Baozi Xishi's Struggle

Chapter 226 Two Merciless Contracts

However, Li Changgen knew very well how important Xiao Zhuzi was to Zheng Sanniang, and he would not give up the money he had earned.

He just scolded his father and said, "What do you know? With the money, I guarantee that I can make a comeback. By then, marrying a few wives and having a few grandchildren will be a piece of cake."

Mrs. Liu snorted contemptuously and muttered in a low voice: "No blind girl would marry you."

Li Changgen just ignored her and kept asking Zheng Sanniang, "Are you going to agree or not? If not, I will sell the small pillar as well. Maybe I can get an extra twenty taels."

The onlookers couldn't bear to watch it anymore and said that Li Changgen was really hopeless and that if the child followed him, he would be sold sooner or later.

Just as they were making a fuss, Erhuzi and Lu Lang came back.

Lu Lang looked calm and nodded slightly to Shen Yu and the others, signaling them not to be anxious.

Er Huzi walked up to Li Changgen and said, "Li Changgen, we have changed our minds. The original contract you signed with my master was to use your wife to pay off the gambling debt. If you don't deliver it to the gambling house within three days, we will come to take your house."

"Now that your wife has been found, we can't bear to see your parents living on the streets at such an old age."

"Today is a good day, so there is no need to trouble you to send her off. This death contract was sealed with your own hand. We will take your wife back to report to you, and we owe you nothing."

After Erhuzi finished speaking, he took out a piece of paper from his pocket and waved it at Li Changgen.

He turned around and said to Zheng Sanniang, "Sister-in-law of the Li family, Li Changgen signed a death contract with our master. From now on, you belong to our master. Your life or death has nothing to do with the Li family. Stop crying, pack up and follow us."

Zheng Sanniang was struck by lightning and stepped back in panic, her lips trembling and she was unable to speak.

Shen Yu was also surprised. He didn't expect things to turn out like this.

She looked at Lu Lang, wanting to ask him what he had said to Erhuzi and why he wanted to sell Zheng Sanniang instead.

Lu Lang looked as if he had everything under control. He shook his head at her and signaled her not to speak.

Shen Yu suppressed the doubts in his heart, kept silent and stood aside.

Mrs. Liu didn't understand what was going on and became anxious. She pulled Shen Yu's sleeve and said, "Miss Yuzhi, what should we do? Think of a solution quickly. If we wait any longer, Sanniang will be taken away."

Shen Yu had no choice but to believe Lu Lang at this time. She whispered, "Sister Liu, wait and see."

Mrs. Liu knew Lu Lang's identity. She had just seen him go out with the big man who came to collect the debt, so she knew there must be a reason behind this.

Seeing that Shen Yu was not in a hurry, he had to keep quiet, but he held Zheng Sanniang's sleeve tightly, fearing that she would be taken away.

Li Changgen was speechless after being told off by Erhuzi. There were his fingerprints on the deed and he could not deny it.

At that time, he had no money on hand, and he could only choose one between the house and his wife, so of course he had to choose the house.

He stood there helplessly, and suddenly said, "Master Hu, please stand there for a while. This bitch kidnapped my son."

"It doesn't matter if she was taken away, that was originally agreed upon, but my son must return her to me."

Er Huzi smiled contemptuously and said, "Oh, now you remember that you are a father, maybe you want to take your son back and sell him for another twenty taels of silver."

Li Changgen was touched by someone's secret and said guiltily, "Second Master, you are joking. I don't have any such idea."

Er Huzi straightened his sleeves slowly and said, "Well, I will be a good person today. Your wife is a pitiful person. She is worried about the child. If she doesn't take the child with her, she will go to the gambling house and die. She won't be obedient."

"I'll make the decision on my own. Let her take your son away with her."

"I'll give you another five taels of silver as gambling money. If you can make a profit, you can marry a wife and have a son."

"Why do you have to have this motherless child and let him grow up to hate you?"

Li Changgen's heart was moved, and he said hesitantly: "Five taels is too little, it will be gone in just a few bets."

Erhuzi grinned: "When good fortune comes, it can't be stopped. Maybe if I bet on the right thing, I can turn my life around."

"If you don't want the five taels, forget it. I'm not responsible for helping you find out where your little Zhuzi is. As for whether your wife will tell you, her father, you can ask her yourself."

Then he turned to Zheng Sanniang and said, "Sister-in-law of the Li family, oh, that's not right. You have been signed a death contract by Li Changgen and are no longer a member of the Li family."

"Your last name is... Oh, Zheng. Madam Zheng, please come with me. Don't worry, there are many benefits to following our master."

Zheng Sanniang shrank back and wanted to retreat.

Shen Yu figured out what was going on, and with his sleeve covering his hand, he held Zheng Sanniang's hand and squeezed it hard.

Zheng Sanniang raised her head and looked at Shen Yu, who nodded slightly.

Although Zheng Sanniang was still terribly frightened, she instinctively believed Shen Yu, stopped, lowered her head and sobbed, preparing to leave with Erhuzi.

Li Changgen knew that even if he killed Zheng Sanniang, she would not tell him the whereabouts of Xiao Zhuzi.

If I didn't seize the opportunity and agree to Erhuzi, I probably wouldn't even have the five taels left.

He hurriedly stopped Erhuzi and said with a smile: "Second Master, I agree. It's agreed that Xiaozhuzi will pay another five taels of gambling money. Don't deny me when I arrive at the gambling house."

Er Huzi glanced coldly at the man in front of him and said, "Let's sign a death contract. I'm not the kind of person who would go back on my word, but I'm afraid you're the kind of person who won't admit your mistake."

At this moment, Li Changgen was only thinking about making a comeback, so he didn't care about this little bit of ridicule.

He just smiled and said, "How could that be? I keep my word. Look, I'm handing the person over to you. You can ask her for the little pillar when the time comes."

Erhuzi gestured to the person next to him, and the big man responded and walked out.

Erhuzi said, "Wait a moment, go and write a deed."

After a while, the big man came over with a skinny old man with a short beard. Erhuzi smiled and said, "Mr. Chai, I have to trouble you again. Please write a deed for me."

Shen Yu was watching and was amazed: "This debt collection is really professional, and they even brought a full-time lawyer with them."

She looked at Lu Lang, and Lu Lang smiled and nodded, meaning, you guessed right.

The old man called Mr. Chai sat on the stool brought by the big man and opened the small wooden box he carried with him.

The small wooden box was exquisitely made. When it was opened, it became a small folding table. The upper layer could be used for writing, and the lower layer was for writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone.

Mr. Chai set up the small wooden box and took out paper and pen.

Erhuzi whispered a few words, and the old man immediately began to write quickly and finished writing a contract.

He picked it up and blew on it, then said to Li Changgen, "Press your handprint here, and you can exchange it for five taels of silver at the gambling house."

Li Changgen seemed familiar with this procedure. Without even looking at it, he stretched out his thumb, dipped it in the ink box beside him, and pressed his fingerprint on the deed.