Besides them, the entire clan of Zhonggui Village will keep an eye on the old gambler. If the old gambler does anything he shouldn't do, his fate will be very miserable!
However, the issue of rent was also mentioned. After all, it was a two-courtyard house, and even if the area wasn't particularly large, it was one of the best houses in their village, so the rent was very expensive!
It would cost at least two taels of silver a month!
Originally, one or two taels of silver would have been enough.
But the person renting the house was a gambling addict, so the rent was raised on the spot!
At the same time, every piece of furniture in the house was meticulously documented, and if the old gambler damaged even a single item, he would have to pay ten times the price in compensation!
The old gambler was bitter inside, but at least he got the house. No matter what rules he was asked to follow or what he was asked to do, he would obediently agree.
As long as the village head is willing to rent the house to him, that's fine!
As for the money? The man in black? He should give it to him, right? Otherwise, how will he pay the rent? He doesn't have a single penny on him.
When Rong Sheng returned home, she told Rong Dong'an and the others about what had happened. Rong Dong'an said, "Sheng Bao, you did a good job. Keeping a person with bad intentions far away only makes us uneasy. But keeping him under our noses means we can deal with whatever he does. Besides, the clansmen all like you and won't let that old gambler hurt you."
Rong Sheng knew this, and was very grateful for the clansmen's kindness.
Rong Sheng said he would get some medicine for self-defense, and Rong Dong'an kept that in mind. So a little later, he went into the medicine shop to get the medicine prepared.
As a doctor, he didn't want to prescribe any low-grade sleeping potions, but for Sheng Bao's safety, Rong Dong'an not only prescribed them, but the medicine he made was extremely potent. Even a wolf would surely fall if it came into contact with his medicine!
After preparing the medicine, Rong Dong'an instructed Xu Shi to sew a beautiful purse for Rong Sheng, so that he could wear it on his person and use the sleeping potion on anyone who dared to do so!
Rong Sheng was just joking when she said that, but she didn't expect Rong Dong'an to take it seriously and actually give her a sleeping potion.
How could Rong Sheng possibly take his father's kindness for granted? So he happily accepted it: "Father, don't worry, if anyone tries to bully me, I'll definitely use sleeping potion on them!"
The sleeping potion could only knock a person unconscious for a short time and wouldn't kill them, so Rong Dong'an was quite at ease.
But he also instructed Rong Sheng to be careful not to come into contact with any sleeping pills.
After the village head agreed to let the old gambler live in the second courtyard next door, the old gambler couldn't wait to move in, but he was dumbfounded when he moved in.
Because all the furniture in the yard had been moved out, except for the kitchen utensils, there was only a bed and a dilapidated wardrobe left in the house, and nothing else.
They had originally agreed to let the old gambler move in, but everyone knew he loved gambling, so the village headman ordered the villagers to move all the furniture out of the house. They were worried that the old gambler would be disobedient and continue gambling behind their backs, selling other people's furniture, which would make them criminals.
The old gambler was furious and wanted to confront the village head, but before he could even leave the house, he was brutally beaten by the men in black.
If they weren't such a compulsive gambler, they'd have beds to sleep in! They wouldn't be sleeping on the floor! And this bastard still doesn't realize that the reason they're suffering like this is because of his gambling addiction!!
The old gambler wanted to resist and shout, but the guards weren't fools. They had already silenced him from the start, so no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound, and no one would come to his rescue.
After beating the old gambler until he was lying motionless on the ground, Qin Yi took out a medicine and fed it to him. After the old gambler swallowed it, Qin Yi said coldly, "Do you remember what I told you? Do you know what you need to do tomorrow?"
The old gambler was silenced by acupressure, unable to speak, but his dusty face nodded repeatedly.
"Remember this, if you mess this up!" Qin Yi suddenly grabbed the old gambler by the neck, "You'll be going to see the King of Hell!"
The old gambler's pupils contracted in fright, and he made a series of incoherent sounds, which were difficult to understand, but Qin Yi deciphered them through the old gambler's eyes.
"Then you'd better watch yourself!"
After saying that, Qin Yi disdainfully abandoned the old gambler and disappeared without a trace.
As soon as Qin Yi left, the old gambler's tense nerves relaxed, and he lay on the ground like a lump of mud.
After finishing their work, the three brothers, Rong Hua, Rong Zheng, and Rong Mu, learned from Rong Sheng that the old gambler had moved in next door. They went to the old gambler's temporary home with perfect understanding.
Unexpectedly, upon entering, they saw the old gambler lying on the ground, half-dead. They raised their eyebrows with interest, then strode over to the old gambler and looked down at him.
Rong Zheng half-squatted down, grabbed the old gambler by the collar, and yanked him up, saying, "Hey! Isn't this the old gambler who's trying to turn over a new leaf? Why are you lying on the ground, half-dead? Is the ground comfortable?"
The old gambler knew that if he stayed here, the Rong brothers would definitely come looking for trouble; he couldn't escape it.
The gambler couldn't make a sound because the pressure point hadn't been released yet, so he let Rong Zheng drag him around.
Seeing that the old gambler remained silent, Rong Zheng chuckled and suddenly released his clothes. Caught off guard, the old gambler was thrown to the ground with a thud, letting out a scream.
If there were any birds nearby, they would surely be startled and fly away by this scream.
"Second Brother, you're too rough! This will alarm Sheng Bao. We need to be gentler!" Rong Mu said with a wicked glint in his dark eyes, "We can't be too violent when dealing with someone like the old gambler. After all, Uncle Village Head has set a whole bunch of rules for him, and he still has to work in the fields. If we're too harsh, Uncle Village Head will scold us!"
Upon hearing this, Rong Zheng agreed, "Then tell me, how should we deal with this old gambler?"
They are not afraid of the old gambler causing them trouble, but they are afraid of the old gambler resorting to underhanded tactics.
Especially since they were working in the fields and couldn't take care of Shengbao.
So the three brothers decided to teach the old gambler a lesson!
Rong Mu smiled and said, "Isn't that simple? When you were a child, you didn't practice martial arts properly, so how did your master punish you?"
Rong Zheng's eyes lit up: "This method is really good, what do you think, brother?"
“It’s really good! But we have to shut the old gambler up! What if he shouts loudly and the nearby clansmen hear it? That would be bad! Bad!” Rong Hua said sanctimoniously.
"Easy!" Rong Zheng leaned against the door, took off his shoes and socks, then took the smelly socks, walked barefoot to the old gambler's side, and stuffed the smelly socks into the old gambler's mouth.
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