By the way, since the Chen family’s daughter-in-law told Cao Er about the Liu family’s fortune last time, she hasn’t seen any movement from the two families for several days. She was thinking about Cao Er, a prodigy, and the rumors in the village about his sneaky ways.

He dared to do it, but he didn’t expect that it was actually a powerful person who did it!

On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Chen family's wife was planning to go to the river to wash clothes, but she heard Sister Zheng chirping, "Oh, have you heard? The Liu family was robbed last night, and his second son was in the village.

Say hello everywhere and ask everyone in the village to be careful."

The Chen family's daughter-in-law was overjoyed. This Cao Er was not so incompetent. She quickly pretended to be concerned and asked: "Oh my god, there is such a thing. Do you know what was stolen from his house?"

Sister Zheng had heard about it originally. When she saw Sister Zheng, she couldn't tell the details. She went back to the house, put down her clothes and went straight to Liu's house.

When they arrived at Liu's house, they saw Aunt Wu and Mrs. Liu Chen cutting cloth in the yard. It turned out that Liu Ximing saw that he was not at home, so he asked Aunt Wu to come and accompany him because he was afraid that his mother would be frightened by a thief just today.

Now Li Biao works with Liu Ximing in Aunt Wu's family, and he can earn twelve taels of silver a year, which is already more than an adult earns. Aunt Wu's burden is suddenly much lighter, and she doesn't have to look for work every day.

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The Chen family's daughter-in-law faked a smile and said to Mrs. Liu Chen: "Oh, I heard that your family was robbed, so I came over quickly. Your family is really in bad luck. But as long as you are fine, you can still make money if you lose it."

Well!"

Mrs. Liu Chen didn't want to talk to her at first, but when she took the initiative to visit her, she couldn't ignore her. She could only smile and said: "It's bad luck, but fortunately, nothing was lost at home!"

Aunt Wu also chimed in: "Everyone needs to be young during this period. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and all the sneaky people in the village are out, so everyone has to watch the door!"

The Chen family's daughter-in-law was surprised when she heard Mrs. Liu Chen say that she had not lost anything. After a few perfunctory greetings, she hurried to Cao Er's house.

When she arrived at the door of Cao Er's house, she packed up her clothes, stood on the road and said to Cao Er with a smile: "Oh, the Liu family was in trouble last night. I don't know who did it. Cao Er, you

Do you know?"

Cao Er answered with a smile: "Who knows, the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and thieves from seven miles and eight villages are looking for money to celebrate the New Year!"

When the Chen family's wife saw that he didn't say anything, she didn't ask deeply. She just said: "That's true, but this little thief is also unlucky. He worked all night and didn't even steal any hair. I think it's either the thief's job or not.

So, either way, the Liu family doesn’t make much money!”

"Haha, this thief, I don't know if his work is profitable or not, but the Liu family must have made money. I passed by his yard a few days ago and I caught a glimpse of them counting their money. It was at least several thousand yuan! Besides, I passed by his yard a few days ago.

The third and fourth children in their family are all wearing new clothes, but they have no money? How can they afford this fine cloth if they don’t have money!" Cao Er snorted.

The Chen family's wife was shocked when she heard what he said. She said a few words and walked towards the end of the village.

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Zhang Yucheng is in a good mood these days. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. I hope next year will be a good one too!

He was lying on the rocking chair in the yard and thinking carefully. This year, God is still kind to him. His family has more than 300 acres of land. After excluding the rent of the poor people and the county taxes, they can collect almost 300 shi of grain.

When there was a shortage of food in spring, I sold it and got another three or four hundred taels of silver. I felt so happy!

In the past few months, his son Zhang Mingde has not caused any trouble in his family studies, which makes him very worry-free.

Oh, by the way, in a few days it will be time to go to Liu's house to collect the debt, and then I will get another five acres of land.

Well, Liu Shanqi's poor daughter-in-law is very pretty. Although she is a widow and a bit old, she is still quite attractive. I have been keeping an eye on her for a long time. I will take this opportunity to see if I can solve it together. As for

Those little brats, hey hey hey!

Especially the second son of the Liu family, who dared to attack me last time. Let’s see how I deal with you this time!

He suddenly thought of the rumors that had appeared in the village in recent days, saying that the Liu family had somehow made money, and he suddenly felt uneasy again.

"Zhang Da! Zhang Da! Come here quickly." Zhang Yucheng looked around and called Zhang Da over.

"Zhang Da, there are recent rumors in the village that the second son of the Liu family has made money from business. Have you heard of this?"

"Sir, if there is such a thing, I even went to keep an eye on it!" Zhang Daying said with a smile.

"Oh? You did a good job here. I'll reward you later during the Chinese New Year! Did you find out any news?" Zhang Yucheng asked happily when he heard that Zhang Da had already seen it.

"Sir, I met the second son of the Liu family when they went to Fucheng with Li Biao last time, but I think they just went to Fucheng to sell vegetables. How much money can they make from this!"

Zhang Yucheng thought about it. It's not like no one in this village sells vegetables in Fucheng, but usually they just earn pocket money to supplement the family income. His family owes him fifteen taels of silver. How long will it take to earn back from selling?

.

Haha, little bastard, you have a beautiful thought. You will cry in a few days!

Zhang Yucheng thought about it again and felt that he still had to be careful, so he said to Zhang Da: "Well, you should keep a close eye on his family during this period, just for the next few days, so as not to cause trouble for me again!"

"

Zhang Da got the order and spent the past few days in the village inquiring about the Liu family. However, Liu Ximing did a good job of keeping secrets, and he couldn't get any useful information after asking around.

He was wandering around the village that day, and happened to see the Chen family's daughter-in-law walking towards the Zhang family's courtyard. As soon as the Chen family's daughter-in-law saw him, she immediately smiled and said, "Isn't this Butler Zhang, who is out for a walk."

Zhang Da snorted and said proudly: "Come out for a walk if you have nothing to do."

The Chen family's daughter-in-law said flatteringly: "I heard that the Liu family at the head of the village owes Master Zhang a lot of money? The slave family is here to congratulate the master. The Liu family has made a lot of money recently. I think they can make it in the next few days.

Pay back the money!"

Zhang Da's heart moved and he pretended to be casual and asked: "Where did you get this news? I've seen it myself. It's all lies!"

"The slave family has always been well informed. This is not just a rumor. Cao Er from the village saw it with his own eyes. He said he saw their family taking a lot of money and counting it there! Manager Zhang didn't notice that the third and fourth sons of his family were all wearing clothes recently.

Have you picked up new clothes?" Chen's wife covered her mouth and snickered.

When Zhang Da heard what she said, his heart suddenly changed, his face changed, and he no longer cared about the Chen family's wife, turned around and ran towards Zhang's house.

"Master, master, something bad has happened!" Zhang Da ran out of breath and shouted when he saw Zhang Yucheng.

"Why are you howling! What's wrong?" Zhang Yucheng said angrily. He was just thinking about the little lady in the city when he was interrupted by this dog again!

"Just now, I met the wife of the Chen family in the village. She said that the Liu family has really made money. Cao Er in the village even saw their family counting money, and even the third and fourth children in their family have put on new clothes!"

Zhang Da's face was pale and there was cold sweat on his forehead.

Bang! Zhang Yucheng's hand that reached for the tea cup on the table next to him shook, and the cup fell to the ground. "Seriously?"

Seeing Zhang Da's difficult nod, Zhang Yucheng's expression changed, he slapped Zhang Da on the face, and cursed: "You bitch, who told me that it was okay a few days ago? You bastard, you mistook me."

It's a big deal! What are you doing here? Go call a few strong men and go to the Liu family to collect debts!"

Zhang Da was beaten so hard that his eyes were filled with stars and his head was dizzy. Hearing what Zhang Yucheng said, he stupidly asked: "Go today? Didn't the master promise his family a month? How many more days are there..."

Zhang Yucheng slapped him again: "Idiot, if you don't go now, will you wait until his family has saved all the money in a few days? I have the final say on my money!"

Zhang Da then hurriedly ran out to call for help.

When Zhang Yucheng got all the people here and rushed to Liu Ximing's house, Liu Ximing and Li Biao just came back from Fucheng. They had just put down their backpacks when they saw Zhang Yucheng had brought four or five strong men with him.

He rushed in with a roar.

Liu Ximing was surprised in his eyes. He didn't know what this old ghost was doing. Seeing Mrs. Liu Chen and Aunt Wu running out of the house, he didn't bother to be polite and said directly to Zhang Yucheng: "What are you doing here? Besides, these people

What is it for?"

Zhang Yucheng returned to his smiling face last time and said, "You are all here, and the fifteen taels of silver you owed me before have been repaid today!"

That's too much!

Liu Ximing became angry and said angrily: "You have a big problem on your head! Last time we agreed to pay it back in a month, but now we still have ten days! What kind of money do you want to pay back!"

Liu Ximing had made a lot of money in the past few days, so he was reasonably confident and wouldn't be so angry. It was just that he thought that Zhang Yucheng had gone back on his words again and again. If he didn't act tougher, he might not know what he would do again.

What happened? On the other hand, he also thought that if he didn't have the space to help, he might be forced to go to Liangshan today. He was even more angry and had a deeper understanding of the feudal landlords of this era!

Zhang Yucheng heard Liu Ximing's incomprehensible words. Although he felt strange, he also knew that he was scolding him, but he didn't take it seriously. Anyway, their whole family was in his hands. When the time came, it was not up to him to do whatever he wanted.

, still smiling and said: "We agreed on a month at the beginning, but it's almost the Chinese New Year, and my family doesn't have any money left. Besides, what's the difference between now and ten days from now!"

Everyone in the Liu family and Aunt Wu's family became angry. Liu Ximing sneered and said, "Master Zhang is going to break his promise and get fat. If you spit and lick it back, I will pay you back today!"

Zhang Yucheng said with a smile: "I always persuade people with my virtue. If you can't pay the debt, you can use the land to pay off the debt. It was agreed last time!"

Seeing that Liu Ximing still wanted to retaliate, he immediately said viciously: "Okay, okay, this matter is decided today, why don't you choose it yourself!"

Zhang Da took a few strong men behind him and took a step forward, then slammed the stick in his hand on the ground.

md, Liu Ximing looked at himself and Li Biao, knowing that they could not beat him, but he was not angry at being so subdued. He looked around and said to Aunt Wu: "Aunt Wu, please go and ask for the rest of the village to come.

Let everyone be a witness!”

Aunt Wu quickly agreed, but Zhang Da wanted to stop him, but Li Biao shouted, "Try touching my mother!"
Chapter completed!