Zhulan and Zhou Shuren took advantage of the fact that dinner was not yet ready and asked the eldest brother to carry a large amount of money, and the group went to the Zhou clan leader's house first.
Patriarch Zhou was a wonderful man. When he saw the clothing material, he didn't even ask what it was going to be used for. He knew that he was going to Zhang Datie's house and followed him there. He also asked his son to invite the patriarch and elders of the Zhang family.
Zhulan has memories of getting along with the clan leader's family. She really met them. The Zhou family and the Zhou clan were familiar strangers. No wonder in the novel, when something happened to the Zhou family, no one from the Zhou clan stepped forward to help.
Zhang Datie was at the edge of the village. Zhulan and her group went to the Zhang family together with the group led by Patriarch Zhang.
The news had already spread throughout the village, but Chief Zhang did not expect Zhou Shuren to call him Chief Zhou. When they met at the door, no one spoke and they went straight into the yard.
Zhang Datie and his wife had decided not to acknowledge the debt, but they were panicked when they saw the huge amount of money behind Boss Zhou. Now that the clan leader was here, they must pay compensation!
The Zhou clan leader first found a place to sit down and looked at Zhou Shuren without saying a word. He came here to be a mascot, so he gave Zhou Shuren the chance to speak.
Zhou Shuren coldly asked Boss Zhou to put down the big money. Daqian's fever had subsided a little and he felt weak all over. His face was pale and he had his eyes tightly closed as if he was going to die at any moment.
Zhu screamed, "We have no money, whoever caused the trouble will be held responsible."
Zhulan pointed at the big money and said, "The big money is because the child has no money at all, so we came to you two. The doctor said that it will take a hundred days to heal the broken bones. You have to take good care of it in the future. Stop talking nonsense and take the twenty taels of silver."
If she wasn't afraid that exaggerating the injury would affect her daughter's reputation, she would have wanted to exaggerate and ask for money. Although she would have to move away in the future, she was afraid that enemies would come and investigate and take her daughter as a target, so it was better to be cautious.
Zhu covered her chest with her hands, feeling so painful that she couldn't breathe. She wanted the money as much as her life. "Twenty taels, why don't you just go and rob?"
Zhou Shuren's eardrums hurt, and he didn't want to waste time listening to Zhu's words. He stared at Zhang Datie coldly, "Don't even think about using the child to pay off the debt. The money is burned like this. The doctor just checked it. It will cost five taels of silver to cure it. You can't do heavy work in the future, otherwise it will affect your lifespan. Today, considering that we live in the same village, I will find the heads of the two families to reconcile. If you don't agree, the Yue family will come to you tomorrow to talk slowly."
Zhang Datie, “… .”
He was not afraid of the Zhou family. It was no secret that the Zhou family was not close to the Zhou clan in the village. But he was afraid of the Yang family. He had been a slave and knew that the lives of the lower class were the least valuable. He also knew the means of all kinds of people. The Yang family had too many friends who did not show off, so he was afraid!
The Zhou clan leader looked at Zhou Shuren in surprise. Oh, Zhou Shuren used to be such an upright person, but now he has learned how to threaten others and has become a bad person. He stroked his beard and was not afraid of his uprightness, but he was afraid of having too many thoughts. He rolled his eyes and decided that he should not be so cold in the future.
After thinking it over, Chief Zhou said to Chief Zhang, "Our two families have always intermarried, and most of them are related. We don't want to have a falling out, but the Datie family must give an explanation to Shuren about this matter. How about this? The Datie family will give five taels of silver to cure the child's illness, and when the child is well, they will give the child to the Shuren family to slowly pay off the remaining debt, and then we'll let this matter go. What do you think?"
Zhulan thought to herself that this person was very shrewd. Zhou Shuren hadn't even made a plan yet, but the clan leader had already guessed it. Clan leaders are not ordinary people.
Patriarch Zhang was stunned for a long time. He confirmed that it was Patriarch Zhou who spoke, and his mouth twitched. What happened today? He was thinking, have the Zhou family and Zhou family reconciled? If so, they can't be bullied. In the past two years, the Zhou family has produced two scholars, while the Zhang family has only produced one student. He envied the Zhou family for having so many people, and he also had some thoughts in his heart.
Zhang Datie rolled his eyes. He was smart. If he was not smart, he would not have broken his leg but lost his life. After listening to what Patriarch Zhou said, he instantly understood that Zhou Shuren’s main purpose was to have a child!
Zhou Shuren had never expected that the clan leader would stop being a mascot and start helping out. From the clan leader's perspective, the Zhou family was stronger than the Zhang family. He came up and stated his purpose directly. Looking at Zhang Datie's wandering eyes, he sneered in his heart. The angle had changed, so he didn't have to make any calculations. Zhang Datie had to keep his extra thoughts to himself.
Zhang Datie thought about it but couldn't figure out what was so good about the big money. The only thing he thought of was that the girl from the Zhou family was seriously injured, so they let the big money take full responsibility for being the child husband. He felt that he had grasped the key point, "I don't agree. Why should I give the child I raised with great effort to the Zhou family for free?"
Zhou Shuren ignored Zhang Datie and looked at Patriarch Zhou, meaning that he left it to him.
Patriarch Zhou understood what he meant and did not think that his recklessness had disrupted Zhou Shuren's plan. He believed in his intuition and always felt that Zhou Shuren had changed. If he did not seize the opportunity to contact him, he would not be able to benefit from him in the future. Otherwise, he could ease the opportunity and signaled Zhou Shuren to hand it over to him.