King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 343 Deng An's Means

Seeing Deng An come out to ask questions, the leading man inserted one hand into his waist, raised his head and replied, "Why... you want to pay it back for them?"

"Let's count!" Deng An was extremely proud.

"The principal is 300 taels, the interest is 350 taels, a total of 650 taels!"

Although the Qin family also had a surplus, but after being tormented by Qin Zhong and his brother, not only the family was ruined but also owed usury loans, and now they have no ability to repay.

"650 taels, I'll give it to you!"

Hearing that Deng An was so forthright, the leading man regretted shouting low, at least he should shout 1000 taels of silver.

It's not too late to change your mind now... the leader thought so.

"Wrong, I made a mistake... the principal is 300 taels, and the interest has been rolled to 730 taels, a total of 30 taels!"

"Since you are a straightforward person, I, Boss Zheng, will not be stingy, so the 30 taels will be waived, and you can only give 1000 taels!"

Hearing that this person was so shameless, Deng An himself was fine, the little eunuch under him couldn't bear it.

"As much as you want, do you settle accounts like this?"

Seeing that his subordinates wanted to say more, Deng An immediately snorted coldly, and the scene immediately fell silent.

"1000 taels is 1000 taels, you won't go up any more?"

Seeing that Deng An's tone was not good, Boss Zheng also knew the truth of accepting what he saw, and immediately replied: "That's the number, no one can deceive you!"

"Okay...it's just that I don't have so much money with me, so I have to send someone back to get it!"

Seeing that there were 1000 taels to take, Boss Zheng didn't dare to criticize him, so he immediately replied: "Just send someone to get it, my lord, we'll just wait!"

Deng An nodded, then waved to his subordinates, and one of them came in front of him.

Lowering his voice, Deng An said: "Go to Xicheng to command the envoy and call someone over..."

After listening to Deng An's order, the little eunuch who took the order showed a smile, and then replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, father-in-law, the little one will definitely take care of it!"

"Go!" Deng An said calmly.

Except Thirteenth Lord, who would dare to scrape money from me, damn it, see if I don't kill you... Deng An secretly thought.

Walking down the steps quickly, the little eunuch walked up to Boss Zheng and said with a sneer, "You wait!"

Boss Zheng laughed and said, "Little brother, go and come back!"

The next step was to wait. The two sides only chatted awkwardly, and finally the yard became silent.

The old servant of the Qin family was worried at the moment, but at the same time was full of anticipation for the next thing.

If this foreign debt can be forgiven, at least the brothers and sisters of the Qin family will have a better life, but they will owe more favors in the future.

If this old servant knew that Qin Ye had been sentenced to confiscate his home and go into exile, he would not have considered any debts or favors.

While waiting, half an hour passed quickly, and when Boss Zheng felt restless, he heard the sound of messy footsteps coming from outside.

"What's going on? Go and have a look!" Boss Zheng showed concern.

Someone rushed out immediately, but before he came back to report the situation, he was escorted in by officers and soldiers who appeared.

"This... this... what's going on here?" Boss Zheng jumped up on the spot, with a hundred thousand puzzles in his heart.

At this point, whether he understands it or not, the result is already doomed.

I saw the officers and soldiers pouring in, under the command of their superiors, began to arrest people in an orderly manner, no matter how much the ruffians yelled, it didn't work.

"Zhang Zongqi, Zhang Zongqi...it's me, Boss Zheng. A few days ago, I gave you wine!"

Among these officers and soldiers, Boss Zheng finally saw "acquaintances", even if the two parties only knew each other.

Zhang Zongqi, who was called by him, suddenly changed his face when he heard this, and ran over quickly.

Boss Zheng thought he was going to be rescued, but after the general flag approached, he slapped him twice across the face, making his eyes stare.

"Damn it, who knows you!" Zhang Zongqi said coldly.

Soon several ruffians were taken out, and then a hundred household came in and stood respectfully in front of Deng An.

"Meet Eunuch Deng!"

Sitting on the chair, Deng An held the teacup and said, "The tea is cold!"

When Baihu heard this, he immediately trotted to the side, picked up the hot teapot and filled a cup, and then returned to Deng An.

"Eunuch, please!"

Deng An didn't go to pick them up, but stared at the hundred households in front of him and said, "You are in charge of this area of ​​more than a dozen streets, right?"

"Exactly!"

"I remember I said hello before and asked you to take care of the Qin family. It's not the first time these people have come to collect the bills. Have you ever taken care of them?" Deng An's tone had become severe at this point.

"This...humble post is really negligent, so...so..."

The Baihu answered very difficultly, but the truth is very simple.

Qin Ye was accused of disrespect, and in the eyes of these hundred households, he had already lost power, so naturally there was no need to look after him.

And those loan sharks will give him filial piety every month, so he is even more unwilling to intervene at will.

With a "bang", it was Deng An who slapped the table, scaring the hundred households so much that they almost lost their cups.

The small flag officers who accompanied the general banner stood in the courtyard at the moment, sweating for their superiors, and hoping that the fire would not burn themselves.

"This errand was assigned by the Thirteenth Master. You are so foolish...how can I explain to the Thirteenth Master?" Deng An reprimanded him more severely.

At this time, Baihu in front of him couldn't bear the pressure, and he didn't care about his face, so he knelt down in front of Deng An.

"The villain is confused, and I hope the father-in-law will forgive me!"

In front of Zhu Jinghong, let alone a small hundred households, even the commanders of thousands of households cannot bear the anger of this master.

Two months ago, when the White Lotus Sect was encircled and suppressed in the city, Zhu Jinghong even ordered Qiu Liang to scold him. Cleaning up a hundred households is really a matter of mouth.

After ten seconds of silence on the spot, Deng An finally said, "This time... I just pretend I didn't see it, but if something like this happens again, you can end it yourself!"

Hearing this, Baihu suddenly felt ecstatic, as if he had gone to the gate of hell for a while.

Although excited, he still knew what to do.

"Eunuch, don't worry, if the villain is negligent in the future, he will apologise with death!"

Although I don't want to say these heavy words, but I can't pass the test if I don't express my position like this at this moment, and these hundred households can only bow their heads to reality.

"Get up!" Deng An said in a deep voice.

So the hundred households got up, turned around and picked up the teapot at the same time, poured another cup of hot tea and handed it to Deng An.

Seeing that Deng An took it, the hundred households were really relieved.

Lifting the lid of the teacup, Deng An took a breath of hot air, and said just now: "It's nothing...you can just go!"

This can go?These hundred households were a little surprised.

But since Deng An already wanted to chase away the guests, he didn't dare to stay any longer, so he withdrew after seeing the ceremony.

Leading his hands out of the Chuihua Gate, he heard someone ask: "Lord Baihu, what should we do with those people we arrested?"

Stopping in his tracks, Baihu said viciously: "How to deal with it? What do you say about these damned bastards?"

Glancing quietly at the eunuch not far away, the hundred households immediately said: "These people resisted arrest with weapons, and we have already killed them on the spot, do you understand?"

If these people are not killed, the hundred households will not be happy, and they are even more afraid that they will not be able to explain to Deng An.

The seriousness of the matter this time was well understood by General Qi and Xiaoqi present, so they had no objection to it.

Although human life is at stake, it is really not difficult for them to kill a few ruffians.

What's more, Boss Zheng's loan sharks have caused countless wives to be separated, and his death will only make the neighbors applaud.

"Don't worry, my lord, you must do it properly!"

(End of this chapter)