He was ready to go home with a pile of IOUs, and he counted nearly 300 taels. Before Miao Rencui had an attack, the gambling house who got the letter invited him to drink tea.

This gambling house and Goulan have always been in contact with each other, a grasshopper on the same rope, this kid owes so much debt, how could it be possible for him to go home with money?

The remaining 50 taels of silver were confiscated, and the accountant of the gambling house added a sum to the loan, which became 150 taels.

"Remember to pay back the money, or if you don't pay it in three days, I'll come to your door to collect the debt, and if you don't pay it in seven days, I'll send your family to the court!" The shopkeeper of the gambling shop viciously swung his stick and smacked the ground, scaring the whole family of three into a group and knelt on the ground. trembling.

When I returned to Chenjiagou, when I was returning the ox cart, I was scolded again by the ox farmer. When the ox saw its owner, it mooed with tears in its eyes.

There were streaks of blood drawn from the buttocks of the cow, and there were scabbed blood clots hanging on it. There was no money to pay, so the chicken had to be used to pay off the debt.

I was frightened in the county town, and lost the chicken when I went home. This day is completely unbearable.

It's okay to live a tight life, but also raised an uneasy scourge, Miao Rencui cried and howled and took the rope to hang himself, "I'm not alive~ God damn it, there is nothing that makes me happy... Huh...what did I do wrong in my previous life, let me marry into your old Chen's family...let me die~"

Old man Chen remained silent, grandpa Chen sighed, grandma Chen wiped away tears, and Chen Ping knelt in front of the ancestral tablet to repent.Only the Chen Qing brothers and sisters stood aside to watch the play.

Chen Qing sighed inwardly, and if she dragged on, she might never even think about getting out of this house for the rest of her life.With such an approach, not to mention paying off the debts, the money would probably be built higher and higher like building a platform.

When Chen Bi learned that the Wan family refused to withdraw the engagement and kicked out the uncle and the others, she couldn't help feeling relieved, but then thought that this time not only owed the Liang family 300 taels, but also Chen Ping's gambling debt of more than 200 taels.

"Let's take the money at home and return it to the gambling shop. If it's not enough, I'll go out and borrow some," Boss Chen said in a muffled voice.

There are more than 100 taels left over from the 30 taels brought back from the Liang family earlier, and 45 taels can be made up by selling the betrothal gift.

"Then there are still 500 taels! It's 500 taels! Even if you steal or rob, you can't get back 500 taels of silver!" After Miao Rencui finished speaking, he hung the rope on the beam. Happy to die, out of sight, out of mind!

"Come down!" Boss Chen yelled loudly. Although he is usually cowardly and confused, he can't hide when something happens. He is the pillar of the family after all.

"Pay off the gambling debts first, and we can't let the officials arrest my son and put him in jail." Boss Chen got up and went around to borrow money after he finished speaking.

It's not the first time that I pulled my old face to borrow money from my brother, but everyone can help me with the few taels of money that come and go, and it's 10 taels and 20 taels when I open my mouth. If you are an individual, you have to think about it Mr. Chen, what happened to you?

This inquiry, well, I owe the county 100 taels.Come on, who dares to borrow this?If you borrow it, don't expect the family to pay it back.

Boss Chen is still scruples about face and didn't say that he owes money to the gambling house, but can this paper cover the fire?As soon as the three days came, people from the gambling shop came to ask for debts, and the neighbors didn't dare to come forward to drag them.

The Chen Qing brothers and sisters hid in their own yard and did not go there. Anyway, he was not the one who owed the money, and he could not be blamed for this matter.

The people in the gambling shop beat Chen Ping up, even if Miao Rencui hated his son, he would feel distressed.After all, he crawled out of his own stomach, took a few hits for him, and saw that Chen Qing's brother and sister didn't care about it, and they were ruthless and did nothing.

"What? Auntie, this is a fraudulent marriage, she's going to jail." No matter how stupid Chen Ping was, he knew that the law dealt with fraudulent marriages very seriously.

"It's better than our whole family being sold. Then Chen Qing is my brother, and it's worthless if he is sold, otherwise I really wish I could sell him to pay off the debt," Miao Rencui scolded through gritted teeth.

"How can this work?" Boss Chen disagreed.

"It doesn't matter whether it's okay or not. Anyway, when the dowry is received, Chen Qing will either ask the Wan family to withdraw the marriage, or go to the Liang family to repay the debt." Miao Rencui rubbed the wound on her waist and gritted her teeth.

"What if the Wan family refuses to withdraw their marriage, or the Liang family refuses to accept Chen Qing? A little brother, even if he works as a long-term worker for a lifetime, it is not worth 500 taels. If any of them sues the government, our family will have to be questioned." Boss Chen shook his head in shock.

"At that time, it's better to go to jail than to be beaten to death." Miao Rencui gritted his teeth seeing his son's dying state, anyway, he sent the debt collectors from the gambling house first.

"Hey~ Let's take a step and see one step at a time." Boss Chen sighed.

On the second day, Boss Chen and Miao Rencui walked to Liangjia Village, and their in-laws came to visit. The Liang family sat in silence for a room, but fortunately Liang Zijun was not there, otherwise they would have been coaxed out.

In the end, Liang Baida nodded and agreed, "Just do as the in-laws said. The betrothal gift will be delivered to the family the day after tomorrow, and it will be sent to you together with the IOU."

"Success, I'll do as my boss wants." Miao Rencui nodded, took the 200 taels of banknotes, and rushed back with her man.

Walking home in the middle of the night, the old couple was so tired that they couldn't get down.Since the ox was spoiled, no one dared to borrow his ox again.It is self-evident how important the cattle are to farming. The law clearly stipulates that the cattle are allowed to be sold but not killed. Unless they are sick or disabled and unable to farm, the rest of the cattle slaughterers will be punished according to the law.

Since Chen Qing learned that Wan's family was going to marry in March, she secretly prepared a dowry for Chen Bi.There is a total of 90 taels of silver in cash, and the rest is loose money.

It took 30 taels to buy a set of jade stone noodles, and the rest cost nearly 40 taels. All the items were selected by Chen Qing himself, and he wanted to make up for all the grievances his sister had suffered over the years.What's more, after this incident, if there is no decent dowry support, even if the girl marries, she will be looked down upon.

The fabrics are all the best in Tongji, and I ask my aunt to help make clothes and bedding.Originally, my aunt had to sew these things by herself, but Chen Bi had no aunt, so she had to ask her aunt to do it for her.

Liu Xiulian has been taking care of their brothers and sisters for nearly 10 years, she is more like a mother than a mother, so Liu Xiulian is enough for this job.

The night before the Liang family's betrothal gift was delivered, Mrs. Chen's room was frozen.Even though it was scorching summer, Chen Qing felt cold all over his body.Uncle's family is going to push themselves to death.

Chen Bi was left at her own home by her grandma to speak her own words. Before her daughter got married, her mother's family had to teach her some rules, so as not to go to her in-law's house and be punished.

Chen Qing was called to speak openly about the current situation at home.

Chen Qing just learned at this moment that the Wan family's refusal to withdraw their marriage did not let them die, but boldly went to the Liang family to ask for 200 taels of betrothal gifts, and the rest of the items would be delivered tomorrow.

"The money has already been used to pay off your brother's debt, and the family has no money now, so you can figure it out yourself." Boss Chen also felt sorry for his nephew, after all, he still had a conscience.

Over the years, Chen Qing has helped the family earn a lot of money, and has delayed their marriage because of this. A 19-year-old brother, even if he finds his in-laws, he is probably only a long-term worker. Not as good as a long-term worker.

But what can he do?If it doesn't work, the whole family will go to jail.If you pay off your gambling debts, you don't have to worry about being sold or beaten to death, but if you sue the government, the whole family can't hide.

"What do you want me to do?" Chen Qing asked in a hoarse voice with chills in his heart.

"Maybe there is still a way to survive by begging Wan's family to withdraw their marriage. After Abi gets married to Liang's family, I will get some money to send Wan's family away." Seeing that Boss Chen was silent, Miao Rencui had no choice but to give up.

"I won't let Abi marry into Liang's family. I've already asked what Liang Zijun is. A scumbag who abuses girls from a decent family on the street. You have to bear it. I can't bear my sister to jump into the fire pit!" Chen Qing He gasped for breath, suppressing the pain in his chest.

"Then you jump on your own. Anyway, if you want money or not, it's terrible—together with you, there are six." Miao Rencui shrank her head guiltily. Anyway, when the time comes, the government will hold her accountable. Except for Chen Bi, everyone in the family will be punished.

Fraudulent marriage, apart from the parties not knowing, the family members are all accomplices.

"Brother, I beg you, please help me. I will never dare to gamble again. I must study hard and strive to be a scholar." Chen Ping begged in a hoarse voice. Get up and kowtow to Chen Qing.

"Don't worry about it, you still want to honor your ancestors? The face of the old Chen family has already ruined you." Chen Qing spoke his mind in person for the first time angrily.Chen Ping didn't dare to refute at this time, even Miao Rencui couldn't bear to curse.

"Ah Qing, although uncle has been sorry to you all these years, but for the sake of taking care of Chen Bi for 9 years, I beg you as an uncle to help this family and let the Wan family resign. Chen Bi went to Liang's house and couldn't afford to eat and drink. It's better than living comfortably in our house. You and Nawan's family can still talk a few words. I was kicked out when I went with your aunt. I'm afraid we can't talk. Come on." Boss Chen got up and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Chen Qing couldn't make his uncle kneel down no matter how chilling he was, so he grabbed him and gritted his teeth and said, "I will decide this matter myself. You don't have to say anything tomorrow, just accept the dowry. If I can solve it, you can take care of it yourself in the future." If you can't solve it, everyone will go to prison together."

Boss Chen thought that Chen Qing had agreed to ask Wan's family to resign, so he immediately patted him with tears in his eyes, and the gloomy atmosphere in the family for several days disappeared.

"No one is allowed to talk nonsense in front of Chen Bi, I hope she can marry happily." Chen Qing looked at everyone with a cold face.

"Okay, okay, this is always a happy event at home, and we also hope that Abi can get on the sedan chair happily," Miao Rencui promised quickly.

On the second day, a long list of betrothal gifts was carried into Chen's house by young men in red shirts. Because of this extravagant scene in Chenjiagou, people cheered and watched from afar.

The bamboo poles carried by the two were piled with dowry gifts wrapped in red paper. There were 18 people in the team alone. Nine kinds of dowry gifts were sent to the yard together with grains and miscellaneous grains. Show it to your family.

Miao Rencui looked at the long list and smiled happily. She was illiterate, but she didn't say much. Of course she was happy with the things that came from Bai, and she could get a lot of money by selling them. The Liang family must have sent them all Good item.

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