Chapter 334: Front Edge (3)
Chapter 334: Front Edge (3)
Wang Mazi came with a fierce and shameless look, and his scorching eyes scared Liu Ze so much that he hid behind Liu Zheng's family.
Liu Zhengze said with a serious face that Liu Ze was rescued by them and it had nothing to do with him.
But Wang Mazi is not so easy to deal with.
He took out a wrinkled indenture in a mean manner and waved it in front of everyone, saying that if Liu Zheng didn't hand over the person, he would be bullying others and he would report him to the police.
Looking at the successful villain Wang Mazi, Ling Chuan's eyes were cold and he really wanted to punch him in the head.
Although he has no feelings for Yanagisawa.
Naturally, Liu Zheng's family was so angry at Wang Mazi's roguery that they had a heart attack.
Liu Zheng's wife protected Liu Ze and said it was impossible. They were the ones who rescued the person. If you want to go back, you have to go back. How can it be so easy?
Everyone knew that if they handed Liu Ze over to Wang Mazi, he would sooner or later wear him down.
Wang Mazi doesn’t care who rescued the person, as long as Liu Ze is alive, he is his!
Liu Zheng looked serious and said, it’s not impossible for you to take the person back, but you have to agree to one condition. Of course, he won’t deliberately make things difficult for him.
Liu Zheng's wife and Xiao Liu both looked at Liu Zheng in astonishment, wanting to say something but stopping themselves, thinking that he really wanted to hand Liu Ze over.
Yanagisawa behind him also raised his head in fear, but quickly lowered it again.
But Lingchuan knew that Liu Zheng would not do that.
When he went up the mountain to look for medicine for his mother at the age of seven, it was the third year of the drought. The people were suffering, and they had to tighten their belts to make ends meet, let alone help others. So the appearance of Liu Yun later was like a living Bodhisattva.
After he went up the mountain that time, he unexpectedly met a master. The master took pity on him and not only taught him martial arts, but also brought his mother up with him.
So even though he had never received Liu Yun's help and had rarely seen her, he had heard of her deeds from the villagers.
Sure enough, just as Lingchuan thought, Liu Zheng raised his hand to stop his wife and daughter-in-law from saying anything, and his weathered eyes shot sharply at Wang Mazi.
"Wang Mazi, I won't belabor the point. In a word, we rescued Ze Ge'er. You can go back if you want, but you must return the money we used to treat Ze Ge'er's illness, a total of ten taels."
Wang Mazi's expression changed immediately.
"Ten taels! The medicine would only cost two or three taels at most! You are asking for too much!"
"This is the truth, believe it or not." Liu Zheng said calmly, then glanced at the people who were gradually gathering outside the yard.
"Later I will invite all the families who have contributed money and the doctors who prescribed the medicine to come and verify the accounts face to face."
"Ah, A Zheng, you have to remember the ginseng slices in our family. Ginseng slices are a rare commodity. Without it, how could Ze Ge'er survive?" Knowing that her old man was retreating to advance, Liu Zheng's wife gave him some advice.
Hearing this, Liu Zheng gave her a look that said, "It's a good thing you reminded me, Madam. I almost forgot about the ginseng slices my son bought from town."
Then he turned to Wang Mazi who had a sour face and said, "Wang Mazi, Ze Ge'er ate more than half of it. He spent fifteen taels to buy it. I won't charge you more. I'll just give you five taels. As for the extra money and the food, we won't charge you. Ten taels plus these five taels equals fifteen taels. You just need to pay me back and you can take him away anytime."
Wang Mazi sneered, "You said you gave him ginseng slices and he ate them? That's what you want to say! I don't have any money! You can't even cheat me!"
By this time Liu Ze had already understood that Liu Zheng was helping him. He was scared to death, but still tremblingly stuck his head out.
"What the village chief and the others said is true. I, I ate a lot of ginseng slices, and just now..."
"Shut up!" Wang Mazi shouted.
Liu Ze was immediately frightened by the vicious look he gave him and hid back immediately.
"You bitch! I am your master! You dare to be a traitor before you even enter the house? Wait till I get home and see how I'll teach you a lesson!"
Wang Mazi threatened and intimidated, and all the artillery fire was directed at Liu Ze, and everyone frowned.
Liu Ze himself was even more frightened, his already pale face was devoid of any color, and Ling Chuan felt furious just seeing this.
Liu Ze must not be taken away by Wang Mazi!
If he takes him back, not only Liu Ze will suffer, but his younger brother will also suffer!
Fortunately, Liu Zheng's family did not compromise. Even if they would be criticized for being unfair, they would never hand over the person.
Wang Mazi couldn't take the people away, so the two sides just kept wasting time like this until Liu Zheng asked someone to invite all the families who raised money and the doctors who prescribed medicine.
Those who are willing to raise money are basically people who have been taken care of by Liu Yun and have affection for her in their hearts.
Before this, he had secretly given food to Liu Ze and secretly scolded Old Lady Liu and the others for being so cruel to others. They were so wicked and they were not afraid of being struck by lightning.
So, when they found out that the scoundrel Wang Mazi still wanted to take Liu Ze back, they quit on the spot.
Among these people, Ling Chuan saw many familiar faces, including Zhou's mother and daughter, Liu Yu, and Liu Yong and Qi...
Liu Zheng called so many people at once, and they were all willing to testify. Although Wang Mazi had the indenture in hand, he was not in the right.
After all, it was he who gave up on treating Liu Ze. If Liu Zheng and the others had not taken over and taken good care of him, there might be no such person as Liu Ze in the world.
Wang Mazi looked at Liu Ze, who looked like a sickly ghost who would fall down if the wind blew, his skinny body, and the mole between his eyebrows which had become much darker. He suddenly felt that it was not worth going back, so he might as well take a step back.
He said that he spent twenty taels to buy Liu Ze. The Liu family had previously refunded him twelve taels, so he still spent eight taels. It's impossible that he spent the money but not the person and still got nothing, right?
Seeing that there was still room for improvement, Liu Zheng asked him what he wanted.
Wang Mazi said that if you give me ten taels, I will transfer the contract to you, and Liu Ze will be yours from now on.
When this proposal was made, everyone looked embarrassed.
It cost a lot of money to treat Liu Ze, and if we pay another ten taels, it would still be a lot of money even if we split it equally.
Their family is average, and it was already very difficult for them to pay before, so their family would definitely not be willing to take more money.
Liu Ze was also stunned. Ten taels was an astronomical figure for him. These kind uncles, aunts and uncles had already spent a lot of money on him, especially the village chief’s family…
He hung his head, clutched the corners of his clothes tightly, and dared not look at anyone, let alone beg.
Ling Chuan looked at them all falling into silence, feeling extremely anxious.
Although it was a moral blackmail, he really hoped that they would do everything they could to buy Liu Ze.
As if he heard Ling Chuan's thoughts, Liu Zheng stood up again.
He said that they had already spent more than ten taels of silver to treat Liu Ze. Even if they wanted to transfer the indenture, given Liu Ze's situation at the time, no one would be willing to pay five taels, let alone eight taels. So it was impossible for them to pay ten taels of silver to buy him. He then directly lowered the price to four taels, and nothing else was negotiable.
It has to be said that Liu Zheng's words really touched people's hearts, and the situation turned around in an instant.
Since Liu Zheng was unwilling to hand over the person, Wang Mazi had three choices.
One is to give Liu Zheng and the others fifteen taels of silver and then take the person away; the second is for Liu Zheng to give him four taels of silver and he will keep Liu Ze's indenture contract; the third is to go to the government office and let the county magistrate judge the case.
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