Repaying the debt is a matter of course and right, and what is owed should be repaid. Chu Fei did not intend to relinquish Zhu Hanshan's debt. Of course, he didn't intend to help Zhu Hanshan pay off the debt.
In his previous life, this person was stubborn, mean and indifferent. With what he knew about Zhu Hanshan, if he helped Zhu Hanshan pay off the debt, not only would he not receive Zhu Hanshan's gratitude, he might even be treated as a nosy. Strength is not good either.
Chu Fei was surprised that Ning Lang and Zhu Hanshan became good friends, but apart from the subsidy, he didn't want to take care of Zhu Hanshan's other affairs. It is impossible for him to follow him here.
But now that he's here, and Ning Nuan is watching, Chu Fei intends to solve this matter completely.
He said: "It can't be counted, then Zhu Hanshan owes you money, and this king is not a rogue, and he will naturally let him pay you back the money that should be owed, but this king wants to ask how much money he owes you. ?"
The strong men glanced at each other, and only one of them said cautiously: "The son of Zhu's family was seriously ill at the beginning. He asked us to borrow fifty taels of silver, with a monthly interest of eight cents, and we have to pay back four taels of silver every month."
"Then how much was the money?"
"This..." The strong men glanced at each other again, and their tone of voice became more cautious: "Now he still owes us a hundred taels."
Chu Fei raised his eyebrows: "Why did it reach one hundred taels again?"
"Zhu's family is poor, and you can't even pay the money, and you can't even pay the interest of four taels of silver per month. It's a lot of money, it's a lot of money, it's not..." The strong man smiled at him flatteringly, and said, "My lord. , This is because the Zhu family owes us money, and it is only natural to pay the debt. It is normal for us to come to the Zhu family to collect the debt, isn't it? The Zhu family owes us the money, and the interest for this month has not been sent. We I can't wait, this is the time to go to the Zhu family to discuss."
After the strong man finished speaking, the villagers who were watching couldn't help but said, "Zhu's house and fields have been taken away by you, Hanshan will pay you back every month, this time it's not too late. It's only been a day, and you all came to the door like this, and even Mrs. Zhu was frightened by you."
"He owes us money, and we come to collect the debt. Is there something wrong? I heard that Zhu Hanshan received the subsidy from Prince An... "Speaking of this, the strong man smiled at Chu Fei again. , said: "The lord is kind and kind, and gave the boy in the Zhu family a subsidy. I heard that there are bonuses in the academy. Usually, Zhu Hanshan can pay the interest, but at this time, the interest is in arrears, the lord, You're saying that's not right, aren't you?"
"You also took away people's houses and fields?"
"More than that!" Someone in the village shouted: "The Zhu family originally raised a pig and a few chickens, all of which were taken away by them."
The strong man was in a hurry, glared at them quickly, looked at Chu Fei again, and showed his flattery: "Zhu Hanshan will take things as collateral before he can pay the money. These pigs and chickens are what he owes us."
"This king just listened, why did he say that he can repay the interest every month?" Chu Fei frowned: "Could it be that this king heard it wrong?"
"If I can pay it back, I can pay it back, but I haven't paid the fifty taels that Zhu Hanshan's father owed before, and Zhu Hanshan will not be able to pay back the money from the beginning. Those pigs and chickens, as well as the house and fields, are all It's the fifty taels and the interest!"
Chu Fei's brows furrowed even deeper: "The house and fields alone are more than fifty taels of silver, and you said that I wish Hanshan could repay the interest. I'm surprised that you have taken all the mortgages. The interest has also been repaid, how come the profit and the profit, and the one hundred taels?"
The strong man choked for a moment, suddenly realized something, and several of his accomplices also broke into a cold sweat.
"Returning interest and rolling interest? This king listened to what you said, and you still received compound interest?" Chu Fei sneered, and the folding fan in his hand snapped shut: "This government has issued a ban, and all private loans cannot be calculated as compound interest. , your compound interest is blatant, and you have deceived this king?!"
Several debt collectors suddenly wet their backs, their feet softened, and they almost fell to their knees in front of Chu Fei.
The faces of the other villagers were a bit dazed, and they didn't understand why those ferocious debt collectors suddenly changed their faces.
Even listening to Grandma Zhu not far away, her expression was a little dull.
She grabbed Ning Nuan's hand and tightened it abruptly, her eyes widened, and she stared at the strong men in the field for a long time before she said, "Miss Ning, did I hear it wrong..."
"I wish the old lady, you heard it right." Before Ning Nuan could speak, the maid said bluntly, "Prince An said that the government is not allowed to recover compound interest."
Grandma Zhu's expression was blank for a while. She opened her mouth and was speechless for a while. After a long time, she forced a smile, but her expression was uglier than crying.
The debt left by his son's serious illness has weighed on the Zhu family for several years. Originally, the Zhu family was considered to be in good condition in Zhujia Village. Now, the house and the land are gone. Even the thatched house is lived in by the villagers looking at their poor family. , let them live, and the fields that Zhu Hanshan planted on weekdays are also rented from others. Not only that, but it made them feel scared every day, sighing over the huge debt that was on them.
If Grandma Zhu hadn't gritted her teeth and insisted on letting Zhu Hanshan go to study, and Zhu Hanshan was also in good spirits, copying books for the study every month, and writing letters for others, he would have made a lot of money and filled the hole for interest. If not, I'm afraid The Zhu family has already fallen.
Only then did another carriage rush over. There was the Ning family's logo on the carriage, and before the carriage was stable, a person jumped from it in a hurry, wearing the uniform blue robe of Qingshan Academy, it was Zhu Hanshan.
In the carriage in the distance, Miss Xue opened her eyes wide to look at the person who suddenly appeared, and whispered to her maid, "Is this the Zhu Hanshan?"
The maid said: "That's right, miss, it's him."
Miss Xue was stunned, and hurriedly continued to see the situation in the field.
Zhu Hanshan pushed aside the crowd and hurried into his yard. Seeing Chu Fei here, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at a few familiar debt collectors on the opposite side. He hesitated and asked, "My grandma Woolen cloth?"
Grandma Zhu seemed to have just reacted, and hurriedly said, "Hanshan, grandma is here!"
Zhu Hanshan turned his head abruptly, and when he saw Grandma Zhu, he breathed a sigh of relief, and when he saw Ning Nuan next to Grandma Zhu, his eyes immediately filled with gratitude.
Ning Nuan helped Grandma Zhu walk over, she glanced at Chu Fei, and Chu Fei immediately gave her an imperceptibly pleasing smile. Ning Nuan looked away, but there was a bit of a smile in his eyes.
Grandma Zhu took Zhu Hanshan and hurriedly repeated what he had just heard to him: "Hanshan, just now, His Highness Prince An said that if you can't recover compound interest, you can't recover compound interest, Hanshan!"
Chu Fei added on the side: "If you take it, according to the law, you must return all the overcharged."
Grandma Zhu was even more excited: "I will return it! I will return it, Hanshan!"
Zhu Hanshan responded in a daze, but his face was not too excited.
He is familiar with poetry and books, and he is the most knowledgeable in the academy. How can he not know that the government stipulates that no compound interest can be recovered? It's just that he is just a civilian in the suburbs of Beijing, and he has no power behind him. No matter how many books he has read, he has not yet obtained the title. He had thought about going to the government, but his father was not an ordinary person who borrowed money. He had seen it with his own eyes, and the debt collectors and the officials in front of him were drinking together. There are people behind these people who are used to being domineering, and ordinary people can't move them.
Grandma Zhu is not in good health, and Zhu Hanshan doesn't dare to do much. He can only copy more books every month, and at least pay the interest money, so those people won't go too far. This month, due to the delay in the academy, he delayed for a day, but he did not expect that these debt collectors would come directly to his house.
Hearing that something happened to Grandma Zhu, he almost lost his footing, and hurriedly followed in the carriage of the Ning residence.
What he never expected was that not only Ning Lang's sister was here, but King An was also here.
Chu Fei pointed at him and said, "He still owes this king the subsidy money and hasn't paid it back. You are in trouble with the Zhu family. If something happens, do you still want to get rid of the subsidy money he owes this king?"
Several people begged for mercy again and again: "Your Highness, spare your life."
"Wang Quan." Chu Fei ordered a few people: "Bring them all to the government. The debts and compound interest are all decided by the officials. This king doesn't want to worry about these bad things. You When you bring people, you have to remember to watch it with your own eyes, and this king also needs to know the outcome of this matter."
Wang Quan responded and walked out with a few thugs brought by King An, invited Zhu Hanshan and the debt collectors, and went to the government together.
Zhu Hanshan came over in a hurry and was about to leave in a hurry. He went into the house to find the original IOU, and glanced at Grandma Zhu when he went out, hesitant.
Ning Nuan said, "Don't worry, Young Master Zhu, I am entrusted by my brother and will take good care of Madam Zhu."
Zhu Hanshan glanced at her gratefully, gave her a bow, and then followed Wang Quan away.
As soon as those people left, the surrounding villagers also dispersed, and the courtyard, which was still lively just now, was empty in the blink of an eye.
Xiang Tao took someone to help the thing that was dropped by the debt collector, and Ning Nuan also helped Madam Zhu to sit on the still intact chair in the room.
Grandma Zhu held her, and she was still a little worried: "Miss Ning, Hanshan just left with them, will you..."
"I wish the old lady, you can rest assured." The maid who took care of her said bluntly: "Now not only our young lady, but also His Royal Highness An Wang, Zhu Gongzi was taken away by the servant next to His Highness An. With His Royal Highness Prince An here, this matter will definitely be resolved smoothly."
"That… "
"Maybe, even your house can be recovered!"
Grandma Zhu was immediately excited, and she didn't care about her poor health, she quickly stood up and bowed to Chu Fei.
Chu Feideng's teeth were sore.
It was the first time he had been so grateful, and he didn't know how to react. He hesitated for a while, then coughed, quickly said politeness, and hurried out.
When Grandma wished to be comforted, Ning Nuan thought about Miss Xue who came with her, and went out to find her. Unexpectedly, just after she went out, she saw An Wang squatting in the yard and looking curiously at Zhong before leaving. Seeing Caimiao who was trampled several times in the yard just now in the chaos.
Ning Nuan coughed, and saw that he immediately jumped up in a hurry, took two steps to the side quickly, and opened the folding fan with a snap, as if the person who was curious about Caimiao just now was not him, and he returned to his original appearance. . It wasn't until he turned around and saw that it was Ning Nuan who was coming, he breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
Chu Fei immediately came over and said diligently, "The old man inside... I wish the old lady, but have you rested?"
Ning Nuan nodded: "Thanks to the prince, now Madam Zhu has rested."
Chu Fei coughed, and couldn't help but said modestly: "Those people violated the ban. I just didn't know about Zhu's family before, and this king just reminded me, and it's not as powerful as you said. If someone else knew about it, It will definitely be like this king."
His tone is modest, but the meaning in his mouth is clearly proud, as if the peacock shook its tail and opened the screen directly towards Ning Nuan, wishing that people could see the dazzling part of his colorful tail.
Ning Nuan smiled: "What the lord said is that those who have violated the ban should be put in prison."
Chu Fei: "..."
The peacock's tail that had just been raised behind Chu Fei suddenly wilted again.
He touched his nose, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"If your lord is not in a hurry to leave, you might as well stay here for a while." Ning Nuan said, "Just now, Madam Zhu said that when Young Master Zhu comes back, she would like to thank the lord in person. Wait until Young Master Zhu returns before leaving."
"I..." Chu Fei paused, then asked, "What about you?"
Ning Nuan said, "Miss Xue and I were in a hurry, so I only sent her to talk to her. Mother must be anxious, so I and Miss Xue went back first."
Chu Fei was suddenly disappointed.
This time, I didn't want to come to his garden, but to the Ning family. After returning to Ning's house this time, I don't know when he will see A Nuan next time.
Thinking of this, Chu Fei couldn't help clenching his teeth secretly, and in his heart he took out the debt collectors and kicked them a few times. Those people didn't come to collect debts earlier and later, but today, he finally called A Nuan out, and finally had the opportunity to meet A Nuan again. In other words, the opportunity wasted in vain.
And Zhu Hanshan, who didn't default in the early or late, why did he default in this month? !
Ning Nuan just watched the expressions on his face change, without thinking about it, he knew how much resentment he had in his heart. Ning Nuan thought it was very funny, but she didn't say anything, greeted Xiang Tao, and took her back to Miss Xue's carriage.
Miss Xue looked at this side from a distance, worried, but now she finally saw her coming back, she hurriedly said: "How is it? I see that everything is resolved?"
"If King An comes out, it will be solved naturally."
Miss Xue breathed a sigh of relief.
Recalling what she had just seen, she couldn't help but say, "It's just so much money, so..."
Fifty taels of silver were put into their hands, perhaps less than a piece of jewelry, but it overwhelmed the Zhu family.
Miss Xue thought of the thin scholar she had just seen, and her heart was filled with emotion.
"Now that the matter is resolved, then you don't have to worry." Ning Nuan said: "Thanks to King An this time. If it wasn't for King An, it would be very troublesome to solve it with me alone."
"is not it!"
Looking at the physiques of those strong men, Miss Xue almost fainted from fright. Ning Nuan was just a weak girl. If she met those strong men, it would be bad if something happened. Fortunately, King An came over. As soon as King An's identity was revealed, those people were immediately afraid.
Miss Xue said embarrassingly: "So Prince An is also a good person..."
Ning Nuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Did you think that Prince An was not a good person before?"
"It's my father. He told me that King An was ignorant, he was idle all day, and caused trouble." Miss Xue was a little ashamed: "After King An made a subsidy, my father praised King An. , but I thought An Wang was..." He was a sinister and cunning person who used the scholar for his good name.
Ning Nuan couldn't help but wonder.
Seeing her curiosity, Miss Xue's maid couldn't help but explain: "It's our wife, who had been with Mrs. Liu before. Mrs. Liu wanted to marry our young lady. Those words were said by Mr. Liu."
"Liu Gongzi?" Ning Nuan was taken aback for a moment, and then said, "Liu Hong?"
"Yes." Miss Xue was surprised: "You know him?"
Ning Nuan nodded, Xiangtao was blunt, and directly told them the grievances between Liu Hong and Ning Nuan.
After listening to this, Miss Xue was even more surprised: "So Young Master Liu is such a person? No wonder I always feel unhappy when I read the articles written by Young Master Liu."
It's just that it was her mother's kindness after all, so she endured it. She also heard many things about King An from Young Master Liu.
Sure enough, hearing is worse than seeing.
Miss Xue thought to herself that when she went back, she would talk to her mother about this.
When they were on their way back, they happened to meet Jiang Yunlan and Mrs. Xue who were in a hurry on the way back. The carriages on both sides stopped on the road. Jiang Yunlan and Mrs. Xue hurriedly got off the carriage. Seeing that nothing happened to them, this Just let go.
After this incident, let alone going back to continue the banquet, the two families returned to the capital and soon parted.
Not only Miss Xue couldn't wait to tell Mrs. Xue about Young Master Liu, but Ning Nuan also told Jiang Yunlan about King An's help in the carriage.
Jiang Yunlan was in a complicated mood, and she didn't know whether to thank An Wang first, or scolded An Wang who had the cheek to chase him to Zhujia Village first.
"Mother, thanks to King An for what happened today, if it weren't for King An, I would have spent a lot of time helping the Zhu family." Ning Nuan said, "Young Master Zhu is arrogant and can't let himself down. , I must not be willing to accept my help, but before my brother left, he explained to me that I must take good care of Mr. Zhu and his grandmother. If something happens to the Zhu family, my brother will not be relieved. Wang An is not only that Helping Zhujia, or helping me."
"Mother knows." Jiang Yunlan's mood was very complicated: "It's just that the mother thought that Prince An chased you to Zhujia Village, and she felt unhappy in her heart."
Ning Nuan smiled and said, "That mother should spare King An this time."
"Mother listens to you. Go back and tell your brother about this, and let your brother get mad." Jiang Yunlan quickly put this matter down.
She didn't want to mention King An, but she didn't notice it for a while, but today's daughter was actually begging for King An. She didn't notice it all at once, but Ning Nuan changed the topic later, and she didn't notice it anymore.
And Zhujia Village.
Chu Fei originally wanted to leave with him, but he was still thinking about what Ning Nuan said, so he strolled around the vegetable garden of Zhu's family for a long time, looking at every vegetable seedling, and when he was hungry, he finally got Zhu's home. Cold Mountain.
Zhu Hanshan was very grateful to see him, but because he was not good at interacting with people by nature, he couldn't say anything, and only gave him a deep bow.
Chu Fei was even more uncomfortable.
He coughed and asked, "Is everything resolved?"
"Thanks to the prince, the debts in Caomin's family have been paid off." Zhu Hanshan has been paying off his debts for many years. He copies books for the study every month and earns a lot of money every month, but he has filled in the holes for interest. Wang An spoke, and those debt collectors were sent to the government. Once the compound interest calculated from the previous calculation was canceled, it turned out that he had paid all the principal and interest over the years.
Zhu Hanshan still had the IOUs returned by those people in his arms, with a lot of emotion in his heart, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"It's fine." Chu Fei touched his nose and said again, "Then the king... left?"
"If the lord doesn't dislike it, it's better to stay after dinner before leaving." Zhu Hanshan could already smell the smell of chicken soup coming out of the house.
Their family did not raise chickens. He and his grandmother had always lived in poverty, because they were carrying huge debts. . Looking at the fact that King An has remained until now, he doesn't understand why this chicken is clearly used to entertain King An.
Chu Fei only felt more uncomfortable.
He had never seen Zhu Hanshan so enthusiastic.
In his previous life, he also had some friendship with Zhu Hanshan, but it was not a good one. He still suffered a lot from Zhu Hanshan, and he knew exactly what kind of character this person was.
Don't talk about keeping meals, even if you stay at his house until it's dark and starve at his door, he can drive you out mercilessly.
When Chu Fei sat down at the tattered and unstable dining table of Zhu's family, holding a bowl with a small mouth in his hand, the bowl was filled with rice by Zhu Hanshan himself, and he felt even more flattered.
If in the previous life, those colleagues of Zhu Hanshan knew that Zhu Hanshan was such a hospitable person, I am afraid that those people's jaws would drop.
"My lord, try chicken soup." Grandma Zhu pushed a bowl of chicken soup in front of him to please him.
The chicken soup was oily, and there were two large chicken thighs in the bowl.
Chu Fei turned to look at her, and suddenly realized something.
In his last life, he never heard that Zhu Hanshan had a grandmother.
He heard that Zhu Hanshan was a lonely man, he had no parents, and he didn't even have any relatives. The entrance of Zhu's mansion was deserted on New Year's and festivals, so the sage was very sympathetic. This is so good, where did a grandma appear
Chu Fei looked at Zhu Hanshan again. He lowered his head and took more care of Grandma Zhu. He first filled Grandma Zhu with soup and rice, and finally it was his turn. Chu Fei couldn't help but fell into contemplation.
If what happened today, also happened in the previous life
In the last life, Zhu Hanshan didn't recognize Ning Lang, nor did Ning Nuan send a maid to look after him. If those debt collectors come, and there is only the sick old lady in the room, how can the old lady alone be able to compete with those debt collectors
Chu Fei didn't know that he guessed correctly.
In a previous life, exactly the same thing happened today. Without the little maid from Ning's house to deal with it, Madam Ning faced all the people who came to collect debts, watching them fall and beat in Zhu's house, anxious and angry. , She was a patient, and those debt collectors didn't dare to do anything to her, they just scare her with harsh words, and even said that they were going to Qingshan Academy to make trouble.
What Grandma Zhu valued most was her grandson. Her only wish was to see Zhu Hanshan pass the exam. When she heard that Zhu Hanshan might be dragged away by Qingshan Academy, she was in a hurry.
In the panic, I don't know who moved the hand first.
When Zhu Hanshan received the news and hurried back, Grandma Zhu's body was already cold. Zhu Hanshan's only concern is Grandma Zhu. When Grandma Zhu died, the sky seemed to fall in half. Later, Zhu Hanshan changed back to what Chu Fei remembered.
And because of the rebirth of several people, Zhu Hanshan's fate was interrupted, and everything changed.
Holding the bowl of hot chicken soup, Chu Fei looked at the grandparents and grandchildren, only to feel that some lucky baby fell from the sky and thumped into his arms.
He thought about it for a while, and then became happy again. The hot chicken soup entered the throat, and it suddenly warmed to the heart.
This is thanks to A Nuan, A Nuan is really his lucky star!
Vanves! Ah Nuan is really prosperous!