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When Yuan Zexu appeared at Hu Baozhu's door again.

The three of them looked disgusted. Hu Jijian stood in front of them and asked sternly, "Anything else? I think I've made myself clear."

Yuan Zexu no longer pretended. He pushed the door open and threw a piece of hair on the ground, which was particularly eye-catching in the snow. He said, "I kidnapped your son. If you want him to live, bring 500 taels of silver and send it to my house tonight."

"Yuan Zexu, you are not a human being!" Hu Baozhu stepped forward and beat him.

But she was pushed away. She hugged her mother and cried, asking why she had to endure such an unexpected disaster. After spending these few days together, it would be a lie to say that she was not moved.

Her impression of scholars completely collapsed at this moment.

Hu begged, "Just let him go, and we won't report him to the police!"

Yuan Zexu's eyes were filled with ferocity. He pointed his finger at her and warned her, "You still dare to report to the police? If you don't prepare the money tonight, I will kill Hu Ming!"

He put away the knife and looked at the three people in pain.

It reminded me of when I was a kid, my parents died, and he begged for mercy when he was ridiculed by others.

Hu Jijian grabbed some snow and stuffed it into his mouth. After calming down for a while, he said, "I will report it to the authorities. Just kill him. He is not worth so much money."

boom!

The door closes.

He closed his eyes and slid down the door to the ground.

Hearing the crying inside, Yuan Zexu was stunned. How could there be such a cruel father in the world? He gritted his teeth and decided that since he had already done something bad, he must not fail at the last moment.

He knocked on the door, his voice trembling with anger, and left a message.

"I will only wait until midnight. Once midnight passes, your son will die."

Mrs. Hu grabbed Hu Jijian by the collar and cried helplessly, "How can you be so cruel? He is your son! Are you really going to watch him die?"

Hu Jijian wanted to get angry, but he didn't know where the anger came from.

He sighed heavily, "What should I do? Five hundred taels of silver, even if I dig my father and grandfather out of the ground, there wouldn't be that much silver."

Mrs. Hu looked at her daughter.

He was hesitant to speak, and could only kneel on the ground with his face buried in his palms.

"A sin!"

Hu Baozhu was torn and in pain. Hu Ming was her brother, but he was a jerk. Her shoulders trembled: "I'll go and beg the boss..."

"No." Hu Jijian shook his head, "We can't repay kindness with hatred."

Hu Baozhu's eyelashes were covered with tears. She asked, "Are we really going to sit back and do nothing?"

Hu Jijian stood up, walked into the kitchen, tied the kitchen knife to his belt, found a suitable stick in a pile of firewood, and looked at his wife and daughter who came forward.

He said, "At least I'm still his father. I'll go save him and you guys go report to the police."

Mrs. Hu grabbed his sleeves tightly and stretched out her arms to prevent him from leaving.

"Let that bastard die! But without you, our family will be without a pillar. What will you do to us, mother and daughter? Will we be bullied?"

Hu Baozhu calmed down.

She took a deep breath. During these days as the bookstore owner, she had learned how to deal with many disputes like her boss.

"Dad, Mom, you listen to me."

The two elders looked over.

Hu Baozhu said, "Mom, go report to the authorities and tell them that Yuan Zexu is impersonating a juren. He is guilty of a heinous crime. Dad, you go to Yuan Zexu's house later and try to delay the time. I will ask the landlord for help."

Hu Jijian looked at his daughter who had grown up in a few days, and he was embarrassed. He hesitated and said, "Is this okay?"

"Dad!" Hu Baozhu grabbed his sleeve and said, "Big brother is a bastard, but there is still a chance to turn back. We will save him once. If he doesn't change, you can kill him wherever you want! Besides, I don't want Yuan Zexu to succeed. This villain should be taught a lesson!"

Mrs. Hu begged, "Master, just agree to my daughter's request. Even if our son is a bastard, you, as his father, will beat him to death!"

Hu Jijian looked up at the falling snowflakes and said, "Okay."

The town was very quiet that night.

The girl kept tripping as she ran in the snow. Her whole body was covered with snow. Finally, after an incense stick of time, she arrived at Jiu Mansion, and that was the moment she stopped.

The heart seemed to be expanding constantly.

She knelt on the ground and slapped it hard.

"Open the door! Please open the door."

Chang Bo was just about to go to bed when he heard someone knocking on the door. He quickly picked up the lantern, shone the light, saw the person, and recognized him, so he quickly helped the person up.

"Are you looking for Miss? She's not here."

"Where is the boss?" Hu Baozhu was almost crying.

Chang Bo said, "Chenjia Village, Miss Hu, don't cry, what happened?"

Hu Baozhu didn't have time to explain: "Yuan Zexu kidnapped Hu Ming and asked for five hundred taels."

Chang Bo asked, "Do you want to borrow money from Miss?"

"No, I want her to help defeat Yuan Zexu." Hu Baozhu said, "He is holding Hu Ming hostage. Dongjia's archery skills are very accurate, and he will definitely be able to save Hu Ming."

Chang Bo ordered someone to bring a horse and hand it over to Hu Baozhu.

"This is all I can do. Miss is in the factory in Chenjia Village. Remember to ring the bell at the door. It's much more effective than knocking on the door."

Hu Baozhu said with tears in her eyes: "Thank you!"

She didn't know how to ride a horse, and was thrown off several times before she could stagger forward. Only after watching her walk away did Chang Bo close the door of the mansion.

I don’t know how much time passed, the night deepened and deepened.

The snowflakes in front of me filled the bowl again.

Yuan Zexu gritted his teeth and poured it out, then continued to use the bowl to catch the snow to calculate the time. He looked at the tied-up Hu Ming, and the urge to play with him surged up in his heart.

He said, "You know, I went to see your parents, what did they say?"

Hu Ming pursed his lips, "They said they couldn't come, right?"

"You guessed right." Yuan Zexu got excited and said sarcastically, "Don't you feel sad and upset? Your father called you a bastard and said you are not worth five hundred taels of silver. When your father comes later, do you want to kill him?"

Hu Ming said, "He's right. I'm not worth that much money. But Yuan Zexu, you are really shameless. My father is just a stinky sweet potato seller. How could he have so much money? Ten taels is good enough. Are you jealous that I am more popular with girls than you? Are you repaying kindness with hatred and deliberately asking for so much money to prevent me from being saved?"

It has to be said that Hu Ming was the only person who was close to him.

Yuan Zexu said nervously and anxiously: "Your father doesn't have it, but your sister does. The bookstore she opened can make dozens of taels of silver a day. I have no choice. I owe the gambling house 500 taels. If I don't pay it back, my hands and feet will be chopped off. Don't worry, brother, I will pay off my debts and be a good person."

Hu Ming rolled his eyes, but didn't dare to say it too clearly.

There are so many people in the casino, and they all say they dare not gamble again, but they still go in and lose everything again.

"They won't come." He leaned against the wall, his tone tinged with sadness, "I'm not that important to them. The only one who may feel sorry for me is mom, but she's also very disappointed in me."

Yuan Zexu punched the wall.

Hu Ming smiled bitterly: "You are much more of a bastard than me. I sold my sister, and you dared to kidnap and kill people."

"You and I are not much different." Yuan Zexu sneered, "Your sister is very smart. I should have played her when I knew she would take the bait."