"Brother He, when you were out yesterday, Song Bao came to collect the debt again, and he also said that the price had gone up again..."
Xia He touched the water stains on his mouth and thought to himself that these bad guys are really lingering around.
"Three taels of silver within three days, and this is already the second day."
"The interest is compounded, it's really too much. We must fill this hole quickly to avoid giving them a handle."
Xia He secretly held a grudge in his heart, and went out alone with the bamboo basket on his back, heading out of the town.
However, halfway through the walk, he saw a familiar-looking child squatting on the side of the road crying.
"Xiao Wen? What are you doing squatting here?"
Xia He walked over in surprise and found that it was Li Huilan's nephew from her mother's side, that is, the child of Li Huilan's biological sister.
"Uncle! We have no rice at home. My mother killed our big yellow dog and asked me to come to you to pay you back."
Xia He reacted.
My predecessor owed gambling debts, so she borrowed 150 cents from her sister's family at the end of the year. It has been almost half a year and she still hasn't paid it back.
He was suddenly embarrassed. 150 cents was not a lot, but Li Huijuan's family was obviously struggling to make ends meet, so the children came to collect the debt.
"Get up first. Why are you still holding a bowl in your hand?"
Xiaowen raised her head with tears in her eyes, sniffed her nose, and handed the bowl over.
"This is rhubarb. It tastes delicious. Do you want some, uncle?"
Xia He didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and couldn't help but scold the naughty boy a few words, but he still gave him the money that he had borrowed from their family out of kindness.
"Go home quickly and give the money to your mother right away, got it?"
Seeing Xiaowen running away, Xia He shook his head and continued to move forward.
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