After Sister Taozi calmed down, Qi Xinlan learned that Li Bing, Sister Taozi's younger brother, had somehow met a group of gangsters and played cards with them. At first, he could win money every day, but later he kept losing. When he lost, the people in the gambling house even lent money to Li Bing to play. The more Li Bing played, the more he lost. In the end, he lost a total of 800 yuan.
Now the other party has come to collect the debt, and they said that if you don’t collect the money, they will kill you!
After hearing this, Qi Xinlan still had something to understand. Isn’t this a honey trap?
"Sister Taozi, don't worry, I have a way. Just wait, I'll come to you tomorrow." After saying this, Qi Xinlan hurried home without waiting for Sister Taozi to answer.
Seeing Qi Xinlan hurried away, Sister Taozi didn't ask any more questions. She closed her eyes a little tiredly...
Qi family.
Qi Xinlan returned home and held an emergency family meeting.
The only people present at the meeting were Qi Xinlan, Qi Guowei and Zhao Lan.
Qi Xinlan told them everything she learned from Sister Taozi.
"This... this 800 yuan, my God, what is Li Bing doing?! Not only is he lazy and gluttonous, but now he plays cards. When something happens, he wants Taozi to marry someone else in exchange for a dowry to redeem him! This is too much. And Cai Hong and Li Aiguo are also confused. If Taozi really marries them, it will be ruined." Zhao Lan was angry and distressed. She was angry at Li Bing's ignorance, and she was distressed that Li Tao had to endure so much at such a young age.
"Mom, what does this mean? Is there something wrong with the Chen family?" Qi Xinlan asked anxiously.
"Hey, why do you think the Chen family offered such a high bride price? Isn't it because the Chen family's son is a fool!" Zhao Lan sighed.
"Old woman, how much money is left at home?" Qi Guohui asked with a frown.
Although he was angry about the Li family breaking off the engagement, if there was a reason, he was not the kind of person who would stand by and watch someone die. What's more, his son loved the girl from the Li family very much, and he couldn't bear to break them up.
"We still have 300 yuan at home, 200 yuan of which is the betrothal gift from the Xu family. How about we borrow some from relatives?" Zhao Lan looked worried. She still needed 500 yuan and didn't know if she could borrow it. After all, the difference was too big. These days every household is very poor. If it was only a difference of one or two hundred yuan, it would be fine.
"Let's stop taking my medicine from now on, and then we will go to borrow some from relatives tomorrow. The more we can borrow, the better." Qi Guohui pondered for a while. The main expense of the family is still his medicine.
"Old man, how can you stop taking your medicine? The doctor said that you have to take the medicine until you are completely cured. If you stop, you will give up halfway." Zhao Lan objected.
"Mom and Dad, forget it. She and I are not destined to be together." Qi Xinwei's room was not soundproofed, so he heard every word of the conversation in the living room.
When several people heard this, they all looked up and saw Qi Xinwei, whose hair was disheveled, beard was unkempt, clothes were dirty, he reeked of alcohol, and he exuded a decadent air.
Qi Xinwei felt that he was useless. He had not been a good student since childhood and only had brute force. He could do nothing except farming. His sister was smart since childhood and finally got into university, but she had no money to study. His beloved woman's family was in financial difficulty, and he could not afford so much money.
"Brother, don't be like this, I have a way." Qi Xinlan couldn't bear to see her brother's depressed look, so she spoke out.
"Lan Zi, don't tease me. What can you do?" Qi Xinwei smiled self-deprecatingly. If his sister had any ideas, she should have gone to school long ago instead of waiting to get married at home. In the end, he was useless!
"I really have a way. Look what this is?" Seeing that Qi Xinwei didn't believe her, Qi Xinlan put a stack of big unity on the table.
"Lan Zi, where did you get the money? Did Xu Minghao give it to you?" Zhao Lan blinked when she saw the stack of money and asked in disbelief.
"No, this is the money I earned from selling the ginseng I dug. I didn't tell you at first because I wanted to sell the ginseng before telling you the good news." After Qi Xinlan finished speaking, she told them the process of digging ginseng.
"Lan Zi, thank you. This money is equivalent to a loan from me. I will pay you back later!" Qi Xinwei said solemnly.
"Okay, big brother, pay me back when you have money." Qi Xinlan said without caring.
"Then I'll go find Taozi now." Qi Xinwei said impatiently.
"Wait a minute, brother, it's dark now, let's wait until tomorrow." Qi Xinlan said, pulling Qi Xinwei's arm.
"Haha, yes, yes, look at my head, I forgot about it." Qi Xinwei slapped his head hard and said happily.
Seeing everyone's faces filled with smiles again, Qi Xinlan also smiled...
It was already very late. Qi Xinlan took a comfortable bath and was about to go to bed when she suddenly remembered that Xu Minghao had given her a small cloth bag and asked her to look at it when she got home. She had actually forgotten about it. She quickly got up, found the small cloth bag, opened it, and saw that it was a white dress.
This white dress looked familiar. I thought, isn't this the dress I saw in the county? I didn't expect him to remember it and buy it for me. I felt so sweet at the thought.
The next day, Qi Xinwei urged Zhao Lan to go to the Li family quickly.
Zhao Lan had no choice but to eat a quick meal and go out because of Qi Xinwei's urging. Qi Xinlan followed her.
Li family.
"Dad, Mom, wuwu...you have to save me. Tomorrow is the deadline. They told me to go home and get the money. If I don't bring it back, they'll break my legs." Li Bing was very white and plump. It was rare to find young people who were both white and plump in that era. Who didn't work in the fields? Rough and dark? This shows how high Li Bing's status in the family was.
But at this time, his face was bruised and swollen, and he was crying loudly.
"Oh, these bastards, how could they beat my son like this? I will send your sister to Chen's house tomorrow. They promised to give her 800 yuan as a betrothal gift." Cai Hong felt heartbroken when she saw her son being beaten like this.
"Son, don't be afraid. Once your sister gets married, we will be rich. Please don't gamble anymore, okay? Even your parents can't save you if it happens again." Li Aiguo said with a distressed look on his face.
"Mom, isn't this the Chen family from Chenjia Village?" Li Bing asked.
"That's right, only their family can afford such a large dowry." Cai Hong looked indifferent, as if it was not her daughter who was getting married.
"But, mother, isn't the son of the Chen family a fool?" Li Bing felt a little reluctant. His sister had been very good to him since he was a child, and always gave him the best food and drink first. If she married a fool, wouldn't her life be ruined?
"What's wrong with it? She will enjoy a good life as soon as she gets married. The Chen family said that she only needs to take good care of their stupid son, and she doesn't have to work in the fields. How great." Cai Hong said indifferently.
"But..." Li Bing was about to say something when he was interrupted by Cai Hong.
"Besides, she's not our biological daughter, so why do you care so much? We've raised her for so many years, it's time for her to repay us." Cai Hong acted as if it was a matter of course.
"Mom, what did you say?!" Li Bing was shocked. What do you mean the child is not a biological child?
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