Chapter 869: Scumbag Brother and Useless Father, Get Lost (15)

Chapter 869: Chapter 869: Scumbag Brother and Useless Father, Get Lost (15)

These days, when you mention gambling, people turn pale. No one wants to help, as gambling is a bottomless pit; the money lent out is usually never recovered.

Every household is barely scraping by, even if they see the Meng Family heading for ruin, they are powerless to help.

The villagers are well aware of Meng Wengan’s unreliability, only Meng Chongxi believes this son will eventually make something of himself.

"There’s no way the Meng Family can come up with two hundred taels, and Yan’er is a fierce girl who won’t agree to be sold. I’m afraid Meng Wengan is really going to have his fingers chopped off."

"He deserves it."

"He made this mess himself and still wants to sell his sister to pay the debt. It’s only Meng Chongxi who thinks he can still be saved. To put it bluntly..." The villager didn’t finish the sentence, but everyone understood.

To put it bluntly, it’s fortunate that Meng Chongxi is paralyzed; at least, the young Meng Qianyan won’t be sold into a brothel, destroying her innocence.

What good is it that Meng Wengan became a child student at ten years old?

All these years of muddling along, he hasn’t seriously studied. At this rate, he won’t pass the exams in ten years.

Let him get his fingers chopped off, endure some pain, learn a lesson, lose the chance to earn merit titles, and start earning for this family sooner. Without anyone squandering the silver, the Meng Family would be much better off.

The Meng family’s daughter-in-law is pregnant. If the older one isn’t good, then raise the younger one. Teach them well from a young age; it’s much easier than straightening out Meng Wengan.

"Is Meng Wengan from the Meng Family here?"

The people from the gambling den have surrounded the Meng Family, and Boss Huang from the den shouted at the tightly shut door: "Meng Wengan owes my gambling den two hundred taels. On account of him being a scholar, I’m giving him a ten-day grace period to gather the money; that’s fair enough."

"Have you managed to gather the two hundred taels?"

"If not, according to the gambling den’s rules, one hundred taels per finger."

Huang Xian said all this in one breath, showing no regard for the Meng Family.

The door suddenly opened, and Qiann Yan brought out Meng Wengan.

She didn’t let Mrs. Zhang come out. With her small frame grabbing Meng Wengan’s arm, she threw him into the courtyard, and Meng Wengan stumbled.

The scene was somewhat ridiculous—a grown man in his twenties, actually thrown to the ground by a ten-year-old girl—what a joke!

The people from the gambling den couldn’t help but burst into laughter: "What a wimp."

Meng Wengan’s face turned crimson with shame. He supported himself on the ground with both hands but didn’t get up, his body trembling. Thinking of his fingers being chopped off filled him with so much fear that he nearly wet himself.

But he held it in with all his might; if he wet himself in public, he’d lose face and never be able to lift his head in front of these people again.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he shouted at Huang Xian: "Boss Huang, I haven’t managed to gather enough silver, but I can offer my sister to pay the debt! She’s definitely worth it, even Red Mother from the brothel has acknowledged her value exceeds two hundred taels. You can take her away and do whatever you want."

After finishing his proposed solution in one go, Meng Wengan’s body still trembled violently. He quickly ran towards Huang Xian, fearing that, like yesterday, Qiann Yan would beat him up fiercely again.

His plan seemed perfect: Boss Huang is the gambling den’s owner, and his thugs are all fierce; Qiann Yan is just a little girl, no matter how strong, she can’t fight these thugs.

Red Mother won’t take unwilling girls, but Huang Xian is different.

Rumor has it he used to snatch up the daughters of gamblers for debts.

Thinking of this, Meng Wengan’s heart filled with infinite hope, eagerly waiting for Huang Xian to take Qiann Yan away soon.