A Red Dead Redemption Story

Chapter 59 Arthur who is kind to others

Back at Downs Farm again.

There was an eye-catching pallet truck parked at the door of the main house, with some large luggage already placed on it.

When Arthur saw it, he knew that Mrs. Downs had probably sold the farm.

Just as Arthur and the others were about to knock on the door, Mrs. Downs happened to come out carrying a big bag. She saw Arthur and the others at a glance, and she said in a calm manner:
"Good afternoon, gentlemen. Mr. Strauss, I didn't expect to see you again so soon. I think I should be able to return all the money to you faster than I said before."

Arthur was surprised at Mrs. Downs's attitude.

In his imagination, she should have been less welcoming to their visit?
After listening to Mrs. Downs's words, Strauss nodded and said:
"Mrs. Downs, it seems that you have found a buyer for your farm. Although I am very happy to be able to recover this debt, things have changed now. The gentleman standing next to me has a Better options are available to you and your son."

"Who is this?"

"Arthur, Arthur Callahan. Mrs. Downes, I'm very sorry about what happened to Mr. Downes."

Mrs. Downs did not show much sadness. She had been prepared for Downes' death for a long time. It was not the first day that she knew that her terminally ill husband would leave her sooner or later.

Mrs. Downes replied tactfully:

"Thank you. Mr. Strauss later told us that we would only recover the principal and no longer ask for interest. I guess this is what you meant, Mr. Callahan."

Arthur nodded and said:

"No matter what, I think we still have some responsibility for Mr. Downs' matter. After all, he followed the gold mining in order to pay off his debts..."

"Please don't say that. I objected to him borrowing the money in the first place. We had no ability to repay it. After the bank rejected him, I thought the matter was over. Unexpectedly, he still borrowed the money... Of course, I only blame my husband for his own bad decision, and you did me a huge favor by waiving the interest on us. Now, after selling the farm and paying off the debt, we have enough money to start over. "Mrs. Downs said very frankly and sincerely.

To be honest, after hearing these words, Arthur had a different opinion in his mind. Is this really only Downs' fault?Banks that lend money at least know whether the borrower has the ability to repay, so the bank rejected Downs.But Strauss's loan sharks don't care about this. Even if the other party's family is ruined, they can always squeeze out the money in the end.

So rather than saying that usury brings violence, it is better to say that violence makes usury exist.

How dare Strauss lend money to these people without violence.

Arthur finally told himself not to think too much, and he said seriously:
"You can say that, which makes me feel a lot relieved. Now let's talk about business. As Mr. Strauss said, the reason why we came here is because we have a proposal. That's us I hope you can pay to buy this farm, and you can continue to live in the main house until a hundred years later or you have a better place to go, and we will buy your farm at a better price, no Do you know what you think?"

"Don't think of this as a charity, it's just a deal." Arthur added.

Faced with this sudden kindness, Mrs. Downs was stunned on the spot, and Downs' son Archie, who was originally hiding behind the door, ran out happily after hearing this and said:
"Great, this way we don't have to move further into the country."

Arthur suddenly noticed the gun in Archie's hand. Apparently after hearing the sudden good news, he was so excited that he forgot to put down the gun he had prepared before coming out. Mrs. Downs also saw the gun in Archie's hand. gun, she said angrily:
"What are you doing with the gun! Put it back quickly. Didn't I tell you? Your father's death was his own problem. Don't blame others, let alone think about revenge all day long! Revenge is a fool's errand. the behavior of."

After saying that, she turned to Arthur and said apologetically:
"Mr. Callahan, thank you very much for your proposal, but we cannot agree. I am very grateful for your generosity, but we have no reason to accept it." Mrs. Downs did not want to take advantage of this. Faced with this sudden good thing, she Her first reaction was shock, and then suspicion. On the one hand, she was worried about whether there might be some conspiracy, and on the other hand, her pride made her not want to accept Arthur's charity.

That's right, in her opinion, this is charity. Although Mrs. Downs can not blame Arthur and the others for her husband's death, she still thinks that the money of people like Arthur is not clean.

So Mrs. Downs is really unwilling to accept it.

When Arthur faced Mrs. Downs's rejection, he was actually not surprised, because he could probably guess the reason why Mrs. Downs rejected him, which was why he finally decided to come over with Strauss in person. Instead of just letting Strauss do it himself.

Arthur sorted out what he wanted to say, and then slowly said:

"Mrs. Downs, first of all, I'm really sorry that Mr. Downs passed away because of the loan. I know that Mr. Strauss's behavior may have caused you some bad misunderstandings before, but now, Strauss Mr. Downs is no longer in the lending business, and we are all serious businessmen now. Secondly, I come to you for one more thing, that is, I plan to take over the charity group that Mr. Downs was managing before, and continue to do something to help the poor. If you are interested in this, I welcome you to join, after all, this can be regarded as inheriting Mr. Downs’ last wish.”

Arthur paused and continued:

"The most important thing I want to say is that I hope you will not let your self-esteem affect your future life, especially please consider your son's future. You have sold the farm now, and the rest of your life will You have to bear a rent that is not cheap for you. Think about it, where are you going to get income from? You have to know that your son is just a child who is not familiar with the world. Then you are the only one left. You have to bear the expenses of the whole family by yourself...I honestly can't think of any way you can do it."

As for this, Arthur felt that was enough, after all, this was not his wife.

He did these things simply to remedy what Strauss had caused, and Arthur did his best.

So he can live up to his conscience.

Even if Mrs. Downs still insists on rejecting her in the end and ends up with a tragic end in the future, then this will no longer have anything to do with Arthur.

After hearing what Arthur said, Mrs. Downs turned her face to the side, shaken.

Seeing that Mrs. Downs had obviously listened, Arthur said again:
"Mrs. Downs, remember, you have a son."

I don't know if it was these last words, but Mrs. Downs seemed to be completely defeated.

she began to cry.

"I'm so ashamed... You're so kind." Mrs. Downs choked with sobs.

"I admit that what you said is correct. I really only considered it at the moment. Maybe I didn't notice it in my heart, but I still blamed you for Thomas' death."

"I didn't think about the future, Archie's future..."

　Hmm... I got broken up, and I can't check for typos. Let's make do with it. I posted it on time, so I'll check again tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)