Chapter 47 Helping in times of need
Chapter 47 Helping in times of need
"The Liu family is actually like this...it's really not fair." After hearing what Kang Youfu said, Zhu Shenzui's face turned ugly and he immediately stood up for Kang Youfu.
"Besides, your two families have been friends for so many years, it's really unreasonable not to show some kindness. Besides, even if Liu Shancheng is unwilling to help, there's no need to get rid of you in this way, right? If you have difficulties, just tell him directly. Now, first he fools you, and then he won't let you in?"
"By the way, who is this Liu Qi you are talking about? Is he from the Liu family?"
"Liu Qi is the head of our village. I heard that he is related to the Liu family. It was he who brought people to our Kang family that day and later took my father and brother away." Kang Youfu replied.
Zhu Shenzhui slapped his thigh and suddenly realized, "That's right! Maybe the Liu family is behind this, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence?"
"Can this be true? Although Mr. Liu is not a good person, there is no need for him to harm our Kang family. Besides, their Liu family is a wealthy family, and our Kang family is just a businessman with small skills. There is no reason for him to do this." Kang Youfu was stunned and felt strange for a moment.
"Haha, Liu Shancheng may not think highly of your Kang family's small business, but what about Liu Qi? Can you guarantee that he doesn't think highly of it? The more I think about this, the more strange it seems to me. I've heard of people choking to death while eating, but this is the first time I've heard of someone dying from eating tofu."
"Once the Kang family is sentenced for eating tofu and causing death, do you think the Kang family workshop can be protected? And your father and your brother, this crime will at least be punishable by prison. By then, the Kang family will definitely not be able to defend themselves."
"I think your workshop and shop have a good market. At least it's worth more than a hundred taels, right? If you don't run a tofu shop, you can change the storefront to do any other business and it won't be bad, not to mention there's a house behind it."
Zhu Shenzhui's words made Kang Youfu's face look uncertain. Kang Youfu was a smart man. The incident that happened at home before made him very confused. He had been busy trying to find a way to solve this problem in the past few days, and he didn't think about these things for a while.
Now that Zhu Shenzhui had analyzed it for him, Kang Youfu thought more and more about it. Especially what kind of person Liu Qi was, what kind of relationship he had with the Liu family, plus his own tofu workshop and the house in the backyard, as well as the interactions between the Kang family and Liu Qi over the years, his face darkened as he thought about it.
"Liu Qi! Liu family!" Kang Youfu gritted his teeth. He was now certain that this was a trap set by Liu Qi for their Kang family from the beginning to the end. As for Liu Shancheng, he was most likely Liu Qi's accomplice.
The Kang family and the Liu family have been interacting for several generations, especially Kang Youfu, who often sent tofu to the Liu family. He is very familiar with the Liu family from top to bottom, and privately knows very well how the Liu family started, and understands the dirtiness behind the Liu family's glamorous appearance better than outsiders.
But he never expected that the Liu family would help Liu Qi to deal with their Kang family? When the truth was revealed, Kang Youfu's anger was about to burn. He hated Liu Qi with gnashing teeth, but he hated Liu Shancheng and the Liu family even more. If it weren't for Liu Shancheng, the hypocrite, how could Liu Qi have the courage to set up this trap for their Kang family?
His teeth were chattering so much that Kang Youfu really wanted to find a knife to chop those two bastards, Liu Qi and Liu Shancheng, to pieces.
Unfortunately, this was just a thought. Regardless of whether he could do it or not, even if he could, what good would it do to the current situation? His father and brother were still in prison, and the Kang family was already in a precarious situation. He couldn't just watch his father, brother, and the entire Kang family end up like this, right?
Taking a deep breath, Kang Youfu tried hard to suppress his anger. After calming down, he felt waves of weakness coming over him again.
Even if he knew that the Kang family's incident was caused by the Liu family and Liu Qi, what would he do? Their Kang family was just an ordinary family, while the Liu family was a wealthy family. The two were not at the same level at all. Not to mention revenge, now even his father and brother were in their hands. No matter what, rescuing them was the most important thing.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Shenzhui asked with concern.
Kang Youfu told Zhu Shenzhui what he was thinking with a sad face. After he finished speaking, Zhu Shenzhui did not speak immediately, but sat and thought quietly. After a while, Zhu Shenzhui suddenly said that he might have a way to help him solve this problem.
"Sixth Master, what did you say just now? Can you help me? Did I hear correctly?" Kang Youfu suddenly wondered if there was something wrong with his ears. He couldn't help but ask.
"You heard it right. Since the county magistrate hasn't come to court yet, there's still time to delay this matter. Maybe I can help..." Zhu Shenzhui said seriously.
As soon as he finished speaking, Kang Youfu knelt down in front of Zhu Shenzhui with a thud, knocking his head against the ground with a loud thump: "Sixth Master, as long as you can help our Kang family, I will be your slave in the future!"
"Hey, what are you doing? Get up, get up quickly!" Zhu Shenzhui was shocked. He didn't expect Kang Youfu to kneel down and kowtow as he asked. By the time he realized what was happening and forcibly dragged Kang Youfu to stand up, the boy had already kowtowed to him several times.
Pulling him up, looking at his swollen forehead, Zhu Shenzhu didn't know what to say for a moment. He patted Kang Youfu on the shoulder and said, "Why do you have to do this? You and I have known each other for some time, and we are friends. Since your family has such a thing, isn't it normal for a friend to help? Besides, I just said that I might be able to help. We still have to find someone to help to what extent. Whether I can help or whether I can completely clear the grievances of your Kang family, my words don't count."
"Sixth Master, just for these few words, I, Kang Youfu, am grateful enough." Kang Youfu held Zhu Shenzhu's hand tightly with tears in his eyes, and said excitedly: "I really have no other choice but to ask you for help. Don't worry, no matter whether you can help or not, I still owe you this favor. If you can really bring my father and brother back and help the Kang family get through this difficult time, I, Kang Youfu, will work like a cow or a horse for you in the future.
"That's too harsh, too harsh..." Zhu Shenzhui patted his hand gently and consoled him, "Don't worry about this, how about giving me some time?"
"Okay, please, Sixth Master." Kang Youfu nodded repeatedly, with a grateful look on his face. But then he looked a little embarrassed. He asked Zhu Shenzhui to sit for a while, and went to the back first. After a while, he came back with more than ten taels of silver and some small change. He was embarrassed to tell Zhu Shenzhui that his family had used a lot of connections and made a lot of arrangements for his father and brother's affairs these days. He didn't have much money on hand, so he could only get these together. He hoped that Zhu Shenzhui would not despise it.
If it is not enough, Zhu Shenzhui will tell him an amount and he will find a way to borrow some. He must rescue his father and brother no matter what.
Looking at the small change, Zhu Shenzhui sighed, patted him on the shoulder and said that there was no need to do this. Since he was just helping, there was no need to do all this. Besides, it was still unclear whether this matter could be accomplished. It would not be too late to talk about this after it was done.
After hearing what Zhu Shenzhui said, Kang Youfu was even more moved. His Kang family had been in Pingyang for many years and they were honest in the tofu business. Their main business was reputation and honest operation. No matter his great-grandfather or his father Kang Tai, including Kang Youfu himself, they were all kind to others and did not cause trouble.
But who would have thought that when the Kang family encountered trouble, old customers like the Liu family, who had been dealing with them for decades, not only did not help but also added insult to injury. Instead, Zhu Shenzui, a friend who had only known each other for a short time, came to the rescue and even refused to accept the silver that the Kang family had specially taken out.
Although the silver was not much, Kang Youfu was careful in advance and did not take out all the remaining money at home, but only took out part of it. But more than ten taels of silver was not a small amount, and if an ordinary family spent frugally, it would be enough to live for a whole year.
Even so, Zhu Shencui still did not take a penny. Kang Youfu was deeply moved by his generosity. At this moment, he told himself that if Zhu Shencui could really help the Kang family escape this disaster and rescue his father and brother, then what would it matter if he gave the more than 100 kilograms to Zhu Shencui?
The life-saving grace is greater than the sky. Kang Youfu is not an ungrateful person. He is a real man. His words are as firm as nails and his words hit the ground with a loud bang.
(End of this chapter)