"Doctor! Quick, find a doctor!" the village chief's wife shouted anxiously.
The whole family was in chaos.
Just as the man was about to go find a doctor, one of the burly men who had come with him from the casino stepped forward.
"No need to call a doctor, I can do it. I know how to treat this illness; it's something I'm good at."
This is a common situation when collecting debts; whether it's feigned or genuine, he'll handle it.
After all, we can't let this waste time, can we?
Moreover, if someone gets so angry that they die while trying to collect a debt, even though it has nothing to do with them, it still won't be good for their casino's reputation.
So he specifically studied with several doctors.
The burly man stepped forward, produced a set of silver needles from somewhere, and inserted several needles. Almost immediately, the village chief exhaled a breath of stale air and regained consciousness…
"Wow, that's really impressive."
Some of the onlookers outside gasped in surprise.
The burly man cupped his hands in greeting: "Thank you for your kind offer."
Others: ...
"Grandpa, look, this is the IOU your son wrote, it's written very clearly. Are you going to take the money now or not?"
The big man's attitude was quite good.
The village chief, his face ashen, trembled as he said, "If I haven't seen my son, I won't admit it!"
How could his son be so absurd?
One thousand one hundred taels of silver!
How could they possibly produce that?
"It's alright, we can take you to the casino to see your son. If you still don't believe us, we can go to the government and sue you. We have witnesses who can prove that your son wrote the IOU while he was sober."
We tried to dissuade him before he lent us the money, but he wouldn't listen.
And then, this IOU is also…
Before the burly man could finish speaking, the seemingly mad village chief snatched the IOU, quickly stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it!
Looking at Shen Wanli makes me feel choked up.
Before the village chief could say anything, the burly man suddenly produced another IOU: "That one was fake, this one is real..."
The village chief snatched it back and continued eating!
But the big man actually took it out!
The big man even thoughtfully handed it over, asking, "Want some more? If you're hungry, I have plenty more here."
Are you kidding me? When you're out collecting debts, how could you possibly only have one IOU prepared?
He had seen this kind of trick countless times.
The village chief, whether out of anger or choking, kept rolling his eyes.
Another burly man said, "The most formidable one we've ever seen was someone who ate eighteen IOUs in one go and almost lost his life."
"That's right, we've prepared about a hundred IOUs, please feel free to eat as much as you like."
The burly men chuckled, as if mocking the village chief's actions.
The village chief's face flushed red and then pale, and his lips trembled as he didn't know what to say.
The village chief's wife and daughter-in-law wept and wailed, refusing to believe it was true.
"Wanli, Wanli, what exactly happened? My son was just helping you deliver wine, how did he get involved in gambling? Don't you think you should give me an explanation?"
The village chief actually pointed the finger at Shen Wanli!
Shen Wanli was utterly astonished.
Is this something a human would say?
Liu Dasheng was also furious: "Village chief, what does this have to do with Wanli? Laifu always delivers the wine himself, while he gambles away money. How could anyone else know?"
"That's right! You don't even know your own son gambles, so why are you blaming others? What, do you want our family to pay off this thousand taels of silver for you? Why don't you sell our whole family to pay off your son's debt!"
A woman's loud, forceful voice rang out, and everyone quickly made way for her.
It was Tian Guifen who brought the two brothers, Shen Yishan and Shen Erming.
As for Shen Liuliu's insistence on coming, Tian Guifen wouldn't allow it because it was freezing cold outside.
The little girl even threw a tantrum at home because of this.
How dare you speak to me like that?
The village chief was so angry that his beard trembled.
How dare you speak to me like that?
Tian Guifen responded with a cold laugh.
You've said such shameless things, are you not allowed to say anything in your defense?
"That's right, village chief, how could you say that just now?"
"Exactly! If my son were to deliver the wine, this kind of problem would never happen. We'd be happy to pay even twenty coins a time, let alone a hundred!"
"You're still not satisfied after getting such a great deal."
Everyone grumbled and expressed their dissatisfaction.
Who wouldn't want such a lucrative job?
Now that the Shen family is thriving, who wouldn't want to curry favor with them?
What if such a lucrative job falls into my lap?
“Speaking of delivering wine, village chief, Laifu hasn’t given me the fifty taels of silver from this wine sale yet. He said we lost it all. You have to pay me back.”
Shen Wanli said quietly.
The village chief, his beard bristling and eyes wide, retorted, "Are you saying that if I, Laifu, took it, then my son took it too?"
"The manager and staff of Wanwu Winery all saw it; the manager personally handed the money to Laifu. Village Chief, I had already agreed with everyone that once the money from this sale came in, we would pay everyone's wages. You can't possibly pocket everyone's hard-earned money, can you?"
Shen Wanli had mentioned this to Mingqiu, Fu Niangzi, and Chu Yaya from the Dasheng family a few days earlier.
Once the money from selling the wine arrives, we'll pay everyone's wages.
"Yes, Wanli said that several days ago."
"Village chief, isn't it inappropriate for you to take our money?"
The village chief's head was buzzing; he couldn't understand why Shen Wanli was suddenly being so disrespectful to him!
And these people too!
Is this aggressive tactic an attempt to drive him to his death?
"What do you want? Since you gave the money to Laifu, go ask Laifu for it back!"
The village chief suddenly started acting unreasonably.
He's already in a huge mess, how could he possibly have time to deal with this fifty taels of silver?
"Are you trying to avoid paying?" Tian Guifen pressed.
The village chief pursed his lips and remained silent.
Suddenly, Old Mrs. Shen rushed out and started cursing: "You shameless bastard, you actually want to swallow our family's money? How can you be so shameless?"
Have you ever taken less money from our family than usual? Now you're acting like you're immune to all this nonsense. What, do you think you can get away with not paying us just because you're the village chief?
Hey everyone, come take a look! Other people's village chiefs lead everyone to make money, but our Lotus Village chief is just ripping people off.
My God, is this some kind of joke?!
Everyone was dumbfounded as they watched Old Mrs. Shen frolicking and rolling around in the snow, singing, reciting, acting, and performing without missing a single move.
However, this time Tian Guifen couldn't help but give her mother-in-law a thumbs up.
To perform so well on the snow, you truly deserve praise.
Soon, several village elders who were in charge of the affairs of the clan arrived.
First, the clan elder asked Shen Wanli to tally up the wages he owed to the Dasheng family members, and then pay the village chief back.
As for the remaining fifty taels of silver, we'll talk about that later.
The next step was to discuss with the village chief the issue of how to handle Laifu.
The elders of the clan arranged for a young man to take several strong men to a restaurant in town for a meal, and then the group of people busied themselves discussing with the village chief what to do.
"If you ask me, you should sever your father-son relationship with Laifu and let them go ahead and sue the authorities."
An elder suggested.
Otherwise, who would pay back this thousand taels of silver?
The village chief was caught in a dilemma: should he take on a mountain of debt to pay it off, or should he abandon his son?
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