Qian Xiuzhu walked up to her father-in-law and said, "Dad, don't blame me for being nosy. That's one hundred taels of silver. Even if they emptied the house, it wouldn't be worth that much. We can't sell our children just for our brother-in-law, right?"
At this point, her eyes reddened, "Don't even mention that I'm still alive. Even if I'm dead, if someone sells my child, I won't let her go even if I become a ghost!"
Old Man Jiang tapped his pipe with a worried look on his face and said in a low voice, "What are you talking about! As long as I'm not dead yet, this family won't break up!"
As he spoke, he seemed to have made up his mind and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, be quiet, be quiet!"
As soon as Old Man Jiang spoke, the father and son of the first wife stopped immediately.
The two groups, who had been pushing and shoving each other, gradually calmed down.
The debt collector was furious after hearing this. He shouted, "Let me make it clear to you! Even if you report this to the authorities, you won't be able to escape the hundred taels of silver. If you don't pay today, it will be much more than a hundred taels tomorrow!"
Old Man Jiang glanced at the young man in the lead and hunched over a bit. "Just wait."
After saying that, he turned and went into the house.
Seeing that the old man had relaxed, Liu also breathed a sigh of relief. However, when she saw the mahogany box in the old man's hand, she was shocked and almost couldn't breathe.
That was the item she wanted to leave to her son as a family heirloom!
She was about to step forward when Qian Xiuzhu grabbed her and said, "Mom, it would be great if you could pay off your son's debt with the money you earned by violating your conscience!"
Liu's heart skipped a beat. Just as she was about to curse, she met the vicious gaze of the eldest son's wife. She suddenly felt cold all over and lost her strength.
Qian Xiuzhu thought about the miserable end of her family in her dream, all caused by this evil woman, and she wanted to eat her flesh and drink her blood.
The dream also depicted the current situation, the difference being that she and the head of the household could not bring themselves to do so and had to clean up the mess for Jiang Shujian for the sake of their father-in-law. They borrowed money from every household but it was still not enough. Liu, like before, pulled out her mute sister to pay for the money.
She and the head of the household stepped forward to stop them, and they did stop them. The mute girl was not sold that day. She just told the debt collector that she would think of a way to deal with it after her father-in-law came back. When her father-in-law came home and heard about this, he was so angry that he almost couldn't breathe. He had a big quarrel with Liu, took out a gold inlaid jade, and said that he would go to the town to pay off Jiang Shujian's debt the next day.
Who would have thought that in the middle of the night, while everyone was asleep, Liu took the mute girl who had gotten up to go to the town and sold her to the debt collector.
The next day they went to the town again but couldn't find the person.
This morning she told the head of the family that she dreamed that her brother-in-law went to gamble and borrowed money at high interest, owing someone a hundred taels of silver.
The boss didn't believe it, and she didn't believe it either.
Although my brother-in-law is not very promising and is spoiled too much by Liu, he is a successful candidate in the imperial examination. People say that reading makes one wise, so how could he be involved in gambling like those big hooligans and second-rate guys in the village?
If the dream hadn't been so real, she wouldn't have said it out loud.
Although she didn't believe it, she was still uneasy, so when her father-in-law was about to go out today, she stopped him.
Unexpectedly, just after noon, the debt collectors came to the door. At this time, she knew that it was not just a dream. If she didn't change now, it would be their fate!
Thinking of this, Qian Xiuzhu tightened her grip on the back of Liu's neck, pulling until Liu wanted to stretch her legs and stare.
Old man Jiang walked up to the debt collector and handed the box to the young man.
"This is top-quality gold inlaid with jade. I had it appraised before, and it's worth a hundred taels, no less."
The young man opened the box and took a look. He saw that the jade was warm and smooth, and it was the best mutton-fat jade. This piece of jade alone must have weighed one hundred taels, not to mention the gold on it. The evil spirit around him dissipated a lot.
Glancing at Jiang Shujian, who was slumped on the ground with a bloodied face, he said to the old man in a self-righteous manner, "Uncle, kid, please don't say a word. A person's gambling behavior reveals his character. Your second son is a waste. Even if he doesn't gamble, he won't achieve much. He might even bring disaster to his wife and children. It's best to clean up the mess as soon as possible!"
After sowing discord, the young man waved his hand and led his people away in high spirits.
After the people left, the old man Jiang who was left standing there looked a little older.
The villagers were furious.
"I didn't expect Uncle De's family to have such a rich family fortune. That's worth a hundred taels of silver!"
Feng's old eyes, covered with cataracts, gleamed brightly. "This is terrible! We, his neighbors, didn't even know about this. How could you possibly know?"
There were also those who were sour, "Old man Jiang is so capable, but he can't even pass the exam to become a scholar?"
"How dare you, a peasant like you, call me a scoundrel? Uncle De is only doing this for that idiot Jiang Lao Er, otherwise he would have saved up more than this!"
The village chief didn't expect that Uncle De's family was so wealthy that they could easily take out jewelry worth a hundred taels.
He walked forward with a smile on his face and was about to say a few words of comfort when the person in front of him hurried away.
Old man Jiang walked up to Liu, who was crying bitterly, and slapped her in the face.
The onlookers felt relieved when they saw this scene, and some even clapped and cheered. Old Lady Liu's reputation in Shili Village was not very good. Almost every woman in the village had quarreled with her.
After being slapped suddenly, Liu forgot to cry. After she came to her senses, she swung her arm and hit Old Man Jiang.
However, Qian Xiuzhu, who had been watching her, was prepared. She hugged Liu's waist to prevent her from getting close to her father-in-law.
"You ungrateful old man! When I married you, you were a penniless widower. Over the years, I gave birth to your children and took care of you at home and outside, and now you want to kill me!"
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