After a moment of silence, an ambiguous atmosphere surrounded the two of them.

An Tong tilted her head, she felt that there seemed to be something wrong with what she just said.But she really didn't want Xu Xiangru to leave Fuqiu Village because of the changes in the Xu family, nor did she want to lose a rare friend of hers.

Not to mention that Xu Xiangru is the heroine in the book.Xu Xiangru was out of her sight, what greater accident happened, and she had no way of knowing what to do?Anyway, let's wait until she survives the death of her previous life, shall we?

Unaware of how much misunderstanding his own words had brought to Xu Xiangru, An Tong said: "Okay, I'll go back first, I think your father should learn a lesson in the future, and won't believe Jiang Sheng'an's nonsense anymore. It's hard to pay back what you owe , but you owe money, and it couldn't be easier to pay back the money, so don't be too burdened."

"In the fourth year of Chengkang, in June, Fuqiu Village.

The sound of cicadas on Fuqiu Mountain can be heard endlessly, adding to the heat of this hot summer.Occasionally there is a cool breeze, but it can't relieve a little bit of heat.

The bustling work of harvesting early rice has been completed, and the villagers of Fuqiu Village are sitting under the big locust tree in front of the earth temple to rest and chat, feeling a little comfortable with the gentle breeze.

However, it is said that the government requires the summer tax to be paid before June, and each family pays five fen per mu for upper field, and four renminbi per mu for middle field, etc. to pay the summer tax.

This land tax is not too much, but the money is one hundred yuan per household, and the grain has to be handed over to the righteous warehouse at a price of one or two liters per shi of rice.In addition to the daily expenses of taking care of the fields, there are so many things, the villagers have to spend [-]% of the busy half year, and the remaining [-]% are ready to finish the second half of the year.

Many families have finished handing in, but there are still a few families who procrastinate and have not handed in. Thanks to Anli, who is a good-tempered person, he helped to hand it in first, otherwise those families would have to go to the government. up.

Granny Zhang's family doesn't have many fields, and taking into account the advantages of female households and low-class households, the land tax is [-]% lower than that of others.

But even so, Shao Ru couldn't save much money, because her mother-in-law was in poor health, so she had to ask a doctor to see her mother-in-law.

Jiang Sheng'an wanted to give her money, but she refused to accept it. After all, they were more like a "wild couple" with a wrong name.

She also didn't want to receive Jiang Sheng'an's favor in vain, after all, she didn't care about his status, if money tarnished their pure relationship, it would be unacceptable to her.

What she didn't know was that Jiang Sheng'an had been helping Granny Zhang secretly all along, and she thought it was Granny Zhang's savings.

Granny Zhang listened to Jiang Sheng'an and didn't tell her the truth, because Jiang Sheng'an didn't want her to feel guilty, and she didn't want her to worry about things like money.In his opinion, she should live in such a sunny and firm faith.

Shao Ru was about to grab the medicine with a few bags in her pocket, but she heard a commotion, which came from the Xu family.She remembered that Xu San had always asked for money from home in the past six months, and it was endless, because he owed gambling debts outside.

This gambling debt is like a bottomless pit. No matter how hard Xu Wang's mother and daughter try to make money, sell off their property, and borrow money from An Lizheng and the neighbors to fill it up, they can't fill this hole.

Shao Ru sympathized and pitied Xu Xiangru, her childhood playmate, but she could do nothing about the situation of Xu's family.Besides, she and Xu Xiangru are already strangers, because Xu Xiangru alienated her.

There is no relationship between them. Only the mother-in-law still remembers the Xu family, and the two families have not really cut off contact.It's just that after her mother-in-law took out her medicine money and gave it to Xu San to repay the debt, but Xu San still has no repentance, her mother-in-law was completely disappointed in Xu San, and she didn't intend to lend money to Xu's family this time.

Suddenly there was a scream, Shao Ru's heart skipped a beat, and she walked quickly to the Xu family's courtyard surrounded by several circles.But seeing Xu Wang holding Xu San, whose head was bleeding and motionless, screaming like crazy.

The debt collector looked fierce: "Unlucky, it's so hard to beat! Huh, you don't have to pay back the interest, just pay back the 42 coins he owes!"

"Is a human life only worth this little money?" Aunt Seven, a neighbor of the Xu family, asked angrily.

Shao Ru listened carefully and was shocked, but it was Xu San who was beaten to death by these debtors!

The debtor said confidently: "It's only natural to pay back the debt! He didn't pay the money, and he deserved it if he was beaten to death! But we can't do a loss-making business, and the money must be paid back. If it's not up to... I Look at how much that little lady is worth, as for you old lady, you can make do with it!"

Xu Wang was distraught, and Xu Xiangru, who had always been indifferent and casual, also had two lines of tears on his face.

The assailant left in arrogance, and for a while no one dared to stop him, let alone report to the authorities.And the villagers who had watched the excitement also dispersed one after another, lamenting that Xu San did a lot of harm to others, including his wife and daughter.

Shao Ru watched it for a while, but still couldn't bear it, she stepped forward and said, "Report to the government, let the government uphold justice!"

Xu Wangshi just kept crying, while Xu Xiangru looked up at her, his eyes were as cold as ice, but he didn't say a word.

Shao Ru pursed her lips, although Xu Xiangru didn't know good and evil, and treated her very indifferently, but she still wanted to help them again for her mother-in-law's sake!

She waited for Jiang Sheng'an to come, for this reason, she had to lower her head and ask Jiang Sheng'an for help for the first time.She thought that even if those people couldn't let Sanyi die, at least they could stop them from harassing the mother and daughter in the future.

It was the first time she asked Jiang Sheng'an for something, and it was for the Xu family, her mother-in-law and the Xu family's friendship. This kindness and friendship moved Jiang Sheng'an very much, and what made him even more happy was that he finally felt that Shao Ru needed him Yes, and she can become an existence that she can rely on!

Jiang Sheng agreed.

Xu San was indeed beaten to death.Originally, he had been drained by alcohol and sex, and he had been beaten several times recently because of his heavy debts. The family had no money for him to see a doctor, so his health became worse and worse.

The beating hit him hard on the head, and he couldn't get up when he hit the stone on the ground.

The Xu family had no money for his funeral, so he lay in the hall with only a straw mat covering his body.

And Mrs. Xu has been mourning excessively since his death and has been crying.Finally he stopped crying, but he didn't eat or drink, and vaguely wanted to go with him, but fortunately, Xu Xiangru held him back.

At this time, the young lady of the An family who had always been against Xu Xiangru came to the door of the Xu family, and walked into the main room of the Xu family without any hesitation.

Xu Xiangru's gaze was still indifferent, she only glanced at it, then retracted her gaze, and said in an emotionless voice, "Are you here... to see a joke?"

There was no mocking smile or sympathy on Mrs. An's face, only the same indifference as Xu Xiangru, but with a touch of intriguing tenderness compared to Xu Xiangru's coldness.

She knelt down beside Xu Xiangru who was kneeling. To Xu Xiangru's doubts, she said: "It's not convenient to talk to you standing up, and it's disrespectful to the dead whether you're squatting or sitting. No matter how much I used to I despise him, but after all, the dead are the most important. I am here to express my condolences, and you don’t need to be too surprised when you kneel down and salute.”

Xu Xiangru's expression was a little loose, but he didn't speak after all.

Miss An waved her hand, and her servant An Xin stepped forward and handed over a stack of banknotes.

"You will definitely think that I'm humiliating you. Let me explain in advance that I don't mean it." She said, "Here is a hundred coins, enough for you to pay off his debts, and enough for you to buy him a coffin, Choose a good place, hold a serious funeral, and pay back the money owed. The remaining part of the money is enough for you mother and daughter to live well. "

"What is this if it's not charity? What's the purpose behind your charity?" Xu Xiangru didn't believe this enemy who was trying to torment her.

"Alms? This has to be paid back." Miss An was surprised, "Do you think I will give you money for no reason? You think too well!"

"..."

"As for the purpose? If you are taken away by those people, where else can I find you?"

After finishing speaking, Miss An got up and left. After walking two steps, she turned her head and said: "Killing people will pay for their lives. You can't find justice. I'll try it! If I can't do anything, I'd better invite you Sorry."

Xu Xiangru finally turned his head to look at Miss An.

Miss An's skin is a bit dark, but she exudes a hazy light under the sun. Her appearance, expression, and figure have never been so clearly imprinted in other people's hearts like at this moment.

This was the second time Xu Xiangru saw a person clearly. 』

Taking advantage of Xu San's resentment, Xu Xiangru questioned him several times, and unexpectedly found out that the important person whom Mr. Ma Jialang brought Xu San to meet that day was Xu Shangying, the son of the prefect of Quchuan.

Although there is no evidence to prove that Xu Shangying is also one of the masterminds behind the scenes, Xu San's loss also harmed his interests, so there is reason to believe that he is also one of the masterminds.

And An Tong thought that even if Xu San paid back the money, he might not be fine. Who knows if there will be traps waiting for him?

And now that she knows that it was Jiang Sheng'an, Xu Shangying and the Ma's family who did it, she won't sit still.

So when Xu San went to pay off the debt, An Tong proposed to go with Xu Xiangru.

An Lizheng and Li Jinxiu had already heard about this matter from An Tong. Not only did they not object to An Tong intervening in this matter, but they also gave her a trick, telling them to ask the Ma family to show the IOU, and to list the cause and effect.

As long as the Ma family dares to list it, it will undoubtedly become evidence of the Ma family's bribery, and if the Ma family dare not list it, they will not admit it.

The reason why An Lizheng didn't stop An Tong from going together was to vent An Tong's anger, and also to let Jiang's family know that An's family was involved in this matter.

However, for An Tong's safety, he deliberately asked An Xin to follow him with two strong servants and two tenants.

Although An Tong didn't know why her parents suddenly agreed to make Jiang's family unhappy, but she thought that her original intention was to make Jiang Sheng'an unhappy, so she didn't ask any more questions.

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