Chapter 5: The villain's heart is still alive
Chapter 5: The villain's heart is still alive
A student of Jianxiong Martial Arts School.
The six bright words, engraved on a jujube wood plaque, exuded great intimidation in front of everyone.
As for whether Zhou You just said it was worth it? Is there any need to ask? It's a big profit.
This wooden sign protects the three members of the Zhou family. From now on, no villains will dare to break in.
Petty thieves, if they knew that there were people learning martial arts in this house, would not dare to get close to the corner.
It is no exaggeration to say that each of the six characters is worth at least fifty taels.
"Congratulations, Lao Zhou!"
The old accountant bowed and congratulated him, without mentioning a word about the debt.
He said enthusiastically, "I'll talk to the shopkeeper tomorrow when we go to work. It's been so many years, and your salary should be increased!"
"I owe you 10 taels of silver?"
Father Zhou asked doubtfully.
The old accountant waved his hand generously, "Just pay it first, I'm not in a hurry to use it."
It was as if the sick old wife had never appeared.
Old Man Zhou breathed a sigh of relief. Of the remaining 40 taels of debt, 25 taels could pay off most of it.
He cheered himself up to deal with other creditors, "I will pay back whatever I owe you now."
The creditors who had been so ferocious just now changed their faces and became extremely enthusiastic.
"What are you talking about, Lao Zhou? We have known each other for such a long time, do you think I am someone who takes advantage of others' misfortune?"
"Your family is in trouble and needs money right now, so don't mention paying me back."
"Your kid is really good. I'll bring my girl over to visit you and get to know you in advance."
None of the creditors wanted money. They were all busy repairing their relationship with Old Man Zhou. Some even asked if he still needed money and could continue to lend him.
In just a moment, these creditors became reasonable and good people.
The neighbors were stunned, but they also knew that the Zhou family had not only recovered, but was about to become prosperous.
If not now, when will we build good relations?
The entrance to Zhou's house was bustling with activity until midnight.
Old Man Zhou's face was beaming with joy, and all his previous dejection was gone.
"You'er, you must remember that Master is your biological father. He is even more important than your biological father."
"You must respect him and serve him, and never slack off."
"Thinking back to when I was an apprentice..."
Old Man Zhou was immersed in the meeting, and his mother came over with a steaming meal.
"You must be hungry after being busy for so long. Let's eat."
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, and it was Widow Li.
Widow Li was holding a pot of meat and vegetables and said enthusiastically, "It's time to close the stall. There are still some leftovers. Don't be disgusted, Brother Zhou."
Zhou You took a quick look and saw that they were not leftovers, but complete meat dishes.
In the past, Widow Li would not give any leftovers to their family even if she had any.
When she came back from closing her stall, she must have heard what happened at Old Zhou's house, so she immediately went to sell her goods.
Widow Li sat down and refused to leave. She praised Zhou You for his hard work and then complained that it was not easy for her as a woman to raise a child.
"Xiao Zhou, when you become successful in the future, don't forget to take care of your aunt."
Widow Li mentioned something here, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.
"Yes, that's right. I just saw that Mou Laoyao's family didn't start the fire. Maybe they were so angry that they couldn't even eat dinner."
"Mou Xiaoli even went out at night. I don't know what he did."
Zhou You nodded when he heard this, "Thank you for the reminder, Auntie."
If the father and son from the Mou family next door are still determined to do something, don't blame him for being ruthless.
...Tu Laosan hugged the girl in his arms, grabbed the big elbow and bit it until his mouth was full of oil.
The Laobai Gan tastes as bland as water, and the fragrant pork elbow tastes like chewing wax.
The more he ate, the more depressed he became. The girl in his arms had red eyes and tried her best to suppress her crying.
Tu Lao San was furious, "Who are you mourning for?"
A slap hit the girl's face, and it became visibly red and swollen.
"Do you believe that I will give you as a reward to the dozens of brothers outside?"
The girl was so frightened that her face turned pale and she knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
She was the daughter of a farmer who owed a loan shark and could not pay it back, so she was captured and raped by the Wild Fox Gang.
The other party lied to him and said that he would let him go home if he served Tu Lao San well.
In fact, according to the style of the Wild Fox Gang, all the decent women who were tired of playing were sold to brothels as prostitutes.
"Third Master, calm down. This bitch is worthless if she is damaged."
The cunning master with a goatee stepped forward and said, "Third Master, the Zhou family kid still hasn't come."
Today, Zhou's son was supposed to come to apologize. Kowtowing was secondary. The most important thing was the 50 taels of silver he received, which would make him happy for a while.
What's the point of joining a gang? Isn't it just to make money?
All these brutal and cruel acts are done to squeeze money out of people.
He waited in the hall for a whole day, but Zhou You never showed up, and the 50 taels of silver were nowhere to be seen.
Tu Laosan was so furious that he wanted to bring people to break into the house and burn their entire family.
"Send someone to do the job, break the Zhou couple's legs, and then throw dead dogs and manure into their house."
"I don't believe that we can't make him stink. When we've had enough fun, we'll tie him up and bury him outside the city. Bury him alive."
Tu Laosan's cruel words were full of indifference to human life.
At this time, the gang members outside reported that someone had sent a message.
The person who came was Mou Xiaoli. Fearing of being seen by the neighbors, he came at night to inform them.
"You mean that boy joined Jianxiong Martial Arts School?"
This is a tricky situation. Although the Wild Fox Gang also has martial artists on its payroll, they are unlikely to offend Wang Jianxiong just for Tu Lao San.
Gangs and martial arts schools basically keep their distance from each other.
Tu Laosan's brother, who was the gang leader, had sternly warned him that he would allow him to eat, drink, and have fun, bully men and women, and would even support him when they had conflicts with the Crazy Horse Gang, but he would never allow him to offend the martial arts school.
"Don't worry, Third Master. As far as I know, when a martial arts school recruits apprentices, 80% of them will be eliminated in the first three months."
"The Zhou family's child has average talent. We will settle accounts with him after he is expelled from the martial arts school in three months."
"By then, he will no longer be a member of the martial arts hall, and the wooden sign will be taken away. Without anyone to protect him, Third Master can do whatever he wants, hehe!"
His eloquent speech made Tu Laosan very happy.
"Okay, then wait another three months. I'm going to slowly kill him."
Tu Laosan saw that Mou Xiaoli had not left yet, with a flattering expression on his face, obviously waiting for a reward.
You must have blinded his eyes. I don’t even pay for my meals, so how can I give you a tip?
"Give him a break and throw him out."
A group of thugs rushed over, kicking and beating Mou Xiaoli, making him wail.
All of Mou Xiaoli's newly-paid wages were robbed, his coat and cloth shoes were stripped off, and he was thrown into the street with his bare chest.
He wanted to cry but had no tears. His face was covered in blood and he had lost two or three teeth.
He came to tip off in the middle of the night, but instead of getting any benefit, he was robbed.
It's really a waste of time to be a villain.
Mou Xiaoli was shivering with cold in the night wind, thinking that given Tu Laosan's cruelty, he would definitely use even more unscrupulous means to take revenge on the Zhou family in the future.
He was unlucky and couldn't bear to see the Zhou family prosper.
Imagining the miserable future of Zhou You's family, a glow of happiness appeared on his bruised face.
(End of this chapter)