Chapter 85 Who Cares If He Dies!

Chapter 85 Who Cares If He Dies!

Though Li Chunhua was straightforward, she didn't say everything that came to mind.

She glanced at Su Rouer and saw her biting her lower lip without any sign of objection. Li Chunhua then began washing her hands from the basin while saying to Wei Pozi, "Mother, this is a long story..."

Li Chunhua remembered something and became excited. "Mother, that Taoist temple really has some spirit. The old Taoist told us to be careful on our way back... And sure enough, we did encounter something!"

Wei Pozi's heart sank. "What happened?"

They really encountered something?!

She instinctively looked at Xingxing and Ju Geer.

Xingxing and Ju Geer, both exhausted, were sitting on small stools, munching on fruits, not looking like they had been in trouble.

Wei Pozi slightly relaxed but then heard her eldest daughter-in-law say, "...Mother, we saw Cousin Feng!"

Wei Pozi was stunned. "Feng?"

She wasn't very surprised, nodding. "Feng visited me before, saying he was collecting hides..."

Wei Pozi noticed that Su Rouer looked uneasy.

Li Chunhua hesitated but continued, "Mother, Cousin Feng isn't collecting hides anymore. He..."

Seeing Li Chunhua hesitate, Wei Pozi grew impatient. "Speak up! Don't keep us in suspense."

Li Chunhua coughed. "Well, Mother, the thing is... Cousin Feng is now working as a bouncer for a gambling den."

"What? A gambling den bouncer?" Wei Pozi frowned immediately. "You must have made a mistake. Feng wouldn't do that."

"I didn't make a mistake," Li Chunhua coughed again. "Mother, I spoke with Cousin Feng. How could I mistake him... Besides, Xingxing recognized him first. Isn't that right, Xingxing?"

Xingxing, munching on a fruit, heard her aunt mention her name. She looked up, still chewing, and nodded: "Yes, it was Uncle Wei!"

Confirming Li Chunhua's words.

Wei Pozi felt as if struck by lightning.

This revelation clearly shocked her.

Her mouth slightly agape, she couldn't speak for a long time.

Li Chunhua didn't dare to rush her. She lifted the lid of the steamer on the stove, checked the buns inside, and added more firewood to make the flames stronger.

Su Rouer kept her head down, silent.

After a while, Wei Pozi finally regained her composure but still found it hard to believe. She murmured, "No way... How did Feng end up as a gambling den bouncer?"

She asked Li Chunhua, somewhat unwilling to accept it, "Was there some misunderstanding?"

"There was no misunderstanding," Li Chunhua hesitated, glancing at Su Rouer again.

This wasn't the first time Li Chunhua had looked at Su Rouer.

Wei Pozi, suspicious, also turned to look at Su Rouer.

Su Rouer kept her head down, silent.

But even in the fading daylight, one could see her face was flushed red.

...What were these two daughters-in-law up to?

Li Chunhua lowered her voice. "...Mother, we met Cousin Feng in an alley. At that time, he was collecting debts according to the gambling den's rules..."

Wei Pozi, having lived a long life and seen much, had witnessed gamblers chasing people into the village with large knives to collect debts.

Her face paled instantly!

She never imagined her nephew would engage in such a profession!

Li Chunhua glanced at Su Rouer again.

Wei Pozi, already frustrated, saw her eldest daughter-in-law constantly looking at her third daughter-in-law. She couldn't help but snap, "What are you two doing?! Can't you just speak directly?! Are you planning to hide something from this old woman?!"

Li Chunhua, embarrassed, said, "...Mother, it's not that. It's just..."

She didn't know how to explain it to Wei Pozi.

The gambler who owed money was Su Rouer's elder brother!

Su Rouer, pale-faced, forced a bitter smile. "Mother, it's not that Sister-in-Law wanted to hide it; she just didn't know how to tell you..."

Tears welled up in Su Rouer's eyes as she held them back. "...The person Cousin Feng beat up was my elder brother, Su Chengzong."

Wei Pozi had heard from Su Rouer about Su Chengzong's gambling habit.

Hearing this, though unsurprised, she still felt a sense of injustice since the debt collector was her nephew.

Su Rouer covered her face, unable to hold back her tears. "Mother, my elder brother lost a hundred taels of silver. What should we do...?"

Even Wei Pozi, who had saved a considerable amount of silver, gasped at the figure.

A hundred taels of silver?!

To put it mildly, their old Yu family might never have saved a hundred taels of silver without Xingxing's good fortune!

How could Su Chengzong dare to do such a thing?

How could she dare to hand over a hundred taels of silver?!

Wei Pozi's heart trembled, leaving her speechless.

Su Rouer just cried.

Wei Pozi was stunned by one piece of news after another, feeling as if her head was buzzing.

After a long while, she took a deep breath.

"Third Daughter-in-Law, with your eldest brother owing so much money, does your family have any plan?" Wei Pozi asked.

Su Rouer cried and shook her head.

What plan could there be? It was merely about forcing her to get money from her in-laws.

Li Chunhua muttered on the side, "I don't think Third Sister-in-Law's family can afford to pay it back... Even the medical expenses for Third Sister-in-Law's eldest brother who got beaten, they want her to cover..."

She remembered Wei Feng's instructions before he left and, hesitating for a moment, decided not to mention it in front of Su Rouer.

Su Rouer cried even harder.

Wei Pozi felt incredibly frustrated.

At first, the family had given Yu Sanbao some silver, and later, seeing that his business was profitable, they gave him more. In total, it added up to thirty taels of silver as capital for his business.

The four brothers' schooling expenses, including tuition, paper, ink, brushes, and books, amounted to several more taels of silver.

That was all the money they had left!

Compared to the hundred taels Su Chengzong owed, it was like a drop in the bucket!

Moreover, to Wei Pozi, someone like Su Chengzong, a gambling addict, deserved to die!

Gamblers were usually bottomless pits; no matter how much money you poured in, it would all be for nothing!

"Forget it, we'll take it one step at a time!" Wei Pozi did not offer to lend money, making her stance clear.

Although Su Rouer understood her mother-in-law's meaning and had prepared herself, she still felt a deep sense of despair.

A hundred taels of silver—how could her family possibly come up with that amount...

She couldn't just watch her eldest brother die, could she!