After Granny Zhang finished speaking, not only the casino's thugs, but even Zhang San'er was shocked.
"Mother, how could you say that? You have to save me! If I can't pay back the money, they're going to chop off my hands."
Don't you feel sorry for me? I'm your most beloved youngest son.
Granny Zhang sneered.
"You are indeed my most beloved youngest son, but what good is my love for you?"
You don't even care about me, your mother.
Sigh, rather than letting you continue like this, I'd rather you were paralyzed or crippled. At least then you wouldn't be causing trouble at home.
And you guys, I don't care if you set this up or if this kid is just stupid.
Now that you're here for money, take whatever valuable items you find and move them.
Every little bit helps.
If that's really not enough, you can see how much this old woman is worth.
Take the old woman away; she'll be your slave, working like a beast of burden to pay off the boy's gambling debts.
The thugs weren't easily intimidated, and they couldn't remain calm after hearing Granny Zhang's dismissive words.
They want money, not their mothers.
At Zhang Pozi's age, she's worth at most one and a half taels of silver, and that's assuming she's physically healthy.
As a result, the thugs naturally took everything they could from the Zhang family's courtyard. They even took the quilts and clothes.
You can get several dozen coins for it at the brokerage.
The raids were like a locust swarm, leaving absolutely nothing behind.
However, these things still cannot be used as money to pay off debts; they can only be considered as interest.
Looking at the empty house, Granny Zhang laughed, and tears streamed down her face.
"You still owe them 30 taels of silver. What are your plans?"
After laughing for a while, Granny Zhang suddenly asked a question.
When had Zhang San'er ever seen his mother so frightening? He swallowed hard.
"How would I know? Mother, please help me think of a solution quickly."
I don't want my hand to actually be chopped off.
"Mom, how about we sell this house?"
Granny Zhang glanced at her son and said, "Do you really think this house belongs to us? It really doesn't."
They just asked their mother to help look after the house; the deed isn't in our hands, so don't get your hopes up.
Upon hearing this, Zhang San'er immediately deflated like a punctured balloon.
"Mom, what should we do? Why didn't you say so sooner?"
Although Zhang San'er didn't explain it completely, Granny Zhao did understand.
"If you had told us earlier, this house could have been ours."
Or do you think that if you knew the house you were living in wasn't your own property, you would have lost less money?
Then I have to admire you. With such a good ability to control the cards, how come you always end up in debt?
Mother really doesn't have any money right now.
Why don't you go and see if you can scrape together some money from some friends?
Zhang San'er was so angry that his teeth itched. "What do you mean by 'pooling'? Don't you think borrowed money doesn't have to be paid back?"
After saying that, she squatted down on the ground and burst into tears.
Granny Zhang watched coldly from the sidelines, without uttering a sound.
Granny Zhang got up.
"Oh, it's all because your mother spoiled you. You've always gotten whatever you wanted since you were little, and the best things in the house are always given to you."
Our family is in this state now, and you're still a compulsive gambler. I regret it so much.
"If your mother hadn't stopped your father from beating you back then, wouldn't you be much stronger than you are now?"
After Zhang Pozi finished speaking, she looked at her son carefully, as if she wanted to etch his image into her heart.
"Shut up, you're all useless."
"If you were any good, you would have readily handed over the money back then, and our family wouldn't be in this state now."
After Zhang San'er finished cursing, he remembered the matter of asking his mother to cook.
Granny Zhang nodded, "Alright, Mother will go see what's left in the kitchen."
When they arrived at the kitchen, there was nothing there, not even a clay pot.
Granny Zhang went back into the house and said to Zhang San'er, "Stay at home for a while, I'll go borrow an earthenware pot to cook porridge."
After saying that, Granny Zhang went out.
Before leaving, Lin glanced at the small courtyard one last time, and then left.
Time slipped away bit by bit, and as the sun began to set, Zhang San'er still hadn't seen Zhang Pozi.
At this point, he panicked, he really panicked.
Over the years, no matter what he did or how big a mistake he made, his mother always cleaned up his messes.
In his mind, Granny Zhang was omnipotent.
No matter the circumstances, they can always find a way to squeeze out money.
But why isn't Mother coming back? Has something happened to her?
Lost in his thoughts, Zhang San'er curled up on the wooden plank he had kicked apart that morning and drifted off to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhang San'er felt dizzy and had a sore throat, and he knew he had caught a cold.
He searched the inner and outer rooms but couldn't find his mother.
Someone knocked on the door outside the courtyard. Zhang San'er went out to open it, and the manager of the brokerage firm came in.
He might not recognize someone else, but he couldn't possibly not recognize the manager of this brokerage firm.
He vividly remembered what happened in court more than a month ago.
"What are you doing at my house?" Zhang San'er asked.
The broker's manager smiled very kindly.
"I'm here to take possession of the house. I heard your house was emptied out yesterday. Aren't you here to vacate it for us?"
Zhang San'er was dumbfounded. "Impossible, this house belongs to my family. What house are you taking?"
Zhang San'er looked like he had been severely shocked.
The brokerage manager shook his head.
"You're wrong. I have the deed; how could it possibly belong to you?"
"Alright, that's enough. Just leave now. We're taking this house back today."
Zhang San'er was thrown out of the yard in a daze, and then watched helplessly as the door and the main gate were locked with a large padlock.
This time, Zhang San'er was completely convinced that the house did not belong to him.
The brokerage manager didn't mention that he had just bought the house yesterday.
It's because of what Zhang Xiaolang did that he really deserved a beating.
He wanted to kick him a few times.
This guy is someone who never learns from his mistakes; he'll get himself into trouble sooner or later.
Zhang San'er squatted at the gate, scratching his head, before realizing what he might be facing.
He tried to escape, but as soon as he reached the alley entrance, he saw the casino's thugs coming to collect the money. This was unacceptable.
Zhang San'er quickly retreated.
Their house was located at the very end of the alley, so it was impossible for Zhang San'er to move back to his original house.
He took a running start, ran into his neighbor's yard, and then quietly slipped past them into the backyard, thus narrowly escaping.
As Zhang San'er looked at the bustling street, unsure of where to run, he heard a furious commotion behind him.
"Quick, that kid's over there, chase after him."
Zhang San'er glanced back and exclaimed, "Oh my god!" He then turned and ran towards the city gates.
Anyone with a clear head would have run towards the east or south gate, but Zhang San'er, in his panic, ran straight to the north gate.
It's easy to leave home but difficult to enter the city because he doesn't have an identity document.
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