The early morning sun shines into the courtyard, and a young man in a coarse linen shirt is sweating profusely practicing a set of sword skills.
This house is very spacious. The red lacquered door, tall walls, and spacious layout all reveal the wealth and prosperity of this house.
However, now, the vermilion paint on the gate has lost a lot of paint under the erosion of time, and it looks a bit mottled and messy; and the tall wall also has some tatters and gaps, and it seems that it cannot stop the wind and rain outside.
The spacious interior layout also seemed empty, with no decent furniture to be found.
No matter how prominent and wealthy this house was in the past, the owner who lives here now is definitely in despair. Every detail proves this.
However, the young man in the yard seemed unwilling to accept this cruel reality. Inspired by the emotion of revitalizing his family, he practiced extremely hard. He had practiced this set of sword skills for eight times every day while hearing the chicken dance.
Many years.
He had no choice but to use the knife in his hand to regain the lost glory and the prestige that this house deserved.
boom!
The red-lacquered door was knocked open.
A group of evil servants, like wolves and tigers, surrounded a young man in his twenties and rushed in.
"Guo Jin, are you able to keep your composure and still be in the mood to practice martial arts? Today is the deadline. Do you want to give in to this house or not?"
This young man had a sinister smile, but his tone was that of a young man who was completely trained to practice swordsmanship.
The young man Guo Jin stopped, put the knife on his shoulder, and said coldly: "My surname is Zhou, this house was passed down by my ancestors, and it is the glory of my Guo family. You can talk about anything else, if you want me to sell it out
Ancestral home, you still have given up on this idea!"
"No?" The young man surnamed Zhou said with a smile, "Then let's settle the accounts clearly. Last year you borrowed 10,000 taels from my bank, and it has been exactly one year now. You have to pay back the principal with interest.
Fifteen thousand taels. Either you pay me back immediately, or I immediately report it to the government and seize your house."
"Don't blame me, Zhou Tan, for not telling you. Once you get to the government, even the skin and bones will be eaten, and there won't be much left for you. I, Zhou Tan, will now offer you 80,000 taels of silver. When you get to the government, it will finally fall into your hands.
Yes, if you have ten thousand sons or eight thousand, even if your Guo family’s ancestral graves are covered in smoke.”
This week Tanai is the young boss with the biggest ticket in the capital, and he has connections in both the white and the underworld. He has taken a liking to this house, and whether it is through the government or other means, he wants to deal with this helpless young man whose family fortune is in decline.
He thought to himself that it was a sure thing.
The young man Guo Jin just shook his head: "Zhou Tan, you can kill or chop me into pieces, but you can't do it if you want this house or if I betray my ancestors."
"Betray your ancestors?" Zhou Tan smiled meaningfully, "You are thinking too much. You are a young man who is not sensible, and your father is a notorious deserter. Why do you still want to mention your ancestors? If it were me, I would have done it sooner.
So I left the royal capital and found a remote place to hide."
deserter!
This word, like electricity, made young Guo Jin's body twitch slightly, and his eyes that were originally relatively restrained suddenly shot out a killing intent like a wild beast.
"Zhou Tan, what you just said, can you say it again?"
The hand holding the handle of the knife was trembling slightly, and Guo Jin's eyes showed a terrifying scarlet color, as if he was about to jump forward and fight Zhou Tan at any moment.
Father, in Guo Jin's heart, is an absolutely untouchable forbidden area!
"Huh, don't tell me, the reputation of the royal capital is there. If you don't let me tell you, how can you stop the people in the world from talking about you?" Zhou Tan obviously didn't care much about Guo Jin's cruelty.
However, he came here to seize the house, not to fight to the death.
"Farts, they are all farts! I said, my father is not a deserter, he is not a deserter! Whoever dares to say that he is a deserter, I will fight to the death! Zhou Tan, try saying it again!"
The veins on his neck sprouted, and the boy roared, his dark face turned red from suppressing his anger, and he was obviously extremely angry.
Zhou Tan's face darkened: "Guo Jin, I'm not interested in paying attention to your father's affairs. I'm here today to give you an ultimatum. Either transfer the house to me, or I'll seize your home through the government!"
You only have these two choices! Don't think that you can scare me by pretending to be desperate. Don't say that the wealth of your ancestors is gone. Even if it is still there, so what?"
"I, Zhou Tan, like your house because it is the face of your Guo family. If anyone else had asked me to take over your house, I might not be willing to accept it!"
"Children, get ready. If this guy named Guo doesn't know what he's doing, I'm going to beat him up, old and young, with sticks. Don't hold back. If he's beaten to death, take him out to feed the dogs!"
Zhou Tan's patience has obviously been exhausted this week.
When the evil servants under his command heard this order from their master, they all geared up to bully Guo Jin with ill intentions.
Guo Jin raised his steel knife and roared: "Whoever dares to come up will die first!"
Zhou Tan snorted coldly: "Guo, it seems that you are unwilling to die until you see the Yellow River! Go to me, and if you are beaten to death, it will be mine."
Bang bang bang bang!
At this moment, a harsh applause suddenly sounded outside the gate.
Then someone chuckled and said, "Under the clear sky and white sun, if you break into a house and kill people, is this still the world of the Eastern Kingdom?"
This scene was beyond Zhou Tan's expectation. He could not have imagined that someone in Qingyang Lane would dare to interfere with his Zhou family's business. Is this because of his longevity?
"Who are you? The debt dispute between my Zhou family and the borrower is none of your business?" Zhou Tan is obviously used to acting rampant in the capital.
"Originally, it was none of my business. However, it is none of my business now." A young man, with a confident and calm smile, his starry eyes moving slightly, walked leisurely with four of his subordinates.
Come in.
The visitor is naturally Jiang Chen, the young prince of Jiang Hanhou Mansion.
Wow!
The evil servants of the Zhou family immediately formed a circle, surrounding Jiang Chen and the four followers of Shengziying.
Jiang Chen ignored the bright lights and shadows of swords, but glanced at Zhou Tan calmly: "How much does he owe you?"
Zhou Tan sneered: "What does it have to do with you? It's not a matter of money now. It's that he used the house as a mortgage and failed to repay it overdue. I'm here to take over the house. What is your background? I advise you to stay away from this."
Nosy. There are some noisy things that you can’t take care of; there are some people that you can’t afford to offend either!”
"Oh?" Jiang Chen smiled, "Listening to your tone, it seems very impressive."
"Hmph, my Zhou family's ticket number is very common in the entire kingdom. Who are you and who is your father? Are you an official or a businessman?"
Jiang Chen ignored Zhou Tan's presence and turned to ask Guo Jin, "Is your surname Guo?"
Guo Jin was surprised to see someone interfering with him. Seeing that this person meant to protect him, he nodded sincerely.
"Is your grandfather Guo Shun Guo Taifu?"
"Yes." When Guo Jin heard his grandfather's name, his chest straightened out, and a trace of pride flowed in his eyes. The ancestors of the Guo family were also capable people and had been rich.
"Okay, how much do you owe the Zhou family?" Jiang Chen asked again.
"Originally, I borrowed 10,000 taels to treat my mother's illness, and the interest was compounded. Now the loan is 15,000 taels with interest." When talking about this mountain-like heavy debt, Guo Jin also felt a little sad.
"Fifteen thousand taels." Jiang Chen nodded and said to Sheng beside him, "Sheng Yi, give them fifteen thousand taels of silver."
The four brothers from Shengziying have followed Jiang Chen during this period of time and have experienced all kinds of magic in Jiang Chen. Now they have established a relatively deep master-slave relationship with Jiang Chen.
It is no longer the mission-completed relationship it was at the beginning.
The fifteen thousand taels of silver notes were counted out, and Sheng Yi handed it directly to Zhou Tan: "Count it! My young master paid back this money for him. Don't come here to make noise in the future!"
Shengyi was born in the military and had an intimidating demeanor.
As he stood forward, Zhou Tan's heart tightened, and he stared at Jiang Chen, feeling more and more that this young man seemed to have quite a lot of background.
However, Zhou Tan has never been afraid of anyone since he was a child.
However, he did not accept the bank note, but said with a sinister smile: "My master seems to have made it very clear. He failed to pay back the money after the due date. What I want now is the house, not the money."
"Overdue? Do you have evidence?" Jiang Chen was not angry at all.
As soon as Zhou Tan waved his hand, one of his men took out the IOU. As expected, this IOU contained various traps and even Guo Jin's signature.
Jiang Chen rubbed his hands and smashed the IOU into pieces: "Now, is there anything else?"
This move caught Zhou Tan completely off guard. He did not expect that this young man who seemed to have extraordinary magnanimity would suddenly cheat and destroy evidence!
He, Zhou Tan, has always been the one to take advantage of others. Unexpectedly, he was actually being taken advantage of today!
"You...you are looking for death!" Zhou Tan suddenly became angry.
Jiang Chen walked into the courtyard without looking back and said in a calm tone: "Shengyi, take the banknote and throw it out together!"
The four brothers of Shengziying are all high-level true energy realms, and they are all strong men who have been killed for a long time. It is natural to deal with these evil servants with ease.
After a few ups and downs, the master and servants were all thrown outside the gate.
Fifteen thousand taels of silver notes were thrown away casually: "My young Marquis is a reasonable person. Take the money. If you still want to cause trouble, you can weigh it yourself."
Seeing the four brothers from Shengziying fighting like wolves and tigers, beating the evil servants of the Zhou family to pieces, young Guo Jin felt mixed feelings in his heart.
On the one hand, he was very grateful to these people for providing help in times of need. The Zhou family, with their extraordinary bearing and ferocious demeanor, could not stand upright in front of these people.
On the other hand, I felt uneasy, not knowing what the intentions of this group of unknown people were.
Especially when he looked at the back of Jiang Chen walking in, a strange emotion rose in his heart: "We are also young people, this is the noble demeanor, this is the method of the strong! I, Guo Jin, must be like him
, get ahead and let these powerful bullies run around in circles when they see me!"
Jiang Chen was an acquaintance. When he entered the inner courtyard of the Jiang family, he saw the memorial tablets of the Guo family's ancestors in front of the hall.
Seeing this, Jiang Chen stepped forward, lit the incense, and bowed devoutly a few times. Then he inserted it into the incense burner. When he saw some dust on the table of the incense burner, Jiang Chen waved his sleeves and swept it away.
Such an ordinary courtesy and a few ordinary actions made Guo Jin's heart feel hot and his throat seemed to be blocked by emotion, making him feel moved and ready to cry.