Chapter 16 Section five

Perhaps it was to whet Ah Liu's appetite, after two or three days, Sun Ba still hadn't appeared.Jiubei was calm and experienced, he didn't say much about the situation, he was only busy checking every part of the house and finding out the places that needed repairs.Some negligence of Ah Liu, such as a slight leak in the ceiling of the warehouse, and the crossbar under the floor of the empty room began to rot, etc., as soon as he found it, he recorded the time and cost of the repair, which was very diligent and practical.It is said that he used to be a manager, so it should be the hard work he put in in the past, right?

The vegetable seller had a cheerful face, thinking that Ah Liu was too worried about the man. "It's not a good thing to dig into the horns of a dead end." Children are children, and the annoying things are not in front of them, so A Xing and A Dao are happy as usual, thinking of playing outside from time to time.Even if Ah Liu refused to agree, the uncle who sells vegetables leisurely said, "It's okay, it's okay, let's go!" He completely lost his vigilance. "Uncle, Sun Ba may be waiting for us to relax." The uncle also laughed at Ah Liu's words.

"Don't be like this, Liu, why are you so worried? You'll be fine! Listen to the old man for sure." As a result, it took another three days for Sun Ba to come.It really came——Thinking about it, Ah Liu was relieved, but it made her angry again.Whether he comes or not, Sun Ba is equally annoying. Sun Bayi looked elated, if you say he is high-spirited, in short he is arrogant, with his face raised high, he said: "It unexpectedly took a little longer to raise money. Sorry to keep you waiting, Liu." Jiu Bingwei told her to ignore Sun Ba and bring him into the house immediately, so Ah Liu held back his anger and led Sun Ba inside.

"In this way, your debt can be paid off. Go and pack up your things so that you can leave with me right away, and ask Ah Xing and Ah Dao to prepare." Before entering the room, Sun Bamei happily whispered to Ah Liu. Jiubei signaled Ah Liu to avoid with his eyes, Ah Liu immediately stepped back and concentrated on cleaning the laundry, but he still stopped his work from time to time, pricked up his ears to listen to the movement in Jiubei's room, but there was no sound at all.Sun Ba didn't curse Jiu Bingwei aloud, but it made Ah Liu feel scared.She fled back to the well. After half an hour, or longer?Ah Liu felt that there was someone beside him, and when he saw it, Sun Ba was behind him.He grabbed Ah Liu's shoulder, Ah Liu couldn't help screaming, the well water bucket in his hand was loosened, and the water splashed everywhere.

"Ah Liu, is it true?" Sun Ba's face changed, as if a piece of soggy rice paper was glued to it, turning blue.His eyes were empty, but there was coldness and malice hidden in his eyes. "What is it really like?" With his back to the well, Ah Liu stood firm on his feet. "Advance payment. Is it true that your debt is fifty taels?" Looking up, Jiubingwei has come to the back door, encouraged Ah Liu to look at her, and ordered with his usual calm expression and voice: "Ah Liu, see off the guests." Then he turned to Sun Ba and nodded slightly.

"Then I excuse myself." Kyubei disappeared through the back door, so he must have been hiding and peeping.Ah Liu took a deep breath, stared at Sun Ba's eyes and nodded. "it is true." "How is it possible! How did you borrow money to borrow fifty taels?" Sun Ba approached shamelessly, but Ah Liu hurriedly dodged away, turning his head so that his breath would not blow his face, and also pushed his hands away from his shoulders. "In order to do business, there are various expenses." "You got Fooled!" "I don't have it. Madam and Lord Jiubei are not the kind of people who not only lent a large amount of money to Xinji and me who were in trouble, but also said that they could pay it back slowly for the rest of their lives."

With a bah sound, Sun Ba spat at his feet. "Stop talking nonsense! I have been selling oil for much longer than Xinji. How can I get such a large sum of money for such a small business!" "Who is lying!" Ah Liu also retorted loudly. "Borrowing money is such a big deal, why should I talk nonsense!" Sun Ba was overwhelmed by Ah Liu's aura for the first time, and took a step back.Ah Liu felt very happy. "But, but..." "After Xinji's death, as you said, it was not easy for me to raise children as a woman. So the debt increased step by step. However, my wife and Jiubei praised me for doing my best, and I never Half a sentence of reproach. I really don't know how to repay their kindness."

"So, even if it takes my whole life, I will serve here wholeheartedly and pay off my debts." Ah Liu stated firmly. "Sun Ba, that's the way it is, so let's just assume that I have no destiny. I can't ask you to pay such a huge debt of fifty taels. If I do this, I won't be ashamed to see the dead Xinji." Sun Ba took half a step back and looked at Ah Liu carefully, from head to toe.It felt like being caressed by wet and sticky hands, Ah Liu's whole body was itchy, but he also understood that if he looked away at this time, he would lose, so he firmly fixed his neck still.

"Ah Liu." Sun Ba called and leaned over, as if whispering. "Follow me and escape." Suddenly, Ah Liu couldn't bear it anymore, and pushed him with both hands. "Don't think about it!" "Why? How can there be such an unreasonable thing? You can't pay back fifty taels alone. You have been cheated. Run away with me! Okay? Take the children with you." "You can escape the debt, but you can't escape the kindness you bear." Ah Liu replied decisively. "If you want me to do something ungrateful to my wife and Lord Jiubingwei, I can't do it. I want to serve my wife here until I die of old age. Sun Ba, you should treat Ah Liu as dead."

Ah Liu saluted abruptly and went straight to the back door.After entering the door, he slammed it shut with his backhand, only to see Jiubei and Mrs. Aoi there. "Shh!" Mrs. Kui raised her finger in front of her lips, and boasted in a voice so small that she could hardly hear it: "Liu, well done." Jiubei looked out from the gap in the small lattice window in front of the stove.Ah Liu also walked to his side and observed the movement outside together. Sun Ba was still reluctantly standing by the well, looking towards the back door, as if he would come anytime.But soon he slammed his foot on the ground next to him, turned around and left.

"Let's go..." Jiubei whispered. "Hopefully he'll give up on that." "The man said 'run away with me'." Only then did Ah Liu feel chills and shivered. "Yeah, I expected it a long time ago." Mrs. Kui said calmly. "In the future, he may still bother you and ask you to go with him. In the eyes of this man, Jiubei and I are greedy usurers, and Ah Liu is a poor woman with debts. Rescuing such a woman and elope together, how many Heroic and chivalrous!" Then, Mrs. Kui finally showed her usual bright smile. "However, this is in our favor. The next time Sun Ba comes to mention this matter, Jiubingwei will go to Banya to complain: This man is not a good guy, and he instigated the maid in our mansion who paid a large amount of wages in advance to renege on his debts. If you run away, the people in Fanya can't ignore it." It turned out to be arranged like this, divided into two sections.Ah Liu finally breathed a sigh of relief. "Thank you ma'am, thank you Jiubei." "Liu, you thanked me too early." Jiubingwei said. "When we file a complaint with Fanya, we must submit a formal proof of the advance loan. We can make as many sheets of that kind of thing as possible, but what to do with such a large sum of fifty taels? Okay. In order to prevent the people in the Banya from being suspicious, you have to make up some deceptive names. For this reason, your dead husband will be smeared as a gambling addict in private, or spend too much time and drink too much to become a talent..." Kyubei shrugged his shoulders rather apologetically. "The dead can't justify, but you want your husband to bear the stigma of nothing. Liu, are you willing to do this?" Ah Liu smiled as brightly as Mrs. Kui. "It doesn't matter. My guy will definitely say that if this can make Ah Liu and the children live in peace, it doesn't matter how badly I am spoken. Well, yes, he is so considerate." Mrs. Kui and Jiubingwei looked at each other, and said teasingly, "Ah Liu, do you still love your dead husband?" After Ah Liu answered "Yes" without hesitation, he covered his face with his hands.Ouch, look at her, she's blushing—Madam Kui's cheerful voice echoed in the high ceiling under the stove.