After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 329 Rescuing Wang Er's Family

Hearing that Mrs. Sun wasn't in the workshop to oversee things made Su Xiaoxiao a little unhappy.

To be honest, after she left, everything in the workshop was handed over to Sun Shi. Su Xiaoxiao had never heard of Sun Shi abandoning the workshop and leaving.

Su Xiaoxiao was an impatient person, and she rushed to the Sun family's house that very night.

When they arrived at the Sun family's house, they found that the front door was tightly closed, and no one answered after they knocked for a long time.

Su Xiaoxiao thought to herself, "Could something have gone wrong?" An ominous premonition rose in her heart.

Su Xiaoxiao began to worry inexplicably, but it was too dark, and the Sun family lived in a relatively remote area with few people around, so she couldn't ask them where they had gone.

Su Xiaoxiao was very nervous at this moment, but she couldn't figure out what had happened to Sun Shi.

The next morning, Su Xiaoxiao arrived at the Sun family's house and found that, as before, no one was home.

This was very unusual, so Su Xiaoxiao quickly went to find the village head to ask if anyone had seen the Sun family.

The village head was also very puzzled, since the Sun family lived in a relatively remote location at the entrance of the village, and basically no one could notice their whereabouts.

Actually, this matter is quite strange. Su Xiaoxiao always felt that Sun Shi was not the kind of person who would leave without saying goodbye so easily.

At noon, Su Xiaoxiao went to the store and asked the clerk if there had been any unusual occurrences with Sun Shi recently.
A new employee told the truth: she saw that Ms. Sun seemed to be called out by people who were big and burly and looked quite scary.

"Yeah, I think those people look like they're after high-interest debtors."

One of the shop assistants told the truth. No way, Su Xiaoxiao was a little confused. Was this really true?
Could it be that Sun owes a high-interest debt? Neither she nor Wang Erge seem like that kind of people.

Su Xiaoxiao felt that something must be going on, and she needed to find the Sun family as soon as possible.

After a busy day, just as Su Xiaoxiao was about to close the shop in the evening, a hand suddenly stopped her.

Su Xiaoxiao was startled and a little scared. She wondered if someone was going to attack her again.

It turned out to be a woman's hand, and her voice came through as well.

"Xiaoxiao, it's me."

Isn't that Sun's voice? Su Xiaoxiao quickly realized that it really was Sun.

"Sister Sun, you've finally shown up."

Then I saw that Sun was wearing a black robe that almost completely covered her face.

"Xiaoxiao, I'm so sorry."

As she spoke, tears streamed down her face.

She looked around to make sure no one was watching, then said to Su Xiaoxiao, “Our Wang Er owed us a lot of money to loan sharks a while ago. He’s been addicted to gambling lately, and no matter how much I try to persuade him, he won’t listen. He even hit me and the kids. Look at the scars on my face, that’s what he did to me.”

After Sun finished speaking, she showed Su Xiaoxiao the scars on her face.

Sure enough, Su Xiaoxiao was furious as soon as she saw the wound on Sun's face.

"What kind of thing is this? How could such a bad person do something like beating his wife and children? He's absolutely wicked!"

Su Xiaoxiao had always thought Wang Er was a very good person, especially when it came to handicrafts. He was incredibly skilled and had helped Su Xiaoxiao create many modern crafts, such as wheelchairs and ovens—things that most people couldn't make. Only the dexterous Wang Er could create furniture that truly satisfied Su Xiaoxiao, even though Su Xiaoxiao only provided him with some sketches and hints.

But how did Wang Er get addicted to drugs? I really don't know what he was thinking. Su Xiaoxiao's biggest taboo is men getting involved in gambling, prostitution, and drugs.

But Su Xiaoxiao never expected that Wang Er would get involved. Su Xiaoxiao was quite surprised, she didn't expect it to be like this.

How much silver did he owe in total?

"One thousand taels."

"How many?"

Su Xiaoxiao couldn't believe it. Could this really have happened? "How could this be?"

Sun seemed helpless as well. She sighed silently and said, "You didn't expect this, did you? It's really terrible. This debt is like an insurmountable burden that we can never pay off in our lifetime."

Mrs. Sun burst into tears. Looking up at the sky, she wiped away her tears and said, "I'm sorry, Xiaoxiao. Our family didn't want to drag you down, so we left without saying goodbye."

So where are you staying now?

"We're hiding in a cave behind Baihua Village. That's all we can do for now. That's how Bald Qiang and his gang can't find us."

“This can’t go on. You need to come back right away. I’ll cover this debt for you.”

Mrs. Sun appeared extremely shocked. "This is no small sum of money. How can you help us bear it?"

Su Xiaoxiao didn't tell the truth. Instead, she said to Sun, "Just wait and see. Tell me the address where Bald Qiang collects loan sharks, and I'll help your family resolve this matter."

Following Su Xiaoxiao's instructions, Sun gave her the address and then went back to the cave to bring the children and Wang Er back.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately went to find Qian Musheng, and the two of them found the loan shark's den in Bald Qiang's address.

Loan sharks are bottomless pits. Anyone who has ever owed money there knows that interest compoundes endlessly.

It was impossible to imagine when the money could be repaid. Qian Musheng knew martial arts, so he naturally gave the people from the money shop a beating.

After beating those people, they finally revealed that Wang Er only owed a principal of one hundred taels of silver.

Su Xiaoxiao took out a hundred-tael silver note and gave it to Bald Qiang and the others. "Look carefully, this is a hundred taels of money. There is no interest. Hand over Wang Er's IOU."

It takes fists to work. Bald Qiang immediately gave in. How could he dare to refuse? If he didn't, Qian Musheng would give him another beating.

Bald Qiang accepted the 100 taels of silver notes and burned Wang Er's written agreement.

From then on, Su Xiaoxiao told him that if he lent money to Wang Er at high interest rates again, they would be in big trouble. Hearing this, Guang Tou Qiang was terrified. He kowtowed and begged for mercy, saying, "I promise I will never do loan sharking again. Anyone can lend money to Wang Er, but I will not lend any more money."

Bald Qiang was finally terrified of Qian Musheng. Qian Musheng's martial arts skills could kill him in seconds, so he dared not provoke Qian Musheng again.

I will never borrow money from Wang Er again; this matter is settled.

This is the second time Qian Musheng has saved Wang Er's family. Su Xiaoxiao finally understood why Wang Er became addicted to gambling: it was because he was betrayed by a fellow villager. So it really proves the saying: "Fellow villagers aren't always all smiles and tears, they'll stab you in the back."

When you're traveling, the people you should be most wary of are probably those from your hometown.

(End of this chapter)