You are unlucky and I am tough

Some workers were injured, and the most seriously injured was Peng Jiang. Cheng Shuang checked their injuries, gave them some medicine, and let the injured go back and rest for a day.

All the spilled soaps were picked up. Some of them were damaged by being stepped on, about a hundred pieces in total. Their appearance was damaged and they could not be sold or reworked.

Cheng Shuang distributed it directly to the workers in the workshop, asking each person to take a few pieces back home for use.

The two families closest to the workshop saw someone causing trouble, but they didn't dare to get close because there were so many people and a fight was brewing.

As soon as those people left, the women of the two families ran to the villagers to gossip. Soon, the news that Wei Changgui was being chased for debts and those people went to the soap workshop to smash, loot and rob spread throughout the village.

Villagers whose family members worked in the workshop came to see what was happening. Seeing that someone was injured, some kind-hearted people even ran to Cheng Shuang's home to ask if he was okay.

There were a lot of people gathered at the door of the house, all talking about Wei Changgui's gambling.

There were even more people at Wei Changgui's door. He was also shameless and howled in the yard with wounds all over his face, saying that he had a miserable life and scolding Wei Nanxing for being heartless.

But everyone in the village saw how he was as a father. No one joined him in condemning Wei Nanxing, but many people whispered that he deserved it.

Wei Changgui's mouth corner was broken. He howled for a while because of the pain, and then asked the villagers who were watching the fun to help him get a doctor.

Seeing how badly he was beaten, someone kindly called Doctor Wang from the village to help him.

In the village, only Doctor Wang and Cheng Shuang can treat illnesses. Cheng Shuang doesn't want to take Doctor Wang's job, so she told the villagers that she only treats difficult and complicated diseases. If they have any headaches, fevers, or bumps and bruises, they should still go to Doctor Wang.

Since the village had Cheng Shuang, a genius doctor apprentice, Dr. Wang's medical skills have improved a lot. Whenever he encounters something he doesn't understand, he comes to ask Cheng Shuang for advice, and Cheng Shuang always tells him everything he knows.

Doctor Wang had said before that there is no order in learning, and the one who is more accomplished is the teacher. He wanted to take Cheng Shuang as his teacher.

Cheng Shuang politely declined, saying that if he had any questions, he could just ask, and there was no need to become his disciple.

The main reason is that Doctor Wang has average comprehension and is timid. Cheng Shuang feels that teaching him will take a lot of effort and may not yield any results. If there is someone with high comprehension and good talent, she would not mind taking him as an apprentice.

After all, inheriting medical skills is a good thing, there is no need to hide it.

Seeing that Wei Changgui was beaten so badly, the villagers all guessed how much money he owed. Some said a few hundred taels, and some said a few thousand taels.

Some were worried, while others were gloating. Hu Chunhua, who was originally weeding in the fields, stopped doing her housework after hearing about it and ran to Cheng Shuang's door to act sarcastic.

She remembered the slap Cheng Shuang had given her precious son, and for the sake of her son's future she couldn't go and fight back. She was so angry that she couldn't sleep for several nights.

Fortunately, except for not being invited to the prefect's banquet, his son still went to some academic banquets and poetry gatherings, which means that what Cheng Shuang said that day did not spread.

Hu Chunhua made no secret of her gloating. She didn't care when the villagers rolled their eyes at her and said she was immoral. She kept talking about the fate of some gamblers she had heard about before. No matter whether they were poor or rich, in the end, almost the entire family suffered and the family was broken up.

She spoke with great enthusiasm and with a look of pride that the Wei family would be like this sooner or later. Gradually, some villagers listened to her and began to worry about the safety of Cheng Shuang's family.

Cheng Lizheng, who was supervising the construction of the school at the ancestral hall, also arrived and dispersed some of the villagers who were watching the fun.

Cheng Shuang invited them in for tea. After understanding the whole story, Cheng Lizheng shook his head and said, "What a sin! Their family bought a donkey cart and the whole family goes to the city every day. I heard that the business is good, so the children also went to the store to help serve dishes. They can earn one or two taels a day."

"I thought they made money and could live a stable life, but I didn't expect Wei Changgui to go gambling. He is going to lose the whole family."

"Forget making a couple of taels a day. Even if they made dozens, it wouldn't be enough to cover their losses," Cheng Shuang said. "Wei Changgui is relying on his family's profitable business to borrow money to gamble. The more he earns, the bolder he becomes, and the bigger his bets."

Educated in China, Cheng Shuang is well aware of the harm that gamblers can do to a family. Wei Qinglang is right. Poverty is a life-saving talisman for people like Wei Changgui. Once he has money, he will only seek death.

The richer you are, the more you seek death.

In the room, He Zhou sat on the bed to rest. His legs should not move too much. Cheng Shuang said that daily activities should not exceed one hour, and it is best to divide it into three times, each time for two quarters of an hour.

Wei Nanxing poured a glass of water over and said, "Master, have some tea."

He Zhou took the teacup and took two sips, then looked at him and said, "Nanxing, your teacher shouldn't be involved in your family affairs, but I still want to say a few words about this matter today. Your brother has severed ties with that man, but if he gets involved with you, your brother and sister-in-law won't ignore you. If you can't be ruthless to him, you'll be dragging your brother and sister-in-law's family into being sucked dry by him."

Wei Nanxing nodded seriously. He understood all of this and he would not let a gambler get involved with his brother and sister-in-law.

It was almost dusk when Wei Qinglang returned. These days, he had been riding a horse when he went into the city alone, and his relationship with Hei Yueguang had intensified.

Seeing that many villagers had gathered at the door, Wei Qinglang dismounted, patted the horse's neck and let Hei Yueguang go to the river to eat some grass.

Unlike ordinary horses that pull carriages, Black Moonlight does not need to be tied up. It knows the way and can eat grass by itself. After running far away, it will run back home by itself. It also likes to take a bath. Every few days, it will bite Wei Nanxing's clothes and pull them to the river, indicating that it is time to wash it. It is very smart.

"Uncle San, Aunt San, why are so many of you gathered at my door?" Wei Qinglang asked someone he knew.

When some curious villagers saw him, they immediately started telling him what had happened that day.

Hu Chunhua stood not far away and deliberately raised her voice, saying, "Oh, I heard that the people who collect debts from the casino have all killed people. If they can't collect the debts, they will sneak into your house in the middle of the night and slit your throat. The Wei family is in dire straits."

This was a very scary statement, and some people shrank their necks when they heard it.

Wei Qinglang looked at her with a cold gaze, and Hu Chunhua then shut up and walked away cursing.

As soon as they entered the house and their eyes met, Cheng Shuang realized that Wei Qinglang already knew what happened today, and raised her chin towards Wei Nanxing's room.

Wei Qinglang nodded, walked to the door and knocked, "Nanxing, come with me."

The two brothers went into the main room to talk, closed the doors and windows, and the other people in the house stayed away.

Cheng Guqiu was picking greens in the kitchen and preparing noodles in the evening. The greens and mushrooms together made the noodles particularly delicious.

Aunt Peng and her daughter were also helping, and she asked in a low voice with some concern whether those people would come again.

Cheng Guqiu shook her head and said she didn't know. She was also very worried. When the incident happened, they were hoeing and weeding in the vegetable garden. The fence was too high and blocked their view. They only found out after the troublemakers left.

Cheng Shuang's attitude towards this matter was very clear. She wanted to leave the decision to Wei Nanxing, so she couldn't say anything more.

The two people in the main room chatted for nearly half an hour before coming out. During dinner, the whole family was very conscious and no one asked any more questions.

He Zhou also came out on crutches and sat at the table to eat. The topic at the table was about the restaurant. Wei Qinglang said that according to the current progress, it would be completed in one and a half months.

He doesn't need to keep an eye on the subsequent projects every day. In fact, Wei Qinglang only stayed at the construction site for an hour today, and spent the rest of the time at the shop on Hushi Street to arrange some things.

Next, the main task is to make furniture. Wei Qinglang plans to draw the blueprints himself and make a batch of door and window patterns and new-style furniture that are not available on the market. Now the only issue left is the wood.

After discussing with Xie Zhiyou, he decided to use rosewood and camphor wood. Taohua Village had camphor wood, but rosewood had to be transported from somewhere else and was much more expensive.

Xie Zhiyou has connections in this area and made an appointment to discuss it in detail at Taibai Tower the day after tomorrow.

In the evening, Cheng Shuang came out of a hot bath and found that Wei Qinglang had already written the letter of breaking off the engagement.

He handed the letter of severance to Cheng Shuang and said, "I guess those people will come again in less than two days. You keep it for now. If Nanxing makes a decision, give it to him."

After signing this letter of severance, Wei Nanxing and Wei Xinyi would no longer have any relationship with that person. Thinking about it this way, five hundred taels is not a lot. It will only happen this once, and it will be done once and for all.

If such a thing happens again in the future, even if the creditor sues the county government to collect the debt, the government will not order them to bear the debt.

Cheng Shuang carefully read the contents of the letter of severance, learned how it was written, and then put it away.

"Got it. Anything else?"

Wei Qinglang stood up and touched her head. "Also, those debt collectors are fierce and rude. Don't get close to them or you might get hurt."

He had to go to the city for something these two days. If Wei Nanxing and He Zhou were not at home, he really would not dare to go out.