Zhou Chengkang rubbed the medicine on him, and he was still talking there, and the wound on the corner of his mouth would be touched when he spoke. From time to time, he would grin his teeth and show a painful expression. When he said that it was dawn, those people took the silver and jewelry and left. Zhou's mother couldn't bear it anymore, "How is Xili? Where's Meihua? Was she beaten?"
Boss Zhou waved his hand, "The two of them are fine. It's just money... hiss..."
Hearing that Mrs. Mei and the child are fine, Zhou's mother was slightly relieved, and when he mentioned the distressed look of the silver, she said, "How much did you lose?"
"Fifty taels, and the bracelets and jewelry on Meihua's body. The total is about six or seventy taels." Speaking of this, Boss Zhou looked sad, "It's really all given to them."
There was silence in the room, and Boss Zhou continued, "If you don't give it, you can't do it. They beat me and asked Meihua to get the silver. If I didn't take it, I continued to beat me. I gave it thirty taels, and they caught Xi. Li, let the two of us take the silver, if you don’t take it, you will beat Xili, how can he stand up to their beating with such a small body?”
"So, the silver and jewelry were given to them later."
After Zhou Chengkang wiped his face for him, he asked, "Have you gone to the mayor's house?"
Boss Zhou shook his head, "No, I don't even know the mayor. I'll ask you to accompany me when I come back."
Zhou Chengkang got up, "How many people are there? Have you seen their faces?"
"They are all covered." Boss Zhou thought for a while, "I can't see." He added, "They are all men."
Zhou Chengkang was dumbfounded, what kind of characteristics are men, there are too many men in Luoyue Town. "Think again."
"There's one with very white skin inside. I saw him from the neck, and when Meihua grabbed the bracelet with him, I caught his chin." Boss Zhou touched his neck, "It's probably in these places, At that time, there were drops of blood, and he snorted in pain. He must be afraid of pain, or...haven't done any work. "
In fact, Boss Zhou is not stupid at all, what he is talking about now is very important, as long as he finds the person whose jaw was scratched, there will always be a way for him to recognize the other people.
Zhou Chengkang got up, "Let's go to the town quickly, and catch people early."
Zhou's mother thought for a while, "I'll go too, to see the child."
When something like this happened, Li Qinghe should also go and have a look. When he walked to the door, Zhou Chengkang saw Xi Yu who was still sleeping and said, "Don't go, you two, or go later in the afternoon."
All right, Li Qinghe carried the child back to the bed to sleep with him.
When she woke up again, it was early in the morning, and she took the child to the kitchen to cook. Mrs. Chen came in and said in a low voice, "Boss, there is something very strange."
Li Qinghe glanced at her, this Chen family, like other women in the village, usually likes to inquire about the affairs of each family, and said casually, "What's the matter?"
"The Yang family is like that, isn't it?" Mrs. Chen pointed in the direction of the next door, "Just now there was news that their family is repaying the debts of each family, and they urged everyone to hurry up... Are they willing to pay the debts? People in the village It all passed away very quickly, just now I made a special trip to the uncle's house and quietly told them to hurry up, it has passed now."
The uncle she was talking about was Li Xingwang's family, and this was simply shouted after the two of them.
Li Qinghe thought of the fair-skinned man who was afraid of pain in Boss Zhou's mouth, no matter how he looked, he looked like Yang Lanhong next door.
The next door was indeed very lively, everyone said that if you catch a traitor, you will get double, and if you catch a thief, you will get dirty.
While thinking about it, someone knocked on the door outside, and Mrs. Chen ran to open it. It was Li Xingwang and the others who had just received their wages.
He looked excited, "I didn't expect that the Yang family really had money."
Mrs. Liu sighed, "Earlier, I said I would lend money to their family, but you must not let it go. If you borrow it, you will earn money now."
"What are you earning?" Li Xingwang glared at her, "Didn't you see that the repayment is all the principal, and no interest is given at all. It's luck to get it back, so don't even think about the interest."
Mrs. Liu didn't take it seriously, "The Yang family has a great career, so they will definitely pay back sooner or later."
While he was talking, he heard a loud noise from the next door, as if he was saying something like the money is his own and he won't return it.
Li Xingwang's expression changed slightly when he heard the back, "Why are you going to return it?"
He hurriedly took out a purse from his pocket and stuffed it to Liu Shi, "Don't think about watching the fun. Take these copper coins back and hide them."
In fact, Li Xingwang didn't get much, just a few hundred copper coins. They didn't lend money to the Yang family, they just helped with some work, and they paid half of the deducted wages.
Liu Shi took the purse and went home quickly.
Li Xingwang went out with his hands behind his back, "Qinghe, let's take a look too."
After going out, Mrs. Chen closed the gate, and when she went to the barren grassland, Li Qinghe said in a low voice, "My elder brother came back early this morning, their house was burglarized last night, and he just woke up and shouted It’s a bad thing, he was tied up and robbed.”
Li Xingwang was surprised, "How much was robbed?"
"Dozens of taels of silver." Li Qinghe sighed. Earlier, Mrs. Liu sold the tofu recipes to three houses, each for thirty taels. After she got them, she bought a yard in the town. She is usually frugal, so it shouldn't cost much. Then it all fell into the hands of Zhou Boss and they bought a carriage. The rest... should be gone.
The two had already reached the corner of the wall. Li Xingwang looked at the wall, frowned and said, "According to what you said, the money sent by the Yang family today probably belonged to your elder brother's family. Their family even stole your fish. Your piece of barren grass There are a lot of chickens in it, so it's better to lock them up, lest he think about it one day and come to steal your chickens again."
Li Qinghe nodded, this wall is not so easy to lock. If it is really circled, it is not a little work.
After the two passed by, they happened to hear the voice of the mayor, "These are all dirty money. The Yang family went to the town to snatch them last night. They are stolen goods. If you want to take them back, take them to the county magistrate. condemned."
Although the people in the village are simple, they are not stupid. If it was said that when the Yang family repaid the debts today, everyone thought that the Yang family had a solid foundation and could take out more than a dozen taels of silver to pay off the debts of everyone in the village at once, they have already suppressed their thoughts by now.
The Yang family was already so poor that they directly robbed them. If the money was returned, it would be impossible for the Yang family to pay it back in this lifetime. It's all about paying back the wages, and those who borrowed money would never agree to it anyway. The money of everyone in the village is not brought by strong winds, but by sweat and hard work. If it wasn't for being greedy for 20% interest, it wouldn't have been given to Father Yang.
Hearing this, some people ran out immediately. In fact, there were smart people who ran all the way earlier, and those who didn't run away also took the money home.
"The robbery was done by the Yang family. It's indeed dirty money, but it's true that he owes us money. We took it for real money. Our family is still waiting for the money to marry our daughter-in-law."
"You are the mayor, so you have to be reasonable. If the money is taken back, we will be forced to die."
Li Qinghe and his uncle entered the door together, and what they saw was just like this. Everyone was holding hoes and knives. This time, they were no longer facing Father Yang, but the mayor under the eaves.
At this time, the mayor can feel the mood every time when everyone persecutes Father Yang. And beside him, Boss Zhou with a hurt face was explaining to everyone that the money belonged to him. Mei shi hugged the baby and cried.
There are also some spectators from the town who came to steal things. The people in the town are still quite concerned. If the thief is not caught, no one can rest assured to sleep. Zhou's mother folded her arms and watched, standing with those people in the town, saw Li Qinghe holding the child, went up to pick up Xiyu, and sighed, "Let's go back, there is nothing to see."
There was really nothing to see, Li Qinghe came here mainly because she was curious about the source of the Yang family's money, and because she came to see for herself after hearing the unusual noise just now.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law took Xi Yu out of Yang's house. As for Mrs. Chen, if she didn't urge her, she would definitely stay here to watch the fun.
Walking to the courtyard wall, Mother Zhou looked at it and said, "This is still a door."
In fact, the courtyard wall was built by the Yang family, and the rest of the space is reserved for walking, so it feels strange to seal it off. The courtyard wall is a wall surrounded by thorns behind the path left by Li Qinghe. It is mainly used to stop chickens. If people want to enter, they will not be able to enter without breaking the thorns deliberately.
"It would cost a lot of money if we made a circle by ourselves." Li Qinghe thought for a while and said, "Chickens are different, they are not so easy to catch, they live in the chicken coop near us at night, and come here during the day .”
If they were really caught flying, they should know it too.
"That's right, if you build a wall in such a large area, you will have to raise chickens for many years." Zhou's mother sighed, "You two will live with calculations, and you won't make your life difficult, the boss..." She shook her head, "These The money should not be taken back, if forced, the villagers would dare to die, do you believe it or not?"
"If someone dies, even the mayor will be sued."
Therefore, the mayor and the village chief will choose to appease Boss Zhou in the end.
"It's also amazing. I can hang more than a dozen taels of silver on my daughter-in-law. I'm afraid people won't know that the couple is rich." The tone was bitter, "Originally, the money came to make people jealous, but don't let it be stolen."
The more Zhou's mother talked, the more angry she became. Li Qinghe comforted her, "Eldest brother and sister-in-law would never have imagined that someone would dare to steal it openly. If they knew, they would definitely not do this."
Mother Zhou's complexion was indescribable, "You're so stupid."
"Stupid." Xi Yu said with a straight voice.
Just now, Li Qinghe tried to persuade Zhou's mother to relax for a long time, but when she heard Xiyu's word, she laughed instead, "Xiyu also knows that she is stupid, so don't learn from your uncle in the future, and let your parents worry about it." back home.
In the evening, the mayor went back with the entire Yang family, the village head and Mr. Zhou's family. Indeed, as Zhou's mother said, the money was not recovered.
The money was originally the wages that the villagers lent to the Yang family to help their family. Besides, they all got their own money back, and the promised 20% interest was not seen at all. The mayor and the village chief have all the good things to say, but no one in the village is willing to pay it back, so they can't go to someone's house to search, right
The Yang family locked the door and left, but the villagers did not leave. They all stood at the door of the Yang family and discussed, not to return it!
If you insist on not paying back, you will die if you are in a hurry!
Everyone felt that it was reasonable, and ordered a few timid ones, and the crowd dispersed.