Chapter 53 Zhu Tao?
Old Lady Wen looked at the man lying on the ground with no signs of waking up and asked, "How about we splash some water on him to wake him up?"
Wen Zhen nodded: "You can try."
Old Lady Wen saw a lot of buckets placed on the right, so she scooped a spoonful from one and poured it on the man on the ground.
“Ahhh! Who the hell doesn’t want to live anymore?”
When Mrs. Wen heard that he had woken up, she put some distance between herself and him.
Wen Zhenyi saw some red powder on his body and asked, "Grandma, what kind of water did you use?"
Old Lady Wen looked at the ladle in her hand and said, "I don't know! I just scooped a ladle from a bucket."
"Auntie, that's chili water." The man who was still hanging kindly reminded her.
Old Mrs. Wen immediately threw the ladle in her hand aside, as if she had done nothing.
The big man on the ground got up cursing, shook his dizzy head, and raised his hand to rub his eyes.
"I advise you not to do that, otherwise you will lose your sight and cause trouble for me." Wen Zhenyi said lightly.
The big man slowly woke up and looked at the person lying on the ground. He was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something. He stared at Wen Zhenyi fiercely and said, "You did it."
Wen Zhenyi admitted generously: "Put your mind back on it. All of you can't do anything to me. Do you think you have a solution?"
The big man was able to get to this position, so he was definitely not stupid. "What do you want to do?"
Wen Zhenyi turned his head and looked at Liu Si who was under his feet: "It must be unpleasant to be suppressed by someone."
"What do you mean?"
"It's nothing. I think Liu Si lacks integrity in his work. I wanted to ask if you're interested in taking over his job. If you're not interested, I don't mind asking someone else."
The big man looked at Liu Si lying on the ground, his eyes flickering with an ambiguous look: "What good will it do you?"
Wen Zhenyi stood up without looking at Liu Si lying on the ground: "I just don't want to have too much trouble. Keeping him will cause me a lot of trouble, and I don't want to dirty my hands."
Liu Si looked at the big man and shouted, "Biaozi, don't forget how I treated you these past few years. You can't be ungrateful."
Biaozi walked over to Liu Si and squatted on the ground: "Have I ever told you why I came to be your younger brother?"
Liu Si looked innocent: "Didn't you come here to escape famine?"
Biaozi laughed, a bit crazy on his face: "Fleeing from famine? My family was destroyed because of your father. Every day I stayed by your side, I thought about revenge all the time. If you didn't have so many thugs around you every day, do you think you could have survived until now?"
"That was what my father did. He's dead now. Go find him down there!"
Biaozi grabbed Liu Si's neck and said, "A son pays his father's debts. Haven't you heard the saying?"
Wen Zhenyi walked over to Old Lady Wen, crossed his arms, and looked at the two of them. "Grandma, how true and false do you think what he said is?"
"If what he said is true, this person's forbearance is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and he is a man of great achievements. If what he said is false, it would be a shame if this person didn't become an actor with his acting skills."
Wen Zhenyi laughed out loud: "Uncle Biaozi, it's your decision."
Biaozi released Liu Si's neck, stood up and looked at the girl who had just reached his chest: "I will deal with him, do you have any other requests?"
"For future loan interest, I think you can use collateral. Don't go with the 90% interest rate. While you can earn a lot, fewer people will come to borrow money. Don't keep trying to plunder this one sheep. If the wool is gone, what else will you have?"
Biaozi frowned and said, "You still want me to do the loan sharking business?"
"It's not that you can't do the gambling business, but you should save yourself the tricks. This gambling thing isn't a loss for you, right?"
Biaozi smiled and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."
"We have nothing to do here anymore. Please return the IOU and the extra money you collected."
"Wait a minute." Then he ran to the back yard.
Wen Zhenyi walked towards the backyard somewhat bored. When he passed by Liu Si, he had already fainted. There was a lot of unknown liquid under his body, which gave off a foul smell.
The backyard was quite spacious. She stood in the middle of the yard and saw a door that was not closed tightly and there was a figure inside.
Could it be that there are still fish caught in the net?
She walked towards the door of the room, pushed it open and looked inside. She saw five women in the room, all tied up and thrown there, looking at her with horror in their eyes.
Among these five people, Wen Zhenyi also saw a familiar figure: Zhu Tao.
Zhu Tao leaned against the wall, his eyes empty and dull. He didn't react at all to the people coming in, and could even be said to be lifeless.
Wen Zhenyi ignored the others and walked towards Zhu Tao, squatting in front of her: "Are you accepting your fate?"
When Zhu Tao heard the voice, her originally empty eyes began to fluctuate. She slowly focused her gaze on the person in front of her, with confusion in her eyes.
Wen Zhenyi reached out and took the rag off her mouth.
Zhu Tao's voice was hoarse, as if she hadn't drunk water for a long time: "Why are you here?"
"Repaying a debt, I just happened to see you."
"You, you should leave quickly. This is not the place for you." Zhu Tao urged her to leave.
At this time, Biaozi's tall figure had already stepped into the gate.
When Zhu Tao saw him, her pupils dilated: "Let's go, let's go quickly."
Wen Zhenyi naturally knew who was behind her. She didn't turn around, but just looked at Zhu Tao: "Are you leaving?"
Zhu Tao seemed to have lost all her strength in an instant: "Where can I go?"
Biaozi didn't say anything, just stood there with the IOU in his hand.
Wen Zhenyi stood up and turned to look at Biaozi: "Uncle Biaozi, what's wrong with her?"
"Early this morning, her father sold her for ten taels of silver." He handed her the things in his hand and said, "This is your family's IOU and the extra silver."
Wen Zhenyi glanced at Zhu Tao and handed him the ten taels of silver in his hand: "Please help me take care of this girl for a while, and I will take her away later."
Biaozi took the ten taels of silver she handed over and said, "I'll go get you a contract to sell your body."
Zhu Tao listened to the conversation between the two, seeming to understand it, but also seeming not to understand it.
Wen Zhenyi turned to look at Zhu Tao and said in a calm voice: "Aren't you favoring boys over girls? Then show them what a strong woman is." After she finished speaking, she walked out of the room without waiting for Zhu Tao to answer.
Old Mrs. Wen sat in the hall waiting for Wen Zhenyi without any hurry.
"Auntie, can you also speak for me?" The hanging man saw the two people in the room and spoke.
"Nephew, why did you borrow the money?"
The man's eyes flickered a little, and he lowered his head and sighed: "To treat my mother's illness."
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