Traveling through ancient times, storing supplies and not fleeing famine

Xia Shengsheng thought that this rich young man could be capable of something.

I didn't expect that he would immediately give in after being threatened. Not only did he give in verbally, but he also raised his hands high to cover his face, as if he was afraid of being beaten.

However, what was unexpected was that a younger brother behind the leading man pulled the leading man's arm and whispered something in his ear. After hearing it, the leading man just glanced in the direction of the rich young man.

"Remember us, we must pay back what we owe."

He left after saying this without further ado and turned away with his men.

After the big men left, the people around who were watching the fun also breathed a sigh of relief.

There were a few kind-hearted people who helped pick up the various things that had fallen to the ground, and some came forward to comfort the man who was sitting on the ground!

Seeing that the rich young man next to him was still on the defensive, Xia Shengsheng kindly reminded him. "They're all gone!"

The rich young man then put down his hands, stretched his neck to look into the distance, and only breathed a sigh of relief after making sure that the big men were no longer there.

"call!"

He seemed to feel that he looked too cowardly. He looked around, straightened his back, and pretended to open his folding fan and waved it.

"Look! Those people must have been impressed by my charisma. Alas! Being too charismatic is not good! It's really frustrating..."

The rich young man slowly left in his extreme narcissism.

Xia Shengsheng had never seen such a person before, but this kid must have a good identity, otherwise those strong men would not suddenly leave for no reason!

They must have recognized his identity and left because they knew he was not someone to be trifled with.

"Liu Da! How about finding someone to mediate? Find out how much money is needed to pay back? That way you can have an idea."

"These loan sharks are the worst kind of people. Compounding the interest can drive people to death."

"Hey~ Isn't the nephew of the old Wang family who lives at the entrance of the alley familiar with the loan sharks here? It should be okay to ask him to help mediate, right?..."

Xia Shengsheng stood at the back and listened to everyone talking.

Only then did I roughly understand the whole story.

It turned out that in order to treat his seriously ill wife, Boss Liu had to borrow high-interest loans. Not only did his wife not survive, but he also owed a lot of money!

Starting from the initial five taels, I paid back the interest once on the left and once on the right.

Over the past few years, I have paid back no less than twenty or thirty taels of silver.

But the money I owe is like a bottomless pit and I can never pay it back!

Last year, Liu Lao Da was building a house for someone else and fell from the beam on the second floor. When he fell, his legs happened to pierce the iron forks on the ground, and his legs have been disabled since then.

Fortunately, the woodcarving skills passed down from his ancestors allow him to barely make a living, but facing repeated debt collection, Boss Liu is also miserable.

Xia Shengsheng knew that people of this era were sad, and after listening to it, he could only sigh a little more in his heart!

No matter what she did, she couldn't help the poor man in front of her.

But before leaving, I still picked a few wood carvings from Liu Lao Da's stall, thinking of taking them back for my kids to play with! It can be regarded as taking care of Liu Lao Da's business!

I have to say that Boss Liu’s craftsmanship is really good.

Xia Shengsheng chose a set of the twelve zodiac animals. Each animal was carved vividly and felt like the real thing.

The price was not expensive, 12 kinds of animals for only 240 coins. Xia Shengsheng quietly put down a tael of silver and left!

By the time Boss Liu reacted, Xia Shengsheng was nowhere to be seen.

Xia Shengsheng had just wasted too long. Seeing that it was almost dark, he hurried back to the blacksmith shop to get the farm tools he had just bought.

There were a lot of things in big and small packages.

In addition to the backpack on the back, there were two iron pots upside down right above the backpack.

In one hand he was carrying a package of wood carvings, and in the other he was holding various farm tools tied together with ropes.

As she walked towards the city gate, two people passed by her.

The two men kept looking around, as if they were looking for something.

Xia Shengsheng just smiled and walked past them with his things on his back.

I was still secretly complaining in my heart.

I can even lose someone, where am I supposed to find him now?

I am so smart!

After staggering back to Niutou Town from Ning'an Prefecture, the sun was already setting.

Xia Shengsheng carried bags of things and walked home in a hurry.

He muttered to himself as he walked.

"It would be nice if there was an oxcart for this stretch of road."

Although riding in an ox cart or a donkey cart is indeed a bit bumpy, it is still more comfortable than carrying so many things and walking home huffing and puffing.

But it's just something I can think about.

Although the village where Xia Shengsheng lives is not particularly poor at the moment, it is not very good either.

No family in the village has huge household assets such as livestock.

Therefore, every time when farming comes, every household is very busy because farming depends entirely on manpower.

Besides, Kaoshan Village is not far from Niutou Town. Even if there are ox carts, no one would be willing to spend money to ride them back and forth.

Since no one is willing to spend money, how can there be anyone driving a carriage to pick up people?

When returning to the village from Niutou Town, one must pass by the Liu family's eldest son's house at the entrance of the village.

Xia Shengsheng came out too early in the morning and didn't encounter any troublesome people, but he was not so lucky in the afternoon.

Old Mrs. Liu also went to the town early in the morning to see her precious grandson, but her precious grandson refused to go back to the village with her because he was busy with his studies.

Old Mrs. Liu had no choice but to leave more money for her precious grandson, fearing that he would not have enough to eat or enough clothes to wear.

But when he came back, he didn't buy any of the meat that he had promised to buy.

At this time, Boss Liu's youngest son was rolling around in the yard.

"Grandma is always lying. She said the dumplings were delicious and left the money for the meat to my second brother. Why should he be the only one to eat it all by himself? I don't care. I want to eat meat."

After his grandmother went out in the morning, Liu Zhonghui sneaked out to play without even getting off the ground, and came back early to wait for his grandmother to bring back meat dumplings.

Unexpectedly, his grandmother came back but didn't bring any meat with her.

He also said that he would leave all the money he took out to his second brother, and said that his second brother studied so hard, he should eat better and supplement his nutrition.

He didn't care about that. He asked his second brother to come back just for an excuse to eat meat. He didn't expect that he had thought of this idea in vain, but all the benefits went to his second brother. The more he thought about it, the more he lost.

"Eat, eat, eat. All you do is eat. It's not good to live day by day. Eating and drinking always come first. I tell you, you don't have meat, but you do have a life. Otherwise, you can just come and eat me, your grandma."

Old Mrs. Liu stood there with her hands on her hips and started scolding Liu Zhonghui!

When the second wife was around, she didn't find her grandson so annoying. Why is it that she dislikes him in every way now?

"Mom, don't be angry! The child is still young, it's normal for him to be greedy!

Zhonghui! Hurry up! Don't make your grandma angry. If your grandma had money, would she not buy you meat?

Is your family tight these days? When you have more money in the future, your grandma will definitely buy it for you. Be obedient! Don’t make trouble with your grandma. "

Although Liu Sunshi was trying to persuade him with a smile on her face, what she was thinking in her heart was: This old man has so much silver, but he is still so stingy when buying a little meat.

It would be right to leave more money for the second son if he doesn't come back.

You can't not even see a single flesh star at home.

I hope this old man leaves soon. When it’s my turn to be the head of the family, I can eat whatever I want and drink whatever I want.

The Liu family's yard was very lively, and Xia Shengsheng could hear the noisy sounds from a long distance away.

With the idea of ​​less trouble being the better, he wanted to avoid the Liu family's main house, but unfortunately things didn't always go as he wished.