Chapter 766: Xu Damao borrows usury

Xu Damao was caught off guard and ended up taking a solid hit from Shazhu's stick.

"Shazhu, what are you doing?!" Wan Ping'an scolded sternly.

He Yuzhu turned his head to look at him upon hearing the sound, seeing him standing at his door with a plate of food, his face so dark it could drip ink, and a sarcastic smile at the corner of his mouth: "First Elder, you have to uphold justice for me. This Xu Damao owes me money and won't give it back; it's been a month!"

"First Elder, let Shazhu put down the shoulder pole first, and let's sit down and talk slowly," Xu Damao said in a calm tone, but he felt a sense of oppression.

After all, he had witnessed with his own eyes how Wan Ping'an beat people.

He Yuzhu hesitated for a moment before throwing the shoulder pole back on the ground.

Xu Damao covered his stomach and bent over, coughing. In fact, He Yuzhu didn't really want to ask Xu Damao for money today; he just saw the First Elder Wan Ping'an eating meat and felt a bit greedy, which reminded him that Xu Damao still owed him ten yuan.

"First Elder, thank you for your concern, but I don't have that ten yuan for the time being," Xu Damao said, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu immediately exploded:

"Xu Damao, stop your damn pretending! I clearly saw you give ten yuan to a young man when you were selling meat. You say you don't have it now; are you trying to play me!"

"Shazhu, don't get excited," Wan Ping'an walked over and looked at He Yuzhu, signaling him to calm down.

"If you have something to say, say it slowly; we're all in the same Sihe Academy." Hearing Wan Ping'an finish, He Yuzhu nodded and gradually calmed down.

Wan Ping'an then turned his head to look at Xu Damao: "Xu Damao, tell me honestly, what exactly happened? Why do you owe Shazhu ten yuan?"

"Uh, this, sigh! It's a long story!" Xu Damao shook his head.

Wan Ping'an frowned: "Hurry up and say it, why are you stuttering?"

"Actually... actually..."

Xu Damao stammered for a long time before saying, "Actually, I was scammed a while ago."

"What happened?" He Yuzhu asked.

"My family is so poor we can't even open the pot, so I borrowed some usury from someone..." Xu Damao sighed.

"So that's it," Wan Ping'an pondered, "Is that why you borrowed ten yuan from Shazhu?"

"Mm," Xu Damao replied helplessly.

"And this time? Is it because of usury again, or because of gambling?"

"Sigh," Xu Damao sighed again.

"You can't go on like this; you can't always use family difficulties as an excuse, right?" Wan Ping'an frowned and reminded him.

"But..." Xu Damao gritted his teeth and finally told the truth:

"This time it really was because of gambling."

Wan Ping'an and He Yuzhu looked at each other, both feeling a mix of laughter and tears.

"You actually got addicted to gambling?" Wan Ping'an frowned.

"Sigh! One wrong step leads to eternal regret!" Xu Damao sighed, "I had never touched gambling before, who knew I'd just happen to run into it. I had no choice but to borrow a sum of usury, and I didn't expect to lose it all overnight. That's why I borrowed ten yuan from Shazhu; I really have no money to pay him back..."

"So you intend to welsh on the debt?!" He Yuzhu snorted coldly.

"Sigh!" Xu Damao said in distress, "I really can't scrape this money together; what do you say I should do?"

Wan Ping'an thought for a moment and said: "How about this: when you're a bit better off, just pay back the remaining debt. As for this money..." Wan Ping'an stopped and looked at Xu Damao, seemingly wanting to say something but stopping. ===== CHAPTER 768 =====