Tong Shusheng looked at the words in black and white, as well as the fingerprints on the paper, and he never thought that there would be such a pair of daughter and mother in the world!
Lin Xianxian carefully helped Dong Su'e sit down, "Mom, don't worry, leave the rest to me!"
"Humph, this IOU doesn't count at all!"
"Bullshit, why doesn't it count?"
Ma Lanqi fiercely guarded the IOU, wishing she could spit at Lin Xianxian. He gritted his teeth and said, "It's written in black and white. You want to deny it? No way!"
Lin Xianxian said calmly, "Okay, let's go to the county committee now. Chinese law stipulates that charging more than three times the interest on the loan is illegal usury. You've already broken the law, so expect to go to jail!"
Ma Lanqi's face turned pale, but he kept on complaining, "Who... who are you trying to scare?"
There was no legal education at that time, and everyone was skeptical.
Lin Xianxian stood with her hands behind her back, her words burning, "If you don't believe me, forget it. I'm going to the county to sue you for illegal loan sharking. You and your son are feigning illness to get money, which constitutes extortion. You and your son can expect to go to jail!"
"You... you're talking nonsense. Your mother also agreed and pressed her fingerprints. She did it willingly. What law did I break?"
Even an old man with a flat head would be a little scared when he heard that he had broken the law, let alone an old woman. No matter how sharp her mouth was, she could not defeat the majesty of the law.
The louder she spoke, the more guilty she seemed to everyone.
She looked at Tong Shusheng helplessly, "Secretary, you are very knowledgeable. This bitch must be trying to scare an old woman like me. I borrowed the money to do it well, so how could it be a mistake?"
She was asking Secretary Tong, but it seemed like she was seeking comfort.
Secretary Tong's face turned cold. "How dare you! We've been in the new society for so many years, and you dare to lend money at high interest rates? Just wait for jail time!"
Ma Lanqi's lips were trembling with fear. Dong Jinniu was as silent as a quail, just wanting to find an opportunity to get himself out of it. He was even a little annoyed that his mother was so stupid.
"Secretary...Secretary...Secretary, I, an old woman, don't know anything about this. Please don't..."
Secretary Tong has been rooted in the countryside for many years, and the only thing on his mind is the suffering of the farmers. He has never paid any attention to the newly introduced laws, but this old woman is so hateful that she should be severely punished even if she has not broken the law.
"You are following the old society's style of oppressing the common people and rebelling against the country. How could the country let you off so easily? If we had gone back twenty years, you would have been shot."
Ma Lanqi's droopy head made him look even older.
"Secretary, please be kind. I, Ma Lan, have been honest and upright all my life and have never dared to step on an ant. Please don't bother with an old woman like me. My old bones can't stand such torture!"
She smiled flatteringly, and the wrinkles on her face looked like blooming chrysanthemums.
Secretary Tong had already figured out her character and said coldly, "Whether you go to jail or not depends on your daughter's family. If she tells the county about this, even if you're the county magistrate's mother, no one can protect you!"
Ma Lanqi was frightened, her legs trembling, and she moved reluctantly in front of Dong Su'e, "Su'e, please don't tell anyone about this, or I'll be dead!"
She pulled Dong Su'e's arm flatteringly, "My dear daughter, you definitely don't want to see me sad!"
Dong Su'e stepped back awkwardly, "Mom, our Xianxian is the boss, you should ask her!"
Lin Xianxian smiled knowingly. Her mother-in-law's meaning was obvious: she no longer trusted Lin Xianxian at all.
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