He lured the people from the gambling den here, not believing that Cheng Yue and Chen An would just stand by and watch him chop off his hands and stomp his feet. Bloodshed in a new house is bad luck!
If they're afraid of breaking any taboos, they'll definitely give them money! Besides, with so many people watching, if they don't give them money to save his life, let's see what the villagers will say about them!
Everyone knows that Cheng Yue and her family are the richest in the village; ten taels of silver is nothing to them.
However, he doesn't know when those people will catch up, so he needs to stall for time.
After thinking about it, Erlaizi had no choice but to lower his posture and said with a smile, "Sister Cheng, we're from the same village, why do you always curse people?"
Your house is so big, having me along will speed things up, and you won't lose anything.
"How about this, I'll only take ten coins as wages, and I guarantee I'll do plenty of work!"
Qian Yulan rolled her eyes in anger, "Can't you understand human language? No wonder you're called Laizi, you just like to shamelessly hang around here!"
Chen An didn't want to waste any more words with him, so he directly used a big stick to punish him, saying, "Get out!"
Er Laizi grimaced in pain, running and yelling, "Brother Chen An! Talk to me properly, why did you hit me?"
As she spoke, she headed towards the new house. Cheng Yue had sensed something was wrong earlier, and now she was even more certain of her thoughts: Er Laizi was definitely up to something!
Normally, if he were being beaten, he would have run away in a flash. But now, he's being whipped with a stick and is howling in pain, yet he's not running down the mountain. Instead, he keeps trying to sneak into the new house. It would be strange if there wasn't something fishy going on!
"Stop hitting him, grab him!"
Cheng Yue shouted, and the people building houses over there heard it too. Although they didn't know what had happened, Zhang Dashan and Zhang Dajiang still put down their work and rushed to help catch Er Laizi.
Despite not being a hard worker, Er Laizi was quite agile when it came to hiding. It took Chen An and the other two to catch him together.
Er Laizi was pinned down and unable to move. Cheng Yue stepped forward and kicked him, "Say it! What exactly do you want to do!"
"What are you doing! I just want to make some money! Why are you hitting me!"
Er Laizi's heart pounded, and he cursed inwardly, "This woman's mind works way too fast!"
Just as Cheng Yue was about to speak, she heard a loud shout from behind her: "Well, you rascal, you dare to run away?"
As the group turned around, they saw seven or eight scarred men coming up the mountain. They looked fierce and were holding knives, which frightened them all.
The children at the gate were trembling. After realizing what was happening, they ran straight towards Cheng Yue and the others.
Now not only Cheng Yue realized what was happening, but everyone else did too. Chen An kicked Er Laizi to the ground, yelling, "You beast!"
Zhang Dashan kicked Zhang Dajiang twice more: "You damned thing, you offended people outside and still dared to bring them here!"
Even while cowering on the ground, Erlaizi shouted, "I have no money. If you want money, go to this house. It's the richest family in our village!"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt their blood boil, but looking at the group of men carrying knives opposite them, they didn't know what to say for a moment.
The men opposite frowned as they looked at the dilapidated house. Was this the richest family?
"Brother, look over there, they're building a new house!"
"With so many bricks and tiles, they must be rich!"
The scarred man at the head nodded in satisfaction. They had come to the right place. Er Laizi's worthless life had at least led them the way.
"That scoundrel owes our gambling den ten taels of silver, and now the interest is compounding. If you come up with twenty taels, we'll spare his life for now! Otherwise..."
Those present were at a loss for words. Even if Er Laizi were sold, he wouldn't be worth ten taels of silver, yet he dared to borrow ten taels from the gambling den.
If they can't pay back the money, they lead people to Cheng Yue's place. How is that any different from murder for money?
Qian Yulan mustered her courage and said, "This is not Er Laizi's house, and we have nothing to do with him. If you want money, ask him, you won't get it from us!"
Scarface took a few steps forward. "I don't care if he has anything to do with you! Now that we're here, we can't leave empty-handed!"
What a joke! Does he think he can't see that Er Laizi has no connection with this family?
But since we're already here, and Er Laizi claims to have connections, we definitely have to get something back. Otherwise, we won't get anything and we'll get scolded when we get back.
Everyone was speechless for a moment. These debt collectors had their eyes on Cheng Yue's family! They were armed with knives, what were they going to do?
Cheng Yue raised an eyebrow, "Do you have a grudge against your boss? Do you want to see the gambling den shut down?"
Scarface was stunned. "What nonsense are you talking about!"
They depend on their employers for food, so why would they want the gambling den to close down?
Judging from his reaction, Cheng Yue knew that he wasn't some reckless kidnapper, but rather someone the gambling den employed specifically to collect debts.
He then coldly said, "That's strange! Since you have no grudge against your boss, why would you act like a bandit? Randomly choosing a place to rob and plunder? Aren't you afraid of offending people and bringing disaster to your gambling den?"
The group of scarred men exchanged bewildered glances. Who was this woman? She wasn't afraid of them at all, and she was even speaking so confidently!
“Brother, I think this woman has a point. In this poor, remote village, how could they build such a big house? Who knows what they do for a living? They might have powerful connections. We can’t afford to cause trouble for the owner!”
Scarface thought to himself that his third brother was the smartest person in their debt collection team, and he couldn't ignore his words.
But having already said it, it would be embarrassing to take it back suddenly, so he could only continue, "If you don't save him, then we'll have no choice but to cut off his hands and feet!"
Er Laizi trembled upon hearing this. He had truly misjudged the situation; he hadn't expected Cheng Yue to evade him with just a few words. He could only cling to Chen An's trouser leg and say:
"Brother Chen! Please save me! We're from the same village, and you're not short of money. You can't just stand by and watch me die! What will the villagers think of you?"
Brother Chen, please help me this time. I promise I won't gamble anymore. Consider this money a loan, and I'll pay you back later!
You can't just watch me get my arms and legs broken! You can't be so cruel!
Chen An kicked him away, not wanting to say another word, "Serves him right for dying!"
How dare they threaten him with those words? What business is it of theirs if they have money?
Just then, the village head ran up quickly, followed by Wang Qiufen and three children.
They heard that Erlaizi had come here and were afraid he would cause some shameful trouble, so they rushed up as fast as they could.
As soon as Erlaizi saw the newcomers, he pointed at them and shouted, "Arrest them! Arrest them! These few sluts are all my children, take them all to pay off the debt! Please spare me!"
Three money-losing girls, I've been supporting them for a while now, they'll have to be put to good use! Otherwise, all these years of feeding them would have been for nothing.
If Cheng Yue and Chen An don't want to help, then so be it. We'll settle this score later!
Upon hearing this, Wang Qiufen and the three maids were completely stunned!
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