Chapter 56 Disrupting the Plan

Before dinner was over, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren asked their eldest brother to carry a large sum of money, and they went to the Zhou clan leader's house first.

Patriarch Zhou was a wonderful man. When he saw the fabrics, he didn't even ask what they were going to do. He knew they had to go to Zhang Datie's house and followed them. He also asked his son to invite the patriarch and elders of the Zhang family.

Zhulan has memories of living with the clan leader's family. When she really meets the Zhou family, she finds them to be strangers familiar to the Zhou family. No wonder in the novel, when something happens to the Zhou family, no one comes forward to help.

Zhang Datie was at the edge of the village, and Zhulan and her group went to the Zhang family together with the group led by Patriarch Zhang.

The news had already spread throughout the village, but Chief Zhang did not expect Zhou Shuren to call him Chief Zhou. When they met at the door, no one said a word and they went straight into the yard.

Zhang Datie and his wife had decided not to acknowledge the debt, but when they saw the huge amount of money behind Boss Zhou, they became extremely panicked. The clan leader was here, so they had to pay compensation!

The Zhou clan leader first found a place to sit down and looked at Zhou Shuren without saying a word. He came here to be a mascot, so the chance to speak was given to Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren coldly told Boss Zhou to put down the big money. The big money had cooled down a little and he had no strength left in his body. His face was pale and he closed his eyes tightly, looking like he would die at any moment.

Zhu screamed, "We have no money, whoever caused the trouble should be held responsible."

Zhulan pointed at the big money and said, "The big money means the child has no money, so we came to you two. The doctor said it will take a hundred days to heal the broken bones. You have to take good care of it in the future. Stop talking nonsense and take the twenty taels of silver."

If she wasn't afraid that exaggerating the injury would affect the lady's reputation, she would have wanted to exaggerate and ask for money. Although she would have to move out in the future, she was afraid that enemies would come and arrest the lady, so it was better to be cautious.

Zhu held her chest tightly, unable to breathe due to the pain. She wanted money as if it were her life. "Twenty taels, why don't you just go and rob it?"

Zhou Shuren's eardrums hurt, and he didn't want to waste time listening to Zhu's words. He stared coldly at Zhang Datie, "Don't even think about using the child to pay off your debts. Daqian is so burned. The doctor just checked it. It will cost five taels of silver to cure it. You can't do heavy work in the future, otherwise it will affect your life span. Today, considering that we live in the same village, I will call the heads of the two families to reconcile. If you don't agree, the Yue family will come to you tomorrow to talk slowly."

Zhang Datie, "......."

He was not afraid of the Zhou family. It was no secret that the Zhou family was not close to the Zhou clan in the village. But he was afraid of the Yang family. He had been a servant and knew that the lives of the lower class were the least valuable. He also knew the means of all kinds of people. The Yang family had too many friends who did not show off, so he was afraid!

The Zhou clan leader looked at Zhou Shuren in surprise. Oh, Zhou Shuren used to be such an upright person, but now he has learned to threaten others. He has become a bad person. He stroked his beard and was not afraid of his uprightness, but he was afraid of having too many thoughts. He rolled his eyes and decided that he should not be so cold in the future.

After thinking for a while, Chief Zhou said to Chief Zhang, "Our two families have always intermarried, and most of them are related. We don't want to cause any trouble. However, the Datie family must explain this to Shuren. How about this? The Datie family will give five taels of silver to cure the child's illness, and when the child is well, they will give the child to Shuren's family and slowly pay the remaining debt. This matter will be over. What do you think?"

Zhulan thought to herself that this person was very shrewd. Zhou Shuren hadn't even made a plan yet, but the clan leader had already made a rough guess. Clan leaders are not ordinary people.

Patriarch Zhang was stunned for a long time. He confirmed that it was Patriarch Zhou who spoke, and his mouth twitched. What was going on today? He was thinking, have the Zhou family and the Zhou family reconciled? If so, they can't be bullied. In the past two years, the Zhou family has produced two scholars, while the Zhang family has only produced one student. He envied the Zhou family for having more people, and he also had some thoughts in his heart.

Zhang Datie rolled his eyes. He was smart. If he was not smart, he would not have broken his leg but lost his life. After listening to what Patriarch Zhou said, he instantly understood that Zhou Shuren’s main purpose was to have a child!

Zhou Shuren had never expected that the clan leader would stop being a mascot and start being a helper. From the clan leader's perspective, the Zhou family was stronger than the Zhang family. He came up and stated his purpose directly. Looking at Zhang Datie's wandering eyes, he sneered in his heart. The angle had changed, so he didn't have to calculate anymore. Zhang Datie could only hold back his thoughts.

Zhang Datie thought about it but couldn't figure out what was so good about Daqian. The only thing he thought of was that the girl from the Zhou family was seriously injured, so Daqian was made the full responsible husband of the child. He felt that he had grasped the key point, "I don't agree. Why should I give away the child I raised with great effort to the Zhou family for nothing?"

Zhou Shuren ignored Zhang Datie and looked at Patriarch Zhou, meaning, "I leave it to you."

Patriarch Zhou understood what he meant and didn't think that he had disrupted Zhou Shuren's plan by being rash. He believed in his intuition and felt that Zhou Shuren had changed. If he didn't keep in touch with him, he would not be able to benefit from him in the future. Otherwise, he could ease the situation, so he signaled Zhou Shuren to hand it over to him.