Chang'an City Great Mercy and Grace Temple, is the temple of Chang'an City incense is very prosperous, every year there will be a large number of believers and male believers to worship the Buddha, and even many dignitaries and nobles are frequent visitors to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple, always leave a lot of incense money.

In addition, the reputation of the Great Mercy and Grace Temple is also excellent, whenever there are out-of-town down-and-out scribes and poor scholars who rush to take the exam to come to Chang'an City, when there is nowhere to stay, the Great Mercy and Grace Temple is free to provide accommodation, ordinary people if the family situation suddenly changes, go to the Great Mercy and Grace Temple to ask for relief, the Great Mercy and Grace Temple will also be generous.

Zhao Laohan on the outskirts of Chang'an is a believer in the Great Ci'en Temple, his wife Zhao is frail and sickly, and every year in order to pray for his wife, he donates incense money to the Daci'en Temple is not a few.

However, during the Chinese New Year, his Zhao family suddenly fell seriously ill and had no money for treatment, so he finally borrowed three times from the Great Ci'en Temple and spent three months of treatment, which was greatly improved in the Mo Hospital.

Hu family!

Zhao Laohan supported the Zhao family who had just recovered, and in order to treat the Zhao family, they had spent a lot of savings before, and it can be said that the family was surrounded by four walls, and the family was very poor.

"Fortunately, I met Doctor Sun this time, so that the lady has hope of recovery." Zhao Laohan rejoiced. Zhao's condition was extremely complicated, and in the end, it was Sun Simiao's personal intervention that made Zhao's condition better.

The Zhao family was recovering from a serious illness and was weak, and when he saw the Hu family with four walls, he couldn't help but say with shame: "It's all because the concubine is not angry, which makes this family live so hard." ”

Zhao Laohan shook his head and said: "Who told us that our lives are not good, we were not born in Mojia Village, but fortunately, your illness has improved, and everything will be fine." ”

Nowadays, Mojia Village is famous, and the welfare of the villagers can be said to be the envy of everyone, especially Mojia Village, which is backed by Mojia Hospital, and its free medical care can be said to be everyone's dream.

"But how can you repay the money you borrowed from the Great Mercy and Grace Temple!" Zhao Shi was worried, in order to treat her, this family had already been surrounded by walls, and the three yuan was not a small amount.

Zhao Laohan gritted his teeth and said: "You don't have to worry about this, I'll go to ask the grace of the Temple of Mercy and Grace for some time, now that your body has improved, I will go to Mojia Village to work, and I will work hard, and I can pay it back within a year, you can just guard the field at home and recuperate." ”

The general monthly salary in Mojia Village is about 300 yuan, and if you work hard for a year, it will be nearly 300 yuan, and you can pay off the debt by saving money.

Zhao was relieved, but before Zhao Laohan went to the Great Ci'en Temple, he saw the Tongji monk of the Great Ci'en Temple coming to the door accompanied by the chief.

"It turns out that Hu Shizhu has improved, which is really gratifying." The Tongji monk clasped his hands together.

Zhao Laohan said with a happy face: "I also want to thank Master Tongji for his help, if Master Tongji didn't lend Lao Han three times, how could he cure the stubborn disease in the cheap." ”

The monk of Tongji nodded and said: "The poor monk came for this matter, when the Great Ci'en Temple lent Hu Shi three times of money, agreed to return it in January, and now three months have passed, I don't know when Hu Shi will return it." ”

Zhao Laohan suddenly said with a sad look on his face: "Please also ask Master Tongji to give some grace, and when the old man goes to Mojia Village to work, he will definitely pay it back as soon as he has money." ”

Monk Tongji suddenly turned cold and said: "I made an appointment to repay it in one month, but now it has been three months, according to the original contract, if you don't pay it back in January, the interest will be doubled, and now it is three months, and you already need to repay forty yuan with interest!" Do you want grace time? ”

"Forty times! How is this possible? Zhao Laohan looked at the Tongji monk like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, he didn't dare to think about the amount of forty guan, he always thought that he only needed to pay back the three guans.

"How is it impossible, this is black and white, and your original handprint, you still recognize it." Monk Tongji took out a contract and put it in front of Zhao Laohan.

"This ...... This ......" Zhao Laohan couldn't help but look at the chief on the side for help.

The lieutenant took the contract and looked at it carefully, and sighed helplessly: "This is written clearly in black and white, and the interest is also the market price, there is nothing wrong with it." ”

"But at the beginning, Master Tongji didn't have interest!" Zhao Laohan blushed and said, three yuan of money, he can pay it back for a year, but forty yuan is a sky-high price, how can he change it, not to mention the interest that has been rising wildly.

When the chief heard this, he immediately blew his beard and glared: "According to what you say, the Great Ci'en Temple will lend you money for free, and you even dare to take advantage of the Buddha." ”

"But how can the old man pay back these forty times?" Zhao Laohan was originally a believer in the Great Ci'en Temple, and he couldn't help but shrink his head when he heard the words.

Li Chang looked at the four walls of Zhao Laohan's house, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, and said, "It seems that it is impossible to expect you to repay the money." However, your family still has more than ten acres of land, although it is not worth forty yuan, but Master Tongji looks at my face, why don't you clear it up? ”

"Then I'll give Captain Li a face." The Tongji monk saw that Zhao Laohan couldn't squeeze any oil and water, and nodded.

"You can't take our land, that's our lifeline!" When the Zhao family heard the news, they rushed from the back room to beg regardless of their weak body, the Zhao family's more than ten acres of land are all high-grade fertile land, which is the most valuable wealth of the Zhao family, how can it be easily given to people.

"It is natural to repay debts, and if your family can't pay off the money, you should pay off your debts." The governor said coldly.

Zhao Laohan also came to his senses at this moment, understood his plan for the lieutenant and the Tongji monk, and pointed to the two of them tremblingly: "If you have lost your conscience, are you not afraid of the government?" ”

The Tongji monk said coldly: "How many of the officials in the court are admitted to the examination in my Great Mercy and Grace Temple, with this layer of incense, who do you think the government will help?" ”

"Besides, there are still black and white words here? The evidence is ironclad, even if it makes trouble to Your Majesty, you will also be at a loss. After the lieutenant chief intimidated, he and the monk Tongji left.

Where did the Zhao couple understand this, they couldn't help but stay there, as if they had lost their souls, for farmers, land is the foundation of their survival, and if they lose land, they will have nothing.

In an instant, the joy of their improvement was swept away, leaving only endless desolation.

The next day, just after dawn, Zhao Laohan's family had a closed firewood door, and there was no one on the three poles in the sun, and the neighbor pushed the door to visit, and suddenly screamed.

"Dead!"

Immediately, the calm Zhaojiazhuang became a sensation, and some bold villagers entered the house, only to find that the Zhao couple had committed suicide at the same time.