As I was walking, I suddenly heard a burst of shouting and cursing mixed with crying and begging. What was going on?

While I was still wondering, a tenor voice came into my ears. "It is only natural to pay back debts, and you still have the nerve to cry. Did my money come from the wind? In a word, either pay back the money or use your daughter to pay off the debt."

"Master Wang, you can't do this! We have already paid back ten taels of the five taels we borrowed from you. And you still say we still owe you five taels. How can we live like this? Master Wang, please be kind and let us go! I kowtow to you."

"What nonsense are you talking about, old woman? Do you think I'm lending you the principal without interest? Do you think I'm lending it to you for free? Is this the same as eating for free? Just give it to me or not? If you don't pay me back, I'll use your daughter to pay you five taels of silver."

Is this an ancient bully? Or is it the kind that forcibly seizes women?

"You had five taels of capital as your original capital. Now I have already returned ten taels to you including the principal and interest, and it is still not enough. Do you think you can live with your conscience by doing this?" A young voice rushed into his ears again.

"Humph, you farm my land, receive my care, borrow my money, and yet you say I shouldn't charge you interest. This is ridiculous. Are you planning to rebel? Get out if you don't want to farm."

"Madam Yun, we're here. Don't you want to come down and take a look?" Uncle Mo's voice sounded lazily outside.

I opened the car door and saw a crowd of people standing on the road. In the middle was a man in a satin robe, with two followers beside him. A girl of about 15 or 16 was being held tightly by them, and a woman in her 40s or 50s was begging on the ground. The people around were angry but dared not speak. They looked at this scene angrily.

I just listened for so long, and I have a rough idea in my mind. This woman on the ground must have borrowed five taels of silver from Mr. Wang, and ended up paying back ten taels. In the end, she had to capture someone's daughter to pay the five taels of silver.

Oh my god.

The girl had delicate features and her eyes were full of fire. But she was helpless and felt desperate.

Everyone watched our carriage stop and a woman got off. They were a little confused, but a little afraid to approach. They all just stood there and looked at us.

Mr. Wang looked at us with a bit of arrogance and said, "I am here to do business. If you have nothing to do, please leave."

Wow, listening to the tone, he is even more awesome than me who is just down to earth!

I took a few steps forward. "Are you Mr. Wang? I heard that this girl owed you five taels of silver. Is that true?"

"That must be true, but there is an IOU, written in black and white, and they pressed their fingerprints on it. I do have evidence." Mr. Wang glanced at me sideways.

In the eyes of others, I am just wearing a fine cotton dress, which is just enough to make ends meet. It is normal for others to look down on me.

But today, I want to let him know what it means not to judge a person by his clothes.

"Five taels and ten taels are not enough. You are not borrowing money, you are borrowing someone's life." A young man of seventeen or eighteen years old looked at him fiercely with red eyes.

"Boy from the Cao family, what do you want to do here? If you want to be a hero and save the beauty, then take out the silver. Otherwise, if you make me angry, you will be in trouble." Well, Master Wang threatened the young man in a domineering manner.

"Excuse me, Master Wang, can you let us take a look at your IOU? Or let everyone see it in public. Is it true or false?"

"Look then. Well, the IOU is here. Can you see it clearly?" Mr. Wang took out the evidence from his arms and showed it in his hand.

"This IOU is indeed real, and the hand mask was applied by you." I asked the old woman on the ground again.

"Sir, we did the hand massage. But he didn't tell us the interest was so high at that time, he just said that I could borrow five taels and pay a little interest."

This is the loss of being uneducated! He was tricked. Not only did he pay 5 taels but also 10 taels, he also had to pay his daughter as compensation.

"Then you are wrong. Since you have written the IOU, you must follow it. As long as you pay back the five taels of silver, you will be clear of all debts. Master Wang, do you think I am right?" I said as I reached out and took the IOU from Master Wang.

"That's for sure. As long as you pay back the five taels of silver, it will be fine. He is not the kind of person who would make things difficult for others and would not insist on using his daughter to pay off the debt. This is the rule, and we can't break the rule, right?" Seeing that I was standing on his side and talking, Mr. Wang's tone became much better.

Brother He, who was sitting in the carriage behind me, was afraid that I would suffer a loss, so he also stopped the carriage, got off, and stood next to me, making me look more imposing.

Su Chen and Uncle Mo, who were in the carriage in front, just sat there, watching my performance with a smile on their faces.

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