In order to treat their younger brother Zhushan, Sun Fucheng and his wife owed a large amount of debt, and the money they accumulated was used to demolish the east wall and pay for the west wall.
The people in the village, including their relatives, were willing to lend a helping hand at first, but as time went by, they became numb.
Until now, everyone is craning their necks waiting for their families to pay back the money. They are afraid that they will not be able to pay their share of the debt. So there is a scene like today.
Zhuqing knew that it would be difficult to improve this situation in the short term.
But improvements had to be made.
The root of this improvement is Zhushan. As long as Zhushan's health improves and he no longer needs to see a doctor and take medicine frequently, the burden on the family can be reduced a lot. The situation at home can slowly be reversed.
Zhuqing was thinking about simple ways to exercise in his mind, and decided to let Zhushan start practicing slowly from tomorrow morning. At the very least, his physical condition would gradually improve.
Of course, another thing is that Zhushan must have enough nutritional supplements. If he only drinks some potato porridge or something every day, the child's body will definitely not be well maintained.
Thinking of nutrition, Zhu Qing couldn't help but dig into the pocket of her clothes. It was empty. Wang had collected all the ten cents she earned today.
Besides, ten cents can’t buy anything good. There are still too few ways to get money!
Zhuqing sighed and suddenly regretted that he would have accepted the money given by the Zhou family if he had known better.
With that money, she no longer had the worries she had now. But the matter was over, and there was no point in regretting it. She still had to think about ways to get the money.
I don’t know how long it took before Zhu Qing slowly fell asleep.
Early in the morning, Zhu Qing was woken up by the noise at the door.
She rubbed her groggy eyes and got up and walked out of the house, only to see Mrs. Wang arguing with a fat woman, her face red.
"I told you to let your daughter go to my house to be a child bride to pay off the debt, but you won't agree to anything! Now that you have money and you won't pay it back, then let your daughter go to my house!" The fat woman said to Wang, almost
Overwhelming power.
"Fat sister-in-law, that's not what you said! Our family borrowed five coins from you in total, and the head of the house didn't pay you back yesterday. Why are there still debts?" Wang denied it.
"What you paid back was the interest of five taels of silver. There was also the principal, but you haven't repaid a penny! Now the interest is compounded, but it's already one tael!" As soon as the fat woman spoke, Wang was frightened.
"You didn't say you wanted interest at the beginning! How come you got one tael of interest for five cents of silver so quickly?" Ms. Wang was very puzzled and angry.
"Who doesn't know that my family charges interest for borrowing money? It's empty talk, but your family put a fingerprint on the IOU!" The fat woman raised a piece of paper with a bright red fingerprint on it.
When Mrs. Wang saw the IOU, she was completely confused.
"This, this is impossible! My boss clearly said he would pay it back!" She argued hard, with a look of disbelief on her face.
"Humph, that's because he deceived you! If you don't believe it, you can call him back and ask!" The fat woman looked impatient.
"Hurry up and ask your daughter to come with me! Or pay back the money! I heard that a car delivered a bunch of good things to your house the day before yesterday! It won't be gone in just one night!"
News spreads really fast in this village.
Zhu Qing was in the room and understood the general idea. This woman was another one who came to collect debts after the ones yesterday. However, she was much more cruel than those people.
I will definitely not go with her. The problem will definitely be solved.
Seeing that the Wang family was retreating steadily and was already on its own, Zhu Qing walked out.
"Mom, what's so noisy so early in the morning?" She deliberately pretended not to know.
"Qingya, why did you come out? It's nothing serious. You go back to the house first and serve the porridge for your brother." When Mrs. Wang saw her daughter coming out, she couldn't help but look panicked.
"Wait a minute, this girl looks good. Although she's a little thinner, she still looks good! Let's go back with aunt! Auntie's family can provide you with a full meal! Auntie can also buy you flowers!" That fat man
When the woman saw Zhu Qing, she immediately came forward pretending to be affectionate.
Zhuqing could see the scrutinizing look in her eyes at a glance, and couldn't help but feel a chill.
"Auntie, who are you? What are you doing here? Why should I go with you?" Zhu Qing looked up at her with an expression of ignorance and fearlessness.
"Your parents gave you to our house in order to treat your brother. Hey, girl, don't worry, it will definitely be better for you to stay with your aunt than to stay at home!" The fat woman seemed to understand the original owner's heart problems very well, and she was provocative as soon as she opened her mouth.
A divisive tone.
It's just a pity that Zhuqing at this moment is no longer the little girl who was fooled by others.
"Qingya, that's not the case, don't listen to her nonsense!" Mrs. Wang couldn't help but become anxious when the fat woman opened her mouth.
"Mom has never thought of giving you to anyone!"
"Yes, mother, I know." Zhu Qing gave Wang a comforting look, and then looked directly at the fat woman.
"Auntie said that my parents gave me to your house. What proof do you have?" she asked matter-of-factly.
The fat woman raised the note in her hand: "This is the evidence!"
Zhuqing said: "Well, even if my parents did transfer me to your home, you can't have the final say on this certificate, right? You have to pass through the village. There is a saying, right? Mom, you can
Grandpa Li Zheng comes to find her, and we can figure things out with her!"
Only when Zhu Qing mentioned calling her Li Zheng did Wang react.
When she heard that Zhu Qing was looking for Li Zheng, the fat woman's face changed, and then she said more and more fiercely: "What are you looking for Li Zheng? It's natural to pay back debts. Your family owes me money and hasn't paid it off.
Pay me the money you owe me!"
Looking at her expression, Zhu Qing knew there was something fishy about this matter, so he couldn't let her go.
"Okay, you can pay back the money. This time, let Li Zheng come over and be a witness, so that you won't say that we are in arrears next time!" Zhu Qing raised his voice.
The fat woman didn't expect Zhuqing to be so difficult to deal with.
She heard that the Sun family had gotten a cart full of good stuff, and she knew that the Wang family was cowardly and Sun Fucheng was not at home, so she planned to come over and try to trick her into getting something.
The best plan is to deceive the little girl from the Sun family and sell her back. At the worst, you should get more benefits.
Who would have thought that seeing Wang being frightened by her, that little girl actually didn't buy it.
"What do you know, little girl? Don't talk about being upright, even if the county magistrate comes, you still have to pay back the money!" The fat woman looked a little stern but also had a weak heart.
"Pay back the money! We didn't intend to owe money at first! But we have to wait until Li Zheng comes!" Zhu Qing refused to budge.
