Chapter 112 The Best Mother-in-law's Handbook 34
As the due date approached, the people around her became more and more nervous. Ji Changsheng even stopped what he was doing and focused on accompanying his wife every day. Even the child Ajiu no longer flew up and down the roof every day. Like a puppy, he stayed at every place Feng Wu passed by.
Feng Wu was very happy. Every time she met someone, she would take out some snacks from her purse and put them into the children's hands, no matter what kind of snacks they were, a handful of pine nuts, some candied fruits, a piece of malt sugar, or some dried meat.
On this day, Ji Changsheng left Shande Village and went to the town by carriage for something. He thought that since he would only be gone for half a day, there should be no problems at home.
But less than an hour after they left, a group of people came to the village. These people looked ferocious and carried short knives in their hands. It was obvious that they were not hooligans to be trifled with. Zhu Erlang, who was tied with hemp ropes and had a bruised face and nose, walked in front to lead the way.
Arriving in front of a blue brick and tile house, Zhu Erlang's hands were tied, and he could only bang his head against the door, howling miserably, "Mother! Open the door and save my son, he is about to be beaten to death by them, wuwuwu..."
Hearing the noise, Ajiu tiptoed and immediately climbed up the two-meter-high courtyard wall, tilting his head to look outside to see what was happening.
The noise outside the yard was getting louder and louder, attracting many villagers. Feng Wu originally didn't plan to go out, but the doorman came running and said that the second grandfather had also been alarmed. Fearing that something might happen to the old man because of Zhu Erlang, Feng Wu had no choice but to hold her stomach and go to deal with it.
The courtyard gate opened. Apart from the person involved, Zhu Erlang, and a group of thugs with unfriendly faces blocking the door, there was also a circle of villagers gathered a few meters away. As expected, no matter which dynasty, there is always a crowd of onlookers.
Second Grandfather, supported by his great-grandson, walked towards Feng Wu and glanced disapprovingly at her large belly. "Changdan's wife, you're so pregnant! Go back to your room and lie down. Wait for Changdan to come back and take care of it."
The man who came here dared to come here and cause trouble because the man left. Naturally, he would not obey. He kicked Zhu Erlang, who was standing silently aside, and spat, "Old man, you are tired of living! This is none of your business. We are here to collect a debt today."
After saying this, he pulled out a document with a bloody handprint on it from his bosom and said, "This Zhu Erlang lost 1,000 taels of silver in our God of Wealth Casino and promised to use the soap recipe as collateral. If he can't pay back the money, he will use the recipe as compensation."
Zhu Erlang, lying on the ground, was in so much pain that he almost died. He felt guilty listening to his own great achievements, and when he thought of the one thousand taels of silver, his heart ached.
Hearing about the gambling debt of one thousand taels, not only the second grandfather, but everyone present took a deep breath. Most people had never seen even ten taels of silver, let alone one thousand taels.
"Erlang, do you really owe so much gambling debts?" asked the second grandfather in a trembling voice.
Feng Wu was afraid that Second Grandfather would get hurt because of such a small matter, so he quickly stepped forward to support the old man, "Second Grandfather, my husband and I can handle this matter, so you don't have to worry about it. Gensheng, quickly help Great Grandfather into the house."
Zhu Gensheng didn't want his great-grandfather to worry about the affairs of the younger generation at such an old age, so when he heard this, he hurriedly half-supported and half-pushed the man into the yard.
The second grandfather glared at his grandson unhappily, his eyes full of worry.
Feng Wu could only whisper to explain the situation clearly to save the old man from worrying, "Second Grandpa, these people are here just for the soap recipe. Don't worry, we have people to protect us in the capital, so nothing will happen."
When he heard that there was a nobleman from the capital to support him, the second grandfather's anxious expression immediately relaxed. Since Changdan's wife was a successful person and she said so, there was no problem. He didn't insist on guarding the door. He was old, and if something really happened to him, the children would be worried too.
Now that he had no more worries, Feng Wu turned his gaze to Zhu Erlang and said in a cold tone, "Since we've already split up, you should pay off your gambling debts yourself. That mortgage document is completely useless. You'll have to fend for yourself. We don't have a thousand taels to pay you back!"
The leader of the thugs seemed to have guessed this situation a long time ago. They have been collecting debts for several years and have seen all kinds of people. It is easy to deal with people like this who will not cry until they are in the coffin.
"Brothers, since he can't pay his debt, beat him up first, then chop off his hands. Then use his wife and children to pay off the debt. Hehe, if they are pretty, they can be sold in the brothel and be worth some money."
Liu Qiao, who was hiding in the crowd, trembled with fear when she heard that she was going to be sold to a brothel. Someone like her would be sold to the lowest kind of place, serving those peddlers of low birth, and finally contracting a disease, and then being thrown into a mass grave on a straw mat.
Having heard a lot of these stories over the years, Liu Qiao placed her hopeful eyes on her mother-in-law.
If her mother-in-law was willing to help pay off the debt, she wouldn't have to be sold. But if her mother-in-law was really cruel and didn't care about her life or death, then she would have to let down her two children!
Feng Wu listened to this without any emotion in his heart. He just kept a cold face, said nothing, and did not stop it.
The thug leader laughed sinisterly, "Come on! Brothers, give him a good beating."
Four people immediately surrounded Zhu Erlang, who was lying on the ground pretending to be dead, and started beating and kicking him.
Zhu Erlang, who was lying on the ground in agony, was like a dying earthworm, crawling towards his mother, "Mom, I know I was wrong, and I won't dare to do it again. Please help me this time. From now on, I will turn over a new leaf and never gamble again. Mom, please, I don't want to die!"
The few of them acted with discretion. Their purpose was not to kill people, but to get the money. Now, Zhu Erlang, this spineless guy, knelt on the ground, kowtowed and swore to the sky, saving them the trouble of talking.
Feng Wu remained unmoved, and continued, "If you don't have a thousand taels at home, you'll die. If you don't have it, you don't have it."
Zhu Erlang refused to give up. "Even if I don't have the money, I still have the recipe! Mother, a recipe in exchange for your son's life, what else is there to be reluctant about? Mother..."
"You think mother doesn't want to exchange the prescription for you, but the prescription has already been bought by a nobleman who came from Beijing. If I sell the prescription again, our whole family will offend the nobleman, and what good will it do? Son! For the safety of our family, I have to let you down." After saying that, Feng Wu covered her face with her hands and sobbed softly.
Zhu Erlang: "...Then, what should I do?" Looking at his own pair of healthy hands, did he really have to chop them off?
No, no, no, I can’t!
"Mother, how much silver do you have? We can pay back part of it first. At worst, we can use Liu and the two children to pay off the debt first, and we can pay the rest slowly."
After these words were spoken, everyone looked at Zhu Erlang in disbelief.
Liu Qiao, who was originally standing there, was no longer visible.
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