Siheyuan: No One Can Be Left Behind

"I'm fine. As long as I return the money to them, they won't do anything to me." Jin Zhijian looked anxious and didn't care that Li Dongfang was holding her hand and playing with it.

"Then I don't have to leave. At worst, I can just wait for them to come over, and you can pay me back, and then we can go out and have fun."

Li Dongfang's train of thought made Jin Zhijian a little unable to keep up with the pace and he was speechless for a moment.

"But...but I don't have enough money to pay them back now."

"How far do you have to go?"

In Li Dongfang's opinion, money is no longer a big deal.

"The shortfall is a bit large... still 185 yuan." Jin Zhijian could tell that Li Dongfang wanted to help, but this was not a small amount of money.

"Well, it's indeed a lot. How much do you owe them in total?" Li Dongfang nodded. This number is almost half a year's salary for an ordinary worker, which is indeed a lot.

"The total including principal and interest is 210 yuan." Jin Zhijian said embarrassedly with his head lowered.

I thought Li Dongfang would laugh at her, but he didn't pay attention to that at all. He stroked his chin and said, "It's obviously unreasonable for them to ask you to use your yard as collateral for such a small amount of money."

Upon hearing this, Jin Zhijian nodded quickly and said, "Yes, yes, I have already agreed with Master Jiu that I will return it to you in a few days after I sell the things I have..." After she said this, she realized that she had let the cat out of the bag.

Li Dongfang also looked at her puzzledly and asked, "What in your hand is worth so much money?"

But then he quickly explained: "Don't get me wrong, I don't want to take your things, I just want to know what they are so that I can make sure they don't have any other intentions."

Just as Jin Zhijian was about to speak, the woman behind her pulled her back and shook her head slightly, signaling her not to say too much.

Jin Zhijian pursed his lips and said, "Sister Yu, I know what's going on. Li Dongfang is not a bad person."

Then he turned to Li Dongfang and said, "It's nothing, just a golden hairpin, bestowed by the Empress of the previous dynasty."

Li Dongfang nodded, but felt that this matter should have nothing to do with this. After all, antiques are not very popular these days, and the value of this golden hairpin lies in its gold.

Li Dongfang suddenly remembered the Young Master Zhao that Brother Tiger mentioned just now, so he asked, "Who is the Young Master Zhao they are talking about? What does he do?"

Jin Zhijian and Yu Jie also shook their heads slightly, indicating that they didn't know him.

That's strange. Isn't this a typical case of an unscrupulous young man taking a fancy to a decent woman and forcing her to pay his debt? But judging from the reactions of the two people in Jinzhijian, it was clear that they had no impression of this Mr. Zhao.

If you can't figure it out, then forget it. Li Dongfang said to Jin Zhijian, "Since you can't figure it out, let's wait for Master Jiu to come and ask him directly."

Seeing Jin Zhijian's worried look, Li Dongfang continued to comfort him, "It's okay. I'm here. Jiu Ye won't dare to do anything."

"Master Jiu has dozens of idle men under his command..." Sister Yu behind Jin Zhijian couldn't help but remind him.

Li Dongfang didn't expect that Master Jiu actually had so many subordinates. This is the Sijiu City. He is really not afraid of death!

But he still looked at Lin Shu. Lin Shu didn't need Li Dongfang to say anything and walked directly towards the jeep.

This requires some preparation. If Mr. Jiu doesn't get it right or brings too many people at once, there might be an accident.

Seeing Lin Shu leave, Li Dongfang turned around and said to Jin Zhijian, "I don't know how long it will take them to come back. Don't you plan to invite me in for a drink of water or something?"

Before Jin Zhijian could speak, Sister Yu pulled Jin Zhijian's clothes and whispered, "Miss..."

Jin Zhijian gave her a reassuring smile, then turned to Li Dongfang and said, "Please come in. Our home is poor, so please bear with us."

Li Dongfang walked into the yard with a smile. It was not obvious from the outside, but once he entered the yard, he found that the yard was kept neat and elegant, with a unique artistic conception.

He didn't go into the house, but sat down in the yard. Sister Yu brought him tea and he sat quietly by the side.

Li Dongfang and Jin Zhijian were chatting while waiting for Master Jiu to come.

"So, your family has been living by selling off property for all these years?" Li Dongfang was a little surprised. How many things would they have to sell?

"I can't help it. I used to be able to run a small business and do odd jobs, but later on, it became impossible. When people heard about my background, they were afraid to hire me."

Li Dongfang nodded. Indeed, this was a genuine princess. In the past, she was a person that ordinary people would never see in their lifetime. But now she has fallen to the point where she can't even find a job to make a living.

From the conversation, Li Dongfang also learned that these old dignitaries in the old city are now living a very difficult life. Although the country has not deliberately made things difficult for them, it is not easy for them to find a job to make a living.

Those who are wealthy are fine, as they can barely make ends meet by relying on their ancestral inheritance to pay off debts. Those who don't have much property can now basically plan to move away. After all, if they go out, they can still find a piece of land to farm. If they can't find a job here, they are basically waiting to starve to death.

During the conversation, Li Dongfang also learned that this Jiu Ye was also taken care of by the Jinzhijian family in the past. When Jinzhijian's housekeeper was still alive, Jiu Ye was quite respectful to Jinzhijian. Even in recent years, Jiu Ye had been quite nice to Jinzhijian and was easy to talk to when he occasionally asked to lend money. But this time, for some unknown reason, he looked like he was about to turn against Jinzhijian.

I waited for more than an hour, and I don’t know if it was because of the distance or something else, but no one came.

Li Dongfang was getting a little impatient. He had already drunk several glasses of water. If it weren't for the beauty's company, Li Dongfang would have wanted to go to her house.

"Jinzhijian! Come out quickly with your lover to meet Master Jiu!" Brother Hu's voice sounded. He no longer had the panic he had when he left just now, and he was full of confidence.

When Jin Zhijian and Yu Jie heard the shout, they immediately stood up. Li Dongfang stretched out his hand to stop them and said to the people outside the courtyard gate: "Since you are here, then come in. Let me see what kind of people dare to call themselves masters these days?"

Hearing this, Lin Shu opened the gate, glanced at the door, turned around and went back to Li Dongfang, leaned over and whispered in Li Dongfang's ear: "There are dozens of people outside, do you want to..."

Before going to Curry, Li Dongfang might have been a little worried about these people, but now he completely looked down on these gangsters. He waved to Lin Shu, indicating that there was no need to rush and to wait and see what they said first.

Li Dongfang's words were very arrogant, but as a person who had been in the business for many years, Jiu Ye knew that things were different now. He was also worried about Li Dongfang's words, "Who dares to call me master?" He thought that the person who spoke with this tone must be an official, and his status should not be low.

After stopping his men who wanted to yell, Master Jiu walked into the yard.

Li Dongfang saw the person who came in. He was plump, with a kind face, wearing a short jacket with a front opening, and holding a string of beads in his hand. At first glance, he thought he was the owner of a restaurant.