Before the girl could answer, the door was suddenly slammed open. Several men with brutish faces entered – clearly not good people. Leading them was an old man in his 50s. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he shouted, “Fan Yue’er, come out!”
Hearing his call, the girl visibly trembled, her face turning pale. She nervously said to Dan Xiaoya, “Sister, quickly hide inside. My creditor has come. Don’t let them see you.”
Dan Xiaoya asked, confused, “Creditor? What are you afraid of? Can they eat you?”
“Sister, it’s worse than eating me. Please hide!” She pushed Dan Xiaoya inside. Although Dan Xiaoya didn’t understand what was happening, seeing the girl’s nervousness, she knew it wasn’t good and obediently went into the inner room…
Fan Yue was just coming out of the room when the old man in his 50s slapped her, sending her reeling. “Where have you been? I’ve been calling you for so long. Are you trying to escape?”
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Fan Yue covered her swollen face, trembling. “Yue’er wouldn’t dare.”
The man snorted. “Hmph! You owe me money, and today is the final deadline. If you can’t pay, don’t blame me for sending you to Yihong House to work off the debt.”
Fan Yue quickly knelt before him. “Master Qian, I really can’t come up with that much silver. Please give me a few more days. I’ll definitely find a way to gather the money.”
Master Qian sneered. “A few more days? Even if I give you a year, I don’t believe you’ll gather the silver. Fifty taels of silver – where will you get that much? Stop lying. Take her away!”
As the men began to drag Fan Yue out, she struggled, saying, “Master Qian, I only borrowed five taels. How did it become fifty? You must be mistaken. Let me go!”
Master Qian’s mouth twisted in a cunning smile. “Five taels was seven days ago. Now it’s fifty taels. Didn’t you promise to repay after burying your parents? It’s been seven days, and I haven’t seen a single tael. Come with me quietly to avoid physical punishment.”
Those few people obediently let go of Fan Yue.
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“You useless ones, quickly take her down.”
“Master, take who?”
