Zuo Shaoyang carried the money on his shoulder, came out of the fragrant tea shop, and walked straight to Guizhitang.

He was really happy in his heart, this trip was really fruitful, he earned two and a half pieces of silver, plus a thousand copper coins, a total of three thousand five hundred wen, plus two or three coins for concocting a few medicines for the medicine cabinet before, and the three coins of silver given to the old man in black that night, a total of four thousand and one hundred wen. Just enough to pay the rent! This is not counting the two silk horses and two silk cotton beds given by the rich man Jia of Lao Huai Village, which can be sold for a few hundred Wen casually.

He hurried back to Guizhi Hall, and when he was far away, he saw many people surrounding the door of Guizhi Hall, half of the street was blocked, and there were people inside, which was very lively.

Zuo Shaoyang couldn't help but feel nervous, and hurriedly ran over, and was stunned when he arrived at the door, only to see a room of people, in addition to his father Zuo Gui and mother Liang, his sister Fennel and brother-in-law Hou Pu were also there, Zhao Sanniang took the cousin with a meaty face to lean in front of the counter, and there were also ** people, male or female, sitting or standing, chattering non-stop, and two of them were wearing yamen official uniforms, like soap in ancient costume TV series. Daddy Zuogui sat behind the long table with his sleeves hanging down. Mother and Fennel stood behind him, smiling as they talked to the men. The brother-in-law leaned against the door, also looking depressed. On the long table was the more than a piece of cloth and silk cotton, and the fennel had already cut a small half and went back to make a new jacket for the two children for the New Year. What is on the table is the rest.

I only heard a middle-aged strong man in the hall hugging his shoulders with his hands, and said coldly to his father Zuo Gui: "Zuo Langzhong, seeing that you are honest, I will lend you money, but you are too inauthentic, I didn't come to ask for debts during the New Year, thinking about letting your family have a good New Year, you are good, you make money, and you will pay it back to Zhao Sanniang first, I heard that Zhao Sanniang has spoken, and you can't pay the rent on the fifteenth day of the first month, so let you return the rent and leave, and leave the medicinal materials to pay off the debt." That's not possible, what you owe her is a debt, isn't it a debt to us? You owe me a total of 730 yuan with interest, and if you don't pay it today, I will have to pull the medicinal herbs away first. It's worth as much as it can be! This horse of more cloth and silk cotton is also worth hundreds of yuan, and it must also be used to pay off debts! ”

A woman snorted and said, "That's not right, Zuo Langzhong owes you money, and that owes me money too." He still owes me 860 wen, more than you. I can't give you all the herbs and fabrics! ”

A scribe wearing a robe with a hat laughed and said: "And me, mine is not so much, only three hundred Wen, Zuo Langzhong, Hou Pu, you pay off our few debts first, and we won't bother, this New Year doesn't look good, right?" ”

A soap behind the scribe also said: "Yes, Zuo Langzhong, we asked Brother Hou Pu for debts, he has no money, we know that he borrowed money to repay your debts, I heard that you have the money to repay Zhao Sanniang, and you have already repaid almost 5,000 Wen, you have the money to repay her, why don't you send us small creditors first?" We only owe us 200 yuan, and we also have a family and a mouth, waiting for the money to pass. Today is cheeky to ask for debts. If you don't give this money, the principal will be repaid first. ”

The other soap Li nodded again and again: "Yes, I only owe me one hundred and fifty wen, but Wang Xiaosi in the class room, Liu Laoqi in the household room, and Lao Hongtou in the concierge room, they asked me to ask for debts together, and I don't owe much, and one person only owes two or three hundred wen." Let's return ours first. And they've given me their IOUs, too, here. ”

An old woman leaned over and said, "That's not good, a debt with less money is also a debt, why should you pay off the less first?" My old man has been lying in bed for more than half a year, waiting for money to buy medicine and see a disease, Zuo Langzhong, you have pity on my old wife, first pay off my debt of 300 Wen, I don't want to repay the principal if I don't want it! ”

The big man before said coldly: "You don't want to follow you, we want money, what do you do with loans, isn't it just to make money?" ”

A middle-aged woman said: "I also want to ask for money, 800 wen!" I've been owed for more than a year, don't make money, I'll lose a lot! ”

"I don't want any money, only one hundred Wen, pay me back first, I'm leaving, you don't look good and we don't care if you stay here!"

"That's it, pay us back first, we have less debt......"

The rest of the few were also yelling.

Zhao Sanniang had been watching coldly, and only then did she twist her waist and step over, clasped her shoulders with her hands, and sneered: "Have you finished speaking?" Figure it out! He Guizhitang rented my house, and the money for this house is no more than ordinary debts, which must be repaid first. If I don't pay them back, can I sweep them away? Therefore, he will pay me back first, which is a matter of course, and pay off my house money, and then pay your debts. That's the way you go! ”

The moneylender looked Zhao Sanniang up and down: "What did you say?" Why do you have to pay for your house first? Are you left over to us? It's all debts, I don't care what money you have, and the money you owe to Lao Tzu must be repaid! The first one also! If you can't pay it back, Lao Tzu will pull the herbs and pull things! ”

"You dare!" Behind Zhao Sanniang, the cross-meat cousin Tu Tietou, stepped over and knocked the big man with one head.

This big man is already very strong, but he is still half a cut shorter than Zhao Sanniang's cousin, looking up at him stronger than himself, he is a little discouraged, his neck is stalked, and he said inwardly: "What are you playing?" Guizhitang owes us all money, we come to ask for it, what's wrong? ”

He pulled other creditors up, obviously wanting to expand the united front and unanimously confront Zhao Sanniang. Those creditors learned that Zhao Sanniang had to recover all the rent before letting Guizhitang repay other people's debts, and Guizhitang's money was obviously not enough to repay, so they were very anxious, but seeing that Zhao Sanniang's cousin was so domineering, it was not easy to fight alone, and it was the best policy to join forces, so they all nodded, and the rickety old woman was buried in the loess to the neck anyway, and the family was indeed waiting for the money. We're waiting for help. It's better to raise your hand and return it to us first. Otherwise, I won't be able to live anyway, my wife...... had to hang himself in this Guizhi Hall. Woowoo"

The old woman cried, made trouble and hanged herself, but Zhao Sanniang did not back down, and sneered: "If you always want to hang me, you won't stop me, but this house money, you must pay me back first, medicinal herbs, cloth and all valuable things, before paying off my house money, you are not allowed to take it away, otherwise don't blame me for being polite!" ”

The creditors looked at each other, encouraged each other, and clamored together:

"Why?"

"Let's pull and see what she can do?"

"Can you still eat us?"

"Go to the yamen to judge!"

……

The room was in chaos.

Zuo Shaoyang was about to enter the door, when he suddenly heard a voice on the other side of the street very proud: "Haha, the debt is not repaid, so many creditors come to the door, and they are still shrunk there as a turtle with a shrunken head and do not say anything, it is a scoundrel!" Such people also open a pharmacy, hehe, only those who are afraid of their long life dare to go to their Guizhitang to see a doctor! ”

Zuo Shaoyang looked back, it was Ni Er, the second shopkeeper of Huimin Hall, holding his shoulders and watching the excitement on the opposite side. There were two or three guys in the store beside him, who also helped to ridicule and ridicule: "That's it, this kind of person who doesn't repay his debts is a langzhong, this Fu De surname, I don't know how many people have been harmed by treating people!" ”

Zuo Shaoyang immediately guessed that these creditors must have been instigated by Huimintang's Ni Er, otherwise they wouldn't have come so neatly all at once.

He guessed correctly, Ni Er returned to Huimin Hall last time, and said that he had added oil and vinegar, which made the big shopkeeper Dr. Ni so angry that his nose was crooked, he didn't know that this business could have been done with some money, but Ni Er's stinky mouth was messed up. Dr. Ni was determined to get this prescription for the treatment of stroke, and decided that he could buy it for up to 100 taels of silver, Ni Er came up with an idea, saying that it only needed to spend a few taels of silver at most, Ni Er knew that Guizhitang owed a lot of debts, and his idea was to instigate these creditors to come to Guizhitang at the same time to ask for debts, at that time, Guizhitang could not repay the debt, and he would come forward to buy it again, and Guizhitang had no choice but to sell it.

Ni Er's ability to stir up right and wrong is not small, after his instigation, all the creditors came to force the debt at this moment, but Ni Er was happy to watch the excitement across the street, and from time to time sneered, just waiting for the last time to make a move, and take advantage of the danger to buy the recipe.

Zuo Shaoyang took off his robe and stepped into the lobby, came to his mother Liang's side, and asked, "Mother, how much do we owe these people?" ”

Liang said with a bitter face: "A total of three thousand two hundred Wen!" ”

"All of them?"

"Hmm. Zhao Sanniang's hasn't been counted yet. ”

Zuo Shaoyang walked to the middle of the lobby, raised his hand and said loudly: "All the old and young masters, be quiet and listen to me!" ”

The big man who lent the loan glared and said, "Zuo Dalang, what are you messing with?" If you have money, you will pay it back, and if you don't have money, you can go cool! ”

Zuo Shaoyang lifted the money on his shoulders above the top and raised his voice by an octave: "If you want money, shut up!" ”

With that, everyone stopped and looked at the money in his hand together.

The big man who lent the loan snorted coldly, stepped forward, and wanted to grab the money, Zhao Sanniang's cousin Tu Tietou hit his head again, and this time he hit the big man's head, and the big man suddenly had gold stars in his eyes, the sky was spinning, and he sat on the ground with his ass. There was a cut on his forehead, and he was drenched in blood.

Tu Tietou touched his bald head proudly, and said coldly: "What are you doing?" In broad daylight, you want to grab money? ”

The big man covered the wound at the corner of his eye and cried and said, "Who robbed the money?" They owe me a debt to Guizhitang, and I will get my money back, no? Ouch ......"

"Just now our Sanniang said, this money, you have to pay the rent first, and the rest will be paid back to you, are you deaf?"

The creditors suddenly clamored.

(To be continued)