In the afternoon sunshine, Song Jiao sat leisurely in the spacious courtyard of her home, flipping through an exquisite gay comic book in her hand.
Her life was now becoming quite comfortable, and since she had started lending money to the people of the village, her fame and influence had grown.
However, this calm exterior hides a cold calculation and shrewdness.
As the number of borrowers increased, even neighboring villagers came to her to borrow money. In the first few months, the repayment situation was quite good.
But as time goes by, the number of people repaying their loans gradually decreases, and it seems that some people begin to take chances and think they can escape their debts.
That day, a burly man with a serious expression pushed the door open. He was Song Jiao's subordinate who was responsible for debt collection.
He walked up to Song Jiao with a stack of IOUs and said, "Miss, the Li Zhi family hasn't paid back the money since the first month, and it's been five months in arrears now. Can we go and get their land deeds according to the rules?"
Song Jiao raised her head, a sneer on her lips, "It's almost time. Remember to bring the police station over. If anyone dares to cause trouble, don't be polite. As long as they don't kill them, we can afford the medical expenses."
Anyway, the medical expenses are so little now, but I’m the one who suffers.
This family bullies the weak and fears the strong. When the original owner was easy to bully, they always ordered him around.
After she became strong, these people treated her as invisible.
The man nodded and immediately turned around to make arrangements.
Not long after, a group of people gathered at the entrance of Lijia Village, and this scene immediately attracted the attention of the village chief.
When he learned that these people were looking for Li Zhi's house, he hurried to lead the way himself.
At this moment, the village chief's daughter Li Jiaojiao also noticed Song Jiao in the crowd.
She walked up to Song Jiao in confusion and asked, "Why are you here? Didn't you cut off ties with your parents?"
Song Jiao smiled faintly, "I'm just here to watch the show, not to go home. What happens to them has nothing to do with me." There was a sense of detachment and indifference in her tone, as if she was talking about something that had nothing to do with her.
Li Jiaojiao couldn't help but frown. She knew the nature of Li Zhi's family very well. Before, they could give away their daughter in order to get rich, but now if they are facing huge debt pressure, they might really use Song Jiao to pay off the debt.
She couldn't help but remind Song Jiao to be careful.
However, Song Jiao just smiled without saying anything and followed the crowd towards the original owner's home.
Li Jiaojiao also followed the crowd to watch the fun.
The sunlight shines through the clouds, dappling onto the dilapidated wooden door of Li Zhi's house.
At this moment, Li Zhi's face was pale and his eyes were full of panic.
He saw a shadowy figure outside the door and his heart tightened. He hurriedly found a thick piece of wood and propped it tightly against the shaky wooden door.
He turned and fled back into the house, his heart pounding as if it was about to jump out of his chest.
He is penniless now, and even basic living is difficult to maintain, let alone repaying the debt.
With a few loud "bangs", the originally fragile wooden door instantly shattered under the feet of the burly men.
Wood chips flew everywhere, and the door panel fell down, revealing a group of tall and strong creditors.
They rushed into the yard like wolves and searched everywhere.
Several big men walked straight into the room, opened the wardrobe door, and pulled the shivering Father Li out of the closet.
Father Li was frightened out of his wits by the sudden change. He fell to his knees and kowtowed repeatedly.
His voice was trembling and tearful. "Brother, it's not that I don't want to pay you back, it's that I really don't have any! I haven't eaten for two days. Look, I have nothing at home."
He looked up and saw Wang Qiang standing in the front. He felt like he had found a lifeline and crawled over to him, kneeling down and saying, "Brother Qiang, Brother Qiang! Look, I really don't have any money. Give me another month and I promise to return all the money to you!"
However, Wang Qiang stood there coldly, looking at him expressionlessly.
He took out the IOU and waved it in front of Father Li: "It's okay, we didn't come here today to ask you to pay back the money."
He paused and continued, "We're here to reclaim the land. Since the money was mortgaged with the land, you should take the three of you and leave now. The house is ours, and your land as well."
Father Li was struck by lightning when he heard this. He sat on the ground for a long time without being able to recover.
Song Jiao stood quietly in the crowd, her eyes as sharp as ice, staring at Father Li.
She sighed softly. Today's scene was not only to punish Li Zhi's family, but also to warn other villagers with similar ideas. Her goal was clear: to make Li Zhi and his family of three leave this place completely.
Suddenly, Li Zhi rushed out of the house, his face full of anger and despair.
He held a kitchen knife tightly in his hand, pointed at the crowd and shouted, "No! How much is that? You actually want to kick us out!" His voice was trembling and full of power, as if he was defending his last dignity.
Li Zhi recalled that when someone in the village wanted to buy his house and land, they offered two hundred yuan each. But now these people wanted to drive them out with only one hundred yuan. This was simply an insult!
However, Wang Qiang turned a blind eye to Li Zhi's anger.
He gave a look to the person next to him, and the man immediately stepped forward and easily snatched the kitchen knife from Li Zhi's hand.
Wang Qiang sneered, "Because you didn't pay us back the first month, you now owe us 166.5 yuan. We haven't even charged you the penalty interest yet, and you still dare to resist?"
With Wang Qiang's order, "Go and throw out all the belongings of this family of three. If they don't leave, send them to the police station!" Everyone took action.
The police from the police station were already on standby in the crowd. Seeing that Li Zhi's family of three did not move, they took out handcuffs.
When Mr. Li and Li Zhi saw the handcuffs, fear instantly surged in their hearts.
They were afraid of being arrested, so they immediately returned home and started packing their things.
After a while, they walked out of the house carrying large and small bags, leaving this former home without looking back.
This scene was seen by the other villagers who were present to borrow money, and they couldn't help but feel nervous.
They realized the seriousness of the matter: if they did not repay the money on time, they would likely face the same fate as Li Zhi's family.
As a result, several villagers who had borrowed money immediately returned home and began to find ways to raise money to repay the loan.
They don't want to lose their homes and dignity because of momentary greed.
Song Jiao had seen enough of the drama and turned to leave the crowd. Li Zhi saw Song Jiao and rushed over, "Wait, we have money! Li Zhaodi! Our family will use Li Zhaodi to pay off the debt!"
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