South of Dongping County

Here, there are rows of grassy houses. The southern part of Dongping County is populated by relatively poor people, while the northern part is populated by wealthier people, such as merchants and small families. The ancients attached great importance to the feng shui of the house, and sitting in the north and facing south is the treasure of feng shui, so as long as people with a little money are willing to install their houses in the north.

The home of the official Ma Hou is in the south of Dongping County. Although he was a servant, he usually did not accept the filial piety of merchants and innkeepers, so his life was tight.

"Old Ma, the child is over thirty years old, and no girl is willing to follow him, what do you think of this?"

Ma Hou's mother, Ma Li, asked Ma Hou's father Ma Hai with a sad face that their family was poor, and whose daughter was willing to come to their house to endure hardships. So much so that by now, Ma Houdu is in his thirties and has not yet married.

"Alas!"

Ma Hai let out a long sigh and blamed himself: "It's all my fault as a father, I was addicted to gambling and made the three of you suffer, if it wasn't for the debt I paid off, the baby would have been able to start a family a long time ago." It's also an errand boy, and it's a stable livelihood, alas, it's all my fault!"

"Daddy, you don't touch that thing now, it's okay to be fine, don't talk about it all day. Ma Li comforted, and complained with some dissatisfaction: "This kid is too, he doesn't accept the property that others give him with filial piety, and many officials in the county government do this, how can he lack one." This kid is dead-eyed, and now no girl wants to follow him, right? ”

"Nonsense, what a woman's opinion!"

Ma Hai scolded, as if he felt that his tone was too heavy, and hurriedly comforted: "Wa, he is right to do this, we are not exhausted." None of those possessions were rightly obtained, and if they were collected, sooner or later God would punish them. Our family lives peacefully, and it is a little hard, but it is also peaceful. ”

"Daddy, you're right, but thinking about the child who is so old and hasn't married, I always feel uncomfortable in my heart, how to explain to my ancestors when I go down in the future. ”

As he spoke, Ma Li sobbed in a low voice. She is just a simple woman who has never thought of living a life of fine clothes and food, but the marriage of her children is a pimple in her heart.

Ma Hai looked ashamed, if he hadn't been greedy for gambling in the early years, his family would not have ended up in such a situation.

"Child, don't worry, even if it's bitter, I can't be bitter about the child. After a few days, I will go outside to find a job to earn money, it doesn't matter if I am tired or tired, I must earn money for my child to marry. ”

"Hmm!"

Ma Li wiped away the tears from his eyes and continued the needlework in his hands. Although the money earned from this job is not much, it is a little bit that can be accumulated. Ma Hou is already in his thirties, and his other daughter is also eleven years old.

"Hey, there's someone at home!"

Just as Ma Hai and Ma Li were chatting and working, more than a dozen men with fierce faces suddenly appeared outside the house.

"Brothers, I wonder who you're looking for?"

Ma Hai greeted him with a smile, these people don't seem to be good at stubble, their family can't stand the toss, even if the other party is menacing, Ma Hai still smiles.

"Hey, who's your brother. ”

The first man with a hideous face and a scar on the right side of his face pushed Ma Hai, and Ma Hai stumbled and almost didn't fall to the ground.

"Look at you poor and sour, who is your brother and who is unlucky, brothers, do you say?"

"Haha, that's it, who also wants to call our brother a brother. ”

"Don't pee and look in the mirror, can you call Brother Ba brother?"

There was a piercing pain in the place where Ma Hai was photographed by the person called Brother Ba just now, but at this time he had to endure the pain and said in a low voice: "Everyone, uncle, I said the wrong thing." I don't know who you're looking for? If I know, I'll tell you. ”

Ma Hai's now-eleven-year-old daughter came out of the house at some point, and when she saw her father being bullied, she was about to step forward, but Ma Li held her tightly. The other party didn't look easy to mess with, she just hoped that Ma Hai could send these people away as much as possible.

Brother Ba looked at Ma Hai with a fierce face and roared: "Ma Hai, don't pretend to be garlic, uncle, I'm here to find you." ”

Ma Hai looked confused and asked puzzledly: "This uncle, I don't seem to know you, why did you come to me?"

"Hey, hey!"

Brother Ba smiled gloomily, took out a note from his arms, put it in front of Ma Hai, and said in a cruel voice: "Ma Hai, you said that you don't know Uncle Ben, didn't you say that you didn't know Uncle Ben when you borrowed money from Uncle Ben?

Ma Hai still knew the words and knew that it was indeed drawn by himself. It's just that it is clearly written on it that Master Liu, and he has not borrowed money from the bully brother in front of him at all. As for which one Master Liu is, Ma Hai himself doesn't know. When he was addicted to gambling, he was always called Master whenever someone borrowed money.

"You admit that this is a bet drawn by you, right? Uncle Ben is not Master Liu, but the above Master Liu also borrowed money from Uncle Ben. Recently, Uncle Ben was a little short of money, so he asked him to pay back the money, and he gave me this note and asked Uncle I to come to you for money. ”

Ma Hai pointed to the date on it and said cautiously: "Uncle, I admit this word." It's just that there are still three months left for the return time written above, uncle..."

"!"

Brother Ba kicked Ma Hai with an unhappy face, and immediately kicked Ma Hai to the ground and wailed.

"Daddy..."

"Daddy!"

Seeing that Ma Hai was injured and fell to the ground, Ma Li still cared about the viciousness of the group in front of him, and helped Ma Hai up with tears in his eyes. And Ma Hai's daughter also came up to protect Ma Hai's thighs, and tears kept falling.

"Uncle, I said that I have been a little tight lately, and you still have so much fucking nonsense. The money owed can be repaid at the right time, and the interest should be repaid. It is written that the interest will be repaid as much as you borrow. If you borrowed 500 yuan, the interest will be 500 yuan, uncle, I didn't say much, right?"

Ma Hai struggled to stand still and begged: "Uncle, I really can't take out the five hundred dollars now, and after three months, I will definitely return the principal and interest together, uncle, can you give it a leniency." ”

"Uncle has no money to buy rice now, and everyone in the family is waiting for Uncle I to buy rice and go back to the pot. If you want to live, uncle, don't I want to live? Since you don't have the money to pay back, why did you borrow money in the first place, you old thing. Uncle, no matter what method you use, you must give Uncle Ben the interest today. Otherwise, don't blame the uncle, you're welcome. ”

Brother Ba looked at Ma Hai viciously, if it weren't for Ma Hai's son being a servant, he would have smashed Ma Hai's house directly, how could he stand here and talk so much nonsense to Ma Hai.

"Uncle, you give me five days, no, three days, I will definitely pay you back. ”

Brother Ba glared at his eyes the size of copper bells, and said angrily: "Give you three days, uncle, my family is waiting to drink the northwest wind, and then you will collect the body for my uncle?

Brother Ba paused, looked at his daughter at Ma Hai's feet, and said in a dark voice: "If you can't get the interest today, take your daughter as a mortgage, the little girl is quite smart, and it is estimated that she can sell it for a good price." ”

"Uncle, please forgive me three days, my child is on an errand in the county government, and I will definitely not repay the debt. ”

The corners of Brother Ba's mouth widened, and he sneered: "Why, your son is on an errand in the county government, you can owe money and not pay it back, right? Sue you, don't say that your son is a government official in the county government, even if your son is a county magistrate, you still have to pay back the money you owe." Look at your appearance, you can't get this interest today, so don't talk nonsense, and take your daughter as collateral. ”

After that, Brother Ba beckoned the people behind him to hug him, and he was about to snatch Ma Hai's daughter away.

"Uncle, you are good, a few days of grace, she is still a child, you can let her go! As long as you have a few days of grace, uncle, I will repay my uncle for being a cow and a horse." ”

"Get out of here, old fellow!"

How could Brother Ba's men and horses care about Ma Hai's pleading, several people rushed up, brutally kicked Ma Hai and Ma Li to the side, and snatched Ma Hai's daughter away.

"Uncle, I beg you, let my daughter go, she is still young and doesn't understand anything..."

"Uncle, you are doing well... Woo..."

"Daddy, mother, help me, you let go of me, wow..."

Ma Hai's family prayed in mourning, but how could Brother Ba and his men take care of them. Ma Hai's neighbors were also watching outside, but when they saw that Brother Ba and the others were so fierce, they didn't dare to stand up. Besides, it is also because Ma Hai owes people money, and now that people are coming to the door, Ma Hai has no money to pay back, and people mortgage his daughter. Mahai used to be a gambling addict, and their neighbors knew about it. I can only sigh in my heart for the sins that Ma Hai once created, and now the retribution is finally coming.

Brother Ba walked to Ma Hai's side, lowered his head and said coldly: "Old fellow, tell your son, there are things that he can't touch, it's best not to have any other thoughts." Otherwise, don't want to live in this Dongping County. ”

After speaking, Brother Ba left arrogantly, ignoring the crying and pleading of Ma Hai and his wife behind him.

"Bold and fanatical, hurting others in broad daylight, and robbing other people's children is simply unlawless!"