Fengling Lane, Ye family.
Early this morning, many people gathered inside and outside the street, looking curiously towards the sealed gate.
The news that the Ye family was visited by someone to collect gambling debts a few days ago had already spread throughout the streets and alleys. Today was the deadline, so naturally there were many people who were waiting to watch the fun and came to find out what was going on.
As expected, just after noon, several tall men in short shirts appeared at the street corner and blocked the door of the Ye family.
"Miss Ye!"
Zhao Fusheng, who was standing at the front, shouted loudly,
"The three-day deadline has arrived! Zhao has come specially to keep the appointment!"
In the courtyard, Ye Shixian, who had been feeling uneasy for a long time, suddenly stood up from her chair when she heard the voice!
She clutched the handkerchief tightly, her lips pale.
Shaoyao also became nervous: "Miss! They are coming! What should we do? "
Ye Shixian hardly closed her eyes during these three days, thinking about this matter all day long. But where could she get so much money at this critical moment?
Most of the money in the house was taken away that day, leaving only a few gold and silver jewelry. But she couldn't even leave the house, and it was difficult for her to even go to the pawnshop to exchange money!
Now her every move was being watched by the officials, so how could she dare to do such a thing?
But those people outside are not easy to deal with. If I can't pay the money today, who knows what they will do!
Bang bang bang!
There was a fierce knock on the door, and Zhao Fusheng's voice became noticeably colder and more sarcastic.
"What? Miss Ye hasn't come out yet. Does she not want to admit this?"
Ye Shixian looked back and saw that the front hall had been temporarily vacated as a mourning hall. A black coffin was placed there, and a few white flags were fluttering in the wind, which looked particularly sad.
During special times, Ye Mingze's funeral was not allowed to be held in a grand manner.
It's impossible to keep on being stuck like this...
Ye Shixian bit her lip, unable to hide her anxiety and panic in her eyes, and asked in a low voice, "Is there any news from the Murong Mansion?"
Peony shook her head.
Ye Shixian felt a chill in her heart.
…
Outside, seeing the door closed, the group of people shouted even louder.
The onlookers couldn't help but whisper.
"What's going on with the Ye family? Are they really just going to let these people come and yell at them?"
"So what? Who told them to not pay their debts? The people in Fulu Street are not easy to mess with. Didn't they see that there are policemen guarding the door? Why did they come here anyway?"
"Ye Mingze is really capable. He was a man of few skills and only ate, drank and had fun during his lifetime. After his death, he even left behind such a huge mess!"
"Hey, he's the only son in the family. I heard he was very spoiled at home, no wonder he got into such a big trouble! Now that he's dead, it's all over, but the living ones are going to have a headache!"
"The Ye family was so prosperous in the past, but now, in such a short time, it has fallen into such a situation..."
Squeak——
The door slowly opened, the noisy noise instantly died down, and countless pairs of eyes looked over there.
Ye Shixian finally appeared in front of everyone again.
In just three days, she lost a lot of weight and looked much more haggard.
Her originally pretty face had become dull due to the torture she had endured during this period of time. She seemed to have lost all her energy and spirit, with only her frail body barely supporting her.
There is no trace of the beauty and grace of the former most beautiful woman in the capital.
Zhao Fusheng looked up at the sun, squinted his eyes, and smiled coldly:
"It seems that Miss Ye is planning to use Second Young Master Ye to pay off the debt?"
Every word is heart-breaking!
Ye Shixian was filled with resentment, but she had to suppress her emotions and spoke with difficulty: "More than ten thousand taels is really too much, and my Ye family is in a difficult situation now. I hope you can give me some more time..."
"Miss Ye Er really loves to joke. We have seen many cases where a debt is delayed from one day to three days, and from three days to a year. Let it go!"
Zhao Fusheng interrupted her impatiently.
"Either you pay the money back today! Or you hand Ye Mingze over! We are doing business, and we are not unreasonable people. Whoever owes the money must pay it back, and we will never involve others!"
He spoke very generously, as if he had done a great good deed, but to Ye Shixian, it was even more embarrassing.
Whose debt should be repaid?
Mingze is already dead! How can he return it!?
Ye Shixian gritted her teeth, her nails digging into her palms, but at this moment she no longer cared about the pain and was filled with despair.
She took a deep breath and said, "Mingze is from our Ye family. We will never let you take her away! But we are not going to default on our debt. As long as, as long as we can give you a little more time..."
Having been spoiled for so many years, had Ye Shixian ever begged for mercy from such a land thug?
This is such a great shame!
The men who followed looked at each other, and one of them sneered, "Miss Ye, why are you doing this? Anyway, you are locked up in the mansion and can't get out, and you can't even handle the funeral of the second young master Ye. We are doing this for you, which is also a favor, right?"
Ye Shixian trembled all over: "You!"
Just when she was about to explode, a figure suddenly jumped out from the crowd.
“Wait!”
Everyone turned around and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
A man dressed as a servant came running over and breathlessly took out a stack of banknotes from his arms.
"Don't you just want money? My master paid for it on behalf of Miss Ye!"
After a brief silence, everyone was in an uproar!
At this time, there are still people willing to stand up for Ye Shixian! ?
Zhao Fusheng looked him up and down, half believing and half doubting: "Oh? Who is your master?"
Someone nearby whispered, "Brother, I think he is Murong Ye's entourage!"
"Murong?"
The man raised his eyebrows and became much more polite.
He looked at the boy, then turned to look at Ye Shixian and smiled.
"So Miss Ye has Mr. Murong's help, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the street suddenly became silent and the atmosphere was strange.
Many people looked at each other and exchanged glances secretly.
...Why doesn't this sound right?
Although there have been rumors that Murong Ye is in love with Ye Shixian, the two did not interact much during this period, and everyone gradually forgot about it.
Who knew Murong Ye would actually jump out at this time? And it was such a huge debt!
Ordinary relationship... Can he help like this?
Ye Shixian was also confused. If it were usual, she would definitely be able to hear the hidden meaning in the man's words, but now she couldn't care about so many things. There was only one thought in her mind: Murong Ye came to help her!
She immediately looked at Zhao Fusheng: "Now, this debt can be cleared!"
Zhao Fusheng didn't respond. He took the stack of banknotes, counted them one by one, and then chuckled.
"Five thousand taels, just to pay off a debt of thirteen thousand taels, how can that be justified?" (End of this chapter)
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