Seeing that the newcomers were hostile, Jiang Yuwei stopped eating melon seeds and watching the show. Instead, she slipped to the door while everyone was distracted, ready to run away at any moment.
The burly man who seemed to be the leader stepped forward and kicked over the dining table in the yard.
"Ning Chunlin, you're something else! I heard you've turned your life around?"
Ning Chunlin recognized the person and hurriedly stood up, trembling, to bow to them, saying:
"Brother Liu, what are you saying? How can I possibly turn over?"
Seeing that Ning Chunlin was not behaving himself, Brother Liu stepped forward, grabbed his collar, and slapped him across the face, making Ning Chunlin see stars.
At this moment, Xu Qianqian was also frightened by the man in front of her called Brother Liu. She completely forgot about arguing with Sun Shi and ran directly behind Chen Guixiang to hide.
Seeing this, Madam Sun quickly protected Ningxin and led her into the inner room.
Brother Liu slammed Ning Chunlin to the ground, then stomped on Ning Chunlin's face and cursed:
"You've become a young master of a royal family, don't think I don't know. Pay back the money you owe me right now, or I'll burn this dilapidated house down!"
Seeing this, Ning Chunlin hurriedly begged for mercy:
"No, no, no, please spare me, Brother Liu. I'll sell everything I own to get you the money."
Seeing her son being trampled underfoot, Chen Guixiang panicked and rushed over to pat Liu Ge's leg.
Seeing this, Brother Liu kicked Chen Guixiang to the ground. Xu Qianqian was so frightened by Chen Guixiang being kicked upside down that she screamed and ran away.
Chen Guixiang seemed to have thought of something, and hurriedly grabbed Brother Liu's arm, pleading:
"Stop hitting my Chunlin! Stop hitting him! I have a way to get you some money. My eldest son's wife has money. She owns a shop in town, and she has plenty of it. She's here today too. Grab her and take the money!"
Chen Guixiang turned her head and pointed to the spot in the courtyard where Jiang Yuwei had just stood, but she couldn't find her. She panicked and looked around for Jiang Yuwei.
Seeing Chen Guixiang's expression, Brother Liu assumed she was playing a trick on him again, so he suddenly kicked Ning Chunlin in the stomach.
He also cursed:
"You dare to mess with me? I'll make sure your whole family suffers a terrible fate! Men, smash this!"
The villagers who had been watching the commotion outside didn't dare to linger and all went home. Normally, Chen Guixiang was a nag, and she would argue with her neighbors for half a day over the smallest things, regardless of whether she was in the right or not. Now that something had happened to her family, naturally no one was willing to lend a helping hand.
Seeing this, Chen Guixiang panicked and quickly knelt down before Brother Liu, saying:
"Don't smash it, don't hit my Chunlin anymore. I, I'll go and get the money for you right away. Don't worry, I'll definitely be able to get it back."
After saying that, he got up and hurriedly ran to the courtyard.
At this moment, Jiang Yuwei had already returned to the courtyard and started tidying it up. After all, Ning Qiu was getting married tomorrow, and she would be serving several tables of guests in her own courtyard, so she definitely had to make sure the courtyard was spotless.
Jiang Yuwei was about to fetch water to clean the stove when Chen Guixiang rushed in, breathless, and grabbed Ning Huaizhi's arm, sobbing:
"Huaizhi, no, this is terrible! Those debt collectors have come to our door! They say they're going to burn down our house and beat your brother to death! You have to save him!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but feel puzzled. It was one thing if she hadn't known Ning Chunlin was a young master of the Prince's mansion before, but now that Chen Guixiang knew Ning Chunlin wasn't her son, why was she still protecting him like this? Was Chen Guixiang really that kind?
Just as Jiang Yuwei was feeling that something was amiss, she saw Chen Guixiang kneel down directly before Ning Huaizhi.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly threw away the rag she was holding, rushed forward in three steps, and forcefully helped Chen Guixiang up. She glared at her and angrily said:
"Didn't you go around spreading the word that Ning Chunlin is a young master of the Prince's mansion? If that's the case, then he's not Huaizhi's brother. Why are you asking Huaizhi to care about his life or death?"
Chen Guixiang was speechless for a moment after being choked by Jiang Yuwei's remarks.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei continued:
"If you want to continue being a sucker and paying off other people's son's debts, I won't stop you. Just don't drag our family down with you. I've already given you this money, and I will never give you another penny. No matter how much you plead today, my family has no money!"
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei turned around and pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair into the house.
Upon seeing this, Chen Guixiang immediately followed behind, crying and shouting:
"Hey, you guys, you can't just stand by and watch him die! Huaizhi, that's your brother!"
At this moment, Wang Ma, who was serving Ning Zixuan in the side room, heard the commotion outside and hurriedly came out to check.
Chen Guixiang was slumped on the ground wiping away tears when she looked up and saw Wang Ma coming out. Suddenly, an idea came to her.
Seeing Chen Guixiang sitting on the ground, Wang Ma hurried over and asked with concern:
"Old Mrs. Chen, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying for no reason?"
Seeing this, Chen Guixiang grabbed Wang Ma's arm tightly and cried out:
“My eldest son is an unfilial son. Now that Chunlin is in trouble, he is unwilling to lend a helping hand for my sake. It’s my fault for not raising him well!”
Upon hearing this, Wang Ma's eyes widened, and she asked anxiously:
"You mean the eldest young master is in trouble? What happened to him? He hasn't come back to the palace with me to meet his family yet, he can't be in any danger!"
Chen Guixiang grabbed Wang Ma's arm and struggled to her feet.
“Wang Ma, to tell you the truth, Chunlin has some debts outside, and now the debt collectors have come to our door, forcing Chunlin to pay back the money. You tell me, where are we, a peasant family, supposed to get so much money all at once? Seeing that we can't come up with the money, they've started to…”
Upon hearing this, Wang Ma immediately said anxiously:
"What did they do to the young master? Tell me quickly, are you trying to kill me with anxiety?"
Chen Guixiang said while wiping away her tears:
"For ten taels of silver, they beat Chunlin to the ground; he's not even human anymore!"
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