Chapter 28: The Consequences of Greed
Although Luo Zhuyue wanted to say that Meng Zitao must have been wrong if her eyesight was not good, but what Meng Zitao said was so detailed and easy to understand, even if she didn't have any basic knowledge, she could understand it.
In this case, no matter how lucky she was, she knew what the result was, and she felt like the sky was going to fall for a while.
Seeing his wife's appearance, Xu Xingguo gritted his teeth and said, "Which of your cousins introduced you to him?"
"It's over, it's over!" Luo Zhuyue didn't answer, her mouth kept chattering, and her face was full of despair.
"What do you say, what are you saying!" Xu Xingguo roared angrily.
Luo Zhuyue wanted to cry and said without tears: "It's that cousin of my aunt's family!"
Xu Xingguo was taken aback when he heard this, and said loudly: "What! How can you lend money to his friend, your mind is full of mush!"
My aunt's cousin's name is Ma Le'an, and Meng Zitao has also heard of him, no way, this guy is too much of a bastard, stealing chickens and touching dogs or something is a bad thing, so he almost killed people and set fire, and even his parents were angry with him.
Therefore, when he heard that it was lent to him, Meng Zitao also wondered why his aunt, who was usually a shrewd person, would actually think of lending him money.
Seeing that Luo Zhuyue was silent, Xu Xingguo stood up and roared, "Say! Why did you lend him the money!"
Luo Zhuyue was frightened by Xu Xingguo's appearance, and said tremblingly: "He...... His friend said that as long as it is half a year, it will be repaid, and there will be three points of interest. ”
When Xu Xingguo heard this, he was angry: "For less than 3,000 dollars, you actually lent him money, you are really dizzy!"
The three-point interest refers to the monthly interest rate of 3%, and the interest of 15,000 yuan for half a year is 2,700 yuan. With such a high interest rate, of course, the risk is not small. It's just that there are a lot of greedy people these days, as long as the other party has some means of credit enhancement, they dare to lend money, but many people have lost their money because of this.
To use a popular phrase at the moment, you want his interest, and he wants your capital.
Luo Zhuyue said with some grievances: "Isn't this a piece of jade pressing? And he also put the jade on me for two days, let me inspect the goods, and then I thought it was okay, so I lent it to him." ”
Xu Xingguo said angrily: "Then won't you take things to the city and ask?"
Luo Zhuyue said: "Isn't this just a few days ago, Xiao Xin has a cold and fever?"
When Meng Zitao heard this, he said in his heart, maybe Ma Le'an deliberately arranged this time, so that Luo Zhuyue didn't have the heart to go to the city.
Meng Zitao's guess, Xu Xingguo also thought of it, and when he saw his wife's appearance, he had already realized something: "Is your cousin unreachable now?"
Luo Zhuyue wiped her tears with her hands and said, "Yes, the day we set up two days ago is coming, I called him, his mobile phone is no longer working, I went to my aunt's house to look for him again, saying that I haven't seen him for several days." ”
Xu Xingguo immediately understood, no wonder his wife had been restless for the past two days, it turned out that this was the case, he pointed at Luo Zhuyue, and said angrily: "Your tone is really tight!"
Speaking of this, Xu Xingguo was a little depressed in his heart, in the final analysis, it was because his status at home was too low, otherwise, how could this kind of thing happen?
It's just that things have happened, and it's useless for him to regret it, so he can only make amends, as for the money, even if he finds Ma Le'an, it is estimated that it will be difficult to get the money back. It's just that he didn't have fifteen thousand in vain, and he felt aggrieved when he thought about it.
"This ruined girl!" Xu Xingguo scolded fiercely.
At this time, the old lady persuaded: "Xingguo, Zhuyue didn't mean it, since the matter has passed, forget it." ”
As soon as the words fell, I heard Luo Zhuyue wail: "That's 50,000 yuan, how can it be just like that!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned, Meng Zitao thought speechlessly, his aunt really saw money, her own family asked her to borrow money, she only borrowed 5,000, such a risky thing, she borrowed 50,000 as soon as she borrowed, there was really nothing to say.
Of course, if his aunt asks him for help in the future, Meng Zitao will still try his best to help, in the end, everyone is a relative, and his aunt borrowed money no matter what. But if it's bigger, he'll have to weigh it carefully, after all, he also has a shot in his heart.
"You ruined!"
Xu Xingguo, who had just sat down, came back to his senses, stood up openly, rolled up his sleeves and wanted to move.
Seeing this situation, Meng Zitao hurriedly stood up and stopped his uncle: "Uncle, you dissipate your anger first, you can't solve the problem like this." ”
Xu Xingguo roared angrily: "Dissipate your anger, how do you say I dissipate my anger! This 50,000 yuan is for your cousin's marriage, and now it's just like this, what should you do if your cousin gets married!"
Meng Zitao didn't know what to say when he heard this, his second cousin Xu Jianfang was two years older than him, his girlfriend had been talking for three years, and he had decided to get married this year's New Year, but now that the 50,000 yuan is gone, the marriage will be somewhat affected.
"I'll go find Ma Le'an, I'll definitely come back for this 50,000 yuan!" Luo Zhuyue stood up and prepared to walk out the door.
Xu Ping hurriedly stretched out her hand and grabbed Luo Zhuyue's hand: "Sister-in-law, this person is in a vast sea, where are you going to find it, instead of this, it is better to call the police." ”
"Yes, call the police!" Luo Zhuyue's eyes lit up, at this time, she couldn't take care of it so much, even if it was a relative, she had to use legal means to recover her losses.
Xu Xingguo said: "Wait, let's try to see if we can find someone." ”
Luo Zhuyue gritted her teeth and said, "What are you looking for, can you find it?"
Xu Xingguo said angrily: "What if you call the police? If you report to the police, he will go to jail at most, and if you have 50,000 yuan, he can go to prison for a few years? When he comes out, do you think that with his temperament, he will not come to trouble our family?"
Luo Zhuyue was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that his cousin, who had done bad things, really had a grudge against his own family, and he didn't know how much trouble he would have to cause.
"What should I do then!" Luo Zhuyue sat down on the stool, and burst into tears after a while.
Looking at his wife's appearance, Xu Xingguo was angry and helpless, took out his mobile phone, called his two sons, and told the matter briefly. Then he sat down on a stool and sulked.
In this regard, Meng Zitao and others had nothing to think about except for a few words of persuasion.
Half an hour later, Xu Jianshu and Xu Jianfang rushed back together.
After asking about the situation, Xu Jianfang said: "Dad, I have asked my friend to help me pay attention, his ability is relatively great, as long as Ma Le'an is still in Ling City, there is still a chance to find it......"
Meng Zitao's heart moved, since Lao Song was able to get such detailed information about Zhu Junda, maybe he could also help in this matter.
However, just as Meng Zitao was about to call Lao Song, Xu Jianfang's mobile phone rang, he picked up the phone, and said in surprise: "What! The person has been found? Okay, okay! Brother Qiang, I'll go over right away." ”
After Xu Jianfang finished calling, Luo Zhuyue couldn't wait to ask, "Jianfang, Ma Le'an has been found?"
"Yes. Xu Jianfang smiled and nodded: "He is now eating at a fish shop in the north of the town, and it just so happened that Brother Qiang's younger brother also met over there." ”
Luo Zhuyue was overjoyed when she heard this, and said, "Then what are you waiting for, let's go quickly." ”
"Mom, just wait at home, it's easier for me to talk about this with my brother. Xu Jianfang hurriedly waved his hand, he knew his mother's temper, and it would be easy to do bad things if he went together.
Xu Xingguo also spoke: "What can you do if you go, stay honest for me!"
Seeing that everyone let herself stay at home, although Luo Zhuyue was a little unwilling, after all, she caused this incident by herself, and she lacked confidence, so she had to agree.
At this time, Meng Zitao spoke: "Otherwise, I will go with me." ”
Luo Zhuyue nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, Xiao Tao is very proficient in antiques, and when the time comes, you can also help see if he has any valuable antiques, and if there is, take it back, and it will be able to recover the loss of our family." ”
Her words were also what Meng Zitao thought.
Xu Jianfang thought it was okay, so he nodded and agreed. However, he actually felt in his heart that it didn't matter if Meng Zitao went or not, as for Ma Le'an, if there were really valuable antiques, they would definitely have been replaced with money and squandered, so how could they stay.
Under everyone's advice, the three of them got into Xu Jianfang's car, and then set off.
After Meng Zitao got into the car, he wondered whether he should also buy a car, and it would be more convenient to go to a distant place to buy things. Besides, now the car is also cheap, let's just say that Xu Jianfang's car is only sixty or seventy thousand, although it is not a good car, but at least it is four wheels, which can shelter from the wind and rain.
Out of the village, the three of them began to chat.
The first thing the brothers asked was Meng Shuliang's condition, and when they heard Meng Zitao say that he had recovered well and had been discharged from the hospital, the brothers were happy and said that they would tell them directly if they encountered difficulties in the future, and they would definitely help if they could help.
Speaking of which, Meng Zitao and his two cousins have a good relationship, and if they borrowed money before, they would have borrowed some of it. But the relationship problem is that there is still a Luo Zhuyue between them, if Meng Zitao asks the brothers to borrow money, Luo Zhuyue will definitely be dissatisfied, so Meng Zitao also dispelled this idea.
Of course, if the mountains and rivers are really exhausted, even if he wants to offend his aunt, Meng Zitao will open this mouth.
Meng Zitao smiled and said a few polite words, and when asked why he would come back today, he revealed that he had made money by picking up leaks.
Hearing that this was the case, the brothers were both surprised and happy, and they all said that Meng Zitao was a Ji person with his own natural appearance.
Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the door of a fish shop, and then, under the leadership of Brother Qiang, the three came to a private room.
Pushing open the door of the private room, I saw that there were three people eating and drinking there, and when they saw Meng Zitao and others, they put down the chopsticks in their hands, and their eyes were full of vigilance.