Chapter 8 Paying Debts is a Matter of Course
Relax the hand holding Li Shi a little, let his feet fall to the ground, but not let him get out of control and let him be strangled to death like this, after all, Xuanyi's purpose is not to kill.
"That's right, when I was young, I was indeed taken care of by Grandpa Li, so that I didn't freeze to death that winter. I was lucky enough to meet Grandpa Li and have always been grateful. But this is not the reason for your Li family to oppress me in the future. Xuanyi looked around at the surrounding villagers, and finally landed on Li's body.
"I am very grateful to your Li family for taking me in the village, and I feel that I should repay you for your care, so I did not refuse your request from the village chief, and handed you one or two silver coins every three months, after Grandpa Li's death for more than three years, I have not once failed to pay you the silver on time, and this year, your Li family has intensified its efforts to require me to hand over one or two silver coins every month, and I have done it, you don't deny this, right?"
"What? The village chief actually asked the pillar to hand them a tael of silver every three months? This is also too much. ”
"What a tael of silver, didn't you hear the pillar say that for the past year, you have to hand over a tael of silver every month, how is this excessive, this is the life of the pillar!"
"No wonder I saw that the child was so thin, and I thought it was because he was weak since he was a child, but I didn't expect it to be because of this."
"On weekdays, the village chief's family looks very fair, but how can it actually be like this."
"Is there anything else in our family that can still be decided by the village chief in the future? No, don't ask me for money, I can't give that much. ”
"Isn't it......"
“……”
Hearing Xuanyi's words, the surrounding onlookers were all talking for a while, their voices were noisy and chaotic, and all kinds of strange eyes glanced at Li's whole body for a while, making Li's face completely blank.
Li Quan frowned, and said to Xuanyi: "I'm also thinking about the village, after all, you are an outsider living in our village, and you always have to pay the corresponding labor." ”
"I have no objection to the labor, but the house was built by Grandpa Li for me, and in the four years that Grandpa Li was still there, I ate and used everything Grandpa Li saved from his rations, even if you want me to repay it, more than three years after Grandpa Li was gone, I also handed over silver to you, and after three years, I will give you a total of twenty taels of silver, not counting the animal skins and precious medicinal materials I gave you extra. So much silver, not to mention the four years that Grandpa Li spent taking care of me, even if I add this wooden house, it will be more than enough for me to buy it, do you say yes, village chief. ”
Xuanyi's tone of voice was very flat, but it made Li Quan's head break out in a cold sweat. Don't look at what he said about the righteous and awe-inspiring money he asked for for the village, what is actually going on, he knows very well in his heart.
At this time, the people in the village also reacted.
"I'll just say how could their Li family suddenly make such a generous move, you look at what Li Shi calls himself day by day, master!"
"That's it, it turns out that their family's money comes from bullying the pillars, it's really shameless!"
"Although Zhuzi is not from our village, but this child has also lived in the village for so long, what is the difference between him and the people in our village, why do you want to harm other people's children so much, it's really not a thing."
The discussion of the surrounding people made Li Quan's face as red as Li Shi, he couldn't wait to swallow Xuanyi alive now so that he could keep his mouth shut, but unfortunately the idea was good, but the reality of Xuanyi's force value made him hesitate, and the possibility of rushing up to save his son was a little bit.
Looking at Li Quan's uncertain face, Xuanyi hooked the corners of her mouth slightly, stretched out her hand and gently supported the door frame at hand, with a slight force, a piece of the door frame was broken off by her, and threw the wood at Li Quan's feet at will, Xuanyi wiped her hand on Li Shi's clothes, erasing the wood debris left because of breaking the door frame.
In the face of Xuanyi's threat of force, Li Quan's mind of trying to resist was completely silent, and he exhaled heavily, Li Quan had to lower his posture and asked flatteringly: "It was Uncle who did something wrong before, but now what do you want to do, you just say it." "The situation is stronger than people, and he can't help but bow his head. Otherwise, his son would not have wanted it.
"I don't embarrass you, I have given your family a total of twenty taels of silver for more than three years, and now you can give me ten taels back, and the ten taels of silver can be regarded as a reward for Grandpa Li for taking care of me for many years, after all, no matter how bastard you are, you are still his son and grandson, and I can't go too far." When you see the silver, when I let go of your son, there is no silver and gold and silver jewelry can be converted, not too much. ”
How much more do you want to overdo it! As soon as the silver arrived, it had already been spent by them, and they immediately asked them to make up ten taels of silver, which is not too much, what is excessive?!
Li Quan choked on his throat with a mouthful of old blood, and when he opened his mouth, he wanted to scold, but he saw Xuanyi put his hand on the door frame again, making a gesture to break it, and swallowed the words again.
What else can he do but endure it!
"Okay, okay, I'll go home and make up money for you, and your men will be merciful, don't hurt my family's stones."
"Don't worry, I'm not old enough for you."
Li Quan, who had already turned around and walked home, heard Xuanyi's words, he was so angry that he stumbled under his feet, and he almost tripped and fell to the ground, and this action was also exchanged for Xuanyi's ridicule: "Look, look, your legs and feet are not stable enough when you are old, village chief, you can walk carefully, otherwise you will fall and be injured, but no one can compensate you for money." ”
Stabilizing his mind and forcing himself to ignore Xuanyi's ridicule, Li Quan lowered his head and strode back towards his house.
Ten taels of silver, it is not enough to specify the silver and jewelry of their family, and he has to borrow some from his uncle's family to make it all up.