"Hey boy, don't say happy words to me. Let me ask you, where is the money? If you don't take the initiative to pay it, I will have to come to the door in person to ask you for it?" Liu Jiao, who looked fierce, asked fiercely, as if he didn't give the money today.
, they will be eaten alive.
"Brother Liu, let's not talk about money for now. How vulgar is it to talk about money? Brother, I have a big business to discuss with you!" He Zhao carried the rice bag, looking harmless to humans and animals.
In fact, his other hand touched the sharp knife on his waist. If he couldn't survive today's disaster, he would have to take away a few people to serve as backers at all costs, and everyone would ascend to heaven together and reach bliss as soon as possible.
"Haha, the sun is out in the west. Okay, it's rare for you to open your mouth. I want to see what kind of big business you want to discuss with me. If you are too young, I will skin you."
The man surnamed Liu stared at him coldly and threatened in a rather unkind tone. The name of a bully was not something he blew out, but something he did too many bad things like giving birth to a son without a baby, and everyone "promoted" him.
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"Brother, don't be impulsive. If you kill him, who will pay back our money? Last time, your old man was so angry that he swiped Li Wu's neck with a knife, and we didn't even get our money back. The big guys worked hard to close the hole.
To make up for it, I paid a full five taels of silver."
The younger brother standing next to him immediately reminded him in a low voice.
The business of lending money cannot be started by a village tyrant and a dozen gangsters. The real owners are the gangs who rely on them, and they just make some small money from it to spend.
If you accidentally lose money, you have to pinch your nose and take the initiative to fill in the hole. Otherwise, during the end-of-year assessment, if the superiors find that your performance is too poor and your performance is not good, they will revoke your residency qualification and send someone else to take over.
Although when I return to the county town, there are many delicious, fun, and delicious girls. But the money I earn is undoubtedly much less than if I stayed in the village to lend money and collect medicines.
"Crack!"
When Liu Jiao heard this, without saying a word, he raised his arm, which was as thick as a black bear. He slapped the other person in the mouth. The rogue just stood there and spun around for several times. Then he fell to the ground with a thud. He couldn't get up for a long time and covered his face.
Wail.
The rest of them were not surprised, their leader was a rough man, and it was common for them to beat up people when they had nothing to do. The big guys couldn't beat them, so they had to accept it silently.
"Do I need to tell you? The worst case scenario is selling him to a brothel in the county town as a male prostitute. Many rich people like Little Daisy. Then, wait until he pays back the money, then skin him and hang him up. That won't work!"
He said nothing, turned his head to look at the famous ruthless man with an unchanging expression, and pursed his lips.
It means, it's your turn to speak.
"Brother Liu, I plan to borrow another sum of money from you."
"What? What are you talking about? You still want to borrow money from me?"
Lao Liu, the dominant figure in the village, thought for a time that he had heard something wrong.
Some time ago, I borrowed five taels of silver to help my dead dad do something for free. As a result, the money was confiscated and I lost a lot of money. On the day of repayment, you still dared to borrow money. Who gave you the courage?
A mountain map passed down from generation to generation!
"Yes, I want to borrow this number."
After saying that, a shameless person stretched out his hand and spread out five fingers.
"Five taels?"
Liu Jiao asked tentatively, because he didn't dare to think too much.
How could a mere mountain man get so much courage?
In response to this, the person involved shook his head and put on an expression that said he was out of touch.
"Fifty taels!!"
Liu, who had experienced strong winds and waves, suddenly raised his voice.
"Yes, no more, no less, fifty taels."
The man surnamed He nodded, extended his thumb, and silently praised you, you are smart.
"fart!"
What about bullshit?
He owed a lot of debt, and he borrowed money from me, treating me as the God of Wealth.
Fifty taels, why don't you just grab it.
"Brother Liu, since I dare to borrow money, I must have someone to rely on, don't you think so?"
"Yeah, that's true."
Without waiting for the other party to continue thinking, He Zhao struck while the iron was hot and continued to lie.
"I don't dare to say that I'm absolutely sure that I'll be able to repay the money within a certain period of time, but I'm almost sure of it. Besides, as long as you borrow money, I'll give you this amount, which is like treating the brothers to a drink."
After the words fell, his open palms were pushed forward.
"Five taels?"
When it came to money, Liu Jiao's mind immediately changed.
After thinking carefully, he shook his head decisively and said.
"I want ten taels, I will take five taels, and my brothers will take the remaining half."
After hearing this, the big fool pondered slightly, nodded, closed his eyes, and replied in a difficult tone.
"OK."
"Xiao Liu, go back and get the money. Don't forget the loan deed."
"Okay, brother, just wait, I'll be back soon."
In the crowd, a sneaky, skinny, wretched man ran away in a hurry.
"Come in! Come in!"
Liu Jiao waved his hand, driving away all the gangsters behind him, and greeted them pleasantly.
In response to this, the ruthless man who had the audacity to borrow a huge sum of money rolled his eyes.
Your home?
My home!
"Boy He, can you tell me who gave you the confidence to borrow loan money for the second time?"
"Medicine people, what confidence do you have?"
"Mountain Pictures!"
The tone was extremely certain, as if He Zhao had already thought of it before he answered.
"You are smart, don't worry, I will never lose you."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. We brothers are talking about whether we will lose or lose. Brother, I have to thank you for taking care of our business."
Bullies are never vicious towards those who can bring them money and achievements, and it is not impossible for them to treat you as their master.
Of course, when the money is not paid, it is inevitable that you will turn your back on the person. The previous statement about selling people to brothels to work as male prostitutes to pay off debts is not just a casual talk, nor is it a threat, but a fact that you can actually do it.
In the room, the two of them kept talking to each other.
"Brother, I'm back."
About ten minutes or so later, the wretched man returned with two pieces of paper in his hand and fifty taels of silver in his arms.
"Crack!"
Five ingots worth ten taels were left on the table, almost overpowering the three-legged old wooden table.
"Brother, write your name."
The man named He didn't talk nonsense, took the brush, brushed it, and wrote his name.
"Okay, two copies. Keep your loan deed. I won't replace it if you lose it." Liu Jiao handed the contract to the rogue standing next to him, took an ingot of gold ingot from the table, and led his men
leave.
Looking at the backs of everyone, Wu Renzhao stretched out his hand and held all the forty taels of silver in his hands. In this cold and heartless world, only free money can bring him some warmth.
"Cook!"
Put ten kilograms of corn into the pot and start adding firewood to the stove.
In the morning, around eight o'clock, he had eaten and drank enough.
The only fly in the ointment is that there is only rice but no meat, even a bunch of vegetables will do.
"Forty taels of silver, I have to calculate it carefully. Where can I make up for the missing ten taels of silver?"
While he was thinking, Liu Jiao and his party started chatting on the road.
"Brother, can it be done? Boy He, if the money is not paid, we have to plug the hole."
Faced with the doubts from his subordinates, the village bully who had dominated Qingshan Village for several years smiled disdainfully.
"Elmhead, the mountain map in his hand must have recorded many picking points of rare medicinal materials. Otherwise, how confident can he be?"
"Why don't we grab it?"
"Crack!"
The man surnamed Liu took a swipe and said he was the younger brother who stole the mountain map.
"You robbed him, what will the other medicine people do? Don't let everyone be in danger, wondering if we will come and force them to hand over the mountain map that has been passed down from generation to generation?
Dogs jump over walls when they are anxious, and rabbits bite people when they are anxious. Tell me, what do people do when they are anxious? They can do anything, so you can’t just think of snatching away something good when you see it.”
After a pause, he said again.
"Besides, there are a lot of poisonous insects and ferocious beasts in the mountains. Can you fight a tiger, or can you fight a blind bear? No! If you are so brave, the position of the eldest brother should be yours.
Even if you get the medicinal materials, you still have to sell them to the gang. One-tenth of the price is one-tenth, and the rules will not be changed for you and me.
So, why waste your efforts?
Don't worry about not getting the money back, it's still the same sentence. If the money is not paid, I will sell him to a brothel in the county to be a male prostitute. Although he is not handsome in appearance, at least he can be said to be good.
I asked the old madam before, one of them is enough to be worth fifty taels of silver. Besides, if you lend him money, you will get a kickback. Why don't you take the job that is 100% profitable?"
When everyone heard this, they nodded repeatedly, secretly saying that he was worthy of being the leader.
"Brother, what if I say what if he runs away?"
Forty taels of silver is not a small amount of money, it is enough for a poor person to take risks and change his life.
"Yes, we have to be on guard. Xiao Liuzi, you lead two people and monitor him day and night. If you find that he is trying to run away, take him back directly."
"yes."
The skinny, wretched man casually nodded to two people, and the three of them turned around and left the team, returning the same way.
On the other side, He Zhao had a plan in mind.
Tiger bones must be purchased from drug stores in the county. After all, the hunters in the village cannot hunt tigers every day. They can hunt tigers, bears and other beasts. If they encounter one every three or five years, it will definitely be smoke coming from the ancestral graves of the hunting team.
As for spirits, they are also sold in the village.
In this way, twenty taels of tiger bones and twenty kilograms of strong liquor add up to thirty taels of silver. For the remaining ten taels of silver, you have to see how much the drug store sells them for.
He stood up and took out an old-looking but unpatched piece of clothing from the shabby wardrobe.
Ma Liu changed his clothes, took forty taels of silver, and hurried towards the county seat.
"Sixteen years old, I'm a bit thin after all. Wearing the clothes of the dead ghost dad, I look a bit nondescript."
That's right, the clothes are not his, they are cheap and belong to his father.
Growing up, in my past life memories, I never wore any new clothes, so I picked up my dad’s leftovers and wore them.
"Come out, follow me."
Xiao Liuzi led his two brothers and hurriedly followed behind.
"Um?"
Renren Zhao, who was heading to the county seat, subconsciously realized something was wrong and turned around to look.
As a result, only a piece of clothing was visible.
"hehe."
With a sneer, he stopped paying attention.
Liu Jiao sent someone to check on himself, and what he expected happened.
At the corner, three people were huddled together.
"Brother Six, tell me if we can"
One of the two men made a gesture of wiping his neck.
"Fart, kill him. Do you believe that the eldest brother will sell the three of us to a brothel, stick your buttocks out and sell yourself to pay off the debt?" Even though Liuzi is wretched, he is not stupid at all.
"No, what I mean is, can the three of us compete with each other? With He He's usual style, even if he breaks his front teeth, he has to swallow it in his stomach. Even if the complaint goes to the eldest brother, at most he will pay half of the filial piety. He alone
Can outsiders compare with the three of us?"
The rogue got thinking and came up with a plan that he had been thinking about for a long time.
"Get out! You took the money he borrowed from us. If it is leaked out, the whole village will know. How will you lend money in the future? You took a small advantage and ruined the business.
Not to mention that my eldest brother will not let you go, the gang will probably take you to the entrance of the palace and stab you to death with three knives and six holes in front of all the brothers. If you are more ruthless, it is not impossible to nail the doorkeeper."
Liuzi's words made that man shiver!
Three cuts and six holes, with better luck you can survive.
But if you nail the door god, you will definitely die.
As the name suggests, the so-called door-nailing god forces a person to the door. Then he takes out a foot-long iron nail, and the person holds a hammer and nails it one by one.
Each iron nail must penetrate people and doors. Thirty-six nails must be driven into the whole body. The last nail is driven between the eyebrows. Even the gods cannot save him.
"Please don't fight, little one. I'll teach you to be a good boy. We who are in the world, it's best to abide by the rules. Because rules are not only to protect others, but also to protect yourself."
People at the top can not abide by the rules. They are in high positions, hold great power, and are not weak, so they do not need to abide by the rules. But they are members of the lower class, and if they do not abide by the rules, they will die.
If the younger brother is disobedient, he is not allowed to be taken out and chopped up in front of countless people. Killing the chicken to scare the monkey?
It was calm and calm along the way.
The county seat is not far from Qingshan Village, more than twenty miles away.
Two soldiers stood at the gate of the city, dragging 2,500,000 to 80,000 men.
"Go to town and pay."
When He Zhao came closer, one of the soldiers pouted and pointed at the copper basin filled with half a copper coin on the table next to him.
"One person, one penny, no more. Remember, take the small door, you can't go through the big door."
He looked in the direction of the opponent's finger and saw two two-meter-high small doors next to the huge city gate. People on the left lined up and filed in. From the right door, several people wearing clothes walked out of the city from time to time.
It's the poor people of Patch.
The poor people lined up at the two small gates, and at the other gate, the rich families came and went in carriages.
They didn't even bother to look at the soldiers guarding the city gate. The soldiers guarding the city gate would inevitably bow and salute whenever they saw a magnificent carriage passing by.
There is a clear distinction between poor and rich people.
Fortunately, I still had some copper coins saved by the original owner, otherwise I might not be able to get through the city gate today. I honestly took out a penny and threw it into the copper basin before the soldiers let him go.
"Old man, stop here. One penny per person, and you are carrying a chicken. Pay another penny. It's fine if you don't pay. You have to keep the chicken."
Just as he took a few steps forward, the soldiers' arrogant scoldings and the old man's complaints came from behind him.