She got pregnant after the swap marriage, and the scumbag's family regretted it so much they cr

Jiang Qi asked casually and didn't expect Lu Huan to actually answer his question.

He nodded to Lu Huan, then stepped on the windowsill and the top of the wall, and quickly disappeared from sight.

Lu Huan closed the window, and a dim light flashed on the window sash.

It was the protective charm she had previously stuck on the back window.

There is probably no one else in the world but herself who can open this window.

Even if you destroy the entire window, it's impossible.

If I stay at the Gao family's house and don't go out, they'll have no choice but to rob me. It seems their plan's success depends on my cooperation!

Based on Lu Huan's understanding of Li Rong from his previous life, he certainly wouldn't be satisfied with a small farmhouse.

They will only abduct people to manors for their own pleasure.

And Lu Ruyi's resentment towards her from both lifetimes will not allow her to simply wait for news at the Lu family; she is very likely to go with her there.

After considering it over, Lu Huan made a decision.

The noise outside continued unabated.

Through the window, one could vaguely see that a number of people had gathered in the courtyard.

At the entrance to the west wing, a tall figure stood there, holding a long stick that he had somehow acquired, motionless.

Lu Huan took out a large bunch of grapes from her spatial storage, held them in her arms, and showed no intention of going out to watch the excitement.

In his previous life, Gao Shangzhi also caused this kind of trouble.

At that time, Gao Zhongbao was at the Yanzhou Academy and was not at home. Apart from Gao Yan, the Gao family consisted entirely of the elderly, women, and children.

Zhou pushed Lu Huan in front of her.

If it weren't for Gao Yan, she would definitely have been harassed by those debt collectors.

Lu Huan looked at the figure outside the door.

So he was already this reliable back then.

At this moment, Zhou and Gao Shangzhi were like two little chicks, surrounded by a group of strong men.

The leader was one of Gao Shangzhi's cronies.

"Old Gao, it's not that I'm being unrighteous, but it's only right to pay back debts."

Brother, I gave you five days to raise the money, isn't that enough?

Zhou clung tightly to Gao Shangzhi's arm, her voice trembling as she asked, "What money do you owe?"

Wei Shuo took out a piece of paper from his pocket and shook it in front of Zhou Shi.

Pointing to the amount on it, she said, "Did you see that clearly? One thousand taels. This is your man's signature and fingerprint."

"Old...old man, this isn't true!" Zhou kicked and punched Gao Shangzhi, her eyes red with anxiety. "You old fool! Speak up! Say this isn't something you owe!"

Gao Shangzhi shrank his neck and remained silent.

With so many people witnessing it that day, how could he dare to deny it!

He stammered, "Brother Wei... I never said I wouldn't pay it back! It's just that... all the money in my family is in Zhongbao's mother's hands."

"It's just that... I haven't found a chance to tell her yet! Please give me a few more days, just a few more days!"

Wei Shuo carefully put away the IOU and gave a cold laugh.

"I think today is a great opportunity!"

The burly men around him puffed out their chests and loudly echoed his sentiments.

"Correct!"

"That's it!"

"Pay back the money!"

"Yes! Pay me back!"

Zhou pinched and punched him, "You old fool! You're always out playing around and never home! And now you owe such a huge sum of money!"

If you don't explain yourself clearly today, I'm not going to live with you anymore!

Wei Shuo watched the two perform with amusement on his face.

Gao Shangzhi grew increasingly impatient as he stared at those gazes.

He shrugged and complained, "Are you ever going to stop?! What's wrong with men having fun outside? Why are you interfering with that?!"

"If you don't want to live like this anymore, take your things and Gao Manting, and get out of the Gao family!"

"You!" Zhou stared at Gao Shangzhi as if she didn't recognize him, unable to say a word.

Wei Shuo cleared his throat and asked, "Are you done? If you can't come up with the money, I'm going to start moving things!"

"No!" Zhou Shi, no longer caring about her fear, spread her arms to block Wei Shuo. "My son is a scholar!"

Wei Shuo wasn't afraid of that at all. "Even a scholar can't default on his debts! Brothers, don't you agree?"

"that is!"

"I think we should go find that so-called teacher..."

"We should go find the Provincial Education Commissioner! How can a scholar like him not have any moral character when he doesn't pay back his debts!"

Zhou felt a pang of panic. She hadn't expected that bringing up Zhong Bao wouldn't frighten these people; instead, it would give them even more leverage over her.

"You old hag with long hair and short brains! What nonsense are you spouting!" Gao Shangzhi frowned and scolded impatiently.

But when facing Wei Shuo, he put on a fawning smile: "Brother Wei, please give me three more days!"

"Really, you can pay it back in three days?" Wei Shuo grinned smugly, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth.

Gao Shangzhi nodded vigorously, "Definitely!"

Wei Shuo stroked his chin, his restless eyes darting around. "We brothers can't go out empty-handed. I heard you have a tortoiseshell belt. Consider it interest, or else..."

His greedy gaze turned fierce as he finished speaking.

Gao Shangzhi's features contorted as he forced a bitter smile and pleaded, "Brother Wei, that stuff isn't cheap!"

Wei Shuo glared at him, "I don't want cheap stuff!"

Just as Wei Shuo was about to lead his men into the backyard, another group of people walked in from outside.

It was the villagers of Gaojia Village.

Everyone was holding a hoe or a shovel or other farming tool.

If it were summer, people would definitely misunderstand and think their village was trying to steal water.

Gao Dakai, who was in the lead, glared at Gao Shangzhi in the crowd.

He had always known that his cousin was good-for-nothing, but he never expected him to dare to touch something like dice.

He took a deep breath.

Second Aunt really understands her son; she knows he's good-for-nothing and won't amount to much. Yet, she also doesn't quite understand him, not expecting him to cause such a huge disaster, potentially losing all the family fortune he received after the division of the estate.

Gao Dakai cupped his hands in greeting to Wei Shuo: "I am the village chief of Gaojia Village. May I ask what brings you here, brother?"

Although he had heard that Gao Shangzhi owed gambling debts, he couldn't just believe everything he heard!

Wei Shuo took out the IOU again and showed it to Gao Dakai.

"Make sure you look carefully! Otherwise they'll deny it!"

Gao Dakai's calligraphy is clearly visible, but his dog-paddle-like strokes are really hard to imitate.

His face darkened, and he asked Gao Shangzhi, "It is indeed your handwriting, what's there to argue about?"

When Gao Shangzhi saw that his backer had arrived, he said with a wronged expression, "He wants my tortoiseshell belt as interest!"

Everyone in the village saw that tortoiseshell belt during the New Year's visits. Even those who didn't know its value heard Gao Shangzhi explain it to them.

Gao Dakai said in a deep voice, "That tortoiseshell belt is priceless; if word gets out, it could easily fetch two or three hundred taels of silver. I wonder how long the loan will last, and how many hundred taels of silver in interest?"

Wei Shuo stammered, unable to speak. He had only tried to rob the place by force, relying on his superior numbers.

But now that everyone from Gaojia Village has arrived, this road is no longer passable.

Gao Shangzhi shouted loudly, "Just give us three days off!"

Gao Dakai put on a stern face, "One thousand taels of silver, and the interest in three days will be two or three hundred taels. The Great Yue Dynasty strictly prohibits its people from engaging in lending, especially this kind."

If we're discovered, it's a matter of losing our heads. How many heads do you have on your necks enough to chop off?