Border Cook

Chapter 95 The debt has its owner

For example, it is said that Jiang Zhuguo's marriage was all arranged by Tian alone. When he found out, he became furious and divorced his wife.

These were Xia Mingyue's guesses, and they were very cruel, so she didn't really say them out loud.

When Tian heard what Xia Mingyue said, she was stunned for a moment, then her face was filled with anger, "You are talking nonsense! My husband and I have a deep love for each other, and we would never do such a thing!"

"Then why didn't he come with you to look for bamboo fruit today?" Xia Mingyue asked, "Isn't it because he didn't want others to point fingers at him, and was worried that his reputation would be tarnished if he was involved in this matter?"

"My husband just wants to review his lessons and write an article." Tian retorted, "Don't slander my husband's reputation again, or I will not let you off easily!"

She was not angry when her daughter was pushed into the fire pit, but now she was so excited when she found out that Jiang Yihe was being criticized.

This demon has probably penetrated into my bones and is difficult to separate.

Let go of the need to help others and respect the fate of others.

Xia Mingyue took a deep breath and said, "Well, since you think so, then just let it go. But you can't take this bamboo fruit with you."

"Why?" Tian was stunned, but also full of anger, "Madam Xia, you just said so much, just to stop Zhuguo from getting married?"

"You are just an employer who hired Zhuguo to do work. You have no relationship with Zhuguo. Why can't you let me take Zhuguo away?"

"Just because Jiang Zhuguo owes us money!" Wu Xiong took over and strode into the yard with a few brothers.

Wu Xiong was born ferocious, and at this moment he put away his usual smile and deliberately put on a stern face. The people behind him were also ordered to put on a good show, and now they all had weapons in their hands, looking ferocious.

This posture frightened Tian so much that she took two steps back, her face full of fear.

"Are you Jiang Zhuguo's mother?" Wu Xiong pulled a stool and sat down, crossed his legs, raised his chin, and looked at people with his nose up.

Tian had never seen such a scene before. She just shrank her neck and nodded carefully. "Just now you said Zhuguo owed you money? What's going on?"

"Jiang Zhuguo came to our Sifang Casino to gamble, but was unwilling to accept the loss, so he borrowed 100 taels of silver from us in an attempt to make a comeback. However, he ended up losing it all. Now Jiang Zhuguo owes us a full 100 taels of silver." A younger brother answered.

"Jiang Zhuguo can't pay back the money, and she's unwilling to sell herself. Now she can only work for Madam Xia and use her monthly wages to pay off her debts."

Wu Xiong used his little finger to dig his ear, "Although I have been paying back the money, the five hundred taels of silver each month is not even enough to cover the interest. I don't know when I can pay back the hundred taels of silver at this rate. It's just right that you came today. Since you are Jiang Zhuguo's mother and you want to take Jiang Zhuguo away, you should pay back the hundred taels of silver for her."

One hundred taels?

Tian was so frightened by this huge sum of money that she had never seen before, and even dared not think about, that her face turned pale. She could not believe that Jiang Zhuguo actually went to the gambling house to gamble, and she shouted, "Why would Zhuguo go to the gambling house? You are lying!"

Wu Xiong took out the document in his arms slowly and said, "It's clearly written in black and white, and it's also signed by Jiang Zhuguo. What? You want to default on your debt? That's rare. I've been collecting debts from the gambling house for more than ten years, and this is the first time I've encountered someone who dares to default on his gambling debts from our Sifang Casino."

"Brother, don't waste your time talking to her. Break one of her legs and she will know how powerful we are." A younger brother suggested.

"Why go to all that trouble? Just take her to the county government office and have them summon Jiang Yihe." Wu Xiong said, "Isn't Jiang Yihe studying at the academy? This is easy. We just go to the academy to look for him. Are we afraid that he will deny it?"

The thugs from the gambling house went to the academy to find Jiang Yihe and asked him to pay back Jiang Zhuguo’s gambling debt?
Jiang Yihe is such a face-conscious person. If his classmates and teachers knew about this, it would be more painful than killing him.

This is absolutely not allowed! "Since it is Jiang Zhuguo's gambling debt, then whoever owes the money should pay it back. You only go to find Jiang Zhuguo, why are you looking for my husband?" Tian said hurriedly.

"Since Jiang Zhuguo can't pay off her gambling debts, I have to find her parents," Wu Xiong said. "I heard clearly when I came in just now that you found a good marriage for Jiang Zhuguo. The betrothal gift must be quite a lot. Wouldn't it be better to just use the betrothal money to pay off the debts?"

But the betrothal gift is only fifty taels of silver, and the gambling debt is one hundred taels!
Where could she find the remaining fifty taels?

Even if I sell her, it won't be enough...

"Hurry up, we don't have that much time to talk nonsense with you!" The younger brother began to shout angrily.

"If you bring a hundred taels, we will hand over Jiang Zhuguo, otherwise we can only work slowly to pay back the money!"

"The money is all at home. I think it's better for me to follow her home to get the money..."

To home?
Wouldn't that still make it known to everyone?
By then, people will stab her in the back, saying that her Jiang Zhuguo actually went to the gambling house to gamble and owed so much money.

Even Jiang Yihe would probably blame her for not educating her daughter well and raising a jinx who would borrow money to gamble.

Tian's face was pale as a bloodless cloud. She could only bow to Wu Xiong and the others. "Everyone, this matter is of great importance. I have to go back and discuss with my husband how to deal with it. How about I go back and discuss with my husband first, and then give you a reply?"

"Are you planning to run away and shirk your debt?" The younger brother was worried.

"It's okay." Wu Xiong raised his hand. "Just let her go back and discuss it. If she runs away, there's still Jiang Zhuguo. At worst, there's still Jiang Yihe. The monk can run away, but the temple cannot. Is there any debt in this world that our Sifang Casino can't collect?"

"You go back first and discuss it with Jiang Yihe. When you are done, come back and give us a reply so that we can know how to deal with this Jiangzhu fruit."

"It's done, it's done..."

Tian responded hurriedly, and then did not dare to stay here for too long, for fear that Wu Xiong and others would break her legs or follow her back to Jiangjia Village, so she left in a hurry.

After making sure that Tian had gone far away and left Xinghua Lane, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief and then looked at each other.

They successfully scared Tian away, and their performance was considered pretty good.

"I thought that Mr. Tian would act unreasonable for a while, but I didn't expect him to be so timid and scared away like this." A younger brother who followed Wu Xiong sighed.

"It's more than just being timid." Wu Xiong frowned and put away the forged receipt with his fingerprint on it to prevent it from being used next time.

It is said that a mother is strong, but Tian does not seem to be that strong at all.

And from beginning to end, he never asked where Jiang Zhuguo was, how he was doing, or whether he was safe.

Instead, when he heard that they were going to ask Jiang Yihe for the money, he told them to ask directly from a little girl like Jiang Zhuguo.

The thugs who collect debts from the gambling house are all extremely vicious people. Isn't Tian afraid that they will do something to Jiang Zhuguo?

(End of this chapter)