This time, I finally heard the truth.

Li Bai let out a long sigh and asked, "Say, what is the matter?" ”

Although Chen Shi shook him so many times, every time he stuffed Li Bai with work, he was indeed in a hurry-although Li Bai was very unhappy, he couldn't leave those innocent people in trouble alone.

Parents whose children are lost, elderly people who are lonely and widowed after losing their children, young girls who are entangled by hooligans and ruffians, and even families who are kidnapped for ransom.

Can you still turn around and walk away?

It's a handful to be able to help......

Besides, Chen Shi is also happy to give money, although it is not much, but it can relieve a little debt pressure, and it is not in vain. It's a part-time job at Guangdefang.

"It's a bit of a hassle this time."

Chen Shi hesitated for a moment and said, "Usury." ”

"What do you mean?" Li Bai frowned.

"Let's talk as we go."

Chen Shi sighed, led the way in front, passed through the streets of Guangdefang, and walked between the narrow alleys: "In the workshop, there is a guy named Yao Yu, who is not doing his job, and he doesn't know who he is taking him, and he starts gambling, and the great elder has persuaded him many times and has not listened, and he borrowed money, but he didn't pay it back, and after a long time, everyone was unwilling to lend him money." He went to borrow a loan shark in a ghostly way, but he was illiterate and was deceived into drawing a mortgage, and if he couldn't pay the money, he could only use the house to pay off the debt......"

Li Bai followed behind and shook his head dissatisfiedly: "If you want me to say, this kind of person is to blame, what do you care about him?" ”

"He deserves to be unlucky, but his wife and children are innocent, so he can't let them sleep in the gutter, right?"

“…… Can this kind of person still find a wife?! Li Bai was puzzled.

Chen Shi shook his head and did not speak.

Li Bai followed him, passing through the sewage-ridden alley, the tattered gates on both sides of the alley were closed, and some bold children poked their heads out to look at them, and when they saw Chen Shi, they called out to Uncle.

Chen Shimei smiled and stretched out his hand, pinched the child's face, and then took out a piece of cake from his sleeve and gave it to him. The child happily ran back with the cake in his hand.

Two mud-stained calves were visible under his ragged clothes, but his smiling face was so bright and happy.

"You have to live, Li Bai."

Chen Shi walked in front and said softly: "Many times, everyone has no chance to correct, and there are not so many choices. There are many people's lives that are so thin and fragile, but if they make a little mistake, their lives will be over. ”

Li Bai paused in his footsteps, looked back at the back of the children running in the yard, and the thin woman who was diligently washing her clothes, her lips moved, she didn't speak, and she had nothing to say.

There was a noise in front of me, as if someone was yelling and scolding, and there were more people shouting in a restless rage.

"We're almost there."

Chen Shi turned around and shook the small cloth bag in his hand: "The eldest elder has paid the money, and he is willing to help him pay off this debt, maybe he can't help the innocent woman and the two children keep the house, it's up to you." ”

Li Bai pressed the sword in his hand and bowed his head.

Through the crowd in front, you can see the crowd at the door.

The yard was full of chickens and dogs, the water tank was not broken, and two children were holding them, sitting on the edge of the wall outside the door, wiping their tears and crying.

At the door, there was a thin black man who had already been beaten and his head was bleeding, and he couldn't speak.

The onlookers were already indignant, and their eyes were on fire.

The people in the clouds have lived in the loess and desert in the original era, and the people are fierce, and it is not uncommon to fight or be happy at every turn.

Although Yao Yu is not a thing, where can the neighbors stand the children and innocent women being bullied like this, they have already surrounded the two evil men who came to the door with tables, chairs, flat shoulders and firewood knives.

If it weren't for the dissuasion of the guards patrolling and catching thieves in the workshop, blood would have been seen long ago.

However, the two men in green clothes glanced at the people around them with extremely arrogant eyes, not caring at all what they wanted to do.

"It's only right to pay back debts!" A tall, thin man with a scar on his face in front of him held a contract with a handprint in his hand, and mocked playfully: "What? Amazing people in the clouds? Can people in the cloud owe money and not pay it back? This is Chang'an, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, but there is a king's law! ”

"Loan-lending dogs, dare to be so rampant!"

In front of the crowd, the gray-haired old man stared at the two villains who had no conscience to speak of, and angrily reprimanded: "Don't you really know what good things you guys have done!" ”

"Want to hit someone?"

The tall and thin man laughed, ignoring the raised poles and sticks, stepped forward, pointed to his face, and said mockingly: "Hit, Ah Gong, if you are not afraid of our report to the official, you will be beaten, it is so terrible to commit murder with weapons." When the people from Honglu Temple come, don't send you a handful of old bones in. ”

The people in the clouds around him were furious.

"Kill these two shit!"

"Get him!"

"Don't look at what this place is!"

The fang guards who maintained order had a bitter face, stopped in front of the angry crowd, their faces were flushed, and they were scolded by the neighbors, and they were almost unable to bear it.

Seeing Chen Shi coming, it was like seeing a savior, and he almost cried.

"Everybody be quiet, be quiet...... Just leave this matter to me, don't be impulsive. ”

Chen Shi pushed away the crowd and walked in, appeasing the angry villagers, obviously seeing that this young man was very prestigious in the market, and seeing him coming, they all got out of the way.

"Which one are you?" The tall and thin man asked coldly.

"It's just the accountant in the workshop, don't get excited, you have something to say." Chen Shi smiled and reassured.

"Who the hell told you!"

The tall and thin man sneered: "Your grandfather Chang Fei is here to collect debts, and irrelevant people get out of the way!" ”

"Debt collection, right?" Chen Shi raised the package in his hand: "This money, the workshop helped him out, look at the double digits, if it is enough, please write a receipt, burn the IOU, go back." ”

The faces of Chang Fei and his companions behind him changed, and they were stunned for a moment, and immediately became more and more fierce.

With an impatient wave, he knocked off the package in his hand.

When the heavy package fell to the ground, an ingot of silver rolled out, stained with muddy water, and no longer bright.

"Who the doesn't want you to take some money!"

Chang Fei said angrily: "The deed is well written, twenty taels of silver, nailed day by day, with a monthly interest of six cents, if you can't change money, you will take the house to pay off the debt!" It's been three months, and the surname Yao has eaten the bear's heart and leopard gall, and he hasn't even paid the interest, so what are he doing with the house! ”

"I didn't take that much money at all." Yao Yu, who was bleeding on the ground, cried and defended: "I swear, I borrowed ten taels, ten taels, and I paid it back that month, and they had to say that I didn't pay ......it off."

"Shut up!" Another burly fellow kicked him in the mouth, provoking a wave of righteous indignation and rage around him.

Li Bai only felt ridiculous when he heard it.

This is clearly a game of staring at the other party's house from the beginning, twenty taels of silver, and they can't even buy a door panel, this group of people obviously wants to swallow the house directly, and then find someone to sell it stupidly.

"If you have something to say, don't be angry." Chen Shi's smile did not change: "Let's discuss it carefully, there is no need to come to this point." ”

"Debts are repaid, and the house is called!" Chang Feiwei smiled, "It's not negotiable!" ”

Chen Shi finally asked: "Really not?" ”

"Nope!"

So, Chen Shi's chin was clear, he turned his head and looked at Li Bai outside the crowd, "I'll leave this matter to you." ”

Li Baizheng lowered his head, touched the head of the child next to him, said something to him, took out two copper coins from his arms, put them in the child's dirty palm, patted his head, and drove the child away, before he walked forward slowly.

Seeing the sword at his waist, Chang Fei's face changed slightly.

"Friend, Tsing Yi will do things, give face, and make it convenient for ......"

"Who is your friend? Are you worthy? ”

Li Bai didn't bother to raise his eyes, "What about the deed?" Show me? ”

Chang Fei's expression stiffened, and his expression became fierce.

But then, he saw an inch of sword blade spit out from Li Bai's waist, and the cold light like frost and snow stung his eyes.

"I said, deed, show me."

Li Bai repeated again, the voice was temperatureless, cold and scary, even the surrounding onlookers couldn't help but shrink their necks, feeling the chill on their backs.

"How...... How...... Want to grab it? ”

The corners of Chang Fei's eyes jumped wildly, and he took a step back: "We have a backup, it's useless to destroy it!" ”

Li Bai was too lazy to talk nonsense, snatched the deed with his hand, and looked down at it by the glimmer of light at the mouth of the alley.

"Borrow twenty taels of silver, and the monthly interest rate is six cents......" He read it word by word, and shook his head clearly: "It's really right." ”

"This, that's of course...... In black and white, it is clearly written! Can't be wrong! Chang Fei was about to say something, when he saw Li Bai stretch out his hand: "What about the deed of house transfer?" Since you come to the door to ask for debts, don't say you didn't bring them. ”

Chang Fei subconsciously glanced into his arms, and before he could say anything, he felt a burst of snow flying in front of him, and a crisp voice like an illusion came from the air.

In the crack in his chest, there was a stack of deeds that had been prepared long ago.

Li Bai caught it casually, looked at it one by one, and soon, he shook his head, "It's really prepared, it's enough to bully illiterate ordinary people." ”

"We are all ......" Chang Fei had already retreated, but before he finished speaking, he saw Li Bai bending over, pulling Yao Yu's hand, and directly dipping it in blood to make him press the handprint.

He was stunned, in disbelief.

"That's what you want, right?"

Li Bai shook the deed in his hand and asked with a smile, and the people around him were already in disbelief, and some people had already scolded.

Chen Shi was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything, but stopped the angry people beside him, and looked at Li Bai puzzled.

Chang Fei's expression stiffened, and he struggled to squeeze out a smile: "You...... You're ......"

"Don't you want a house?"

Li Bai asked, "The deed is here." ”

His palm was released, the paper in his hand fell, flying in the air, and it was about to fall into the mud on the side of the road.

"But don't you think there's something missing?"

Li Bai looked at his face and reminded softly: "Only press one person's handprint, but it is not counted......"

"Yes, yes, Uncle is right!"

Chang Fei smiled, and even bit his finger directly, and pressed the handprint on the back payment.

picked up the deed, turned around and left, and nodded at Li Bai: "Next time the villain is the east, I must invite the eldest brother to drink......"

"I don't need any wine."

Li Bai counted the time with his fingers: "Calculate the time, it's time to come." ”

Before the words fell, everyone exclaimed, and a shadow appeared on the wall out of thin air, and the young man looked down, and then before they could make a move, a chain flew out of the young man's hand, and he was wrapped to death.

For a while, everyone didn't even react.

In the mud, the gray-faced Chang Fei exclaimed: "What person! Tsing Yi will do things, it's convenient! Be careful, we're not vegetarians...... Be careful that I report to the police! Report to the officer! ”

"No need to report it."

Li Bai squatted down, looked at his face, and smiled: "Isn't the official already here?" ”

"Good guy, it's the first time I've seen someone dare to give usury in front of Dali Temple, and I've been caught red-handed!"

Yuan Fang jumped down directly, kicked in the face of that guy, was not angry, and kicked again: "It's that you dogs do something every day, and the reputation of our three divisions is getting worse and worse!" ”

Immediately afterwards, there was a dense sound of footsteps at both ends of the alley.

The little kid who had just received Li Bai's copper coin and left went and returned, and rushed in with a group of officials with a solemn expression behind him.

"Wait, wait, sir...... We have not sinned! Chang Fei screamed: "We are just here to collect debts, there is a deed, and the deed is proof!" ”

"Silly, huh?"

Li Bai shook his head pityingly: "All private lending of money and debts and pawn property shall not take more than three points per month, although there are many years, but one book and one profit; Violators will be punished with 40 lashes, and the stolen goods will be counted with surplus profits, and the heavier ones will be punished with 100 rods...... When I look back, I remember to check which daring guy gave them a protective umbrella, and I remember to punish them together. ”

The second half of the sentence was said to Yuan Fang, who snorted coldly and ignored him.

After the people around reacted, there was a burst of cheers and elation.

Although the children of the rivers and lakes look down on the eagle dogs of the imperial court, if the eagle dogs can stand on their side, then no one will push them out, right......

In the chaos, Li Bai reached out and pulled out the deed of the house from Chang Fei's hand and handed it to Chen Shi beside him.

"You guys take care of it yourself, the deed is in your hands, let that guy work hard to repay the money, whether you can change your mind or not, it's up to you." He paused and sighed melancholy: "You can't sign such a thing as an IOU." ”

After suffering a loss in the hands of Di Renjie, no matter how stupid Li Bai is, he should know how to make up the class.

Compared with Master Di, who is proficient in the law, this group of street extortion guys was simply thrown out of ten streets!

"I thank you on behalf of the neighbors."

Chen Shi accepted the deed gratefully, and seeing his sad appearance, he thought that he remembered something sad, so he didn't mention it again. No one knew that a few months ago, Li Bai was also a local tyrant with a lot of money......

After this mess was cleaned up, Yuan Fang found Li Bai.

"This time I knew that I greeted us in advance, so it seems that the fine is still useful." Yuan Fang said with a grin.

Li Bai pouted: "Your family Master Di always tells me that the rules are long and the rules are short, but the rules must always be good for people." I don't care about this kind of thing, and maybe there will be other people in charge, but if you do, it will always be better. ”

He paused and grinned, "Big and important cases are important, but there are more villains who are not up to the level of disposal. If you don't want a ranger like me to break the ban again and again, please work harder. ”

Yuan Fang rubbed the dark circles under her eyes that were sleepless on her face, and her expression twitched.

But soon, a bag of osmanthus cake taken from Chen Shi was stuffed into his hand.

"Here's this."

"Huh, what?" Yuan Fang led the osmanthus cake and glanced at him: "Bribe me?" ”

"I remember you don't have younger siblings at home? Give it to them, and the little ones love to eat this. ”

Li Bai laughed, stretched out his hand, rubbed his ears vigorously, compared the height gap between each other, and nodded proudly: "You also eat more, grow taller!" ”

Quack.

The sound of Yuan Fang's teeth crushing came.

This guy ......

It's really not appreciative at all!

Soon, after a brief period of clearness, distant thunder descended from the distant gloomy sky.

On this sultry afternoon, storms and rain came again.

Engulfed everything.