Chapter 170 - Chapter 170: Complete Paralysis
Chapter 170: Complete Paralysis
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Li Qingyin knelt on the ground and grabbed Li Qingyu’s clothes as she begged. She cried bitterly, her face filled with tears.
Beside her was a man in his thirties. He was dressed in rough clothes and his hair was slightly messy. He was also kneeling on the ground.
Behind the man stood four fierce-looking thugs. They were tall and muscular, looking very fierce.
Beside them knelt a 13-year-old boy and a five-year-old girl. The two children cried and wiped their tears. They were afraid and sad.
Li Qingyu was very flustered and did not know what to do.
Chu Rong and the others were working in the fields now. There was only Li Qingyu and Shen Ruyue at home, so they could not deal with such a situation.
When Li Qingyu saw Chu Qingzhi, his nervous heart immediately calmed down. “Qingzhi.”
Chu Qingzhi walked up to Li Qingyu and turned around to look at them. “Mother, what happened?”
Li Qingyu actually did not know what was going on either. Her sister kept shouting to save her and did not say anything else.
Chu Qingzhi glanced around. “Who wants to talk first?”
One of the four thugs said, “Are you the person in charge ? If so, 1’11 tell you. If not, I’ll wait for the person in charge to come back. Otherwise, it’ll be a waste of breath.”
Li Qingyu hurriedly said, “My daughter is in charge. Just tell her.”
A hint of surprise flashed across the thug’s eyes. He suddenly had an idea.
The girl in front of him was top-notch in terms of appearance, figure, and temperament. If he could take her away, she could definitely attract a lot of customers to their brothel.
He kicked the kneeling man. “He slept with our girls, drank good wine, and ate good food, but he didn’t pay. We brought him home to get the money, but he said he didn’t have anything. He said that your family has money, so we brought him to your house.”
Chu Qingzhi wanted to kick this disgusting scumbag in front of her to the horizon. “How much did he spend in the brothel?”
The thug did the calculations. “Five taels of silver for each girl. One tael of silver for a bottle of fine wine. He brought five friends to the brothel. That adds up to 36 taels.”
Six taels of silver was enough to last a year for an ordinary family, but he spent 36 taels of silver in one night. This was horrendous.
Chu Qingzhi didn’t want to care about such a scumbag. “Do you think our family should pay for this?”
Seeing that Chu Qingzhi didn’t seem to want to care about this matter, the thug’s face darkened. “Aren’t you relatives?”
Chu Qingzhi asked, “Does that even mean anything?”
Li Qingyin hurriedly cried and begged, “Qingzhi, please save your uncle. Please save our family. 1 beg you.”
Her heart was filled with bitterness now. Not only did her husband want to hit her, but he also went to a brothel to find prostitutes. When he ran out of money, he wanted to sell his daughter. Her life was too miserable.
The little girl hurriedly crawled over and grabbed Chu Qingzhi’s hand. She cried, “Cousin, if you don’t pay them, I’ll be sold to a brothel. Cousin, I beg you. I’ll sell myself to you to pay my father’s debt. It’s better than selling myself to the brothel.”
Chu Qingzhi lowered her head and looked at the little girl’s teary face. After hearing her words, she couldn’t help but feel a trace of compassion. This compassion was only for the little girl.
She pulled the little girl up and wiped her tears with a handkerchief. “It’s okay. Stop crying.”
Chu Qingzhi looked at the man who was kneeling there motionless with his head lowered. “Do you have anything to say?”
The man did not dare to look up, but he said something that angered everyone present. “If you want to buy her, go ahead.”
“What kind of man is this? She’s your daughter. You actually agreed to sell her?”
“Are you still a man?”
“How can you be so despicable? Marrying you is worse than marrying a dog.” Chu Qingzhi turned around and asked Li Qingyu, “Mother, what do you think?” Li Qingyu looked at her sister, nephew, and niece and could not bear to see them like this. However, if they helped this time, what if more relatives came next time to ask them for help?
“Qingzhi, 1’11 listen to you.” She wanted to help her relatives, but this was clearly beyond her ability. It was better to let her daughter decide.
When the man heard this, he quickly begged, “Qingzhi, save me this time. I won’t go to the brothel again. I won’t go again. Please save me.”
Chu Qingzhi was thinking about how to deal with this matter and did not answer him.
Not getting a reply for a long time, this man thought that Chu Qingzhi did not want to care about him. He actually turned around and pulled the sleeve of the thug. “My niece is so beautiful. She is definitely worth 36 taels of silver. Take her to your brothel!”
As soon as he finished speaking, four punches landed on his back at the same time. He groaned in pain and lay on the ground.
Yuan Hongjun, Bao Linjiang, Ning Yuting, and Tong Yujie attacked at the same time, all hitting his back heavily.
Yuan Hongjun walked over and stepped on the man’s head. “How dare you speak to my master like that? You are courting death!”
Bao Linjiang stepped on the man’s spine and exerted force. With a crack, the bone broke again.
“You really deserve to die, you know that?”
“As a son, you are not filial to your parents. As a husband, you can’t protect your wife. As a father, you can’t protect your daughter. What are you doing in this world? It’s really a waste of food, do you know that?”
The villagers nodded in agreement. What he said was right!
The pain of his bones breaking made the man break out in cold sweat. Even breathing was difficult for him. He said with difficulty, “I… 1 won’t dare to do it again…”
When Chu Qingzhi saw this scene, she knew what to do. “Mother, go and get 36 taels of silver to compensate him. My disciples injured him. 1 should be responsible.”
Li Qingyu hurriedly returned to the house to get the silver.
When the four thugs saw this scene, they could not help but take a step back. These people were even more cruel than them.
Chu Qingzhi threw the money to one of the thugs. “Count it.”
The thug quickly counted the money. “It’s just right.”
Chu Qingzhi shouted sternly, “Then get lost!”
The four thugs quickly ran away, afraid that the two young men would attack them!
Chu Qingzhi helped Li Qingyin up. “He’s paralyzed and can’t be treated. Just let him rot.”
When Li Qingyin heard this, she heaved a sigh of relief. This way, her husband would not hit her again, nor would he go to brothels or fool around. She, her son, and her daughter would be safe. “Qingzhi, thank you.”
Despair filled the man’s eyes, but he could not move his body except his eyes.
“Boohoo…” The man cried. His cries were filled with despair and regret, but it was too late..