Chapter 44 Chapter 44 After the Division
After the family split up, Huo San lived a carefree life. He didn't have to do farm work. He had money after selling the land and the chickens and ducks at home. He didn't have to take care of the elderly. The woman around him was beautiful and was pregnant with his child. He felt that all the suffering he had endured in his life was worth it.
His good days ended after he found out that Zhang Honger had her period. If she had her period, it meant that the pregnancy was fake.
Huo San questioned Zhang Hong'er, and Zhang Hong'er stopped pretending. She had been in a brothel for so many years that she couldn't have children. The two of them had a big fight on New Year's Eve. Huo San went straight to the gambling house and lost all the money in the family under the influence of alcohol. He didn't believe it and went to borrow money from a usurer. He firmly believed that his gambling luck was so good recently, and as long as he had the capital, he would be able to turn things around.
As a result, not only did he not make back his money, he also owed a lot of money. He was like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water, thinking that there would always be someone to cover for him.
When he returned home, there was only a cold stove and an empty pot waiting for him. Zhang Honger had disappeared again, which made him very upset. In the past, whenever he came back, there would always be hot water and hot meals at home. But now, life is worse than before.
Huo San frowned and went back to the room, wanting to look for Zhang Honger's things in the house. He didn't believe that Zhang Honger had no money on her for all these years, so she must have hidden it somewhere.
When Zhang Hong'er came back, Huo San had already turned the house upside down like a pigsty. Zhang Hong'er's eyelids were twitching. The two of them started fighting like crazy, and the love they had in the past was completely gone.
Zhang Hong'er originally just wanted a stable life, and Huo San disguised himself very well during that time. When everything settled down, his true colors were revealed: he was lazy and addicted to alcohol. It was not until the debt collectors from the gambling house came to his door that Zhang Hong'er realized that he was still gambling.
He owed money to one loan shark, so he went to borrow money from another, borrowing from one place to pay another, until he could borrow no more and the debt collectors came to his door.
Zhang Hong'er hid in the room, listening to the noise coming from the yard, and had already started planning to run away. She didn't get a marriage certificate from Huo San, so she could leave cleanly. She was extremely grateful that she had left herself a way out. When she was in a relationship with Huo San, she didn't reveal her private money to Huo San, and she always carried it with her even when she went out.
She didn't want to use her own money to pay Huo San back for the usury. When Huo San was beaten to death by the debt collectors, Zhang Honger packed her luggage and secretly ran away from Nankouba Village.
It doesn't matter where she goes, she can't stay here. Otherwise, considering Huo San's cruel and cold nature of abandoning his wife and children and not supporting his mother, it would be normal for him to sell her.
Huo San was beaten up, and debt collectors came to his door every day. He had no land to sell, and could only sell the homestead. But once the homestead was sold, he would be homeless. Just when he felt he had nowhere else to go, he thought of Huo Xing.
He is Huo Xing's father. Even if the family has split up now, he should support himself, pay off his debts, and serve him well. He found out where they were staying and couldn't wait to go to their house.
When he arrived, there was no one at home, but everything was in order. Huo San missed the time when his family lived under one roof. If they begged him, he could still come back reluctantly.
He waited for a while and when no one came back, he went into the room and saw the cabinet on the bedside at a glance. He opened the cabinet without thinking and saw a bundle inside.
Huo San's heart was beating fast. When he opened the bundle, he saw many round silver ingots. His eyes lit up. With this money, he could pay back the debt.
But before he even walked out the door, he ran into Li Hongying and her grandmother who had just returned from work.
When Li Hongying saw the bundle in his hand, she knew what it was. She rushed forward to snatch back their money, but she was tired after a whole morning and was a little exhausted. Soon the money was snatched back by Huo San. Her grandmother also came up. She thought Huo San would not attack her, but she underestimated a gambler who had completely lost his humanity, let alone caring about family affection.
He pushed his grandmother aside. Fortunately, Miao Ying and Huo Xing came back in time, so Huo San didn't really take away all the family savings.
Huo San got up from the ground and looked at Miao Ying and Huo Xing fiercely: "I am your father, you should respect me when you make money!"
"I'm not honoring you, who the hell do you think you are!" Miao Ying was almost mad with anger. This old guy stole their money while they were not at home!
"You signed the severance agreement, and you were the one who wanted to divide the family. Now you say you are my father?" Huo Xing just looked at him coldly. He was also a man who had killed people, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
"I owe you some money. If you help me pay it back, I won't bother you again." Huo San was also a little timid. "Just help me this time."
Li Hongying knew what kind of person he was. She shook her head at Huo Xing. Huo Xing let her know that she couldn't trust him, so she just drove him out and warned him not to come again. The two families had already severed all ties.
Huo San left with a look of resentment in his eyes. Miao Ying naturally did not ignore his look. When Huo Xing came back, Miao Ying said, "He will definitely come again. There will always be times when we are away. What should we do?"
Huo Xing recalled Huo San's appearance just now. He had obviously been beaten. "He must have gone gambling again and owed a lot of money to loan sharks."
"I'm not afraid of him coming to our house, but I'm afraid that he will ask the debt collectors to find us." Miao Yingxiu frowned. He had finally lived a peaceful life, but he was going to be disturbed again.
"It's okay." Huo Xing gently touched his head, "Leave it to me."
Huo Xing went out the next day. Since last night, Miao Ying could clearly feel that his mother and grandmother were in a very tense mood. They would be frightened by the slightest movement outside. It seemed that Huo San's gambling incident many years ago had left a great shadow on them.
It started to drizzle when Huo Xing went out. After sending Huo Xiaobao to school in the morning, Miao Ying stayed at home with her grandmother and mother, chatting and joking with them. The atmosphere at home became a little more relaxed.
"Mom, Grandma, don't worry, Huo Xing is here." Miao Ying sat with them, watching them sew and make a new school bag for Huo Xiaobao. "Huo Xing was still young before, but now he has grown up and is the pillar of the family. We trust him."
Li Hongying nodded: "Yes."
"It's cooler after the rain. Mom, I want to eat hot noodle soup today." Miao Ying looked at the rain that was getting heavier. The raindrops fell under the eaves like beads that had broken off the string.
"I don't know how Ah Xing is doing. It's raining so hard." Grandma looked at the increasingly gloomy weather and felt a little worried.
"I asked him to bring his bamboo hat when he went out." Miao Ying stood up and stretched. "Mom, shall we make hand-rolled noodles?"
Li Hongying nodded. She couldn't continue sewing. She couldn't calm down and her stitches were all wrong. She should do something else.
It was rare for them to eat hand-rolled noodles. After all, hand-rolled noodles required fine flour, and they were reluctant to eat them before. Now that the family was better off, it was rare for Miao Ying to want to eat something, so of course they had to make it for him.
Li Hongying kneaded the dough, and Miao Ying prepared to make a meat stew. There was some meat at home, so she cut it into cubes, fried it in oil, and added some diced vegetables, and it would be very fragrant.
Li Hongying saved some noodles, planning to cook them after Huo Xing and Huo Xiaobao came back. The three of them sat under the eaves with their bowls in hand and ate the noodles. The noodles had a wheat aroma, the vegetables were fresh, and the meat was fragrant with soy sauce. They tasted very good.
In the afternoon, Miao Ying took Huo Xiaobao back. Huo Xing came back when it was almost dark. It was obvious that the hat did not protect him well, and his clothes were a little wet. Miao Ying asked him to go back to the room to change clothes, and Li Hongying went to cook noodles and ginger soup for him.
After everything was cleaned up and the noodles were cooked, Huo Xing probably hadn't eaten much during the day, so he was eating noodles in big mouthfuls. Soon the whole bowl of noodles was gone. When he finished eating, he found that three pairs of eyes were staring at him.
He put down his bowl and said, "He does owe quite a bit of money. The amount he owes to several lenders must be around fifty or sixty taels."
"Fifty or sixty taels!" Li Hongying covered her chest. Huo Xing almost lost his life and only earned thirty taels of silver. He spent fifty or sixty taels in one go.
Miao Ying remembered something and ran back to their house to take out a deed. This was the document that was stamped with the official seal when they separated. It stated that Huo Xing and Huo San had severed their relationship. He didn't know if this document would be useful when they went to court.
"Then what?"
Huo Xing added, "The woman he recently married ran away with all his money. The next debt collector should come to his house in two days."
"They won't rush over to us, will they?" Grandma was a little worried. It was obvious that they had the same idea. They didn't want the stable life they had worked so hard to get to be ruined.
"No, they have their own culprits and they won't come after us." This is what Huo Xing went out to do today.
During the time he was in the provincial capital, he had gained some experience. Generally speaking, places like gambling houses and brothels would not be run by ordinary people. They all had backgrounds behind them, especially the gambling house that Huo San went to. The usury was also lent by the casino. Huo Xing went directly to find the debt collector. Generally, gambling houses would entrust the debt collection to others.
The debt collector here is from a martial arts school and has a complicated relationship with Zhenwei Escort Agency. Seeing that Huo Xing has Zhenwei's token on him, the manager's attitude is not so condescending.
After hearing Huo Xing's explanation of his purpose, the manager was a little undecided for a moment. After all, they were entrusted with the task and had to be loyal to the person who entrusted them. So he took Huo Xing to the gambling house and met the second manager of the gambling house.
After hearing what Huo Xing said, the second steward smiled and said, "A son pays his father's debts. This is a principle that has existed since ancient times."
"But we have the documents from the government office." Huo Xing straightened his back. "Our family shouldn't be responsible for his debt. Even if we go to court, I'm in the right."
"So? I'll just take the money for nothing?" The second steward continued to smile. "You know, we run a gambling house, not a charity."
Huo Xing did not retreat: "The gambling house has a lot of bad debts. If we can't pay them back, don't you have a set of rules?"
This is what Huo Xing learned in the capital city.
The second steward's expression darkened, and he stared at Huo Xing with sharp eyes.
Huo Xing did not back down. "Even if we take it to court, you're not in the right anyway. I have no objection to you taking an arm or a leg from him, but as long as you don't bring it up in front of my family, I have a grandmother and mother to support, and children to raise. I won't help someone I've severed ties with pay off their debts."
The second steward smashed a teacup and left with a flick of his sleeves.
Huo Xing sighed and left the gambling house.
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