm leaving now. If there are any fish when you go to the market, please send some to me."
"good!"
Shen Yi agreed and waited for Liu Tiechui to leave before driving the donkey cart away.
Xiong Kai saw Shen Yi and Liu Tiechui greeting each other with his own eyes, and he was extremely jealous. He wanted to get angry several times, but was stopped by Mo Chunxiang's eldest brother Mo Dali.
A group of people came to Ma's house.
The doorman saw the scene and knew that the other party had come with ill intentions. He knelt down before Liu Tiechui and begged, "Sir, please be kind. Our master is now so angry that he is bedridden, and his wife has been driven back to her parents' home. The eldest young master and his wife said that the affairs of the Sang family have nothing to do with them and they don't care. It's useless for you to come!"
Xiong Kai was immediately furious, "Why? If Sang Yong hadn't relied on your power, how could he dare to harm us like this? Now my mother-in-law has lost an eye, and she needs money for medical treatment and medicine. You are just trying to get rid of us with a few words. Dream on!"
The doorman was also anxious, "This is none of our business! The county magistrate has already sentenced Sang Yong to pay compensation. You should go find Sang Yong instead of coming to our Ma residence to make trouble!"
Mo Dali spat on the ground with an angry look on his face, "Bullshit! Is Sang Yong still in the county jail? How can we see him? The Sang family is now deserted, not even a ghost. He must have hidden in your Ma family!"
"No! They didn't come here!" The doorman denied it.
Mo Dali refused to listen and sat down on the steps of Ma's residence like a scoundrel. "If we don't see those people from the Sang family today, we won't leave. If we freeze to death here, it's all your fault!"
"Yes! That's right! It's all your fault!" Xiong Kai echoed.
Mo Laotian and his second son Mo Erli stood by the cart without saying a word, obviously approving of Mo Dali's actions.
The concierge was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his back. He gritted his teeth and asked Liu Tiechui for help, "Sir, for the sake of our young lady, can you help us?"
"No!" Liu Tiechui answered very straightforwardly, even a little furious. "The Sang family has done so many things that it is hard to list them all! The county magistrate has already said that they must be severely punished. I have already shown mercy by not arresting the rest of the Sang family. Let Sang Yong and Sang Rong's wives come out and solve the matter. They should pay the money and apologize. If they admit their mistakes with a better attitude, they may be able to get lenient treatment.
If you continue to be stubborn and refuse to learn, and Sang Yong and Sang Rong cannot come back, then the gain will outweigh the loss!"
The doorman's expression changed, and he said quickly, "Wait a moment, sir. I will go in and report to the official."
After saying that, he closed the door.
Zhou and Ma Yuqing, who were hiding in the backyard, were so anxious that they wiped their tears and looked at Sang.
Mrs. Sang was also in a dilemma. "I've given you all the money I have! Now the master won't let me leave this courtyard and doesn't want to see me. What can I do? If this continues, I will really be driven back to my parents' home, and then we will all be doomed!"
Zhou hesitated and wiped her tears, "Sister-in-law, can you ask Xingfei to plead for us? Your elder brother and I only have Rong'er as our precious son. If he dies, I won't be able to live, and Yuqing will become a widow, and there's also the child in her belly."
Sang's pupils shrank, and her eyes fell on Ma Yuqing's belly, "Why didn't you tell me before?"
Zhou felt very aggrieved, "It's been such a mess these past two days, and we didn't have time to talk about it! You can't just watch your eldest brother and nephew get into trouble!"
Sang had really thought about ruthlessly ignoring her eldest brother and nephew from her natal family, but now her daughter was pregnant. If all the men in the Sang family were gone, her daughter’s life would be over.
It’s not that she loves her daughter so much, but she doesn’t want her daughter to become a burden to her and affect her son’s future.
In a flash, she had an idea. "Okay! I'll go find Xiao Fei and ask him to help plead for mercy. But the master is so greedy that he won't give me money for nothing. The eldest and his wife won't agree either. I can only borrow it, and you will have to pay it back in the future."
Zhou was stunned, somewhat reluctantly, "This is not a small amount, can we afford it?"
Sang's face was tense and expressionless. "If sister-in-law agrees, I will do it. If she doesn't agree, there is nothing I can do."
Just as Ma Yuqing was about to speak, Sang glared at him fiercely and he could only shut up in disappointment.
Zhou was originally waiting for her daughter-in-law to help speak up, but when she saw this, she was so angry that she wanted to scold Ma Yuqing, but fortunately her reason prevailed.
"Okay! I promise you! Let's borrow money!" She said this almost gritting her teeth.
Sang asked someone to pass a message to Ma Xingfei.
I don’t know what Ma Xingfei said to Mr. Ma.
In less than two quarters of an hour, he came with a deed for Zhou to sign, and then said, "My father said that he can lend me money, but the money needs to be signed by my uncle and cousin. He will send someone to the county town later, and he will send the people outside the door away first."
Zhou didn't expect the matter to be resolved so quickly. She felt a little dazed and a little resentful.
After returning to the house, she immediately complained to Ma Yuqing, "Your parents are really mean. They can help us settle the matter outside with money, but they asked us to borrow. Our family doesn't have much money left, and now it's even worse. Yuqing, why don't you stay at your mother's house in the future! Otherwise, you have to go back and suffer with us."
Ma Yuqing got anxious when she heard this. "Aunt, don't say that. I am a member of the Sang family in life and a ghost of the Sang family in death. Don't worry, although my father loves money, he won't watch our family die. Although the money is borrowed, we have the final say on when to pay it back. If we really have no money, he can't do anything! It's impossible for him to treat us like outsiders!"
(End of this chapter)
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