Liu Ximing's family and Zhang Yucheng were in a stalemate for a while, and then they saw old and young people from the village coming over one after another. Dozens of people surrounded the Liu family's yard. Some people had worried looks on their faces, like the Chen family's daughter-in-law.

One of them had a look of gloating on his misfortune.

Zhang Yucheng saw that most of the people had arrived, and said impatiently to Liu Ximing: "People are here too. It's up to you to decide what to do. I told you, the money will definitely be paid back!"

Liu Ximing looked around, looking at the various expressions on people's faces, and jotting them down in his mind. He also knew that most of the people in this village were tenants of the Zhang family, and it was impossible for them to stand up for their family.

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However, this was not Liu Ximing's original plan. Zhang Yucheng had gone back on his word again and again. Liu Ximing had long since stopped believing what he said. Now he has called the whole village here just for a witness. When the time comes,

It was hard for him to deny it in full view of the public.

So, he saluted those around him seriously, and said with cupped hands: "Today I invite all the folks, old and young, to come here, for no other reason than that my family borrowed ten taels of silver from Zhang Yucheng's family a year ago, and agreed that the interest would be three cents.

Twenty days ago, Zhang Yucheng asked my family to repay the money in advance, and proposed to pay back fifteen taels. If he couldn't exchange it, he would use my family's five acres of paddy field to pay off the debt. At that time, I made an appointment with him to repay the money in one month.

If you don’t pay these fifteen taels, I will give him my family’s land!”

He took a breath to let the villagers digest what he just said, and then continued: "There are only ten days left in a month, and Zhang Yucheng has come to ask for the account! How he broke his word and didn't mention it, please ask everyone now

Be a witness that I paid back the money. If he dares to deny it again in the future, it would be nice to have a personal certificate!"

Everyone immediately started whispering, and Zhang Yucheng's face changed when he heard what he said. He couldn't really pay him back!

Liu Ximing ducked into his side room, took out two money boxes from the space, and asked Li Biao to carry the money boxes out together.

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In the crowd, Cao Er's eyes widened. Where did he put the money?

Zhang Yucheng stared at Zhang Da fiercely as if he had eaten a fly on his face, and slapped him one after another: "Is this what you mean by having no money? Is this what you mean by having no money?"

Liu Ximing didn't care where Zhang Yucheng was performing his martial arts. After carrying the box to the courtyard, he opened the lid to reveal the yellow and orange copper coins inside. He stretched out his hand to Zhang Yucheng and said: "Send a few people to count the money, and take my family's coins."

Return the IOU!"

Zhang Yucheng's face was livid with anger. After beating Zhang Da, he was still angry and shouted at Liu Ximing: "Impossible, impossible. You are from a poor family. Where did the fifteen taels of silver suddenly come from? Do you think it was stolen?"

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Liu Ximing's face remained unchanged, and he said with a loud voice: "You're the one who stole it. Besides, if you have the ability, try to steal fifteen taels!"

He looked at the faces of the people around him again, knowing that if he didn't give an explanation, he was afraid that more people would be worried about him in the future, so he immediately handed over his hands and said: "Everyone knows that my ancestor also had a Juren master. There are many people these days.

Everyone saw me going to Fucheng to sell vegetables. A few days ago, I dug out the family property left by my ancestors in the vegetable field next to my house. Otherwise, how could I get so much money."

Most of the people in the village looked envious when they heard his explanation, but they no longer doubted it. After all, the Liu family has always been a scholar, so it is certain that their ancestors have something passed down!

The Chen family's daughter-in-law didn't believe it in the crowd. She had seen it with her own eyes. Liu Ximing and Li Biao went to Fucheng to sell vegetables every day. They were afraid that they would have thousands of catties, so they huddled in the crowd and said: "You guys sell vegetables every day."

I went to Fucheng to sell vegetables, but I didn’t see your family growing so many!” Everyone immediately started to explode again.

When Liu Ximing heard this voice, he knew that it was the Chen family's wife who was causing trouble, so he had to say: "Everyone is thinking differently. We don't just sell vegetables in Fucheng. There are mountain products under the vegetables. These things are all over the mountains and plains.

It’s not even worth a lot of money, so just dig it out yourself. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Aunt Wu!”

Aunt Wu reacted immediately and waved to everyone: "This is true. My Li Biao follows me every day, so how can it be fake!"

The villagers started whispering again.

Liu Ximing looked helpless. This was the way of thinking of rural people in the Meng Dynasty. Landlords like Zhang Yucheng had money, and everyone thought it was right. But when someone like him suddenly became rich, everyone would be suspicious.

, all kinds of envious, envious, envious, envious and hateful people came out.

Of course, this does not mean that all rural people are like this. After all, there are many people like Aunt Wu who are kind-hearted. In the final analysis, it is still the strict class consciousness and comparison mentality in these days that are at play.

After all, the Liu family has always been a family of scholars, so everyone is still a little in awe, and most of them can accept this explanation.

Even if Zhang Yucheng was angry again, it would be hard to say in front of so many people, I don't want your money, I want your land, so he could only kick Zhang Da a few times and ask him to go up and count the money.

When Zhang Da and others counted the money worth fifteen taels and came out, Liu Ximing asked Li Biao to stop them. He looked at Zhang Yucheng jokingly and said: "The money has been counted. Please take out the IOU quickly. Master Zhang doesn't want to come again."

Just ask for a lump sum, I won’t have so much money to send you away later, hahaha!”

Zhang Yucheng's face was full of anger, he reluctantly took out an IOU from his arms, threw it over angrily and said: "Don't ever think of borrowing money from me again!"

Liu Ximing bent down and picked up the IOU, asked Liu Chen to check that it was correct, and tore it into pieces in front of everyone. He said, "Please see clearly, my family and Zhang Yucheng are now clean," and then sneered at Zhang Yucheng.

Yucheng said: "I won't bother you with my family. Mr. Zhang should pay more attention to other landowners in the village!"

Seeing the expressions of several farmers in the surrounding crowd change, they laughed. Although it might be of no use, it would be nice if it could bury a nail in Zhang Yucheng's head!

Zhang Yucheng also saw everyone's expressions, and felt even more angry. He slapped Zhang Da again and said, "Why don't you pay the money and go home!" After saying this, he turned around and left unwillingly.

Everyone in the village also dispersed, and those who were usually close to each other even came over to congratulate Mrs. Liu Chen.

There is no way these days, the ability of the small farmer economy to withstand risks is very poor. If God changes his face even slightly, farmers will have to borrow debts everywhere. According to the borrowing methods of landlords like Zhang Yucheng, farmers will not be able to pay back even if the debt repayment deadline is reached. In the end, they will not sell their land.

Selling land, selling sons and daughters, the Liu family's ability to pay off their debts in time is already a sign of their ancestors' virtue.

To be honest, now, Liu Ximing is a little scared. If Zhang Yucheng had come a few days earlier, it would have been really troublesome. Although he didn't take the five acres of land at home into account, after all, they were the ones in Zhangjiawan.

The foundation of the foundation.

Although Liu Ximing could have moved directly to Fucheng if he had the space to help, but now his family is an orphan and a widower. In the eyes of those in Fucheng, they are just a piece of fat. No matter how much wealth they save, others will pick the peaches.

, what's more, Liu Ximing has already decided to obtain fame first and slowly develop his power, and it is also very important for his family to be clean.

Everyone in the Liu family cheered when they saw everyone leaving, and Liu Chen took the three brothers to the main room to kowtow to the gods and ancestors.
Chapter completed!