The Second Sister of a Farmer's Family's Path to Imperial Destiny

"Humph!" Uncle Guo said disdainfully, "Even if I gamble with it, what can you do?"

"Did you go gambling?" Guo Lizheng stared at Uncle Guo and said in a deep voice.

There are some people in the village who often go to the county town to gamble, all dreaming of getting rich overnight, but there is no such thing as a pie in the sky. Even if there is such a good thing, how can it be your turn as a villager from Guojia Village? The nobles in the county town have already snatched it away.

Gambling nowadays is nothing more than a scheme set up by the dealer to harm people.

In recent years alone, many families in the village have lost their homes and families because of gambling. He and the village chief have emphasized this issue in the village no less than hundreds of times, thinking that the villagers would take it as a warning, but who would have thought that there would still be some people who slipped through the net.

Uncle Guo also knew how much Guo Lizheng hated gambling, so he responded in a low voice.

Guo Lizheng sighed deeply and said nothing more. He just looked at the little kid in the room, not knowing what to say.

Just as he was about to say, "Then it's time for your baby to get married, this is..."

Before he could finish his words, a man with a sullen face walked over quickly and said in a cold voice.

"Does your family owe a huge debt to the gambling house?"

The man didn't notice Guo Lizheng's figure at all and went straight towards Uncle Guo and Aunt Guo.

"What! You still owe a huge debt. Do you want your whole family to die with you?"

Mrs. Guo collapsed to the ground all of a sudden, her eyes blank, and she didn't notice why this man knew that Uncle Guo still owed debt to the gambling house.

I was completely immersed in the stories I had heard since childhood about people being taken away by traffickers and secretly resold because they couldn't pay off their debts.

Uncle Guo, instead of being afraid, asked with some relief, "Did the gambling house find Guo Xin?"

The village head who was listening nearby understood what had happened immediately and asked, "Sanlang, is it possible that Guo Dagui owed a large debt in the name of Guo Xin, and now the gambling house has come to the door?"

The man turned around after hearing the voice. When he saw Guo Lizheng, he was puzzled, but soon he felt as if he had a backer and said, "Yes, it was this rogue uncle Guo Xin who made little sister Guo Ruo face those vicious people alone."

Now Guo Xin's workshop has gradually grown bigger, and most of the people in the village work in the workshop. Therefore, people from the village often come and go in the blue brick house.

That is why, when Guo Ruo was blocked by the people from the gambling house, someone was able to find Uncle Guo quickly.

When Mrs. Guo, who was lying on the ground, heard that the person was not looking for her to pay back the debt, but wanted Guo Xin to pay it back, she quickly got up from the ground. However, she felt that this was not good, so she pretended to be a little dizzy and held her forehead.

Li Zheng Guo didn't care what happened to Mrs. Guo, and directly pulled Uncle Guo towards Guo Xin's house. Such a big thing had happened, and they had to give an explanation to the other family.

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"Guo Xin is not at home, right?"

A man in a dark red silk robe with a fish pattern spoke slowly, with several dark and strong men standing beside him like a human wall, blocking the light.

Guo Ruo looked calm and nodded.

"Are you Guo Xin's sister?"

"Sister."

The man nodded with satisfaction, took out a piece of paper half a person's height from his bosom and handed it over, saying: "This is the debt your uncle owes me. I have recorded every single one of them, and I will never falsify them. You can take a look. The total amount including interest is one hundred taels of silver."

Guo Ru looked through the notes one by one and found that there was indeed no problem. He said, "It's just that this debt is not owed by us. We should look for the culprit and the debtor. If you look for us, we can only help convey the message."

The man put away his tea and sipped it, saying, "But he used your name, and he is your uncle. If you don't pay it back, who will? Are you going to pay it back from that poor village boy?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Zheng Guo came over with Uncle Guo and said, "Guo Dagui is here, and he should pay it back. Why should Guo Xin's family help him pay back what he owes?"

The man didn't even look at it, and gently brushed away the tea leaves with the tea lid, saying, "He is a village boy with nothing. Even if he is sold or works in my shop, he can't pay back the 100 taels in his lifetime, not to mention the interest. What's the point of looking for him?"

After hearing this, Guo Ruo realized that the gambling house was setting a trap for him, but he didn't want to pay it back so easily, so he said, "There are four boys and two girls in their family, plus the couple, there are eight people in total. If we sell them all and take away the remaining property of his family, we should be able to pay it back."

The man heard this, smiled and said nothing.

Uncle Guo was furious. The remaining guilt in his heart disappeared instantly. He stamped his feet and said, "What do you want to do? I am your uncle! Even if I am not your biological uncle, I have watched you grow up. How can you plot against us like this?"

The man next to him twitched his ears.

Not your uncle?

What does it mean?

The man was just trying to hear if there was any other news, but the villager didn't say anything more.

Guo Ruo frowned and looked at Uncle Guo. He couldn't understand why this uncle didn't think about him at all. Let me ask you, if it were any other family, would they scheme against their own nephew like this?

Even if he wasn't my nephew, I wouldn't be so calculating towards my neighbor, right?

The little affection that Guo Ruo had for his uncle was slowly being worn away. When he looked at Uncle Guo, his eyes were filled with disappointment and confusion, and then the last bit of clarity was filled with relief.

He looked at the man who was calmly drinking tea, and then at the men who were standing like a wall. He knew that if he didn't pay off this debt today, he would not have a good life today.

Even if he was lucky enough not to have to pay off his debt today, the restaurants in Yong'an County and Suining City could not be guaranteed to be safe. After all, this gambling house must have come prepared. How could they not check his family's assets thoroughly?

Besides, the gambling house is illegal and he is innocent. Even with Rufangzhai and Madam Hu as his backers, he cannot guarantee that he can stay safe.

"One hundred taels of silver, right?"

The man nodded and said, "It's still one hundred taels today, but if you pay it back later, it will be more than this amount."

Guo Ruo stood up and said, "Please wait a moment, I will get it for you right away."

After a while, Guo Ruo took out a stack of banknotes and handed it to the man, saying, "I don't have that much cash at home. You can take this to the bank to exchange it."

The man motioned to the men behind him to make way. A beam of light came in. He carefully examined the banknotes in his hand against the light, smiled and nodded, and said, "Then I won't bother you, young lady. I wish you a good sleep."

After the carriage at the door left, Guo Ruo looked at Uncle Guo with a dark face and said, "I will pay off your debt today, which means we have severed our relationship over the years. In the future, I will not get a penny of your debt. I will declare to the public that even if you die, it has nothing to do with our family."

Li Zheng agreed, "I'll be your witness. If anyone comes looking for you, they can only look for Dagui's family."

When Uncle Guo heard this, he felt like the sky had fallen and fainted to the ground.